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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 10, 2012
QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-14837
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75-2756163
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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801 Cherry Street
Suite 3700, Unit 19
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 665-5000
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD
Disclosure.
On February 10, 2012, Quicksilver Production Partners LP (the “Partnership”), Quicksilver Resources Inc.’s (“Quicksilver”) wholly-owned subsidiary, filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) relating to its proposed initial public offering of common units representing limited partner
interests in the Partnership. The registration statement is available on the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov under the Partnership’s name, “Quicksilver Production Partners LP,” but has not yet become effective.
On February 10, 2012, Quicksilver issued a press release announcing the filing of the Partnership’s Registration Statement. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
The Registration Statement includes prospective information related to a portion of Quicksilver’s Barnett Shale assets, which Quicksilver owns and currently expects to contribute to the Partnership in exchange for the net proceeds of the initial public offering and additional cash consideration. In accordance with General
Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information presented herein under this Item 7.01 and the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
The information presented herein under this Item 7.01, including the information contained in Exhibit 99.1, is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Partnership's common units in the initial public offering.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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Press Release dated February 10, 2012
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.
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By:
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/s/ Philip Cook
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Philip Cook
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Executive Vice President--Chief Financial Officer
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Date: February 10, 2012
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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Exhibit Number
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Description
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| 99.1 |
Press Release dated February 10, 2012
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