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| EX-10.1 - FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT - GEORESOURCES INC | d331546dex101.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report: April 3, 2012
(Date of earliest event reported)
GeoResources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| COLORADO | 0-8041 | 84-0505444 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
110 Cypress Station Drive, Suite 220
Houston, Texas 77090
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(281) 537-9920
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On April 3, 2012, GeoResources, Inc. (the “Registrant”) entered into separate indemnification agreements (the “Indemnification Agreement”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, with each of its current directors and named executive officers, namely Frank A. Lodzinski, Robert J. Anderson, Jay F. Joliat, Bryant W. Seaman, III, Michael A. Vlasic, Nicholas L. Voller, Donald J. Whelley, Howard E. Ehler, Timothy D. Merrifield and Francis M. Mury. The Registrant’s Board of Directors previously approved the form of Indemnification Agreement that was entered into with each of these individuals.
The Indemnification Agreement generally provides that the Registrant will, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify each indemnitee in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Indemnification Agreement. In addition, the Indemnification Agreement provides for the advancement of expenses incurred by the indemnitee in connection with any covered proceeding to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law. The rights provided by the Indemnification Agreement are in addition to any other rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses to which the indemnitee may be entitled under applicable law, the Registrant’s articles of incorporation or bylaws, or otherwise.
The foregoing description of the Indemnification Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Indemnification Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| (d) | Exhibits: |
The following exhibit is filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Form of Indemnification Agreement. | |
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.
| GEORESOURCES, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Frank A. Lodzinski | |||||
| Name: | Frank A. Lodzinski | |||||
| Date: April 9, 2012 | Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Form of Indemnification Agreement | |