UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 26, 2012
HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35467 | 20-0700684 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1000 Louisiana, Suite 6700 Houston, Texas |
77002 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 538-0300
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.05. Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
On April 26, 2012, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Halcón Resources Corporation (“Halcón”) approved a new Code of Ethics for Chief Executive Officer and Senior Financial Officers upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. On April 30, 2012, Halcón posted a copy of this code of ethics on its website under the heading “Investor Relations – Corporate Governance”. Halcón’s website can be found at http://www.halconresources.com. References to our website address do not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on our website and should not be considered part of this report.
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On April 26, 2012, the Board approved a new Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter, new Corporate Governance Guidelines and a new Code of Conduct, all upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. On April 30, 2012, Halcón posted copies of the new charter, corporate governance guidelines and code of conduct on its website under the heading “Investor Relations – Corporate Governance”. Halcón’s website can be found at http://www.halconresources.com. References to our website address do not constitute incorporation by reference of the information contained on our website and should not be considered part of this report.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION | ||||||
| May 2, 2012 | By: | /s/ Mark J. Mize | ||||
| Name: | Mark J. Mize | |||||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |||||