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 (date of earliest event reported): July 31, 2012

                           VANGUARD ENERGY CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

       Colorado                        333-174194          27-2888719
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 (State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File No.)  (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                         1330 Post Oak Blvd., Suite 1600
                              Houston, Texas 77056
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          (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (713) 627-2500

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          (Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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Item 3.02 Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities On June 29, July 6 and July 31, 2012 we sold convertible secured promissory notes to a group of private investors. The notes bear interest at 15% per year, are payable quarterly, mature on June 30, 2015, and are convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $1.25 per share, subject to adjustment. The notes are secured by a first lien on a substantial portion of our assets. Notes in the principal amount of $3,799,500 were sold for cash and notes in the principal amount of $3,050,000 were exchanged for notes that we sold in 2010. As a result, the outstanding principal balance of the notes sold in 2010 was $350,000 as of July 31, 2012. The placement agents for this offering received a cash commission of $494,455 as well as Series E warrants which collectively entitle the holders to purchase up to 425,960 shares of our common stock. The Series E warrants may be exercised at any time on or before June 30, 2017 at a price of $1.55 per share. The foregoing description of the terms and conditions of the convertible notes and Series E warrants do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by the convertible notes and Series E warrants which were filed as Exhibits 10.13 and 10.14, respectively, to our 8-K report dated June 29, 2012 and are incorporated herein by reference. We relied upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder with respect to the sale of the notes and warrants. The purchasers of these securities were accredited investors who were provided full information regarding our business and operations. There was no general solicitation in connection with the offer or sale of these securities. The purchasers acquired these securities for their own account. The notes and warrants, and any shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the notes or the exercise of the warrants, cannot be sold unless pursuant to an effective registration statement or an exemption from registration. Net proceeds from this financing will be used to fund an accelerated developmental drilling program in our fields located in Southeast Texas and to pay off any of our 2010 convertible notes that remain outstanding on October 31, 2012, the maturity date of the 2010 notes. Item 9.01 Exhibits 10.13 Form of Convertible Note (1) 10.14 Form of Series E Warrant (1) (1) Incorporated by reference to the same exhibit filed with our 8-K report dated June 29, 2012 (filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 6, 2012).
SIGNATURES 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. Date: August 6, 2012 VANGUARD ENERGY CORPORATION By: /s/ Warren M. Dillard ------------------------------------- Warren M. Dillard, President and Chief Executive Officer