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): August 15, 2012
DELTA PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 0-16203 | 84-1060803 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
370 17th Street
Suite 4300
Denver, Colorado 80202
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 293-9133
No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On July 6, 2012, Delta Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting entry into a Forbearance Agreement, dated July 3, 2012 (the “Forbearance Agreement”), relating to its first lien superpriority priming multi-draw term loan credit facility entered into in December 2011 and subsequently amended (the “DIP Credit Facility”). Under the Forbearance Agreement, the lenders under the DIP Credit Facility (the “DIP Lenders”) agreed, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, and provided there are no additional defaults, to forbear from exercising their rights and remedies under the DIP Credit Facility initially until July 16, 2012. Pursuant to a Forbearance Extension Letter, dated August 16, 2012, the forbearance date has been extended to August 30, 2012.
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.
Date: August 23, 2012
| Delta Petroleum Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ R. Seth Bullock | |
| R. Seth Bullock | ||
| Treasurer | ||