UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest reported event):  March 21, 2014 

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POSTROCK ENERGY CORPORATION 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) 

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Commission File No. 001-34635 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code:  (405) 600-7704 

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:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. 

On March 21, 2014, the PostRock Board of Directors elected Casey E. Bigelow to the position of Chief Accounting Officer of the Company, effective immediately. Ms. Bigelow has been with PostRock since February 2011 and served as the Company’s Controller since November 2012. Prior to joining PostRock, Ms. Bigelow served as a risk and accounting advisor for Ernst & Young LLP from May 2006 to February 2011. Ms. Bigelow holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in accounting from Oklahoma State University.

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.