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 25, 2016
HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| DELAWARE | 1-10762 | 77-0196707 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1177 Enclave Parkway, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77077
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(281) 899-5700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
Dismissal of Phillips Case
As previously disclosed, Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) and certain of its executive officers have been subject to a number of class action lawsuits filed in the United States District Court, Southern District of Texas (the “Court”), which lawsuits were consolidated into John Phillips v. Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., James A. Edmiston and Stephen C. Haynes, originally filed with the Court on March 22, 2013 (the “Phillips Case”). The complaints in the Phillips Case alleged that the Company and its executive officers made certain false or misleading public statements and demanded that the defendants pay unspecified damages to the class action plaintiffs based on stock price declines. On August 25, 2016, the Court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss the Phillips Case and entered a final judgment dismissing the Phillips Case in its entirety. The class action plaintiffs have 30 days to appeal the dismissal.
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.
| HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. | ||||||
| Dated: August 29, 2016 | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Keith L. Head | |||||
| Keith L. Head | ||||||
| Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||