form8k_010609.htm
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)
January
6, 2009 (January 6, 2009)
St.
Mary Land & Exploration Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-31539
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41-0518430
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
No.)
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1776
Lincoln Street, Suite 700, Denver, Colorado
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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80203
(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (303) 861-8140
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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 (see General Instruction A.2.):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act
(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On January 6, 2009, St. Mary Land &
Exploration Company (“St. Mary” or the “Company”) announced that it closed a
transaction whereby it received an increased net revenue interest in its
operated tight oil assets at Sweetie Peck in West Texas and approximately $18
million in exchange for the Company’s interests in the Judge Digby Field in
Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. The exchange was effective as of
December 31, 2008. The production impact from this exchange is
anticipated to be a net reduction of approximately 2.0 BCFE for
2009. A copy of this press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report.
This
report contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934. The words “will,” “believe,” “budget,” “anticipate,” “plan,”
“intend,” “estimate,” “forecast,” and “expect” and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements
involve known and unknown risks, which may cause St. Mary’s actual results to
differ materially from results expressed or implied by the forward looking
statements. These risks include such factors as the pending nature of
the reported acquisition agreement as well as the ability to complete the
transaction, the uncertain nature of the expected benefits from the acquisition
of oil and gas properties, and the ability to successfully integrate
acquisitions, the imprecise nature of oil and gas reserve estimates, and other
such matters discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of St. Mary’s 2007
Annual Report on Form 10-K/A and subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed
with the SEC. Although St. Mary may from time to time voluntarily
update its prior forward looking statements, it disclaims any commitment to do
so except as required by securities laws.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(d)
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Exhibits.
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The
following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
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Exhibit
99.1
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Press
release of St. Mary Land & Exploration Company dated January 6,
2009.
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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.
ST. MARY LAND & EXPLORATION
COMPANY
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Date:
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January
6, 2009
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By:
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/s/ A. WADE PURSELL
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A.
Wade Pursell
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Executive
Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
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