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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): September 1, 2016

Evolution Petroleum Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

001-32942

(Commission File Number)





Nevada		41-1781991
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1155 Dairy Ashford Road, Suite 425, Houston, Texas 77079

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(713) 935-0122

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On September 7, 2016, Evolution Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting on financial and operating results for its Fiscal Year and the quarter ended June 30, 2016. A copy of the press release, dated September 7, 2016, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

This information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless specifically incorporated by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Item 2.02.

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

(b) On September 1, 2016, as the final step in the Company’s succession planning which began in late 2013, the Board of Directors of Evolution Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) approved the transition of Robert S. Herlin from employment with the Company as Executive Chairman of the Board to the role of Chairman of the Board on a non-executive, non-employee basis, effective on October 1, 2016. As non-executive Chairman of the Board, Mr. Herlin will receive the same compensation as other directors plus an annual fee for his additional duties as Chairman of the Board. In addition, the Company intends to execute a consulting agreement with Mr. Herlin for additional services to the Company related to strategic planning.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.





Exhibit No.		Description

Exhibit 99.1		Evolution Petroleum Corporation Press Release, dated September 7, 2016

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.





	Evolution Petroleum Corporation (Registrant)

Dated: September 7, 2016	By:	/s/ Randall D. Keys
	Name:	Randall D. Keys
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS





Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Evolution Petroleum Corporation Press Release, dated September 7, 2016