6-K

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

December 5, 2003

Commission File No. 0-29214

Hawker Resources, Inc.
(formerly named SYNSORB Biotech Inc.) (Translation of registrant’s name into English)

411 – 19th Street SE
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 6J7 (Address of principal executive office)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F   þ Form 40-F   o

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Act of 1934.

Yes   o No   þ

     If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-N/A

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Press Release Dated December 5, 2003

Exhibit Number	Exhibit
1.	Press release dated December 5, 2003

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, thereunto duly authorized.

	HAWKER RESOURCES, INC. (formerly named SYNSORB Biotech Inc.)
Dated: December 5, 2003	By:	/s/ “Barry Herring”
		Name:	Barry Herring
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Exhibit
1.	Press release dated December 5, 2003

EX-1 3 o11506exv1.htm PRESS RELEASE DATED DECEMBER 5, 2003

Hawker Resources Inc. Completes Flow-Through Common Share Private Placement

December 5, 2003

CALGARY, ALBERTA

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Hawker Resources Completes Private Placement

Hawker Resources Inc. today completed its previously announced “bought deal” private placement of 2,900,000 flow-through common shares (“Flow-Through Shares”) at a price of $5.25, for total gross proceeds of $15,225,000. Hawker now has 28,671,637 equity shares outstanding. The underwriting syndicate was led by Peters & Co. Limited and included Tristone Capital Inc., FirstEnergy Capital Corp. and Griffiths McBurney & Partners.

Net proceeds of the offering will be used to incur Canadian Exploration Expenses under the Income Tax Act (Canada) (the “Qualifying Expenditures”) prior to December 31, 2004 in the aggregate amount of $15,225,000. Hawker shall renounce the Qualifying Expenditures so incurred to the purchasers of the Flow-Through Shares such that $5.25 per Flow-Through Share shall be deductible against the subscribers’ income for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003. The proceeds of the Flow-Through Share offering will be used to incur Qualifying Expenditures for the continued exploration of Hawker’s oil and natural gas properties prior to December 31, 2004. The proceeds of the private placement may be used to temporarily reduce indebtedness until required for the foregoing purposes.

Hawker is an Alberta-based corporation engaged in the business of exploring for and developing oil and natural gas reserves in western Canada and acquiring oil and natural gas properties. Hawker’s common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “HKR”.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Hawker Resources Inc.

Mr. David A. Tuer, President & CEO
Tel.: (403) 290-4874

Mr. Barry R. Herring, Vice President & CFO
Tel.: (403) 290-4856

ADVISORY: The Toronto Stock Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved of the information contained herein. Certain information regarding the company, including management’s assessment of future plans and operations, may constitute forward-looking statements under applicable securities law and necessarily involve risks associated with oil and gas exploration, production, marketing and transportation such as loss of market, volatility of prices, currency fluctuations, imprecision of reserve estimates, environmental risks, competition from other producers and ability to access sufficient capital from internal and external sources; as a consequence, actual results may differ materially from those anticipated. The company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those contemplated by the forward-looking statements.

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Press Release Dated December 5, 2003