8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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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):  March 26, 2012

QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-14837	75-2756163
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

801 Cherry Street

Suite 3700, Unit 19

Fort Worth, Texas 76102

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 665-5000

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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 26, 2012, Philip Cook notified Quicksilver Resources Inc. of his intention to resign as Quicksilver’s Executive Vice President – Chief Financial Officer upon the filing of Quicksilver’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is expected the week of April 16, 2012, to become the Chief Financial Officer of Samson Resources Corporation.  Upon Mr. Cook’s resignation, John C. Regan, Quicksilver’s Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer will succeed Mr. Cook as Quicksilver’s Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Regan will serve as Chief Financial Officer in addition to his current duties which he will retain on an interim basis.

Mr. Regan, age 42, has served as Quicksilver’s Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since September 2007.  He also served as Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer of Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC (formerly known as Quicksilver Gas Services GP LLC) from September 2007 to October 2010.  He is a Certified Public Accountant with 20 years of combined public accounting, corporate finance and financial reporting experience.  Mr. Regan joined Quicksilver from Flowserve Corporation where he held various management positions of increasing responsibility from 2002 to 2007, including Vice President of Finance for the Flow Control Division and Director of Financial Reporting.  He was also a senior manager specializing in the energy industry in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was employed from 1994 to 2002.

Upon his appointment as Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Regan’s base salary will be $300,000 and he will receive a grant of $100,000 of restricted shares of Quicksilver common stock and $100,000 in cash.  Quicksilver plans to enter into its standard restricted stock agreement with Mr. Regan in connection with this grant.

On March 29, 2012, Quicksilver issued a press release announcing the above-referenced officer changes.  A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 29, 2012

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.

QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.
By:	/s/ Glenn Darden
	Glenn Darden
	President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 29, 2012

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 29, 2012

EX-99.1

  N e w s   R e l e a s e                QUICKSILVER RESOURCES INC.           801 Cherry Street   Fort Worth, TX  76102   www.qrinc.com  

Quicksilver Resources Announces appointment of new chief financial officer

FORT WORTH, TEXAS (March 29, 2012) – Quicksilver Resources Inc. (NYSE: KWK)announced today that Philip Cook, Quicksilver’s Chief Financial Officer since October 2005, will resign upon the filing of Quicksilver’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which is expected the week of April 16, 2012, to become the Chief Financial Officer of Samson Resources Corporation.  John C. Regan, Quicksilver’s Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, will succeed Mr. Cook as Quicksilver’s Chief Financial Officer.  Mr. Regan will serve as Chief Financial Officer in addition to his current duties which he will retain on an interim basis.

“I am pleased that we have the ability to draw from the talent and experience in our finance team to fill this position and that our Board has approved John to be our new Chief Financial Officer.  Since he started at Quicksilver four and a half years ago, John has been an integral team member and an invaluable partner to the executive leadership team.  I have the utmost confidence in John and his abilities,” said Glenn Darden, Chief Executive Officer.  “I want to thank Phil for his contributions and efforts on behalf of Quicksilver over the past six years, and I wish him the best in the future with his position at Samson.”

Mr. Regan has served as Quicksilver’s Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer since September 2007.  He also served as Vice President – Chief Accounting Officer of Crestwood Gas Services GP LLC (formerly known as Quicksilver Gas Services GP LLC) from September 2007 to October 2010.  He is a Certified Public Accountant with 20 years of combined public accounting, corporate finance and financial reporting experience.  Mr. Regan joined Quicksilver from Flowserve Corporation where he held various management positions of increasing responsibility from 2002 to 2007, including Vice President of Finance for the Flow Control Division and Director of Financial Reporting.  He was also a senior manager specializing in the energy industry in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he was employed from 1994 to 2002.

About Quicksilver Resources

Fort Worth, Texas-based Quicksilver Resources is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition of oil and gas, primarily from unconventional reservoirs including gas from shales, coal beds and tight sands in North America.  The company has U.S. offices in Fort Worth, Texas; Glen Rose, Texas; Steamboat Springs, Colorado and Cut Bank, Montana.  Quicksilver’s Canadian subsidiary, Quicksilver Resources Canada Inc., is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.  For more information about Quicksilver Resources, visit www.qrinc.com.

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Forward-Looking Statements

The statements in this news release regarding future events, occurrences, circumstances, activities, performance, outcomes and results are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Although these statements reflect the current views, assumptions and expectations of Quicksilver’s management, the matters addressed herein are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual activities, performance, outcomes and results to differ materially from those indicated.  Factors that could result in such differences or otherwise materially affect Quicksilver’s financial condition, results of operations and cash flows include:  changes in general economic conditions; fluctuations in natural gas, NGL and oil prices; failure or delays in achieving expected production from exploration and development projects; uncertainties inherent in estimates of natural gas, NGLs and oil reserves and predicting natural gas, NGL and  oil reservoir performance; effects of hedging natural gas, NGLs and oil prices; fluctuations in the value of certain of Quicksilver’s assets and liabilities; competitive conditions in Quicksilver’s industry; actions taken or non-performance by third parties, including suppliers, contractors, operators, processors, transporters, customers and counterparties; changes in the availability and cost of capital; delays in obtaining oilfield equipment and increases in drilling and other service costs; delays in construction of transportation pipelines and gathering and treating facilities; operating hazards, natural disasters, weather-related delays, casualty losses and other matters beyond Quicksilver’s control; failure or delays in completing Quicksilver’s proposed master limited partnership financings for certain of its Barnett Shale assets; the effects of existing and future laws and governmental regulations, including environmental and climate change requirements; the effects of existing or future litigation; as well as other factors disclosed in Quicksilver’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  The forward-looking statements included in this news release are made only as of the date of this news release, and we undertake no obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances except to the extent required by applicable law.

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Investor and Media Contact:

John Hinton

(817) 665-4990

KWK 12-06

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