8-K

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) June 30, 2003

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-32669
(Commission File Number)

911918326
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Suite 500 - 231 Water Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 1B8
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 604.638.3525

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 5. Other Events.

Pursuant to Rule 135c of the Securities Act of 1933, a press release with respect to a private placement offering is appended to this Form 8-K Current Report as exhibit 99.1.

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibits

99.1 Press release issued by the Registrant on July 10, 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 hereunto duly authorized.

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP.

Date: July 10, 2003

/s/ Richard Coglon
Richard Coglon, President & Director

EX-99

Exhibit 99.1

HEARTLAND OIL AND GAS CORP.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HEARTLAND MAKES APPLICATION TO LIST ON AMEX

www.heartlandoilandgas.com

VANCOUVER, British Columbia - July 10, 2003 - Heartland Oil and Gas Corp. (OTCBB:HOGC) is pleased to announce that it has made application to list on American Stock Exchange and that it has closed an equity private placement totalling US$2,500,000.

Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. has made application to list on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX).

Heartland Oil and Gas Inc. has now completed a $2.5 million equity financing of which $1.7 million was placed by way of unit private placement at $2.82 per unit. Each unit consisted of one share and one half share purchase warrant exercisable at $3.36. The balance of the equity was issued as part of a conversion of two earlier issued debentures. The additional funds will be used towards the development of the Company's Forest City Basin CBM project, and for general working capital.

Heartland Oil and Gas Inc.'s principal business is the development of approximately 165,000 acres of coal bed methane leases in the Forest City Basin, Kansas.

THIS NEWS RELEASE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ANY OFFER OF ANY SECURITIES FOR SALE.

For more information contact:

info@heartlandoilandgas.com

Notice Regarding Forward Looking Statements

This news release contains "forward-looking statements", as that term is defined in Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Statements in this press release which are not purely historical are forward-looking statements and include any statements regarding beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future. Such forward-looking statements include, among other things, the development of Heartland's drilling and completion of its initial pilot program on its Forest City Basin CBM project, the acquisition of additional CBM acreage and Heartland's application to list its shares of common stock for trading on AMEX.

Actual results could differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements due to numerous factors. These forward-looking statements are made as of the date of this news release, and the Company assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking statements, or to update the reasons why actual results could differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the beliefs, plans, expectations and intentions contained in this press release are reasonable, there can be no assurance that such beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions will prove to be accurate. Investors should consult all of the information set forth herein and should also refer to the risk factors disclosure outlined in our annual report on Form 10-KSB for the 2002 fiscal year, our quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB and other periodic reports filed from time-to-time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.