0001144204-16-090991.txt : 20160329 0001144204-16-090991.hdr.sgml : 20160329 20160329172045 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001144204-16-090991 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160328 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers FILED AS OF DATE: 20160329 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160329 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Emerald Oil, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001283843 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 770639000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-35097 FILM NUMBER: 161536168 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 COLUMBINE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80206 BUSINESS PHONE: (303) 595-5600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 200 COLUMBINE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 500 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80206 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Voyager Oil & Gas, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100420 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ante4, Inc DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20091106 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: WPT ENTERPRISES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20040316 8-K 1 v435501_8k.htm FORM 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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)

March 29, 2016 (March 28, 2016)

EMERALD OIL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		1-35097		77-0639000
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

200 Columbine Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80206

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(303) 595-5600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(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. below):

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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 29, 2016, Emerald Oil, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that Michael Dickinson, Chief Operating Officer of the Company, notified the Company of his intention to resign as Chief Operating Officer, effective March 28, 2016.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	EMERALD OIL, INC.


Date: March 29, 2016	By:	/s/ Ryan Smith
		Ryan Smith
		Chief Financial Officer