0001193125-13-000557.txt : 20130102 0001193125-13-000557.hdr.sgml : 20130101 20130102124709 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-13-000557 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20121228 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Regulation FD Disclosure ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130102 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130102 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: PANHANDLE OIL & GAS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000315131 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 731055775 STATE OF INCORPORATION: OK FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-31759 FILM NUMBER: 13500953 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5400 NW GRAND BLVD STREET 2: GRAND CENTRE STE 210 CITY: OKLAHOMA CITY STATE: OK ZIP: 73112 BUSINESS PHONE: 4059481560 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5400 N GRAND BLVD STREET 2: GRAND CENTRE STE 300 CITY: OKLAHOMA CITY STATE: OK ZIP: 73112 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: PANHANDLE ROYALTY CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 8-K 1 d460424d8k.htm FORM 8-K Form 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) January 2, 2013 (December 28, 2012)

 

 

PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

OKLAHOMA   001-31759   73-1055775

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

5400 North Grand Blvd.,

Suite 300

Oklahoma City, OK

   73112
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

(405) 948-1560

(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)

Not Applicable

(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:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2 (b) under the Exchange Act

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4 (c) under the Exchange Act

 

 

 

ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers

On December 28, 2012, Bruce M. Bell resigned from the board of directors (Board) of Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. (Panhandle) after eight years of service as a director. Due to the age requirements of Panhandle’s bylaws, Mr. Bell would have been required to retire from the Board at the March 7, 2013 annual meeting of Panhandle’s shareholders; however, Mr. Bell opted to resign before the end of 2012.

 

ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosures

On December 28, 2012 the Company issued a press release announcing the Changes in Management. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 is being “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for the 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, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Description

99.1    Press Release issued by Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc., dated December 28, 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.

 

PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC.
By:   /s/ Michael C. Coffman
  Michael C. Coffman,
  President and CEO

DATE: January 2, 2013

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

Number

   

Description

99.1    Press Release issued by Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc., dated December 28, 2012

 

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EX-99.1 2 d460424dex991.htm PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC., DATED DECEMBER 28, 2012 Press Release Issued by Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc., Dated December 28, 2012

EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Michael C. Coffman

405.948.1560

PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC.

Announces Retirement of Director

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 28, 2012– PANHANDLE OIL AND GAS INC. (NYSE-PHX) announced that Bruce M. Bell retired from Panhandle’s board of directors effective December 28, 2012. Mr. Bell would have been subject to the Company’s mandatory retirement age for its directors in March 2013. Mr. Bell chose to retire in calendar 2012.

Michael C. Coffman, President and CEO of Panhandle stated, “Bruce has served Panhandle’s shareholders as a director since 2004. His contributions to the board and his service as chairman of and on several board committees during his tenure are deeply appreciated and he will be missed.”

Panhandle Oil and Gas Inc. (NYSE-PHX) is engaged in the exploration for and production of natural gas and oil. Additional information on the Company can be found at www.panhandleoilandgas.com.

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