-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, So323bNr/Af7Wmai+Gr2EHJpM02f5qNVrbfCgiC2TmzK6IG66bp+d6mp3DM/G0ih O6iq2xz9Bl4xVya+oAfQnQ== 0000061398-03-000012.txt : 20030910 0000061398-03-000012.hdr.sgml : 20030910 20030910081056 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000061398-03-000012 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20030909 ITEM INFORMATION: Other events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial statements and exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20030910 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000061398 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311] IRS NUMBER: 060842255 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0630 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-05507 FILM NUMBER: 03888948 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 149 DURHAM RD STREET 2: OAKPARK UNIT 31 CITY: MADISON STATE: CT ZIP: 06443 BUSINESS PHONE: 2032457664 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 149 DURHAM RD STREET 2: OAKPARK UNIT 31 CITY: MADISON STATE: CT ZIP: 06443 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORP PANAMA DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19671130 8-K 1 k809093.txt FORM 8-K UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 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): September 10, 2003 Magellan Petroleum Corporation (Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-5507 06-0842255 - ---------------------------------- ------------------ ------------------ (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.) P.O. Box 1146, Madison, CT 06443-1146 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 245-7664 Not Applicable (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) FORM 8-K MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure On September 10, 2003, Magellan Petroleum Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the litigants in the Kotaneelee litigation. A copy of the Company's press release dated September 10, 2003 is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits (a) Exhibits. Exhibit No. Exhibit 99.1 Company Press Release, dated September 10,2003. FORM 8-K MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION 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. MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION (Registrant) By /s/ James R. Joyce --------------------------------- Name: James R. Joyce Title: President Date: September 10, 2003 EX-99 3 exhib991.txt EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION News release KOTANEELEE LITIGATION SETTLED MADISON, Conn., September 10, 2003 -- Magellan Petroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: MPET) said that the litigants in the Kotaneelee litigation have entered into a settlement agreement. The Company will receive approximately $920,000, after Canadian withholding taxes and reimbursement of certain legal costs. The plaintiffs will terminate all litigation against the defendants related to the field, including the claim that the defendants failed to fully develop the field. Since each party has agreed to bear its own legal costs, there will be no taxable costs assessed against any of the parties. Statements in this press release that are not historical in nature are intended to be - and are hereby identified as -- "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the "Safe Harbor Statement" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions readers that forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward looking statements. Among these risks and uncertainties are uncertainties as to pricing and production levels from the properties in which the Company has interests, and the extent of the recoverable reserves at those properties. The Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Contact: James R. Joyce, at (203) 245-7664 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----