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): July 28, 2014

MILLER ENERGY RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Tennessee

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-34732	26-1028629
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

9721 Cogdill Road, Suite 302

Knoxville, TN 37932

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(865) 223-6575

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 31, 2014, we issued a press release announcing the declaration of a dividend on the Company’s Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”), the Company’s 10.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) and the Company’s 10.5% Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred Stock”). Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is our press release relating to the dividends referred to in Item 8.01 below.

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, including 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 or otherwise be subject to the liabilities of that section, nor is it incorporated by reference into any filing of Miller Energy Resources, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 8.01Other Events.

On July 28, 2014, the Board of Directors declared a semi-annual dividend of approximately $6.05 per share on the Series B Preferred Stock. The dividend payment is equivalent to an annualized 12% per share, based on the $100.00 per share stated value, accruing from March 2014, through August 2014. The record date will be August 15, 2014, and the dividend will be payable on September 2, 2014.

On July28, 2014, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $0.671875 per share on the Series C Preferred Stock. The dividend payment is equivalent to an annualized 10.75% per share, based on the $25.00 per share stated liquidation preference, accruing from June 2014, through August 2014. The record date will be August 15, 2014, and the dividend will be payable on September 2, 2014.

On July 28, 2014, the Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.65625 per share on the Series D Preferred Stock. The dividend payment is equivalent to an annualized 10.5% per share, based on the $25.00 per share stated liquidation preference, accruing from June 2014 through August 2014. The record date will be August 15, 2014, and the dividend will be payable on September 2, 2014.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated July 31, 2014 announcing the declaration of a dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock and the Series D Preferred Stock

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.

Dated: August 1, 2014	Miller Energy Resources, Inc.
	By: /s/ Kurt C. Yost
	Kurt C. Yost

EX-99.1

For immediate release

MILLER ENERGY DECLARES CASH DIVIDENDS ON ITS SERIES B, SERIES C AND SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - (July 31, 2014) - Miller Energy Resources (“Miller”) (NYSE: MILL)announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a semi-annual cash dividend on Company’s Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Stock”) and a quarterly cash dividend payment on the Company’s 10.75% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) and on its 10.5% Series D Fixed Rate/Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (“Series D Preferred Stock”). The dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock will be payable on Tuesday, September 2, 2014, to holders of record at the close of business on August 15, 2014.

The semi-annual payment on Series B Preferred Stock will be approximately $6.05 per share, which is equivalent to an annualized 12% per share, based on the $100.00 per share stated value, accruing from March 1, 2014, through August 31, 2014.

The quarterly payment on the Series C Preferred Stock will be $0.671875 per share, which is equivalent to an annualized 10.75% per share, based on the $25.00 per share stated liquidation preference, accruing from June 1, 2014, through August 31, 2014. The Series C Preferred Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol “MILLprC.”. It can currently be followed on Google Finance and MSN Finance under the symbol “MILL-C” and on Yahoo Finance under the symbol “MILL-PC.”

The quarterly payment on the Series D Preferred Stock will be $0.65625 per share, which is equivalent to an annualized 10.5% per share, based on the $25.00 per share stated liquidation preference, accruing from June 1, 2014, through August 31, 2014. The Series D Preferred Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and trades under the symbol “MILLprD.” It can currently be followed on Google Finance and MSN Finance under the symbol “MILL-D” and on Yahoo Finance under the symbol “MILL-PD.”

About Miller Energy Resources

Miller Energy Resources, Inc. is an oil and natural gas exploration, production and drilling company operating in multiple exploration and production basins in North America. Miller’s focus is in Cook Inlet, Alaska and in the heart of Tennessee's prolific and hydrocarbon-rich Appalachian Basin including the Mississippian Lime. Miller is headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee with offices in Anchorage, Alaska and Huntsville, Tennessee. The company’s common stock is listed on the NYSE under the symbol MILL.

For more information, please contact the following:

Derek Gradwell

MZ Group

SVP, Natural Resources

Phone: 949-259-4995

Email: dgradwell@mzgroup.us

Web: www.mzgroup.us