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): October 12, 2005

Belden & Blake Corporation
__________________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio	0-20100	34-1686642
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction	_____________ (Commission	______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)
5200 Stoneham Road, North Canton, Ohio		44720
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices)		___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 330-499-1660

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:

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 12, 2005, Belden & Blake Corporation announced the expiration of its previously announced tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2012 in the aggregate principal amount of $192,500,000 (the "Securities"). During the offering period, zero principal amount of the Securities were validly tendered. The news release announcing the expiration of the tender offer is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("the Exchange Act"), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or in the
Exchange Act except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

Exhibit Number Title of Document

99.1 News Release dated October 12, 2005

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.

	Belden & Blake Corporation
October 12, 2005	By:	/s/ James M. Vanderhider
		Name: James M. Vanderhider
		Title: President and Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	News Release dated October 12, 2005

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Belden & Blake Corporation
News Release

5200 Stoneham Road, North Canton, Ohio 44720
Phone: 330-499-1660
Fax: 330-497-5463

Contact: Frederick J. Stair
Vice President and
Corporate Controller FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 12, 2005
E-mail: fstair@beldenblake.com

Belden & Blake Announces the Expiration of its Tender Offer
for its 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2012

North Canton, Ohio – October 12, 2005– Belden & Blake Corporation (“Belden & Blake”) announced today the expiration of its previously announced tender offer (“Tender Offer”) to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 8.75% Senior Secured Notes due 2012 in the aggregate principal amount of $192,500,000 (the “Securities”) (CUSIP Number 077447AE0). The Tender Offer expired this morning at 9:00 a.m., New York City time.

During the offering period, zero principal amount of the Securities were validly tendered.

Belden & Blake engages in the exploitation, development, production, operation and acquisition of oil and natural gas properties in the Appalachian and Michigan Basins (a region which includes Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and Michigan). Belden & Blake is a subsidiary of Capital C Energy Operations, LP, an affiliate of EnerVest Management Partners, Ltd.

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