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): February 23, 2017

DENBURY RESOURCES INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1-12935	20-0467835
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

5320 Legacy Drive

Plano, Texas

(Address of principal executive offices)

75024

(Zip code)

(972) 673-2000

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Section 2 – Financial Information

Item 2.02 – Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On February 23, 2017, Denbury Resources Inc. issued a press release announcing its 2016 fourth quarter and annual financial results. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished in this Item 2.02 and in Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”), and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (unless otherwise specifically provided therein), whether or not filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the 1934 Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such document.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

The following exhibit is furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1*	Denbury Press Release, dated February 23, 2017.

* Included herewith.

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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.

	Denbury Resources Inc. (Registrant)
Date: February 23, 2017	By:	/s/ James S. Matthews
		James S. Matthews
		Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Denbury Press Release, dated February 23, 2017.

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EX-99.1

	
		
		
		Exhibit