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): August 4, 2010
PETROHAWK ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33334 | 86-0876964 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1000 Louisiana, Suite 5600 Houston, Texas |
77002 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 204-2700
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):
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On August 4, 2010, Petrohawk Energy Corporation announced that it has priced an offering of $825 million aggregate principal amount of its 7 1/4% senior notes due 2018 at an offer price of 100%.
The related press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this current report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit No. |
Item | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Petrohawk Energy Corporation dated August 4, 2010. | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| PETROHAWK ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: August 4, 2010 | By: | /s/ C. Byron Charboneau | ||||
| C. Byron Charboneau | ||||||
| Vice President—Chief Accounting Officer and Controller | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Item | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Petrohawk Energy Corporation dated August 4, 2010. | |