UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

SCHEDULE TO/A

(Rule 14d-100)

Amendment No. 4 to

Tender Offer Statement Under Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

ASPEN EXPLORATION CORPORATION

(Name of Subject Company)

 

ROYALE ENERGY, INC.

(Name of Filing Person – Offeror)

 

COMMON STOCK, $0.005 Par Value

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

045295300

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

 

Donald H. Hosmer

Stephen M. Hosmer

Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer

7676 Hazard Center Drive

Suite 1500

San Diego, California 92108

Telephone: (619) 881-2800

Facsimile: (619) 881-2899

Copies to:

Lee Polson, Esq.

Strasburger & Price, LLP

600 Congress Avenue, Suite 1600

Austin, Texas 78701

Telephone: (512) 499-3600

Facsimile: (512) 536-5719

 

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

x  Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

 

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

x  third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

[  

]  issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

 

[  

]  going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

 

[  

]  amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

 

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer.   x

 

 


Item 11.           Additional Information

 

Royale Energy, Inc., has terminated its proposed exchange offer for common stock of Aspen Exploration Corporation and has requested withdrawal of the registration statement on Form S-4 to register Royale stock that were to be issued in the exchange offer.

 

SIGNATURES

 

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge an belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

Date:

March 6, 2009

/s/ Stephen M. Hosmer

 

Stephen M. Hosmer, Co-President, Co-Chief

 

Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer