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
and Exchange Act of 1934
Date
of report (Date of earliest event reported): October 10,
2009
REEF
OIL & GAS INCOME AND DEVELOPMENT FUND III, L.P.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-53795
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26-0805120
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification Number)
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1901 N. Central Expressway,
Suite 300, Richardson, Texas 75080
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(972)
437-6792
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Section
8 – Other Events
Item
8.01
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Other
Events.
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New Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer
On
October 10, 2009, Reef Exploration, L.P. ("RELP"), an affiliate of Reef Oil
& Gas Partners, our managing general partner, announced that David M.
Tierney, the Treasurer of RELP, has been appointed Principal Accounting Officer
of RELP. Mr. Tierney also will continue to serve in the position of
Treasurer of RELP. In his new capacity, Mr.
Tierney will serve as the principal financial and accounting officer of Reef Oil
& Gas Income and Development Fund III, L.P. Mr. Tierney, 57, has
been employed by RELP since January 2006 and was previously with its predecessor
entity, OREI, Inc., since March 2001. Mr. Tierney became
Treasurer of RELP in May 2009, and prior to that, Mr. Tierney served as Chief
Accounting Officer – Public Partnerships of RELP starting in July 2008. From
2001 to 2008, Mr. Tierney was the Controller of the Reef Global Energy Ventures
and Reef Global Energy Ventures II partnerships. Mr. Tierney received
a Bachelor’s degree from Davidson College in 1974, a Masters of Business
Administration from Tulane University in 1976, and is a Texas Certified Public
Accountant. Mr. Tierney has worked in public accounting, and has
worked in the oil and gas industry since 1979. From 1992 through 2000
he served as controller/treasurer of an independent oil and gas exploration
company.
In
connection with Mr. Tierney’s transition into his role as the Principal
Accounting Officer of RELP, on October 10, 2009, L. Mark Price, Chief Financial
Officer of RELP, assumed other accounting duties for RELP and its
affiliates. He will no longer serve as Chief Financial Officer of
RELP or as the principal financial and accounting officer for Reef Oil & Gas
Income and Development Fund III, L.P.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirement 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: October
14, 2009
REEF
OIL & GAS INCOME AND
DEVELOPMENT
FUND III, L.P.
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By: |
Reef
Oil & Gas Partners, L.P.
Managing
General Partner
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By: | Reef Oil & Gas Partners, GP, LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Michael J. Mauceli | ||
Michael
J. Mauceli
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Manager (principal executive officer) |
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