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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 5, 2010 (October 5,
2010)
GASTAR
EXPLORATION LTD.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
ALBERTA, CANADA
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001-32714
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98-0570897
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
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of incorporation)
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File Number)
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Identification No.)
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1331
LAMAR STREET, SUITE 1080
HOUSTON,
TEXAS 77010
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(713)
739-1800
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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SECTION
7 – REGULATION FD
Item
7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On October
5, 2010, Gastar Exploration Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that its borrowing
base under the Second Amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement has been increased to $47.5 million. The borrowing base had
previously been reduced from $47.5 million to $40.0 million primarily as a
result of delays in returning the Belin #1 well to production following
recompletion attempts.
In
accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information presented
herein under Item 7.01 and set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 is deemed to
be “furnished” solely pursuant to Item 7.01 of this report and shall not be
deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor
shall such information or the Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into
any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, each as amended.
SECTION
9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
The
following is a list
of exhibits filed or furnished as part of this Current Report.
Exhibit No.
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Description of Document
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated October 5,
2010.
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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.
GASTAR
EXPLORATION LTD.
Date: October
5, 2010
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By:
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/s/ J. RUSSELL
PORTER
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J.
Russell Porter
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President
and Chief Executive
Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit No.
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Description of Document
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99.1
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Press
Release, dated October 5,
2010.
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