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)
January
12, 2011
AMERICAN
EAGLE ENERGY INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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333-143626
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20-8642477
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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27
North 27th Street, Suite 21G
Billings,
Montana 59101
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(406)
294-0765
(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):
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule
425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications
pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.03. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
On
January 12, 2011, the Board of Directors of American Eagle Energy Inc. (the
“Company”) approved a change in the Company’s fiscal year end from April 30 to
December 31. The relevant Form 1128 Application To Adopt, Change, or
Retain a Tax Year was sent to the Internal Revenue Service for filing on January
14, 2011. The change will result in the Company having a short fiscal
year ended December 31, 2010, rather than April 20, 2011.
In
connection with the change in fiscal year end, the Company intends to file a
Transition Report on Form 10-K covering the eight-month reporting period from
May 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010 within 90 days of December 31,
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.
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AMERICAN
EAGLE ENERGY INC.
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By:
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/s/ Richard Findley
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Richard
Findley
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President
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Date: January
14, 2011
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