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| EX-99.1 - PRESS RELEASE - OMEGA PROTEIN CORP | dex991.htm |
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 Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 19, 2011
Omega Protein Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 001-14003 | 76-0562134 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 2105 City West Blvd., Suite 500 Houston, Texas |
77042 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(713) 623-0060
(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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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure |
On April 19, 2011, Omega Protein Corporation (the “Company”) issued a news release reporting the final settlement of its claims in the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill. For additional information regarding the Company’s announcement, please refer to the Company’s press release attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
In accordance with General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of Form 8-K, the foregoing information, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits |
(a) Financial Statements of business acquired.
None.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
None.
(c) Shell Company Transactions.
None.
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Text of Press Release dated April 19, 2011 titled “Omega Protein Announces Final Settlement of Additional $26.2 Million for Deepwater Horizon Claims.” |
SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| Omega Protein Corporation | ||||
| Dated: April 19, 2011 | /s/ John D. Held | |||
| John D. Held | ||||
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ||||