UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K/A

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2012

 

 

HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-35467   20-0700684

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1000 Louisiana, Suite 6700

Houston, Texas

  77002
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 538-0300

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

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):

 

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Halcón Resources Corporation (the “Company”) hereby files this amendment to the Form 8-K filed by the Company on May 22, 2012 to include additional disclosure under Item 5.02 regarding the base salaries of Stephen W. Herod and Joseph S. Rinando, III. The disclosure under Items 5.02, 5.07 and 9.01 in the previous report is not affected by this amendment on Form 8-K/A and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On May 23, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company approved (i) an annual base salary of $400,000 for Stephen W. Herod in connection with his appointment as President of the Company and (ii) an annual base salary of $260,000 for Joseph S. Rinando, III in connection with his appointment as Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company. The Compensation Committee retained Longnecker & Associates, an independent compensation consultant, to advise the committee regarding the Company’s executive compensation arrangements.

 


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

    HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION
May 30, 2012     By:   /s/ Mark J. Mize
    Name:   Mark J. Mize
    Title:  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial

Officer and Treasurer