UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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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): August 28, 2012

RED MOUNTAIN RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(214) 871-0400

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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. below):

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Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

On August 28, 2012, the Company entered into stock purchase and sale agreements pursuant to which the Company acquired an aggregate of 1,185,301 shares of common stock of Cross Border Resources, Inc. (“Cross Border”) in exchange for the issuance of an aggregate of 2,370,602 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company now owns approximately 45.9% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Cross Border. The issuance of the Company’s securities to the seller was made on a private placement basis and was exempt pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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 hereunto duly authorized.