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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): | February 19, 2013 |
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-10762 | 77-0196707 |
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| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 1177 Enclave Parkway, Suite 300, Houston, Texas | 77077 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 281-899-5700 |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
As reported in its Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 21, 2012, Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company), and its wholly owned subsidiary HNR Energia BV, a Curacao company ("HNR Energia"), entered into a share purchase agreement (the "Share Purchase Agreement") with PT Pertamina (Persero), a state-owned limited liability company existing under the laws of the Republic of Indonesia ("Buyer"), under which HNR Energia agreed to sell, indirectly through subsidiaries, all of the Company’s interests in Venezuela for a cash purchase price of $725 million, subject to adjustments described in the Share Purchase Agreement. The description of the transaction and the terms of the Share Purchase Agreement contained in that Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
After receiving notice from Buyer that Buyer's shareholder (the Government of the Republic of Indonesia) had decided not to approve the transaction described in the Share Purchase Agreement, on February 19, 2013, HNR Energia exercised its right to terminate the agreement in accordance with its terms.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 20, 2013, the Company issued a press release that is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release Issued by Harvest Natural Resources, on February 20, 2013
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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| February 22, 2013 | By: |
Keith L. Head
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| Name: Keith L. Head | ||||
| Title: Vice President & General Counsel | ||||
Exhibit Index
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99.1
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Press Release Issued by Harvest Natural Resources, on February 20, 2013 |