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): March 18, 2013
ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Yukon Territory, Canada | 001-33614 | N/A |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number 001-33614) | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
400 N. Sam Houston Parkway East
Suite 1200
Houston, Texas 77060
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (281) 876-0120
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events - Update on Share Repurchase |
Ultra Petroleum Corp. (the “Company”) is issuing an update to its share repurchase program. To date, during the first quarter of 2013, the Company purchased 150,000 outstanding common shares at an average price of $20.01.
The share repurchase program was authorized on May 17, 2006, by the Board of Directors for up to an aggregate $1.0 billion of the Company’s outstanding common shares. Following the latest repurchase, the Company has approximately $382.4 million of shares that may yet be purchased under the current authorized plan.
The information presented in this Item 8.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing.
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.
| ULTRA PETROLEUM CORP. | ||
| March 18, 2013 | By: | /s/ Kelly L. Whitley |
| Name:
Kelly L. Whitley Assistant Corporate Secretary | ||