UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K/A
Amendment No. 1
 
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 15, 2013
 
ARKANOVA ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
 
000-51612
 
68-0542002
(State or other jurisdiction
 
(Commission
 
(IRS Employer
of incorporation)
 
File Number)
 
Identification No.)

305 Camp Craft Road, Suite 525 Austin, TX  78746
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)

(512) 222-0975
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2013 (the "Form 8-K"), is being filed solely to update the list of optionees in the table below by removing the options granted to Marc Vinson as both options had already been exercised previously.  Other than as expressly set forth in this Explanatory Note, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend or modify any other items in the Form 8-K or any of the exhibits included as part of the Form 8-K.
 
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
The information required by this item is included under Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference.
 
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 15, 2013, we re-priced 3,200,000 stock options granted to directors, officers, employees and consultants to $0.10 and extended the expiry dates of the stock options as noted below:

Name
Position
Date of Grant
No. of Options
Original Exercise Price
Original Expiry Date
New Expiry Date
Reginald Denny
Director & Officer
November 19, 2008
100,000
$0.12
November 19, 2013
September 30, 2018
Reginald Denny
Director & Officer
October 14, 2009
350,000
$0.20
October 14, 2014
December 31, 2018
Burdette Taylor
Employee
October 14, 2009
100,000
$0.20
October 14, 2014
December 31, 2018
Pierre Mulacek
Director & Officer
October 14, 2009
600,000
$0.20
October 14, 2014
December 31, 2018
Erich Hofer
Director & Officer
October 14, 2009
300,000
$0.20
October 14, 2014
December 31, 2018
Tommy Overstreet
Employee
August 1, 2010
100,000
$0.24
August 1, 2015
December 31, 2018
Pierre Mulacek
Director & Officer
October 8, 2010
650,000
$0.25
October 8, 2015
December 31, 2018
Reginald Denny
Director & Officer
October 8, 2010
550,000
$0.25
October 8, 2015
December 31, 2018
Erich Hofer
Director & Officer
October 8, 2010
300,000
$0.25
October 8, 2015
December 31, 2018
Burdette Taylor
Employee
October 8, 2010
150,000
$0.25
October 8, 2015
December 31, 2018
 
The option agreements previously signed will remain in full force and effect and will be amended solely to amend the exercise price and the expiry date.
 
Pierre Mulacek, Reginald Denny and Erich Hofer each abstained from approving the amendments with respect to their own respective options.

 
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Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits
10.1
form of amendment to the stock option agreement (attached as an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 20, 2013 and incorporated by reference)
99.1
2008 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan (attached as an exhibit to our current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 20, 2013 and incorporated by reference)

 
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.
 
ARKANOVA ENERGY CORPORATION
 
/s/ Reginald Denny
Reginald Denny
CFO and Director
 
Date:           November 29, 2013

 
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