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

June 12, 2014

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)

DAKOTA PLAINS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

(952) 473-9950

(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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On June 12, 2014, our Board of Directors (our “Board”) approved a form of indemnification agreement and authorized us to enter into such an agreement with each of our executive officers and directors (each, an “Indemnitee”). We expect that each of our executive officers and directors will execute such an agreement.

The form of indemnification agreement provides the Indemnitee with indemnification to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law with respect to certain expenses and liabilities incurred in connection with threatened or actual legal proceedings in which such persons are involved by reason of being a director or officer of ours.

The foregoing description of the form of indemnification agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Form of Indemnification Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated herein 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.

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