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 31, 2017

 

Commission File Number 000-8157

 

THE RESERVE PETROLEUM COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

DELAWARE

73-0237060

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

            

 

6801 Broadway Ext., Suite 300

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116-9037

(405) 848-7551

 

(Address and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

 

(b) On March 31, 2017, John M. McLain resigned as a director of The Reserve Petroleum Company for personal reasons.

 

 

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.

 

 

/s/ Cameron R. McLain

Cameron R. McLain

Principal Executive Officer

 

Date: April 3, 2017

 

 

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