Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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): August 31, 2021

CONTANGO OIL & GAS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


Texas	001-16317	95-4079863
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

111 E. 5th Street, Suite 300

Fort Worth, Texas

(Address of principal executive offices)

76102

(Zip code)

(817) 529-0059

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, Par Value $0.04 per share	MCF	NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

On August 31, 2021, Contango Oil & Gas Company (the “Company”) completed its previously announced acquisition of certain assets in the Wind River Basin of Wyoming pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement with Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Company LP, Burlington Resources Trading LLC, ConocoPhillips Company, Inexco Oil Company, and The Louisiana Land and Exploration Company LLC (collectively, “ConocoPhillips”). The Company issued a press release announcing the successful completion of the acquisition, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.


Item 9.01.		Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated August 31, 2021.

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.