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 6, 2009 (July 31, 2009)
Magellan Petroleum Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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06-0842255 |
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(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 10 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT
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06106 |
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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CFR 240.13e-4(c))
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On July 31, 2009, Magellan Petroleum Australia Limited (“MPAL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Magellan Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”), ended the employment of Dr. T. Gwynn Davies as MPAL’s
CEO and General Manager, for reasons of redundancy. The change was effective on July 31, 2009.
Dr. Davies was previously identified as a “named executive officer” of the Company in its most
recent definitive proxy statement dated April 20, 2009. The Company is implementing a new
organizational structure in the United States, and for MPAL and the Company’s Australian
operations.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly
authorized.
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MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION
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/s/ Daniel J. Samela
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Daniel J. Samela |
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Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Accounting Officer and Treasurer |
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Dated: August 6, 2009
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