f8k-phun_052609.htm
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): May 26, 2009
PETROHUNTER
ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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000-51152
(Commission
File
Number)
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98-0431245
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1600
Stout Street, Suite 2000, Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address
of principal executive
offices) (Zip
Code)
(303)
572-8900
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):
¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
¨ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
1.01
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Entry
into a Material Definitive
Agreement
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On May
26, 2009, the registrant and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively
“PetroHunter”) entered into a binding Purchase and Sale Agreement with Falcon
Oil & Gas Ltd. and its subsidiaries for the sale of an undivided 25% working
interest in PetroHunter’s seven million-acre prospect in the Beetaloo Basin of
the Northern Territory, Australia, as more fully described in the news release
which is filed as an exhibit to this report.
Closing
of transaction is subject to satisfaction of several conditions, and is
scheduled to take place on or before June 10, 2009.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
Regulation
S-K
Number
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Document
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10.1
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Purchase
and Sale Agreement between PetroHunter Energy Corporation, PetroHunter
Operating Company and Sweetpea Petroleum Pty Ltd. and Falcon Oil & Gas
Ltd., Falcon Oil & Gas USA, Inc. and Falcon Oil & Gas Australia
Pty Ltd. Dated May 26, 2009
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99.1
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News
Release dated May 27,
2009
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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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PETROHUNTER
ENERGY CORPORATION
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May
26, 2009
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By: /s/ Kyle L.
WhiteJohnson
Kyle
L. WhiteJohnson
Executive
Vice President
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Regulation
S-K
Number
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Document
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10.1
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Purchase
and Sale Agreement between PetroHunter Energy Corporation, PetroHunter
Operating Company and Sweetpea Petroleum Pty Ltd. and Falcon Oil & Gas
Ltd., Falcon Oil & Gas USA, Inc. and Falcon Oil & Gas Australia
Pty Ltd. Dated May 26, 2009
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99.1
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News
Release dated May 27,
2009
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