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 9, 2012

 

GASTAR EXPLORATION LTD.

GASTAR EXPLORATION USA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

ALBERTA, CANADA		001-32714		98-0570897
DELAWARE		001-35211		38-3531640
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)		File Number)		Identification No.)

 

1331 LAMAR STREET, SUITE 650

HOUSTON, TEXAS 77010

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

 

(713) 739-1800

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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SECTION 2 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On May 9, 2012, Gastar Exploration Ltd. (NYSE Amex: GST) (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012. A copy of the Company’s press release, dated May 9, 2012, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and the Securities and Exchange Commission Release No. 33-8176, the information presented herein under Item 2.02 and under Item 9.01 related thereto of Form 8-K, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) ,or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and is not deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

 

SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Document
99.1		Press release dated May 9, 2012 announcing the Company’s financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:  May 9, 2012	GASTAR EXPLORATION LTD.
	By:	/s/  J. Russell Porter
		J. Russell Porter
		President and Chief Executive Officer
	GASTAR EXPLORATION USA, INC.
	By:	/s/  J. Russell Porter
		J. Russell Porter
		President

 

 

EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Document
99.1		Press release dated May 9, 2012 announcing the Company’s financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2012.