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): April 29, 2009
CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-10447 | 04-3072771 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 1200 Enclave Parkway Houston, Texas |
77077 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281) 589-4600
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):
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On April 29, 2009, Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation filed a certificate of amendment to its certificate of incorporation with the Delaware Secretary of State. The amendment, which was effective upon filing, increased Cabot’s authorized common stock, par value $.10 per share, from 120,000,000 shares to 240,000,000 shares. The amendment was approved by Cabot’s stockholders at the 2009 annual meeting of stockholders held on April 28, 2009. In connection with that amendment, Cabot also filed with the Delaware Secretary of State a certificate of decrease of shares designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock decreasing the number of such shares authorized for issuance from 1,200,000 to 800,000. The shares of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock are issuable pursuant to the Rights Agreement between Cabot and The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation | |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Decrease of Shares Designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock | |
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SIGNATURE
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.
| CABOT OIL & GAS CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Henry C. Smyth | |
| Henry C. Smyth | ||
| Vice President, Controller and Treasurer | ||
Date: May 1, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| No. |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation | |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Decrease of Shares Designated as Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock | |
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