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): February 9, 2012

 

Evolution Petroleum Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

001-32942

(Commission File Number)

 

Nevada		41-1781991
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

2500 City West Blvd., Suite 1300, Houston, Texas 77042

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(713) 935-0122

(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (   see    General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On February 8, 2012, Evolution Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release reporting on operational and financial results for the second quarter of the Company’s fiscal year ended June 30, 2012. A copy of the press release, dated February 8, 2012, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Evolution Petroleum Corporation Press Release, dated February 8, 2012.

 

 

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.

 

	Evolution Petroleum Corporation
	(Registrant)
Dated: February 8, 2012	By:	/s/Robert S. Herlin
	Name:	Robert S. Herlin
	Title:	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 99.1		Evolution Petroleum Corporation Press Release, dated February 8, 2012.