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): July 29, 2010
GeoMet, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-52155 | 76-0662382 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 909 Fannin, Suite 1850 Houston, Texas |
77010 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (713) 659-3855
N.A.
(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:
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
In connection with the previously announced rights offering by GeoMet, Inc. (the “Company”) of transferable subscription rights to the holders of the Company’s common stock to purchase 4,000,000 shares of Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Company is filing the items included as exhibits to this current report on Form 8-K for the purpose of incorporating such items as exhibits in the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-163193).
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Form of Subscription Rights Certificate | |
| 99.1 | Instructions as to Use of Subscription Rights Certificates | |
| 99.2 | Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery for Subscription Rights Certificates | |
| 99.3 | Form of Letter to Stockholders who are Record Holders | |
| 99.4 | Form of Letter to Nominee Holders whose Clients are Beneficial Holders | |
| 99.5 | Form of Letter to Clients of Nominee Holders | |
| 99.6 | Nominee Holder Certification | |
| 99.7 | Beneficial Owner Election Form | |
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.
| GeoMet, Inc. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Dated: July 29, 2010 |
By: | /S/ William C. Rankin | ||
| Name: | William C. Rankin | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Form of Subscription Rights Certificate | |
| 99.1 | Instructions as to use of Subscription Rights Certificates | |
| 99.2 | Form of Notice of Guaranteed Delivery for Subscription Rights Certificates | |
| 99.3 | Form of Letter to Stockholders who are Record Holders | |
| 99.4 | Form of Letter to Nominee Holders whose Clients are Beneficial Holders | |
| 99.5 | Form of Letter to Clients of Nominee Holders | |
| 99.6 | Nominee Holder Certification | |
| 99.7 | Beneficial Owner Election Form | |