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 7, 2010
The Meridian Resource Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Texas
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1-10671
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76-0319553 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
1401
Enclave Parkway, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77077
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
281-597-7000
(Registrants 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):
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CFR 240.14d- 2(b))
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CFR 240.13e- 4(c))
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Item 1.01 |
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Entry into Material Definitive Agreement |
On April 7, 2010, The Meridian Resource Corporation (Meridian or the Company), Alta Mesa
Holdings, LP (Alta Mesa) and Alta Mesa Acquisition Sub LLC (Alta Mesa Acquisition Sub) entered
into the First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Amendment), attached hereto as
Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference, which amends that certain Agreement and Plan of
Merger dated December 22, 2009, by and among Meridian, Alta Mesa, and Alta Mesa Acquisition Sub
(the Merger Agreement).
Under the Amendment, Alta Mesa has agreed to increase the offer price for the outstanding common
stock of Meridian to $0.33 per share from $0.29 per share in cash.
On April 8, 2010, the Company issued the press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and
incorporated herein by reference, whereby the Company announced that Alta Mesa agreed to a higher
offer price of $0.33 per share, as evidenced by the Amendment to the Merger Agreement described
above, and announced that the special meeting of shareholders called to vote on the proposed merger
with Alta Mesa will be reconvened on April 28, 2010, following its adjournment on April 6, 2010.
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Item 9.01. |
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Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
2.1 First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 7, 2010, by and among
The Meridian Resource Corporation, Alta Mesa Holdings, LP and Alta Mesa Acquisition Sub
LLC.
99.1 Press release, dated April 8, 2010, of The Meridian Resource Corporation titled
Meridian Announces Increase in Offer From Alta Mesa and Date of Reconvened Special Meeting
of Shareholders.