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 9, 2009
The
Meridian Resource Corporation
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Texas
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1-10671
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76-0319553
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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1401
Enclave Parkway, Suite 300
Houston,
Texas 77077
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
281-597-7000
(Registrant’s
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):
¨ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
¨ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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(b) On
July 9, 2009, David W. Tauber notified The Meridian Resource Corporation (the
“Company”) that he was resigning, effective immediately, from the Board of
Directors of the Company. His decision to resign was not the result
of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s
operations, policies or practices, rather a
response to the increased time commitments from his business
dealings.
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.
The Meridian Resource
Corporation
(Registrant)
By: /s/ Lloyd V.
DeLano
Lloyd V.
DeLano
Senior Vice
President
and Chief
Accounting Officer
Date: July
9, 2009