UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K/A
(AMENDMENT NO. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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DATE OF REPORT (DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): NOVEMBER 15, 2006
THE MERIDIAN RESOURCE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
TEXAS 1-10671 76-0319553
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
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):
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CFR 230.425)
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240.14a-12)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Current Report on Form 8-K/A of The Meridian Resource Corporation (the
"Company") is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"SEC") to provide additional information regarding the disclosure originally
reported in the Current Report on Form 8-K of the Company filed with the SEC on
November 17, 2006 regarding the election of Dr. C. Mark Pearson to the Company's
Board of Directors.
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTIONS OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
(d) On March 5, 2007, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed Dr. C.
Mark Pearson as an additional member of each of the Board Affairs Committee and
the Compensation Committee of the Board.
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
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Lloyd V. DeLano
Senior Vice President
and Chief Accounting Officer
Date: March 9, 2007