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):
November 28, 2007 (November 27, 2007)
Commission file number: 001-12719
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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76-0466193 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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808 Travis Street, Suite 1320
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code): (713) 780-9494
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 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release on November 27, 2007
announcing that the Company has engaged BNP Paribas (“BNPP”), the Company’s senior lending agent,
to syndicate on a best efforts basis up to $100 million under a proposed senior second lien term
loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”). A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the
terms and conditions of the Term Loan Facility is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report
on Form 8-K.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in the Report and the
exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section, nor shall such information and exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference into any
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1
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Press release issued November 27, 2007. |
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.
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GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION |
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(Registrant) |
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By:
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/s/ David R. Looney |
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David R. Looney |
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Executive Vice President &
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Dated: November 28, 2007 |
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