UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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)

May 12, 2010

 

Cano Petroleum, Inc.

(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

001-32496

 

77-0635673

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

801 Cherry Street, Suite 3200

 

 

Fort Worth, Texas

 

76102

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(817) 698-0900

(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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Item 2.02                                          Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release issued by Cano Petroleum, Inc. (“Cano”) on May 12, 2010 announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2010 (the “Press Release”).  The Press Release is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02, and the foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 99.1.

 

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor is it incorporated by reference into any filing of Cano under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 7.01                                          Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is the Press Release.  The Press Release is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01, and the foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 99.1.

 

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor is it incorporated by reference into any filing of Cano under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Item 9.01                                          Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                Exhibits.

 

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the following exhibit is furnished with this Form 8-K.

 

99.1                         May 12, 2010 Press Release by Cano Petroleum, Inc. regarding results for the third quarter ended March 31, 2010.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

 

 

CANO PETROLEUM, INC.

 

 

Date: May 12, 2010

 

 

By:

/s/ Benjamin Daitch

 

 

Benjamin Daitch

 

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

 

Number

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release dated May 12, 2010

 

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