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): August 8, 2007 (August 6, 2007)
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 1-32886 | 73-0767549 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
| 302 N. Independence Enid, Oklahoma |
73701 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(580) 233-8955
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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 |
On August 6, 2007, Continental Resources, Inc. issued a press release announcing its unaudited second quarter results. A copy of the press release is being furnished as an exhibit to this report on Form 8-K.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure |
In the August 6, 2007 press release, Continental Resources also announced its participation in The Oil & Gas Conference to be held in Denver, Colorado on August 19 – 23, 2007. President Mark E. Monroe will present at the conference, Wednesday, August 22, 2007, at 4:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Mr. Monroe’s presentation will be webcast live on the Company’s website at www.contres.com and at theoilandgasconference.com/index.html.
On August 7, 2007, the Board of Directors of Continental Resources, Inc. approved an increase of $45 million to the 2007 capital expenditures budget. As revised 2007 Capital Expenditures are budgeted at $482 million. Additional capital expenditures will be utilized to expand the Company’s drilling program, principally in the Montana Bakken Shale and Mid-Continent areas.
In accordance with General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information being filed under Items 2.02 and 7.01 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 shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibit
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 |
Press release dated August 6, 2007 |
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.
| CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. (Registrant) | ||||
| Dated: August 8, 2007 | ||||
| By: | /s/ John D. Hart | |||
| John D. Hart | ||||
| Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 6, 2007 |