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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): October 24, 2008 (October 23, 2008)
Magellan Petroleum Corporation
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-5507   06-0842255
 
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
10 Columbus Boulevard, Hartford, CT   06106
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
860-293-2006
 
(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):
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
þ   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 

 


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Item 8.01 Other Events
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EX-99.1: PRESS RLELEASE
EX-99.2: LETTER OF WALTER MCCANN, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD


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Item 8.01 Other Events
           On October 24, 2008, Magellan Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it had sent a letter of Walter McCann, Chairman of the Board of Directors, to ANS Investments LLC, a Company shareholder. The letter will be posted to the Company’s website, www.magpet.com.
           Copies of the press release and Mr. McCann’s letter to ANS Investments LLC are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 and are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
          (c)  Exhibits
     
99.1
  Press Release of the Company, dated October 24, 2008.
 
99.2
  Letter of Walter McCann, Chairman of the Board, dated October 23, 2008, to ANS Investments LLC.

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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.
         
  MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION
 
 
  By:   /s/ Daniel J. Samela    
    Name:   Daniel J. Samela   
    Title:   President, Chief Executive Officer And
Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Dated: October 24, 2008

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