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) September 10, 2007
W&T Offshore, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
1-32414
(Commission File Number)
| Texas | 72-1121985 | |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Nine Greenway Plaza, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77046
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
713.626.8525
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
| (b) | Effective September 10, 2007, William W. Talafuse relinquished the titles and duties of Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer and accepted other duties with the Company. Mr. John D. Gibbons, currently Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, has accepted the additional duties and position of Chief Accounting Officer. Karen S. Acree has accepted the position of Vice President and Controller. |
| (c) | Effective September 10, 2007, Mr. John D. Gibbons, currently Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, has accepted the additional duties and position of Chief Accounting Officer. |
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 12, 2007, W&T issued a press release announcing the appointment of Karen S. Acree as Vice President and Controller and John D. Gibbons, the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, additionally as Chief Accounting Officer and that William W. Talafuse, formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer, has accepted other duties with the Company. A copy of the press release is furnished as an exhibit to this report.
Ms. Acree has 25 years of public company accounting and financial reporting experience, including most recently as Vice President and Controller of Bois d’Arc Energy, Inc. an NYSE-traded company. Prior to joining Bois d’Arc, Ms. Acree was with Global Santa Fe Corporation, beginning her career there in 1982, holding the position of Assistant Controller at the time she left the company in March 2006. She earned a B.B.A. in accounting from Texas Tech University, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
This information is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and the related exhibit shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless specifically incorporated by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Item 7.01.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | W&T Offshore, Inc. Press Release dated as of September 12, 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.
| W&T OFFSHORE, INC. (Registrant) | ||||
| Dated: September 12, 2007 | By: | /s/ John D. Gibbons | ||
| John D. Gibbons | ||||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer | ||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | W&T Offshore, Inc. Press Release, dated September 12, 2007 |