Current Report Filing (8-k)
August 11 2014 - 4:17PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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): August 6, 2014
TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Bermuda |
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001-34574 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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16803 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, Texas |
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75001 |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: (214) 220-4323
(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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On August 6, 2014, Jeffrey S. Mecom resigned as vice president, legal
and corporate secretary of TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (the Company). The Company expects to continue to employ Mr. Mecom in an advisory capacity until September 8, 2014.
On August 6, 2014, the board of directors appointed Matthew W. McCann as general counsel and corporate secretary of the Company.
Mr. McCann, 45, has served as counsel for Riata Corporate Group and business development specialist for Longfellow Energy, LP, which are
both owned by the Companys chairman and chief executive officer, N. Malone Mitchell 3rd, and his family, since May 2011 and from 2007 to June 2009. From June 2009 to May 2011,
Mr. McCann served as chief executive officer of the Company, and he served as a director of the Company from June 2008 through May 2011. Prior to joining Riata and Longfellow, he served as senior vice president, legal and corporate secretary
for SandRidge Energy, Inc. Mr. McCann began his legal career at Sprouse Shrader Smith PLLC in Amarillo, Texas. He earned a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Vermont and a J.D. from The University of Oklahoma College of Law.
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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.
Date: August 11, 2014
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TRANSATLANTIC PETROLEUM LTD. |
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/s/ Matthew W. McCann |
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Matthew W. McCann |
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General Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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