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): December 12, 2014

 

IVANHOE ENERGY INC.

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Yukon, Canada   000-30586   98-0372413
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)

 

     
Suite 654 – 999 Canada Place    
Vancouver, BC, Canada   V6C 3E1
 
(Address of Principal Executive Office)   (Zip Code)

(604) 688-8323

 

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

 

(Former Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that it has accepted the resignation of Mr. Peter G. Meredith as a member of the Board of Directors effective immediately. Mr. Meredith did not resign because of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies, or practices.

 

On December 12, 2014, the Company issued a press release reporting the resignation of Mr. Meredith from the Company’s Board of Directors. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated December 12, 2014

 

 

 

 

 
 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  December 12, 2014

 

 

    IVANHOE ENERGY INC.
    By: 

 “William Parry”
     

Name:  William Parry

Title:    Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 



Exhibit 99.1

 

Ivanhoe Energy board announcement

VANCOUVER, Dec. 12, 2014 /CNW/ - Ivanhoe Energy Inc. (TSX: IE; NASDAQ: IVAN) (TSX: IE.DB) announced the resignation of Peter G. Meredith from the company's Board of Directors, effective today. Mr. Meredith has served as a director of the company since December, 2007 and also from 1996 to 1999.

The directors and the management of the company thank Mr. Meredith for his hard work, dedication and contribution over the many years and wish him success in his other business endeavors.

Ivanhoe Energy is an independent international heavy oil exploration and development company focused on pursuing long-term growth in its reserves and production using advanced technologies, including its proprietary heavy oil upgrading process (HTL®). Core operations are in Canada, the United States and Ecuador, with business development opportunities worldwide. For more information about Ivanhoe Energy Inc. please visit www.ivanhoeenergy.com.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This document includes forward-looking statements, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to the potential for commercialization and future application of the heavy oil upgrading technology and other technologies, statements relating to the continued advancement of Ivanhoe Energy's projects, statements relating to the timing and amount of proceeds of agreed upon and contemplated disposition transactions, statements relating to anticipated capital expenditures, statements relating to the timing and success of regulatory review applications, and other statements which are not historical facts. When used in this document, the words such as "could," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "potential," "should," and similar expressions relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Although Ivanhoe Energy believes that its expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be given that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ from these forward-looking statements include the potential that the Company's projects will experience technological and mechanical problems, new product development will not proceed as planned, the HTL® technology to upgrade bitumen and heavy oil may not be commercially viable, geological conditions in reservoirs may not result in commercial levels of oil and gas production, the availability of drilling rigs and other support services, uncertainties about the estimates of reserves, the risk associated with doing business in foreign countries, environmental risks, changes in product prices, our ability to raise capital as and when required, our ability to complete agreed upon and planned asset dispositions, competition and other risks disclosed in Ivanhoe Energy's 2013 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on EDGAR and the Canadian Securities Commissions on SEDAR.

SOURCE Ivanhoe Energy Inc.

%CIK: 0001106935

For further information: Investors: Bill Trenaman +1.604.331.9834; Media: Bob Williamson +1.604.512.4856

CO: Ivanhoe Energy Inc.

CNW 18:00e 12-DEC-14

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