Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 24, 2017

HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-35467		20-0700684
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1000 Louisiana St., Suite 6700 Houston, Texas		77002
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (832) 538-0300

(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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o 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))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On January 24, 2017, Halcón Resources Corporation issued a press release announcing that it had priced a private placement of its 8.0% Automatically Convertible Preferred Stock, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information incorporated herein by reference is furnished and 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 Section 18, and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated January 24, 2017.

SIGNATURE

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


	HALCÓN RESOURCES CORPORATION


January 24, 2017	By:	/s/ Mark J. Mize
	Name:	Mark J. Mize
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer