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):
April 13, 2017

            

PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE
(State of Incorporation)
400 E. Kaliste Saloom Rd., Suite 6000
Lafayette, Louisiana
(Address of principal executive offices)
72-1440714
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

70508
(Zip code)

Commission File Number: 001-32681

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 232-7028


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:

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Item 8.01.      Other Events

On April 13, 2017, PetroQuest Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), was notified by the New York Stock Exchange (the “ NYSE ”) that the Company had regained full compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards. The NYSE’s decision was a result of the Company’s consistent positive performance with respect to the original business plan submission and the achievement of compliance with the NYSE’s minimum market capitalization requirement over the past two quarters.

The Company will be subject to a 12-month follow up period to ensure that it remains in compliance with the NYSE’s continued listing standards, as well as being subject to the NYSE’s normal monitoring procedures.





SIGNATURE
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: April 17, 2017
PETROQUEST ENERGY, INC.
                                
/s/ J. Bond Clement             
J. Bond Clement
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer