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):  April 27, 2009

 

CREDO Petroleum Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (303) 297-2200

 

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):

 

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)

 

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

 

Richard B. Stevens, age 80, resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company, effective as of May 1, 2009.  Mr. Stevens has served as a Director of the Company since July 1987.

 

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.

 

 

	CREDO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
Date: April 30, 2009	By:	/s/ Alford B. Neely
		Alford B. Neely
		Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 

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