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) May 6, 2005
W&T Offshore, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 1-32414 | 72-1121985 | |
| (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| Eight Greenway Plaza, Suite 1330 Houston, Texas |
77046 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
(713) 626-8525
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operation and Financial Condition.
On May 6, 2005, W&T Offshore, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations for the first quarter ended March 31, 2005 and provided guidance for its results for the second quarter of 2005 and the year ending December 31, 2005. A copy of the press release, dated May 6, 2005, is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
This information is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K 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 that section, unless specifically incorporated by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by Item 2.02.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (c) | Exhibit. |
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | W&T Offshore, Inc. Press Release, dated May 6, 2005. |
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.
| W&T OFFSHORE, INC. (Registrant) | ||||
| Dated: May 6, 2005 |
By: |
/s/ W. Reid Lea | ||
| Name: |
W. Reid Lea | |||
| Title: |
Chief Financial Officer | |||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | W&T Offshore, Inc. Press Release, dated May 6, 2005. |