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):
December 19, 2012

KOSMOS ENERGY LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Bermuda
001-35167
98-0686001
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Clarendon House
2 Church Street
Hamilton, Bermuda
  
HM 11
(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
    
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: +1 441 295 5950
 
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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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.
 
On December 19, 2012, Kosmos Energy Ltd. (the “Company”) and Mr. Dennis C. McLaughlin, the Company’s Senior Vice President, Development, agreed that, effective as of December 21, 2012, his employment with the Company will terminate.


 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
Date:           December 20, 2012
 
KOSMOS ENERGY LTD.
 
 
By:
/s/ W. Greg Dunlevy
 
W. Greg Dunlevy
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer