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)
May 12, 2009 (May 12, 2009)
ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-8968 | 76-0146568 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1201 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046
(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)
(832) 636-1000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N.A.
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 12, 2009, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) announced the pricing of the public offering of 30,000,000 shares of its common stock. The Company’s press release relating to the offering is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits: |
| Exhibit No. |
Document | |
| 5.1 |
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | |
| 23.1 |
Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated May 12, 2009 | |
SIGNATURES
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.
| ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Dated: May 12, 2009 | ||||
| By: | /s/ Robert K. Reeves | |||
| Robert K. Reeves | ||||
| Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Document | |
| 5.1 |
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP | |
| 23.1 |
Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1) | |
| 99.1 |
Press Release dated May 12, 2009 | |