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Quicksilver Resources 8-K 2009 UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC
20549
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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
20, 2009
QUICKSILVER
RESOURCES INC.>
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
777 West Rosedale
Street
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(817)
665-5000
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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):
Item
1.01. Entry Into a
Material Definitive Agreement.>
On
February 19, 2009, the Board of Directors of Quicksilver Resources Inc. approved
the Quicksilver Resources Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan,
subject to stockholder approval, and recommended that the Third Amended and
Restated 2006 Equity Plan be submitted to Quicksilver’s stockholders at the
annual meeting of stockholders in 2009. On May 20, 2009,
Quicksilver’s stockholders approved the Third Amended and Restated 2006 Equity
Plan.
The Third
Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan amends and restates the plan as previously
in effect. In general, the amendments to the plan increase (i) the
balance of shares available for awards under the Plan to 15 million shares,
(ii) the maximum number of shares that may be subject to awards of incentive
stock options to 15 million shares, and (iii) the maximum number of shares that
may be subject to awards granted to an individual during any calendar year to
1.5 million shares. The foregoing description is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Third Amended and Restated 2006
Equity Plan, which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by
reference.
The
principal executive officer, the principal financial officer and the other named
executive officers of Quicksilver participate or are eligible to participate in
the Third Amended and Restated 2006 Equity Plan. The description of
the Third Amended and Restated 2006 Plan under “Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material
Definitive Agreement” above and Exhibit 10.1 to this
Current Report on Form 8-K are incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.>
(d) Exhibits.
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: May
22, 2009
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