form8k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 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): July 31, 2007
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ENERGY
PARTNERS, LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-16179
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72-1409562
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
file number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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201
St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3400
New
Orleans, Louisiana 70170
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(504) 569-1875
(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 Operations and Financial Condition.
On
August
1, 2007, Energy Partners, Ltd. (the "Company") issued a press release entitled
“EPL Provides an Update on Drilling Operations ST 41 Cap Rock Exploratory Well
to Drill Deeper with 5 Discovery Sands Encountered to Date Successful Test
in
Deeper Pay Section in the 100% EPL Owned ST 46 Field.”
A
copy of
the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and incorporated herein
by
reference.
Item
5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
of Certain Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers
On
August 1, 2007, upon recommendation of the Chief
Executive Officer, Richard A. Bachmann, the Compensation Committee of the Board
of Directors approved a Chairman's Award of $200,000 to the Company's Executive
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, John H.
Peper.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
Exhibit. The
following exhibit is filed herewith:
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated August 1, 2007.
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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.
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ENERGY
PARTNERS, LTD.
By: /s/
John H.
Peper
John
H. Peper
Executive
Vice President, General
Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
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