26 May 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP director Kevin Dale Stulp received a stock option grant for 200,000 shares.
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25 May 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP director Earl V Young received a stock option grant for 200,000 shares.
24 May 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP Chief Financial Officer Lori M King received a stock option grant for 60,000 shares.
24 May 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP President William W Deneau received a stock option grant for 200,000 shares.
24 May 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP director Howard M Crosby received a stock option grant for 200,000 shares.
24 May 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP director Gary J Myles received a stock option grant for 200,000 shares.
24 May 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP VP, Operations Thomas W Tucker received a stock option grant for 40,000 shares.
23 May 2006listing compliance notice▲ GoodMajor
the American Stock Exchange certified Aurora Oil & Gas CORP's securities for listing, clearing them to begin trading.
22 May 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP Chief Financial Officer Lori M King received 30,000 shares as part of the equity award.
18 May 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP director Gary J Myles received 30,000 shares as part of the equity award.
18 May 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP director Earl V Young received 30,000 shares as part of the equity award.
16 May 2006late filing notice▼ Bad
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP notified the SEC that its quarterly report would be filed late.
14 Apr 2006asset acquisition disposition● Neutral
This amendment repeats the February 6 report on the Hudson purchase and BNP credit line, corrects the closing date to January 31, 2006, and adds audited figures for the acquired properties: 2005 revenues of $4,192,385 and direct operating expenses of $1,451,429, leaving $2,740,956 (2004: $37,835 revenues, $12,585 excess). It also notes the purchase raised the stake in the Hudson Pipeline and Processing Co. from 48.75% to about 97.5%. Pro forma statements and auditor and reserve-engineer consents are attached but their figures are not shown in the text provided.
7 Mar 2006substantial holder notice● Neutral
Crestview Capital Master, LLC reported a Aurora Oil & Gas CORP shareholding of 8.14% of votes in a periodic institutional filing.
27 Feb 2006substantial holder notice● Neutral
of Persons: Nathan A. Low, of Persons: Nathan A. Low Roth IRA reported a Aurora Oil & Gas CORP shareholding of 7,657,766 shares (9.42% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.
23 Feb 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP Secretary John P Ryan exercised stock options for 20,022 shares and disposed of 54,978 shares.
15 Feb 2006securities registration● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP filed the final prospectus for a registered offering.
15 Feb 2006securities registration● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP filed the final prospectus for a registered offering.
14 Feb 2006substantial holder notice● Neutral
Thomas S. Kaplan reported a Aurora Oil & Gas CORP shareholding of 3,560,181 shares (4.30% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.
10 Feb 2006substantial holder notice● Neutral
Rubicon Master Fund, Rubicon Fund Management Ltd., Rubicon Fund Management LLP, Paul Anthony Brewer, Jeffrey Eugene Brummette, William Francis Callanan, Vilas Gadkari, Horace Joseph Leitch III disclosed a new substantial Aurora Oil & Gas CORP shareholding (19.68% of votes).
10 Feb 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP 10%+ owner Rubicon Master Fund exercised stock options for 8,000,000 shares and disposed of 8,000,000 shares.
6 Feb 2006asset acquisition disposition● NeutralMajor
Aurora Antrim North closed its purchase of OIL's Hudson Project assets for about $27.5 million, lifting Aurora's working interests to 49%-96% in many fields, and Aurora replaced OIL as operator. It was funded in part by a new BNP Paribas credit line (initial $40 million, up to $100 million as assets become proved, but capped at $50 million without TCW consent or payoff), with TCW's debt moved to second place and the parent's Aurora stock pledged. TCW has $40 million drawn of $50 million. This resolves the Hudson purchase thread and the financing question; the filing says January 1 as the closing date, which looks like an error since the later amendment says January 31, 2006 (inference).
6 Feb 2006securities registration● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP amended an already-effective registration statement.
6 Feb 2006securities registration● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP amended a filing by which it registered a small-business securities offering with the SEC.
3 Feb 2006asset acquisition disposition▲ GoodMajor
The two Indiana New Albany Shale deals (Wabash buyout and sale to New Albany-Indiana, LLC) closed on February 1, 2006. Aurora paid $11,840,000 from internal funds for 64,000 acres of Wabash leases, and received $10,500,000 from New Albany for half of a combined 95,000-acre position. Aurora and New Albany each now hold a 48.75% working interest, Aurora is operator, and New Albany has an 18-month option on a 50% interest in a further 50,000 acres. This resolves the Wabash/New Albany thread that was targeted for February 1.
3 Feb 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Aurora Oil & Gas CORP director Howard M Crosby sold 53,000 shares.
20 Jan 2006auditor change● Neutral
This amended filing repeats the January 17 report on the roughly $27.5 million Hudson-area purchase from OIL and the auditor change, and adds that Williams & Webster was dismissed on January 10, 2006. It states that Williams & Webster's reports for the past two years had no adverse opinion or disclaimer and that there were no disagreements. The attached press release says the company is still evaluating financing for the purchase (an inference: it is not yet arranged), expects closing before March 1, 2006, and claims about 3,000 Mcf per day of added production and 22 BCF of proven reserves per company engineers.
17 Jan 2006auditor change● NeutralMajor
On January 10, 2006 the Aurora Antrim North subsidiary agreed to buy joint-venture partner OIL's Hudson Township, Michigan Antrim assets for a base price of about $27.5 million (adjustable), with closing required by February 28, 2006; a $1 million deposit is paid and $500,000 more is due on each of Feb 1 and Feb 17 if not closed. The company would then hold 49% to 96% working interests in many fields. Separately, the company is replacing its auditor Williams & Webster with Rachlin Cohen & Holtz (Aurora's auditor) for the December 31, 2005 year, citing the merger and a changed fiscal year, with no disagreement stated.
9 Jan 2006director interest notice● Neutral
Lori M King became a Aurora Oil & Gas CORP Chief Financial Officer and company insider (initial ownership filing).
9 Jan 2006director interest notice● Neutral
William W Deneau became a Aurora Oil & Gas CORP President and company insider (initial ownership filing).