24 July 2008director interest notice● Neutral
VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ director Frederick W Brazelton bought 5,000 shares on the open market at $6.33.
Announcements, explained
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18 July 2008director interest notice● Neutral
VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ Chief Executive Officer Robert L Gerry III gifted 8,402 shares.
2 July 2008director interest notice● Neutral
Frederick W Brazelton became a VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ director and company insider (initial ownership filing).
1 July 2008director officer appointment● Neutral
VAALCO appointed Frederick W. Brazelton, an independent director, to its board.
2 June 2008substantial holder notice● NeutralMajor
Nanes Delorme Partners reduced its VAALCO stake to 4.8% (2.86 million shares), selling down shortly after settling its proxy contest with the company.
28 May 2008material agreement● NeutralMajor
VAALCO settled a shareholder proxy fight with Nanes Delorme Partners by agreeing to add an independent director with private equity/hedge fund experience.
27 May 2008substantial holder notice● Neutral
Nanes Delorme Partners' VAALCO stake remained unchanged at 7.9% (4.7 million shares).
14 May 2008other material event▼ BadMajor
VAALCO sued activist investors Nanes Delorme Partners and Pilatus Energy for federal securities law violations amid a 2008 proxy contest - the same investor group whose dispute was settled by the end of that month.
8 May 2008substantial holder notice● Neutral
Nanes Delorme Partners' reported stake in VAALCO edged down slightly to 7.9% (still 4.7 million shares) as VAALCO's total share count grew.
14 Apr 2008substantial holder notice● Neutral
Nanes Delorme Partners' stake in VAALCO remained unchanged at 8% (4.7 million shares).
14 Mar 2008annual report● Neutral
VAALCO's annual report for fiscal 2007, filed under founder and CEO Robert Gerry III, describing its Gabon-focused production and West African expansion strategy.
12 Mar 2008substantial holder notice● NeutralMajor
Nanes Delorme Partners disclosed an 8% activist stake in VAALCO (4.7 million shares) - the investor group that later settled a proxy contest with the company in May 2008.
7 Feb 2008other material event● Neutral
VAALCO signed a farm-in agreement with Century Exploration (UK) Ltd. to earn a 25% working interest in a North Sea exploration well (Block 48/25c) by paying part of its roughly $20 million cost.
29 Jan 2008substantial holder notice● Neutral
Columbia Wanger Asset Management reported a 6.18% stake in VAALCO (3.65 million shares).
24 Jan 2008other material event● Neutral
VAALCO reported the results of a North Sea exploration well and gave an update on future plans there - a UK venture that would not end up becoming a lasting part of the company's portfolio, unlike its core Gabon/West Africa assets.
22 Jan 2008substantial holder notice● Neutral
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS, NA. and 1 other reported a VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ shareholding of 1,677,005 shares (2.84% of votes) in a periodic institutional filing.
12 Dec 2007bylaws amendment● Neutral
VAALCO amended its bylaws to allow uncertificated shares, enabling participation in the Direct Registration System for holding stock without paper certificates.
12 Dec 2007director interest notice● Neutral
VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ Chief Executive Officer Robert L Gerry III exercised stock options for 666,667 shares and disposed of 666,667 shares.
4 Dec 2007other● Neutral
A confidential SEC staff letter, part of a routine filing review; its specific subject can't be determined from EDGAR's public index (the document is a scanned PDF with no paired company response nearby).
16 Nov 2007director interest notice● Neutral
VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/ Corporate Secretary Gayla M Cutrer exercised stock options for 41,667 shares and disposed of 83,334 shares.