United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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) October 1, 1997
Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nova Scotia, Canada 1-3793 98-0085412
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Suite 1410, One Palliser Square, 125 Ninth Avenue, S.E.,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 1G2
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (403) 269-7741
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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FORM 8-K
COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
Item 5. Other Events
Effective September 30, 1997, Mr. Charles J. Horne resigned as a
director of the Company primarily for health related reasons. On October 1,
1997, Mr. Timothy L. Largay was elected to fill the vacancy created by
Mr. Horne's resignation.
A press release relating to this development is filed herewith as an
exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
(99) Additional Exhibits
(a) Press release of the registrant dated October 1, 1997.
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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.
CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD.
(Registrant)
By /s/ M. A. Ashton
M. A. Ashton
President
Date: October 1, 1997
LARGAY ELECTED DIRECTOR
OF CANADA SOUTHERN PETE
CALGARY, Alberta, October 1, 1997 -- Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd.
(NASDAQ: CSPLF; Toronto/Boston/Pacific: CSW) said Timothy L. Largay has been
elected to the Company's Board of Directors.
A Canada Southern spokesman said Largay succeeds Charles J. Horne, 71,
who had been associated with the Company since its inception in 1950 and retired
after 17 years as president last June. He is retiring as a director primarily
for health-related reasons.
Largay, 54, has been a partner of Murtha, Cullina, Richter and Pinney a
Hartford, Connecticut law firm, since 1974.
Contact: James R. Joyce at (203) 245-7664
