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) February 7, 1997
PRIMA ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-9408 84-1097578
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or file number) Identification No.)
organization)
1801 Broadway, Suite 500, Denver CO 80202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(303) 297-2100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
No Change
(Former name or former address, if changed from last report.)
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Item 5. Other Events
The following press release was issued pursuant to direction from the Prima
Energy Corporation Board of Directors on February 7, 1997:
Prima Energy Corporation ("Prima"), announced today that the Board of
Directors of Prima has approved a 3 for 2 stock split of its Common Stock,
$.015 Par Value, to stockholders of record on February 20, 1997, to be
distributed on March 4, 1997. As a result of the stock split, each
stockholder of Prima will receive one share of Common Stock for each two
shares owned on the record date. Based on the number of shares of Common
Stock currently outstanding, 3,860,396 shares, the maximum number of shares
of Common Stock to be outstanding on the distribution date (March 4, 1997)
will be 5,790,594 shares.
Prima is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the exploration
for, and the acquisition, development and production of, crude oil and
natural gas. Through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, it is also engaged in
oil and gas property operations, oil field services and natural gas
gathering, marketing and trading. Prima's activities are primarily conducted
in the Rocky Mountain region.
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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 thereunto duly authorized.
PRIMA ENERGY CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date February 7, 1997 By /s/ Richard H. Lewis
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Richard H. Lewis,
President and
Principal Financial Officer
