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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 - DECEMBER 29, 1998
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED)
HS RESOURCES, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-18886
DELAWARE 94-303-6864
(STATE OF INCORPORATION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NO.)
ONE MARITIME PLAZA, 15TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94111
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL (ZIP CODE)
EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE: (415) 433-5795
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FORM 8-K
HS RESOURCES, INC.
December 29, 1998
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On December 29, 1998, HS Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("HSR"
or the "Company"), announced an increase in its share repurchase program. A copy
of the press release by the Company is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM 7(C). EXHIBITS FILED.
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated December 29, 1998.
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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.
HS RESOURCES, INC.
By: /s/ James M. Piccone
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James M. Piccone
Vice President
Dated: December 29, 1998.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated December 29, 1998.
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Exhibit 99.1
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 29, 1998
HS RESOURCES EXPANDS STOCK REPURCHASE PROGRAM
San Francisco, California -- HS Resources, Inc. (NYSE:HSE) announced today that
its Board of Directors authorized the Company to purchase up to an additional
$5,000,000 of the Company's common stock, since the Company has nearly reached
the limit of its authority under the existing repurchase program. This
represents an expansion, to $10,000,000, of the stock repurchase program
previously approved on October 4, 1994.
HS Resources, Inc. is an independent oil and gas exploration and development
company with active projects in the Rocky Mountain and onshore Gulf Coast
regions. The common stock of HS Resources, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol "HSE."
Contact: Theodore Gazulis
Vice President - Treasury, Capital Markets and Investor Relations
415-433-5795
[email protected]
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