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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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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) November 5, 2003

 

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VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		1-10578		73-1182669
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

110 West Seventh Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma		74119
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (918) 592-0101

 

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 12.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

 

On November 5, 2003, the Registrant issued a press release announcing third quarter 2003 earnings results and updating 2003 targets. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Report on Form 8-K. This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

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.

 

						VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.
Date: November 6, 2003						By:		/s/    MICHAEL F. MEIMERSTORF
								Michael F. Meimerstorf Vice President and Controller

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99		Press release dated November 5, 2003, issued by the Registrant.