UNITED STATES

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

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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~January~~March 271, 2016

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GREENHUNTER RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation)

001-33893

(Commission File Number)

20-4864036

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1048 Texan Trail

GRAPEVINE, TEXAS

(Address of principal executive offices)

76051

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 410-1044

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Not applicable

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

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Item 21.0403. ~~Triggering~~Bankruptcy ~~Events That Accelerate~~ or ~~Increase a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement~~Receivership.

~~On January 27, 2016,~~ GreenHunter Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~received~~and acertain ~~notice~~of ~~from~~its ~~TCFII~~subsidiaries, GHnamely, GreenHunter Water, LLC; Hunter Disposal, asLLC, ~~successor~~Ritchie ~~Purchaser~~Hunter Water Disposal, LLC, Hunter Hauling, LLC, White Top Oilfield Construction, LLC, Blackwater Services, LLC, Virco Realty, LLC, Little Muskingum Drilling, LLC LLC LLC LLC, Blue Water Energy Solutions, LLC, GreenHunter Wheeling Barge, LLC, GreenHunter Environmental Solutions, LLC, and ~~Agent~~MAG Tank Hunter, LLC (collectively, the “~~Lender~~Filing Subsidiaries”) toand, ~~that~~together ~~certain~~with ~~Note~~the ~~Purchase~~Company, ~~Agreement~~the “Debtors”), ~~dated~~filed asvoluntary petitions (the “Bankruptcy Petitions”) for reorganization under Chapter 11 of ~~April~~the ~~14,~~United ~~2015~~States Bankruptcy Code (the “~~Agreement~~Bankruptcy Code”), ~~with~~in ~~certain~~the ~~purchasers~~United ~~and~~States ~~BAM~~Bankruptcy ~~Administrative~~Court ~~Services~~for ~~LLC~~the District of Texas, aFort ~~Delaware~~Worth ~~limited~~Division ~~liability~~(the ~~company,~~“Bankruptcy asCourt”). ~~agent~~The ~~for~~Debtors ~~each~~have ~~Purchaser,~~filed ~~that~~a motion with the ~~Company~~Bankruptcy ~~was~~Court inseeking ~~default~~joint administration of ~~certain~~their ~~terms~~Chapter ~~and~~11 ~~conditions~~cases ~~contained~~(the in“Chapter 11 Cases”) under the ~~Note~~caption ~~Purchase~~In ~~Agreement~~re ~~and~~GreenHunter ~~associated~~Resources, ~~documents~~Inc., ~~and~~et ~~therefore~~al ~~all~~Case ~~obligations~~No. 16-40956-11. The Debtors will continue to operate their businesses as “debtors-in-possession” under the ~~Note~~jurisdiction ~~Purchase~~of ~~Agreement,~~ the ~~promissory~~Bankruptcy ~~note~~Court ~~issued~~and in ~~connection~~accordance ~~therewith~~with the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. The Debtors anticipate that they will conduct a Section 363 sale of substantially all ~~other~~of ~~related~~the ~~agreements~~Debtor’s ~~are~~assets ~~hereby~~pursuant ~~accelerated~~to ~~and~~the ~~are~~Bankruptcy ~~due~~Code ~~and~~with ~~payable~~an ~~immediately~~anticipated closing date of May 5, 2016.

~~The~~In ~~Company~~connection ~~owes~~with the ~~Lender~~Chapter ~~the~~11 ~~aggregate~~Cases, ~~amount~~on ofMarch ~~$12~~1,~~973~~ 2016,~~655.71~~ the Company filed a motion seeking Bankruptcy Court approval of debtor-in-possession ~~principal,~~financing ~~accrued~~on ~~interest~~the ~~and~~terms ~~certain~~set ~~other~~forth ~~obligations~~in ~~under~~a contemplated Debtor-in-Possession Credit Facility (the ~~Note~~“DIP ~~Purchase~~Credit ~~Agreement~~Facility”). The DIP Credit Facility, if approved by the ~~Note~~Bankruptcy ~~and~~Court, ~~related~~provides ~~documents~~for assenior ofsecured ~~January~~super ~~31,~~priority ~~2016~~term loans in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $3.5 million.

~~The~~Item ~~Company has been actively pursuing a complete refinancing of the Note Purchase Agreement and related obligations with certain other third parties~~2.04. ~~While~~Triggering ~~there~~Events ~~can~~that beAccelerate noor ~~assurance~~Increase asa toDirect ~~the~~Financial ~~ultimate~~Obligation ~~success~~or ofan ~~these~~Obligation ~~negotiations,~~Under ~~management~~an ofOff-Balance ~~the~~Sheet ~~Company is encouraged by recent discussions and is working tirelessly to complete a transaction~~Arrangement.

The filing of the Bankruptcy Petitions described in Item 1.03 above constituted an event of default that accelerated the payment of the Company’s and Filing Subsidiaries obligations under the following debt instruments (the “Debt Instruments”):

1) Real Estate Lien Note, dated November 30, 2007 between PlainsCapital Bank and the Company.

2) Commercial Loan Agreement, dated March 13, 2013, between Main Street Bank Corp and GreenHunter Wheeling Barge.

3) Convertible Promissory Note, dated February 17, 2012 between Triad Hunter LLC and the Company.

4) Business Loan Agreement, dated December 26, 2012, between WesBanco Bank, Inc. and GreenHunter Water, LLC and Hunter Disposal LLC.

5) Business Loan Agreement, dated May 17, 2012, between WesBanco Bank, Inc. and GreenHunter Water, LLC and Hunter Disposal LLC.

6) Business Loan Agreement, dated July 25, 2013, between WesBanco Bank, Inc. and GreenHunter Water, LLC and Hunter Disposal LLC.

The Debt Instruments provide that as a result of the Bankruptcy Petitions the principal and interest due thereunder shall be immediately due and payable. However, any efforts to enforce such payment obligations under the Debt Instruments are automatically stayed as a result of the Bankruptcy Petitions, and the creditors’ rights of enforcement in respect of the Debt Instruments are subject to the applicable provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court.

SIGNATURE

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.

	GREENHUNTER RESOURCES, INC.
Date: February 2, 2016	By:	/s/ Morgan F. Johnston
Date: March 4, 2016	By:	/s/ Morgan F. Johnston
		Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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