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): December 31, 2019

Samson Oil & Gas Limited

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Australia	001-33578	N/A
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission file number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

Level 8 99 St Georges Terrace Perth, Western Australia 6000
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 011 61 8 9220 9830

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A	N/A	N/A

Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers

On December 31, 2019, Samson Oil and Gas USA, Inc. (“Samson USA”) entered into an Amendment to Employment Agreement (the “Amendment”) with Terence M. Barr in order to amend that certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement (the “Employment Agreement”) dated January 1, 2018 between Mr. Barr and Samson USA.

Under the terms of the Amendment, Mr. Barr and Samson USA agreed to extend the term of Mr. Barr’s employment as President and Chief Executive Officer of Samson USA and Samson Oil & Gas Limited (the “Company”) to March 31, 2020. The remaining terms of the Employment Agreement remain in effect, including terms relating to compensation. This summary of the Amendment is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment that is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description
10.1		Amendment to Employment Agreement dated December 31, 2019 between Samson Oil and Gas USA, Inc. and Terence M. Barr.

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.

Date: January 7, 2020

	Samson Oil & Gas Limited


	By:	/s/ Tristan Farel
		Tristan Farel
		Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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