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
September 19, 2007
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Commission File Number: 0-51414
Lucas Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada, United States
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
98-0417780
(I.R.S. Employer ID Number)
3000 Richmond Avenue, Suite 400, Houston, Texas 77098
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(713) 528-1881
(Issuer's telephone number)
N/A
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics
On September 19, 2007, the Company's board of directors approved a Code of Ethics (the "Code), which revised the previous code of ethics. The revised Code applies to the Company's directors and executive officers, including its chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, controller, and such other finance, accounting, tax or internal audit personnel as the chief executive officer or chief financial officer may from time to time designate. The previously adopted Code has been revised to be broader in scope and applicable to more persons. A complete copy of the Code of Ethics is being filed as Exhibit 14.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statement and Exhibits
The following documents are filed herewith as exhibits:
Exhibit 14.1 Code of Ethics
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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.
Dated: September 20, 2007
LUCAS ENERGY, INC.
/s/ James J. Cerna, Jr.
James J. Cerna, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT 14.1
LUCAS ENERGY, INC.
(Under Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002)
This Code of Ethics is designed to promote honest and ethical conduct, full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure of financial information in the periodic reports of Lucas Energy, Inc. (the "Company"), and compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.
APPLICABILITY OF THE CODE
This Code of Ethics (the "Code") applies to the Company's directors and executive officers, including its chief executive officer, the chief financial officer, controller, and such other finance, accounting, tax or internal audit personnel as the chief executive officer or chief financial officer may from time to time designate. The persons listed in the preceding paragraph are referred to as the "Covered Persons."
HONEST AND ETHICAL CONDUCT
In performing his or her duties, each of the Covered Persons will act in accordance with high standards of honest and ethical conduct including taking appropriate actions to permit and facilitate the ethical handling and resolution of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and professional relationships.
In addition, each of the Covered Persons will promote high standards of honest and ethical conduct among employees who have responsibilities in the areas of accounting, audit, tax, and financial reporting and other employees throughout the Company.
FULL, FAIR, ACCURATE, TIMELY, AND UNDERSTANDABLE DISCLOSURE
In performing his or her duties, each of the Covered Persons will endeavor to promote, and will take appropriate action within his or her areas of responsibility to cause the Company to provide, full, fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosure in reports and documents that the Company files with or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications.
In performing his or her duties, each of the Covered Persons will, within his or her areas of responsibility, engage in, and seek to promote, full, fair and accurate disclosure of financial and other information to, and open and honest discussions with, the Company's outside auditors.
COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE GOVERNMENTAL LAWS, RULES, AND REGULATIONS
In performing his or her duties, each of the Covered Persons will endeavor to comply, and take appropriate action within his or her areas of responsibility to cause the Company to comply, with applicable governmental laws, rules, and regulations and applicable rules and regulations of self-regulatory organizations.
Each of the Covered Persons will promptly provide the Company's general counsel or the Company's audit committee with information concerning conduct the Covered Person reasonably believes to constitute a material violation by the Company, or its directors or officers, of the securities laws, rules or regulations or other laws, rules, or regulations applicable to the Company.
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REPORTING VIOLATIONS OF THE CODE
Each of the Covered Persons will promptly report any violation of this Code to the Company's general counsel or to the Company's audit committee, as applicable.
WAIVER AND AMENDMENT OF THE CODE
The Company's audit committee, as well as the Company's board of directors, will have the authority to approve a waiver from any provision of this Code. The Company will publicly disclose information concerning any waiver or an implicit waiver of this Code as required by applicable law. A waiver means the approval of a material departure from a provision of this Code. The Company will publicly disclose any substantive amendment of this Code as required by applicable law.
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ADHERENCE TO THE CODE
The Company's audit committee will assess compliance with this Code, report violations of this Code to the Board of Directors, and, based upon the relevant facts and circumstances, recommend to the Board appropriate action. A violation of this Code may result in disciplinary action including termination of employment.
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