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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 12, 2005
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HARKEN ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-10262
(Commission File Number)
95-2841597
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

180 State Street, Suite 200
Southlake, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
76092
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (817) 424-2424

Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report: Not applicable

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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ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
 
On September 12, 2005, Harken Energy Corporation (the “Company”) announced that it had negotiated and closed the sale of 2,829,501 shares from its existing holdings in Global Energy Development PLC (“Global”), raising approximately $14.1 million in new capital for the Company. The Global shares were sold at market prices, with 1,759,501 sold through a private sale to FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited and/or one or more of their direct and indirect subsidiaries and the remaining 1,080,000 shares sold in open market transactions.
 
As a result of these sales, the Company now holds 18,975,641 ordinary shares, representing approximately 54% of Global’s outstanding common shares.
 
Additional information is contained in the Company’s press release, issued September 12, 2005, filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.
 
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit Number
Description
 
99.1
Press Release issued by Harken Energy Corporation September 12, 2005


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.
     
  Harken Energy Corporation
  (Registrant)
 
 		  
 		  
 
Date: September 12, 2005 By:   /s/ ELMER A. JOHNSTON                                 
  Elmer A. Johnston
 
Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel
 
 



 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
  
Description
 
99.1
  
Press release issued by Harken Energy Corporation on September 12, 2005