UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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)  September 24, 2007

 

Cano Petroleum, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

001-32496

 

77-0635673

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 

 

801 Cherry Street, Suite 3200

 

 

Fort Worth, Texas

 

76102

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(817) 698-0900

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

 

 

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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Item 2.03.             Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant

 

Drawdown under $100,000,000 Credit Agreement

 

On September 24, 2007, Cano Petroleum, Inc. (“Cano”) increased its aggregate borrowings under its currently existing $100,000,000 Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) among Cano Petroleum, Inc., as borrower, and Union Bank of California, N.A. and Natixis, as lenders, to $48.0 million. The interest rate on the amount borrowed fluctuates based on the LIBOR rate plus the applicable margin which ranges from 1.75% - 2.50% based on the utilization level. The average interest rate on September 24, 2007 was 7.81%. No principal is due until November 29, 2009. The interest payment dates are September 28, 2007, October 10, 2007, October 17, 2007, and October 22, 2007. If the $48.0 million principal is not repaid on those dates, the term and the interest rate of the applicable borrowing may be modified with the term being up to 12 months from the aforementioned dates with interest payments being due at least every 90 days thereafter.

 

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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.

 

 

CANO PETROLEUM, INC.

 

 

Date: September 28, 2007

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Morris B. Smith

 

 

Morris B. Smith

 

 

Senior Vice President and

 

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

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