UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 8-A For Registration of Certain Classes of Securities Pursuant to Section 12(b) or 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Evolution Petroleum Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Nevada 41-1781991 (State of incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer organization) Identification No.) 820 Gessner, Suite 1340 77024 Houston, Texas (Zip Code) (Address of principal executive offices) If this form relates to the If this form relates to the registration of a class of registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the Instruction A.(d), check the following box. |X| following box. |_| Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: Not applicable Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered ------------------- ------------------------------ Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share American Stock Exchange Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered. A description of the common stock, par value $0.001 per share ("Common Stock"), of Evolution Petroleum Corporation, a Nevada corporation (formerly Natural Gas Systems, Inc.) (the "Company"), to be registered pursuant to this Form 8-A is contained in the section titled "Description of Securities" in Amendment Number 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (File No. 333-125564), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2006, and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 2. Exhibits. The common stock to be registered on this Form 8-A is to be listed on the American Stock Exchange, on which no other securities of the Company are listed. Pursuant to the instructions to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed with this Form 8-A. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized. EVOLUTION PETROLEUM CORPORATION. Date: July 13, 2006 By: /s/ Robert S. Herlin ------------------------------------- Robert S. Herlin Its: Chief Executive Officer