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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000894627-16-000102
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160803
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160803
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160803

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			VAALCO ENERGY INC /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000894627
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				760274813
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-32167
		FILM NUMBER:		161802829

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9800 RICHMOND AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77042
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-499-1465

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		9800 RICHMOND AVE.
		STREET 2:		SUITE 700
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77042
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			Form 8-K
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">July 28</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">, 2016</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font>
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		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;;font-size: 12pt"><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">On July 28, 2016, </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Steven P. Guidry</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> notified</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;"> VAALCO Energy, Inc. (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">of his resignation </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">as Chief Executive Officer and as a director of the Company</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">,</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">effective September 1</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">, 2016.&nbsp; Mr. </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">Guidry</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">&#x2019;s resignation was not related to any </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the Company&#x2019;s operations, policies or practices</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">On August 1, 2016, the Company&#x2019;s Board of Directors (the &#x201C;Board&#x201D;) appointed Cary Bounds, the Company&#x2019;s Chief Operating Officer, as Interim Chief Executive Officer </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">effective September 1, 2106, </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">to serve until a permanent Chief Executive Officer can be identified. </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">Mr. Bounds will not receive any additional compensation in connection with his role as Interim Chief Executive Officer</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;"> and will continue to also serve as Chief Operating Officer during his interim appointment</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">. &nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;background-color: #FFFFFF;">On August 1, 2016, the Board also designated Elizabeth Prochnow, the Company&#x2019;s Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, as the Company&#x2019;s Principal Financial Officer. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">Item 7.01 Regulation FD.&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">On </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">August</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, 2016, the Company issued a press release announcing the </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">resignation of Steven P. Guidry as Chief Executive Officer and the appointment of Cary Bounds, the Company&#x2019;s Chief Operating Officer, as Interim Chief </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Executive</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> Officer. </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">The information set forth in the attached Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed &#x201C;filed&#x201D; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#x201C;Exchange Act&#x201D;), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Item 9.01</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">(d)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Exhibits. </font>
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						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Press Release, dated </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">August </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, 2016</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">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. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">August </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">3</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, 2016 </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;;font-size: 10pt;font-family:Times New Roman;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">/s/ Eric J. Christ</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">VAALCO ENE</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">RGY ANNOUNCES </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">RETIREMENT OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER STEVE GUIDRY</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">HOUSTON &#x2013; AUGUST 3</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">,</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;"> 201</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:13pt;">6</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> &#x2013; VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) today announced </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">that Steve Guidry, the Company&#x2019;s Ch</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">ief Executive Officer, will </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">retire </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">from the Company and Board of Directors </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">effective September 1, 2016.&nbsp; </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">Steve</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> &nbsp;j</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">oined VAALCO as Chief Executive Officer in October 2013 after having </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">worked for 33 years at Marathon Oil Corporation in a number of senior executive capacities, his last position </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">there </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">being Vice President of Business Development.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">He </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">was also appointed to VAALCO&#x2019;s Board of Directors when he joined the Company and served as Chairman from June 2014 until December 2015. </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> &nbsp;Steve plans to </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">spend more time</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> with his wife and family in Houston and Lafayette. </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">Cary Bounds, VAALCO&#x2019;s Chief Operating Officer</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">, will assume the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer beginning September 1 while the Board conducts a search for </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">a &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">new chief</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> executive.&nbsp; </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">Andrew </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">Fawthrop</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">, VAALCO&#x2019;s Chairman of the Board</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> commented,&nbsp;&nbsp;&#x201C;We want to thank Steve for his </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">tireless efforts over the last three </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">years.&nbsp;&nbsp;He guided VAALCO </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">through the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">successful completion of the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">largest development project in the Company&#x2019;s history and also had to navigate </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">VAALCO </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">throu</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">gh the </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">i</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">ndustry&#x2019;s worst down cycle</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> in recent memory</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">. He was well respected by his management team, the Board and the investment community.&nbsp;&nbsp;We wish Steve good health and all the best </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">in his upcoming retirement</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;"> and we are pleased to have Cary serve in his new role</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&#x201D;&nbsp; </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">Steve Guidry commented, </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">It has been an honor to have led VAALCO since 2013 and a privilege to work closely with my management team and our entire Board. </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">I &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">greatly </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">appreciate their support during my tenure</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">.&nbsp;&nbsp;Cary is an excellent choice to assume my responsibilities until a permanent replacement is named. </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">I believe the ongoing strong leadership </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">provided by the Board, Cary and other </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">members of senior management will continue to guide VAALCO forward </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">as the Industry emerges from the current downturn.&#x201D;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">VAALCO Energy, Inc. is a Houston-based independent energy company pri</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">ncipally engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of crude oil. The Company's properties and exploration acreage are lo</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">cated primarily in Gabon,</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;"> Equa</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times;font-size:13pt;">torial Guinea and Angola in West Africa</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:13pt;">.</font>
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