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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-17-000461
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170104
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170104

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TENGASCO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001001614
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				870267438
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15555
		FILM NUMBER:		17506762

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6021 S. SYRACUSE WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 117
		CITY:			GREENWOOD VILLAGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80111
		BUSINESS PHONE:		720-420-4460

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6021 S. SYRACUSE WAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 117
		CITY:			GREENWOOD VILLAGE
		STATE:			CO
		ZIP:			80111
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">CURRENT REPORT</div>

<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: center">Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold">January 4, 2017</font></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-STYLE: italic; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><u style="FONT-SIZE: 24pt">Tengasco, Inc.</u></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><u>6021 S. Syracuse Way, Suite 117, Greenwood Village CO 80111</u></div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">On January 4, 2017, Tengasco, Inc. issued a press release announcing the filing of Prospectus containing final terms of the Rights Offering to shareholders described in Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed October 17, 2016, as amended and deemed effective December 30, 2016.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt">The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the information set forth in Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;), nor shall it be deemed 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 a filing.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Press Release dated January 4, 2017</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Greenwood Village, Colorado. January 4, 2017 -- Tengasco, Inc. (NYSE MKE: TGC) announced today the Company&#8217;s Form S-1 Registration Statement concerning a nontransferable rights offering to shareholders (the &#8220;Offering&#8221;) was deemed effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2016.&#160; Accordingly, the Company today filed a prospectus containing the final terms of the Offering (the &#8220;Prospectus&#8221;).</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">The Offering includes a basic right for stockholders of the Company&#8217;s 6,097,723 outstanding shares on Nov. 21, 2016 (the record date) to purchase, for each share held, two new shares of common stock at a price of $0.60 for each share.&#160; The Offering includes an oversubscription privilege whereby shareholders fully exercising their basic right may purchase shares offered but not purchased by other shareholders, if available.&#160; All rights will expire if not exercised by 5:00 PM EST time on February 2, 2017, unless the Company extends the offering.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Shareholders should carefully read the Prospectus because it contains important information.&#160; The Prospectus and documents including the Rights Certificate and instructions about how to exercise and pay for the rights exercised will be both mailed to all registered shareholders commencing January 5, 2017 and simultaneously provided to all brokers or nominee holders for distribution by the broker to all beneficial owners of the Company&#8217;s stock.&#160;&#160; Shareholders may also review (at no cost) the Prospectus and other documents relating to the rights offering at the SEC&#8217;s web site at <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-VARIANT: normal; FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal"><u>www.sec.gov</u></font> by clicking &#8220;Company Filings&#8221; as shown on the home page of that website and on the next page by entering the Company&#8217;s ticker symbol TGC in the &#8220;Fast Search&#8221; box.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Neither the Company, nor its board of directors is making any recommendation to shareholders as to whether to exercise their subscription rights. The Company anticipates that Dolphin Offshore Partners, LP, the Company&#8217;s largest shareholder, will fully exercise its basic subscription rights and oversubscription privileges subject to any limitations imposed in the Offering and that all directors and the Chief Executive Officer of the Company will fully exercise their basic subscription rights.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: justify">This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to purchase or a solicitation of an offer to sell shares.&#160; <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">The statements contained in this release that are not purely historical are forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable securities laws.</font></div>

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