UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
_________________________
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (or Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 23,
2008
SWIFT
ENERGY COMPANY
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
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1-8754
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20-3940661
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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16825
Northchase Drive, Suite 400
Houston,
Texas 77060
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(281)
874-2700
(Registrant’s
telephone number)
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material
pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Subsequent
to the distribution of our 2008 Proxy Statement, we received feedback from
Institutional Shareholder Services regarding the proposed amendment to the Swift
Energy Company 2005 Stock Compensation Plan (the "Plan"). In
response, we are furnishing the following information related to the Plan;
however, the proposed amendment to the Plan in our 2008 Proxy Statement remains
unchanged. As of February 29, 2008, the Company had: (1) 174,263
shares available for grant in the Plan, (2) 1,423,033 stock option awards
outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $30.90 and a weighted
average remaining term of 5.7 years, and (3) 735,905 restricted stock awards
outstanding at February 29, 2008.
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: April
23, 2008
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Swift
Energy Company
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By:
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/s/
Bruce H. Vincent
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Bruce
H. Vincent
President
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