Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 19, 2012, Magellan Petroleum Corporation (the "Company") issued a press release announcing that the Company's upcoming annual meeting of shareholders will be held on January 16, 2013, and that the record date for the determination of the shareholders of the Company entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting has been fixed as November 19, 2012. A copy of that press release is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The above information (including Exhibit 99.1) is furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as may be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
Exhibit
No. Description

99.1 Press Release by Magellan Petroleum Corporation dated October 19, 2012

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