United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event): September 22, 2004
Commission File Number: 333-61547
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma 333-61547 73-0767549
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) Identification No.)
302 N. Independence, Suite 1500, Enid, Oklahoma 73701
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (580) 233-8955
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(Former Name or Former Address if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 4.01 CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
i. Effective September 20, 2004, the Registrant engaged Grant Thornton
LLP to act as the independent accountant.
ii. During the Registrant's two fiscal years ended December 31, 2003, and
for the period from January 1, 2004 to September 19, 2004, the
Registrant did not consult Grant Thornton LLP regarding either:
o The application of accounting principles to a specified
transaction, either completed or proposed; or the type of audit
opinion that might be rendered on the Registrant's financial
statements;
o Any matter that was either the subject of a disagreement (as
defined in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K and the related
instructions to this item) or a reportable event (as described in
paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Regulations S-K.
The Registrant provided Grant Thornton LLP with a copy of the foregoing
disclosures.
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: September 22, 2004 Continental Resources, Inc.
By: ROGER V. CLEMENT
Roger V. Clement
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer