SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WEST J ROBINSON

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

7 CUSTOM HOUSE STREET

(Street)

PORTLAND

04101

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MAGELLAN PETROLEUM CORP /DE/ [ MPET ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2011

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
COMMON STOCK⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾	07/01/2011		A		15,000⁽³⁾	A	$0⁽⁴⁾	155,000⁽⁵⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Prior to July 1, 2011, the Company's non-employee director compensation policy ("Policy") provided for an annual stock award under Section 9 of the Company's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan ("Plan") with a value equal to $35,000 to be made to each non-employee director on either July 1, 2011 or the date of the annual shareholder meeting held during each Company fiscal year, subject to a cap of 15,000 shares (the difference in value between the shares and $35,000 to be in cash) ("Stock Award").

2. On July 1, 2011, the Company's Board of Directors ("Board"), upon recommendation of the Compensation, Nominating and Governance Committee ("Committee"), amended the Policy to provide for either a Stock Award or a $35,000 cash award to exercise previously issued Company stock options under the Plan ("Cash Award"). To the extent that a Cash Award is elected by a director, the director must exercise options which are at least equal to the value of shares that would have been received had the director elected to receive a Stock Award (rounded up to the nearest whole option). Any difference between this amount and $35,000 is paid in cash.

3. On July 1, 2011, the Board, upon recommendation of the Committee, approved the granting of either a Stock Award or a Cash Award to each of the eligible non-employee directors. Mr. West elected to receive a Stock Award.

4. The fair market value of a share of the Company's common stock on July 1, 2011, was $1.68, calculated in accordance with the Plan.

5. Amount reported does not include beneficial ownership of the shares subject to stock options held by the reporting person which have been previously reported in Table II.

	/s/ J. Robinson West, by Edward B. Whittemore, attorney-in-fact	07/06/2011
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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