UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event) reported:    July 31, 2009

HYPERDYNAMICS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

001-32490	87-0400335
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One Sugar Creek Center Blvd., #125

Sugar Land, Texas 77478

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

voice: (713) 353-9400 fax: (713) 353-9421

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Item 5.02     Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 31, 2009, our Board of Directors approved an increase in the size of our Board of Directors to eight persons and elected Herman Cohen to serve as a member of our Board of Directors to fill the vacancy created by the increase in the size of the Board of Directors.  Our Board of Directors has not determined the committees of the Board of Directors, if any, to which Mr. Cohen will be appointed.  Upon such determination, we will file an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K disclosing such information.  In addition, in connection with his appointment to the Board of Directors, Mr. Cohen will receive 7,500 options per quarter with a two year term and with an exercise price equal to closing price of our common stock on the close of the previous day of the stock option award.  Mr. Cohen will also receive $8,000 per quarter payable in common stock.  The Company may opt to pay this in cash at anytime.

Mr. Cohen, age 77, has been the owner of Cohen & Woods International since 1998.  At Cohen & Woods International, Mr. Cohen specializes in providing strategic planning services to African governments and companies doing business in Africa.  Mr. Cohen also served as a Senior Advisor to Global Coalition for Africa from 1993-1998 at World Bank.  Previous to his position at World Bank, Mr. Cohen served in the U.S. Foreign Service from 1955-1993.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release dated August 3, 2009, announcing Herman Cohen appointment to the board of directors

THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS CURRENT REPORT, INCLUDING THE EXHIBIT ATTACHED HERETO, SHALL NOT BE DEEMED “FILED” FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 18 OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, NOR SHALL IT BE DEEMED INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO ANY REGISTRATION STATEMENT OR OTHER FILING PURSUANT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY STATED IN SUCH FILING.

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SIGNATURES

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.

		HYPERDYNAMICS CORPORATION
Date:	August 3, 2009	By:	/s/ JASON D. DAVIS
		Name:	Jason D. Davis
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press release dated August 3, 2009, announcing Herman Cohen appointment to the board of directors

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