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):  January 11, 2010 (January 11, 2010)

HYPERDYNAMICS CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

001-32490 (Commission File Number)		87-0400335 (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:

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

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01                      Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 11, 2010, we issued a press release entitled “Hyperdynamics to Hold Business Update Investor Conference Call February 1”.  The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information disclosed in Item 7.01 of, and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed”  for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing.  This Current Report on Form 8-K does not constitute a determination of whether any information included herein is material.

Item 9.01                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit Number                                                      Description

Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated January 11, 2010

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:  January 11, 2010                                                        By:                 /s/ JASON D. DAVIS

Name:            Jason D. Davis

Title: Chief Financial Officer and

Principal Accounting Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number                                                      Description

Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated January 11, 2010