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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:15.0pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </font></b></p>

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20549 </font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:9.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:15.0pt;">Form 8-K </font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:9.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">CURRENT REPORT </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:9.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.0pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July
11, 2013 </font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:9.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:20.0pt;">Gateway Energy Corporation</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:9.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 1.01 Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The information provided under Item
3.03 in this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Rights Agreement
Amendment is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:17.25pt;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:4.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.5pt;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;">On
July 17, 2013, Gateway Energy Corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into an
Amendment (the &#8220;Rights Agreement Amendment&#8221;) to the Company&#8217;s existing Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2010 (the &#8220;Rights Agreement&#8221;), by and
between the Company and American Stock Transfer&nbsp;&amp; Trust Company, LLC,
as Rights Agent. The Rights Agreement Amendment accelerates the final
expiration date of the Company&#8217;s preferred stock purchase rights (the &#8220;Rights&#8221;)
from the close of business on February 26, 2020 to the close of business on
July 18, 2013, at which time any Rights that were previously distributed to the
holders of record of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share will expire
and thereafter no person will have any rights pursuant to the Rights Agreement
or the Rights. </font></p>

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foregoing description of the Rights Agreement Amendment is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement Amendment, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated by reference herein.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item 8.01 Other Events.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:17.25pt;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">On July 11, 2013, the Company received an unsolicited
proposal from the Company&#8217;s President and Chief Executive Officer and board
member, Frederick M. Pevow, Jr., on behalf of himself and other potential
investors (collectively, the &#8220;Participating Stockholders&#8221;), to acquire all of
the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company not already owned by the
Participating Stockholders for $0.015 per share in cash.&#160; Thereafter, the board
of directors formed a special committee (the &#8220;Special Committee&#8221;) to act on
behalf of the Company in respect of such acquisition proposal.&#160; The Special
Committee consists of two members of the board of directors, David F. Huff and
Perin Greg deGeurin, who are independent, and will be chaired by Mr. Huff.&#160; The
Special Committee is empowered to consider, including the authority to pursue,
abandon or reject, the proposal from the Participating Stockholders.</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;text-justify:inter-ideograph;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">No assurance can be given that the proposal from the
Participating Stockholders, or any other transaction, will be consummated. The
Company intends to disclose developments regarding these matters as directors
determine there is a need to update the market.</font></p>

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9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
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
11, 2013
Gateway Energy Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-06404
44-0651207
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 4100
Houston, Texas
77002
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(713) 336-0844
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last
report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨
Written communications
  pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant
  to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))
1
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material
Definitive Agreement.
The information provided under Item
3.03 in this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the Rights Agreement
Amendment is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
Item 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security
Holders.
On
July 17, 2013, Gateway Energy Corporation (the "Company") entered into an
Amendment (the "Rights Agreement Amendment") to the Company's existing Rights
Agreement, dated as of February 26, 2010 (the "Rights Agreement"), by and
between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC,
as Rights Agent. The Rights Agreement Amendment accelerates the final
expiration date of the Company's preferred stock purchase rights (the "Rights")
from the close of business on February 26, 2020 to the close of business on
July 18, 2013, at which time any Rights that were previously distributed to the
holders of record of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share will expire
and thereafter no person will have any rights pursuant to the Rights Agreement
or the Rights.
The
foregoing description of the Rights Agreement Amendment is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Rights Agreement Amendment, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 4.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On July 11, 2013, the Company received an unsolicited
proposal from the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and board
member, Frederick M. Pevow, Jr., on behalf of himself and other potential
investors (collectively, the "Participating Stockholders"), to acquire all of
the outstanding shares of common stock of the Company not already owned by the
Participating Stockholders for $0.015 per share in cash.  Thereafter, the board
of directors formed a special committee (the "Special Committee") to act on
behalf of the Company in respect of such acquisition proposal.  The Special
Committee consists of two members of the board of directors, David F. Huff and
Perin Greg deGeurin, who are independent, and will be chaired by Mr. Huff.  The
Special Committee is empowered to consider, including the authority to pursue,
abandon or reject, the proposal from the Participating Stockholders.
No assurance can be given that the proposal from the
Participating Stockholders, or any other transaction, will be consummated. The
Company intends to disclose developments regarding these matters as directors
determine there is a need to update the market.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
4.1          Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of July
17, 2013 by and between Gateway Energy Corporation and American Stock Transfer
& Trust Company, LLC.
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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.
Gateway Energy Corporation
Dated: July 17, 2013
/s/
  Frederick M. Pevow, Jr.
Frederick M. Pevow, Jr.
President and Chief
  Executive Officer