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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): May
20, 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 align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:9.0pt;">1415 Louisiana Street, Suite 4100 </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:9.0pt;">(713) 336-0844 </font></b></p>

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telephone number, including area code) </font></b></p>

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report) </font></b></p>

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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): </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 5.02 Departure of Directors
or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.</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;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;">On
May 20, 2013, William E. Bauch, a member of the board of directors of Gateway
Energy Corporation (the &quot;Company&quot;), notified the Company that he had
decided to resign from the Company's board of directors.&#160; Mr. Bauch did not
resign as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating
to the Company's operations, policies or practices.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other;">In
accordance with the requirements of Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, the Company has
provided Mr. Bauch with a copy of the disclosures contained in this Current
Report on Form 8-K no later than the day of filing this Form 8-K with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.&#160; &#160;</font></p>

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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:10.0pt;">SIGNATURE</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:9.0pt;text-indent:17.25pt;"><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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. </font></p>

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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): May
20, 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))
¨
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  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
  240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors
or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
On
May 20, 2013, William E. Bauch, a member of the board of directors of Gateway
Energy Corporation (the "Company"), notified the Company that he had
decided to resign from the Company's board of directors.  Mr. Bauch did not
resign as a result of any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating
to the Company's operations, policies or practices.
In
accordance with the requirements of Item 5.02 of Form 8-K, the Company has
provided Mr. Bauch with a copy of the disclosures contained in this Current
Report on Form 8-K no later than the day of filing this Form 8-K with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 9.01            Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
None.
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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: June 04, 2013
/s/ Frederick
  M. Pevow, Jr.
Frederick M. Pevow, Jr.
President and Chief Executive
  Officer