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): August 24, 2015


                          SYNERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION
                          -----------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)


        Colorado                       001-35245                20-2835920
 -------------------------         ------------------        ----------------
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File No.)     (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)                                          Identification No.)

                                20203 Highway 60
                           Platteville, Colorado 80651
                   -----------------------------------------
          (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (970) 737-1073

                                       N/A
                   -----------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address if changed since last report)

Check 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)

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    230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
    240.14a-12)

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    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

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    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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

     On August 24, 2015, Synergy Resources  Corporation hired James P. Henderson
as its Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

     Mr.  Henderson,  age 50, was the Chief Financial Officer for Kodiak Oil and
Gas Corp. between 2007 and 2014. Whiting Petroleum  Corporation  acquired Kodiak
on December 8, 2014. Mr. Henderson has over 25 years of industry  experience and
holds a Bachelor's  degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University and a Master
of Business Administration degree from Regis University.

     Mr. Henderson is entitled to receive annual base  compensation of $375,000,
an award of 75,000  shares of  restricted  stock,  which will vest in five equal
annual installments  beginning on the grant date, and options to acquire 150,000
shares of the Company's common stock. The options will vest in five equal annual
installments  beginning  on the grant date,  and will have a ten year term.  The
shares and options will be granted when the  Company's  shareholders  approve an
increase to the number of shares issuable  pursuant to the Company's stock bonus
and option  plans.  The  exercise  price of the options  will also be set on the
grant date.  Mr.  Henderson is also eligible to enroll in the  Company's  401(k)
plan and health  insurance  plan.  The Company will pay Mr.  Henderson's  health
insurance  premiums  and will also  contribute  $250 to Mr.  Henderson's  Health
Savings Account.

     The Company  also  announced  the  opening of a corporate  office in Denver
located at 1625 Broadway,  Suite 300,  Denver,  CO 80202 and the addition of the
following persons to its management team:

     o    Mike Eberhard, VP of Completions. Mr. Eberhard is a Petroleum Engineer
          with over 30 years of experience  including  management positions with
          Anadarko and  Halliburton.  Mr. Eberhard has spent the past four years
          as Completion Manager at Anadarko, overseeing completion operations in
          the  Wattenberg  Field in  Colorado.  Prior to that he spent nearly 30
          years with Halliburton, ten as Technical Manager and 20 years in other
          managerial,  technical,  and sales  positions.  Mr.  Eberhard  holds a
          Bachelor's of Science  degree in Mechanical  Engineering  from Montana
          State  University  and is an active member of the Society of Petroleum
          Engineers.

     o    Cathleen  Osborn,  VP and General  Counsel.  Ms. Osborn is a corporate
          attorney with nearly 30 years of experience working in the oil and gas
          industry. Most recently she was in-house counsel for Whiting Petroleum
          and prior to that was in-house  counsel for Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. Ms.
          Osborn  received her J. D. degree from the University of Denver School
          of Law.

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     o    Barry Myhr, Business  Development Land Manager.  Mr. Myhr has 15 years
          of experience in managing land assets in the DJ Basin.  The past eight
          years he has held the position of Land Negotiator/Supervisor for Noble
          Energy  Inc.  and  prior  to that  time was  with  Patina  Oil and Gas
          Corporation,  which  was  acquired  by Noble  Energy.  Mr.  Myhr has a
          Bachelor's of Science degree from the University of Colorado  (College
          of Finance and Business) and is a Certified Professional Landman.

     In connection  with the  appointment  of Mr.  Henderson on August 24, 2015,
Frank L.  Jennings  resigned  as the  Company's  Chief  Financial  Officer.  Mr.
Jennings will remain as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer.

Item 8.01   Other Events.

     On August 25,  2015,  the Company  issued a press  release  announcing  the
appointment  of Mr.  Henderson,  the opening of its Denver  office,  and the new
members of its  management  team. A copy of the press release is filed with this
report as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number     Description of Document
------     -----------------------

   99      Press release dated August 25, 2015.

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<PAGE>

                                    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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                    SYNERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION


Dated:  August 25, 2015             By: /s/ William E. Scaff, Jr.
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        William E. Scaff, Jr.
                                        Co-Chief Executive Officer







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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): August 24, 2015

                          SYNERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION
                          -----------------------------
             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

        Colorado                       001-35245                20-2835920
 -------------------------         ------------------        ----------------
(State or other jurisdiction      (Commission File No.)     (IRS Employer
  of incorporation)                                          Identification No.)

                                20203 Highway 60
                           Platteville, Colorado 80651
                   -----------------------------------------
          (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (970) 737-1073

                                       N/A
                   -----------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address if changed since last report)

Check 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-14(c) under the
    Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.02   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
            Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain
            Officers.

     On August 24, 2015, Synergy Resources  Corporation hired James P. Henderson
as its Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

     Mr.  Henderson,  age 50, was the Chief Financial Officer for Kodiak Oil and
Gas Corp. between 2007 and 2014. Whiting Petroleum  Corporation  acquired Kodiak
on December 8, 2014. Mr. Henderson has over 25 years of industry  experience and
holds a Bachelor's  degree in Accounting from Texas Tech University and a Master
of Business Administration degree from Regis University.

     Mr. Henderson is entitled to receive annual base  compensation of $375,000,
an award of 75,000  shares of  restricted  stock,  which will vest in five equal
annual installments  beginning on the grant date, and options to acquire 150,000
shares of the Company's common stock. The options will vest in five equal annual
installments  beginning  on the grant date,  and will have a ten year term.  The
shares and options will be granted when the  Company's  shareholders  approve an
increase to the number of shares issuable  pursuant to the Company's stock bonus
and option  plans.  The  exercise  price of the options  will also be set on the
grant date.  Mr.  Henderson is also eligible to enroll in the  Company's  401(k)
plan and health  insurance  plan.  The Company will pay Mr.  Henderson's  health
insurance  premiums  and will also  contribute  $250 to Mr.  Henderson's  Health
Savings Account.

     The Company  also  announced  the  opening of a corporate  office in Denver
located at 1625 Broadway,  Suite 300,  Denver,  CO 80202 and the addition of the
following persons to its management team:

     o    Mike Eberhard, VP of Completions. Mr. Eberhard is a Petroleum Engineer
          with over 30 years of experience  including  management positions with
          Anadarko and  Halliburton.  Mr. Eberhard has spent the past four years
          as Completion Manager at Anadarko, overseeing completion operations in
          the  Wattenberg  Field in  Colorado.  Prior to that he spent nearly 30
          years with Halliburton, ten as Technical Manager and 20 years in other
          managerial,  technical,  and sales  positions.  Mr.  Eberhard  holds a
          Bachelor's of Science  degree in Mechanical  Engineering  from Montana
          State  University  and is an active member of the Society of Petroleum
          Engineers.

     o    Cathleen  Osborn,  VP and General  Counsel.  Ms. Osborn is a corporate
          attorney with nearly 30 years of experience working in the oil and gas
          industry. Most recently she was in-house counsel for Whiting Petroleum
          and prior to that was in-house  counsel for Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp. Ms.
          Osborn  received her J. D. degree from the University of Denver School
          of Law.

                                       2
o    Barry Myhr, Business  Development Land Manager.  Mr. Myhr has 15 years
          of experience in managing land assets in the DJ Basin.  The past eight
          years he has held the position of Land Negotiator/Supervisor for Noble
          Energy  Inc.  and  prior  to that  time was  with  Patina  Oil and Gas
          Corporation,  which  was  acquired  by Noble  Energy.  Mr.  Myhr has a
          Bachelor's of Science degree from the University of Colorado  (College
          of Finance and Business) and is a Certified Professional Landman.

     In connection  with the  appointment  of Mr.  Henderson on August 24, 2015,
Frank L.  Jennings  resigned  as the  Company's  Chief  Financial  Officer.  Mr.
Jennings will remain as the Company's Chief Accounting Officer.

Item 8.01   Other Events.

     On August 25,  2015,  the Company  issued a press  release  announcing  the
appointment  of Mr.  Henderson,  the opening of its Denver  office,  and the new
members of its  management  team. A copy of the press release is filed with this
report as Exhibit 99.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number     Description of Document
------     -----------------------

   99      Press release dated August 25, 2015.

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                    SYNERGY RESOURCES CORPORATION

Dated:  August 25, 2015             By: /s/ William E. Scaff, Jr.
                                        --------------------------------------
                                        William E. Scaff, Jr.
                                        Co-Chief Executive Officer

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