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  13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>
  
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  Event Reported): &nbsp;&nbsp; January 23, 2014</B></P>
  
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      WESTERN ENERGY CORPORATION</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: center; text-indent: 0pt; width: 100%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>1140
      Spectrum, Irvine, CA 92618</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      435-0977</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;<B>SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE
  SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">Information included in this Form 8-K
  may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &quot;Exchange Act&quot;). This information may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
  and other factors which may cause New Western Energy Corporation&#8217;s (&#8220;NWE&#8221;) actual results, performance or achievements
  to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.
  Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe NWE&#8217;s future plans, strategies and expectations, are
  generally identifiable by use of the words &quot;may,&quot; &quot;will,&quot; &quot;should,&quot; &quot;expect,&quot; &quot;anticipate,&quot;
  &quot;estimate,&quot; &quot;believe,&quot; &quot;intend&quot; or &quot;project&quot; or the negative of these words or other variations
  on these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and there
  can be no assurance that any projections or other expectations included in any forward-looking statements will come to pass. NWE&#8217;s
  actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various
  factors. Except as required by applicable laws, NWE undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements
  for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><B>Section 1- Registrant&#8217;s Business
  and Operations</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01&nbsp; Entry into a Material
  Definitive Agreement.</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">On January 23, 2014, New Western Energy Corporation
  (&quot;New Western&quot; or the &quot;Company&quot;), New Western Energy Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of New Western
  (&quot;Merger Sub&quot;) and Legend Oil and Gas Ltd. (&quot;Legend&quot;), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the &quot;Merger
  Agreement&quot;), pursuant to which Merger Sub will, upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
  therein, merge with and into Legend (the &quot;Merger&quot;), with Legend continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned
  subsidiary of New Western .</P>
  
  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Under
  the terms of the Merger Agreement, a</FONT>t the Closing Date, based on 122,602,418 shares of Legend common stock to be outstanding,
  New Western shall deliver one (1) share of its common stock for every three (3) outstanding shares of Legend common stock, or
  an aggregate of 40,867,474 shares of New Western common stock, subject to adjustment, to the current stockholders of Legend. The
  parties expect the Merger to be completed during the second quarter of 2014. Closing of the Merger is subject to approval of Legend&#8217;s
  stockholders as well as a number of other customary closing conditions, including filings with the State of Nevada and Colorado
  and the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;SEC&#8221;). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement New Western has also agreed
  to prepare and file with the SEC a registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the shares of New Western Common stock to be
  issued to the Legend stockholders pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety
  by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit&nbsp;2.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference
  in its entirety. The Merger Agreement has been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended
  to provide any other factual information about the Company. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger
  Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to
  such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential
  disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement. The representations, warranties
  and covenants may have been made for the purposes of allocating risk between New Western and Legend instead of establishing these
  matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those
  applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations,
  warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of New Western,
  Merger Sub, Legend or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter
  of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may
  not be fully reflected in the Company's public disclosures.</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify"><B>Section 7- Regulation FD</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><B>Item 7.01&nbsp;Regulation FD Disclosure</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">On January 24, 2014, the Company issued a press release
  announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
  on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>
  
  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;</P>
  
  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">This disclosure does not constitute an offer
  to sell, or the solicitation to buy, any such security.</P>
  
  
  
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><B>Section 9- Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
  Exhibits.</B></P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right">* <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">2.1</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><A HREF="nwec8kex21.htm">Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 23, 2014, by and among New Western Energy Corporation, New Western Energy Merger Corp. and Legend Oil and Gas, Ltd.</A></FONT></TD>
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  <TD STYLE="width: 35pt; text-align: right">99.1</TD><TD STYLE="width: 5pt"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><A HREF="nwec8kex991.htm">News Release dated January 24, 2014.</A></TD>
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">*Certain schedules and exhibits
  related to the agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item&nbsp;601(b)(2) of Regulation&nbsp;S-K. The Registrant undertakes to
  furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules or exhibits upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: center"><B>Signature(s)</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 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.</P>
  
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      <TD COLSPAN="2"><P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt"><B>New Western Energy Corporation&nbsp;</B></P>
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      <TD STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; width: 43%; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date:
      January 27, 2014</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; width: 5%; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; width: 52%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/
      Javan Khazali</FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD><P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Javan
          Khazali</P>
          <P STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;President
          &amp; Chief Executive Officer</P></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="margin: 0; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0pt; width: 89%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Description</FONT></TD></TR>
  
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  furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules or exhibits upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.</P>
  
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text: 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):    January 23, 2014
  NEW
      WESTERN ENERGY CORPORATION
  (Exact
      Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
  Commission File Number: 0-54343
  Nevada
  26-3640580
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of
  Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
  1140
      Spectrum, Irvine, CA 92618
  (Address
      of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
  (949)
      435-0977
  (Registrant's
      Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
  (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:
  [_]
  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 (17CFR240.14a-12)
  [_]
  Pre-commencement
                                           communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.14d-2(b))
  [_]
  Pre-commencement
                                           communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17CFR240.13e-4(c))
  SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE
  SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995
  Information included in this Form 8-K
  may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities
  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). This information may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties
  and other factors which may cause New Western Energy Corporation's ("NWE") actual results, performance or achievements
  to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements.
  Forward-looking statements, which involve assumptions and describe NWE's future plans, strategies and expectations, are
  generally identifiable by use of the words "may," "will," "should," "expect," "anticipate,"
  "estimate," "believe," "intend" or "project" or the negative of these words or other variations
  on these words or comparable terminology. Forward-looking statements are based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and there
  can be no assurance that any projections or other expectations included in any forward-looking statements will come to pass. NWE's
  actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements as a result of various
  factors. Except as required by applicable laws, NWE undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements
  for any reason, even if new information becomes available or other events occur in the future.
  Section 1- Registrant's Business
  and Operations
  Item 1.01  Entry into a Material
  Definitive Agreement.
  On January 23, 2014, New Western Energy Corporation
  ("New Western" or the "Company"), New Western Energy Merger Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of New Western
  ("Merger Sub") and Legend Oil and Gas Ltd. ("Legend"), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
  Agreement"), pursuant to which Merger Sub will, upon the terms and subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the conditions
  therein, merge with and into Legend (the "Merger"), with Legend continuing as the surviving corporation and as a wholly-owned
  subsidiary of New Western .
  Under
  the terms of the Merger Agreement, a
  t the Closing Date, based on 122,602,418 shares of Legend common stock to be outstanding,
  New Western shall deliver one (1) share of its common stock for every three (3) outstanding shares of Legend common stock, or
  an aggregate of 40,867,474 shares of New Western common stock, subject to adjustment, to the current stockholders of Legend. The
  parties expect the Merger to be completed during the second quarter of 2014. Closing of the Merger is subject to approval of Legend's
  stockholders as well as a number of other customary closing conditions, including filings with the State of Nevada and Colorado
  and the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Under the terms of the Merger Agreement New Western has also agreed
  to prepare and file with the SEC a registration Statement on Form S-4 relating to the shares of New Western Common stock to be
  issued to the Legend stockholders pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement.
  The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety
  by reference to the Merger Agreement, which is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference
  in its entirety. The Merger Agreement has been included to provide investors with information regarding its terms. It is not intended
  to provide any other factual information about the Company. The representations, warranties and covenants contained in the Merger
  Agreement were made only for purposes of such agreement and as of specific dates, were solely for the benefit of the parties to
  such agreement, and may be subject to limitations agreed upon by the contracting parties, including being qualified by confidential
  disclosures exchanged between the parties in connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement. The representations, warranties
  and covenants may have been made for the purposes of allocating risk between New Western and Legend instead of establishing these
  matters as facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the contracting parties that differ from those
  applicable to investors. Investors are not third-party beneficiaries under the Merger Agreement and should not rely on the representations,
  warranties and covenants or any descriptions thereof as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of New Western,
  Merger Sub, Legend or any of their respective subsidiaries or affiliates. Moreover, information concerning the subject matter
  of the representations and warranties may change after the date of the Merger Agreement, which subsequent information may or may
  not be fully reflected in the Company's public disclosures.
  Section 7- Regulation FD
  Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
  On January 24, 2014, the Company issued a press release
  announcing the execution of the Merger Agreement. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report
  on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
  This disclosure does not constitute an offer
  to sell, or the solicitation to buy, any such security.
  Section 9- Financial Statements and Exhibits
  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
  Exhibits.
  (c)
  Exhibits.
  *
  2.1
  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 23, 2014, by and among New Western Energy Corporation, New Western Energy Merger Corp. and Legend Oil and Gas, Ltd.
  99.1
  News Release dated January 24, 2014.
  *Certain schedules and exhibits
  related to the agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant undertakes to
  furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules or exhibits upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  Signature(s)
  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.
  New Western Energy Corporation
  Date:
      January 27, 2014
  By:
  /s/
      Javan Khazali
  Javan
          Khazali
  President
          & Chief Executive Officer
  Exhibit Index
  Exhibit
      No.
  Description
  *
  2.1
  Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of January 23, 2014, by and among New Western Energy Corporation, New Western Energy Merger Corp. and Legend Oil and Gas, Ltd.
  99.1
  News Release dated January 24, 2014.
  *Certain schedules and exhibits
  related to the agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. The Registrant undertakes to
  furnish supplemental copies of any of the omitted schedules or exhibits upon request by the Securities and Exchange Commission.