UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

**FORM 10-Q/A**

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

| For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009 | Commission File No. 001-31852 |
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

 

**Tri-Valley Corporation**

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

| **Delaware**

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization) | **84-0617433**

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.) |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|

 

**4550 California Avenue, Suite 600, Bakersfield, California 93309**

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

**(661) 864-0500**

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. 

Yes xNo o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). (Check one):

 

| Large accelerated filer | o | Accelerated filer         | x |
|-------------------------|---|---------------------------|---|
| Non-accelerated filer   | o | Smaller reporting company | o |

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes oNo x

 

The number of shares of Registrant's common stock outstanding at August 3, 2009 was 27,623,967.

 

----

**Explanatory Note**

 

The sole purpose of this amendment is to file corrected certifications required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), to correct scrivener’s errors in the originally filed certificates.

 

| **Item 6** | **Exhibits** |
|------------|--------------|

 

| Item | Description |
|------|-------------|

 

| 31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, filed herewith |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------|

| 31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification, filed herewith |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------|

| 32.1 | 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certification, previously filed |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------|

| 32.2 | 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 Certification, previously filed |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------|

 

 

**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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

|               | **TRI-VALLEY CORPORATION** |
|--------------------|----------------------------|
|               |                       |
| September 10, 2009 | */s/ F. Lynn Blystone*     |
|               | F. Lynn Blystone           |
|               | Chairman and CEO           |
|               |                       |
| September 10, 2009 | */s/ Arthur M. Evans*      |
|               | Arthur M. Evans            |
|               | Chief Financial Officer    |

 

 

 

2