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|   o | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934    |
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|     | OR                                                                                      |
|   x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13(a) OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |

| For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 | Commission File Number: 001-33580 |
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|                                                              | KEEGAN RESOURCES INC.                                                                                                       |                                                    |
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|                                                              | (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)                                                                 |                                                    |
| British Columbia                                                  |                                                                                                                        | 1040                                                    |   | Not Applicable |
| (Province or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |                                                                                                                        | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code)  |   | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |
|                                                              | 700 -1199 West Hastings StreetVancouver, British ColumbiaCanada V6E 3T5(604) 683-8193                                       |                                                    |
|                                                              | (Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)                                       |                                                    |
|                                                              | National Registered Agents, Inc.875 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 501New York, New York  10001Tel: 1-800-550-6724 |                                                    |
|                                                              | (Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (includingarea code) of agent for service in the United States)    |                                                    |

| Title Of Each Class         | Name Of Each Exchange On Which Registered |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Common Shares, no par value | NYSE MKT Equities                         |

| x Annual Information Form | x Audited Annual Financial Statements |
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| Yes  x |   |   | No  o |   |
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| Yes  o |   |   | No  o |   |
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| Date:  January 11, 2013. | KEEGAN RESOURCES INC. By:      ___________________   Gregory McCunnChief Financial Officer |
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| Exhibit Number | Exhibit Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| 99.1                | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 99.2                | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 99.3                | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)                                                                                                                                                           |
| 99.4                | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) of the Exchange Act and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002(2)                                                                                                                                                           |
| 99.5                | Annual Information Form of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2012(1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 99.6                | Audited consolidated balance sheets as at March 31, 2012, March 31, 2011 and April 1, 2010 and the consolidated statements of comprehensive income, changes in equity, and cash flows for the years ended March 31, 2012 and March 31, 2011, including the notes thereto, and report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm thereon(1) |
| 99.7                | Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations for the year ended March 31, 2012(1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 99.8                | Consent of KPMG LLP(1)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 99.9                | Consent of Brian Wolfe, B Sc Hons (Geol), Post Grad Cert (Geostats), (MAusIMM) (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 99.10               | Consent of Christopher Waller, B AppSc (MAusIMM) (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 99.11               | Consent of Harry Warries, M Eng (MAusIMM) (2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 99.12               | Consent of Andrea Zaradic, P. Eng.(2)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

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