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 December 22, 2008
BLACKBIRD PETROLEUM
CORPORATION
(Name
of Small Business issuer in its charter)
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NEVADA
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000 –
53335
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20-5965988
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(State or other
jurisdiction of
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation
or organization)
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Identification No.) |
1630 York
Avenue
Main
Floor
New York,
New York 10028
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s
telephone number (212)
315-9705
Ark
Development, Inc.
4225 New
Forrest Drive
Plano,
Texas 75093
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Copies
to:
Marc
Ross, Esq.
Elizabeth
Ann Herman, Esq.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61
Broadway
New York,
New York 10006
(212)930-9700
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
Changes
to the Board of Directors
The
following sets forth the names of the newly appointed director and executive
officer of Blackbird Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”), and the principal
positions with the Company held by such person. The directors serve until their
successors are elected. The Company has not had standing audit, nominating or
compensation committees of the Board of Directors or committees performing
similar functions due to the limited scope of its operations in the past, but
plans to establish some or all of such committees in the future. All such
applicable functions have been performed by the Board of Directors as a whole.
There are no family relationships among any of the directors or executive
officers.
There are
no material proceedings known to the Company to which any director, officer or
affiliate of the Company, or any owner of record or beneficially of more than 5%
of any class of voting securities of the Company, or any affiliate of such
persons is a party adverse to the Company or has a material interest adverse to
the Company. There are no legal proceedings known to the Company that are
material to the evaluation of the ability or integrity of any of the Directors
or executive officers.
Directors
and Executive Officers
Jeffrey
B. Wolin: Director, Secretary, and Vice President of Strategic
Planning
On
December 22, 2008, Jeffrey B. Wolin, age 51, was appointed by the Board of
Directors to serve as a Director, Secretary, and Vice President of Strategic
Planning to the Company.
Mr. Wolin
has been the President of Brighton Capital, Ltd., a boutique investment banking
firm representing parties in mergers and acquisitions, public and private
placements, convertible preferred/debt offerings, senior debt offerings and
related services since 1997. Previously, Mr. Wolin was a practicing corporate
attorney with prominent firms in Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Mr. Wolin
is a graduate of the Columbia University with a degree in Biomedical and
Chemical Engineering and a graduate of the University of Miami School of
Law.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(A)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESSES ACQUIRED.
Not
applicable.
(B) PRO
FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
(C) SHELL
COMPANY TRANSACTIONS.
Not
applicable.
(D)
EXHIBITS
None.
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
December
29 , 2008.
| BLACKBIRD PETROLEUM CORPORATION | |||
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By:
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| Antonio Treminio, | |||
| CEO & Chairman | |||
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