form8k.htm
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 November 5, 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 incorporation or
organization)
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(Commission
File No.)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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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.
Jonathan
R. Shechter, Esq.
Sichenzia
Ross Friedman Ference LLP
61
Broadway, 32nd
Fl.
New York,
New York 10006
(212)930-9700
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appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events
Effective November
26, 2008, Blackbird Petroleum Corporation
(the “Company”) changed its name from Ark Development, Inc. to Blackbird
Petroleum Corporation. The name change was effected by way of the
merger of Ark Development, Inc. with and into its wholly owned subsidiary,
Blackbird Petroleum Corporation, a Nevada corporation. A copy of the filed
Articles of Merger are being filed herewith. The Board of Directors of the
Company approved the name change on November 5, 2008.
In
addition, on November 5, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company approved a
stock dividend, whereby two shares of common stock of the Company would be
issued for every one share of common stock (the "Dividend"). The record
date for the Dividend was established as November 25, 2008, and the
Dividend was issued on December 5, 2008.
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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2.1
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Articles of Merger
between Ark Development, Inc. and Blackbird Petroleum Corporation filed
with the Secretary of State of Nevada on November 26,
2008.
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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.
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Blackbird
Petroleum Corporation |
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Date: January
26, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Antonio
Tremino |
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Antonio
Tremino |
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Chief
Executive Officer |
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