gw8k_sep242014.htm
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): September 24, 2014
GREAT WEST RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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000-25097
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65-0783722
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission File
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(IRS Employer
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of incorporation)
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Number)
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Identification Number)
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1990 N California Blvd.
8th Floor
Walnut Creek, CA 94596
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(443) 742-2134
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
18 Falcon Hills Dr.
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers.
Effective September 24, 2014, the Board of Directors of Great West Resources, Inc., a Nevada corporation ("Great West" or the “Company”), appointed David Rector to serve as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Rector currently serves as the Chief Operating Officer and as a Director of MV Portfolios, Inc. Mr. Rector has been a director of Sevion Theraputics Inc. (formerly Senesco Technologies, Inc.), a publicly traded company, since February 2002. Mr. Rector also serves as a director and member of the compensation and audit committee of DGSE Companies, Inc. (formerly the Dallas Gold and Silver Exchange Inc.), a publicly traded company. Since 1985, Mr. Rector has been the Principal of The David Stephen Group, which provides enterprise consulting services to emerging and developing companies in a variety of industries. From November 2012 through January 28, 2014, Mr. Rector has served as the CEO, President and a director of Vaporin, Inc. (formerly known as Valor Gold Corp.). From February 2012 through December 31, 2012, Mr. Rector served as the VP Finance & Administration of Pershing Gold Corp. From May 2011 through February 2012, Mr. Rector served as the President of Sagebrush Gold, Ltd. From October 2009 through August 2011, Mr. Rector had served as President and CEO of Li3 Energy, Inc. From July 2009 through May 2011, Mr. Rector had served as President and CEO of Nevada Gold Holdings, Inc. From September 2008 through November 2010, Mr. Rector served as President and CEO Universal Gold Mining Corp. From October 2007 through February 13, 2013, Mr. Rector served as President and CEO of Standard Drilling, Inc. From 2007 through 2009, Mr. Rector served as a director of RxElite, Inc., which filed for bankruptcy in May 2010. From May 2004 through December 2006, Mr. Rector had served in senior management positions with Nanoscience Technologies, Inc., a development stage company engaged in the development of DNA Nanotechnology. From 1983 until 1985, Mr. Rector served as President and General Manager of Sunset Designs, Inc., a domestic and international manufacturer and marketer of consumer product craft kits, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reckitt & Coleman N.A. From 1980 until 1983, Mr. Rector served as the Director of Marketing of Sunset Designs. From 1971 until 1980, Mr. Rector served in progressive roles in the financial and product marketing departments of Crown Zellerbach Corporation, a multi-billion dollar pulp and paper industry corporation. Mr. Rector was chosen as a director based on his knowledge of public company management, corporate governance and the mining industry in general.
There is no family relationship between Mr. Rector and any of our other officers and directors.
Effective September 24, 2014, the Company entered into an indemnification agreement with Mr. Rector that provides, among other things, for the indemnification to the fullest extent permitted or required by Nevada law, provided however, that Mr. Rector shall not be entitled to indemnification in connection with (i) any “claim” (as such term is defined in the agreement) initiated by him against the Company or the Company’s directors or officers unless the Company joins or consent to the initiation of such claim, or (ii) the purchase and sale of securities by him in in violation of Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. This summary of the indemnification agreement is not complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the agreement that is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Except for the aforementioned appointment and actions, there has been no transaction or currently proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which Mr. Rector had or will have a direct or indirect material interest since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The exhibit listed in the following Exhibit Index is furnished as part of the Current Report on Form 8-K.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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Form of Indemnification Agreement between Great West Resources, Inc. and David Rector
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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.
Date: September 30, 2014
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GREAT WEST RESOURCES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ David Rector
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Name: David Rector
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Title: Director
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