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): March 11, 2009
SOUTHERN ENERGY COMPANY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada 000-20462 95-3746596
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification Number)
100 W. Liberty St. 10th Floor
Reno, NV, 89505
(Address of principal executive offices)
Telephone: 800-628-5764
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
CATALINA SILVER AND GOLD PROPERTY
On March 19, 2009, the Company announced that it had entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire the Catalina Silver and Gold Property located northwest of
Santiago, Chile. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will acquire the
property for a total of 2,000,000 shares of restricted common stock at a deemed
price of $1.50 per share to be issued on or before the closing date of March 23,
2009.
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
DR. DAVID SHAW - APPOINTMENT AS GEOLOGICAL CONSULTANT
On March 11, 2009, the Company announced the appointment of Dr. David Shaw as a
Geological Consultant to Southern Energy.
Dr. David Shaw graduated in 1973 from the University of Sheffield, England, with
a B.Sc. (Sp. Hons.) in geology followed by a Ph.D. in structural geology from
Carleton University, Ottawa. Since completing his doctorate, Dr. Shaw has worked
both in the technical and financial communities within the resource industry. He
spent seven years with Chevron Resources in Calgary and Vancouver, employed
initially as an in-house structural consultant on both metal and hydrocarbon
exploration programs and then as a member of a hydrocarbon project financial
evaluation team. Upon leaving Chevron, he initiated and developed the Resource
Research Group at Charlton Securities Ltd., Calgary before assuming the position
of Senior Mining Analyst, Corporate Finance, at Yorkton Securities Inc. in
Vancouver. Throughout Dr. Shaw's career, he has built strong relationships with
European financial institutions and the global mining community. Currently, Dr.
Shaw is employed as the Chief Executive Officer of Colombia Gold plc, a private
U.K. company that is engaged in precious metal exploration in Colombia. In
addition, from 2005 to the present, Dr. Shaw has served on the board of
directors of First Majestic Silver Corp., a Canadian public company with
producing silver mines in Mexico.
STANLEY FORD, P. ENG. - APPOINTMENT AS CONSULTING ENGINEER
On March 19, 2009, the Company announced the appointment of Stanley Ford, P.
Eng., as a Consulting Engineer to Southern Energy.
Stanley Ford, P. Eng., received his Engineering degree from the University of
British Columbia in 1967, and subsequently obtained his MBA in finance from
Simon Fraser University in 1983, writing his masters thesis on the coal
industry. Mr. Ford has been a member of the Professional Engineers and
Geoscientists of British Columbia since 1972. From May 1984 to the present, Mr.
Ford has been the chairman and president of International Royalties Corp., a
company providing management services and funding to resource companies. From
1990 through December 2003, Mr. Ford was the President and Chairman of Pallaum
Minerals, a resource exploration company, and was responsible for raising over
$9.0 Million in capital for the company. From 1984 to 1995, he was the
Vice-President, and subsequently, President and Chairman, of Swannell Minerals,
a publicly traded mineral exploration company. From 1984 to 1988, Mr. Ford was
the Vice-President and Director of Saturn Energy and Resources Inc, a public
resource company, where he was responsible for the filing and acquisition
approval of a $1.3 billion coal tax shelter located in Denver, Colorado. As a
professional engineer, Mr. Ford has worked on major civil projects in Ghana,
Libya, Scotland, and Australia.
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.
SOUTHERN ENERGY COMPANY, INC.
Date: March 19, 2009 /s/ Ricardo Munoz
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President, Secretary and Director