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 18, 2014
Bakken Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant specified in charter)
Nevada |
| 000-53632 |
| 26-2973652 |
(State of Incorporation) |
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| Identification No.) |
1425 Birch Ave., Suite A, Helena, MT 59601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(406) 442-9444
Issuer’s Telephone Number
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
(b)
On December 18, 2014, the Board elected Mr. W. Edward Nichols, filling an vacancy on the Board of Directors. The appointment marks Mr. Nichols’ return to his role as a director of the Company following his resignation earlier this year.
Mr. Nichols has owned and operated gas processing plants in Kansas and Wyoming, and also co-owned and operated oil drilling, production and gas gathering companies in Kansas. Mr. Nichols has served as a Director and member of the Executive Committee of several public companies, including General Environmental Corporation, Gulfstar Energy Corporation and EnviroMart.com. He was previously chairman of the Board of Directors of Three Forks Oil and Gas, Inc. He also serves as a consultant and in-house counsel for SetNet Global, a financial transaction processing and settlement company in the United Kingdom, and as corporate councel for T-Rex Oil, Inc.
In addition, Mr. Nichols is an attorney with Nichols & Nichols in Denver, Colorado and is authorized to practice in the states of Colorado and Kansas, the United States Federal Courts, and Supreme Court of the United States. He is also Managing Director of Nichols & Company LLC, a management consulting firm. Previously, Mr. Nichols was Senior Partner in Nichols and Wolfe, a national municipal bond law firm. He was instrumental in structuring and providing Approving Legal Opinions for several hundred million dollars of General Obligation Bonds, Tax Anticipation Notes and Revenue Bonds. He has since worked as a consultant with public and private companies in the U.S., Europe and the Far East and has extensive international relationships with investment banking firms, accounting and brokerage firms.
There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Nichols and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Nichols was elected as a director of the Company, and there are no transactions in which Mr. Nichols has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Nichols has not been appointed to serve as a member of any committee of the Board.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 23, 2014 |
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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| By: | /s/Val M. Holms |
| Name: Val M. Holms | |
| Title: President & CEO | |
| Dated: December 24, 2014 | |