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EX-10.2 - APOLLO GOLD CORP | v188713_ex10-2.htm |
EX-10.1 - APOLLO GOLD CORP | v188713_ex10-1.htm |
EX-10.3 - APOLLO GOLD CORP | v188713_ex10-3.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): June 18, 2010
APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Yukon
Territory, Canada
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1-31593
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Not
Applicable
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
Number)
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5655
South Yosemite Street, Suite 200
Greenwood
Village, Colorado
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80111-3220
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code: (720) 886-9656
No
Change
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):
o
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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o
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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o
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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o
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM
1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
On June 18,
2010, Apollo Gold Corporation, a Yukon Territory corporation (the “Company”),
and Apollo Gold, Inc., a Delaware corporation and wholly owned subsidiary of the
Company, entered into an Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Employment
Agreement (the “Amendments”) with the following three executive officers: R.
David Russell, President and Chief Executive Officer; Melvyn Williams, Chief
Financial Officer and Senior Vice President – Finance and Corporate Development;
and Richard F. Nanna, Senior Vice-President - Exploration (collectively, the
“Officers”).
The
Amendments were effected to amend certain terms and conditions of the previously
existing employment agreements for the Officers to ensure that such employment
agreements are in compliance with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, and to continue the Officers’ employment with the Company in
accordance with those amended terms and conditions.
All other
terms of the Officers’ previously existing employment agreements remain
unchanged.
The foregoing
description may not contain all terms that are of interest. For the
complete text of the Amendments, please refer to each of the Amendments, which
are attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 and incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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10.1
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Amendment
No. 3 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated June 18, 2010,
between Apollo Gold Corporation and
R.
David Russell
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10.2
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Amendment
No. 3 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated June 18, 2010,
between Apollo Gold Corporation and
Melvyn
Williams
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10.3
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Amendment
No. 3 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated June 18, 2010,
between Apollo Gold Corporation and
Richard
F. Nanna
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SIGNATURE
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.
Date:
June 21, 2010
APOLLO GOLD CORPORATION | |||
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By:
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/s/ Melvyn Williams | |
Melvyn Williams | |||
Senior
Vice President - Finance and Corporate
Development
and Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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10.1
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Amendment
No. 3 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated June 18, 2010,
between Apollo Gold Corporation and R. David Russell
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10.2
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Amendment
No. 3 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated June 18, 2010,
between Apollo Gold Corporation and Melvyn Williams
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10.3
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Amendment
No. 3 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated June 18, 2010,
between Apollo Gold Corporation and Richard F.
Nanna
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