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| EX-10.1 - CAPITAL GOLD CORP | v190923_ex10-1.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: July 19, 2010
CAPITAL
GOLD CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in Charter)
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Delaware
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001-34618
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13-3180530
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(State
of other Jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission
file no.)
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(IRS
employer identification no.)
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76
Beaver Street, 14th
Floor
New
York, New York
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10005
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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: (212) 344-2785
N/A
(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 Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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On July
19, 2010, Capital Gold Corporation (the “Company”) and Scott Hazlitt, the
Company’s Chief Operating Officer, entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”)
to the Amended and Restated Engagement Agreement between Mr. Hazlitt and the
Company dated January 1, 2009, as amended (the “Original Agreement”). The
Amendment amends the Original Agreement to increase Mr. Hazlitt’s annual base
salary from $175,000 to $200,000 in connection with his promotion from Vice
President of Mine Development to Chief Operating Officer of the
Company.
Separately,
and also in consideration of his promotion, the Board of Directors of the
Company approved a one-time lump sum cash bonus of $25,000 to Mr.
Hazlitt.
A copy of
the Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by
reference herein.
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Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and
Exhibits
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(d)
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Exhibits
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10.1
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Amendment
to Amended and Restated Engagement Agreement between Mr. Hazlitt and the
Company, dated July 19, 2010.
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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.
| CAPITAL GOLD CORPORATION | |||
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/s/ Christopher Chipman | |
| Name: Christopher Chipman | |||
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | |||
Dated: July 19, 2010