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 23,
2010
American
Standard Energy Corp.
(EXACT
NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN CHARTER)
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Delaware
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333-132948
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20-2791397
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(STATE
OR OTHER JURISDICTION
OF
INCORPORATION
OR
ORGANIZATION)
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(COMMISSION
FILE NO.)
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(IRS
EMPLOYEE
IDENTIFICATION
NO.)
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4800
North Scottsdale Road
Suite
1400
Scottsdale,
AZ 85251
(ADDRESS
OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
(408)
371-1929
(ISSUER
TELEPHONE NUMBER)
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers
On
December 23, 2010, the Board of Directors of American Standard Energy Corp. (the
“Company”) announced the election of Robert J. Thompson as Chairman of the Board
of Directors of the Company with immediate effect.
Mr.
Thompson adds to the Company many years of public company governance including
with large multi-national oil and gas exploration and production
companies. Mr. Thompson will provide leadership and guidance to the
Board as well as senior management in setting and achieving the Company’s growth
strategies in the energy industry.
Mr.
Thompson, Age 68, previously served as Chairman of the Board (1991-2001) of C.M.
Oliver Inc., a Canadian publicly traded investment dealer/broker involved since
1907 in investment banking activities throughout North America and Europe,
particularly in the oil & gas and mineral resource
sectors. Previously, Mr. Thompson was a Senior Partner of KPMG
Consulting (1962-1976, and 1987-1988) and predecessor firms of Ernst & Young
(1976-1987). His professional involvements concentrated on corporate
finance and merger and acquisition advisory services.
He also
serves as Chairman of the Board (2005-present) of Algae Biosciences Corporation
and as Chairman of the Board (2000-present) of QuoteMedia, Inc. He is
also Managing Director (2006-present) of CanAm Capital Partners, LLC, a
Corporate Finance Advisory firm, and President of Corpus Investments Inc., a
private equity firm.
Mr.
Thompson will also Chair the Company’s Compensation, Audit, and Nominating &
Corporate Governance Committees.
Family
Relationships
There are
no family relationships between any of the Company’s directors or officers and
Mr. Thompson.
Related
Party Transactions
There are
no related party transactions reportable under Item 5.02 of Form 8-K and Item
404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Employment
Agreement
There is
no employment agreement between the Company and any of it
directors.
Item
9.01Financial Statement and Exhibits
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(d)
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Exhibits
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None
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
duly caused this Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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American
Standard Energy Corp.
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Date:
December 30, 2010
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By:
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/s/
Scott Feldhacker
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Name:
Scott Feldhacker
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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