UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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Date
of Report: December 31, 2010
(Date
of earliest event reported)
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John
D. Oil and Gas Company
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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000-30502
(Commission
File
Number)
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94-6542723
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
No.)
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8500
Station Street, Suite 345
Mentor,
Ohio
(Address
of principal executive offices)
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44060
(Zip
Code)
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(440)
255-6325
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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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:
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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
December 31, 2010, C. Jean Mihitsch retired as Chief Financial Officer of John
D. Oil and Gas Company (the “Company”).
Also on
December 31, 2010, the Company’s Board of Directors appointed Carolyn T.
Coatoam, age 65, as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. Ms.
Coatoam has been employed as a consultant to Richard M. Osborne, the Company’s
Chief Executive Officer, since June 2009. From 1996 to 2009, she
worked as a consultant for Niche Systems & Support, Inc., a publicly-held
distributor of industrial products. Ms. Coatoam began her career with
Deloitte & Touche. Subsequently, she served as the chief financial officer
for Mr. Concrete Inc. and Coatoam & Co. Inc. until 2005. She is
an inactive certified public accountant.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| John D. Oil and Gas Company | |||
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By:
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/s/ Gregory J. Osborne | |
| Name: | Gregory J. Osborne | ||
| Title: | Chief Operating Officer | ||
Dated: January 6,
2011