SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT:
April 16, 2013
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STRATUM HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
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000-51229
(Commission File
Number)
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51-0482104
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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11011 Richmond Avenue, Suite 525 Houston, Texas 77042
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 479-7050
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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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On April 13, 2013, Larry M. Wright, 68, Chief Executive Officer and sole director of Stratum Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), passed away unexpectedly. Mr. Wright was also the Company’s majority shareholder owning approximately 69% of the total shares of its outstanding Common Stock. Upon the appointment of an executor of Mr. Wright’s estate, the shareholders will take action to elect one or more new directors in accordance with the Company’s Bylaws and the appropriate provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes. Until the election of a new director or directors and any action by the newly-elected board to elect officers, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, D. Hughes Watler, Jr., will function as the senior executive officer of the Company with full authority to carry on the business of the Company.
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, thereunto duly authorized.
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STRATUM HOLDINGS, INC.
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By:
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/s/ D. Hughes Watler, Jr. | ||
| D. Hughes Watler, Jr. | |||
| Chief Financial Officer | |||
April 16, 2013