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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 24, 2013
BLACKSANDS PETROLEUM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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0-51427
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20-1740044
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(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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800 Bering, Suite 250, Houston, Texas 77057
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 554-4490
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):
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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.
Resignation of Bruno Mosimann
On December 24, 2013, Bruno Mosimann resigned as the President, interim Chief Executive Officer and a director of Blacksands Petroleum, Inc. (the “Company”), effective immediately. In submitting his resignation, Mr. Mosimann did not express any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to the registrant’s operations, policies or practices.
Appointment of Rhonda Rosen
Effective December 30, 2013, the board of directors of the Company appointed Rhonda Rosen as the interim President of the Company.
Since October 2013, Ms. Rosen has served as a consultant to the board of directors of the Company and as the part time Chief Financial Officer of Janus Resources, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Between June and September 2013, Ms. Rosen served as the interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Janus Resources, Inc. From May 2012 through March 2013, Ms. Rosen served as the Chief Financial Officer of Armada Oil, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. From August 2010 through February 2012, Ms. Rosen was the Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer of Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Ms. Rosen has also been a partner at Tatum since March 2010, where she provides executive level financial consulting services. Between July 2007 and February 2010, Ms. Rosen served as the Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC and its predecessor companies, including Konanda Pharma Partners, LLC, Konanda Pharma Fund I, L.P, Validus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Fontus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Between November 2006 and July 2007, Ms. Rosen was the Senior Vice President of Wood Creek Capital Management, the founding sponsor of Validus Pharmaceuticals LLC. Previously, Ms. Rosen was the Director of Sales at Liability Solutions Inc. (2004 to 2005); Managing Director of Insurance and Alternative Asset Management Investment Banking at Putnam Lovell NBF (1999 to 2003); and Managing Director of Insurance Investment Banking at CIBC World Markets (formerly Oppenheimer & Co.) (1992-1999). Ms. Rosen earned her MBA in Finance & Accounting and her BS in Economics from The Wharton School of Business, where she graduated summa cum laude, and her MS in Taxation from the Fox School of Business. Ms. Rosen started her career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant in the State of Pennsylvania.
There are no family relationships between Ms. Rosen and any other officer or director of the Company.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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Letter of Resignation from Bruno Mosimann, dated December 24, 2013.
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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.
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BLACKSANDS PETROLEUM, INC.
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Dated: December 31, 2013
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By:
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/s/ Rhonda Rosen
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Rhonda Rosen
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