UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 18, 2016
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EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Nevada | 333-56262 | 88-0482413 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer | ||
| of Incorporation) | Identification No.) |
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8390 Via de Ventura, Suite F-110, #215 Scottsdale, AZ |
85258 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(928) 515-1942
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 January 18, 2016, the Board of Directors of El Capitan Precious Metals, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Stephan J. Antol as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. John F. Stapleton, the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer, continues to serve as a director of the Company and as Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Antol, age 73, previously served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer from November 2004 to May 2007 and from April 2009 until February 2012, and has since served the Company in a non-executive capacity. For the period May 2007 to May 2009, and from late 1992 through November 2004, Mr. Antol rendered services as a consultant chief financial officer for a number of small and medium-size businesses, public and private companies requiring technical expertise on a limited or recurring basis. From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Antol served as Chief Financial Officer of Lou Register Furniture, a fine furniture retailer located in Phoenix, Arizona. From 1987 to 1990, Mr. Antol served as Director of Finance for F.S. Inc. (dba Audio Express and Country House Furniture), a retailer of furniture and stereo equipment in four southwestern states. From 1975 to 1987, Mr. Antol worked for Giant Industries, Inc., an independent refiner and marketer of petroleum products, in such capacities as Corporate Controller and Corporate Treasurer. Mr. Antol also has five years audit and tax experience with two major certified public accounting firms in Phoenix, Arizona. Mr. Antol received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University in 1968, and became a licensed Certified Public Accountant in 1970. He no longer practices as a licensed CPA.
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.
| EL CAPITAN PRECIOUS METALS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Stephen J. Antol | |
| Date: January 22, 2016 | Name: Stephen J. Antol | |
| Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
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