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: May 18, 2007
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INC.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
| Nevada | 0-25223 | 88-0326480 |
| (State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| 601 Cien Street, Suite 235, Kemah, TX | | 77565-3077 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (ZIP Code) |
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (281) 334-9479
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ITEM 4.01 CHANGES IN REGISTRANT'S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT.
On June 28, 2006, the Registrant's board of directors recommended and approved the engagement of John A. Braden & Co., P.C. as its independent accountant to audit the Registrant's consolidated financial statements for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2006. Effective January 1, 2007, John A. Braden & Co., P.C. merged with GLO CPAs, LLP, which firm issued its report on the Registrant's consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006. As a result of the merger of John A. Braden & Co., P.C. into GLO CPAs, LLP., the board of directors and the audit committee recommended and approved the engagement of GLO CPAs, LLP as the Registrant's auditors for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, subject to the vote of shareholders at the registrant's annual meeting to be held on June 21, 2007.
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
On May 18, 2007, the board of directors of American International Industries, Inc. (the "Company") accepted the resignation of Gary D. Woerz as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective May 31, 2007. Gary D. Woerz served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer since October 23, 2003 and served as the Assistant Chief Financial Officer from April 2003 until October 23, 2003. Gary D. Woerz also resigned as an officer and director of the Company's 40.67% owned subsidiary, Hammonds Industries, Inc., a reporting public company, where he served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer since June 2002 and as a Director since February 2005. Mr. Woerz informed the Company that the reason for his resignation was to permit him to pursue a new business opportunity.
The Company's board of directors appointed Sherry Couturier as the Company's Chief Financial Officer effective June 1, 2007. In addition, the board of directors of Hammonds Industries, Inc. has appointed Ms. Couturier as its Chief Financial Officer and elected Ms. Couturier as a director, both effective June 1, 2007. Ms. Couturier has served as acccounting manager of the Company and of Hammonds Industries, Inc. since August 2006. Ms. Couturier has a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of Alabama and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1986. Prior to joining the Company in August 2006, Ms. Couturier worked for El Paso Corporation for 14 years in various supervisory capacities in the accounting departments.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) The following documents are filed as exhibits to this report on Form 8-k or incorporated by reference herein. Any document incorporated by reference is identified by a parenthetical reference to the SEC filing that included such document.
Exhibit No. | Description |
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| 17 | Letter of resignation dated May 18, 2007, filed herewith |
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.
| American International Industries, Inc. |
| By: /s/ Daniel Dror, Chief Executive Officer and President |
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| Date: May 21, 2007 |
