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): June 29, 2006
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Nevada | | 0-31547 | | 88-0451554 |
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1050 17
th Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80265
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(303) 991-0173
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02. | | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. |
| (c) | | On June 29, 2006, the Company announced the appointment of Joseph B. Feiten, CPA, MBA, to the position of Chief Financial Officer, effective June 29, 2006. |
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| | | Mr. Feiten served as Chief Financial Officer for publicly traded Tipperary Corporation from June 2002 until its acquisition by Santos, Ltd in October 2005, for $466 million. Tipperary was a Denver-based independent oil and natural gas exploration, development and production company. For April and May of 2002, Mr. Feiten was a full-time accounting consultant to Tipperary Corporation. For four months following the acquisition, Mr. Feiten was employed by Santos USA, as Vice-President of Accounting for Tipperary Corporation to assist in the transition of Tipperary operations to subsidiaries of Santos, Ltd. |
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| | | From June 2002 through March 2004, Mr. Feiten served as the full-time President of Pediatric Web, Inc., a privately held company, whose majority owner is Mr. Feiten’s brother, pediatrician Daniel Feiten, MD. |
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| | | From June 1974 through May 2002, Mr. Feiten was a CPA with PricewaterhouseCoopers, serving 18 of the last 20 years there as a national or global director in its energy and mining program. He is the co-author of the last two editions ofPetroleum Accounting Principles, Procedures, & Issues, the world’s leading reference book on U.S. financial accounting rules for the exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas. |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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| | AMERICAN OIL & GAS, INC.
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| | By: | /s / Patrick D. O’Brien | |
| | | Patrick D. O’Brien, Chief Executive Officer | |
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Dated: July 6, 2006
