UNITED STATES
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 (Date of earliest event reported): January 5, 2012 (December 30, 2011)
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Bering Exploration, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-50541 (Commission File Number) | 88-0507007 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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710 N. Post Oak Road, Suite 410 Houston, Texas (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 77024 (Zip Code) |
N/A
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (713) 780-0806
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(e) On October 28, 2011, Bering Exploration, Inc. (the “Company”) and Mr. Frederick Huttner entered into an employment agreement (the “Original Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Huttner would serve as the Company’s president. Pursuant to the Original Agreement, the Company agreed to issue Mr. Huttner 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for services to be rendered.
On December 30, 2011, the Company and Mr. Huttner entered into an amended and restated employment agreement (the “Restated Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue, in lieu of the 5,000,000 shares of common stock described above, a five year warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to 5,000,000 shares of Company common stock at an exercise price of $0.10 per share (such exercise price being the previous day’s closing price of the Company’s common stock as reported by the Pink Sheets OTCQB). The foregoing summary of the Restated Agreement and the Warrant are qualified in their entirety to the Restated Agreement and Warrant attached hereto as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, each of which are incorporated herein by reference.
| Financial Statements and Exhibit |
The following exhibit is to be filed as part of this 8-K:
| EXHIBIT NO. | | IDENTIFICATION OF EXHIBIT |
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| 10.1 | | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement |
| 10.2 | | Form of Warrant |
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.
| | BERING EXPLORATION, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ J. Leonard Ivins | |
| | | J. Leonard Ivins, Chief Executive Officer |
DATE: January 5, 2012
