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 31, 2009
REVETT MINERALS INC.
(Exact name of small business issuer in its charter)
| Canada | 91-1965912 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11115 East Montgomery, Suite G
Spokane Valley, Washington 99206
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number: (509) 921-2294
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| ITEM 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointmentof Principal Officers |
Effective December 30, 2009, Mr. Larry Okada was appointed to the Board of Directors and Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Okada has extensive public finance and accounting experience with Deloitte & Touche, Staley Okada & Partners, and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Okada is a Chartered Accountant in British Columbia (1976) and Alberta (1989) as well as a Certified Public Accountant in Washington State (2000). He currently sits on various committees with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia and is the Chief Financial Officer for BCGold Corp. Mr. Okada’s appointment to the Board is subject to TSX acceptance. Also effective December 30, 2009, David Lewis has retired from the Board of Directors and as Chairman of the Audit Committee.
On December 31, 2009, Revett Minerals issued 2,968,337 common shares and 993,611 warrants in exchange for an equivalent number of Revett Silver Class B common shares. The exchange which was approved at a special meeting of the Revett Silver shareholders held on December 30, 2009, completes the B share conversion program. Following the exchange, Revett Minerals owns 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Revett Silver.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
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, thereunto duly authorized.
| | REVETT MINERALS, INC |
| | (Registrant) |
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| Date: December 31, 2009 | By: | /s/ Ken Eickerman |
| | | Ken Eickerman |
| | | Chief Financial Officer and Secretary |
