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) August 15, 2008
BARON ENERGY INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
333-146627
(Commission File Number)
26-0582528
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1081 S. CIMARRON, #B5, LAS VEGAS NV 89145
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(702) 993-7424
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
NEVWEST EXPORATIONS CORP.
(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..
Further to our Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2008, on August 15, 2008 Michael Maguire was appointed as vice-president, chief operating officer and as a director of our company.
Our board of directors now consists of Albert Abah and Michael Maguire.
Mr. Maguire has over thirty years of experience in the oil & gas industry. Mr. Maguire has a Bachelors degree in chemistry from Mt. St Mary’s College and a Masters degree in engineering from the University of Texas, Mr. Maguire also has a MBA from Wharton School of Business.
As a registered Professional Engineer he has a broad range of experience in, civil, mechanical, and environmental engineering disciplines. Mr. Maguire has been responsible for community relations; environmental, construction and operating permits negotiations; selection and management of equipment vendors, fabricators and constructor. In addition, his technical knowledge and experience extends to design of gasification systems, fuel feedstock preparation, combustion processes, direct fired steam boilers, process water conditioning and potable water distillation.
Since 1992 Mr. Maguire has been president and owner/operator of West Texas Recovery, a private company. Since May 1996 until now, Mr. Maguire was also Vice-President of Engineering for International Power Group, a public company.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships with Michael Maguire or any of our other directors and officers.
Certain Related Transactions and Relationships
We have not been a party to any transaction, proposed transaction, or series of transactions in which the amount involved exceeds $120,000, and in which, to our knowledge, Michael Maguire has had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Effective September 2, 2008, we effected a 2 for one forward stock split of our authorized and issued and outstanding common stock. As a result, our authorized capital has not increased and shall remain at 75,000,000 shares of common stock and out outstanding share capital has increased from 6,000,000 shares of common stock to 12,000,000 shares of common stock.
Also effective September 2, 2008, we have changed our name from “Nevwest Explorations Corp.” to “Baron Energy Inc.”. The change of name was approved by our directors and a majority of our shareholders.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The name change and forward stock split became effective with the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board at the opening for trading on September 2, 2008 under the new stock symbol “BRON”. Our new CUSIP number is 06828L 100.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
| 10.1 | Certificate of Change with respect to the forward stock split |
| 10.2 |
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.
BARON ENERGY INC.
/s/ Albert Abah
Albert Abah
President and Chief Executive Officer
September 2, 2008