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 30, 2008
LATIN AMERICA VENTURES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| | | 000-53132 | | | 26-1516355 | | |
| | | (Commission File Number) | | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | | |
| | | 5521 Riviera Drive | | | | | |
| | | Coral Gables, Florida | | | 33146 | | |
| | | (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | | (Zip Code) | | |
(305) 799-9094 | |
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Zip Code) | |
_____SMSA EL PASO 1 ACQUISITION CORP.____
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.03 Amendment of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
Reference is made to the disclosure set forth under Item 8.01 of this report with regard to the change in the name of the Registrant that was effected in connection with a parent-subsidiary merger. A copy of the Articles of Merger and Plan of Merger is included as an exhibit to this report.
Item 8.01 Other Events
Effective December 30, 2008, SMSA El Paso 1 Acquisition Corp. (the “Registrant” or “Parent”) entered into an agreement and plan of merger with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Latin America Ventures, Inc. (the “Subsidiary”) pursuant to which the Subsidiary was merged with and into the Parent and the Parent continued as the surviving corporation. In connection with the merger, the name of the Parent was changed to Latin America Ventures, Inc. The parent-subsidiary merger and name change were effected pursuant to the Articles of Merger and Plan of Merger that were filed with the Nevada Secretary of State and became effective on December 30, 2008. A copy of the Articles of Merger and Plan of Merger is included as an exhibit to this report.
As a result of the change in the name of the Registrant, the Registrant has made application to change the stock symbol for the Registrant's common stock as quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board.
Item 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) The following documents are included as exhibits to this report:
| Exhibit | | | SEC Ref. | | | | | | | | |
| No. | | | No. | | | Title of Document | | | Location | | |
3.1 | | | 3 | | | Articles of Merger and | | | This Filing | | |
| | | | | | Plan of Merger Effective | | | | | |
| | | | | | December 30, 2008 | | | | | |
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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.
| | | Latin America Ventures, Inc. | | |
| | | A Nevada Corporation | | |
| | | | | |
| Date: January 5, 2009 | | | By: /s/ Pierre Galoppi | | |
| | | Pierre Galoppi | | |
| | | President | | |
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