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): September 26, 2023
Permex Petroleum Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
British Columbia, Canada
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
| 001-41558 | | 98-1384682 |
(Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2911 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 925 Dallas, Texas 75219 | | 75219 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(469) 804-1306
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On September 26, 2023, the board of directors of Permex Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) approved an amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, effective immediately, to increase the quorum requirement for the transaction of business at a meeting of the Company’s shareholders from one shareholder to the holders of thirty-three and one-third percent (33 and 1/3%) of the Company’s issued shares entitled to vote at such meeting.
The preceding description is qualified in its entirety by the complete amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and 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 hereunto duly authorized.
| | Permex Petroleum Corporation |
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| September 29, 2023 | By: | /s/ Mehran Ehsan |
| | | Mehran Ehsan |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
