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 23, 2024
Permex Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| British Columbia, Canada | | 001-41558 | | 98-1384682 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1700 Post Oak Blvd, 2 Blvd Place, Suite 600 Houston,Texas | | 77056 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | | (Zip Code) |
(346) 245-8981
(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
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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.
On December 23, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Permex Petroleum Corporation (the “Company”) appointed BaShara (Bo) Crystelle Boyd to serve as a director on the Board until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders. Ms. Boyd is expected to be selected to serve on the Company’s Audit Committee.
The appointment of Ms. Boyd to the Board was not made pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person.
There have been no transactions since the beginning of the Company’s last fiscal year and there are currently no proposed transactions to which the Company is a party, or intended to be a party, in which Ms. Boyd has, or will have, a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Ms. Boyd will be eligible to receive equity awards under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Plan.
On December 30, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Boyd to the Board. A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
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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| December 30, 2024 | By: | /s/ Bradley Taillon |
| | | Bradley Taillon |
| | | Chief Executive Officer |
