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): March 24, 2005
Double Eagle Petroleum Co.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Maryland | | 000-6529 | | 83-0214692 |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
777 Overland Trail (P. O. Box 766), Casper, Wyoming 82601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code(307) 237-9330
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
| | Item 5.02Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers |
On March 24, 2005, the Company appointed Sigmund Balaban and Richard Dole to the Board of Directors. Each of Messrs. Balaban and Dole qualifies as an “independent director” of the Company.
Mr. Balaban has served as a director of ARC Wireless Solutions, Inc. (OTCBB: ARCS) since December 1994. Mr. Balaban had served as Senior Vice President / Corporate Secretary, of Fujitsu General America, Inc. of Fairfield, New Jersey, from 2000 until July of 2001 when he retired. Mr. Balaban was Vice President, Credit of Teknika Electronics since 1986 and as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Teknika Electronics since 1992. In October 1995, Teknika Electronics changed its name to Fujitsu General America, Inc. Fujitsu General America, Inc. is a subsidiary of Fujitsu General, Ltd., a Japanese multiline manufacturer.
Mr. Dole joined Petrosearch Corporation as a Director in July 2004, and assumed the positions of Chairman, President and CEO of the Company upon completion of the reorganization and merger of the Company into Petrosearch Energy Corporation effective December, 2004. Mr. Dole previously served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Burlington Resources International from 1998 to 2000. Since that time he has been active in consulting and financial services. He was a co-founder of Benefits Access Solutions, LLC, a company formed to provide financial services and benefit options to employees and members of corporate organizations. He was also co-founder and managing partner of Innovation Growth Partners, LLC, a firm that provided management and consulting services to early stage companies. Mr. Dole’s extensive industry experience includes being National Partner-in-Charge of Business Process Solutions at KPMG. Prior to that he was with Coopers & Lybrand (now PriceWaterhouse Coopers) where he served as Assurance and Business Advisory Partner for nearly 20 years and also served in numerous senior management roles, including National Chairman for the Energy and Natural Resources Industry practices for over 15 years and as the Vice Chairman for the U.S. Process Management business unit. Mr. Dole was also a member of the Board of Directors of Westport Resources Corporation (NYSE: WRC) from August 2003 until July 2004 when Westport was merged into Kerr McGee Corp, and served as a member of its audit committee and a designated financial expert.
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SIGNATURE
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.
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| Date: March 30, 2005 | | DOUBLE EAGLE PETROLEUM CO. |
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| | By: | | /s/ Stephen Hollis |
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| | | | Stephen H. Hollis,
President and Chief Executive Officer |
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