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): May 2, 2012 (April 26, 2012)
| ERHC ENERGY INC. |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Colorado | 000-1-7325 | 88-0218499 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 5444 Westheimer Road, Suite 1440, Houston, Texas | 77056 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
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| Registrant's telephone number, including area code | (713) 626-4700 |
| None |
| (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
Effective April 26, 2012, shareholders of ERHC Energy Inc. ("Company") re-elected five directors:
i. Leslie Blair, ii. Ambassador (rtd.) Howard Jeter, iii. Peter Ntephe, iv. Friday Oviawe, v. Dr. Andrew Uzoigwe.
The Inspectors of Election reported and certified the following results of the ballots cast.
| Name | For | Withheld/Against | Abstain | Total |
| Leslie Blair | 358,905,211 | 7,343,111 | 0 | 366,248,322 |
| Ambassador (rtd.) Howard Jeter | 357,618,631 | 8,629,691 | 0 | 366,248,322 |
| Peter Ntephe | 356,549,195 | 9,699,127 | 0 | 366,248,322 |
| Friday Oviawe | 358,032,611 | 8,215,711 | 0 | 366,248,322 |
| Dr. Andrew Uzoigwe | 357,610,269 | 8,638,053 | 0 | 366,248,322 |
Mr. Blair, Mr. Jeter, Mr. Oviawe and Dr. Uzoigwe shall continue to serve as independent non-executive directors while Mr. Ntephe shall continue to be an executive director.
Shareholders also voted to ratify MaloneBailey LLP as the Company's independent accountants for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.
Effective April 27, 2012, the Company’s board took the following decisions and carried out the following actions:
| 1. | Mr. Oviawe, being a person qualified to be an audit committee chairman and financial expert, was reappointed the chairman and financial expert of the audit committee. |
| 2. | Mr. Jeter, being a person qualified to be a governance and nominating committee chairman, was reappointed the chairman of the governance and nominating committee. |
| 3. | Dr. Uzoigwe, being a person qualified to be a compensation committee chairman, was reappointed the chairman of the compensation committee. |
| 4. | Mr. Ntephe’s contract as chief executive officer was extended. |
| 5. | The contract of Vice President Corporate Development, David Bovell, was allowed to expire and he departed ERHC effective May 1, 2012. |
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.
| | | ERHC ENERGY INC. |
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| Dated : May 2, 2012 | | By: | /s/ Peter Ntephe |
| | | | Name: | Peter Ntephe |
| | | | Title: | Chief Executive Officer |
