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
Commission File Number 000-30779
August 7, 2001
Earliest Date of the Report
Shimoda Resources Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified by its charter)
Nevada 75-2843787
(State of incorporation) (IRS Employer Number)
15 River Road, Suite 29, Wilton, CT 06897
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's Telephone Number: (203) 563-9430
Item 5. Other Events
Effective August 7, 2001, David J. Mapley has acquired 4,000,000 ordinary shares
of Shimoda Resources Holdings, Inc., or 80% of all issued and outstanding common
shares.
Mr. Peter Lazaro has been appointed as Treasurer and Company Secretary of the
corporation, effective August 7, 2001. Effective August 10, 2001, Mr. Jonathan
Morley-Kirk and Mr. Graham Johnson are appointed to the board of directors.
Following is a brief biography for the new Directors and the new Officer:
Peter Lazaro: Mr. Lazaro is a seasoned emerging markets investor, having begun
his career during the Latin American debt crisis during the early 1980s. He has
held successive senior positions in both large US finance houses, as well as in
entrepreneurial ventures in the US and Russia, where he been doing business on
the ground since 1993. He is a former Managing Director of Moscow based boutique
brokerage and funds management companies and was formerly the Treasurer of a
prominent local Russian bank, which was partly supported through an investment
from the International Finance Corporation. Mr. Lazaro has had responsibility
for overseeing trading, sales and research activities covering securities and
other investments in emerging markets and for new product development.
Previously, Mr. Lazaro was Chief Investment Officer at an emerging markets
investment advisor and has worked with other alternative strategies, such as
risk arbitrage. Mr. Lazaro holds a B.Sc. in finance from California State
University and a Master of International Management from The American Graduate
School of International Management.
Graham Johnson : - Mr. Johnson is Managing Director and founder of Continental
Capital Markets S.A., a leading Polish, Russian and Hungarian debt brokerage
house based in Switzerland. Prior to running Continental Capital Markets S.A.,
Mr. Johnson was a director/manager at several financial intermediaries were he
was active in arranging interest-rate and currency derivative hedge instruments.
Mr. Johnson was previously an Institutional Salesman and Trader in UK Gilts at
several UK stockbrokers in the late 1970's to late 1980's.
Jonathan C.R. Morley-Kirk : Mr. Morley-Kirk is a director of Continental Capital
Management Limited a Jersey-based investment management company, specializing in
emerging market investments. Mr. Morley-Kirk holds a number of non executive
directorships which include Obelisk International Trust Company (Guernsey) Ltd.,
which provides trust and corporate administration services; and Financial
Trading and Consultancy Ltd. which is an institutional brokerage company with
branches in London, New York, and Zurich. Prior to moving to Jersey in 1995 Mr.
Morley-Kirk was a director of SG Warburg Securities Ltd. in London where he was
in charge of emerging markets bond trading. Previously Mr. Morley-Kirk was a
director of the Midland Bank Plc Developing Countries Division which managed the
Group's exposure of GBP13 billion to emerging countries. Mr. Morley-Kirk is also
a Chartered Accountant in the United Kingdom.
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This 8k report contains certain forward-looking statements and information
relating to the Company that is based on the beliefs of the Company or
management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to
the Company or management. When used in this document, the words "anticipate",
"believe", "estimate", "expect" and "intend" and similar expressions, as they
relate to the Company or its management, are intended to identify
forward-looking statements. Such statements reflect the current view of the
Company regarding future events and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties
and assumptions, including the risks and uncertainties noted. Should one or more
of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions
prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described herein
as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected or intended. In each instance,
forward-looking information should be considered in light of the accompanying
meaningful cautionary statements herein.
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.
Dated: August 7, 2001
/s/ David Mapley
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David Mapley, President
Shimoda Resources Holdings, Inc.