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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): NOVEMBER 7, 2005
PROTEO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA 000-30728 88-0292249
(State of other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
2102 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 253-4616
NOT APPLICABLE
(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 November 7, 2005, Mr. Walter Thomsen was terminated as the
Registrant's President, Principal Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer
and Chief Accounting Officer and, effective the same day, the Registrant's Board
of Directors appointed Ms. Birge Bargmann to the offices of President, Principal
Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer.
Ms. Bargmann has been a member of the Registrant's Board of
Directors since February 2002, and a member of the Board of Directors of Proteo,
AG, our wholly owned subsidiary, since April 2000. Prior to her appointment as
an officer of the Registrant, Ms. Bargmann has been an employee of the
University of Kiel, where she has worked for the prior eight years. Ms. Bargmann
has experience in project management and is an expert in the area of protein
purification and analysis.
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.
PROTEO, INC.
Date: November 14, 2005 By: /s/ BIRGE BARGMANN
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Birge Bargmann
Chief Executive Officer