U.S. 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: August 21, 2001
GOLDSTATE CORPORATION
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(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
NEVADA
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(State or other Jurisdiction as Specified in Charter
00-26705 88-0354425
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(Commission file number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3305 Spring Mountain Road, Suite 60
Las Vegas, Nevada 89012
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(888) 228-5526
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(Issuer's telephone number)
Items 1 through 5 and 8 not applicable.
Item 6. Resignation of Registrant's Directors or Officers
On August 13, 2001, the board of directors of Goldstate Corporation, a
Nevada corporation (the "Company") accepted the resignation of Ron F. Horvat as
a director and the president/treasurer of the Company. Subsequently, the
remaining directors of the Company, pursuant to written unanimous consent in
lieu of a special meeting dated August 14, 2001, elected Laara Shaffer as a
director and the president/treasurer of the Company to fill the vacancies
created by the resignation of Ron F. Horvart. As of the date of this Report, the
directors and executive officers of the Company are as follows:
Name Age Position with the Company
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Laara Shaffer 53 Director and President/Treasurer
James Bunyan 37 Director and Secretary
LAARA SHAFFER has been the President/Treasurer and a Director of the
Company since August 14, 2001. Ms. Shaffer is a corporate management specialist
with regulatory and reporting experience involving several publicly traded
companies. Ms. Shaffer has developed skills involving private placement and
stock option documentation, regulatory filings and news release dissemination
and general administration of publicly traded companies listed on Canadian
Venture Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange and Montreal Stock Exchange. During the
past five years, Ms. Shaffer has been self-employed and provides general
financial, consulting and administrative services to various companies. Ms.
Shaffer has been involved with providing international business relations and
strategy development, investor relations and shareholder liaison, corporate
public relations, press release and public information distribution and
financial and business planning services. She currently is a member of the board
of directors of seven companies: Madison Energy Corp., Southern Pacific
Development Corp., Consolidated Dencam Developments Corp., Aquila Energy Corp.,
Pro Tech Ventures Corp., Euro-Net Investments Ltd., and X-Chequer Resources Inc.
JAMES BUNYAN has been the Secretary and a Director of the Company since
January 30, 2001. Mr. Bunyan is a corporate development specialist with
international business development experience including industrial and
commercial industries worldwide. Mr. Bunyan has developed skills in strategic
business planning, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, turnarounds and fundraising
with particular emphasis in the international mining industry. Mr. Bunyan is
currently a director of Tiberon Minerals Limited in which he renegotiated a
joint venture agreement for control of a major polymetallic deposit and arranged
a share placing with a London-based investor group to finance further
development. Mr. Bunyan is also currently a director of Madison Energy Limited
in which he identifies acquisition targets. From 1998 through 1999, he served as
the chief executive officer of Carpathian Gold S.A. and from 1993 through 1998,
he served as associate director/corporate development consultant of Euroff
Limited. In both capacities, Mr. Bunyan conducted review of strategic
investment/financing strategies, joint venture initiatives, cost reduction
options and organization review, and identified funding opportunities. Mr.
Bunyan has a masters degree in business administration from Warwick University
and a B.S. in Biochemistry from Heriot-Watt University.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not applicable.
(c) Exhibits.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with 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.
GOLDSTATE CORPORATION
Date: August 21, 2001 By: /s/ Laara Shaffer
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Laara Shaffer, President