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: January 23, 2007
NATURALLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
British Columbia, Canada 0-50367 98-359306
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission file no.) (IRS employer
of Incorporation) Identification)
1307 Venables Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5L 2G1
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
HT Naturals, a division of Naturally Advanced Technologies, Inc., a
corporation organized under the laws of the Province of British Columbia (the
"Company"), entered into an agreement with the Starbucks Coffee Company as an
alliance for the "My Starbucks" T-Shirt program.
The Company and Starbucks, a premier purveyor of the finest coffee in
the world with more than 12,000 Starbucks-operated and licensed stores in the US
as well as availability in 38 countries, have formed an alliance with the intent
to launch a national consumer promotional program, the "My Starbucks" T-shirt
program. The program is designed to further elevate the Starbucks consumer
customization experience highlighting Starbucks commitment to innovation as well
as customer individuality and personalization in beverage choices. Designed to
be a fun and inspirational program, the "My Starbucks" program looks to
spotlight their many beverage options consumers can choose from by customizing
their drinks with simple changes.
Starbucks is collaborating with top designer, Mychael Knight, from the
hit reality TV show, PROJECT RUNWAY, to create a limited run of customizable
one-of-a-kind T-shirts that will be modified with his design allowing individual
consumers to wear their favorite Starbucks(R) drink on their shirt. Starbucks
chose HT Naturals to provide their 100% certified organic cotton blend T-shirts
used in the program. Recognizing the expert craftsmanship of their sustainable
clothing products and HT Naturals overwhelming passion and commitment to
environmental and sustainable responsibility while also adhering to a triple
bottom line theory of doing business (meeting social, economic and environmental
concerns) also represented the perfect mission oriented alliance with the
Starbucks brand.
When the program officially launches there will be a limited quantity
of T-shirts made available for customization in the United States obtainable
only on www.starbucks.com. As part of a "sneak preview" Starbucks offered
several celebrities and Hollywood influencers attending the Golden Globes
(January 15, 2007) the chance to receive a customized T-shirt autographed by
Mychael Knight; several celebrities and influencers donated their T-shirts to
the Clothes Off Our Back Foundation for auction. The foundation is a 501c3 that
was founded by actors Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford whose efforts, along
with other members of the entertainment community, have helped improve the lives
of children across the globe through charitable beneficiaries such as The
Children's Defense Fund, Save the Children and UNICEF.
As at the date of this release, HT Naturals has received a commitment under
purchase order for an aggregate of US $227,561.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) Not applicable.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
NATURALLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Date: January 23, 2007 By: /s/ KEN BARKER
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Ken Barker
Chief Executive Officer
HT NATURALS, DESCRIPTION - NATURALLY ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES INC. (OTCBB: NADVF),
formerly Hemptown Clothing Inc., is a leading provider of sustainable,
environmentally-friendly fibers and fabrics. The company's subsidiaries create a
structure to produce alternative organic fabric products using hemp, bamboo,
flax and other bast fibers to "replace cotton" generating significant
environmental benefits. Hemptown Clothing and HT Naturals(TM) have proven the
benefits of and desires for hemp-based products. Now the company is patenting
CRAILAR(TM), a biotech enzyme fiber process that enables the cost-effective
production of these quality and conservation-based textiles and composites.
Therefore, management believes CRAILAR(TM) will significantly change production
of fibers and composites. The company intends to license CRAILAR(TM) to partners
in many industries including apparel; medical and hospitality textiles;
upholstery; diversified industrials; and auto, marine and airplane parts.