UNITED STATES
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
SEPTEMBER 25, 2009
__________________
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
AMERICAN EXPLORATION CORPORATION
________________________________
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA 333-141060 98-0518266
______ __________ __________
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
407 2ND STREET SW
SUITE 700
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA T2P 2Y3
________________________ _______
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(403) 233-8484
______________
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
___________
SECTION 5. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
Effective on September 25, 2009, the Board of Directors of American Exploration
Corporation, a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), accepted the consent of
Harbance (Herb) Dhaliwal to act as a member of the Board of Directors. In
accordance with a written consent of resolutions of the Board of Directors dated
September 25, 2009, Herb Dhaliwal was duly appointed as a member of the Board of
Directors. Therefore, as of the date of this Current Report, the Board of
Directors consists of the following members: Steve Harding, Dev Randhawa,
Manmohan Minhas and Herb Dhaliwal.
BIOGRAPHY
HERB DHALIWAL. As of the date of this Current Report, the Honorable Herb
Dhaliwal is a strategic advisor to private and public companies in Canada.
During the past thirty years, Mr. Dhaliwal has been involved in national
electoral politics in Canada. From approximately 1997 through 2004, Mr. Dhaliwal
successively held the portfolios of National Revenue, Fisheries & Oceans and
Natural Resources in Ottawa. He was also the senior Minister for Western Canada
in the federal Cabinet of Prime Minister Jean Chretien. Prior to entering
national electoral politics, and including current date, Mr. Dhaliwal is also an
entrepreneur, business owner, corporate director and advisor with interests in
transportation, building maintenance, housing construction and real estate
development. Before sitting the Parliament of Canada for Vancouver-South/Burnaby
constituency from October 1993 through June 2004, Mr. Dhaliwal had been
appointed by the British Columbia government as Vice-Chair of the British
Columbia Hydro and Power Authority board of directors, where he chaired the
budget and audit committees.
During his early tenure in the House of Commons, Mr. Dhaliwal: (i) served on the
Standing Committees on Finance and Fisheries; (ii) was parliamentary secretary
to the Minister of Fisheries & Oceans; and (iii) was Vice-Chair of the Standing
Committee on Health. He played an active role as a prominent member of the Prime
Minister's "TEAM CANADA" 1996 trade mission to India and led the Canadian
Parliamentary Observer presence for presidential elections in the Dominican
Republic. He also participated in parliamentary delegations to Cuba and UNESCO
and addressed an International Parliamentary Association Conference in Beijing
China on behalf of Canada regarding the elimination of land mines.
Among his accomplishments while a Minster, Mr. Dhaliwal restructured Revenue
Canada into the re-named Canada Customs & Revenue Agency, accompanied the
Governor-General on state visits to India, and instituted an annual
international conference on ocean stewardship. During 1997 through 2004, Mr.
Dhaliwal's ministerial career also included three key economic assignments
during which he had the rare distinction of being the first South Asian to hold
a Cabinet position anywhere in a Western democracy.
Mr. Dhaliwal is a graduate in commerce from the University of British Columbia.
The Company has agreed to compensate Mr. Dhaliwal with the grant of 300,000
Stock Options exercisable into 300,000 shares of the Company's common stock at
the exercise price of $0.80 per share for a term of ten years. The 300,000 Stock
Options shall vest in increments of 100,000 as follows: (i) 100,000 Stock
Options shall vest as of September 25, 2009; (ii) 100,000 Stock Options shall
vest as of September 25, 2012; and (iii) 100,000 Stock Options shall vest as of
September 25, 2016.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(A) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF BUSINESS ACQUIRED.
Not applicable.
(B) PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Not applicable.
(C) SHELL COMPANY TRANSACTION.
Not applicable.
(D) EXHIBITS.
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 hereunto duly authorized.
AMERICAN EXPLORATION CORP.
DATE: SEPTEMBER 28, 2009.
/s/ STEVEN HARDING
________________________________________
NAME: STEVEN HARDING
TITLE: PRESIDENT/CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
___________