UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of DECEMBER, 2008.
Commission File Number: 0-30390
ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
#1305 - 1090 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6E 3V7, Canada
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): _______
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Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
YES [ ] NO [X]
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connection with Rule 12g3- 2(b): 82-_____________
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 of the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD
Date: December 3, 2008 /s/ Nick DeMare
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Nick DeMare,
Chairman
ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD.
#1305 - 1090 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, V6C 3V7
Phone: (604) 685-9316 Fax: (604) 683-1585
TSXV: RCT OTCBB: RCTFF Frankfurt: R5I
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NEWS RELEASE JANUARY 15, 2009
ROCHESTER APPOINTS MR. EDUARDO LUNA PRESIDENT AND CEO
VANCOUVER, CANADA - ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD. (TSXV: RCT; OTCBB: RCTFF AND FSE:
R5I) is pleased to announce that Mr. Eduardo Luna has been appointed President
and CEO of Rochester Resources Ltd. Dr. Alfredo Parra will assume the role of
Chief Operating Officer and will remain a director of Rochester. This will allow
Dr. Parra to focus primarily on the mining and milling operations at the Mina
Real Property. The Company anticipates that the synergy between Dr. Parra and
Mr. Luna will be very positive for the Company from both an operational and
capital markets perspective.
"We are thrilled to have Eduardo join Rochester's management team," said Dr.
Parra, "His extensive international experience in the mining industry and
Mexican operations make him a true asset to the company as we move forward with
our Mina Real project. On behalf of senior management and the board of
directors, I'd like to welcome him to a key management role."
Mr. Luna has been a director of Rochester since August 2007 and is currently
Chairman of Silver Wheaton and previously was President of Goldcorp's Mexican
mining operations. Mr. Luna brings extensive business experience and knowledge
of the mining industry and will help strengthen the development of management's
corporate strategy and relationships with the capital markets.
Mr. Luna holds a degree in Advanced Management from Harvard University, an MBA
from Instituto Tecnologico de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey and a Bachelor of
Science in Mining Engineering from Universidad de Guanajuato. He has held
various other executive positions such as Minera Autlan for seven years and
Industrias Penoles for five years. He is the former President of the Mexican
Mining Chamber and the former President of the Silver Institute. Mr. Luna serves
as Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Faculty of Mines at the University of
Guanajuato and of the Mineral Resources Council in Mexico.
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD INVESTOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
/s/ DR. ALFREDO PARRA Empire Communications Inc.
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Dr. Alfredo Parra, Email: info@rochesterresourcesltd.com
Chief Operating Officer Website: www.rochesterresourcesltd.com
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ABOUT ROCHESTER RESOURCES LTD.:
Rochester represents a pure-play in the exploration and development of
high-grade gold and silver properties located in Nayarit, Mexico. The Company is
a niche player in Mexico which has assembled an attractive portfolio of
properties in the Sierra Madre Occidental Range. This is the largest epithermal
precious metal region in the world, hosting the majority of Mexico's large
tonnage gold and silver deposits. Current production generates growing cash flow
and helps fund our ongoing exploration and development with minimum share
dilution.
Rochester is well positioned to advance its projects and can very quickly become
a significant player in Mexico. Rochester has a strong senior management team
based in Mexico, a workforce in place to advance its projects through to mine
development, and strong financial backing to implement and advance our work
programs.
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Company Press Release contains certain "forward-looking" statements and
information relating to the Company that are based on the beliefs of the
Company's management as well as assumptions made by and information currently
available to the Company's management. Such statements reflect the current
risks, uncertainties and assumptions related to certain factors including,
without limitations, competitive factors, general economic conditions, customer
relations, relationships with vendors and strategic partners, the interest rate
environment, governmental regulation and supervision, seasonality, technological
change, changes in industry practices, and one-time events. In addition, the
Company has not conducted an independent feasibility study on the Mina Real
project which may increase the risk that the planned operations are not
economically viable. Should any one or more of these risks or uncertainties
materialize, or should any underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual
results may vary materially from those described herein.The TSX Venture Exchange
has not reviewed and does not accept responsibility for the adequacy or the
accuracy of this release.