UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest reported): January 13, 2006
MANARIS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NEVADA 000-33199 88-0467848
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer ID)
of incorporation)
1155 Rene-Levesque Blvd. West
Suite 2720
Montreal, Quebec
Canada H3B 2K8
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(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(514) 337-2447
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
WITH COPIES TO:
DARRIN OCASIO ESQ.
SICHENZIA ROSS FRIEDMAN FERENCE LLP
1065 AVENUE OF AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018
Tel:(212) 930-9700 Fax:(212) 930-9725
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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS
On January 13, 2006, Cherry Lim resigned from the Board of Directors of Manaris
Corp. and Marc Bouchard was appointed as a Director of Manaris Corp. There was
no disagreement between Ms. Lim and the Company which led to her resignation.
Mr. Bouchard is the founder of Toll Cross Securities Inc., a full service
institutional investment brokerage firm dedicated to addressing the increasingly
complex needs of small and mid-cap companies in today's capital markets. Mr.
Bouchard has served as Chairman of Toll Cross since 2002. From 1998 to 2002,
Marc was a senior officer with Bell Canada Enterprises Inc., where he was
responsible for various aspects of corporate development, finance and
operations. In 1994, Mr. Bouchard joined fONOROLA as Chief Financial Officer and
became Chief Operating Officer in 1995. In 1980, Mr. Bouchard joined Lehman
Brothers, where he spent over 13 years in various international capital markets
capacities including Chief Operating Officer of Lehman Brothers Asia.
Also on January 13, 2006, Andre Monette resigned as Corporate Secretary of
Manaris Corp. and Anna Pennino was appointed Corporate Secretary.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit Description
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99.1 Press Release dated January 18, 2006
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.
MANARIS CORPORATION
Dated: January 18, 2006 By: /s/ John G. Fraser
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John G. Fraser
President and Chief
Executive Officer