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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 2008
AMERIGO ENERGY, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 000-09047 20-3454263
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
2580 Anthem Village Rd., Henderson, NV 89052
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(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 702-399-9777
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Not Applicable
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
ITEM 5.02. DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.
RESIGNATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
On December 31, 2008, Bruce Lybbert resigned as Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Company. Mr. Lybbert's resignation was not a result from any
disagreement with the Registrant or management.
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS
S. MATTHEW SCHULTZ
On December 31, 2008 concurrent with Mr. Lybbert's resignation, Mr. Schultz was
appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director of the Company.
Since December 2005, Mr. Schultz served as a founder of Granite Energy, Inc.
He was instrumental in its transformation into an oil and gas company and
served as its chief executive officer from August 2006 to December
2008. From April of 2003 to the present, Mr. Schultz has also been president of
Wexford Capital Ventures, Inc., a Utah-based strategic financial consulting
firm. Wexford Capital provides boutique investment banking services for micro-
cap and small-cap companies and has been instrumental in assisting several
companies in initial public offerings and strategic planning. Mr. Schultz has
been instrumental in developing investor awareness and participation for
numerous publicly traded companies, and assisted in private placement offerings
in both the United States and abroad. From 1999 to 2003, Mr. Schultz was the
chairman of Pali Financial Group, Inc., an investment banking firm specializing
in small cap securities. He also served as the vice-president of the Utah
Consumer Lending Association during 1998-1999. Mr. Schultz studied finance and
management at the University of Wyoming and Weber State University.
JASON F. GRIFFITH
On December 31, 2008 concurrent with Mr. Lybbert's resignation, Mr. Griffith
was appointed Chief Financial Officer and Director of the Company.
Mr. Griffith has previously worked with mutliple oil and gas companies and most
recently as the chief financial officer of Granite Energy, where he served from
February 2006 through December 2008. Mr. Griffith's experience includes having
served as a chief financial officer for four publicly traded companies. Mr.
Griffith has additional experience in public accounting, which includes being
the partner of a CPA firm in Henderson, Nevada since June 2002, and as
accounting manager for another accounting firm in Henderson, Nevada from August
2001 through June 2002. Mr. Griffith was previously associated with Arthur
Andersen in Memphis, Tennessee from December 1998 until his move to Nevada in
2001. Prior to joining Arthur Andersen, Mr. Griffith was pursuing an
undergraduate and master's degree in accounting from Rhodes College in Memphis,
Tennessee. He is a licensed certified public accountant in Georgia, Nevada and
Tennessee. Mr. Griffith is a member of the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and the
Institute of Management Accountants, along with being a member of the Nevada
and Tennessee State Societies of CPAs.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
None
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AMERIGO ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/ S. Matthew Schultz
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S. Matthew Schultz, CEO
Date: January 2, 2009