UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
Date of Report: September 10, 2010
(Date of Earliest Event Reported)
REGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 000-09519 84-0807913
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer or ID #)
of incorporation)
5646 Milton Street, Suite 722
Dallas, Texas 75206
(Address of principal executive offices)
(214) 694 2227
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form 8-K and other reports filed by Regent Technologies, Inc. ("Regent")
from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission (collectively the
"Filings") contain or may contain forward looking statements and information
that are based upon beliefs of, and information currently available to, Regent's
management as well as estimates and assumptions made by Regent's management.
The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act") provides a safe
harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company. The
Company and its representatives may from time to time make written or oral
statements that are "forward-looking," including statements contained in this
report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reports to
the Company's shareholders and news releases. All statements that express
expectations, estimates, forecasts or projections are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Act. In addition, other written or oral statements,
which constitute forward-looking statements, may be made by or on behalf of the
Company. Words such as "expects", "anticipates", "intends", "plans", "believes",
"seeks", "estimates", "projects", "forecasts", "may", "should", variations of
such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking
statements. Management cautions that forward-looking statements are subject to
risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially
from projections in such forward-looking statements. We undertake no obliga-
tion to update a forward-looking statement to reflect subsequent events,
changed circumstances, or the occurrence of unanticipated events.
In this Form 8-K, references to "we," "our," "us," the "Company," or "Regent"
refer to Regent Technologies, Inc., a Colorado corporation.
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Item 8.01 Other Events
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Division Manager Named
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On September 10, 2010, the Board of Directors confirmed the Company's plans to
enter the development of oil and gas resources and named Dr. Anton Prodanovic as
the General Manager of the Natural Resources Division and related technologies.
Dr. Anton Prodanovic has been focused during his career on the evaluation, plan-
ning, permitting, construction and management of various global energy projects.
Since 2000, he has served as a consultant to various oil and natural gas com-
panies and renewable energy ventures, including a contract for services as the
acting-CEO to a company with oil and gas resources in Russia which contract ex-
pires in October, 2010. Between 1984 and 2000, Dr. Prodanovic served in various
capacities with Mobil Corporation as an officer or senior executive with various
divisions and projects within Mobil Corporation, and from 1976 until 1984 he was
a Senior Research Associate with Exxon Production Research Co., a division of
Exxon Corporation. Dr. Prodanovic is a member of the American Society of Civil
Engineers and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He was co-founder or
organizer of Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, Polar Offshore Arctic
Conferences, Offshore Technology Conferences and Russian Arctic Offshore Con-
ferences. A Fulbright scholar (1973), Dr. Prodanovic also served as Assistant
Professor at the University of Sarajevo, Yugoslavia and was a Research Assistant
at Rice University. Dr. Prodanovic holds a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from
Rice University, an M.A. in International Business from the University of Texas
and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Sarajevo.
Regent Technologies, Inc. is a technology-focused company that utilizes emerging
proprietary technologies to impact the global energy industry. Regent operates
through two divisions: Natural Resources and Energy Technology Development. Our
vision is to achieve significant results through technology enhancements in both
energy development and innovations that support energy production. Our mission
is to exploit our proprietary advantages to increase shareholder value while
promoting responsible energy now and in the future.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Regis-
trant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 13, 2010
REGENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ David A. Nelson
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David A. Nelson
President and Chief Executive Office
