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 10, 2012
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Dakota Plains Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada | 000-53390 | 20-2543857 |
(State of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
294 Grove
Lane East Wayzata, Minnesota |
55391 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(952) 473-9950
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officer; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
Effective September 10, 2012, John W. Whitaker resigned from our board of directors and his respective committee appointments. The resignation was not the result of any disagreement with our company on any matter relating to our company’s operations, policies or practices.
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Dakota Plains Holdings, Inc. has commenced the transportation of crude oil by truck through Dakota Plains Services, LLC. Dakota Plains Services, LLC was formed on September 4, 2012 as a joint venture between Dakota Plains Trucking, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the company, and JPND II, LLC, an affiliate of Prairie Field Services, LLC.
The information contain in this Item 7.01 is being furnished, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liability under Section 18. Furthermore, the information contained in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into our filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: September 14, 2012 | DAKOTA PLAINS HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
/s/ Timothy R. Brady | |||
Timothy R. Brady Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |