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: June 25, 2015
(Date of earliest event reported)
U.S. PRECIOUS METALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50703 | 14-1839426 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer I.D. No.) |
242A West Valley Brook Road
Califon, New Jersey 07830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(732) 851-7707
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On June 25, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Company appointed John Gildea as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and on that same date, Mr. Gildea resigned as the Company’s Chief Operating Officer.
The Company and Mr. Gildea have entered into an oral arrangement pursuant to which Mr. Gildea will receive a monthly compensation of $8,000 for acting in such capacity. In addition, Mr. Gildea will receive an initial grant of common stock in the amount of 500,000 shares, and he will receive a quarterly common stock grant of 200,000 shares, subject to Board of Directors approval.
As of the date of this Report, except as stated herein, the Company has no written or oral agreements with the above officer regarding compensation or any other form of remuneration. There are no family relationships between the above named officer and any other officer and/or director. Except as stated herein, there have been no transactions since the beginning of our last fiscal year, or any currently proposed transaction, in which we were or are to be a participant, exceeding $120,000 and in which our new officer had or will have a direct or indirect material interest. There is no material plan, contract or arrangement (whether or not written) to which the above named officer is a party or in which each party participates that is entered into or a material amendment in connection with the triggering event or any grant or award to any such covered person or modification thereto, under any such plan, contract or arrangement in connection with any such event.
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SIGNATURE
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.
| U.S. PRECIOUS METALS, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ John Gildea | ||
| Name: John Gildea | |||
| Title: Chief Executive Officer | |||
| Date: July 1, 2015 | |||