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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): July 16,
2020
AMERICAN RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Florida
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000-55456
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46-3914127
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(State or other
jurisdiction of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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12115
Visionary Way, Suite 174, Fishers Indiana, 46038
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(317)
855-9926
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
________________________________________________
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
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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.
Effective
July 16, 2020, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of
American Resources Corporation (or the “Company”)
appointed Michael G. Layman to the Board of Directors, filling a
vacancy on the Board. Mr. Layman will serve as an Independent
Director and a member of the Board’s Audit
Committee.
Mr. Layman currently serves as General Partner/CEO of Emerald
Shoals Targeted Opportunities Fund LP, a hybrid growth fund backed
by a network of ultra-high net worth individuals. Mr. Layman
obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in business from Otterbein
University.
Mr. Layman will participate in the
Company’s standard independent director compensation
program, as described in the Company’s annual statement filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. There is no
arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Layman was
elected as a director, and there are no related party transactions
between the Company and Mr. Layman that would require disclosure
under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July
20, 2020, American Resources Corporation issued a press release
regarding Mr. Layman’s appointment to the Company’s
Board of Directors.
The information presented in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on
Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 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 the liabilities of that
section, unless the Company specifically states that the
information is to be considered “filed” under the
Exchange Act or specifically incorporates it by reference into a
filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Exchange Act.
A copy
of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits.
The
following exhibits are attached hereto and filed
herewith.
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ExhibitNo.
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Description
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Press Release Dated July 20, 2020
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SIGNATURES
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.
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American Resources
Corporation
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Date: July 20,
2020
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By:
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/s/
Mark C.
Jensen
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Mark C.
Jensen
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Chief Executive
Officer
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