| 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: February 15, 2010 ASPEN EXPLORATION CORPORATION (Name of small business issuer as specified in its charter) |
| Delaware | 0-9494 | 84-0811316 | ||
| State of | Commission File | IRS Employer | ||
| Incorporation | Number | Identification No. | ||
| 2050 S. Oneida St., Suite 208, Denver, CO 80224-2426 | ||||
| Address of principal executive offices | ||||
| 303-639-9860 Telephone number, including Area code Not applicable Former name or former address if changed since last report |
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Item 5.02, Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Pursuant to Aspen Exploration Corporation’s (“Aspen”) 2008 Equity Plan, on February 15, 2010 Aspen’s Board of Directors granted options to certain Aspen employees and consultants. The options were granted to persons who have remained with Aspen and have provided (and are expected to continue to provide) valuable services to Aspen, and to help align interests of the recipients with those of Aspen and its stockholders.
In total Aspen granted options to acquire 350,000 shares of its common stock. Included in the persons receiving options were the persons currently serving as Aspen’s executive officers and as members of its Board of Directors, being:
| Name and Title | Number of Options Granted | |
| R.V. Bailey | ||
| (Chief Executive Officer, President | 100,000 | |
| and Chairman of the Board) | ||
| Kevan Hensman | ||
| (Chief Financial Officer and Director) | 75,000 | |
| Douglas Imperato | ||
| (Director) | 75,000 | |
The options granted to each of the officers and directors named herein (and to each of the other option recipients) have an exercise price equal to $0.4125, which is equal to125% of the closing price of Aspen’s common stock on February 17, 2010 (the business day after the day Aspen filed its Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2009). Each of the options expires on February 15, 2015. All of the options granted only vest upon a “change of control” (which term is defined in each recipient’s option agreement), and then only if Aspen has working capital of at least $3,000,000 on the date of the change of control event. Further, unless a given option recipient is terminated for cause the options will not expire following the termination of each recipient’s relationship (whether an employee, consultant or director) with Aspen.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 18th day of February 2010.
| Aspen Exploration Corporation | ||
| By: | /s/ R.V. Bailey | |
| R.V. Bailey, Chief Executive Officer | ||