Unassociated Document
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
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Date
of Report (date of earliest event reported)
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August
24, 2007
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BLACKSANDS
PETROLEUM, INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Nevada
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000-51427
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20-1740044
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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Suite
1250, 645 7th
Avenue
SW, Calgary, Alberta Canada T2P 4G8
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former
Name, Address and Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last Report)
Check
the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation for the registrant under any of the following
provisions (see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
□ Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
□ Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On
August
24, 2007, we appointed Rick Wilson, our vice president and director, as Chief
Financial Officer.
Item
8.01 Other
Events
On
August
24, 2007, we formed an audit committee of our Board of Directors and nominated
Bruno Mosimann, our sole independent director, to serve on such committee.
He
does not qualify as an “audit committee financial expert,” within the meaning of
Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-B. We expect the committee to adopt a charter
in
the near future.
Our
Audit
Committee assists our Board of Directors in its oversight of the integrity
of
our consolidated financial statements, our independent registered public
accounting firm’s qualifications and independence and the performance of our
independent registered public accounting firm.
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.
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BLACKSANDS
PETROLEUM, INC. |
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| Date: August 31,
2007 |
By: |
/s/ Darren
R.
Stevenson |
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Name:
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Darren
R. Stevenson |
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Title: |
President
and Chief Executive Officer |