bspe8k_05062010.htm
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) May 6, 2010
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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25025
I-45 N., Ste. 410
The
Woodlands, TX 77380
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(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(713)
554-4491
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(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
401 Bay Street, Suite 2700, PO Box
152
Toronto,
Ontario Canada M5H 2Y4
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(Former
Name, Address and Fiscal Year, If Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the
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the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.
below):
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o
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(17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Effective
May 6, 2010, Mark Holcombe has resigned as President and Chief Executive Officer
of Blacksands Petroleum, Inc. (“Blacksands”). Mr. Holcombe will continue as a
director of the Company and has agreed to be the acting Chief Financial Officer
until a successor is found. As of May 6, 2010, David DeMarco has been
appointed President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Blacksands.
Mr. DeMarco is a Certified Petroleum Landman (No. 30164) and
has 23 years’ experience in all aspects of the Oil and Gas Exploration and
production business. Mr. DeMarco, 43, has extensive experience with
start up oil and gas companies and has managed all aspects of 3-D seismic
acquisition and exploration activities onshore in the US. Mr. DeMarco’s
economic background and broad knowledge and experience in all phases of
geoscience evaluation, interpretation and drilling, as well as his proven
management track record provides him with an invaluable understanding of
evaluating oil and gas prospects and properties, giving him unique and total
insight as President and Chief Executive Officer of Blacksands Petroleum,
Inc. Mr. DeMarco received his undergraduate degree in Economics with
minors in Petroleum Land Management and Petroleum Engineering from the
University of Texas at Austin in 1990.
Item
8.01 Other Events
As of May
7th,
2010, Blacksands has changed it's registered address to 25025 I-45 N., Ste. 410,
The
Woodlands, TX 77380.
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: May
7, 2010
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By:
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/s/Mark
Holcombe
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Name:
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Mark
Holcombe
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Title:
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Acting
Chief Financial Officer
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