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Attachment 1
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 EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED – JANUARY 7, 2009
LAUREATE
RESOURCES & STEEL INDUSTRIES INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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NEVADA
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000-52781
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98-0471111
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission
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(IRS
Employer
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incorporation)
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File
Number)
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Identification
Number)
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104
Summit Avenue
Summit,
NJ 07902-0080
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(908)
522-0762
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(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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N/A
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(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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o
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
Act
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act
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Item
5.02.
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Departure
of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
CertainOfficers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers.
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Appointment
of Gareth McMurray as Interim Chief Executive Officer
Effective
as of January 7, 2009, Gareth McMurray has been appointed as the Interim Chief
Executive Officer of Laureate Resources & Steel Industries Inc. (the
“Company”).
Mr.
McMurray had previously commenced his employment as the Company’s Chief
Operating Officer on August 22, 2008. Prior to working for the
Company, Mr. McMurray was the General Manager, Manufacturing for Smith
International Gulf Services, Dubai. At Smith International Gulf
Services, Mr. McMurray was responsible for the manufacturing operation including
the purchasing of raw steel materials, the recruitment of staff and the
production schedules. Prior to his employment with Smith
International Gulf Services, Mr. McMurray was the Managing Director of TMK
Middle East, Dubai and the Sales and Marketing Director of JESCO,
Dubai.
The
Company previously entered into an Employment Agreement dated July 18, 2008 and
amended on October 23, 2008 (the “Employment Agreement”) regarding Mr.
McMurray’s service as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr.
McMurray will render his services as Interim Chief Executive Officer under the
terms and conditions of his Employment Agreement without
modification. A description of the Employment Agreement is contained
in Item 8(B) of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on December 18, 2008, which
description is incorporated herein by reference thereto.
Resignation
of Gerald Sullivan
Effective
as of January 7, 2009, Mr. Gerald Sullivan has resigned as the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer and Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Appointment
of Mathias Kaiser
Effective
as of January 7, 2009, Mathias Kaiser has been appointed as the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer.
Mr.
Kaiser, 35, has served as Chief Financial Officer of Rudana Investment Group AG
(“Rudana”), a Swiss investment holding company which is the Company’s majority
shareholder, since October of 2008. From March until October of 2008,
Mr. Kaiser was the Finance & Reporting Manager of Compass-Group AG, a
company engaged in the provision of large-scale institutional catering
management and services and the provision of planning and consultancy services
for restaurant and catering enterprises. From February of 2006 until
July of 2007, he was the Operating Effectiveness Manager for Adecco &
Management Consulting AG, a human resources company. From February of
2003 until February of 2005, he served as business controller for Daniel
Swarovski Corporation AG, a large international retail business. Mr.
Kaiser is compensated for his services by Rudana, and he is not separately
compensated by the Company.
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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, thereunto
duly authorized.
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LAUREATE
RESOURCES &
STEEL
INDUSTRIES INC.
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By:
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/s/ Barbara
Salz
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Name:
Barbara Salz
Title:
Corporate Secretary
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Date:
January 9, 2009
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