form6k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June 10, 2010
SEVEN ARTS PICTURES PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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England |
333-158669 |
[Not Applicable] |
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) |
(Commission
File Number) |
(IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
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38 Hertford Street
London, UK |
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W1J 7SG |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip Code) |
44 (203) 006-8222
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F. Form 20-F x Form 40-Fo
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____
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If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-_______.
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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 |
At a Meeting of the Board of Directors held on April 9, 2010, Honourable Hubert Gibbs was appointed to serve as Chairman of our Board of Directors. Mr. Gibbs appointment was made final on June 5, 2010 by acceptance of filings at the Companies House.
After graduating from Oxford University in 1981, Mr. Gibbs started his career as an editor, reader and translator at Quartet Books UK. Subsequently he worked as a stock market analyst with Banque Bruxelles Lambert and then as an independent communications entrepreneur responsible for starting up various companies including Instlang.com
which was sold to market leader SDL in 1999. Most recently Mr. Gibbs has been involved in financing and producing independent films, including As Good as Dead, and The Killing Jar. Mr. Gibbs managed the family estate, Tyntesfield until it was taken over by the National Trust in 2002.
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 duly authorized.
SEVEN ARTS PICUTRES PLC
By: /s/ Peter Hoffman
Peter Hoffman
Chief Executive Officer
June 10, 2010