8-K 1 mantra8k.htm FORM 8-K Mantra Venture Group LTD. Form 8-K

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: June 25, 2008

Commission File Number: 333-146802

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

NEVADA
(state or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

1205 – 207 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 1H7
(Address of principal executive offices)

(604) 609 2898
Issuer’s telephone number

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:

¨ 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)

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d -2(b)) 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e -4(c)) 



Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

On June 25, 2008 Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (“the Company”) accepted the resignation letter of David Warren as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company dated June 15, 2008. Accordingly, the Company appointed Dennis Petke as the Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer effective immediately.

On June 25, 2008, the Board of Directors approved that the consulting agreement between the Company and David Warren entered into on September 1, 2007 will be terminated at the close of business on June 30, 2008. From July 1, 2008 to August 29, 2008, Mr. Warren will assist the Company in the transition to a new Chief Financial Officer by staying on as a consultant of the Company. As consideration for the provision of consulting services, the Company has agreed to extend the expiry date of the options to purchase 300,000 common shares of the Company granted to Mr. Warren pursuant to a consulting agreement entered into on September 1, 2007 to the earlier of August 29, 2008 or a date that is five business days after the Company’s common stock trades at least one time per day on the OTC Bulletin Board at a price at or above $0.50 per share for seven consecutive trading days, as provided in the exhibit attached hereto. The options are exercisable at a price of $0.25 per share.

Item 5.02 Departure of Chief Financial Officer
Item 5.02 Appointment of Chief Financial Officer

As indicated in Item 1.02 above, Mr. David Warren resigned his position as the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective June 30, 2008. Mr. Warren is entering into retirement and his resignation was not due to any disagreement with the Company on any matter relating to its operations, policies or practices.

Effective July 1, 2008, Dennis Petke will succeed David Warren as the Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Company. The Company entered into a consulting agreement with Mr. Petke on June 30, 2008, whereby Mr. Petke will be compensated at a rate of $2,500 per month. The Company will also issue 50,000 shares to Mr. Petke and options to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock of the Company at a price of $0.25 per share which will vest as of July 1, 2008 and expire on the earlier of June 30, 2010 or the termination of this agreement. The Company will use its best efforts to register for resale on a Form S-1 the 50,000 common shares to be issued to Mr. Petke. The consulting agreement has a term of 3 months and will expire on September 30, 2008, unless terminated earlier by the parties or replaced by a new agreement prior to the end of the term.

1


Business experience for past five years

For the past five years, Mr. Petke has owned and operated Q4 Financial Group Inc., a private consulting firm serving both private and public companies in the areas of corporate finance, corporate administration and regulatory reporting. For the past two years, Mr. Petke has been conducting due diligence and meeting with private companies in Canada, Hong Kong and China exploring various green opportunities, specifically in environment purification and remediation applications for water, soil and air. Mr. Petke has also been reviewing alternative energy and C02 reduction solutions and industrial lighting applications.

In March of 2007 Mr. Petke was engaged to consult the directors on the reorganization of Golden Raven Resources Inc. (TSXV:GVN), a company that is currently delisted. Since April 2007 to present, Mr. Petke has joined the board of Golden Raven Resources and has been appointed the sole officer. Mr. Petke’s primary mandate is to complete a reorganization, bring all regulatory filings up to date, and return the company to trading status. From February 2007 to present Mr. Petke has been on the board of UraniumCore Company, (OTCBB:UCCO) and was engaged to reorganize the company and ensure its regulatory reporting was in line with current standards. UCCO has abandoned its Uranium properties and Mr. Petke has suggested that the company consider green technology opportunities.

Mr. Petke is qualified as a Chartered Accountant in Canada, and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia since 1995.

Other Positions in Public Companies

The positions that Mr. Petke held or currently holds with other public companies are summarized as follows:

NAME OF REPORTING   POSITION(S) MARKET TRADED ON FROM TO
MM  YY  MM  YY 
Mont Blanc Resources Inc.  Director and  CFO  TSX Venture: MTN  10  2003  Present
Aucxis Corp.  Director  Pink Sheets: AUCX  05  2001  Present
  CFO    08  2001  Present
US Oil and Gas  Resources Inc.  Director  TSX Venture: USR  12  2003 

08 / 2005 (USR merged with ODE) 

Odyssey Petroleum Corp  CFO  TSX Venture : ODE  08  2005  05  2006 
Altima Resources Ltd.  CFO  TSX Venture: ARH  05  2006  06  2006 
Bonaventure Enterprises Inc.  CFO  TSX Venture: BVT  01  2006  07  2006 
EgX Group Inc.  (formerly Global)  Director  TSX Venture: GFG  10  2005  05  2006 
Opawica Exploration Inc.   CFO  TSX : OPW  08  2005  12  2005 
UraniumCore Company Director  OTC BB: UCCO  02  2007  Present   
Golden Raven  Resources Inc.  Director, CFO and acting CEO  TSX Venture: GVN  04  2007  Present   

2


Family Relationships and Related Transactions

There are no family relationships among Dennis Petke, the executive officers, or the sole director of the Company. The Company has not entered into any transactions with Dennis Petke or his family members wherein the amount involved in the transaction or a series of similar transactions exceeded the lesser of $120,000 or 1% of the average of total assets of the Company for the last fiscal year.

Item 9.01 Exhibits

(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are included as part of this report:


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 30, 2008  MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD. 
 
  By: /s/ Larry Kristof 
  Larry Kristof 
  Director, President and Chief Executive Officer    

3