0001387131-11-000793.txt : 20110510 0001387131-11-000793.hdr.sgml : 20110510 20110510163544 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001387131-11-000793 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110509 ITEM INFORMATION: Changes in Control of Registrant ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20110510 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110510 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Eco-Trade Corp CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000905428 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE [6500] IRS NUMBER: 133696015 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1208 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-12000 FILM NUMBER: 11828696 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9270 TWO NOTCH ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 4 CITY: COLUMBIA STATE: SC ZIP: 29223 BUSINESS PHONE: (803) 699-4940 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 9270 TWO NOTCH ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 4 CITY: COLUMBIA STATE: SC ZIP: 29223 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Yasheng Eco-Trade Corp DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20090715 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: VORTEX RESOURCES CORP. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20080903 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: EMVELCO CORP. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20070123 8-K 1 eco-8k_0511.htm CURRENT REPORT eco-8k_0511.htm



SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_______________________

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):  May 9, 2010

ECO-TRADE CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

Delaware
001-12000
13-3696015
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

9270 Two Notch Road, Suite 4
Columbia, SC 29223

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (803) 699-4940


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 (see General Instructions A.2. below):

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨ 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 5.01
CHANGE IN CONTROL OF REGISTRANT
 
ITEM 5.02
DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS

On May 9, 2011, the Board of Directors of Eco-Trade Corp. (the “Company”) approved the amendment of the Certificate of Designation of the Series E Preferred Stock whereby the beneficial ownership limitations contained in the Series E Preferred Stock were terminated.  On May 10, 2011, SAGI Collateral Ltd. (“SAGI”)  submitted a conversion notice whereby it converted 50,000 shares of Series E Preferred Stock into 100,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company.  Following the conversion of the Series E Preferred Stock, SAGI holds approximately 98% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the Company.

On May 9, 2011, Mr. Alexander Smirnov was appointed as a director of the Company.  Mr. Smirnov will serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors.  There is no understanding or arrangement between Mr. Smirnov and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Smirnov was selected as a director of the Company.  Mr. Smirnov does not have any family relationship with any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by us to become a director or an executive officer.  Since January 1, 2009, Mr. Smirnov  has not had a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction or proposed transaction, in which the Company was or is a proposed participant exceeding $120,000.   Mr. Smirnov is the principal owner of SAGI and, in turn is the indirect beneficial owner of all securities held by SAGI.

Mr. Smirnov contacts within the gas and oil business and the logistics business will be utilized by the Company to provide platform to oil and gas companies. From 2000 to 2006, Mr. Smirnov served as the President of Kidma Ltd., a private mineral and logistic operation, with assets in Russia.  From 2006 to present, Mr. Smirnov has been a private business man focused on investing in various industries. Mr. Smirnov is fluent in Russian, English, Hebrew and Arabic.
 
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 

 
 

 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

   
ECO-TRADE CORP.
 
       
   
By:
/s/ William Lieberman
 
   
Name:
William Lieberman
 
   
Title:
Acting President
 

Date:  May 10, 2011
Columbia, South Carolina 
EX-3.1 2 ex-3_1.htm AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE SERIES E CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION ex-3_1.htm


 
 
Exhibit 3.1

AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION OF
PREFERENCES, RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS OF
SERIES E PREFERRED STOCK OF
ECO-TRADE CORP.

Pursuant to Section 151 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law
 
I, William Lieberman, Acting President of ECO-Trade Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “Corporation”), in accordance with the provisions of Section 151 of such law, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that at a meeting of the Board of Directors that the following resolutions were adopted:

RESOLVED, the officers of the Corporation are hereby directed and authorized to amend the Certificate of Designation for the Series E Preferred Stock removing all conversion limitations contained therein and, as a result, Section 5 of the Series E Preerred Stock Certificate of Designation is amended as follows:

Section 5.                  Conversion.

(a)           (i) Conversions at Option of Holder. Each share of Preferred Stock shall be convertible into shares of Common Stock (subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5(a)(iii)) determined by dividing the Stated Value of such share by the Set Price, at the option of the Holder, at any time and from time to time from and after the Original Issue Date. Holders shall effect conversions by providing the Corporation with the form of conversion notice attached hereto as Annex A (a “Notice of Conversion”). Each Notice of Conversion shall specify the number of shares of Preferred Stock to be converted, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned prior to the conversion at issue, the number of shares of Preferred Stock owned subsequent to the conversion at issue and the date on which such conversion is to be effected, which date may not be prior to the date the Holder delivers such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation by facsimile (the “Conversion Date”). If no Conversion Date is specified in a Notice of Conversion, the Conversion Date shall be the date that such Notice of Conversion to the Corporation is deemed delivered hereunder. The calculations and entries set forth in the Notice of Conversion shall control in the absence of manifest or mathematical error.

(ii) Intentionally left blank.

(iii) Intentionally left blank.

 
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(b)           Not later than three Trading Days after each Conversion Date (the “Share Delivery Date”), the Corporation shall deliver to the Holder a certificate or certificates.  Nothing herein shall limit a Holder's right to pursue injunctive relief and/or actual damages for the Corporation's failure to issue and deliver Common Stock to the Holder, including, without limitation, the Holder's actual losses occasioned by any "buy-in" of common stock necessitated by such late delivery.  Furthermore, in addition to any other remedies which may be available to the Holder, in the event that the Corporation fails for any reason to effect delivery of such shares of common stock within three Trading Days of the date of receipt of the conversion notice, the Holder will be entitled to revoke the relevant Conversion Notice by delivering a notice to such effect to the Corporation whereupon the Corporation and the Holder shall each be restored to their respective positions immediately prior to delivery of such Conversion Notice except that holder shall retain the right to receive  the actual documented cost of any "buy-in."  As used herein, "buy-in" shall mean the purchase by a holder of Preferred Stock of shares of common stock in an open market transaction or otherwise in order to meet its delivery obligations in connection with the sale of common stock, which delivery obligation the holder intended to satisfy with the shares of common stock upon conversion.

(c)           (i) The conversion price for each share of Preferred Stock shall equal $0.005 (the “Set Price”), subject to adjustment below; provided, however, the Preferred Stock shall not be convertible in the event that the Corporation does not have available authorized but unissued shares of Common Stock.

(ii)         if the Corporation, at any time while the Preferred Stock is outstanding: (A) shall pay a stock dividend or otherwise make a distribution or distributions on shares of its Common Stock or any other equity or equity equivalent securities payable in shares of Common Stock,  or (B) issue by reclassification of shares of the Common Stock any shares of capital stock of the Corporation, then the Set Price shall be multiplied by a fraction of which the numerator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) outstanding before such event and of which the denominator shall be the number of shares of Common Stock Outstanding after such event.  Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such dividend or distribution.  The Set Price shall not become effective in the case of a subdivision, combination or reclassification.

(iii)           except in connection with the issuance of securities associated with (a) shares of Common Stock or options to employees, officers, consultants or directors of the Corporation pursuant to any stock or option plan duly adopted by a majority of the non-employee members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation or a majority of the members of a
 
 
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committee of non-employee directors established for such purpose, (b) securities upon the exercise of or conversion of any securities issued hereunder, convertible securities, options or warrants issued and outstanding on the date hereof including the Series F Preferred Stock, (c) securities issued in connection with acquisitions or strategic transactions or (d) securities issued as equity enhancements in connection with standard non convertible debt transactions (“Excepted Issuances”), if the Corporation, at any time while the Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall issue rights, options or warrants to holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders) entitling them to subscribe for or purchase shares of Common Stock at a price per share (the “Effective Price”) less than the Set Price then in effect, then and in each such case the then existing Set Price shall be reduced to a price equal to the Effective Price (the “New Set Price”).  Such adjustment shall be made whenever such rights or warrants are issued, and shall become effective immediately after the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive such rights, options or warrants.

(iv)           except in connection with an Excepted Issuance, if the Corporation or any Subsidiary thereof at any time while any of the Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall offer, sell, grant any option or warrant to purchase or offer, sell or grant any right to reprice its securities, or otherwise dispose of or issue (or announce any offer, sale, grant or any option to purchase or other disposition) any Common Stock or any equity or equity equivalent securities (including any equity, debt or other instrument that is at any time over the life thereof convertible into or exchangeable for Common Stock) (collectively, “Common Stock Equivalents”) entitling any Person to acquire shares of Common Stock, at an Effective Price per share less than the Set Price then the Set Price shall be reduced to a price equal the Effective Price. Such adjustment shall be made whenever such Common Stock or Common Stock Equivalents are issued.

(v)           if the Corporation, at any time while the Preferred Stock is outstanding, shall distribute to all holders of Common Stock (and not to Holders) evidences of its indebtedness or assets or rights or warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security other than the Common Stock (which shall be subject to Section 5(c)(iii), then in each such case the Set Price shall be adjusted by multiplying the Set Price in effect immediately prior to the record date fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to receive such distribution by a fraction of which the denominator shall be the VWAP determined as of the record date mentioned above, and of which the numerator shall be such VWAP on such record date less the then per share fair market value at such record date of the portion of such assets or evidence of indebtedness so distributed applicable to one outstanding share of the Common Stock as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.  In either case the adjustments shall be described in a statement provided to the Holders of the portion of assets or evidences of indebtedness so
 
 
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distributed or such subscription rights applicable to one share of Common Stock.  Such adjustment shall be made whenever any such distribution is made and shall become effective immediately after the record date mentioned above.

(vi)           All calculations under this Section 5(c) shall be made to the nearest cent or the nearest 1/100th of a share, as the case may be. The number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at any given time shall not include shares owned or held by or for the account of the Corporation, and the disposition of any such shares shall be considered an issue or sale of Common Stock. For purposes of this Section 5(c), the number of shares of Common Stock deemed to be outstanding (the “Common Stock Outstanding”) as of a given date shall be the sum of the number of shares of Common Stock (excluding treasury shares, if any) issued and outstanding.

(vii)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no adjustment shall be made hereunder in connection with an Excepted Issuance.

(viii)           Whenever the Set Price is adjusted pursuant to this Section the Corporation shall promptly mail to each Holder, a notice setting forth the Set Price after such adjustment and setting forth a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Certificate this 10th day of May 2011.

 
/s/ William Lieberman
Name: William Lieberman
Title: Acting President
 
 
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EX-10.1 3 ex-10_1.htm DIRECTOR AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN ECO-TRADE CORP. AND ALEXANDER SMIRNOV ex-10_1.htm


 
 
Exhibit 10.1
 
ECO-TRADE CORP.
 
9270 Two Notch Road, Suite 4
Columbia, SC 29223
(803) 699-4940
 
May 10, 2011
 
Alexander Smirnov
 
Letter of Appointment – Board of Directors
 
Dear Mr. Smirnov:
 
We are pleased that you accepted the role of Director and Chairman of the Board on the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of ECO-Trade Corp., (the “Company”). This letter contains the terms of your appointment as Director of the Company.
 
1.
Your Duties:

 
a)
You will be expected to attend all meetings (either in person or by teleconference) of the Board of the Company, of which we expect to hold approximately four per annum as well as sign all written consents if you deem appropriate.  In addition, you will be expected to perform such other duties as are reasonably contemplated by your holding office as Director of the Company or which may reasonably be assigned to you by the Board from time to time.
 
 
b)
As Director you will:
 
 
i)
Perform to the best of your abilities and knowledge the duties reasonably assigned to you by the Board from time to time, whether during or outside business hours and at such places as the Board reasonably requires;
 
 
ii)
Use all reasonable efforts to promote the interests of the Company;
 
 
iii)
Attend directors’ meetings;
 
 
iv)
Act in the best interests of the Company; and
 
 
v)
Work closely with the of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer.
 
 
c)
As you will appreciate, however, your time commitment will ultimately be a product of the matters confronting the Company from time to time and matters properly requiring your attention as a director of the Company.
 
2.
Preferred Stock:  The Company acknowledge that through your private corporation you are the owner of 300,000 shares of the Company’s Series E Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series E”).  The Company acknowledge that you have notifies it about the partial conversion of 50,000 of the Series E into 100,000,000 shares of Common Stock.
 
 
 

 
 
3.
Expenses:  Subject to you providing the Company with receipts or other evidence of payment, the Company will pay for or reimburse you for all travelling, hotel and other expenses reasonably incurred by you in connection with attending and returning from Board, Committee, Company, meetings or otherwise in connection with the Company's business.  Reasonable travel and out of pocket expenses used in connection with the business of the Group shall include:
 
 
a)
Cell phone bills;
 
 
b)
Domestic and international travel (economy class under 4 hours and business class over 4 hours); and
 
 
c)
Hotel accommodation.
 
4.
Termination of Appointment:
 
 
a)
Your appointment as the Director may be terminated at any time by the vote of the stockholders of the Company in accordance with the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Company.
 
 
b)
You acknowledge and agree that if the shareholders of the Company terminate your appointment, you will have no claim of any kind against the Company by reason of the termination.
 
 
c)
You are at liberty to terminate the appointment at any time by notice in writing to the Company.
 
5.
What happens after termination of appointment?
 
 
If your appointment is terminated for any reason or you resign for any reason:
 
 
a)
The Company may set off any amounts you owe the Company against any amounts the Company owes to you as a Director at the date of termination except for amounts the Company is not entitled by law to set off;
 
 
b)
You must return all the Company's property (including property leased by the Company) to the Company on termination including all written or machine readable material, software, computers, credit cards, keys and vehicles; and
 
 
c)
You must not record any confidential information in any form after termination.
 
6.
Prohibited Activities:
 
 
a)
You undertake to the Company that you will not during the term of your appointment engage in a business or an activity that would place you in a position of conflict in respect of the performance of your duties.
 
 
b)
The terms of your appointment do not restrict you from accepting appointment as director of any other company outside of the Company’s industry, providing consulting services or any other business or other activity whatsoever.  The Company acknowledges and accepts your current roles as a director.
 
 
 

 
 
7.
Notices and Other Communications:
 
 
a)
Service of Notices
 
 
A notice, demand, consent, approval or communication under this letter (collectively a “Notice”) must be:
 
 
i)
In writing and in English directed to the address advised by the recipient for notices, as varied by any notice; and
 
 
ii)
Hand delivered or sent by prepaid post or facsimile to that address.
 
 
b)
Effective on Receipt:  A Notice given in accordance with section 7a takes effect when received (or at a later time specified in the Notice), and is taken to be received:
 
 
i)
If hand delivered, on delivery;
 
 
ii)
If sent by prepaid post, two Business Days after the date of posting (or seven Business Days after the date of posting if posted to or from outside The United States of America);
 
 
iii)
If sent by facsimile, when the sender's facsimile system generates a message confirming successful transmission of the entire Notice unless, within eight Business Hours after the transmission, the recipient informs the sender that it has not received the entire Notice;
 
 
but if the delivery, receipt or transmission is not on a Business Day or is after 5.00pm on a Business Day, the Notice is taken to be received at 9.00am on the Business Day after that delivery, receipt or transmission.
 
8.
Miscellaneous
 
 
a)
Alterations:  This letter may be altered only in writing signed by each party.
 
 
b)
Approvals and consents:  Except where this letter expressly states otherwise, a party may, in its discretion, give conditionally or unconditionally or withhold any approval or consent under this letter.
 
 
c)
Assignment:  This letter may NOT be assigned by either party.
 
 
d)
Costs:  Each party must pay its own costs of negotiating, preparing and executing this letter.
 
 
e)
Survival:  Any indemnity in this letter is independent and survives termination of this letter.  Any other provision by its nature intended to survive termination of this letter survives termination of this letter.
 
 
f)
Counterparts:  This letter may be executed in counterparts.  All executed counterparts constitute one document.
 
 
g)
No Merger:  The rights and obligations of the parties under this letter do not merge on completion of any transaction contemplated by this letter.
 
 
h)
Entire Agreement:  This letter constitutes the entire agreement between the parties in connection with its subject matter and supersedes all previous agreements or understandings between the parties in connection with its subject matter.
 
 
i)
Further Action:  Each party must do, at its own expense, everything reasonably necessary (including executing documents) to give full effect to this letter and the transactions contemplated by it.

 
 

 
 
 
j)
Waiver:  A party does not waive a right, power or remedy if it fails to exercise or delays in exercising the right, power or remedy.  A single or partial exercise of a right, power or remedy does not prevent another or further exercise of that or another right, power or remedy.  A waiver of a right, power or remedy must be in writing and signed by the party giving the waiver.
 
 
k)
Relationship:  Except where this letter expressly states otherwise, it does not create a relationship of employment, agency or partnership between the parties.
 
 
l)
Confidentiality:  A party may only use the confidential information of another party for the purposes of this letter, and must keep the existence of this letter and the terms of it and the confidential information of another party confidential information except where:
 
 
i)
The information is public knowledge (but not because of a breach of this letter) or the party has independently created the information;
or
 
 
ii)
Disclosure is required by law or a regulatory body (including a relevant stock exchange).
 
 
m)
Announcements:  A public announcement in connection with this letter or a transaction contemplated by it must be agreed by the parties before it is made, except if required by law or a regulatory body (including a relevant stock exchange).
 
9.
Contract for Services:  This is a contract for services and is not a contract of employment.
 
10.
Governing Law:  This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York (without giving effect to choice of law principles or rules thereof that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York) and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision hereof shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision.  Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating or affecting the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
 
Please sign the attached copy of this letter to indicate that you have read, understood and accept the terms of your appointment.
 
Yours Sincerely,
 
ECO-Trade Corp.
 
/s/William Lieberman
 
 
Agreed to and accepted by:
 
/s/ Alexander Smirnov
Alexander Smirnov