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May 18 2010 - 4:26PM
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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 (Date of earliest
event reported):
May 18, 2010
APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Yukon
Territory,
Canada
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1-31593
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Not
Applicable
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
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5655
South Yosemite Street, Suite 200
Greenwood
Village, Colorado
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80111-3220
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
(720) 886-9656
No
Change
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
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x
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
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¨
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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¨
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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ITEM
8.01. OTHER EVENTS
On May 18, 2010, Apollo Gold
Corporation issued a press release announcing a proposed new corporate identity
and name, Brigus Gold Corp., which is expected to take effect following
shareholder approval of the same and the closing of the previously announced
proposed business combination with Linear Gold Corp. A copy of this
press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by
reference herein.
The information in Item 8.01 in this
Current Report on Form 8-K and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed
“filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall they
be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except as
expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND
EXHIBITS
(d) Exhibits
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99.1
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Press
release of Apollo Gold Corporation issued May 18,
2010
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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.
Date: May
18, 2010
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APOLLO
GOLD CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Melvyn Williams
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Melvyn
Williams
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Chief
Financial Officer and Senior Vice
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President
– Finance and Corporate
Development
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