Current Report Filing (8-k)
March 16 2022 - 4:24PM
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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): March 16, 2022
BRAZIL
MINERALS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
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000-55191 |
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39-2078861 |
(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of
Incorporation) |
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(Commission
File
Number) |
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(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number) |
Rua
Vereador João Alves Praes nº 95-A
Olhos
D’Água, MG 39398-000, Brazil
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(833)
661-7900
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
Not
applicable
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
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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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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c) |
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405
of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying
with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
On
March 16, 2022, Brazil Minerals, Inc. (the “Company”) terminated the Consulting Services Agreement previously entered
into with Jason Baybutt, Chief Operating Officer of Pubco Reporting Solutions, who, prior to the termination of the Consulting
Services Agreement, served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, and Treasurer since December
29, 2021.
On
March 16, 2022, the Company appointed Gustavo Pereira de Aguiar, age 39, as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting
Officer, and Treasurer. From 2016 until March 15, 2022, Mr. Aguiar was the Controller of Jaguar Mining, Inc., a Canadian publicly
traded company with two producing gold mines in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil and current market capitalization of approximately
$270 million. From 2013 to 2016, Mr. Aguiar was Controller at Grupo Orguel, an enterprise in the construction equipment rental sector
in Brazil which received funding from Carlyle, a U.S. private equity group, and from 2010 to 2013, Mr. Aguiar worked at Mirabella
Mineração, which at the time was developing its nickel project in the
state of Bahia in Brazil. From 2006 to 2010, Mr. Aguiar was an auditor with Deloitte in Brazil. Mr. Aguiar has undergraduate degrees
in Business Administration and in Accounting from Universidade FUMEC in Brazil. He has an executive MBA and further post-graduate education
in finance from Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil. Mr. Aguiar is fluent
in Portuguese and English and is a licensed accountant in Brazil.
In
consideration for his services as an office of the Company, Mr. Aguiar will: (i) receive cash compensation of $9,500 per month; (ii)
receive a signing bonus of $25,000 with $12,500 payable within ten days of his start date, and $12,500 three months after the
start date; (iii) have the opportunity, based on certain specific performance metrics, to earn additional annual compensation of at most
$45,000; (iv) receive 63,763,964 shares of the Company’s common stock, which shares will vest 25% at the end of
each yearly period after the start date and over four such yearly periods.
Except
as disclosed herein, there are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Aguiar and any other person pursuant to which he was selected
as an officer, and Mr. Aguiar is not a participant in any related party transaction required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of
Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships between Mr. Aguiar and any director or officer of the Company.
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.
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BRAZIL
MINERALS, INC. |
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Dated:
March 16, 2022 |
By: |
/s/
Marc Fogassa |
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Name: |
Marc
Fogassa |
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Title: |
Chief
Executive Officer |
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