UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): April 26, 2012
STERLING GROUP VENTURES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 000-51775 | 72-1535634 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) | |
| 308 - 1228 Marinaside Cr., | |||
| Vancouver, B.C., Canada | V6Z 2W4 | ||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (604) 689-4407
n/a
(Former name or former address, if changes since last report)
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Section 7 – Regulation FD
ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
On April 26, 2012, the Company distributed a news release updating the Gaoping Phosphate project development in China. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits
ITEM 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Press Release "STERLING RECEIVES APPROVALS TO START PHOSPHATE PRODUCTION IN CHINA " dated April 26, 2012 |
SIGNATURES
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.
STERLING GROUP VENTURES, INC.
/s/Raoul Tsakok
Raoul Tsakok
Chairman & CEO
April 26, 2012
Exhibit 99.1 PRESS RELEASE
STERLING RECEIVES APPROVALS TO START PHOSPHATE PRODUCTION IN CHINA
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, April 26, 2012 /PRNewswire
Sterling Group Ventures, Inc. (the "Company") (OTCQB: SGGV) (FRANKFURT: GD7) is pleased to advise that it has signed an agreement with a mining contractor located in the area of the Company's Gaoping Phosphate project, Chenxi County, Hunan Province, to be operator of the mining and production activities on the project. To date the hydro electric power has been extended to the project, the land use permits have been executed with the various landholders in the area, the Company has also received conditional safety approval and the project is essentially ready to begin production on a small scale basis to be further ramped up as the development and production plan takes effect. The conditional safety approval is expected to become final after inspection when the mine construction is completed.
The Company will disseminate a further news release upon commencing initial production.
STERLING GROUP VENTURES, INC.
/s/Raoul Tsakok, Chairman & CEO
For further information, please contact:
Raoul Tsakok, Chairman , Richard Shao, PhD, President or Robert Smiley, JD, Director
Phone: (604) 689-4407 Fax: (604) 408-8515
Email: info@sterlinggroupventures.com
Any forward-looking statement in this press release is made pursuant to the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that actual results may differ substantially from such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, economic and political factors, product prices and changes in international and local markets, as well as the inherent risks of the mining related business. There can be no assurance that such statements will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could differ materially from those anticipated in such statements. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Cautionary Note to U. S. Investors Concerning Estimates of Measure, Indicated, and Inferred Resources and Reserves. Statements regarding resources and reserves have been based on audits conducted under Chinese methods of calculation which the SEC guidelines strictly prohibit in its filings.