0001213900-13-001013.txt : 20130308 0001213900-13-001013.hdr.sgml : 20130308 20130308170113 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001213900-13-001013 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20130305 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Other Events ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20130308 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20130308 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: SIONIX CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000764667 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REFRIGERATION & SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY [3580] IRS NUMBER: 870428526 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 0930 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 002-95626-D FILM NUMBER: 13678276 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 914 WESTWOOD BLVD., BOX 801 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90024 BUSINESS PHONE: (847) 235-4566 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 914 WESTWOOD BLVD., BOX 801 CITY: LOS ANGELES STATE: CA ZIP: 90024 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SIONIX CORP /UT/ DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960515 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AUTOMATIC CONTROL CORP /NV DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960422 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: SIONIX CORP DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19960214 8-K 1 f8k030513_sionix.htm CURRENT REPORT f8k030513_sionix.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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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 5, 2013
 
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Sionix Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
  
002-95626-D
  
87-0428526
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
  
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
914 Westwood Blvd., Box 801
Los Angeles, CA
  
 
90024
(Address of principal executive offices)
  
(Zip Code)
 
(704) 971-8400
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2 below).
 
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Item 5.02
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
 
(c)               Appointment of Officer

On March 5, 2013, the Board of Directors of Sionix Corporation (the "Company") approved the appointment of Dr. Rex Crick as the Company's Chief Operating Officer.

Between July 2007 and July 2011, Dr. Crick served as Vice President of Research and Development, and then as Chief Executive Officer, with Recycle Technologies International, Inc., a company engaged in manufacturing products from recycled materials.  From July 2011 to April 2012, Dr. Crick served as Vice President and General Manager of Recycle Technology Industries, LLC, the successor to Recycle Technologies International, Inc.  Dr. Crick is currently Professor Emeritus of Geology at the University of Texas at Arlington, a position he has held since January 2008.  Since May 2012, Dr. Crick has provided consulting services to recycling start-ups.  Dr. Crick has 30 years of hands-on field experience with subsurface basins and shale reservoirs, experience that is difficult to duplicate and important to the Company as it seeks to work closely with the oil and gas industry to deliver its environmentally responsible water treatment technologies.

Dr. Crick’s areas of technical expertise include petroleum geology, hydrology, recycling, manufacturing process design, and the interpretation of reservoirs and source shales including the Anadarko reservoirs and the Woodford, Fayetteville, Marcellus, and Chattanooga Shales.  He has published and lectured extensively and has consulted for major oil producers including Mobil, ARCO, BP, Marathon, and Exxon/Mobil.  Dr. Crick also served in the U.S. Navy.

Dr. Crick recently acted as a consultant at the Company's frack water treatment project in the Williston Basin of North Dakota, where his experience and leadership have provided important contributions.  For his consulting services, the Company paid Dr. Crick cash compensation in the amount of $5,000.
 
There is no family relationship between Dr. Crick and any of the Company's directors or executive officers.  Other than the transaction described above, there was no transaction since October 1, 2010 that would be required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

As an inducement to Dr. Crick to accept the position of Chief Operating Officer, the Company granted to him 1,000,000 restricted shares of common stock.  Dr. Crick will receive cash compensation in the amount of $80,000 per year in exchange for his services.

Item 8.01   Other Events

On March 6, 2013, the Company issued a press release disclosing the appointment of Dr. Crick as its Chief Operating Officer.  A copy of the press release is included as exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

Exhibits:

99.1           Press release issued March 6, 2013.

 
 
 
 
SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Current Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated: March 8, 2013
 
 
SIONIX CORPORATION
   
                                                                           
 
By:
/s/ Kenneth Calligar
   
Kenneth Calligar
   
Interim Chief Executive Officer
 
 
 
 

 
Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit No.    Description

99.1                 Press release issued March 6, 2013.
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Exhibit 99.1
 
March 6, 2013
Sionix Announces appointment of Dr. Rex Crick as Chief Operating Officer

LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 03/06/13 -- Sionix Corporation (OTCQB: SINX) announced today that it has hired Dr. Rex Crick as its Chief Operating Officer.

"We are pleased to add Rex Crick to our operations and management team", said Ken Calligar, Interim CEO.  "We believe that his operating management experience as well as his academic, research, and consulting credentials make Rex an excellent fit for Sionix as we increase our commitment to applying Sionix’ proprietary technology to treating fracking brine for the oil and gas industry", he added.

Dr. Crick recently acted as a consultant at Sionix’ frack water treatment project in the Williston Basin of North Dakota where his experience and leadership have provided important contributions.

Dr. Crick served as Chief Executive Officer of Recycle Technologies International, Inc., a manufacturer of recycled structural products, and he is currently Professor Emeritus at The University of Texas at Arlington, a position he has held since 2008. Previously Dr. Crick was Professor of Geology and Paleontology from 1987 through 2008. Rex has 30 years of hands-on field experience with subsurface basins and shale reservoirs, experience that is difficult to duplicate and important to Sionix as it seeks to work closely with the oil and gas industry to deliver its environmentally responsible water treatment technologies.

Dr. Crick’s areas of technical expertise include petroleum geology, hydrology, recycling, manufacturing process design, and the interpretation of reservoirs and source shales including the Anadarko reservoirs and the Woodford, Fayetteville, Marcellus, and Chattanooga Shales.  He has published and lectured extensively and has consulted for major oil producers including Mobil, ARCO, BP, Marathon, and Exxon/Mobil.  Dr. Crick also served our country in the U.S. Navy.

About Sionix Corporation
Sionix designs innovative and advanced water treatment systems intended for use in energy, government facilities, healthcare facilities, and emergency water supplies during natural disasters, housing development projects, and various industrial processes including subterranean fracturing used in oil and gas drilling. These systems can be located adjacent to contaminated water sites or as a pre-treatment for reverse osmosis and other membrane applications. Industries involved in dairy, agribusiness, meat processing, mining, poultry operations, and many others can benefit from Sionix' cost-effective, easily maintained, water treatment systems. For more information about the company, go to www.sionix.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this press release that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including any projections of earnings, revenue, or other financial items, any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new products, services or developments, any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance, statements of belief and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. These statements are based on expectations and assumptions as of the date of this press release and are subject to numerous risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, whether Sionix Corporation can raise capital as and when it needs to, whether the water purification systems will generate significant sales, whether it can compete successfully in its market and industry, and other factors beyond the control of Sionix Corporation, including those detailed from time to time in the reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Sionix Corporation assumes no obligation and does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.
 
 
Company Contact:

Kenneth Calligar
Interim Chief Executive Officer
kcalligar@sionix.com