UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Golden Opportunity Development Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.001
(Title of Class of Securities)
38114T 10 9
(CUSIP Number)
Richard D. Surber,268 West 400 South, Suite 300,
Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
(801)575-8073
(Name, address and telephone number of person
authorized to receive notices and communications)
December 14, 1999
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13A, and is filing this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box ( ).
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SCHEDULE 13D
CUSIP No. 38114T 10 9
1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Richard D. Surber
2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF EITHER IS A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(A) ( X )
(B) ( )
3) SEC USE ONLY
4) SOURCE OF FUNDS
OO
5) CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO
ITEMS 2(d) or 2(E). [ ]
6) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Richard D. Surber is a United States Citizen
7) SOLE VOTING POWER 25,000
NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 8) SHARED VOTING POWER 163,523
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING 9) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 25,000
PERSON WITH
10) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 163,523
11) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
188,523
12) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES ( )
13) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
68.4%
14) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
This schedule relates to common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of
Golden Opportunity Development Corporation. ("Common Stock"). Golden Opportunity
Development Corporation ("Golden Opportunity") is a Louisiana corporation with
principal offices at 268 West 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101
Item 2. Identity and Background
(a) This schedule is filed by Richard D. Surber, an individual ("Surber").
(b) The business address for Surber is 268 West 400 South, Suite 300, Salt Lake
City, Utah 84101
(c) Surber is an attorney. He is employed by Canton Financial Services
Corporation, a sibling company of Golden Opportunity.
(d) Surber has not been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations and similar misdemeanors) during the last five years.
(e) During the last five years Surber has never been a party to a civil
proceeding that resulted in a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or
state securities laws of finding any violation with respect to such laws.
(f) Surber is a United States Citizen
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
The 188,523 shares that are the impetus for filing this schedule were
acquired as follows. 25,000 shares were acquired by Richard Surber for
investment purposes on October 4, 1999 for services rendered to the Company
pursuant to an employee benefit plan. The 163,523 shares attributed to Surber as
President of Diversified Holdings I, Inc. ("Diversified") were acquired by and
are currently owned by Diversified on April 2, 1999. Surber has no legal
ownership interest in said shares, the beneficial ownership of which is
attributed to him because of his position as President of Diversified.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The following discussion states the purpose or purposes of the
acquisition of securities of the issuer and describes any plans or proposals
resulting in material transactions with Golden Opportunity.
Surber has no current plans to purchase additional shares or to dispose
of any of his shares in Golden Opportunity.
Surber is not aware of any current plans or proposals which would
involve any extraordinary corporate transaction, involve any sale or transfer of
a material amount of the corporation's assets, a change in the directors or
management of the corporation or change its capitalization or dividend policies,
involve a change in the corporation's business or corporate structure or change
its charter or by-laws or the status of the common stock of the corporation.
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Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) The aggregate number and percentage of class of securities identified
pursuant to Item 1 beneficially owned by Surber may be found in rows 7 - 11 and
13 of the cover page.
(b) The powers that Surber has relative to the shares discussed herein may be
found in rows 7 through 10 of the cover page. The quantity of shares owned
legally or beneficially by Surber is 188,523 shares of Common Stock, 25,000 of
which were acquired for services and 163,523 of which are attributable to him as
President of Diversified Holdings I, Inc.
(c) There were no transactions in the class of securities reported on that were
effected during the last sixty days aside from those discussed in Item 4.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to
Securities of the Issuer.
Richard D. Surber, the President of Diversified has the power to
control disposition of and voting of the Diversified shares. This arises from
his position as President and CEO of Diversified.
Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits.
None.
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Date: 2/7/00
----------- By: /s/ Richard Surber
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Richard Surber
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1061).
