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) July 19, 2000
Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nova Scotia, Canada 1-3793 98-0085412
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(State or other jurisdict (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Suite 505, 706 Seventh Avenue, S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 0Z1
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (403) 269-7741
Not Applicable (Former name or former address,
if changed since last report.)
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CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD.
Item 5. Other Events
Effective July 31, 2000, Mr. Kelly B. Johnson has resigned as Secretary,
Treasurer and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of the Company.
Mr. David Blain, age 55, a Canadian Chartered Accountant, has been elected
Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer of the Company
effective August 1, 2000. Mr. Blain has been involved with accounting, income
taxes, corporate planning and finance matters in Western Canada for the past 30
years. Mr. Blain is an independent consultant to oil and gas companies in the
Calgary area and will serve the Company on a part-time basis. He has been
associated with Clarkson Gordon & Co. and Hudson's Bay Oil & Gas Ltd. He served
with Star Oil & Gas Ltd., a Calgary based oil and gas company, in various
capacities from 1979 to 1997 and most recently was Vice President, Finance of
that company.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits
(c) Exhibits - None
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CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD.
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.
CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD.
(Registrant)
By /s/ Ben A. Anderson
Ben A. Anderson
President
Date: July 19, 2000
