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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event reported)
May 19, 2000
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CAMPBELL RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
CANADA
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
Commission File No. 1-8488
NONE
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Suite 1910
120 Adelaide Street West
Toronto, Ontario
Canada, M5H 1T1
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (416) 366-5201
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NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 1 Change in Control of Registrant
N/A
Item 2 Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
N/A
Item 3 Bankruptcy or Recievership
N/A
Item 4 Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountants
N/A
Item 5 Other Events
Following shareholder approval, Campbell Resources Inc. filed
Articles of Amendment effecting the one-for-ten-share
consolidation.
Shareholders voted 113,973,684 or 95% of the votes cast in
favour of the consolidation/reverse split with 5,918,788 votes
cast against and 719,106 votes withheld. The shares are
expected to commence trading on a post-consolidated basis on
May 26, 2000.
As a result of the consolidation, Campbell Resources has
approximately 15,720,000 shares outstanding. Conversion rights
and options have been adjusted to reflect the
consolidation/reverse split.
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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.
CAMPBELL RESOURCES INC.
Per:/s/"LORNA D. MACGILLIVRAY"
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Lorna D. MacGillivray
DATE: May 19, 2000 Vice President, Secretary and
-------------- General Counsel
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CAMPBELL RESOURCES INC.
FORM 8K - MAY 19, 2000
EXHIBIT INDEX
4 Instruments defining rights of security holders,
including indentures.
Articles of Amendment effecting a one-for-ten share
consolidation/reverse split.
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[CANADA NATIONAL FLAG] Industry Canada
Certificate
of Amendment
Canada Business
Corporation Act.
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CAMPBELL RESOURCES INC. 135848-1
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Name of corporation Corporation number
I hereby certify that the articles of the
above-named corporation were amended:
a) under section 13 of the Canada Business Corporations Act in [ ]
accordance with the attached notice;
b) under section 27 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as [ ]
set out in the attached articles of amendment designating a
series of shares;
c) under section 179 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as [x]
set out in the attached articles of amendment;
d) under section 191 of the Canada Business Corporations Act as [ ]
set out in the attached articles of reorganization;
/s/ May 19, 2000
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Director Date of Amendment
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Industry Canada FORM 4
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
Canada Business (SECTION 27 OR 177)
Corporation Act
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1-Name of the Corporation 2- Corporation No.
Campbell Resources Inc. 135848-1
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3- The articles of the above named corporation are amended as follows:
All of the authorized, issued and outstanding Common Shares are consolidated on
the basis of one consolidated Common Share for every ten pre-consolidation
Common Shares and any resulting fractional consolidated Common Shares are
cancelled without any repayment of capital or other compensation whatsoever
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Date Signature Title
MAY 19, 2000 /s/ Lorna D. MacGillivray Vice President Secretary and
Lorna D. MacGillivray General Counsel
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For Department use only
[CANADA LOGO] Filed May 19, 2000
