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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: November 2, 2000
AMERALIA, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number: 0-15474
Utah 84-0631765
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(State or other jurisdiction (IRS Employer Identification
incorporation or organization) Number)
311 Raleigh Road, Kenilworth, IL 60043
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(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
(847) 256-9021
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
not applicable
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former name or former address, if applicable
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Item 5. Other Events.
At meeting of AmerAlia, Inc.'s Board of Directors held on November 2,
2000, the Board appointed Samuel A. Stern to serve as a member until its next
annual meeting when AmerAlia shareholders will have an opportunity to reelect
all members of the Board. Mr. Stern is a partner in the Washington, D.C. law
firm of Hills and Stern and serves as an attorney and advisor for a number of
domestic and international clients. Mr. Stern has been of counsel to both Rogers
& Wells and Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, and was a partner of Wilmer, Cutler
Pickering, international law firms with offices in Washington, D.C. Mr. Stern is
also a director of several privately-held companies involved in energy
production, software, and venture financing. He has had extensive experience in
project financing in the United States and abroad, and brings significant
expertise to the AmerAlia, Inc. Board of Directors.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
AMERALIA, INC.
November 8, 2000 By: /s/ Robert C.J. van Mourik
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Robert C.J. van Mourik,
Executive Vice President
