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): October 10, 2005
CHAPARRAL RESOURCES, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE 0-7261 84-0630863
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
2 Gannett Drive, Suite 418 White Plains, New York 10604
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (866) 559-3822
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.02 Appointment of Principal Officer.
Effective October 1, 2005, Chaparral Resources, Inc. (the "Company") the
Company's Board of Directors elected Mr. Charles Talbot as the Company's
Vice President-Finance and Chief Financial Officer to replace Mr. Nigel Penney
who resigned upon completion of his employment agreement.
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.
CHAPARRAL RESOURCES, INC.
Date: October 10, 2005 By: /s/ R. Frederick Hodder
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R. Frederick Hodder
Chairman of the Board