Tvc 8K 08/01/07
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
26, 2007
Tri-Valley
Corporation
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-31852
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84-0617466
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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4550
California Blvd., Suite 600
Bakersfield,
California 93309
(Address
of principal executive office)
Issuer's
telephone number: 661-864-0500
Section
5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item
5.02 Election
of Directors
Effective
July 26, 2007, the directors of Tri-Valley Corporation appointed Edward M.
Gabriel and Paul W. Bateman to our board of directors. Ambassador Gabriel was
appointed to fill a vacancy on the board of directors left by the resignation
of
Dennis Lockhart, who resigned from the Board upon his appointment as president
and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Mr. Bateman
was appointed to fill a vacancy created by the expansion of the board of
directors from seven to eight members.
For
the
past five years, Ambassador Edward M. Gabriel, age 57, has been President and
Chief Executive Officer of The Gabriel Company, LLC, where he represents
multinational corporations on international business projects in the fields
of
oil and gas, defense, high technology and consumer goods. He served as U.S.
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Morocco from 1997 - 2001. He has broad experience
in public affairs for such organizations as CONCORD where he served as senior
vice president and as president and CEO of the Madison Public Affairs Group,
both in Washington D.C. He was founder and Executive Director and CEO of the
Council of Energy Resource Tribes and prior to that served as Senior Economic
Analyst with the U.S. Department of Energy. Ambassador Gabriel is a member
of
the advisory board of the privately held Guggenheim Partners and of the Global
Advisory Board of George Washington University and a board member of several
schools and institutions in the Middle East. He is a graduate of Gannon
University with a degree in accounting.
Since
1998 Paul W. Bateman, age 50, has been President and Chief Executive Officer
of
the Klein Saks Group based in Washington D.C. which provides professional
consulting, association management and government relations. He has led the
Silver Institute and the Gold Institute and represents the World Gold Council,
the Platinum Guild International (USA) Inc., the International Platinum
Association and the National Mining Association. He is chairman and CEO of
the
International cyanide Management Institute. He has extensive experience in
government having served as an aide to former President Nixon, on the White
House staff of former President Reagan, deputy administrator of the Economic
Development Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce, Deputy Treasurer
of the United States supervising the U.S. Mint, Bureau of Engraving and Printing
and U.S. Savings Bonds Division. He also served former President George H.
W.
Bush as Deputy Assistant for Management. Mr. Bateman is President of the
Economic Club of New York and a member of the Union League Club of New York,
a
trustee of the Aldercroft Foundation and a director of privately held Lixiviant,
Inc. He is both a graduate and a trustee of Whittier College.
Our
board
of directors has determined that Ambassador Gabriel and Mr. Bateman are
independent directors. There are no arrangements or understandings between
either of the new directors and any other person regarding his appointment
to or
service on our board of directors.
The
new
directors will serve until our next annual meeting of shareholders, scheduled
for October 6, 2007. Both Ambassador Gabriel and Mr. Bateman have been nominated
for election at our annual meeting to full terms on the board.
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.
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Date:
August 1, 2006
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TRI-VALLEY
CORPORATION
/s/
F. Lynn Blystone
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F.
Lynn Blystone, President and Chief Executive
Officer
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