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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 9, 2008
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GOLDEN RIVER RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 0-16097 98-007697
(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Level 8, 580 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, Victoria Australia 3004
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
61-3-8532-2860
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
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Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Private Placement of Shares of Common Stock
Effective December 9, 2008, Golden River Resources Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), completed a private placement offering in
which the Company sold an aggregate of 100,000,000 shares of common stock at a
purchase prices of US$0.005 per share for aggregate proceeds of US$500,000. The
Private Placement was made to Fast Knight Nominees Pty Ltd, a company associated
with Mr Joseph I. Gutnick, President and Chief Executive Officer of Golden River
Resources Corporation, and was effected pursuant to the terms of a Subscription
Agreement. The funds will be used for exploration activities and for general
corporate and administrative purposes.
The description of the Subscription Agreement that is contained in
this Form 8-K is qualified in its entirety to the text of the actual agreement
that are filed as exhibits hereto.
Item 3.02: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
The description of the Private Placement set forth above is hereby
incorporated herein by this reference. The securities that are being issued
pursuant to this Private Placement are being issued in reliance upon an
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act") under section 4(2) of the Act and under Regulation S and D
promulgated under the Act.
Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits
99.1: Subscription 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.
GOLDEN RIVER RESOURCES CORPORATION (Company)
By: /s/ Peter Lee
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Peter Lee
Secretary
Dated: December 9, 2008
Exhibit Index
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99.1 Subscription Agreement