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): June 30, 2008

GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

     
Utah
(State of Incorporation)
     
     
000-12627
  
87-0407858
(Commission File Number)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
     
6033 W. Century Blvd, Suite 1090, Los Angeles, California
  
90045
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)
     
     
(310) 670-7911
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
     
   
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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ITEM 5.02 ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS, COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
 
Effective June 30, 2008, Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Dr. Mark A. Bernstein, Ph.D., to serve on its Board of Directors. Dr. Bernstein is currently a teaching professor at The University of Southern California (USC), where he also serves as the Managing Director of USC’s Energy Institute. Dr. Bernstein is an internationally recognized expert on energy policy and alternative energy technologies.
 
Dr. Bernstein was awarded a Ph.D. in Energy Management and Policy from the University of Pennsylvania, holds a Masters degree in Mathematics from Ohio State University, and a B.A. from State University of New York at Albany.
 
As a non-employee, unaffiliated director, Dr. Bernstein will be granted options to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (which options will have an exercise price equal to the market price on the date of grant and will vest over a period of one year), and a cash fee of $2,000 per month.
 
 
ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS
 
On June 30, 2008, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the appointment of Dr. Bernstein to its Board of Directors. A copy of the Press Release is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
 
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
 
(d)   Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
  
Description
99.1
 
  
Press Release dated June 30, 2008
 

 

 
 
 

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.
 
 
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC.
     
Date: June 30, 2008
By:
/s/ BRUCE NELSON
   
Bruce Nelson,
Chief Financial Officer