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
Commission
File No.: 0-12122
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 4, 2009
APOLLO SOLAR ENERGY,
INC.
(Name of
Small Business Issuer in its Charter)
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Nevada
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84-0601802
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(State
or other jurisdiction
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(I.R.S.
Employer ID Number)
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of
incorporation or organization)
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c/o
American Union Securities, Inc.
100 Wall Street,
15th Floor, New York, NY
10005
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions:
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On March
4, 2009, Mr. Elliot M. Maza and Mr. James M. Lee were appointed to serve as
members of the Company’s board. Messrs. Maza and Lee will serve as
independent directors under the NASDAQ rules. Mr. Elliot M. Maza has also been
appointed to serve as chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee.
Mr. Maza, aged 53, has served as
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Intellect Neurosciences,
Inc. (OTC: ILNS), a development stage biopharmaceutical company since May
2006. From December 2003 to May 2006, Mr. Maza served as the Chief
Financial Officer of Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: EMIS), a
biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Maza was previously a partner at Ernst &
Young LLP and a Vice President at Goldman Sachs, Inc. and JP Morgan Securities,
Inc.
Mr. James M. Lee, aged 62, has 30 years
experience working in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining the
Company, Mr. Lee served at Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) for 21 years. During
his tenure at Intel, Mr. Lee served as Director of Intel’s California Technology
Lab and General Manager of Intel’s manufacturing subsidiary in
Shanghai.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release released publicly on March 12, 2009.
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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APOLLO
SOLAR ENERGY, INC.
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March
12, 2009
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By:
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/s/
Renyi Hou
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Name: Renyi
Hou
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Title:
Chief Executive Officer
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