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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): April 1, 2009
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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
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions:
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230.425)
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Item 2.01: Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
On March 17, 2009, Golden River Resources Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), entered into an agreement with Acadian Mining
Corporation (TSX: ADA) ("Acadian") to subscribe in a private placement
transaction for up to 338,111,334 common shares ("Offering") in Acadian for
aggregate gross investment of up to C$10 million. The Offering is contemplated
to close in two or more tranches.
Pursuant to this agreement and the receipt of approval from the Toronto
Stock Exchange, the Company and Acadian completed the first tranche of the
offering with Acadian issuing 17,053,205 shares of common stock to the Company
in exchange for C$447,457.34, taking the Company's interest in Acadian to 9.99%.
For more information regarding the Agreement, please see the Company's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 20, 2009, which is incorporated herein by
reference.
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: April 6, 2009