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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):  March 27, 2014
 
 
CEREPLAST, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Nevada
001-34689
91-2154289
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
   
2213 Killion Avenue, Seymour, Indiana
47274
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
 
(812) 220-5400
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
   
 
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
 

 
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Item 1.03.  Bankruptcy or Receivership.

As previously reported, on February 10, 2014, Cereplast, Inc. (the “Company”), filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Indiana (the “Bankruptcy Court”), captioned “In re: Cereplast, Inc.,” Case No. 14-90200-BHL-11 (the “Chapter 11 Case”).  On February 14, 2014, the Company filed a motion in the Bankruptcy Court seeking to convert the Company’s Chapter 11 Case to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy case.  On March 27, 2014, the court granted the Company’s motion and on that date the Company’s Chapter 11 Case was converted to a Chapter 7 case.

 
 
 
 
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.
 

 
CEREPLAST, INC.
Date:  May 7, 2014
    
     
 
By:
 /s/ Kathryn L. Pry, Trustee for the Estate of Cereplast, Inc.
   
Printed Name: Kathryn L. Pry
   
Title: Trustee for the Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Estate of Cereplast, Inc.