SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act

~~July~~August 320, 2014

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

American Business Services, Inc. ~~(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)~~

Colorado		000-54985		84-1194104
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R .S. Employer Identification Number)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

6521 Ocaso Drive, Castle Pines, CO	80108
Colorado	000-54985	84-1194104
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

(303) 730-7939 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


N.W. Ambassador Drive, Suite 326 Kansas City, MO		64163
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(816) 464-0508

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 5.~~01 Changes~~02. inDeparture ~~Control~~of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of ~~Registrant~~Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On ~~July 3~~ August 20, 2014, Phil E. Ray~~, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial~~ ~~Officer,~~resigned ~~sole~~from ~~director~~his ~~and~~position ~~majority~~as ~~stockholder~~a director of American Business Services, Inc. (the "“Company"”) ~~entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Smith Electric Vehicles Corp~~., The aresignation ~~Delaware~~was ~~corporation~~not ~~("Smith")~~due ~~pursuant~~ to ~~which~~any ~~Smith~~disagreement ~~purchased~~with ~~all of~~ the ~~six million shares of the~~ Company's ~~common~~on ~~stock,~~any ~~par~~matter ~~value~~relating ~~$.001,~~to ~~that were owned by Ray. As a result, Smith now owns approximately 85.3% of~~ the ~~issued~~ ~~and outstanding shares of the~~ Company'’s ~~common stock. The aggregate consideration paid by Smith for Ray's shares of Company common stock was $340~~operations,~~000,~~ ~~which~~policies ~~amount~~or ~~was paid by Smith with funds on hand~~practices.

~~Pursuant~~Also on August 20, 2014, the Board of Directors appointed Robert J. Druten to the ~~Agreement,~~Company’s ~~Bryan~~Board Lof Directors to fill the vacancy created by Mr. ~~Hansel~~Ray’s resignation. Mr. Druten, ~~the~~age 67, served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Hallmark Cards, Inc. from 1994 until his retirement in August 2006. From 1991 until 1994, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of ~~Smith~~Crown Media, ~~was~~Inc., ~~appointed~~a tocable ~~the~~communications ~~Company's~~subsidiary ~~Board~~of Hallmark. He served as Vice President of ~~Directors~~Corporate Development and Planning of Hallmark from 1989 until 1991. Prior to joining Hallmark in 1986, Mr. ~~Ray~~Druten ~~resigned~~held ~~from~~a ~~all~~variety of executive positions with Pioneer Western Corporation from 1983 to 1986. Mr. Druten has served as a trustee of EPR Properties (“EPR”), a real estate investment trust, since 1997 and is its Chairman of the Board. He has also been a member of the Compensation, Governance and Finance Committees of EPR. He has served as a director of Kansas City Southern, an ~~officer~~NYSE-listed transportation company, since 2004. Mr. Druten also serves as Chairman of the ~~Company~~Board and ~~designees~~on the Compensation Committee of ~~Smith~~Kansas ~~were~~City ~~appointed~~Southern. He has served as ~~officers~~a director of Alliance Holdings GP, L.P., a publicly traded limited partnership whose publicly traded subsidiary is engaged in the production and marketing of coal, since 2007, where he serves on the Audit Committee and its Conflicts Committee. Mr. Druten previously served on the Board of Directors of American Italian Pasta Company, asfrom ~~described~~2007 ~~further~~until ~~under~~it ~~Item~~was 5acquired by Ralcorp Holdings, Inc.02 ~~below~~in July 2010, where he was the Chairman of the Audit Committee and also served on the Compensation Committee. Mr. Druten received a B.S. in Accounting from the University of Kansas and an M.B.A. from Rockhurst University.

Mr. Druten has no direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 5404(a) of Regulation S-K.02 ~~Departure~~There ofare ~~Directors~~no orfamily ~~Certain~~relationships ~~Officers~~among our directors and officers.

The information set forth in the second paragraph of ltem 5.01 above is incorporated by reference herein.

Upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, Mr. Ray resigned from all positions as an officer of the Company, and the Company appointed Mr. Hansel as its President and Chief Executive Officer, John Micek as its Chief Financial Officer and Jacques Schira as its Secretary, each effective as of July 3, 2014.

Mr. Hansel, 49, has served as Smith's Chief Executive Officer and as a director since Smith's inception in January 2009. Mr. Hansel served as Smith's President from Smith's inception to March 2012. Mr. Hansel was appointed Chairman of Smith's board of directors in November 2011. Prior to joining Smith, from October 2004 to August 2008, Mr. Hansel served as the President and Chief Executive Officer and as a director of Evo Medical Solutions, a manufacturer and distributor of home respiratory medical devices.

Mr. Micek, 61, has served as Smith's Interim Chief Financial Officer since March 2014. Since June 2012, Mr. Micek has also served as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Enova Systems, Inc. (LON: ENVS), a publicly-traded electric vehicle compulsion componentry supplier. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Enova Systems, Inc. from January 2011 to June 2012. From January 1, 2001 to December 31, 2011, Mr. Micek served as Managing Director of Silicon Prairie Partners, LP, a privately held venture investing firm. Mr. Micek has served on the board of directors of Enova Systems, Inc. (2008 to present), Armanino Foods of Distinction Inc. (OTCMKTS:AMNF), a publicly-traded specialty foods company (from 1989 to present), including in the roles of Chair, Audit Committee and Chair, Strategic Planning Committee, Innovaro Inc. (OTCMKTS: INNI), a publicly-traded technology innovation services and software company (from 1999 to present), and Universal Assurors, Inc., a privately-held credit-related insurance company (from 2001 to present).

Mr. Schira, 58, has served as Smith's General Counsel since June 2013, and before that from March 2009 to June 2012. He previously served as Smith's Vice President, Legal and Commercial Affairs from June 2012 through June 2013. From March 2006 to March 2009, Mr. Schira served as General Counsel of Medical Industries America, Inc., a medical device manufacturer and distributor.

None of Mr. Hansel, Mr. Micek or Mr. Schira has any direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There are no family relationships among our directors and officers.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8- K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

American Business Services, Inc.

By: /s/ ~~Bryan~~John ~~L. Hansel~~Micek

~~Bryan~~John ~~L. Hansel~~Micek

Chief ~~Executive~~Financial Officer

Dated: ~~July 10~~ August 22, 2014

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