UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

~~Pursuant~~PURSUANT toTO ~~Section~~SECTION 13 OR 15(d) ~~of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~

~~Date~~ of ~~Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2011~~the

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Event Requiring Report: December 10, 2012

PROVIDENCE RESOURCES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

~~Texas (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 000-30377 (Commission File Number) 06-1538201 (IRS Employer Identification No.)~~TEXAS

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

000-30377

06-1538201

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer Identification Number)

Nora Coccaro, Chief Executive Officer

700 Lavaca Street, Suite 1400, Austin, Texas 78701

(Address of principal executive offices) ~~(Zip code)~~

~~Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:~~ (210) 807-4204

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former ~~name~~Name or ~~former~~Former ~~address~~Address, ifIf ~~changed~~Changed ~~since~~Since ~~last~~Last ~~report~~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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~~Item 4~~240.~~01 Changes in Registrant’s Certifying Accountant~~13e-4(c))

~~(a) On November~~ 1, 2011, upon the authorization and approval of its board of directors, Providence Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) dismissed BehlerMick PS (“Behler”) as its independent registered public accounting firm.

~~The~~ITEM reports of Behler on the financial statements of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 did not contain an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion, nor were they qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope, or accounting principles5.02

~~Between~~DEPARTURE ~~September~~OF 2,DIRECTORS ~~2010~~OR ~~(the~~PRINCIPAL ~~date~~OFFICERS; ofELECTION engagement) and November 1, 2011 (the date of dismissal) there were no disagreements with Behler on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of Behler, would have caused Behler to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement in its review of the Company’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.OF

~~The~~DIRECTORS; ~~Company~~APPOINTMENT ~~requested~~OF ~~that~~PRINCIPAL Behler furnish it with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements. However, since that firm no longer practices public accounting, the Company was unable to obtain such a letter, which would have otherwise been filed herewith as Exhibit 16. OFFICERS

(b) ~~On November 1, 2011, upon the authorization and approval of the board of directors, the Company engaged MartinelliMick PLLC (“Martinelli”) as its independent registered public accounting firm.~~

NoEffective ~~consultations occurred between the Company and Martinelli during the years ended~~ December 3112, ~~2010 and 2009 and through November 1~~2012, ~~2011, regarding either (i)~~ the ~~application~~board of ~~accounting~~directors ~~principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction, the type~~ of ~~audit~~Providence ~~opinion that might be rendered on the Company’s financial statements~~Resources, orInc. ~~other information provided that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to an accounting, auditing, or financial reporting issue, or~~ (~~ii) any matter that was~~ the ~~subject of disagreement requiring disclosure under Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of Regulation S-K or reportable event requiring disclosure under Item 304(a)(1)(v) of Regulation S-K.~~

~~Signatures~~“Company”) accepted the resignation of Christian Russenberger as the Company’s chief executive

~~Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934~~officer, ~~the~~chief ~~registrant~~financial ~~has~~officer ~~duly~~and ~~caused~~principal ~~this~~accounting ~~report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~officer.

~~Providence Resources~~(c)

~~Date~~Effective December 12, 2012, the board of directors appointed Nora Coccaro as its chief

~~By:~~executive ~~/s/~~officer, ~~Christian~~chief ~~Russenberger~~financial officer and principal accounting officer to serve an interim term at the

~~November~~discretion 4,of ~~2011~~the board of directors. Ms. Coccaro is fifty six (56) years old.

~~Name:~~Ms. ~~Christian~~Coccaro ~~Russenberger~~has served as a member of the Company’s board of directors since November 16, 1999 and

~~Title:~~as ~~Chief~~the ~~Executive~~Company’s ~~Officer~~chief executive officer, ~~Chief~~chief ~~Financial~~financial ~~Officer,~~officer and ~~Director~~principal accounting officer from

November 16, 1999 until July 2, 2007.

Ms. Coccaro brings to her new positions management skills garnered from over 20 years of managing

Canadian and US public entities. She will be responsible for the overall administration of the Company

and will be involved in day-to-day operations. Between September 1998 and December 2005 Ms.

Coccaro acted as the Consul of Uruguay to Western Canada. Ms. Coccaro attended medical school at the

University of Uruguay.

The Company has not entered into any material plan or arrangement with Ms. Coccaro in connection with

her appointment as chief executive officer, chief financial officer and principal accounting officer.

However, the Company does maintain a consulting agreement with Ms. Coccaro, dated March 16, 2000

pursuant to which she is compensated for her services. Amounts paid pursuant to the consulting

agreement have fluctuated over the last twelve years. Ms. Coccaro’s current remuneration, as mutually

agreed with the Company, is $3,000 per month.

Ms. Coccaro is not related to any director, executive officer or person nominated or chosen by the

Company to become a director or executive officer.

Ms. Coccaro has not entered into any related transaction with the Company since the beginning of its last

fiscal year except that consulting agreement maintained since 2000.

SIGNATURES

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this report to

be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

PROVIDENCE RESOURCES, INC.

DATE

By: /s/ Nora Coccaro

December 17, 2012

Name: Nora Coccaro

Title: Chief Executive Officer

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