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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>CURRENT REPORT</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>April 10, 2012</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Aurora Gold Corporation</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Delaware</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>000-24393</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>13-3945947</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>C/- Coresco AG,</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Level 3, Gotthardstrasse 20,</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>Zug, Switzerland 6304</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Address of principal executive offices)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B><U>41-7887-96966</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">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 (see General Instruction
A.2. below):</P>

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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#168;</FONT> Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SECTION 1. Registrant&rsquo;s Business and Operations</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 10, 2012, Aurora Gold Corporation
(the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) entered into a services agreement (the &ldquo;LP Services Agreement&rdquo;) with Lars Pearl, the Company&rsquo;s
Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Pearl will serve as the Company&rsquo;s Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the
terms of the LP Services Agreement, Mr. Pearl will be paid a monthly service fee of 12,000 Swiss Francs, plus Value Added Tax,
if applicable, effective as of April 1, 2012. The Ser<FONT STYLE="color: black">vices Agreement may be terminated by mutual consent
upon no less than 30 days prior notice. In the event the Company terminates the Services Agreement without cause, the Company shall
pay Mr. Pearl a severance of six month&rsquo;s salary. </FONT>A copy of the LP Services Agreement is attached as <B><U>Exhibit
10.1</U></B> hereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On April 10, 2012, the Company entered into
a services agreement (the &ldquo;AS Services Agreement&rdquo;) with Agustin Gomez de Segura, the Company&rsquo;s Chairman and sole
independent director, pursuant to which Mr. Segura will serve as the Company&rsquo;s Chairman and independent director. Pursuant
to the terms of the AS Services Agreement, Mr. Segura will be paid a monthly service fee of $3,000, plus Value Added Tax, if applicable,
effective as of April 1, 2012. The AS Ser<FONT STYLE="color: black">vices Agreement may be terminated by mutual consent upon no
less than 30 days prior notice. In the event the Company terminates the Services Agreement without cause, the Company shall pay
Mr. Segura a severance of three month&rsquo;s salary. </FONT>A copy of the Services Agreement is attached as <B><U>Exhibit 10.2</U></B>
hereto.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Effective as of April 10, 2012, the Company&rsquo;s
Board of Directors granted 200,000 stock purchase options (the &ldquo;Options&rdquo;) to Global Strategic Synergies Pty Ltd pursuant
to the Company&rsquo;s 2007 Stock Option Plan. The Options have an issue date, effective date and vesting date of April 10, 2012,
with an exercise price of $0.065 per share. The term of these Options is five years. The Options are exercisable at any time from
the grant date up to and including the 9<SUP>th</SUP> day of April, 2017.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SECTION 7. Regulation FD</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B><U>Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="color: black">On April 10,
2012, the Company entered into the LP Services Agreement with Mr. Lars Pearl pursuant to which Mr. Pearl serves as the Company&rsquo;s
Chief Executive Officer. A copy of the LP Services Agreement is attached as <B><U>Exhibit 10.1</U></B> hereto. On April 10, 2012,
the Company entered into the AS Services Agreement with Mr. </FONT>Agustin Gomez de Segura<FONT STYLE="color: black"> pursuant
to which Mr. Segura serves as the Company&rsquo;s Chairman and independent director. A copy of the AS Services Agreement is attached
as <B><U>Exhibit 10.1</U></B> hereto.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Except for the historical information presented
in this document, the matters discussed in this Form 8-K, or otherwise incorporated by reference into this document, contain &ldquo;forward-looking
statements&rdquo; (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These statements are identified
by the use of forward-looking terminology such as &ldquo;believes,&rdquo; &ldquo;plans,&rdquo; &ldquo;intend,&rdquo; &rdquo;scheduled,&rdquo;
&ldquo;potential,&rdquo; &ldquo;continue,&rdquo; &ldquo;estimates,&rdquo; &ldquo;hopes,&rdquo; &ldquo;goal,&rdquo; &ldquo;objective,&rdquo;
&ldquo;expects,&rdquo; &ldquo;may,&rdquo; &ldquo;will,&rdquo; &ldquo;should&rdquo; or &ldquo;anticipates&rdquo; or the negative
thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties.
The safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, apply to forward-looking statements made by the Registrant. The reader is cautioned that no statements
contained in this Form 8-K should be construed as a guarantee or assurance of future performance or results. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those identified within this Form 8-K. The actual results that the Registrant
achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements
are based on current expectations, and the Registrant assumes no obligation to update this information. Readers are urged to carefully
review and consider the various disclosures made by the Registrant in this Form 8-K and in the Registrant's other reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect
the Registrant&rsquo;s business.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">Note: Information in
this report furnished pursuant to Item 7 shall not be deemed to be &ldquo;filed&rdquo; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this current report
shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
furnishing of the information in this current report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing
is required by Regulation FD or that the information this current report contains is material investor information that is not
otherwise publicly available.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>SECTION 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following <FONT STYLE="color: black">exhibits</FONT>
are furnished as part of this report:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Number&#9;Description</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; border-bottom: Black 1.5pt solid">10.1&#9;&#9;Services Agreement
entered into between Aurora Gold Corporation and Lars Pearl, dated &#9;&#9;April 10, 2012</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">10.1&#9;Services Agreement entered into between Aurora Gold
Corporation and Agustin Gomez &#9;&#9;de Segura, dated April 10, 2012</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">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
on April 13, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Aurora Gold Corporation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">By: <B><I><U>/s/ L Pearl</U></I></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Name:&#9;Lars Pearl</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Title:&#9;President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</P>

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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
April 10, 2012
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
Aurora Gold Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-24393
(Commission File Number)
13-3945947
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
C/- Coresco AG,
Level 3, Gotthardstrasse 20,
Zug, Switzerland 6304
(Address of principal executive offices)
41-7887-96966
(Registrant's telephone number, including
area code)
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 (see General Instruction
A.2. below):
¨
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
SECTION 1. Registrant's Business and Operations
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive
Agreement
On April 10, 2012, Aurora Gold Corporation
(the "Company") entered into a services agreement (the "LP Services Agreement") with Lars Pearl, the Company's
Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which Mr. Pearl will serve as the Company's Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the
terms of the LP Services Agreement, Mr. Pearl will be paid a monthly service fee of 12,000 Swiss Francs, plus Value Added Tax,
if applicable, effective as of April 1, 2012. The Ser
vices Agreement may be terminated by mutual consent
upon no less than 30 days prior notice. In the event the Company terminates the Services Agreement without cause, the Company shall
pay Mr. Pearl a severance of six month's salary.
A copy of the LP Services Agreement is attached as
Exhibit
10.1
hereto.
On April 10, 2012, the Company entered into
a services agreement (the "AS Services Agreement") with Agustin Gomez de Segura, the Company's Chairman and sole
independent director, pursuant to which Mr. Segura will serve as the Company's Chairman and independent director. Pursuant
to the terms of the AS Services Agreement, Mr. Segura will be paid a monthly service fee of $3,000, plus Value Added Tax, if applicable,
effective as of April 1, 2012. The AS Ser
vices Agreement may be terminated by mutual consent upon no
less than 30 days prior notice. In the event the Company terminates the Services Agreement without cause, the Company shall pay
Mr. Segura a severance of three month's salary.
A copy of the Services Agreement is attached as
Exhibit 10.2
hereto.
Effective as of April 10, 2012, the Company's
Board of Directors granted 200,000 stock purchase options (the "Options") to Global Strategic Synergies Pty Ltd pursuant
to the Company's 2007 Stock Option Plan. The Options have an issue date, effective date and vesting date of April 10, 2012,
with an exercise price of $0.065 per share. The term of these Options is five years. The Options are exercisable at any time from
the grant date up to and including the 9
th
day of April, 2017.
SECTION 7. Regulation FD
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On April 10,
2012, the Company entered into the LP Services Agreement with Mr. Lars Pearl pursuant to which Mr. Pearl serves as the Company's
Chief Executive Officer. A copy of the LP Services Agreement is attached as
Exhibit 10.1
hereto. On April 10, 2012,
the Company entered into the AS Services Agreement with Mr.
Agustin Gomez de Segura
pursuant
to which Mr. Segura serves as the Company's Chairman and independent director. A copy of the AS Services Agreement is attached
as
Exhibit 10.1
hereto.
Except for the historical information presented
in this document, the matters discussed in this Form 8-K, or otherwise incorporated by reference into this document, contain "forward-looking
statements" (as such term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). These statements are identified
by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believes," "plans," "intend," "scheduled,"
"potential," "continue," "estimates," "hopes," "goal," "objective,"
"expects," "may," "will," "should" or "anticipates" or the negative
thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy that involve risks and uncertainties.
The safe harbor provisions of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, apply to forward-looking statements made by the Registrant. The reader is cautioned that no statements
contained in this Form 8-K should be construed as a guarantee or assurance of future performance or results. These forward-looking
statements involve risks and uncertainties, including those identified within this Form 8-K. The actual results that the Registrant
achieves may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to such risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements
are based on current expectations, and the Registrant assumes no obligation to update this information. Readers are urged to carefully
review and consider the various disclosures made by the Registrant in this Form 8-K and in the Registrant's other reports filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission that attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect
the Registrant's business.
Note: Information in
this report furnished pursuant to Item 7 shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information in this current report
shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
furnishing of the information in this current report is not intended to, and does not, constitute a representation that such furnishing
is required by Regulation FD or that the information this current report contains is material investor information that is not
otherwise publicly available.
SECTION 9. Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
The following
exhibits
are furnished as part of this report:
Number	Description
10.1		Services Agreement
entered into between Aurora Gold Corporation and Lars Pearl, dated 		April 10, 2012
10.1	Services Agreement entered into between Aurora Gold
Corporation and Agustin Gomez 		de Segura, dated April 10, 2012
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
on April 13, 2012.
Aurora Gold Corporation
By:
/s/ L Pearl
Name:	Lars Pearl
Title:	President, Chief Executive Officer and Director