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  <P STYLE="font: 20pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 20pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 20pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>FORM 8-K</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 14pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 14pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 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: 12pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event
  reported): August 7, 2013</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 20pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>START SCIENTIFIC, INC.</B></P>
  
  <P STYLE="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
  in Charter)</P>
  
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      <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>000-52227</B></FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>20-4910418</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>
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          <P STYLE="font: 12pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>6 Champion Trail</B></P>
          <P STYLE="font: 12pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>San Antonio, Texas</B></P></TD>
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          <P STYLE="font: 12pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>78258</B></P></TD></TR>
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  including area code: 210-257-8708</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 8pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed
  Since Last Report)</P>
  
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  intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
  Securities Act</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
  Exchange Act</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
  under the Exchange Act</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
  under the Exchange Act</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B>Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</B></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">On August 7, 2013, the Company entered
  into an agreement to acquire two separate working interests (collectively, the &ldquo;Working Interests&rdquo;) in certain oil
  and gas leases in Matagorda County, Texas. The consideration granted by the Company in exchange for the Working Interests consisted
  of one hundred and fifty thousand ($150,000) dollars.</P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Calibri, Helvetica, Sans-Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Item
  9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</B></FONT></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(d) Exhibits.</P>
  
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  <TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in">10.1</TD><TD><A HREF="ex10_1lease.htm">Oil and Gas Lease by and between the city of Palacios, a municipal corporation located in Matagorda County, Texas and Start Scientific, Inc. dated August 6, 2013</A>.</TD></TR></TABLE>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><U>SIGNATURES</U></P>
  
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  <P STYLE="font: 11pt/normal Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 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.</P>
  
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      <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><B>Start Scientific, Inc.</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 51%; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Date: August 8, 2013</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="width: 3%; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">By:&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
      <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%; line-height: 115%"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">/s/ S. Arne D. Greaves</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif">Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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text: _________________________________________
  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): August 7, 2013
  START SCIENTIFIC, INC.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified
  in Charter)
  Delaware
  000-52227
  20-4910418
  (State of Other Jurisdiction
  (Commission File
  (IRS Employer
  Of Incorporation)
  Number)
  Identification No.)
  6 Champion Trail
  San Antonio, Texas
  78258
  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number,
  including area code: 210-257-8708
  (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:
  [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
  Securities Act
  [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the
  Exchange Act
  [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b)
  under the Exchange Act
  [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)
  under the Exchange Act
  Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
  On August 7, 2013, the Company entered
  into an agreement to acquire two separate working interests (collectively, the "Working Interests") in certain oil
  and gas leases in Matagorda County, Texas. The consideration granted by the Company in exchange for the Working Interests consisted
  of one hundred and fifty thousand ($150,000) dollars.
  Item
  9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
  (d) Exhibits.
  10.1
  Oil and Gas Lease by and between the city of Palacios, a municipal corporation located in Matagorda County, Texas and Start Scientific, Inc. dated August 6, 2013
  .
  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.
  Start Scientific, Inc.
  Date: August 8, 2013
  By:
  /s/ S. Arne D. Greaves
  S. Arne D. Greaves
  Chief Executive Officer