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PRIVATE SECRETARY, INC.

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112 North Curry Street
Carson City, Nevada 89703

WE ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A PROXY.

This Information Statement is first being furnished on or about January ___, 2012 to the holders of record as of the close of business on January ___, 2012 of the common stock of Private Secretary, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“Private Secretary”).

The Board of Directors of Private Secretary and 1 stockholder holding an aggregate of 199,999,950 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of January 26, 2012, have approved and consented in writing to the actions described below.  Such approval and consent constitute the approval and consent of a majority of the total number of shares of outstanding common stock and are sufficient under the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”) and Private Secretary’s Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws to approve the actions.  Accordingly, the actions will not be submitted to the other stockholders of Private Secretary for a vote, and this Information Statement is being furnished to stockholders to provide them with certain information concerning the action in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and the regulations promulgated thereunder, including Regulation 14C.
 
ACTIONS BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AND
CONSENTING STOCKHOLDER
 
GENERAL

Private Secretary will pay all costs associated with the distribution of this Information Statement, including the costs of printing and mailing. Private Secretary will reimburse brokerage firms and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for reasonable expenses incurred by them in sending this Information Statement to the beneficial owners of Private Secretary’s common stock.

Private Secretary will only deliver one Information Statement to multiple security holders sharing an address unless Private Secretary has received contrary instructions from one or more of the security holders. Upon written or oral request, Private Secretary will promptly deliver a separate copy of this Information Statement and any future annual reports and information statements to any security holder at a shared address to which a single copy of this Information Statement was delivered, or deliver a single copy of this Information Statement and any future annual reports and information statements to any security holder or holders sharing an address to which multiple copies are now delivered.  You should direct any such requests to the following address:  Private Secretary, Inc., 112 North Curry Street, Carson City, Nevada 89703, Attn: Michael A. Nahass, President.  Mr. Nahass may also be reached by telephone at (949) 272-0155.
 
 
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INFORMATION ON CONSENTING STOCKHOLDER

Pursuant to Private Secretary’s Bylaws and the Nevada Revised Statutes (“NRS”), a vote by the holders of at least a majority of Private Secretary’s outstanding capital stock is required to effect the action described herein.  Private Secretary’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended, does not authorize cumulative voting.  As of the record date, Private Secretary had 247,999,950 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.  The voting power representing not less than 123,999,975 shares of common stock is required to pass any stockholder resolutions.  The consenting stockholder is the record and beneficial owner of 199,999,950 shares of common stock, which represents approximately 80.6% of the issued and outstanding shares of Private Secretary’s common stock.  Pursuant to Chapter 78.320 of the NRS, the consenting stockholder voted, with the Board of Directors, in favor of the actions described herein in a joint written consent, dated January 26, 2012.   No consideration was paid for the consent.  The consenting stockholder’ name, affiliation with Private Secretary, and his beneficial holdings are as follows:

Name
 
Beneficial Holder and Affiliation
 
Shares Beneficially Held
 
Percentage
Maureen Cotton
 
Greater than 10% holder of common stock
 
199,999,950 shares of common stock
 
80.6% (common stock)

INTEREST OF CERTAIN PERSONS IN OR OPPOSITION TO MATTERS TO BE ACTED UPON

None.

PROPOSALS BY SECURITY HOLDERS

None.

DISSENTERS RIGHTS OF APPRAISAL

None.

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The following table sets forth, as of January 26, 2012, certain information regarding the ownership of Private Secretary’s capital stock by each director and executive officer of Private Secretary, each person who is known to Private Secretary to be a beneficial owner of more than 5% of any class of Private Secretary’s voting stock, and by all officers and directors of Private Secretary as a group.  Unless otherwise indicated below, to Private Secretary’s knowledge, all persons listed below have sole voting and investing power with respect to their shares of capital stock, except to the extent authority is shared by spouses under applicable community property laws.
 
 
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Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and generally includes voting or investment power with respect to securities.  Shares of common stock subject to options, warrants or convertible securities exercisable or convertible within 60 days of January 26, 2012 are deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of the person or entity holding such options, warrants or convertible securities but are not deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of any other person, and is based on 247,999,950 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on a fully diluted basis, as of January 26, 2012.

NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL OWNER (1)
AMOUNT AND NATURE OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
PERCENT OF CLASS (2)
Maureen Cotton (3)
Majority Stockholder
199,999,950 (common stock)
80.6%
Michael A. Nahass (4)
President,  and Chief Executive Officer
-0-
-0-
All officer and directors as a group
(1 person)
-0-
-0-%

(1)  Unless otherwise noted, the address of each person listed is c/o Private Secretary, Inc., 112 North Curry Street, Carson City, Nevada 89703
(2)  This table is based on 247,999,950 shares of common stock issued and outstanding on January 26, 2012.
(3)  Served as Director from July 22, 2008, until resigning as Director on January 26, 2012.  Appointed President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on July 30, 2008.   Resigned as President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on January 26, 2012.
(4)  Appointed President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on January 26, 2012.
 
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The following tables set forth certain information about compensation paid, earned or accrued for services by our Chief Executive Officer and all other executive officers (collectively, the “Named Executive Officers”) in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009:

Summary Compensation Table

 
Name and
Principal
Position
 
 
 
Year
 
 
Salary
($)
 
 
Bonus
($)
 
Stock
Awards
($) *
 
Option
Awards
($) *
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
($)
 
All Other
Compensation
($)
 
 
Total
($)
Maureen Cotton; President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director (1)
2011
2010
2009
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
Michael A. Nahass;
President, Secretary, Treasurer and   Director (2)
2011
2010
2009
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-

(1) Served as Director from July 22, 2008, until resigning as Director on January 26, 2012.  Appointed President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on July 30, 2008.   Resigned as President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on January 26, 2012.
(2) Appointed President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on January 26, 2012.
 
 
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Employment Agreements

The Company has no employment agreements or other agreements with any officer.

Other Compensation

There are no annuity, pension or retirement benefits proposed to be paid to officers, directors, or employees of our company in the event of retirement at normal retirement date as there was no existing plan as of December 31, 2007 provided for or contributed to by our company.

Director Compensation

The following table sets forth director compensation as of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011:

Name
Fees
Earned
or Paid
in Cash
($)
Stock
Awards
($)
Option
Awards
($)
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($)
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
All Other
Compensation
($)
Total
($)
Maureen Cotton (1)
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
Michael A. Nahass (2)
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-

(1)  Served as Director from July 22, 2008, until resigning as Director on January 26, 2012.  Appointed President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on July 30, 2008.   Resigned as President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on January 26, 2012.
(2)  Appointed President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on January 26, 2012.
 
 
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Directors of our company who are also employees do not receive cash compensation for their services as directors or members of the committees of the Board of Directors.  All directors may be reimbursed for their reasonable expenses incurred in connection with attending meetings of the Board of Directors or management committees.
 
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth certain information concerning outstanding stock awards held by the Named Executive Officers and our directors as of the fiscal year ended September 30, 2011:

 
Option Awards
Stock Awards
Name
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
 
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
Option
Exercise
Price
($)
Option
Expiration
Date
Number
of
Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
 
Market
Value
of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
(#)
Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Market
or Payout
Value of
Unearned
Shares,
Units or
Other
Rights
That
Have Not
Vested
($)
Maureen
Cotton (1)
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
N/A
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
Michael A.
Nahass(2)
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-
N/A
-0-
-0-
-0-
-0-

(1)  Served as Director from July 22, 2008, until resigning as Director on January 26, 2012.  Appointed President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on July 30, 2008.   Resigned as President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on January 26, 2012.
(2)  Appointed President, Secretary, Treasurer and Director on January 26, 2012.
 
Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
 
Private Secretary has no equity compensation plans.

CHANGE IN CONTROL

To the knowledge of management, there are no present arrangements or pledges of securities of Private Secretary which may result in a change in control of Private Secretary.

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF ACTION APPROVED BY CONSENTING STOCKHOLDER

The following action was taken based upon the unanimous recommendation of the Board of Directors and the written consent of the consenting stockholder:
 
 
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I.  APPROVAL TO AMEND ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION TO EFFECT A CHANGE OF NAME OF THE COMPANY FROM “PRIVATE SECRETARY, INC.” TO  “TERRA TECH CORP.”

On January 26, 2012 the Board of Directors, and on January 26, 2012 the consenting stockholder, approved an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to effect a change of our name from “Private Secretary, Inc.” to “Terra Tech Corp.” (the “Name Change”).  Under Rule 14c-2, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Name Change shall be effective twenty (20) days after this Information Statement is mailed to stockholders of Private Secretary.  We anticipate the effective date to be on or about February 17, 2012.

II.  AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION CREATING “BLANK CHECK” PREFERRED STOCK.

General
 
On January 26, 2012 the Board of Directors, and on January 26, 2012 the consenting stockholder, approved the filing of an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation to authorize the creation of 25,000,000 shares, designated as our Preferred Stock (the “Amendment”).  The Preferred Stock may be issued from time to time in one or more series by our Board of Directors.  Our Board of Directors will be expressly authorized to provide, by resolution(s) duly adopted by it prior to issuance, for the creation of each such series and to fix the designation and the powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions relating to the shares of each such series of Preferred Stock.
 
Reasons for the Creation of “Blank Check” Preferred Stock
 
We believe that for us to successfully execute our business strategy we will need to raise investment capital and it may be preferable or necessary to issue preferred stock to investors.  Preferred stock usually grants the holders certain preferential rights in voting, dividends, liquidation or other rights in preference over a company’s common stock. Accordingly, in order to grant us the flexibility to issue our equity securities in the manner best suited for our Company, or as may be required by the capital markets, the Amendment will create 25,000,000 authorized shares of “blank check” Preferred Stock for us to issue.
 
The term “blank check” refers to preferred stock, the creation and issuance of which is authorized in advance by our Stockholders and the terms, rights and features of which are determined by our Board of Directors upon issuance.  The authorization of such “blank check” Preferred Stock permits our Board of Directors to authorize and issue Preferred Stock from time to time in one or more series without seeking further action or vote of our Stockholders.
 
Principal Effects of the Creation of “Blank Check” Preferred Stock
 
Subject to the provisions of the Amendment and the limitations prescribed by law, our Board of Directors would be expressly authorized, at its discretion, to adopt resolutions to issue shares, to fix the number of shares and to change the number of shares constituting any series and to provide for or change the voting powers, designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, including dividend rights (including whether the dividends are cumulative), dividend rates, terms of redemption (including sinking fund provisions), redemption prices, conversion rights and liquidation preferences of the shares constituting any series of the Preferred Stock, in each case without any further action or vote by our  stockholders.  Our Board of Directors would be required to make any determination to issue shares of Preferred Stock based on its judgment as to what is in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders.  The Amendment will give our Board of Directors flexibility, without further stockholder action, to issue Preferred Stock on such terms and conditions as our Board of Directors deems to be in our best interests and the best interests of our stockholders.
 
 
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The authorization of the “blank check” Preferred Stock will provide us with increased financial flexibility in meeting future capital requirements.  It will allow Preferred Stock to be available for issuance from time to time and with such features as determined by our Board of Directors for any proper corporate purpose.  It is anticipated that such purposes may include, without limitation, exchanging Preferred Stock for Common Stock, the issuance for cash as a means of obtaining capital for our use, or issuance as part or all of the consideration required to be paid by us for acquisitions of other businesses or assets.
 
The issuance by us of Preferred Stock could dilute both the equity interests and the earnings per share of existing holders of our Common Stock.  Such dilution may be substantial, depending upon the amount of shares issued.  The newly authorized shares of Preferred Stock could also have voting rights superior to our Common Stock, and therefore would have a dilutive effect on the voting power of our existing Stockholders.
 
Any issuance of Preferred Stock with voting rights could, under certain circumstances, have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of our Company by increasing the number of outstanding shares entitled to vote and by increasing the number of votes required to approve a change in control of our Company.  Shares of voting or convertible Preferred Stock could be issued, or rights to purchase such shares could be issued, to render more difficult or discourage an attempt to obtain control of our Company by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise.  The ability of our Board of Directors to issue such shares of Preferred Stock, with the rights and preferences it deems advisable, could discourage an attempt by a party to acquire control of our Company by tender offer or other means.  Such issuances could therefore deprive our stockholders of benefits that could result from such an attempt, such as the realization of a premium over the market price that such an attempt could cause. Moreover, the issuance of such shares of Preferred Stock to persons friendly to our Board of Directors could make it more difficult to remove incumbent managers and directors from office even if such change were to be favorable to stockholders generally.
 
There are currently no plans, arrangements, commitments or understandings for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock.
  
Anti-Takeover Effects
 
The Amendment will provide us with shares of Preferred Stock which would permit us to issue additional shares of capital stock that could dilute the ownership of the holders of our Common Stock by one or more persons seeking to effect a change in the composition of our Board of Directors or contemplating a tender offer or other transaction for the combination of the Company with another company.  The creation of the Preferred Stock is not being undertaken in response to any effort of which our Board of Directors is aware to enable anyone to accumulate shares of our Common Stock or gain control of the Company.   The purpose of the creation of the Preferred Stock is to grant us the flexibility to issue our equity securities in the manner best suited for our Company, or as may be required by the capital markets.  However, we presently have no plans, proposals, or arrangements to issue any of the newly authorized shares of Preferred Stock for any purpose whatsoever, including future acquisitions and/or financings.
 
Other than the creation of the “blank check” Preferred Stock, our Board of Directors does not currently contemplate the adoption of any other amendments to our Articles of Incorporation that could be construed to affect the ability of third parties to take over or change the control of the Company.  While it is possible that management could use the additional authorized shares of Common Stock or Preferred Stock to resist or frustrate a third-party transaction that is favored by a majority of the independent stockholders, we have no intent, plans or proposals to use the newly created Preferred Stock as an anti-takeover mechanism or to adopt other provisions or enter into other arrangements that may have anti-takeover consequences.
 
While the creation of the “blank check” Preferred Stock may have anti-takeover ramifications, our Board of Directors believes that the financial flexibility offered by such corporate actions will outweigh the disadvantages.  To the extent that these corporate actions may have anti-takeover effects, third parties seeking to acquire us may be encouraged to negotiate directly with our Board of Directors, enabling us to consider the proposed transaction in a manner that best serves the stockholders’ interests.
 
 
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Effective Date
 
Under Rule 14c-2, promulgated pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Amendment shall be effective twenty (20) days after this Information Statement is mailed to stockholders of Private Secretary.  We anticipate the effective date to be on or about February 27, 2012.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

We are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act, and in accordance therewith file reports, proxy statements and other information including annual and quarterly reports on Form 10-K and 10-Q with the SEC. Copies of these documents can be obtained upon written request addressed to the SEC, Public Reference Section, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20549, at prescribed rates.  The SEC also maintains a web site on the Internet (http://www.sec.gov) where reports, proxy and information statements and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC through the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System may be obtained free of charge.

STATEMENT OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Private Secretary’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2011 and filed with the SEC December 22, 2011; and Current Report on Form 8-K, filed January 27, 2012 have been incorporated herein by this reference.

Private Secretary will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner of such person, to whom a copy of this Information Statement has been delivered, on written or oral request, a copy of any and all of the documents referred to above that have been or may be incorporated by reference herein other than exhibits to such documents (unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference herein).

All documents filed by Private Secretary pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Information Statement shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Information Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Information Statement.

COMPANY CONTACT INFORMATION

All inquiries regarding Private Secretary should be addressed to Michael A. Nahass, President, at Private Secretary’s principal executive offices, at:   Private Secretary, Inc., 112 North Curry Street, Carson City, Nevada 89703, Attn: Michael A. Nahass, President.  Mr. Nahass may also be reached by telephone at (949) 272-0155.
 
 
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