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ABC
FUNDING, INC.
6630
Cypresswood Drive, Suite 200
INFORMATION
STATEMENT
WE
ARE NOT ASKING YOU FOR A PROXY AND YOU ARE REQUESTED NOT TO SEND US A
PROXY. THE ACTIONS, DEFINED BELOW, HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED BY
WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OWNING A MAJORITY OF THE OUTSTANDING SHARES
OF OUR COMMON STOCK (THE “MAJORITY STOCKHOLDERS”). A VOTE OF THE
REMAINING STOCKHOLDERS IS NOT NECESSARY.
This
Information Statement is being furnished on or about the date first set forth
above (the “Mailing Date”) to holders of record as of the close of business on
January 28, 2009 (the “Record Date”) of the common stock, $0.001 par value per
share (the “Common Stock”), of ABC Funding, Inc., a Nevada corporation (the
“Company” or “we”), in connection with the following (the
“Actions”):
1.
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Amending
the Company’s Articles of Incorporation (the “Charter Amendment”) to
provide for:
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·
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a
change of our name from “ABC Funding, Inc.” to “Cross Canyon Energy
Corp.”; and
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an
increase in the number of shares of Common Stock that the Company is
presently authorized to issue from 24,000,000 to 149,000,000 shares;
and
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2.
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Adopting
the Company’s 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”), pursuant to
which up to an aggregate of 8,500,000 shares of our Common
Stock shall be reserved for issuance to employees and non-employee
directors of the Company (or our affiliates) in connection with their
retention and/or continued employment by the
Company.
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We are
increasing the number of our authorized shares of Common Stock because we do not
presently have sufficient shares of common stock available upon the exercise or
conversion, as the case may be, of securities that we have previously issued or
granted. Set forth below is a brief summary of such outstanding
securities (collectively, the “Outstanding Derivative Securities”):
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Shares
of Series D Preferred Stock issued on September 2, 2008, in partial
consideration for our purchase on that date of 100% of the outstanding
capital stock of Voyager Gas Corporation (the “Voyager
Acquisition”);
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·
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Warrants
granted on September 2, 2008 to CIT Capital USA, Inc., our lender, as
additional consideration for a term loan and revolving credit facility
(“CIT Credit Facility”) entered into by us to fund the Voyager
Acquisition;
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·
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Warrants
granted in May 2008 (the “Bridge Warrants”), as additional consideration
for a bridge loan made to us, enabling us to fund the performance deposit
in connection with the Voyager Acquisition (the “Bridge
Loan”);
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Shares
of Series E Preferred issued on September 2, 2008 to an investor in
satisfaction of a debenture issued by us to such investor for funds
advanced in the Bridge Loan;
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Shares
of Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred issued during May 2008 in
exchange for the surrender of certain convertible promissory notes
evidencing outstanding indebtedness, consummated in anticipation of our
entry into the Bridge Loan (the “Exchange
Transaction”);
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·
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Options
awarded and future restricted stock awards agreed to by us on May 22, 2008
and October 1, 2008, as applicable, to our newly hired Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of Operations
(collectively, the “Executive Officer Awards”);
and
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Options
granted by us between May 2006 and February 2008 to a former officer and
certain consultants to the Company (the “Legacy
Options”).
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All of
the transactions pursuant to which we issued, granted or agreed to grant, as the
case may be, the Outstanding Derivative Securities have been previously reported
in our Current Reports on Forms 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”).
We are
adopting the 2008 Plan to enable our Board of Directors (the “Board”) to offer
stock options and the other stock-based incentives in connection with retaining
the services of outstanding personnel and in encouraging such personnel,
together with existing employees, to have a greater financial investment in the
Company.
This
Information Statement contains information required under Section 14(c) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), with respect
to: (i) the authorization of sufficient shares of Common Stock to be available
for issuance upon the conversion and exercise, as applicable, of the overlying
Outstanding Derivative Securities; (ii) the amendment of the Articles of
Incorporation to effect, in part, such increase; and (iii) the adoption of the
2008 Plan.
With respect to the authorization of additional shares of our Common Stock, we
have also included in this Information Statement certain information with
respect to the Voyager Acquisition completed on September 2, 2008, pursuant to
which a portion of the purchase price we paid for the outstanding stock of
Voyager Gas Corporation (“Voyager”) and of the consideration given for related
financing consisted of certain of the Outstanding Derivative Securities. Such
information includes a description of the acquisition, the related financing,
and the business and properties of Voyager to which we succeeded, this later
information which is incorporated in the description of the Company contained
herein as a result of Voyager being designated as our predecessor after the
acquisition. Such information also includes predecessor financial information of
Voyager up to the date of the Voyager Acquisition and thereafter, the financial
information of the Company, as the successor to substantially all of the
business of Voyager.
By Order of the Board of Directors
March 3,
2009
/s/ Robert
P. Munn
Robert P. Munn, Chairman
SUMMARY
The
following summary highlights selected information from this Information
Statement regarding the Actions, the Company and each of the 2008 Plan and the
Outstanding Derivative Securities for which a portion of the to be
newly-authorized shares of Common Stock will be issued. The Summary
may not contain all of the information that may be important to you and we
encourage you to read carefully this entire Information Statement, its exhibits
and the other documents referred to herein. Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them elsewhere in this
Information Statement.
Overview
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The
Company
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We
are an independent oil and natural gas company newly engaged in the
exploration, production, development, acquisition and exploitation of
natural gas and crude oil properties. Prior to our completion
of the Voyager Acquisition on September 2, 2008, we were a “shell company”
defined by, and subject to, the rules and regulations promulgated under
the Exchange Act.
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Record
Date
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January
28, 2009.
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Effective
Date
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21
st
day after mailing of a definitive Information Statement to our
stockholders of record on the Record Date, or March 24, 2009 based upon a
mailing date of March 3, 2009.
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Majority
Stockholders
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Beneficial
holders of 14,151,000 shares of our Common Stock, constituting 60.6% of
the Common Stock issued and outstanding at the Record Date, who signed the
Consent.
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Consent
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Consent
by the Majority Shareholders approving (i) changing our name, (ii)
increasing the authorized shares of Common Stock for issuance and (iii)
adopting the 2008 Plan.
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Amendment
to Articles of Incorporation
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Charter
Amendment
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Certificate
of Amendment of our Articles of Incorporation, providing for (i) a change
in our name to “Cross Canyon Energy Corp.” and (ii) an increase in the
number of authorized shares of our Common Stock to
149,000,000.
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Outstanding
Derivative Securities
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Series
A Preferred
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99,395
shares of our outstanding preferred stock designated as “Series A” in that
Certificate of Designation filed with the State of Nevada on May 15, 2008
and convertible into 1,987,900 shares of Common Stock upon the
effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. Series A Preferred were
issued in May 2008 in exchange for outstanding convertible notes issued by
us in a prior capital raise.
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Series
B Preferred
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37,100
shares of our outstanding authorized preferred stock, designated as
“Series B” in that Certificate of Designation filed with the State of
Nevada on May 15, 2008 and convertible into 1,060,318 shares of Common
Stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. Series B Preferred
were issued in May 2008 in exchange for outstanding convertible notes
issued by us in a prior capital raise.
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Series
D Preferred
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10,000
shares of our outstanding preferred stock, designated as “Series D” in
that Certificate of Designation filed with the State of Nevada on August
27, 2008 and convertible into 17,500,000 shares of Common Stock upon the
effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. Series D Preferred was
issued on September 2, 2008 as partial consideration in the Voyager
Acquisition (defined below).
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Series
E Preferred
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10,000
shares of our outstanding preferred stock, designated as “Series E” in
that Certificate of Designation filed with the State of Nevada on May 29,
2008 and convertible into 1,363,636 shares of Common Stock upon the
effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. Shares of our Series E
Preferred were issued on September 2, 2008 in satisfaction of a portion of
the Bridge Loan (defined below).
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CIT
Warrant
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Warrant
granted to CIT Capital, our lender, as part of the CIT Credit Facility
(defined below) and, subject to the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment, exercisable to purchase up to 24,199,996 shares of Common Stock
at an initial exercise price of $0.35 per share. CIT Warrant
was granted on September 2, 2008
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GHS
Warrant
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Warrant
granted to Global Hunter Securities LLC, our financial advisor, in
connection with the CIT Credit Facility and, subject to the effectiveness
of the Charter Amendment, exercisable to purchase up to 225,000 shares of
Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $0.33 per
share. GHS Warrant was granted on September 2,
2008
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Bridge
Warrants
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Warrants
issued to three accredited investors in connection with the Bridge Loan
(defined below), exercisable to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of Common
Stock at an exercise price of $0.33 per share. Bridge Warrants
were granted on May 21, 2008.
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Legacy
Options
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Options
granted to one former officer and certain consultants to the Company,
exercisable for up to 10,500,000 shares of Common Stock at exercised
prices ranging between $0.05 and $0.60 per share. Such Legacy
Options were granted between March 2006 and February
2008.
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Executive
Officer
Awards
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Options
granted and restricted stock (to be awarded upon effectiveness of Charter
Amendment) to our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer on
May 22, 2008 and to our Senior Vice President of Operations on October 1,
2008. Options are exercisable to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,625,000
shares of Common Stock and Restricted Stock Awards consist of an aggregate
of 3,375,000 shares of Common Stock, in each case subject to a two-year
vesting schedule commencing upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment once awarded.
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2008
Stock Incentive Plan
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2008
Plan
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8,500,000
shares of Common Stock reserved at the Effective Date permitting us to
grant from time to time any one or a combination of stock options and
other stock-based incentives to retain the services of personnel and
employees of the Company
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Voyager
Acquisition
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Transaction
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Our
September 2, 2008 purchase of 100% of the outstanding capital stock of
Voyager Gas Corporation (“Voyager”), whereby Voyager was designated as our
predecessor and we succeeded as owner, lessee and/or operator of all of
Voyager’s oil and gas properties and assets.
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Purchase
Price
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Consideration
of $35.0 million in cash and 10,000 shares of our Series D Preferred,
having an agreed upon value of $7.0 million
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Financing
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Proceeds
of $800,000 from the sale of our senior secured convertible debentures due
September 29, 2008 (the “Debentures”), to fund payment of the performance
deposit in the Voyager Acquisition (the “Bridge Loan”).
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Senior
credit facility entered into with CIT Capital USA, Inc. on September 2,
2008, consisting of $50.0 million revolving credit facility and $22.0
million term loan (the “CIT Credit
Facility”).
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CONSENT AND
DELIVERY
OF INFORMATION STATEMENT
This Information Statement is first
being mailed on or about March 3, 2009 to our stockholders of record on the
Record Date to provide material information regarding the Actions and, in
connection with the Voyager Acquisition, the transaction terms and the business,
property and financial information of Voyager and us.
Mr. Alan
D. Gaines, one of our directors, and his affiliates, being the respective record
holders of 14,151,000 shares our Common Stock, representing, in the aggregate,
approximately 60.6% of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock at the Record
Date and constituting the Majority Stockholders, have consented in writing to
the Actions. Such approval and consent are sufficient under Section
78.320 of the Nevada Revised Statutes and our bylaws to approve the
Actions. Our Board does not intend to solicit any proxies or consents
in connection with the Actions. Accordingly, the Actions will not be
submitted to our other stockholders for a vote and this Information Statement is
being furnished to stockholders solely to provide them with certain information
concerning the Actions and the Company in accordance with the requirements of
Nevada law and Regulation 14C promulgated under the Exchange Act.
Our Board
has previously unanimously approved the Actions.
Regulation
14C promulgated by the SEC under Section 14(c) of the Exchange Act requires that
we distribute to our stockholders of record on the Record Date this Information
Statement with respect to the Actions authorized by consent of the Majority
Shareholders. Regulation 14C also provides for an effective date of
the Actions of not earlier than the 20
th
day
after the mailing of this Information Statement in the definitive form filed
with the SEC (the “Effective Date”).
Only one
Information Statement is being delivered to two or more stockholders who share
an address unless we have received a contrary instruction from one or more of
such stockholders. We will promptly deliver, upon written or oral
request, a separate copy of this Information Statement to a stockholder at a
shared address to which a single copy of the document was
delivered. If you would like to request additional copies of this
Information Statement, or if in the future you would like to receive multiple
copies of Information Statements or proxy statements, or annual reports, or if
you are currently receiving multiple copies of these documents and would, in the
future, like to receive only a single copy, please so instruct us by writing to
the corporate secretary at our executive offices at the address specified
above.
The
entire cost of furnishing this Information Statement will be borne by
us. We will request brokerage houses, nominees, custodians,
fiduciaries and other like parties to forward this Information Statement to the
beneficial owners of our Common Stock held of record by them and will reimburse
such persons for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in forwarding this Information
Statement.
Our
offices are located at 6630 Cypresswood Drive, Suite 200, Spring, Texas 77379
and our telephone number is (832) 559-6060.
OUTSTANDING
SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS
As of the
Record Date, our authorized capitalization consisted of 24,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, of which 23,363,136 shares were issued and
outstanding. Holders of Common Stock have equal rights to receive
dividends when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors, out of funds
legally available therefore. Holders of Common Stock have one vote
for each share held of record and do not have cumulative voting rights and are
entitled, upon liquidation, to share ratably in the net assets available for
distribution, subject to the rights, if any, of holders of any preferred stock
then outstanding. Shares of Common Stock are not redeemable and have
no preemptive or similar rights. All outstanding shares of Common
Stock are fully paid and non-assessable.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth certain
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of (1) the
Record Date and (2) the Effective Date, giving pro forma effect only with
respect to those additional shares of Common Stock issued under the Outstanding
Derivative Securities which automatically convert upon the effectiveness of the
Charter Amendment (e.g. outstanding shares of preferred stock and restricted
stock awards) by (i) each person who, to our knowledge, beneficially owns more
than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock; (ii) each
of our current directors and executive officers; and (iii) all of our current
directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise noted
below, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by them.
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At
Record Date
(1)
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At
Effective Date
(2)
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Name
of Beneficial Owner
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Amount
(3)
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Percent
of Class
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Amount
(3)
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Percent
of Class
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Directors
and Executive Officers
(4)
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Robert
P. Munn, President,
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
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1,000,000
(5)
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4.1%
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1,000,000
(5A)
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2.1%
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Alan
D. Gaines, Director
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11,151,000
(6)
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47.7%
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11,151,000
(6)
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24.2%
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Carl
A. Chase, Chief Financial Officer
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750,000
(7)
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3.1%
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750,000
(7A)
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1.6%
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Jim
B. Davis, Senior Vice President
of
Operations
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583,334
(8)
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2.4%
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583,334
(8A)
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1.2%
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Officers
and Directors as a Group
(4
persons)
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13,484,334
(5) (6)
(7)(8)
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52.4%
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13,484,334
(5A) (6)
(7A)(8A)
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28.3%
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Holders
of 5% or Greater
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Amiel
David
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5,000,000
(9)
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17.8%
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5,000,000
(9)
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9.8%
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Whalehaven
Capital Fund Limited
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2,563,636
(10)
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9.9%
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2,563,636
(10A)
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5.4%
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Natural
Gas Partners VII, LP
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17,500,000
(11)
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42.8%
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37.9%
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CIT
Capital USA Inc.
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24,199,996
(12)
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50.9%
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24,199,996
(12)
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34.4%
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(1)
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At
the Record Date, a total of 23,363,136 shares of our Common Stock were
issued and outstanding.
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(2)
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Assumes
issuance of 21,911,854 shares underlying Series A, B, D and E Preferred
and 1,125,000 shares underlying Munn, Chase and Davis restricted stock
awards upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment, for a total of
46,399,999 shares of our Common Stock issued and
outstanding.
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(3)
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For
purposes hereof, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of
securities that can be acquired by such person within sixty (60) days from
the Record Date, upon the exercise of warrants or options or the
conversion of convertible securities. Each beneficial owner's
percentage ownership is determined by assuming that any warrants, options
or convertible securities that are held by such person (but not those held
by any other person) and which are exercisable or convertible within sixty
(60) days from the Record Date have been exercised or converted, as the
case may be.
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(4)
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The
address for each of our officers and directors is 6630 Cypresswood Drive,
Suite 200, Spring, Texas 77379
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(5)
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Represents
(i) option exercisable to purchase 500,000 shares of our Common Stock at a
purchase price of $0.52 per share, which option will be exercisable upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and (ii) 500,000 shares of
restricted stock awarded May 22, 2008, issuable upon the effectiveness of
the Charter Amendment. Excludes (i) options to purchase 500,000
shares at $0.57 per share and options to purchase 500,000 shares at $0.62,
per share, which options become exercisable on May 22, 2009 and 2010,
respectively, and (ii) 500,000 shares of restricted stock that vest on May
22, 2009 and 500,000 shares of restricted stock that vest on May 22,
2010.
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(5A)
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Includes
option exercisable to purchase 500,000 shares of our Common Stock at a
purchase price of $0.52 per share, which option will be exercisable upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. Excludes (i)
options to purchase 500,000 shares at $0.57 per share and options to
purchase 500,000 shares at $0.62, per share, which options become
exercisable on May 22, 2009 and 2010, respectively, and (ii) 500,000
shares of restricted stock that vest on May 22, 2009 and 500,000 shares of
restricted stock that vest on May 22,
2010.
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(6)
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Excludes
an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock held by two sons and a
daughter of Mr. Gaines, each of whom is greater than 18 years of age,
which shares Mr. Gaines may be deemed a beneficial owner thereof because
of such relationship. Mr. Gaines expressly disclaims beneficial
ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed to be
an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these securities for
purposes of Sections 13(d) or 16 or for any other
purpose.
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(7)
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Represents
(i) option exercisable to purchase 375,000 shares of our Common Stock at a
purchase price of $0.52 per share, which option will be exercisable upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and (ii) 375,000 shares of
restricted stock awarded May 22, 2008, issuable upon the effectiveness of
the Charter Amendment. Excludes (i) options to purchase 375,000
shares at $0.57 per share and options to purchase 375,000 shares at $0.62
per share, which options become exercisable on May 22, 2009 and 2010,
respectively, and (ii) 375,000 shares of restricted stock that vest on May
22, 2009 and 375,000 shares of restricted stock that vest on May 22,
2010.
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(7A)
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Includes
option exercisable to purchase 375,000 shares of our Common Stock at a
purchase price of $0.52 per share, which option will be exercisable upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. Excludes (i)
options to purchase 375,000 shares at $0.57 per share and options to
purchase 375,000 shares at $0.62 per share, which options become
exercisable on May 22, 2009 and 2010, respectively, and (ii) 375,000
shares of restricted stock that vest on May 22, 2009 and 375,000 shares of
restricted stock that vest on May 22,
2010.
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(8)
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Represents
(i) option exercisable to purchase 333,334 shares of our Common Stock at a
purchase price of $0.54 per share, which option will be exercisable upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and (ii) 250,000 shares of
restricted stock awarded October 1, 2008, issuable upon the effectiveness
of the Charter Amendment. Excludes (i) options to purchase
333,333 shares at $0.59 per share and options to purchase 333,333 shares
at $0.65 per share, which options become exercisable on October 1, 2009
and 2010, respectively, and (ii) 250,000 shares of restricted stock that
vest on October 1, 2009 and 250,000 shares of restricted stock that vest
on October 1, 2010.
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(8A)
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Includes
option exercisable to purchase 333,334 shares of our Common Stock at a
purchase price of $0.54 per share, which option will be exercisable upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. Excludes (i)
options to purchase 333,333 shares at $0.59 per share and options to
purchase 333,333 shares at $0.65 per share, which options become
exercisable on October 1, 2009 and 2010, respectively, and (ii) 250,000
shares of restricted stock that vest on October 1, 2009 and 250,000 shares
of restricted stock that vest on October 1,
2010.
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(9)
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Includes
(i) options currently exercisable at $0.35 per share for an aggregate of
1,500,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) option currently exercisable at
$0.53 per share for 3,300,00 shares of Common Stock. Mr.
David’s address is 5707 Spanish Oak Drive, Houston, Texas
77066.
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(10)
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Represents
(i) 1,363,636 shares of our Common Stock underlying 10,000 shares of
Series E Preferred issued by us in satisfaction of the Bridge Loan which
automatically convert upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment
(ii) up to 1,200,000 shares of our Common Stock underlying a
warrant granted by us in the Bridge Loan, at an exercise price of $0.33
per share, subject to adjustments and full-ratchet protection under
certain circumstances. Whalehaven Capital Fund Limited’s address is 160
Summit Avenue, Montvale,
NJ 07645.
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(10A)
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Includes
warrant exercisable to purchase up to 1,200,000 shares of our Common
Stock, at a warrant purchase price of $0.33 per share subject to
adjustments and full-ratchet protection under certain
circumstances.
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(11)
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Represents
17,500,000 shares of our Common Stock underlying 10,000 shares of Series D
Preferred issued by us in the Voyager Acquisition which automatically
convert upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment. Holder’s address is c/o Natural Gas Partners, 125 E.
John Carpenter Fwy., Ste. 600, Irving,
TX 75062.
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(12)
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Represents
up to 24,199,996 shares of our Common Stock underlying a warrant granted
by us in connection with the CIT Credit Facility, which warrant is
exercisable upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment at an exercise
price of $0.35 per share, subject to adjustments and full-ratchet
protection under certain circumstances. CIT Capital USA Inc.’s
address is 505 Fifth Avenue, 10
th
Floor, New York, NY 10017.
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Change
in Control
As disclosed elsewhere in this
Information Statement, in connection with the Voyager Acquisition we issued
10,000 shares of our Series D Preferred, which shares will automatically convert
into 17,500,000 shares of our Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment. After giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common
Stock under the Series D Preferred, and assuming no additional issuance of our
securities, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D
Preferred represents an ownership interest of approximately 37.9% of our then
issued and outstanding shares.
PROPOSAL ONE - CHARTER AMENDMENT
The Board
of Directors has unanimously adopted and declared advisable, and the Majority
Stockholders have approved, the Charter Amendment.
As
provided below, the only amendments to our Articles of Incorporation
contemplated by the Charter Amendment are: (i) the name change from “ABC
Funding, Inc.” to “Cross Canyon Energy Corp.” and (ii) the increase of the
number of authorized shares of our Common Stock from 24,000,000 to
149,000,000.
Change of Name.
We
believe that the name change from “ABC Funding, Inc.” to “Cross Canyon Energy
Corp.” is appropriate because our business focus is in the energy industry, and
specifically the oil and natural gas industry following the Voyager
Acquisition.
Increase in Number of Authorized
Shares of Common Stock.
We believe that this increase in the number of
our authorized shares is appropriate and in our best interests in order: (i) to
cover obligations to issue shares of our Common Stock arising under the
Outstanding Derivative Securities, including shares of our Series D Preferred
issued to the seller in the Voyager Acquisition and warrants granted in the
related acquisition financing; (ii) to issue Awards under the 2008 Plan; and
(iii) to have an adequate number of shares of Common Stock available otherwise
for issuance in the future.
We intend
to effect the Charter Amendment by filing with the Secretary of the State of
Nevada a Certificate of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation, substantially in
the form attached hereto as
Exhibit
A
, on the 21
st
day
following the mailing of a definitive Information Statement to all of our
stockholders of record on the Record Date. The Charter Amendment will be
effective upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of
Nevada.
Increasing
Number Of Authorized Shares
Increasing
the number of our authorized shares enables us: (i) to satisfy our obligations
to issue shares of Common Stock arising under the Outstanding Derivative
Securities, including shares of our Series D Preferred issued in the Voyager
Acquisition and warrants granted in the related acquisition financing; (ii) to
grant Awards under our 2008 Stock Incentive Plan having been adopted by the
Majority Stockholders as disclosed elsewhere in this Information Statement; and
(iii) to have an adequate number of shares of Common Stock available otherwise
for issuance in the future.
Current
Capital Structure
Under
Nevada law, we may only issue shares of capital stock to the extent such shares
have been authorized under our Articles of Incorporation. Currently,
our Articles of Incorporation only authorize us to issue 24,000,000 shares of
Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Accordingly, we
do not presently have sufficient authorized shares to issue upon the conversion
or exercise of the Outstanding Derivative Securities.
As of the
Record Date, there were 23,363,136 shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding. Additional shares of our Common Stock are issuable upon
the exercise or conversion, as applicable, of derivative securities, as follows:
(i) 13,675,000 shares underlying outstanding stock options, (ii) 27,424,996
shares underlying outstanding warrants, (iii) 3,375,000 shares underlying
outstanding restrictive stock awards granted to our three executive officers and
(iv) approximately 51,000 shares underlying an outstanding convertible
promissory note.
Additionally,
as of the Record Date there were issued and outstanding or reserved for
issuance: (i) 300,000 shares of Series A Preferred, of which 99,395
shares were outstanding; (ii) 200,000 shares of Series B Preferred, of which
37,500 shares were outstanding; (iii) 2,000 shares of Series C Preferred, of
which 1,000 shares were outstanding; (iv) 10,000 shares of Series D Preferred;
and (v) 10,000 shares of Series E Preferred. Except for the Series C
Preferred which is not convertible, the outstanding shares of preferred stock
are convertible into an aggregate of 21,911,854 shares of Common Stock upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment.
Reasons
for Increasing Authorized Shares
We
believe that this increase in the number of our authorized shares is appropriate
and in our best interests in order: (i) to have adequate additional shares of
Common Stock available for conversion or exercise, as applicable, of the
Outstanding Derivative Securities; (ii) to have shares of Common Stock available
for granting Awards under the 2008 Plan to be adopted by the Majority
Stockholders as of the Effective Date, as provided elsewhere in this Information
Statement under “
Adoption of
2008 Stock Incentive Plan
”; and (iii) to have shares of Common Stock
available for issuance in the future, whether in connection with capital raises,
acquisitions or otherwise.
In
addition, the number of shares of Common Stock that may be issuable under the
Outstanding Derivative Securities is subject to adjustment in certain
circumstances, and we may have to issue substantially more shares of Common
Stock under these instruments. For instance, the CIT Warrant provides for the
exercise price at which such warrant is exercisable to be adjusted downwards in
the event that we issue future shares or derivative instruments exercisable for
less than $0.35 per share. Any increase in the number of shares of
Common Stock to be reserved for issuance upon exercise or conversion of our
outstanding derivative securities reduces the shares available for issuance by
us in the future.
In
addition to adjustments to the number of shares of our Common Stock issuable
upon conversion or exercise of the Outstanding Derivative Securities as provided
above, it is also possible that the holders of any warrants and options included
in the Outstanding Derivative Securities may elect never to exercise such
options or warrants for shares of our Common Stock. As a result, we
are not in a position to quantify how many shares of our Common Stock will
ultimately be issuable upon the exercise of these Outstanding Derivative
Securities.
By this
Information Statement, the Majority Stockholders are adopting the 2008 Plan
previously approved by our Board, which 2008 Plan provides for us, subject to
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment, to reserve 8,500,000 shares of
Common Stock for use in the subsequent awards to be granted from time to time by
us pursuant thereto.
Increasing
the number of shares of Common Stock authorized and generally available for
future issuance will also afford us the flexibility to issue equity in
connection with various other transactions, including, issuing shares of our
Common Stock in order to (i) raise capital to finance a potential acquisition,
(ii) issue shares of our Common Stock directly to a seller in a potential
acquisition, (iii) raise capital to refinance all or a portion of our existing
credit facility; and/or (iv) raise capital to accelerate our drilling program
and provide general working capital.
Except
with respect to the Outstanding Derivative Securities, including the Outstanding
Derivative Securities issued in connection with the Voyager Acquisition and
related financing, and as may be granted from time to time under the 2008 Stock
Plan or to our employees, we currently have no plans, proposals or arrangements
to issue any of the authorized shares of Common Stock that would be newly
available for any specific purpose, including future acquisitions and/or
financings.
Since the
number of authorized shares of our Common Stock will be increased to
149,000,000, the issuance in the future of such authorized shares may have the
effect of diluting the earnings per share and book value per share, as well as
the stock ownership and voting rights, of the currently outstanding shares of
Common Stock.
Release
No. 34-15230 of the staff of the SEC requires disclosure and discussion of the
effects of any stockholder proposal that may be used as an anti-takeover
device. However, the proposed increase in the number of shares of
authorized Common Stock is not the result of any such specific effort; rather,
as indicated above, the purpose of the increase in the number of shares of
authorized Common Stock is to provide our management with the ability to issue
shares for future acquisitions, financings and operational possibilities, and
not to construct or enable any anti-takeover defense or mechanism on our
behalf. While it is possible that management could use the additional
shares to resist or frustrate a third-party transaction providing an
above-market premium that is favored by a majority of the independent
stockholders, we have no intent or plan to employ the additional unissued
authorized shares as an anti-takeover device. As a consequence, the
increase in authorized Common Stock may make it more difficult for, prevent or
deter a third party from acquiring control of us or changing our Board of
Directors and management, as well as inhibit fluctuations in the market price of
our shares that could result from actual or rumored takeover
attempts. We currently have no such provisions in any of our
governing documents.
As
summarized below, provisions of our Articles of Incorporation and bylaws and
applicable provisions of the Nevada Revised Statutes governing profit
corporations may have anti-takeover effects, making it more difficult for or
preventing a third party from acquiring control of us or changing our board of
directors and management. These provisions may also have the effect
of deterring hostile takeovers or delaying changes in our control or in our
management.
Undesignated Preferred
Stock
Our Articles of Incorporation authorize the issuance of up to
1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, of which
522,000 aggregate shares, designated as Series A, B, C, D and E Preferred, have
been issued and outstanding or reserved for issuance as of the Mailing
Date. As such, our Board of Directors (the “Board”) is presently
entitled to authorize the issuance of an additional 418,000 shares of preferred
stock in one or more series with such designations; preferences; conversion
rights; cumulative, relative; participating; and optional or other rights,
including: voting rights; qualifications; limitations; or restrictions as may be
determined in its sole discretion, with no further authorization by security
holders required for the issuance thereof. Our Board can also fix the
number of shares constituting a series of preferred stock, without any further
vote or action by our stockholders. The issuance of undesignated
preferred stock with voting, conversion or other rights or preferences, while
providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other
corporate purposes, could have the effect of (i) delaying or preventing a change
in control, (ii) causing the market price of our Common Stock to decline; or
(iii) impairing the voting power and other rights of the holders of our Common
Stock.
No Cumulative
Voting
Our Articles of Incorporation and bylaws do not provide for
cumulative voting in the election of directors. The combination of
the present ownership by a few stockholders of a significant portion of our
issued and outstanding Common Stock and lack of cumulative voting makes it more
difficult for other stockholders to replace our Board of Directors or for
another party to obtain control of us by replacing our Board of
Directors.
DESCRIPTION OF
OUTSTANDING
DERIVATIVE SECURITIES
Set forth
below are the existing Outstanding Derivative Securities previously issued or
granted by us in transactions completed between May 2006 and September 2008, for
which derivative securities we presently do not have sufficient shares of
authorized but unissued common stock available for issuance upon the conversion
or exercise, as applicable, of such derivative securities. All of
these transactions were duly authorized and, as indicated below, were previously
disclosed in our public filings with the SEC.
Series
D Preferred Stock
As part
of the purchase price in the Voyager Acquisition, on September 2, 2008 we issued
10,000 shares of our newly designated Series D Preferred to the seller of
Voyager. A more detailed description of the Voyager Acquisition, the
business acquired by us pursuant thereto, as well as financial information of
Voyager and us, including pro forma data giving effect to the Voyager
Acquisition as of June 1, 2008, are included elsewhere in this Information
Statement under “
Voyager
Acquisition
,” “
Description of Company
,”
“
Financial Statements
”
and “
Management Discussion and
Analysis
.”
As set
forth in the Certificate of Designations with respect to the Series D Preferred,
upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment each share of Series D Preferred
will automatically convert into 1,750 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate of
17,500,000 shares of our Common Stock. The shares of Series D
Preferred rank senior to all other shares of the Company’s capital stock and in
parity with the Series E Preferred (discussed below). The Certificate
of Designation provides that if the Charter Amendment is not declared effective
within one hundred fifty (150) days from the closing of the Voyager Acquisition,
then holders of our Series D Preferred shall be entitled to the same voting
rights and vote with (and in the same class as) the holders of Common Stock with
respect to every matter voted on by the holders of Common Stock, on an “as if
converted” basis.
The
issuance of the Series D Preferred, together with governing Certificate of
Designations, was previously disclosed by us in our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on September 9, 2008.
Series
E Preferred Stock
Concurrent
with the closing of the Voyager Acquisition, on September 2, 2008 we issued
10,000 shares of our newly designated Series E Preferred to Whalehaven Capital
Fund Limited, a purchaser of our Debentures in the Bridge Loan, in satisfaction
in full of the redemption price thereof, in the amount of
$450,000. As set forth in the Certificate of Designations with
respect to the Series E Preferred, upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment each share of Series E Preferred will automatically convert into
136.3636 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate of 1,363,636 shares of our
Common Stock. The shares of Series E Preferred rank senior to all
other shares of the Company’s capital stock and are on parity with the Series D
Preferred. The Certificate of Designation provides that if the
Charter Amendment is not declared effective within one hundred fifty (150) days
from the closing of the Voyager Acquisition, then holders of our Series E
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the same voting rights and vote with (and
in the same class as) the holders of Common Stock with respect to every matter
voted on by the holders of Common Stock, on an “as if converted”
basis.
The
issuance of the Series E Preferred, together with governing Certificate of
Designations, and the grant of the warrant, together with the form of warrant,
were previously disclosed by us in our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with
the SEC on May 23, 2008 and September 9, 2008, respectively.
Warrant
to CIT Capital USA, Inc.
As
further consideration for entering into the CIT Credit Facility discussed
elsewhere in this Information Statement under “
Management Discussion and Analysis –
Liquidity and Capital Sources
”, on September 2, 2008 we issued a warrant
to CIT Capital, the lender and administrative agent under the CIT Credit
Facility (the “CIT Warrant”), exercisable to purchase up to 24,199,996 shares of
our Common Stock, or approximately 27.5% of our Common Stock on a fully-diluted
basis at the grant date, at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. The
CIT Warrant is exercisable for a period of seven (7) years and affords the
holder(s) thereof full anti-dilution protection in the event in the event we
issue future shares or derivative instruments exercisable for less than the then
applicable exercise price, as well as other adjustments under certain
circumstances. The CIT Warrant is not exercisable until the effective
date of the Charter Amendment.
The grant
of the CIT Warrant, together with the form of CIT Warrant, was previously
disclosed by us in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
September 9, 2008.
Warrant
to Global Hunter Securities LLC
In
connection with our entering into the CIT Credit Facility, on September 2, 2008
we issued a warrant to Global Hunter Securities LLC (the “GHS Warrant”),
exercisable to purchase up to 225,000 shares of our Common Stock, at an exercise
price of $0.33 per share. The GHS Warrant is exercisable for a period
of five (5) years. The GHS Warrants is not exercisable until the
effective date of the Charter Amendment. We had previously retained the services
of Global Hunter Securities LLC to assist us in arranging the debt facility, for
which services we agreed to pay a cash fee equal based upon any debt raised
through it.
The grant
of the GHS Warrant, together with form of GHS Warrant, was previously disclosed
by us in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 9,
2008.
Warrants
Issued in Bridge Loan
As part
of the purchase of the Debentures in the Bridge Loan, on May 21, 2008 we issued
warrants to three accredited investors to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of our
Common Stock at an initial exercise price of $0.33 per share, subject to full
anti-dilution protection in the event we issue future shares or derivative
instruments exercisable for less than the then applicable exercise price, as
well as other adjustments under certain circumstances.
Series
A and Series B Preferred to Outstanding Note Holders
During
May 2008 certain of our previously outstanding (i) convertible promissory notes,
in the aggregate principal balance of $965,000 and bearing interest at 12% per
annum from September 1, 2007, and due February 28, 2008, and (ii) convertible
promissory notes, in the aggregate principal balance of $350,000 and bearing
interest of 10% per annum, due October 31, 2008, were exchanged for shares of
our Series A Preferred and Series B Preferred, respectively, in satisfaction of
our obligations under the notes (the “Exchange Transaction”), including, without
limitation, the repayment of principal and accrued unpaid interest
thereon.
The
Exchange Transaction provided for (i) the issuance of 99,395 shares of Series A
Preferred in exchange for the 12% notes, with each share of such preferred stock
being automatically convertible into 20 shares of our Common Stock, for an
aggregate of 1,987,900 shares of our Common Stock and (ii) the issuance of
37,100 shares of Series B Preferred in exchange for the 10% notes, with each
share of such preferred stock being automatically convertible into 28.58 shares
of our Common Stock, for an aggregate of 1,060,318 shares of our Common
Stock. The Certificates of Designations with respect to the Series A
and B Preferred provide for automatic conversion into shares of our Common Stock
upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment.
The
issuance of the Series A and Series B Preferred, together with respective
governing Certificates of Designations, were previously disclosed by us in our
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 21, 2008.
Executive
Officer Awards
In
connection with our hiring of (i) Robert P. Munn on May 22, 2008 to serve as our
Chief Executive Officer and President; (ii) Carl A. Chase on May 22, 2008 to
serve as our Chief Financial Officer; and (iii) Jim B. Davis on October 1, 2008
to serve as our Senior Vice President of Operations, we entered into restricted
stock agreements with each of Messrs. Munn, Chase and Davis, agreeing to grant
them restricted stock awards upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment, as
follows:
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1,500,000
shares of our Common Stock to Mr. Munn, which vest equally as to one-third
of the shares over a two year period, commencing on the effectiveness of
the Charter Amendment and at each of the first and second year anniversary
of the grant date;
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1,125,000
shares of our Common Stock to Mr. Chase, which vest equally as to
one-third of the shares over a two year period, commencing on the
effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and at each of the first and second
year anniversary of the grant date;
and
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750,000
shares of our Common Stock to Mr. Davis, which vest equally as to
one-third of the shares over a two year period, commencing on the
effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and at each of the first and second
year anniversary of the grant date.
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Each such
officer has, with respect to all of his respective restricted stock (whether
then vested or not), all of the rights of a holder of our Common Stock,
including the right to vote such shares and to receive dividends as may be
declared. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the restricted
stock shall not be transferable until and unless they have become vested in
accordance with the vesting schedule.
As part
of our employment agreements with Messrs. Munn, Chase and Davis, we also
executed a series of option agreements, granting each of them options subject to
a vesting schedule and graduated exercise prices, as follows:
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Options
to Mr. Munn, exercisable to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of Common
Stock, vesting equally as to 1/3
rd
of the shares, or 500,000 shares, over a two year period commencing upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment at an exercise price
of $0.52 per share, and at each of May 22, 2009 and May 22, 2010 at an
exercise price of $0.57 per share and $0.62 per share, respectively, all
subject to adjustment in certain
circumstances;
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Options
to Mr. Chase, exercisable to purchase up to 1,125,000 shares of Common
Stock, vesting equally as to 1/3
rd
of the shares, or 375,000 shares, over a two year period commencing upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment at an exercise price
of $0.52 per share, and at each of May 22, 2009 and May 22, 2010 at an
exercise price of $0.57 per share and $0.62 per share, respectively, all
subject to adjustment in certain circumstances;
and
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Options
to Mr. Davis, exercisable to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common
Stock, vesting equally as to 1/3
rd
of the shares over a two year period commencing upon the effectiveness of
the Charter Amendment at an exercise price of $0.54 per share, and at each
of October 1, 2009 and October 1, 2010 at an exercise price of $0.59 per
share and $0.65 per share, respectively, all subject to adjustment in
certain circumstances.
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The
holders of the options shall have none of the rights and privileges of a
stockholder with respect to any of the underlying shares of common stock, in
whole or in part, prior to the exercise of the options with respect to such
underlying shares. With respect to both the restricted stock awards and option
grants (collectively, the “Executive Officer Awards”), the vesting schedule is
subject to the executive officer being continuously employed by us at the
applicable vesting date.
The
Executive Officer Awards, together with the underlying restricted stock
agreements and option agreements, were previously disclosed by us in our Current
Reports on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 23, 2008 and October 6,
2008.
Certain
Registration Rights
Neither
the Outstanding Derivative Securities nor the underlying shares of Common Stock
issuable upon the conversion or exercise of such instruments are registered
under state or federal securities laws. However, as provided herein,
certain of the Outstanding Derivative Securities are subject to registration
rights as agreed between us and such holder.
On
September 2, 2008, we entered into a registration rights agreement with CIT
Capital and Voyager Gas Holdings, LP (the “Registration Rights Agreement”),
whereby we agreed to file, within ninety (90) days from the closing of the
Voyager Acquisition, a registration statement with respect to all shares of
Common Stock underlying the CIT Warrant and the shares of Series D
Preferred. In the event that a registration statement covering all
such shares is not deemed effective within one hundred eighty (180) days from
the closing of the Voyager Acquisition, then we will be obligated to pay
liquidated damages on the unregistered shares as set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement.
By that
registration rights agreement dated May 21, 2008, between us and the purchasers
of Debentures in the Bridge Loan, we agreed, subject to certain cutbacks as
applicable, to file a registration statement covering the shares of Common Stock
underlying the warrants and the Debentures issued in the Bridge Loan for resale
within 90 days from the closing of the Voyager Acquisition, and to cause such
registration statement to become effective within 180 days following such
closing date. Upon the occurrence of certain events described in the
registration rights agreement, we will be obligated to pay to the purchasers
certain penalties. The Common Stock underlying the Series E Preferred
issued in exchange for the Debenture are subject to the foregoing registration
rights.
We also
granted “piggy-back” registration rights with respect to (i) the shares of
Common Stock underlying the options granted to Messrs. Munn and Chase and (ii)
the shares of Common Stock underlying the GHS Warrant, affording each the option
and warrant holders the opportunity to include for sale in any registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933 (other than in connection with a Form
S-8 or any successor form registering any employee benefit plan) we propose to
file with respect to our securities, provided, however, in the case of the GHS
Warrant shares, that if our underwriter shall advise us in writing that in its
opinion the number of shares to be included in such registration is too large,
then we will include only such number of underlying Common Stock as such
underwriter shall so advise
.
It is our
current intention also to file a registration statement on Form S-8 with respect
to the 2008 Plan and the shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to awards made
from time to time by our Board thereunder, including shares underlying the
October 1
st
grant
of options to Mr. Davis and October 1
st
agreement to award restricted stock to Mr. Davis.
PROPOSAL TWO - ADOPTION OF 2008 STOCK INCENTIVE
PLAN
On
September 22, 2008 our Board authorized the adoption of, and on Januray 28,
2009 our Majority Stockholders reaffirmed their approval of, the ABC
Funding, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”). In accordance with
Regulation 14C promulgated by the SEC, the 2008 Plan will become effective on
the Effective Date.
Our Board
believes that stock options and the other stock-based incentives offered under
the 2008 Plan play an important role in retaining the services of outstanding
personnel and in encouraging such personnel, together with existing employees,
to have a greater financial investment in the Company.
The 2008
Plan, which is incorporated herein, is set forth in its entirety in
Exhibit
B
attached to this Information Statement. Set forth below is a summary of
certain aspects of the 2008 Plan:
General
Information
Administration of the 2008
Plan
. The 2008 Plan will be administered by a Compensation Committee to
be appointed by our Board (the “Committee”), which Committee shall be comprised
of two or more “outside directors” as described in Section 162(m) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Subject to certain
limitations in the 2008 Plan, the Committee establishes the terms and conditions
of awards granted under the 2008 Plan, interprets the 2008 Plan and all awards
under the 2008 Plan, and administers the 2008 Plan. To the extent no Committee
is appointed or is in existence during any time the 2008 Stock Plan is in
effect, our Board shall be deemed the “Committee” for purposes of administering
the 2008 Stock Plan.
Benefits under the 2008 Plan.
As defined under the 2008 Plan, the Committee may grant any one or a combination
of Incentive Options (within meaning of the Code), Non-Qualified Stock Options,
Restricted Stock, Stock Appreciation Rights and Phantom Stock Awards, as well as
Purchased Stock, Bonus Stock and other Performance Awards (collectively,
“Awards”).
Eligible Participants under the 2008
Plan
. Except for Incentive Options which may only be granted to Employees
of the Company, Awards under the 2008 Plan may be granted to Employees and
Non-Employee Directors of the Company (as such terms are defined in the 2008
Plan) who are designated by the Committee. No employee may receive Awards under
this 2008 Plan in any given year which, singly or in the aggregate, cover more
than 2,000,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock.
Shares Available under the 2008
Plan
. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued
or transferred to grantees under the 2008 Plan shall not exceed 8,500,000
shares. If there is a stock split, stock dividend or other relevant change
affecting the Company’s shares, appropriate adjustments will be made in the
number of shares that may be issued or transferred in the future and in the
number of shares and price of all outstanding Awards made before such event. If
shares under an Award are not issued or transferred, those shares would again be
available for inclusion in future Award grants.
Awards
Under the 2008 Plan
Stock Options
. The Committee
may grant options qualifying as incentive stock options under the Code and
nonqualified stock options. The term of an option shall be fixed by the
Committee, but shall not exceed ten years. In the case of death of the holder of
the option or upon the termination, removal or resignation of the option holder
for any reason other than for cause within one year of the occurrence of a
Change of Control (as that term is defined in the 2008 Plan), an option may be
extended for up to 12 months depending on the circumstances. The option price
shall not be less than the fair market value of the Common Stock on the date of
grant. In the case of an award of Incentive Options to an employee possessing
more than 10% of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the
Company or any parent corporation or subsidiary corporation as those terms are
defined in the Code, the option price shall not be less than 110% of the fair
market value of the Common Stock on the date of grant and the option term shall
not exceed five years from date of grant. Payment of the option price may be by
cash or, with the consent of the Committee, by tender of shares of Common Stock
having an equivalent fair market value or delivery of shares of Common Stock for
which the option is being exercised to a broker for sale on behalf of the option
holder. With respect to Incentive Options, the aggregate fair market value of
shares of Common Stock for which one or more options granted may for the first
time become exercisable during any calendar year shall not exceed
$100,000.
Restricted Stock
. The
Committee may also award shares of Restricted Stock. The shares will be issued
as restricted stock within the meaning of Rule 144 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended. Such grant would set forth the terms and conditions of the
award, including the imposition of a vesting schedule during which the grantee
must remain in the employ of the Company in order to retain the shares under
grant. If the grantee’s employment terminates during the period, the grant would
terminate and the grantee would be required to return any unvested shares to the
Company. However, the Committee may provide complete or partial exceptions to
this requirement as it deems equitable. Unless an Award specifically provides
otherwise, any shares not otherwise vested shall vest upon the death,
disability, termination, removal or resignation of the grantee for any reason
other than for cause within one year of the occurrence of a Change of Control
(as that term is defined in the 2008 Plan). The grantee can not dispose of the
shares prior to the expiration of forfeiture restrictions set forth in the
grant. During this period, however, the grantee would be entitled to vote the
shares and, at the discretion of the Committee, receive dividends. Each
certificate would bear a legend giving notice of the restrictions in the
grant.
Stock Appreciation Rights and
Phantom Stock Awards
. The Committee may grant stock appreciation rights
(“SARs”), either singly or in combination with an underlying stock option under
the 2008 Plan, and Phantom Stock Awards. SARs entitle the recipient to receive,
upon exercise, the excess of the fair market value per share on the date of
exercise over the grant price as determined by the Committee, subject to a
specified cap amount, and are designed to give the grantee the same economic
value that would have been derived from exercise of an option. Phantom Stock
Awards are rights granted to a recipient to receive cash or Common Stock equal
to the fair market value of a specified number of shares of Common Stock at the
end of a specified deferral period. The term of a SAR or Phantom Stock Award
shall be fixed by the Committee. Payment under SARs and Phantom Stock Awards may
be made in cash, in shares or a combination of both at the discretion of the
Committee. If a SAR granted in combination with an underlying stock option is
exercised, the right under the underlying option to purchase shares would
terminate.
Bonus Stock and Performance
Awards
. The Committee may grant Bonus Stock in consideration of services
performed or Performance Awards, under which payment may be made in shares of
the Common Stock, a combination of shares and cash or cash if the performance of
the Company or any subsidiary or affiliate of the Company selected by the
Committee meets certain goals established by the Committee and approved by our
Board during an award period. Subject to the approval of our Board, the
Committee would determine the goals, the length of an award period (not less
than one year and not more than ten years), the maximum payment value of a
Performance Award (not to exceed $1,000,000 to any employee in any one year) and
the minimum performance required before a payment would be made. In order to
receive payment, a grantee must remain in the employ of the Company until the
completion of, and settlement under, the award period, except that the Committee
may provide complete or partial exceptions to that requirement as it deems
equitable.
Other Stock or Performance-Based
Awards.
The Committee also may grant shares of Common Stock or
performance based Awards on the terms and conditions it determines in its
discretion, as well as other rights not an Award otherwise described in the 2008
Plan but is denominated or payable in, valued in whole or in part by reference
to, or otherwise based on or related to, shares of Common Stock or cash as are
deemed by the Committee to be consistent with the purposes of the 2008 Plan.
Such other stock or performance-based Awards may be in addition to, or in lieu
of, cash or other compensation due the grantee.
Purchased Stock
. The
Committee may sell shares of Common Stock on such terms and conditions it
determines.
U.S.
Federal Income Tax Consequences
Following
is an explanation of the U.S. federal income tax consequences for grantees who
are subject to tax in the United States.
Stock Options
. The grant of
an Incentive Option or a Non-qualified Stock Option would not result in income
for the grantee or a deduction for the Company.
The
exercise of a Non-qualified Stock Option would result in ordinary income for the
grantee and a deduction for the Company measured by the difference between the
option price and the fair market value of the shares received at the time of
exercise. Income tax withholding would be required.
The
exercise of an incentive stock option would not result in income for the grantee
if the grantee (i) does not dispose of the shares within two years after
the date of grant or one year after the transfer of shares upon exercise and
(ii) is an employee of the Company or a subsidiary of the Company from the
date of grant and through and until three months before the exercise date. If
these requirements are met, the basis of the shares upon later disposition would
be the option price. Any gain will be taxed to the employee as long-term capital
gain and the Company would not be entitled to a deduction. The excess of the
market value on the exercise date over the option price is an item of tax
preference, potentially subject to the alternative minimum tax.
If the
grantee disposes of the shares prior to the expiration of either of the holding
periods, the grantee would recognize ordinary income and the Company would be
entitled to a deduction equal to the lesser of the fair market value of the
shares on the exercise date minus the option price or the amount realized on
disposition minus the option price. Any gain in excess of the ordinary income
portion would be taxable as long-term or short-term capital gain.
SARs and Performance Awards
.
The grant of a SAR or a Performance Award would not result in income for the
grantee or a deduction for the Company. Upon the exercise of a SAR or the
receipt of shares or cash under a Performance Award, the grantee would recognize
ordinary income and the Company would be entitled to a deduction measured by the
fair market value of the shares plus any cash received. Income tax withholding
would be required.
Restricted Stock Grants.
The
grant of Restricted Stock should not result in income for the grantee or in a
deduction for the Company for federal income tax purposes, assuming the shares
transferred are subject to restrictions resulting in a “substantial risk of
forfeiture” as intended by the Company, and further assuming no Section 83(b)
election is made by the grantee. If there are no such restrictions, the grantee
would recognize ordinary income upon receipt of the shares. Any dividends paid
to the grantee while the stock remained subject to restriction would be treated
as compensation for federal income tax purposes. At the time the restrictions
lapse, the grantee would receive ordinary income and the Company would be
entitled to a deduction measured by the fair market value of the shares at the
time of lapse. Income tax withholding would be required.
Purchased Stock and Phantom Stock
Awards
. If Purchased Stock is sold to the grantee for less than its fair
market value, the grantee would recognize ordinary income upon receipt of the
shares based on such discount. If in the form of a Phantom Stock Award, they
generally would be taxable as ordinary income equal to the aggregate of their
fair market value when convertible to cash or shares that are not subject to a
substantial risk of forfeiture. In all events, the Company would be entitled to
a deduction for the amount included in the grantee’s income.
Other Tax Consideration
.
Section 162(m) of the Code places a $1,000,000 annual limit on the compensation
deductible by us paid to covered employees. The limit, however, does not apply
to “qualified performance-based compensation”. We believe that grants of stock
options, SARs, Performance Awards and other Awards payable upon the attainment
of performance goals under the 2008 Plan will qualify as qualified
performance-based compensation. Also, section 409A of the Code provides that
deferrals of compensation under a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for
all taxable years are currently includible in gross income to the extent not
subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture and not previously included in gross
income, unless certain requirements are met. The Committee intends to structure
deferred compensation items in compliance with Section 409A. In addition, Awards
that are granted, accelerated or enhanced upon the occurrence of a Change in
Control may give rise, in whole or in part, to “excess parachute payments”
within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 280G and, to such extent,
will be non-deductible by the Company and subject to a 20% excise tax on the
participant.
State tax
consequences may in some cases differ from the federal tax consequences. In
addition, awards under the 2008 Plan may in some instances be made to recipients
who are subject to tax in jurisdictions other than the United States and may
result in consequences different from those described above.
The
foregoing summary of the U.S. income tax consequences in respect of the 2008
Plan is for general information only. Interested parties should consult their
own advisors as to specific tax consequences, including the application and
effect to foreign, state and local tax laws.
Other
Information
The 2008
Plan will be effective approximately 20 days after the mailing of this
Information Statement to all stockholders of the Company on the Record Date and
will terminate on the tenth (10
th
) year
anniversary thereof, unless terminated earlier by our Board or extended by our
Board with the approval of the stockholders.
Our Board
may amend, suspend or terminate the 2008 Plan at any time, but such amendment,
suspension or termination shall not adversely affect any Award then outstanding
without the participant’s consent. Any amendment that would constitute a
“material amendment” of the 2008 Plan (as determined by the Committee, in their
sole discretion, subject to the rules and regulations of the OTC Bulletin Board,
if any, governing the use of such term in the context of an employee benefit
plan), as amended, shall be subject to stockholder approval. Likewise, if the
Exchange Act requires the Company to obtain stockholder approval, then such
approval will be sought.
Unless
approved by stockholders or as specifically otherwise required by the 2008 Plan
(for example, in the case of a stock split), no adjustments or reduction of the
exercise price of any outstanding incentive may be made in the event of a
decline in stock price, either by reducing the exercise price of outstanding
incentives or by canceling outstanding incentives in connection with re-granting
incentives at a lower price to the same individual.
Awards
may be exercised only by the Employee or Non-Employee Director to whom they are
granted and are generally not assignable or transferable except for limited
circumstances upon a grantee’s death, or pursuant to rules that may be adopted
by the Committee. The Committee may establish rules and procedures to permit a
grantee to defer recognition of income or gain for incentives under the 2008
Plan.
Specific
Award Grants
Employees
or Non-Employee Directors who will participate in the 2008 Plan in the future
and the amounts of their allotments are to be determined by the Committee
subject to any restrictions outlined above. Except with respect to the options
granted and agreement to award restricted stock to Mr. Davis in connection with
his hiring as Senior Vice President of Operations, no determinations have yet
been made and it is not possible to state the terms of any individual options
which may be issued under the 2008 Plan or the names or positions of, or
respective amounts of the allotment to, any individuals who may
participate.
COMPENSATION INFORMATION CONCERNING
EXECUTIVE
OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
Executive
Compensation.
The following sets forth the annual and
long-term compensation received by (i) our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), (ii)
our two most highly compensated executive officers, if any, other than the CEO,
whose total compensation during fiscal year 2008 exceeded $100,000 and who were
serving as executive officers at the end of the 2008 fiscal year and (iii) the
two most highly compensated former officers (collectively, the "Named Executive
Officers"), at our fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:
Summary
Compensation Table
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards ($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
Robert
P. Munn
Chief
Executive
Officer
(1)
|
2008
|
24,716
|
--
|
780,000
|
738,674
|
--
|
--
|
650
(2)
|
1,544,040
|
Carl
A. Chase
Chief
Financial
Officer
(3)
|
2008
|
19,773
|
--
|
585,000
|
554,006
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
1,158,779
|
Steven
Barrenechea
Chief
Executive
Officer
(4)
|
2008
|
27,000
|
--
|
--
|
239,423
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
266,423
|
Richard
Cohen
Chief
Financial
Officer
(4)
|
2008
|
36,000
|
--
|
--
|
72,564
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
108,564
|
|
2007
|
72,000
|
--
|
--
|
294,623
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
366,623
|
________________
(1)
|
Mr.
Munn was employed as our Chief Executive Officer on May 22,
2008.
|
(2)
|
Includes
$650 monthly car allowance.
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Chase was employed as our Chief Financial Officer on May 22,
2008.
|
(4)
|
Mr.
Barrenechea served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director from
September 2007 until his resignation on May 22, 2008, and continues to be
employed by us as an advisor.
|
(5)
|
Mr.
Cohen served as our Chief Financial Officer until his resignation in
January 2008.
|
The
following table indicates the total number and value of exercisable stock
options and restricted stock awards held by the Named Executive Officers during
the 2008 fiscal year:
|
Outstanding
Equity Awards at June 30, 2008
|
Name
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Unexercisable
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Unearned Options
(#)
|
Option
Exercise Price
($)
|
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
($)
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Rights That
Have Not Vested
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or
Other Rights That Have Not Vested
($)
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
(e)
|
(f)
|
(g)
|
|
(h)
|
(i)
|
(j)
|
Robert
P. Munn,
Chief
Executive
Officer
(1)
|
--
|
500,000
|
--
|
$0.52
|
5/20/13
|
1,500,000
|
(2)
|
825,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
500,000
|
--
|
$0.57
|
5/20/13
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
500,000
|
--
|
$0.62
|
5/20/13
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
Carl
A. Chase,
Chief
Financial
Officer
(3)
|
--
|
375,000
|
--
|
$0.52
|
5/20/13
|
1,125,000
|
(4)
|
618,750
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
375,000
|
--
|
$0.57
|
5/20/13
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
375,000
|
--
|
$0.62
|
5/20/13
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Steven
Barrenechea,
Chief
Executive
Officer
(5)
|
--
|
500,000
|
--
|
$0.35
|
12/29/12
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
250,000
|
--
|
$0.52
|
2/27/13
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Richard
Cohen,
Chief
Financial
Officer
(6)
|
--
|
250,000
|
--
|
$0.30
|
5/22/12
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
250,000
|
--
|
$0.35
|
10/26/12
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
____________
(1)
|
Mr.
Munn was employed as our Chief Executive Officer on May 22,
2008.
|
(2)
|
Restricted
Stock Awards vest with respect to 1/3
rd
of the total shares, or 500,000 shares, awarded on each of the effective
date of the Charter Amendment and the first and second year anniversary of
the grant date.
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Chase was employed as our Chief Financial Officer on May 22,
2008.
|
(4)
|
Restricted
Stock Awards vest with respect to 1/3
rd
of the total shares, or 375,000 shares, awarded on each of the effective
date of the Charter Amendment and the first and second year anniversary of
the grant date.
|
(5)
|
Mr.
Barrenechea served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director from
September 2007 until his resignation on May 22,
2008.
|
(6)
|
Mr.
Cohen served as our Chief Financial Officer until his resignation in
January 2008.
|
Employment
Agreements
We currently have in place employment
agreements with respect to our principal executive and financial officers,
providing for the following:
·
|
Robert
P. Munn to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer, at an
initial annual base salary of $225,000, which base salary shall increase
to $260,000 at the first anniversary date of his employment, subject to
increase upon review of our Board;
|
·
|
Carl
A. Chase to serve as our Chief Financial Officer, at an initial annual
base salary of $180,000, which base salary shall increase to $210,000 at
the first anniversary date of his employment, subject to increase upon
review of our Board; and
|
·
|
Jim
B. Davis to serve as our Senior Vice President of Operations, at an
initial annual base salary of $190,000, which base salary shall be subject
to increase at the first anniversary date of his employment upon review of
our Board.
|
The initial term of employment under their respective employment agreements is
two (2) years, unless earlier terminated by us or the executive officer by
reason of death, disability, without cause, for cause, for "good reason," change
of control or otherwise.
In addition to their base salaries,
Messrs. Munn, Chase and Davis are guaranteed an annual bonus of $45,000, $36,000
and $38,000, respectively, on the first year anniversary and an amount up to
100%, 75% and 75%, respectively, of such officer's then applicable base salary,
as determined by our Board or committee thereof, based on such officer's
performance and achievement of quantitative and qualitative criteria set by our
Board, for such year. Each of Messrs. Munn, Chase and Davis is
further eligible under his employment agreement to participate, subject to any
eligibility, co-payment and waiting period requirements, in all employee health
and/or benefit plans offered or made available to our senior
officers.
Upon termination of an officer without
"cause", upon the resignation of either officer for "good reason", or upon his
termination following a "change of control" (each as defined in the employment
agreements), such officer will be entitled to receive from us, in addition to
his then current base salary through the date of resignation or termination, as
applicable, and pro rata bonus and fringe benefits otherwise due and unpaid at
the time of resignation or termination, a severance payment equal to twelve (12)
months base salary at the then current rate plus pro rata performance bonus
earned and unpaid through the date of termination or resignation, as
applicable. Each such officer shall also be entitled to any unpaid
bonus from the preceding year of employment, and any restricted stock granted to
him shall immediately vest and all other stock options or grants, if any, made
to him pursuant to any incentive or benefit plans then in effect shall vest and
be exercisable, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of any such plans or
agreements.
We have also agreed to pay these
executive officers an additional gross-up amount equal to all Federal, state or
local taxes that may be imposed upon them by reason of the severance
payments.
Each of Messrs. Munn, Chase and Davis
have agreed that, during the respective term of his employment and for a
one-year period after his termination (other than termination by him for good
reason or by us without cause or following a change of control), not to engage,
directly or indirectly, as an owner, employee, consultant or otherwise, in any
business engaged in the exploration, drilling or production of natural gas or
oil within any five (5) mile radius from any property that we then have an
ownership, leasehold or participation interest. Each officer is
further prohibited during the above time period from soliciting or inducing,
directly or indirectly, any of our then-current employees or customers, or any
customers of ours during the one year preceding the termination of his
employment.
Restricted
Stock Agreements
Pursuant to the restricted stock
agreements, we agreed to grant upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment
restricted stock awards to each of Messrs. Munn, Chase and Davis, as
follows:
·
|
1,500,000
shares of our Common Stock to Mr. Munn, which vest equally as to one-third
of the shares over a two year period, commencing on the effective date of
the Charter Amendment in the State of Nevada and each of the first and
second year anniversary of the grant
date;
|
·
|
1,125,000
shares of our Common Stock to Mr. Chase, which vest equally as to
one-third of the shares over a two year period, commencing on the
effective date of the Charter Amendment in the State of Nevada and each of
the first and second year anniversary of the grant date;
and
|
·
|
750,000
shares of our Common Stock to Mr. Davis, which vest equally as to
one-third of the shares over a two year period, commencing on the
effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and at each of the first and second
year anniversary of the grant date.
|
The above vesting schedule is subject
to the officer being continuously employed by us at the applicable vesting
date.
As
provided in the restricted stock agreements, we have also agreed to pay Mr. Munn
and Mr. Chase an additional gross-up amount equal to all federal, state or local
taxes imposed upon him by reason of the restricted stock awards.
Each officer has, with respect to all
of the restricted shares (whether then vested or not), all of the rights of a
holder of our Common Stock, including the right to vote such shares and to
receive dividend as may be declared. Notwithstanding the proceeding
sentence, the restricted stock shall not be transferable until and unless they
have become vested in accordance with the vesting schedule.
Option
Agreements
As part of the employment agreement
with Mr. Munn, on May 22, 2008, we granted stock options, exercisable for up to
1,500,000 shares of our Common Stock, as follows:
·
|
option
exercisable for up to 500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.52 per
share (the closing price of our Common Stock, as reported by the OTC
Bulletin Board on May 22, 2008), which option vests with respect to these
shares on the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment in the State of
Nevada;
|
·
|
option
exercisable for up to 500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.57 per
share, which option vests with respect to these shares on May 22, 2009;
and
|
·
|
option
exercisable for up to 500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.62 per
share, which option vests with respect to these shares on May 22,
2010.
|
As part of the Employment Agreement
with Mr. Chase, on May 22, 2008 we granted stock options, exercisable for up to
1,125,000 shares of our Common Stock, as follows:
·
|
option
to Mr. Chase for up to 375,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.52 per
share (the closing price of our Common Stock, as reported by the OTC
Bulletin Board on May 22, 2008), which option vests with respect to these
shares upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment in the State of
Nevada;
|
·
|
option
to Mr. Chase for up to 375,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.57 per
share, which option vests with respect to these shares on May 22, 2009;
and
|
·
|
option
to Mr. Chase for up to 375,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.62 per
share, which option vests with respect to these shares on May 22,
2010.
|
As part of the Employment Agreement
with Mr. Davis, on October 1, 2008 we granted stock options, exercisable for up
to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock, as follows:
·
|
option
to Mr. Davis for up to 333,334 shares, at an exercise price of $0.54 per
share (the closing price of our common stock, as reported by the OTC
Bulletin Board on October 1, 2008), which option vests with respect to
these shares upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment;
|
·
|
option
to Mr. Davis for up to 333,333 shares, at an exercise price of $0.59 per
share, which option vests with respect to these shares on October 1, 2009;
and
|
·
|
option
to Mr. Davis for up to 333,333 shares, at an exercise price of $0.65 per
share, which option vests with respect to these shares on October 1,
2010.
|
Options
vesting on May 22, 2009 and May 22, 2010 are subject to acceleration in the
event we undergo a "change of control" while such executive officer is still
employed by us. All options expire on May 22, 2015.
The holders of the options shall have
none of the rights and privileges of a stockholder of the Company with respect
to any of the underlying shares of Common Stock, in whole or in part, prior to
the exercise of the options with respect to such underlying shares.
We granted "piggy-back" registration rights to the option holders affording each
of them the opportunity to include for sale in any registration statement under
the Securities Act (other than in connection with a Form S-8 or any successor
form registering any employee benefit plan ) we propose to file with respect to
our securities any time during the next five (5) years, commencing May 22,
2009.
2004
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan
Pursuant to the May 14, 2004 Board’s
approval and subsequent stockholder approval, the Company adopted our 2004
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (the "2004 Plan") whereby we reserved for
issuance up to 1,500,000 shares of our Common Stock. On September 22,
2008, our Board terminated the 2004 Plan in favor of the 2008
Plan. As of the Record Date, no options had been issued under the
2004 Plan.
Director
Compensation
Directors of the Company are not
compensated in cash for their services but are reimbursed for out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in furtherance of our business.
VOYAGER ACQUISITION
Summary
On
September 2, 2008, we purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Voyager
Gas Corporation in the Voyager Acquisition, of which the material terms are
summarized as bullet points below. A more detailed description of the
Voyager Acquisition is set forth following the below chart.
What
We Purchased?
|
·
100%
of the issued and outstanding capital stock of Voyager Gas
Corporation (“Voyager”) from Voyager Gas Holdings, L.P., the
sole stockholder.
|
What
We did Not Purchase?
|
·
No
long-term debt of Voyager was purchased, which debt was discharged in full
by us at closing.
|
Results
of Purchase?
|
·
We
succeeded to the business of Voyager, including all right and title to the
oil and gas lease blocks located on approximately 14,300 net acres located
in Duval County, Texas, and Voyager was designated our
predecessor.
|
What
We Paid?
|
·
$42.0
million purchase price paid, consisting of $35.0 million in cash and
10,000 shares of our Series D Preferred stock, having an agreed upon value
of $7.0 million.
|
What
We Were Not Obligated to Pay?
|
·
If
our title and environmental due diligence had revealed defects with an
aggregate value in excess of $400,000, we would have been entitled to an
adjustment to the purchase price.
|
Do
We have to Register Our Stock given to Seller?
|
·
The
10,000 Series D Preferred shares paid, and the underlying 17,500,000
aggregate shares of common stock into which they are convertible, were NOT
registered; however, we have agreed to register the underlying common
stock.
|
How
We Financed the Purchase?
|
·
We
financed the Voyager Acquisition through our sale of convertible
debentures ($800,000 performance deposit made under purchase agreement)
and our senior credit facility with CIT Capital USA,
Inc.
|
Business
Conducted by Voyager
Voyager
is in the business of oil and natural gas exploration and
production.
As a
result of the Voyager Acquisition, we succeeded to substantially all of the
business operations and properties of Voyager and Voyager was designated as our
predecessor.
As
described more particularly in this Information Statement under “
Description of Company – Our
Properties and Areas of Operation
” and “
Financial Statements – Financial
Statements of Business Acquired
”, the business and properties of Voyager
to which we succeeded include working and other interests in oil and gas leases,
producing wells, and properties, together with rights under related operating,
marketing, and service contracts and agreements, seismic exploration licenses
and rights, and personal property, equipment and facilities. Included
in the assets also is a proprietary 3-D seismic data base covering a majority of
the property. We did not assume any long-term debt of
Voyager.
Financial
Data of Voyager
Attached
elsewhere in this Information Statement under “
Financial Statements
” and
“
Management Discussion and
Analysis
” is financial information pertaining to Voyager, as our
predecessor. Such financial information consists of: (i)
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the most recent quarterly
period ended September 30, 2008 and (ii) financial statements of Voyager Gas
Corporation, our predecessor, for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
(audited) and for the six month stub period ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited) (collectively, the “Financial Statements’).
Purchase
Agreement and Terms of Transaction
On
September 2, 2008, we completed the Voyager Acquisition, whereby we purchased
all of the outstanding capital stock of Voyager Gas Corporation, the owner of
interests in oil and gas lease blocks located on approximately 14,300 net acres
located in Duval County, Texas.
As a
result of the Voyager Acquisition, we succeeded to substantially all of the
properties and assets of Voyager, which now reside in the wholly-owned
subsidiary of ours created by our purchase of all of its capital
stock.
The terms
and conditions of the Voyager Acquisition were set forth in that Stock Purchase
and Sale Agreement, dated May 22, 2008, and subsequently amended by the First
Amendment to the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated August 15, 2008 and the
Second Amendment to the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated September 2,
2008 among the us, Voyager Gas Corporation and Voyager Gas Properties, L.P., as
seller (as amended, the “Purchase Agreement”). A copy of the Purchase
Agreement and amendments thereto were included as exhibits to our Current
Reports on Form 8-K previously filed with the SEC on May 23, 2008 and September
9, 2008, respectively. The summary of the material terms of the Voyager
Agreement below and elsewhere in this Information Statement is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the Purchase Agreement attached as an exhibit
thereof. This summary may not contain all of the information about
the Purchase Voyager Agreement that is important to you.
The
purchase price in the Voyager Acquisition consisted of cash consideration of
$35.0 million and 10,000 shares of our Series D Preferred, having an agreed upon
value of $7.0 million. Subject to the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment, the shares of Series D Preferred shall automatically be convertible
into 17,500,000 shares of our Common Stock. As part of the
transaction, we granted registration rights to the Seller, whereby we agreed to
file a registration statement covering the common stock underlying the shares of
Series D Preferred for resale within 90 days from the closing, and to cause such
registration statement to become effective within 180 days following the
closing. Our failure to timely register these shares shall result in
the imposition of penalties against us.
The cash
portion of the purchase price included a performance deposit, in the sum of
$800,000, which was credited against the purchase price at the
closing. We paid the performance deposit in May 2008 upon
entering into the Purchase Agreement to serve as liquidated damages in the event
we failed to complete the purchase of Voyager due to our failure to perform or
satisfy certain pre-closing conditions, chief among them our obtaining
acquisition financing.
Under the
Purchase Agreement, the price paid was subject to adjustment to the extent that
our due diligence identified any individual uncured title defect or unremedied
environmental defect in excess of $400,000, with us having the right to
terminate the transaction if the aggregate amount of any such adjustment equaled
or exceeded $8,400,000. No adjustments were made to the purchase
price as a result of our due diligence investigations.
Included
in the Purchase Agreement were customary representations and warranties
(subject, in some cases, to specified exceptions and qualifications) by the
parties relating to, among other things:
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of the securities to be issued by
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of internal accounting controls, disclosure controls and books and
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These
representations and warranties were made to and solely for the benefit of the
parties to the Purchase Agreement, and the assertions embodied in such
representations and warranties were qualified by information contained in
additional disclosures made in the schedules delivered in connection with
signing the Purchase Agreement. These representations and warranties
may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual risk between the
parties to the Purchase Agreement instead of establishing these matters as
facts, and may be subject to standards of materiality applicable to the
contracting parties that differ from those applicable to
investors. Accordingly, you should not rely on such representations
and warranties as characterizations of the actual state of facts or
circumstances, since they were only made as of the date of the Purchase
Agreement and are modified in important part by the underlying
disclosures.
The
Purchase Agreement provides for us to indemnify and hold harmless the seller
from all claims and liabilities resulting from any breach by us of any of our
representations, warranties, and covenants thereunder, claims for securities law
violations, as well as all claims and liabilities resulting from the business
and operations of Voyager and the ownership, use, and operation of the
properties and assets, except for certain specific claims and liabilities
discussed below for which we may seek indemnification from the Seller.
Similarly, the Voyager Agreement provides that, subject to certain limitations
discussed below, the seller will indemnify and hold us harmless from all claims
and liabilities resulting from any breach by the seller or Voyager of any of
their representations, warranties, and covenants under the Purchase Agreement
(except for certain representations and warranties relating to title to and the
environmental condition of the assets purchased, for which our remedies are
limited to reductions of the purchase price), as well as all claims and
liabilities related to certain "Retained Liabilities". Retained Liabilities
include (a) long term debt of Voyager not paid and discharged in full at the
Closing, (b) certain residual well plugging liabilities of Voyager with respect
to an oil and gas field sold by Voyager in 2007, and (c) certain tax
liabilities.
The
above-described indemnity obligations are subject to several additional
limitations. Neither the seller nor we will be entitled to indemnification by
the other party for a breach of or inaccuracy in a representation or warranty of
the other party unless the claim for indemnification is asserted within nine (9)
months after the closing. In addition, the seller will not be entitled to
indemnification with respect to a breach by us of any of our representations,
warranties, or covenants under the Purchase Agreement, and we will not be
entitled to indemnification of any kind from the seller, unless, in each case,
the liability for which indemnity is sought exceeds $50,000, and the aggregate
liabilities associated with claims for which the relevant party seeks
indemnification exceed $600,000, and then only to the extent of the excess.
Finally, the exposure of the seller for claims by us for indemnification is
capped at $600,000, and all such claims by us (if any) will be satisfied out of
an escrowed fund of $600,000 held out of the cash portion paid at the
closing.
Except
for the dilutive effect of the increased shares of Common Stock to be issued
upon conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock, there are no changes in the
rights of any of our existing shareholders as a result of the Voyager
Acquisition.
No
regulatory approvals were required to consummate the Voyager Transaction and,
except for the independent report regarding April 1, 2008 reserve estimates for
Voyager Gas Corporation prepared by Ralph E. Davis, independent petroleum
engineers, the executive summary of which is attached as
Exhibit C
hereto (the
“Reserve Report”), the financial statements of Voyager and our due diligence
concerning title and environmental defects, we did not utilize or rely upon any
third-party reports, opinions or appraisals.
Acquisition
Financing
We
financed the Voyager Acquisition with funds from the CIT Credit Facility,
including (i) a one-time advance to us of $22.0 million under our term loan
agreement with CIT Capital, as lender, and (ii) $11.5 million under our senior
secured revolving credit facility, which is subject to an initial borrowing base
of $14.0 million or an amount determined based on semi-annual review of our
proved oil and gas reserves. A more detailed description of our
credit agreement among the Company, CIT Capital, as Administrative Agent and the
lender named therein and our second lien term loan agreement among the Company,
CIT Capital, as the lender is set forth elsewhere in this Information Statement
under “Management Discussion & Analysis – Liquidity and Capital
Resources”.
We
financed the performance deposit under the Purchase Agreement from the proceeds
received in our sale of senior secured convertible debentures (the “Debentures”)
on May 21, 2008. The Debentures matured the earlier of September 29,
2008, or the closing date under the Purchase Agreement, and were satisfied in
full by our payment of the aggregate redemption price of $900,000 or, at the
election of the Debenture holders, by the conversion of the Debentures into
shares of our Series E Preferred Stock. On September 2, 2008, we
repaid $450,000 principal amount of the Debentures in cash from our senior
credit facility and issued, in full satisfaction of our obligation with respect
to the other $450,000 principal amount, 10,000 shares of our Series E
Preferred. A more detailed description of our Series E Preferred, and
the related registration rights granted with respect to the underlying shares of
Common Stock issuable upon conversion thereof, is set forth elsewhere in this
Information Statement under “
1. Charter Amendment – Description
of Outstanding Existing Securities – Series E Preferred
”
Past
Contacts
Prior to
such time as the prospective purchase of the capital stock from Voyager Gas
Holdings, L.P. was presented to our Board in April 2008, there was only limited
contacts between us and seller concerning the terms and conditions of any such
purchase. Before the negotiation, execution and performance of the Purchase
Agreement, no prior course of business existed between us and
Voyager.
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Overview
We were
incorporated as a Nevada corporation in May 2004. As a result of us
succeeding to substantially all of the business of Voyager following the Voyager
Acquisition on September 2, 2008, we became an independent oil and natural gas
company engaged in the exploration, production, development, acquisition and
exploitation of natural gas and crude oil properties. Our oil and
natural gas operations and assets are situated with Voyager, now our
wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired in the Voyager Acquisition
Corporate
Background
Prior to
the Voyager Acquisition on September 2, 2008, we were a “shell company” as that
term is defined under Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act, and as such, were
subject to rules of the SEC applicable to shell companies. We had
only conducted nominal operations and had only nominal assets during this
time. To date, our activities primarily had involved capital-raising
activities and business planning, with the stated intention to engage in the oil
and natural gas industry by (i) acquiring established oil and gas properties and
exploiting them through the application of conventional and specialized
technology to increase production, ultimate recoveries, or both, and (ii)
participating in joint venture drilling programs with repeatable low risk
results.
We were
initially incorporated to be a mortgage brokerage firm and prior to April 2006,
our operations as a mortgage broker consisted of originating or locating
possible mortgage loans, including, conventional loans, jumbo loans, home equity
and second mortgages, non-conforming loans, sub-prime loans and construction
loans, that we would refer to lending sources to fund. However, we
never funded any loans.
On April
28, 2006, Energy Venture, Inc., a privately-held Delaware corporation (“Energy
Venture”) consummated its acquisition of shares of our Common Stock in
accordance with the terms of a stock purchase agreement among Energy Venture and
certain selling stockholders named therein. Under the stock purchase
agreement, Energy Venture acquired a total of 8,200,000 shares of our Common
Stock, constituting, in the aggregate, 82% of our then issued and outstanding
shares of Common Stock.
On May
26, 2006, we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, EVI Acquisition Corp., a
newly-formed Nevada corporation, entered into, and consummated, an agreement and
plan of merger with Energy Venture. Pursuant to the merger agreement,
Energy Venture merged with and into EVI Acquisition Corp. and, in return: (i)
each share of common stock of Energy Venture, par value $.0001 per share, then
issued and outstanding was exchanged for one share of our Common Stock; (ii)
each outstanding option to purchase shares of common stock of Energy Venture was
exchanged for an option to purchase, at the same exercise price, an equal number
of shares of our Common Stock; and (iii) all of the obligations and liabilities
of Energy Venture were assumed by us. As part of the merger, EVI
Acquisition Corp. amended its Articles of Incorporation to change its name to
“Energy Venture, Inc.” As a result of the merger, the former
stockholders of Energy Venture became our controlling stockholders.
Since we
had no substantial assets immediately prior to the merger, the transaction was
treated for accounting purposes as a reverse acquisition and was accounted for
as a recapitalization of Energy Venture rather than a business
combination. Consequently, the historical financial statements of
Energy Venture became the historical financial statements of the
Company.
Voyager
Acquisition and Financing
On
September 2, 2008, we consummated the Voyager Acquisition, whereby we purchased
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement all of the outstanding capital stock of
Voyager Gas Corporation, the owner of interests in oil and gas lease blocks
located on approximately 14,300 net acres located in Duval County, Texas, as
more particularly described below under
“– Our Properties and Areas of
Operation,
” including working and other interests in oil and gas leases,
producing wells, and properties, together with rights under related operating,
marketing, and service contracts and agreements, seismic exploration licenses
and rights, and personal property, equipment and facilities. The
purchase price in the Voyager Acquisition consisted of cash consideration of
$35.0 million and 10,000 shares of our Series D Preferred, having an agreed upon
value of $7.0 million.
A more
detailed description of the Voyager Acquisition, the business to which we
succeeded thereby, as well as financial information of Voyager, as our
predecessor, up to the date of the acquisition and, thereafter, of us on a
consolidated basis with Voyager as our wholly-owned subsidiary, are included
elsewhere in this Information Statement under “
Voyager Acquisition
,” “
Financial Statements
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“
Management Discussion and
Analysis
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We financed
the Voyager Acquisition with proceeds from the Bridge Loan and our senior credit
facility, the terms and conditions of which are more particularly set forth
elsewhere in this Information Statement under
“Management Discussion &
Analysis – Liquidity and Capital Resources”
Our
Properties and Areas of Operation
With the completion of the Voyager
Acquisition, the oil and natural gas properties of our newly-acquired subsidiary
consist of approximately 14,300 net acres located in Duval County, South Texas,
on trend with several prolific producing Frio, Jackson and Yegua (Oligocene and
Eocene) fields (the “Duval County Properties”).
The Duval County Properties have
established production over a substantial acreage position with proved reserves
from over ten different horizons located at depths ranging from 4,000 to 7,500
feet. As of April 1, 2008, the Duval County Properties had
independently engineered proved reserves of 16.2 Bcfe. By category,
this includes 5.2 Bcfe of proved developed producing, 5.6 Bcfe of proved
developed non-producing, and 5.4 Bcfe of proved undeveloped
reserves. Approximately 69% of total proved reserves is natural
gas. Net daily production averaged over 3.0 Mmcfe for the month of
August 2008.
The SEC net present value of proved
reserves (PV10) as of April 1, 2008 totaled $75.6 million, $122.9 million
including probable reserves, as per the Reserve Report with respect to Voyager
Gas Corporation, now a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours. We are the
operator and own an average 100% working interest in its proved reserve
base.
The
process of estimating oil and natural gas reserves is complex and it requires
interpretations of available technical data and many assumptions, including
assumptions relating to economic factors. Any significant
inaccuracies in these interpretations or assumptions could materially affect the
estimated quantities and present value of our reported reserves. In
order to prepare our estimates, we must project production rates and the timing
of development expenditures, analyze available geological, geophysical,
production and engineering data, as well as make economic assumptions about
matters such as oil and natural gas prices, drilling and operating expenses,
capital expenditures, taxes and availability of funds. Due to the
inherent uncertainties and the limited nature of reservoir data, proved reserves
are subject to change as additional information becomes available. Our use of a
10% discount factor for reporting purposes may not necessarily represent the
most appropriate discount factor, given actual interest rates and risks to which
our business or the oil and natural gas industry in general are
subject.
Our
Corporate Office
We have
entered into a new twelve month lease agreement effective February 1, 2009, to
lease approximately 3,500 square feet of office space at a lease rate of $5,907,
$20 per square foot, per month through January 31,
2010. Our new corporate offices are located at 6630 Cypresswood
Drive, Suite 200, Spring, Texas 77379. We have an option available to
us to extend the lease for either a three or five year period at lease rates of
$19 and $18 per square foot, respectively. In order to exercise our
option to extend the lease, we must provide notice of our desire to extend the
lease during November 2009. Our new corporate offices provide space
for the technical and administrative employees we intend to employ to develop
our Voyager Acquisition and implement our business plan of
growth.
Employees
We
currently have three employees, Robert P. Munn, our Chief Executive Officer,
Carl A. Chase, our Chief Financial Officer and Jim B. Davis our Senior Vice
President of Operations. Going forward, it is our intention to add
additional employees as required to provide the technical expertise and
administrative support to fully develop and implement the properties acquired
from Voyager.
Competition
The oil and natural gas industry is a
highly competitive environment. Many of our competitors are large,
well-established companies that have been engaged in the natural gas and oil
business for much longer than we have and possess substantially larger operating
staffs and greater capital resources than we do. Our ability to explore for oil
and natural gas reserves and to acquire additional properties in the future will
be dependent upon our ability to conduct our operations, to evaluate and select
suitable properties and to consummate transactions in this highly competitive
environment. Our ability to acquire additional prospects and to
find and develop reserves in the future will depend on our ability to evaluate
and select suitable properties and to consummate transactions in a highly
competitive environment. In addition, there is substantial
competition for capital available for investment in the oil and natural gas
industry. We may not be able to compete successfully in the future in
acquiring prospective reserves, developing reserves, marketing oil and natural
gas, attracting and retaining quality personnel and raising additional
capital.
Regulation
of the Oil and Natural Gas Industry
With the acquisition of the Duval
County Properties under the Voyager Acquisition, our future operations will be
subject to the regulatory regime affecting the oil and natural gas
industry.
Regulation of Transportation and Sale
of Oil
Sales of crude oil, condensate and
natural gas liquids are not currently regulated and are made at negotiated
prices. Nevertheless, Congress could reenact price controls in the future. Our
sales of crude oil will be affected by the availability, terms and cost of
transportation. The transportation of oil in common carrier pipelines is also
subject to rate regulation. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or the
FERC, regulates interstate oil pipeline transportation rates under the
Interstate Commerce Act. In general, interstate oil pipeline rates must be
cost-based, although settlement rates agreed to by all shippers are permitted
and market-based rates may be permitted in certain circumstances. Effective
January 1, 1995, the FERC implemented regulations establishing an indexing
system (based on inflation) for transportation rates for oil that allowed for an
increase or decrease in the cost of transporting oil to the purchaser. A review
of these regulations by the FERC in 2000 was successfully challenged on appeal
by an association of oil pipelines. On remand, the FERC in February 2003
increased the index slightly, effective July 2001. Intrastate oil pipeline
transportation rates are subject to regulation by state regulatory commissions.
The basis for intrastate oil pipeline regulation, and the degree of regulatory
oversight and scrutiny given to intrastate oil pipeline rates, varies from state
to state. Insofar as effective interstate and intrastate rates are equally
applicable to all comparable shippers, the regulation of oil transportation
rates are not anticipated to affect our operations in any way that is of
material difference from those of our competitors.
Further, interstate and intrastate common carrier oil pipelines must provide
service on a non-discriminatory basis. Under this open access standard, common
carriers must offer service to all similarly situated shippers requesting
service on the same terms and under the same rates. When oil pipelines operate
at full capacity, access is governed by prorationing provisions set forth in the
pipelines’ published tariffs. Accordingly, we believe that access to oil
pipeline transportation services generally will be available to us to the same
extent as to our competitors.
Regulation of Transportation and Sale
of Natural Gas
Historically, the transportation and
sale for resale of natural gas in interstate commerce have been regulated
pursuant to the Natural Gas Act of 1938, the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 and
regulations issued under those Acts by the FERC. In the past, the federal
government has regulated the prices at which natural gas could be sold. While
sales by producers of natural gas can currently be made at uncontrolled market
prices, Congress could reenact price controls in the future. Deregulation of
wellhead natural gas sales began with the enactment of the Natural Gas Policy
Act. In 1989, Congress enacted the Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act. The
Decontrol Act removed all Natural Gas Act and Natural Gas Policy Act price and
non-price controls affecting wellhead sales of natural gas effective
January 1, 1993.
FERC regulates interstate natural gas
transportation rates and service conditions, which affects the marketing of
natural gas that we produce, as well as the revenues we receive for sales of our
natural gas. Since 1985, the FERC has endeavored to make natural gas
transportation more accessible to natural gas buyers and sellers. The FERC has
stated that open access policies are necessary to improve the competitive
structure of the interstate natural gas pipeline industry and to create a
regulatory framework that will put natural gas sellers into more direct
contractual relations with natural gas buyers by, among other things, unbundling
the sale of natural gas from the sale of transportation and storage services.
Beginning in 1992, the FERC issued Order No. 636 and a series of related
orders to implement its open access policies. As a result of the Order
No. 636 program, the marketing and pricing of natural gas have been
significantly altered. The interstate pipelines’ traditional role as wholesalers
of natural gas has been eliminated and replaced by a structure under which
pipelines provide transportation and storage service on an open access basis to
others who buy and sell natural gas. Although the FERC’s orders do not directly
regulate natural gas producers, they are intended to foster increased
competition within all phases of the natural gas industry.
In 2000, the FERC issued Order
No. 637 and subsequent orders, which imposed a number of additional reforms
designed to enhance competition in natural gas markets. Among other things,
Order No. 637 effected changes in FERC regulations relating to scheduling
procedures, capacity segmentation, penalties, rights of first refusal and
information reporting.
We cannot accurately predict whether
the FERC’s actions will achieve the goal of increasing competition in markets in
which natural gas may be sold by us. Additional proposals and proceedings that
might affect the natural gas industry are pending before the FERC and the
courts. The natural gas industry historically has been very heavily regulated.
Therefore, we cannot provide any assurance that the less stringent regulatory
approach recently established by the FERC will continue. However, we do not
believe that any action taken will affect us in a way that materially differs
from the way it affects other natural gas producers.
Gathering service, which occurs
upstream of jurisdictional transmission services, is regulated by the states on
shore and in state waters. Although its policy is still in flux, FERC has
reclassified certain jurisdictional transmission facilities as
non-jurisdictional gathering facilities, which has the tendency to increase our
costs of getting natural gas to point of sale locations.
Intrastate natural gas transportation
is also subject to regulation by state regulatory agencies. The basis for
intrastate regulation of natural gas transportation and the degree of regulatory
oversight and scrutiny given to intrastate natural gas pipeline rates and
services varies from state to state. Insofar as such regulation within a
particular state will generally affect all intrastate natural gas shippers
within the state on a comparable basis, we believe that the regulation of
similarly situated intrastate natural gas transportation in any states in which
we operate and ship natural gas on an intrastate basis will not affect our
operations in any way that is of material difference from those of our
competitors. Like the regulation of interstate transportation rates, the
regulation of intrastate transportation rates affects the marketing of natural
gas that we produce, as well as the revenues we receive for sales of our natural
gas.
Regulation of Production
The production of oil and natural gas
is subject to regulation under a wide range of local, state and federal
statutes, rules, orders and regulations. Federal, state and local statutes and
regulations require permits for drilling operations, drilling bonds and reports
concerning operations. All of the states in which we own and operate properties
have regulations governing conservation matters, including provisions for the
unitization or pooling of oil and natural gas properties, the establishment of
maximum allowable rates of production from oil and natural gas wells, the
regulation of well spacing, and plugging and abandonment of wells. The effect of
these regulations is to limit the amount of oil and natural gas that we can
produce from our wells and to limit the number of wells or the locations at
which we can drill, although we can apply for exceptions to such regulations or
to have reductions in well spacing. Moreover, each state generally imposes a
production or severance tax with respect to the production and sale of oil,
natural gas and natural gas liquids within its jurisdiction.
The failure to comply with these
rules and regulations can result in substantial penalties. Our competitors in
the oil and natural gas industry are subject to the same regulatory requirements
and restrictions that affect our operations.
Environmental Matters and Other
Regulation
Our currently anticipated business
operations will be subject to stringent and complex federal, state and local
laws and regulations governing environmental protection as well as the discharge
of materials into the environment. These laws and regulations may,
among other things:
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the acquisition of various permits before drilling
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the types, quantities and concentration of various substances that can be
released into the environment in connection with oil and natural gas
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or prohibit drilling activities on certain lands lying within wilderness,
wetlands and other protected areas;
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operations, such as requirements to close pits and plug abandoned
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These
laws and regulations may also restrict the rate of oil and natural gas
production below the rate that would otherwise be possible. The regulatory
burden on the oil and gas industry increases the cost of doing business in the
industry and consequently affects profitability. Additionally, Congress and
federal and state agencies frequently revise environmental laws and regulations,
and any changes that result in more stringent and costly waste handling,
disposal and cleanup requirements for the oil and gas industry could have a
significant impact on our operating costs.
The following is a summary of some of
the pertinent laws, rules and regulations to which our business operations will
be subject.
Waste
Handling
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, or RCRA,
and comparable state statutes, regulate the generation, transportation,
treatment, storage, disposal and cleanup of hazardous and non-hazardous wastes.
Under the auspices of the federal Environmental Protection Agency, or EPA, the
individual states administer some or all of the provisions of RCRA, sometimes in
conjunction with their own, more stringent requirements. Drilling fluids,
produced waters and most of the other wastes associated with the exploration,
development and production of crude oil or natural gas are currently regulated
under RCRA or state non-hazardous waste provisions. Releases or spills of these
regulated materials may result in remediation liabilities under these statutes.
It is possible that certain oil and natural gas exploration and production
wastes now classified as non-hazardous could be classified as hazardous wastes
in the future. Any such change could result in an increase in our costs to
manage and dispose of wastes, which could have a material adverse effect on our
currently projected results of operations and financial position.
Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation, and Liability Act
The Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, or CERCLA, also known
as the Superfund Law, imposes joint and several liability, without regard to
fault or legality of conduct, on classes of persons who are considered to be
responsible for the release of a hazardous substance into the environment. These
persons include the current or former owner or operator of the site where the
release occurred and anyone who disposed or arranged for the disposal of a
hazardous substance released at the site. Under CERCLA, such persons may be
subject to joint and several liability for the costs of cleaning up the
hazardous substances that have been released into the environment, for damages
to natural resources and for the costs of certain health studies. In addition,
it is not uncommon for neighboring landowners and other third parties to file
claims for personal injury and property damage allegedly caused by the hazardous
substances released into the environment.
In the course of our future
operations, we expect to generate wastes that may fall within CERCLA’s
definition of hazardous substances. As a result of the Voyager Acquisition, we
now own, lease or operate properties that have been used for oil and natural gas
exploration and production for many years. Hazardous substances or petroleum may
have been released on, at or under the Duval County Properties or on, at or
under other locations, including off-site locations, where such hazardous
substances or other wastes have been taken for disposal. In addition, to the
extent the Duval County Properties have been operated by third parties or by
previous owners or operators whose handling, treatment and disposal of hazardous
substances, petroleum, or other materials or wastes were not under our control,
such properties and the substances or materials disposed or released on, at or
under them may be subject to CERCLA, RCRA or analogous or other state laws.
Under such laws, we could be required to remove previously disposed substances
and wastes or released petroleum, remediate contaminated property or perform
remedial plugging or pit closure operations to prevent future
contamination.
Water Discharges
The Federal Water Pollution Control Act, or the Clean Water
Act, and analogous state laws, impose restrictions and strict controls with
respect to the discharge of pollutants, including spills and leaks of oil and
other substances into waters of the United States or state waters. Under these
laws, the discharge of pollutants into regulated waters is prohibited except in
accordance with the terms of a permit issued by EPA or an analogous state
agency. Federal and state regulatory agencies can impose administrative, civil
and criminal penalties for non-compliance with discharge permits or other
requirements of the Clean Water Act and analogous state laws and regulations.
The Oil Pollution Act of 1990, or OPA, which amends and augments the Clean Water
Act, establishes strict liability for owners and operators of facilities that
are the site of a release of oil into waters of the United States. In addition,
OPA and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto impose a variety of regulations
on responsible parties related to the prevention of oil spills and liability for
damages resulting from such spills. OPA also requires certain oil and natural
gas operators to develop, implement and maintain facility response plans,
conduct annual spill training for certain employees and provide varying degrees
of financial assurance.
At this time, it is not possible to
accurately estimate how potential future laws or regulations addressing
greenhouse gas emissions would impact our business. We are not aware
of any environmental claims existing as of the Mailing Date, which would have a
material impact on our financial position or results of operations. There can be
no assurance, however, that current regulatory requirements will not change, or
past non-compliance with environmental laws will not be discovered on our
properties.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Set forth
below are: (i) consolidated financial statements of the Company and
financial state,emts of Voyager Gas Corporation, as our predecessor, for the
quarter ended September 30, 2008; (ii) consolidated financial statements of
the Company for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007; (iii)
financial statements of Voyager Gas Corporation, as our predecessor, for the
years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the six month stub period ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007; and (iv) our pro forma condensed consolidated financial
statements for the year ended June 30, 2008 and quarters ended September 30,
2008 and 2007, giving effect to the Voyager Acquisition on September 2, 2008,
(collectively, the “Financial Statements’).
Index
to Financial Statements
|
Page
|
(a)
Financial
Statements of ABC Funding, Inc.
|
|
Unaudited
Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2008, September 2, 2008
(predecessor) and
December
31, 2007 (predecessor)
|
F-2
|
Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Periods July 1 through
September
30, 2008 and September 2, 2008 (predecessor) and July 1, 2007 through
September 30, 2007 (predecessor)
|
F-3
|
Unaudited
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Periods July 1
through
September
30, 2008 and September 2, 2008 (predecessor) and July 1, 2007 through
September 30, 2007 (predecessor)
|
F-4
|
Notes
to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-6
|
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-20
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets at June 30, 2008 and 2007 (successor)
|
F-21
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and
the Period February 21, 2006 (Inception) through June 30, 2008
(successor)
|
F-22
|
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the
Period
February 21, 2006 (Inception) through June 30, 2008
(successor)
|
F-23
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 and
the
Period
February 21, 2006 (Inception) through June 30, 2008
(successor)
|
F-24
|
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-26
|
|
|
(b)
Financial
Statements of Voyager Gas Corporation (Predecessor)
|
F-40
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-41
|
Balance
Sheets at December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
F-42
|
Statements
of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
|
F-43
|
Statement
of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31,
2007
and
2006
|
F-44
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
|
F-45
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
F-46
|
|
|
Balance
Sheets at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 (unaudited)
|
F-59
|
Statements
of Operations for the Three and Six Month Periods Ended June 30,
2008
and
2007 (unaudited)
|
F-60
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
|
F-61
|
Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements
|
F-62
|
|
|
(c) Pro Forma Financial Information
of ABC Funding, Inc.
|
F-65
|
Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at September 30,
2008
|
F-66
|
Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year
Ended
June
30, 2008
|
F-68
|
Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Three
Months
Ended
September 30, 2008
|
F-69
|
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of
Operations for the Three Months
Ended
September 30, 2007
|
F-70
|
Notes
to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
F-71
|
ABC
FUNDING, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
September
30,
2008
|
|
|
September
2,
2008
|
|
|
December
31,
2007
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
(Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
774,805
|
|
|
$
|
1,794,956
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
|
802,719
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Accounts
receivable:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accrued
oil and gas production revenue, net of allowance of $0
|
|
|
1,059,541
|
|
|
|
1,365,827
|
|
|
|
1,791,519
|
|
Other
|
|
|
92,116
|
|
|
|
49,200
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Option
contracts
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
205,639
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
26,984
|
|
|
|
9,124
|
|
|
|
7,933
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
2,003,446
|
|
|
|
4,021,826
|
|
|
|
2,005,091
|
|
Oil
and gas properties, using successful efforts method:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
properties
|
|
|
33,447,300
|
|
|
|
35,488,597
|
|
|
|
34,412,680
|
|
Unevaluated
properties
|
|
|
7,291,249
|
|
|
|
13,336,340
|
|
|
|
13,299,340
|
|
Less
accumulated depletion
|
|
|
(205,959
|
)
|
|
|
(11,388,581
|
)
|
|
|
(8,936,029
|
)
|
Net
oil and gas properties
|
|
|
40,532,590
|
|
|
|
37,436,356
|
|
|
|
38,775,991
|
|
Fixed
assets, net
|
|
|
9,461
|
|
|
|
18,198
|
|
|
|
22,456
|
|
Deferred
financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of
$45,485
|
|
|
1,864,865
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
assets
|
|
|
634,528
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
16,728
|
|
|
|
|
2,508,854
|
|
|
|
18,198
|
|
|
|
39,184
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
45,044,890
|
|
|
$
|
41,476,380
|
|
|
$
|
40,820,266
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
1,626,796
|
|
|
$
|
2,221,905
|
|
|
$
|
1,517,811
|
|
Accounts
payable – related parties
|
|
|
10,671
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Bank
overdraft
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
316,239
|
|
Earnest
money deposit
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
802,719
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Convertible
debt
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Notes
payable, net
|
|
|
542,948
|
|
|
|
11,239,193
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Current
income taxes payable
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
686,115
|
|
|
|
771,352
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
|
28,717,058
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
30,922,473
|
|
|
|
14,649,932
|
|
|
|
2,605,402
|
|
Credit
facility – revolving loan
|
|
|
10,500,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
15,116,287
|
|
Credit
facility - term loan, net of unamortized discount
of $10,022,642
|
|
|
11,977,358
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
4,876,267
|
|
|
|
4,876,267
|
|
Asset
retirement obligations
|
|
|
765,658
|
|
|
|
765,658
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
54,165,489
|
|
|
|
20,291,857
|
|
|
|
22,597,956
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Series
C Preferred stock , $0.001 par value, 1,000 shares authorized and
outstanding at
September
30, 2008, with mandatory redemption
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Stockholders’ equity
(deficit):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, 842,505
undesignated
authorized
at September 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series
A Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 99,395 shares authorized and
outstanding at
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Series
B Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 37,100 shares authorized and
outstanding at
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Series
D Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized and
outstanding at
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Series
E Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000 shares authorized and
outstanding at
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Common
stock, $0.001 par value, 24,000,000 shares authorized, 24,709,198
issued
and
outstanding at September 30, 2008
|
|
|
24,709
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
12,560,783
|
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
Retained
earnings (deficit)
|
|
|
(21,806,247
|
)
|
|
|
13,744,523
|
|
|
|
11,082,310
|
|
Total
stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(9,220,599
|
)
|
|
|
20,884,523
|
|
|
|
18,222,310
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity (deficit)
|
|
$
|
45,044,890
|
|
|
$
|
41,476,380
|
|
|
$
|
40,820,266
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
Period
from July 1,
Through
|
|
|
Period
from July 1
Through
|
|
|
|
September
30,
2008
|
|
|
September
2,
2008
|
|
|
September
30,
2007
|
|
|
|
(Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas revenue
|
|
$
|
794,184
|
|
|
$ 3,851,191`
|
|
|
$
|
2,556,516
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
costs and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
154,373
|
|
|
|
242,516
|
|
|
|
598,339
|
|
Production
taxes
|
|
|
55,361
|
|
|
|
290,295
|
|
|
|
156,970
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
707,345
|
|
|
|
158,306
|
|
|
|
192,669
|
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
|
|
|
206,451
|
|
|
|
758,151
|
|
|
|
1,774,952
|
|
Total
operating costs and expenses
|
|
|
1,123,530
|
|
|
|
1,449,268
|
|
|
|
2,722,930
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
|
(329,346
|
)
|
|
|
2,401,923
|
|
|
|
(166,414
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
1,397
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(1,297,426
|
)
|
|
|
(237,412
|
)
|
|
|
(194,782
|
)
|
Risk
management
|
|
|
683,391
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(804,545
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
(7,970,436
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
other income (expense)
|
|
|
(9,387,619
|
)
|
|
|
(237,412
|
)
|
|
|
(194,782
|
)
|
Income
(loss) before taxes
|
|
|
(9,716,965
|
)
|
|
|
2,164,511
|
|
|
|
(361,196
|
)
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(757,579
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(9,716,965
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,406,932
|
|
|
$
|
(361,196
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share:
basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.40
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding:
basic
and diluted
|
|
|
24,487,451
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
Period
from July 1,
Through
|
|
|
Period
from July 1,
Through
|
|
|
|
September
30,
2008
|
|
|
September
2,
2008
|
|
|
September
30,
2007
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
(Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(9,716,965
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,406,932
|
|
|
$
|
(361,196
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
|
|
|
206,450
|
|
|
|
758,151
|
|
|
|
1,774,952
|
|
Share
based compensation
|
|
|
337,984
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
188,956
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Amortization
of debt discounts
|
|
|
916,481
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
7,970,436
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
804,545
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
(Gain)
loss on derivatives
|
|
|
(634,528
|
)
|
|
|
(1,850,081
|
)
|
|
|
122,045
|
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(1,191,068
|
)
|
|
|
(838,813
|
)
|
|
|
98,537
|
|
Prepaid
and other current assets
|
|
|
610
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Accounts
payable, related parties and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
1,598,781
|
|
|
|
1,092,503
|
|
|
|
93,269
|
|
Bank
overdraft
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(294,396
|
)
|
Income
taxes payable
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(3,000
|
)
|
|
|
2,191
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
48,364
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
481,682
|
|
|
|
2,184,421
|
|
|
|
1,435,402
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for acquisition of oil and gas properties, net of acquisition
costs
|
|
|
(30,590,707
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Oil
and gas properties capital investment
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(99,357
|
)
|
|
|
(1,102,116
|
)
|
Purchase
of fixed assets
|
|
|
(2,071
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
(50,000
|
)
|
|
|
1,525
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(30,642,778
|
)
|
|
|
(97,832
|
)
|
|
|
(1,102,116
|
)
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of mandatorily redeemable preferred stock
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Repayment
of convertible debenture
|
|
|
(450,000
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Proceeds
from credit facility
|
|
|
33,500,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Repayment of credit facility
|
|
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
(333,286
|
)
|
Debt
issuance costs
|
|
|
(1,226,257
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
30,923,743
|
|
|
|
(1,000,000
|
)
|
|
|
(333,286
|
)
|
Net
increase in cash
|
|
|
762,647
|
|
|
|
1,086,589
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Cash
at beginning of period
|
|
|
12,158
|
|
|
|
708,367
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Cash
at end of period
|
|
$
|
774,805
|
|
|
$
|
1,794,956
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$
|
15,768
|
|
|
176,894
|
|
|
819,454
|
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Continued)
|
|
Successor
|
|
|
Predecessor
|
|
|
|
Period
from July 1,
Through
|
|
|
Period
from July 1,
Through
|
|
|
|
September
30,
2008
|
|
|
September
2,
2008
|
|
|
September
30,
2007
|
|
|
|
(Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
shares issued for acquisition of oil and gas properties
|
|
$
|
9,100,000
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Current
assets acquired with acquisition
|
|
|
43,032
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Current
liabilities assumed with acquisition
|
|
|
531,132
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Preferred
shares issued in payment of convertible debenture
|
|
|
450,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Note
issued for debt issuance costs
|
|
|
557,500
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Removal
of derivative liability due to repayment of debt
|
|
|
1,099,287
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Debt
discount due to imputed interest
|
|
|
16,977
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Debt
discount due to overriding revenue royalty interest
|
|
|
206,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Asset
retirement obligation assumed
|
|
|
765,658
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Debt
issuance costs accrued
|
|
|
143,569
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Debt discount due to warrant issued with debt
|
|
|
9,952,336
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER
30, 2008
NOTE
1.
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PREPARATION
Headquartered
in Houston, Texas, ABC Funding, Inc. (the “Company” or “ABC”), is incorporated
under the laws of the State of Nevada, with its primary business focus to engage
in the acquisition, exploitation and development of properties for the
production of crude oil and natural gas. The Company intends to
explore for oil and gas reserves through the drill bit and acquire established
oil and gas properties. ABC intends then to exploit such properties
through the application of conventional and specialized technology to increase
production, ultimate recoveries, or both, and participate in joint venture
drilling programs with repeatable low risk results.
The
Company’s stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board (“OTCBB”) under the ticker
symbol AFDG. Upon the effectiveness of an amendment to its Articles
of Incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of common stock that
it may issue and changing its name (the “Charter Amendment”), the Company will
change its name to Cross Canyon Energy Corp. and obtain a new ticker symbol for
trading of its stock on the OTCBB. The name change will better
reflect its business model.
On
September 2, 2008, the Company consummated the acquisition of Voyager Gas
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, (the “Voyager Acquisition”), whereby it
purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Voyager Gas Corporation and
succeeded to substantially all of the business operations and properties of
Voyager Gas Corproation, including working and other interests in oil and gas
lease blocks located in Duval County, Texas, producing wells, and properties,
together with rights under related operating, marketing, and service contracts
and agreements, seismic exploration licenses and rights, and personal property,
equipment and facilities. Upon the completion of the Voyager
Acquisition, Voyager Gas Corporation became a wholly-owned subsidiary of
ABC (See Note. 3) and the Company no longer qualified as a
development stage enterprise as defined under SFAS No. 7 “Accounting and
Reporting by Development State Enterprises”.
The acquisition of Voyager Gas
Corporation described in Note 3 is referred to as the Voyager
Acquisition. The term “Successor” refers to ABC funding, Inc.
following the Voyager Acquisition and the term “Predecessor” refers to Voyager
Gas Corporation prior to the acquisition date on September 2, 2008.
As of
September 30, 2008, the Company has two subsidiaries, Energy Venture, Inc., and
Voyager Gas Corporation. Energy Venture, Inc. currently has no
operations, assets or liabilities. However, the Company has begun
using this subsidiary as an operating company to perform the operations of its
oil and gas business.
The
consolidated financial statements herein have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of
ABC Funding, Inc. and its subsidiaries, which are wholly owned. All
inter-company transactions are eliminated upon consolidation.
NOTE
2. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Interim Financial
Statements.
The accompanying unaudited interim financial
statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the Unites States of America for interim
financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q as prescribed by
the SEC for smaller reporting companies and do not include all of the financial
information and disclosures required by GAAP. The financial
information as of September 2 and 30, 2008, and for the periods from July 1
through September 2 and 30, 2008 and the three months ended September 30, 2007,
is unaudited. In the opinion of management, such information contains
all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, considered
necessary for a fair presentation of the results of the interim
periods. The results of operations for the periods presented are not
necessarily indicative of the results of operations that will be realized for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. The interim financial statements
should be read in conjunction with the financial statements as of June 30, 2008,
and notes thereto, included in the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-KSB/A
filed with the SEC on November 28, 2008 and Voyager’s audited financial
statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, included elsewhere in
this filing..
Use of
Estimates.
The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from these
estimates. Significant estimates affecting these financial statements
include estimates for quantities of proved oil and gas reserves, period end oil
and gas sales and expenses and asset retirement obligations, and are subject to
change.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents.
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, the
Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with an original
maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Revenue and Cost
Recognition.
The Company uses the sales method of accounting
for oil and natural gas revenues. Under this method, revenues are
recognized based on the actual volumes of natural gas and oil sold to
purchasers. The volume sold may differ from the volumes to which the
Company is entitled based on its interest in the properties. Costs
associated with production are expensed in the period incurred.
Income
Taxes
. Pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(“SFAS”) No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes,” (“SFAS No. 109”), the Company
follows the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes, under
which the Company recognizes deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future
tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax
bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which the
Company expects to recover or settle those temporary differences.
As
changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred income tax assets and
liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income
taxes. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation allowance if,
based on available evidence, it is more likely than not that some portion or all
of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The classification
of current and noncurrent deferred tax assets and liabilities is based primarily
on the classification of the assets and liabilities generating the
difference.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss per
Share.
The Company computes net income (loss) per share
pursuant to SFAS No. 128 “Earnings per Share”. Basic net income
(loss) per share is computed by dividing income or loss applicable to common
shareholders by the weighted average number of shares of the Company’s common
stock outstanding during the period. Diluted net income (loss) per
share is determined in the same manner as basic net income (loss) per share
except that the number of shares is increased assuming exercise of dilutive
stock options, warrants and convertible debt using the treasury stock method and
dilutive conversion of the Company’s convertible preferred stock.
Stock Based
Compensation
. In December 2004, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 123R, "Share-Based
Payments". The Company adopted the disclosure requirements of SFAS
123R as of July 1, 2006, using the modified prospective transition method
approach as allowed under SFAS 123R. SFAS 123R establishes standards
for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity
instruments for goods or services. SFAS 123R focuses primarily on
accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in
share-based payment transactions. SFAS 123R requires that the fair
value of such equity instruments be recognized as expense in the historical
financial statements as services are performed. The Company did not
issue any stock options or restricted stock awards during the quarterly period
ended September 30, 2008.
Oil and Natural Gas
Properties.
The Company follows the successful efforts method
for accounting for its oil and gas properties. Oil and gas
exploration and production companies choose one of two acceptable accounting
methods, successful efforts or full cost. The most significant
difference between the two methods relates to the accounting treatment of
drilling costs for unsuccessful exploration wells and exploration
costs. Under the successful efforts method, exploration costs and dry
hole costs (the primary uncertainty affecting this method) are recognized as
expenses when incurred and the costs of successful exploration wells are
capitalized as oil and gas properties. Entities that follow the full
cost method capitalize all drilling and exploration costs including dry hole
costs into one pool of total oil and gas property costs.
The
calculation of depreciation, depletion and amortization of capitalized costs
under the successful efforts method of accounting differs from the full cost
method in that the successful efforts method requires the Company to calculate
depreciation, depletion and amortization expense on individual properties rather
than one pool of costs. In addition, under the successful efforts method
the Company assesses its properties individually for impairment compared to one
pool of costs under the full cost method.
Depreciation, Depletion and
Amortization of Oil and Gas Properties.
The unit-of-production
method of depreciation, depletion and amortization of oil and gas properties
under the successful efforts method of accounting is applied pursuant to the
simple multiplication of units produced by the costs per unit on a field by
field basis. Leasehold cost per unit is calculated by dividing the
total cost by the estimated total proved oil and gas reserves associated with
that field. Well cost per unit is calculated by dividing the total
cost by the estimated total proved producing oil and gas reserves associated
with that field. The volumes or units produced and asset costs are
known and while the proved reserves have a high probability of recoverability,
they are based on estimates that are subject to some variability.
Impairment of Oil and Gas
Properties
.
The Company tests for
impairment of its properties based on estimates of proved reserves. Proved
oil and gas properties are reviewed for impairment whenever events or
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be
recoverable. The Company estimates the future undiscounted cash flows
of the affected properties to judge the recoverability of the carrying amounts.
Initially this analysis is based on proved reserves. However, when
the Company believes that a property contains oil and gas reserves that do not
meet the defined parameters of proved reserves, an appropriately risk adjusted
amount of these reserves may be included in the impairment evaluation.
These reserves are subject to much greater risk of ultimate
recovery. An asset would be impaired if the undiscounted cash flows were
less than its carrying value. Impairments are measured by the amount by
which the carrying value exceeds its fair value.
Impairment
analysis is performed on an ongoing basis. In addition to using estimates
of oil and gas reserve volumes in conducting impairment analysis, it is also
necessary to estimate future oil and gas prices. The impairment evaluation
triggers include a significant long-term decrease in current and projected
prices, or reserve volumes, an accumulation of project costs significantly in
excess of the amount originally expected, and historical and current negative
operating losses. Although the Company evaluates future oil and gas prices
as part of the impairment analysis, it does not view short-term decreases in
prices, even if significant, as impairment triggering events.
Asset Retirement
Obligations.
The Company records a liability for legal
obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived assets in the
period in which they are incurred in accordance with SFAS No. 143 “Accounting
for Asset Retirement Obligations.” Under this method, when
liabilities for dismantlement and abandonment costs (“ARO”) are initially
recorded, the carrying amount of the related oil and natural gas properties are
increased. Accretion of the liability is recognized each period using
the interest method of allocation, and the capitalized cost is depleted over the
useful life of the related asset. Revisions to such estimates are
recorded as adjustments to the ARO, capitalized asset retirement costs and
charges to operations during the periods in which they become
known. At the time the abandonment cost is incurred, the Company will
be required to recognize a gain or loss if the actual costs do not equal the
estimated costs included in ARO.
Valuation of the Embedded and
Warrant Derivatives.
The valuation of the Company’s embedded
derivatives and warrant derivatives is determined primarily by a lattice model
using probability weighted discounted cash flow based upon future projections
over a range of potential outcomes and the Black-Scholes option pricing
model. An embedded debenture derivative is a derivative instrument
that is embedded within a contract, which under the convertible debenture (the
host contract) includes the right to convert the debenture by the holder, reset
provisions with respect to the conversion provisions, call/redemption options
and liquidated damages. In accordance with SFAS No. 133, as amended,
“Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities”, these embedded
derivatives are marked-to-market each reporting period, with a corresponding
non-cash gain or loss charged to the current period. A warrant
derivative liability is determined in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force
Issue No. 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to,
and Potentially Settled in, a Company’s Own Stock” (“EITF
00-19”). Based on EITF 00-19, warrants which are determined to be
classified as derivative liabilities are marked-to-market each reporting period,
with a corresponding non-cash gain or loss charged to the current
period. The practical effect of this has been that when the Company’s
stock price increases so does its derivative liability, resulting in a non-cash
loss charge that reduces earnings and earnings per shares. When the
Company’s stock price declines, it records a non-cash gain, increasing its
earnings and earnings per share.
To determine the fair
value of its embedded derivatives, management evaluates assumptions regarding
the probability of certain events. Other factors used to determine
fair value include the Company’s period end stock price, historical stock
volatility, risk free interest rate and derivative term. The fair
value recorded for the derivative liability varies from period to
period. This variability may result in the actual derivative
liability for a period either above or below the estimates recorded on the
Company’s consolidated financial statements, resulting in significant
fluctuations in other income or expense because of the corresponding non-cash
gain or loss recorded.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
. The Company’s financial instruments consist of
cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, notes payable
and derivative liabilities/assets associated with the Company’s oil and gas
hedging activities and certain instruments issued by the Company that are
convertible into common stock (see Note 5). The carrying amounts of
cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and notes
payable approximate fair value due to the highly liquid nature of these
short-term instruments. The derivative liabilities/assets have been
marked-to-market as of September 30, 2008.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
. In March 2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161,
“Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment
of SFAS No. 133” (“SFAS No. 161”). SFAS No. 161 requires additional
disclosures about derivative and hedging activities and is effective for fiscal
years and interim periods beginning after November 15, 2008. The
Company is evaluating the impact the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will have on its
financial statement disclosures. The Company’s adoption of SFAS No.
161 will not affect its current accounting for derivative and hedging
activities.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business
Combinations”. This statement requires assets acquired and
liabilities assumed to be measured at fair value as of the acquisition date,
acquisition-related costs incurred prior to the acquisition to be expensed and
contractual contingencies to be recognized at fair value as of the acquisition
date. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is
currently assessing the impact, if any, the adoption of this statement will have
on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
NOTE
3.
RESTATEMENT
In connection with
our review of the financing transaction with CIT on September 2, 2008, we
identified an error in the accounting for stock warrants issued in connection
with our term loan credit facility. The fair value of these warrants was
initially recorded as an expense under “Change in fair value of derivatives.” We
determined that the fair value of these warrants should have been recorded as a
discount to the related term loan and amortized over the life of the loan using
the effective interest rate method.
The
effects of the restatement on reported amounts for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 are presented below in the following tables:
|
|
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As Reported
|
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
|
As Restated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
$
|
(1,167,454)
|
|
|
$
|
(129,972)
|
|
|
$
|
(1,297,426)
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
(17,922,772)
|
|
|
|
9,952,336
|
|
|
|
(7,970,436)
|
|
Total
other expense
|
|
|
(19,209,983)
|
|
|
|
9,822,364
|
|
|
|
(9,387,619)
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(19,539,329)
|
|
|
$
|
9,822,364
|
|
|
$
|
(9,716,965)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.80)
|
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
|
$
|
(0.40)
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
|
24,487,451
|
|
|
|
24,487,451
|
|
|
|
24,487,451
|
|
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
As Reported
|
|
|
Current Year
Adjustments
|
|
As Restated
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit
facility – term loan, net of unamortized discount of
$10,022,642
|
|
$
|
21,799,722
|
|
|
$
|
(9,822,364)
|
|
$
|
11,977,358
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
63,987,853
|
|
|
|
(9,822,364)
|
|
|
54,165,489
|
Stockholders’
deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retained
earnings (deficit)
|
|
|
(31,628,611)
|
|
|
|
9,822,364
|
|
|
(21,806,247
|
Total
stockholders’ deficit
|
|
|
(19,042,963)
|
|
|
|
9,822,364
|
|
|
(9,220,599)
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
|
|
$
|
45,044,890
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
45,044,890
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTE
4. ACQUISITION
OF BUSINESS
On
September 2, 2008, the Company consummated the acquisition of Voyager Gas
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, (the “Voyager Acquisition”), whereby it
purchased all of the outstanding capital stock of Voyager Gas Corporation, the
owner of interests in oil and gas lease blocks located in Duval County, Texas,
including working and other interests in oil and gas leases, producing wells,
and properties, together with rights under related operating, marketing, and
service contracts and agreements, seismic exploration licenses and rights, and
personal property, equipment and facilities.
Upon the
completion of the Voyager Acquisition, Voyager Gas Corporation became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of ABC. The newly acquired subsidiary’s
properties consist of approximately 14,300 net acres located in Duval County,
Texas. The purchase price also included a proprietary 3-D seismic
data base covering a majority of the acquired properties.
The
purchase price paid in the Voyager Acquisition consisted of cash consideration
of $35.0 million and 10,000 newly issued shares of the Company’s preferred stock
designated as Series D preferred stock having an agreed upon value of $7.0
million. The Company performed a fair value valuation of the
preferred on the date of the acquisition and recorded the fair value of the
preferred stock at $9.1 million. Upon the effectiveness of an
amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of
shares of common stock that it may issue (the “Charter Amendment”), the Series D
Preferred will automatically convert into 17.5 million shares of ABC’s common
stock.
The
acquired properties have established production over a substantial acreage
position with proved reserves from over ten different horizons located at depths
ranging from 4,000 to 7,500 feet. As of April 1, 2008, the Duval
County Properties had independently engineered proved reserves of 16.2
Bcfe. By category, this includes 5.2 Bcfe of proved developed
producing, 5.6 Bcfe of proved developed non-producing, and 5.4 Bcfe of proved
undeveloped reserves. Approximately 69% of total proved reserves is
natural gas. In addition to proved reserves, the Company’s management
has identified additional exploration opportunities on the acquired acreage
utilizing its acquired 3-D seismic data base.
Depletion expense per equivalent Mcf for the periods presented was
$2.35 for the three months ended September 30, 2008, $4.01 for the period July 1
through September 2, 2008, and $5.88 for the period July 1 through September 30,
2007.
The
preliminary allocation of the purchase price and the estimated fair market
values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to
modification and are shown below.
Cash
|
|
$
|
1,864,446
|
|
Accounts
receivables
|
|
|
39,410
|
|
Security
deposit
|
|
|
3,622
|
|
Oil
and gas property
|
|
|
40,738,549
|
|
Total assets acquired
|
|
|
42,646,027
|
|
Severance
tax payable
|
|
|
65,418
|
|
Royalties
payable
|
|
|
405,714
|
|
Ad
valorem taxes payable
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
Asset
retirement obligations
|
|
|
765,658
|
|
Total liabilities assumed
|
|
|
1,296,790
|
|
Net assets acquired
|
|
$
|
41,349,237
|
|
The
following summary presents unaudited pro forma consolidated results for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, as if the Voyager
Acquisition had occurred as of July 1, 2007. The pro forma results
are for illustrative purposes only and include adjustments in addition to the
pre-acquisition historical results, such as increased depreciation, depletion
and amortization expense resulting from the allocation of fair value to oil and
gas properties acquired. The unaudited pro forma information is not
necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred if the
acquisition had been consummated at that date, nor is it necessarily indicative
of future operating results.
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
|
|
Three
Months Ended September 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
(Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
4,645,375
|
|
|
$
|
2,556,515
|
|
Operating
costs and expenses
|
|
|
2,189,797
|
|
|
|
1,866,534
|
|
Income
from operations
|
|
|
2,455,578
|
|
|
|
689,981
|
|
Other
income (expense)
|
|
|
(10,177,606
|
)
|
|
|
(1,343,270
|
)
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(7,722,028
|
)
|
|
$
|
(653,289
|
)
|
Loss
per share – basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.32
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Production
volumes:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Natural
gas (Mcf)
|
|
|
166,041
|
|
|
|
259,291
|
|
Oil
(Bbls)
|
|
|
11,868
|
|
|
|
7,129
|
|
Mcfe
|
|
|
237,249
|
|
|
|
302,065
|
|
Mcfe/day
|
|
|
2,579
|
|
|
|
3,283
|
|
NOTE
5. ACCRUED
LIABILITIES
Accrued
liabilities consisted of the following at September 30 and June 30,
2008:
|
|
September
30,
2008
|
|
Royalties
payable
|
|
$
|
610,392
|
|
Severance
taxes payable
|
|
|
108,815
|
|
Accrued
interest payable
|
|
|
176,492
|
|
Accrued
ad valorem taxes payable
|
|
|
166,178
|
|
Other
|
|
|
389
|
|
|
|
$
|
1,062,266
|
|
NOTE
6. NOTES
PAYABLE
Notes
payable consisted of the following at September 30:
|
|
September
30,
2008
|
|
2006
convertible notes, convertible at $0.25 into 50,000 shares of common
stock due February 28, 2008
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
Senior
secured convertible debentures due September 29, 2008
|
|
|
--
|
|
Short-term,
interest free note payable due March 15, 2009
|
|
|
557,500
|
|
First
lien revolving credit facility with CIT Capital USA Inc., as
administrative agent, bearing interest at an adjusted rate as defined
in the agreement (5.31313% at September 30, 2008) payable quarterly,
principal and unpaid interest due on August 31, 2011, collateralized
by a first mortgage on the Company’s oil and gas
properties.
|
|
|
10,500,000
|
|
Second
lien term credit facility with CIT Capital USA Inc., as administrative
agent, bearing interest at an adjusted rate as defined in the
agreement (7.81313% at September 30, 2008) payable quarterly,
principal and unpaid interest due on March 31, 2012, collateralized
by a second mortgage on the Company’s oil and gas
properties.
|
|
|
22,000,000
|
|
Unamortized
discount on senior secured convertible debentures
|
|
|
--
|
|
Unamortized
discount on second lien term credit facility
|
|
|
(10,022,642
|
)
|
Unamortized
discount on short-term note payable due March 15, 2009
|
|
|
(14,552
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
23,045,306
|
|
CIT
Credit Facility
On
September 2, 2008, the Company entered into (i) a credit agreement (the
“Revolving Loan”) among the Company, CIT Capital USA Inc. (“CIT Capital”), as
Administrative Agent and the lender named therein and (ii) a second lien term
loan agreement (the “Term Loan”) among the Company, CIT Capital and the
lender. The Revolving Loan and Term Loan are collectively referred to
herein as the “CIT Credit Facility.”
The
Revolving Loan provides for a $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit
facility which is subject to an initial borrowing base of $14.0 million, or an
amount determined based on semi-annual review of the Company’s proved oil and
gas reserves. As of September 30, 2008, the Company had $10.5 million
borrowed to finance the Voyager Acquisition, to repay the related bridge loan
and transaction expenses, and to fund capital expenditures
generally. Monies advanced under the Revolving Loan mature on September 1,
2011, and bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.50%, as the
case may be.
The Term
Loan provides for a one-time advance to the Company of $22.0 million. The
Company drew down the full amount on September 2, 2008 to finance the Voyager
Acquisition and to repay the related bridge loan and transaction
expenses. Monies borrowed under the Term Loan mature on March 1, 2012, and
bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 5% during the first twelve months
after closing and LIBOR plus 7.50%, thereafter. In connection with the
Term Loan the Company issued CIT Capital 24,199,996 warrants to purchase the
Company's common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. The
Company recorded a discount to the Term Loan of 9,952,336 and is amortizing the
debt discount over the life of the loan using the effective interest rate
method.
The loan
instruments evidencing the Revolving Loan contain various restrictive covenants,
including financial covenants requiring that the Company will not: (i) as of the
last day of any fiscal quarter, permit its ratio of EBITDAX for the period of
four fiscal quarters then ending to interest expense for such period to be less
than 2.0 to 1.0; (ii) at any time permit its ratio of total debt as of such time
to EBITDAX for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal
quarter immediately preceding the date of determination for which financial
statements are available to be greater than 4.0 to 1.0; and (iii) permit, as of
the last day of any fiscal quarter, its ratio of (a) consolidated current assets
(including the unused amount of the total commitments, but excluding non-cash
assets under FASB Statement No. 133) to (b) consolidated current liabilities
(excluding non-cash obligations under FAS 133 and current maturities under the
CIT Credit Facility) to be less than 1.0 to 1.0.
The loan
instruments evidencing the Term Loan contain various restrictive covenants,
including financial covenants requiring that the Company will not: (i) permit,
as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, its ratio of (a) consolidated current
assets (including the unused amount of the total commitments, but excluding
non-cash assets under FASB Statement No. 133) to (b) consolidated current
liabilities (excluding non-cash obligations under FAS 133 and current maturities
under the CIT Credit Facility) to be less than 1.0 to 1.0; and (ii) as of the
date of any determination permit its ratio of total reserve value as in effect
on such date of determination to total debt as of such date of determination to
be less than 2.0 to 1.0
Upon the
Company’s failure to comply with covenants, the lender has the right to refuse
to advance additional funds under the revolver and/or declare any outstanding
principal and interest immediately due and payable. As of September 30,
2008, the Company is in compliance with all of the restrictive covenants of the
CIT Credit Facility.
All
borrowings under the Revolving Loan are secured by a first lien on all of the
Company’s assets and those of its subsidiaries. All borrowings under the
Term Loan are secured by a second lien on all of the Company’s assets and those
of its subsidiaries.
Under the
CIT Credit Facility, the Company was required to enter into hedging arrangements
mutually agreeable between the Company and CIT Capital. On September
2, 2008, the Company entered into hedging arrangements with a bank whereby
effective October 1, 2008, the Company hedged 65% of its proved developed
producing natural gas production and 25% of its proved developed producing oil
production through December 2011 at $7.82 per Mmbtu and $110.35 per barrel,
respectively. (See Note 6).
CIT
Capital is entitled to one percent (1%) overriding royalty interest of the
Company’s net revenue interest in the oil and gas properties acquired in the
Voyager Acquisition. The overriding royalty interest is applicable to any
renewal, extension or new lease taken by the Company within one year after the
date of termination of the ORRI Properties, as defined in the overriding
royalty agreement covering the same property, horizons and minerals. The
Company recorded a discount of $206,000 based upon the estimated fair value of
the overriding royalty interest that was conveyed to the lender upon
closing. The Company is amortizing this discount to interest expense over
the term of the Term Loan. As of September 30, 2008, $5,722 of this
discount had been amortized as a component of interest expense.
CIT
Capital also received, and is entitled to receive in its capacity as
administrative agent, various fees from the Company while monies advanced or
loaned remain outstanding, including an annual administrative agent fee of
$20,000 for each of the Revolving Loan and Term Loan and a commitment fee
ranging from 0.375% to 0.5% of any unused portion of the borrowing base
available under the Revolving Loan.
In
connection with the Company’s entering into the CIT Credit Facility, upon
closing the Voyager Acquisition, the Company paid its investment banker, Global
Hunter Securities, LLC (“GHS”), the sum of $557,500 and delivered to GHS a
non-interest bearing promissory note, payable on or before March 15, 2009, in
the principal amount of $557,500.
The
Company incurred debt issuance costs of $1,910,350 associated with the CIT
Credit Facility. These costs were capitalized as deferred financing costs
and are being amortized over the life of the CIT Credit Facility using the
effective interest method. Amortization expense related to the CIT Credit
Facility was $45,485 for the period September 2, 2008 (inception) through
September 30, 2008.
Convertible
Debentures
On May
21, 2008, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with those
purchasers identified therein (the “Bridge Financing”), whereby the Company
received proceeds of $800,000 evidenced by senior secured convertible debentures
(the “Debentures”). The proceeds from the Debentures were used to fund the
Company’s payment of the deposit for the Voyager Acquisition.
The
Debentures were to mature the earlier of September 29, 2008, or the closing date
under the Voyager Agreement, and were to be satisfied in full by the Company’s
payment of the aggregate redemption price of $900,000 or, at the election of the
purchasers, by the conversion of the Debentures into shares of the Company’s
common stock (the “Conversion Shares”), at an initial conversion price of $0.33,
subject to adjustments and full-ratchet protection under certain
circumstances.
As
additional consideration for the bridge loan evidenced by the Debentures, the
Company issued common stock purchase warrants to the purchasers and their
affiliates, exercisable to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of the Company’s
common stock (the “Warrant Shares”), based upon an initial exercise price of
$0.33 subject to adjustments and full-ratchet protection under certain
circumstances. These warrants remain outstanding as of September 30,
2008.
The
Company incurred debt issuance costs of $199,343 associated with the issuance of
the Debentures. These costs were capitalized as deferred financing costs
and were being amortized over the life of the Debentures using the effective
interest method. Amortization expense related to the deferred financing
costs was $55,871 for the period May 21, 2008 (inception) through June 30, 2008
and the remaining balance of $143,472 was charged to expense during the three
months ended September 30, 2008.
The
Debentures and the other outstanding convertible instruments of the Company,
specifically the Series A, B, D and E Preferred and the convertible note, if
converted, would exceed the number of authorized shares the Company has
available for issuance. In addition, the Debentures contain more than one
embedded derivative feature which would individually warrant separate accounting
as derivative instruments under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities” and EITF 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative
Financial Instruments Indexed to, and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own
Stock”. The Company evaluated the application of SFAS No. 133 and EITF
00-19 and determined the various embedded derivative features have been bundled
together as a single, compound embedded derivative instrument that has been
bifurcated from the debt host contract, and referred to as the "Single Compound
Embedded Derivatives within Convertible Note". The single compound embedded
derivative features include the conversion feature with the reset provisions
within the Debentures, the call/redemption options, the interest rate adjustment
and liquidated damages. The value of the single compound embedded
derivative liability was bifurcated from the debt host contract and recorded as
a derivative liability, which results in a reduction of the initial carrying
amount (as unamortized discount) of the Debentures of the value at
inception. The value of the embedded derivative at issuance exceeded the
notional amount of the loan, and the excess amount was expensed to interest in
the amount of $1,468,316. The unamortized discount has been amortized to
interest expense using the effective interest method over the life of the
Debentures. At June 30, 2008, $121,638 had been amortized and the remaining
balance of $778,362 was charged to expense during the three months ended
September 30, 2008.
Due to
the insufficient unissued authorized shares to settle the Debentures, other
outstanding convertible instruments of the Company, specifically the Series A,
B, D and E Preferred, convertible note and non-employee stock options, have been
classified as derivative liabilities under SFAS No. 133. Each reporting
period, this derivative liability is marked-to-market with the non-cash gain or
loss recorded in the period as a gain or loss on derivatives. At September
30, 2008, the aggregate derivative liability was $28,717,058.
On
September 2, 2008, the Company satisfied in full the Debentures by repayment of
$450,000 of principal with funds advanced under the CIT Credit Facility and by
delivery of shares of the Company’s Series E Preferred in exchange for the
principal amount of $450,000, which shares of preferred stock automatically
convert into an aggregate of 1,363,636 shares of the Company’s common stock,
based upon an implied conversion price of $0.33 per share of common stock upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. The fair value of the
underlying shares of common stock on August 31, 2008, the date of the conversion
into Series E Preferred exceeded the conversion price of $0.33 per share and the
company recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $804,545 during the
three months ended September 30, 2008.
Probability
- Weighted Expected Cash Flow Methodology
Assumptions: Single
Compound Embedded Derivative within Debentures
|
|
Inception
|
|
|
As
of
|
|
|
|
May
21, 2008
|
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
|
|
4.53
|
%
|
|
|
4.43
|
%
|
Timely
registration
|
|
|
95.00
|
%
|
|
|
95.00
|
%
|
Default
status
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
Alternative
financing available and exercised
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Trading
volume, gross monthly dollars monthly rate increase
|
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
Annual
growth rate stock price
|
|
|
29.14
|
%
|
|
|
29.05
|
%
|
Future
projected volatility
|
|
|
150.00
|
%
|
|
|
60.00
|
%
|
The stock
purchase warrants are freestanding derivative financial instruments which were
valued using the Black-Scholes method. The fair value of the derivative
liability of the compound embedded derivatives, the warrants issued with the
Debentures and the other tainted convertible instruments was recorded at
$1,470,868 and $5,967,587, respectively, on May 21, 2008. The unamortized
discount was accreted to interest expense using the effective interest method
over the life of the Debentures. The total accretion expense was $1,060,366
for the period May 21, 2008 through September 30, 2008. The remaining value
of $1,468,316 was expensed at inception to interest expense since the total fair
value of the derivatives at inception exceeded the face value of the
Debentures. The effective interest rate on the Debentures was
1,551.9%.
The
Debentures were settled in September 2008; however, as long as the other
outstanding convertible instruments of the Company, specifically the Series A,
B, D and E Preferred and the convertible note are outstanding, they are
potentially convertible into an unlimited number of common shares, resulting in
the Company no longer having the control to physically or net share settle
existing non-employee stock options. Thus under EITF 00-19, all
non-employee stock options that are exercisable during the period that these
instruments are outstanding are required to be treated as derivative liabilities
and recorded at fair value until the provisions requiring this treatment have
been settled.
As of the
date of issuance of the Debentures on May 21, 2008, the fair value of options to
purchase 8,900,000 shares and other tainted convertible instruments totaling
$5,856,395 was reclassified to the liability caption “Derivative liabilities”
from additional paid-in capital. The change in fair value of $17,922,772 as
of September 30, 2008, has been included in earnings under the caption “Change
in fair value of derivatives.”
Variables
used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model include: (1) 4.53% to 4.59%
risk-free interest rate; (2) expected warrant life is the actual remaining life
of the warrant as of each period end; (3) expected volatility is 150.00%; and
(4) zero expected dividends.
Both the
embedded and freestanding derivative financial instruments were recorded as
liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet and measured at fair
value. These derivative liabilities will be marked-to-market each quarter
with the change in fair value recorded as either a gain or loss in the income
statement.
The
impact of the application of SFAS No. 133 and EITF 00-19 in regards to the
derivative liabilities on the balance sheet and statements of operations as of
inception (May 21, 2008) and through September 30, 2008 are as
follows:
|
|
Transaction
Date
|
|
|
Liability
As
of
|
|
|
|
May
21, 2008
|
|
|
Sept.
30, 2008
|
|
Derivative
liability – single compound embedded derivatives within the
debentures
|
|
$
|
797,447
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Derivative
liability – other tainted convertible instruments
|
|
|
7,438,455
|
|
|
|
10,794,286
|
|
Derivative
liability - warrants issued in connection with Term Loan
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
9,952,336
|
|
Net
change in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
7,970,436
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
$
|
8,235,902
|
|
|
$
|
28,717,058
|
|
2006
Convertible Notes
During
2006, EV Delaware sold $1,500,000 of convertible promissory notes (the "2006
Notes") which were expressly assumed by the Company in the May 2006 merger of EV
Delaware into our wholly-owned subsidiary. The 2006 Notes had an original
maturity date of August 31, 2007, carried an interest rate of 10% per annum,
payable in either cash or shares, and were convertible into shares of Common
Stock at a conversion rate of $0.50 per share at the option of the
investor. Each investor also received a number of shares of Common Stock
equal to 20% of his or her investment divided by $0.50. Thus, a total of
600,000 shares were initially issued to investors in the 2006 Notes. The
relative fair value of these shares was $250,000 and was recorded as a debt
discount and as additional paid-in capital. The debt discount was amortized
over the original term of the notes payable using the effective interest
method. The original issue discount rate was 23.44%. During the period
from February 21, 2006 (inception) to August 31, 2007, the entire discount of
$250,000 was amortized and recorded as interest expense.
The
Company evaluated the application of SFAS No. 133 and EITF 00-19. Based on
the guidance of SFAS No. 133 and EITF 00-19, the Company concluded that these
instruments were not required to be accounted for as derivatives.
On August
31, 2007 (the original Maturity Date), the Company repaid in cash six of the
holders of the 2006 Notes an aggregate amount of $424,637, of which $410,000
represented principal and $14,637 represented accrued interest. On
September 4, 2007, an additional $44,624 of accrued and current period interest
was repaid through the issuance of 89,248 shares of Common Stock. The
remaining holders of the 2006 Notes entered into an agreement with the Company
whereby the maturity date of the 2006 Notes was extended to February 28, 2008
and, beginning September 1, 2007 until the 2006 Notes are paid in full, the
interest rate on the outstanding principal increased to 12% per annum. In
addition, the Company agreed to issue to the remaining holders of the 2006
Notes, 218,000 shares of Common Stock with a value of $98,100 as consideration
for extending the 2006 Note's maturity date. The Company evaluated the
application of EITF 96-19, "Debtor's Accounting for a Modification or Exchange
of Debt Instruments" and concluded that the revised terms constituted a debt
modification rather than a debt extinguishment and accordingly, the value of the
common stock has been treated as interest expense in the accompanying statements
of operations.
On
February 28, 2008, $1,090,000 of the 2006 Notes came due and the Company was
unable to repay them. The Company continued to accrue interest on the
notes at 12%, the agreed upon rate for the extension period. On March 6,
2008, the Company issued 130,449 shares of common stock in lieu of cash in
payment of $65,221 of accrued and current period interest to the holders of 2006
Notes. On April 22, 2008, the Company repaid $100,000 principal amount
in cash to one of the holders of the notes. During May 2008, the Company
exchanged 99,395 shares of its Series A Preferred in full satisfaction of its
obligation under the notes to pay $965,000 of principal and $28,950 of interest,
with each share of such preferred stock being automatically convertible into 20
shares of the Company’s common stock, for an aggregate of 1,987,900 shares of
its common stock. The Series A Preferred will automatically convert into
shares of the Company’s Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment. At September 30, 2008, the Company has outstanding $25,000
principal amount of the 2006 Notes with one note holder.
NOTE
7.
FAIR
VALUE
Due to the
insufficient unissued authorized shares to settle the Debentures, other
outstanding convertible instruments of the Company, specifically the Series
A, B, D and E Preferred, convertible note and non-employee stock options, have
been classified as derivative liabilities under SFAS No. 133. Each
reporting period, this derivative liability is marked-to-market with the
non-cash gain or loss recorded in the period as a gain or loss
on derivatives. At September 30, 2008, the aggregate derivative
liability was $28,717,058. The valuation of the Company's embedded
derivatives and warrant derivatives are determined primarily by the
Black-Scholes option pricing model.
Effective
January 1, 2008, the Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157,
Fair Value measurements, for all financial instruments. SFAS 157 establishes a
three-level valuation hierarchy for disclosure of fair value measurements. The
valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of
an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined
as follows:
|
Level
1
|
Quoted
prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active
markets.
|
|
Level
2
|
Quoted
prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices
for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not
active; and model-derived valuations whose inputs or significant value
drivers are observable.
|
|
Level
3
|
Significant
inputs to the valuation model are
unobservable.
|
|
Level
1
|
|
Level
2
|
|
Level
3
|
|
Total
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
--
|
|
$
|
28,717,058
|
|
--
|
|
$
|
28,717,058
|
|
NOTE
8. DERIVATIVE
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The
Company, in an effort to manage its natural gas and crude oil commodity price
risk exposures utilizes derivative financial instruments. The Company, from
time to time, enters into over-the-counter swap transactions that convert its
variable-based oil and natural gas sales arrangements to fixed-price
arrangements. The Company accounts for its derivative instruments in
accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging
Activities,” as amended. SFAS No. 133 requires the recognition of all
derivatives as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet
and the measurement of those instruments at fair value. The Company entered
into various derivative instruments during the period ended September 30,
2008. These swap contracts are not being accounted for as cash flow hedges
under SFAS No. 133, but are recognized as derivatives and fair
valued.
The
Company marks-to-market its open swap positions at the end of each period and
records the net unrealized gain or loss during the period in derivative gains or
losses in the consolidated statements of operations. For the three months
ended September 30, 2008, the Company recorded gains of $634,528, related to its
swap contracts in the consolidated statements of operations. These swap
contracts were related to an agreement entered into on September 2, 2008, with
Macquarie Bank Limited, and were entered into as a condition of the CIT Credit
Facility. In the first contract the Company agreed to be the floating price
payer (based on Inside FERC Houston Ship Channel) on specific quantities of
natural gas over the period beginning October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2011
and receive a fixed payment of $7.82 per MMBTU. In the second contract the
Company agreed to be the floating price payer (based on the NYMEX WTI Nearby
Month Future Contract) on specific monthly quantities of crude oil over the
period beginning October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2011 and receive a fixed
payment of $110.35 per barrel.
Fair
value is estimated based on forward market prices and approximates the net gains
and losses that would have been realized if the contracts had been closed out at
period-end. When forward market prices are not available, they are
estimated using spot prices adjusted based on risk-free rates, carrying costs,
and counterparty risk.
As of
September 30, 2008, the Company had the following hedge contracts
outstanding:
Instrument
|
Beginning
Date
|
Ending
Date
|
|
Fixed
|
|
|
Total
Bbls
2008
|
|
|
Total
Bbls
2009
|
|
|
Total
Bbls
2010
|
|
|
Total
Bbls
2011
|
|
|
Swap
|
Oct-08
|
Dec-11
|
|
$
|
110.35
|
|
|
|
3,522
|
|
|
|
10,762
|
|
|
|
7,575
|
|
|
|
5,712
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indexed
to NYMEX WTI
|
|
Instrument
|
Beginning
Date
|
Ending
Date
|
|
Fixed
|
|
|
Total
MMBtu
2008
|
|
|
Total
MMBtu
2009
|
|
|
Total
MMBtu
2010
|
|
|
Total
MMBtu
2011
|
|
Swap
|
Oct-08
|
Dec-11
|
|
$
|
7.82
|
|
|
|
131,781
|
|
|
|
427,953
|
|
|
|
328,203
|
|
|
|
262,080
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Indexed
to Inside FERC Houston Ship Channel
|
|
NOTE
9. PREFERRED
STOCK AND COMMON STOCK
Preferred
Stock
On August
20, 2008 the Company issued 500 shares of its newly designated Series C
Preferred to Alan D. Gaines, the Company’s largest stockholder and a director of
the Company, in exchange for the cancellation of a promissory note made by the
Company in favor of Mr. Gaines, in the principal amount of $50,000. In
addition to these shares of Series C Preferred, on August 20, 2008, the Company
also issued an additional 500 shares of Series C Preferred to Mr. Gaines for
cash consideration of $50,000. The Series C Preferred are automatically
redeemable by the Company at the rate of $100 for every one (1) share of Series
C Preferred being redeemed upon the closing of a debt or equity financing
whereby the Company realizes gross proceeds in excess of $5,000,000. The
Company’s lender in the CIT Credit Facility did not permit the Company to redeem
the Series C Preferred upon funding, with the understanding that, based upon the
success of the Company’s workover program and increased production resulting
from the Voyager Acquisition, the lender would permit a subsequent distribution
to Mr. Gaines for his Series C Preferred.
As set
forth above in Note. 3, the Company issued 10,000 shares of Series D Preferred
to the seller in the Voyager Acquisition. As set forth in the Certificate
of Designations filed with the State of Nevada on August 27, 2008 with respect
to the Series D Preferred, upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment, each
share of Series D Preferred will automatically convert into 1,750 shares of
common stock for an aggregate of 17,500,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock.
Concurrent
with the closing of the Voyager Acquisition, the Company issued 10,000 shares of
its newly designated Series E Preferred to the former holder of a $450,000
Debenture in satisfaction of the Company’s obligations under such Debenture. As
set forth in the Certificate of Designations filed with the State of Nevada on
August 29, 2008, with respect to the Series E Preferred, upon the
effectiveness of the Charter Amendment, each share of Series E Preferred will
automatically convert into 136.3636 shares of common stock for an aggregate of
1,363,636 shares of the Company’s common stock.
The
shares of Series D and Series E Preferred rank senior to all other shares of the
Company’s capital stock and are on parity with each other.
Common
Stock
On March
4, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the Charter Amendment
providing for, among other things, an increase in the number of authorized
common shares that the Company may issue from 24,000,000 to 149,000,000
shares. The holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding shares of
common stock consented to the Charter Amendment on March 4, 2008, which consent
was subsequently ratified on August 29, 2008. As of November 19, 2008, the
number of authorized shares of common stock that the Company may issue remained
at 24,000,000 shares, pending the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment.
NOTE
10. GRANTS
OF WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
The
Company uses the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate option fair
values. The option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of
which the most significant are: expected stock price volatility, the expected
pre-vesting forfeiture rate and the expected option term (the amount of time
from the grant date until the options are exercised or expire).
Volatilities
are based on the historical volatility of the Company’s closing common stock
price. Expected term of options and warrants granted represents the period
of time that options and warrants granted are expected to be
outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of
the options and warrants is based on the comparable U.S. Treasury rates in
effect at the time of each grant.
None of
the stock options or warrants which have been granted are exercisable until such
time as the Company files its Charter Amendment with the State of Nevada to
increase its authorized shares of common stock from the current authorized of
24,000,000 shares to 149,000,000 shares.
As part
of the consideration for entry into the CIT Credit Facility, on September 2,
2008 the Company granted CIT Capital a warrant, exercisable for up to 24,199,996
shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $0.35 per share
(the “CIT Warrant”). The CIT Warrant expires on September 2, 2013 and is
exercisable upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment.
NOTE
11. ASSET
RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
The
Company’s asset retirement obligations relate to estimated future plugging and
abandonment expenses or disposal of its oil and gas properties and related
facilities. These obligations to abandon and restore properties are based
upon estimated future costs which may change based upon future inflation rates
and changes in statutory remediation rules. The following table provides a
summary of the Company’s asset retirement obligations:
|
|
Three
Months Ended
|
|
|
|
September
30, 2008
|
|
Balance
as of June 30, 2008
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Liabilities
incurred in current period
|
|
|
--
|
|
Liabilities
assumed in business combination
|
|
|
765,658
|
|
Accretion
expense
|
|
|
--
|
|
Balance
September 30, 2008
|
|
$
|
765,658
|
|
NOTE
12. RELATED
PARTY TRANSACTION
See
Note. 9 for a discussion of Series C Preferred stock issued to a director
for cash consideration of $100,000.
NOTE 13. COMMITMENTS
AND CONTINGENCIES
Commencing
August 1, 2008, Voyager Gas Corporation (“Tenant”) entered into an office lease
agreement with GPI Tollway – Madison, LLC (“Landlord”) to provide office space
in Addison, Texas. The lease provides for approximately 2,173 rentable
square feet at monthly rental rates ranging from $3,622 to $3,803 per month and
terminates on October 31, 2011. Effective November 1, 2008, Voyager Gas
Corporation executed an Assignment of Lease between Voyager Gas Corporation as
Tenant, GPI Tollway – Madison, LLC as Landlord and Addison Oil, LLC as Assignee
pursuant to which Addison Oil, LLC assumed and agreed to make all payments and
to perform and keep all promises, covenants and conditions and agreements
of the lease by Tenant to be made, kept and performed from and after the
assignment date. Pursuant to the Assignment of Lease, Voyager Gas
Corporation does hereby remain liable for the performance of all covenants,
agreements and conditions contained in the lease should Addison Oil LLC default
on its obligations.
NOTE
14. SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
Repayment
of Note Payable
On
October 6, 2008, pursuant to a mutual agreement between the Company and Global
Hunter Securities, LLC, (“GHS”) the Company made a cash payment in the amount of
$300,000 as full settlement of the non-interest bearing promissory note in the
principal amount of $575,500 originally due March 15, 2009.
2008
Stock Incentive Plan
On
September 19, 2008, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the adoption of
the ABC Funding, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2008 Plan”). The 2008
Plan was approved by holders of a majority of the Company’s outstanding shares
of common stock on September 19, 2008, effective on the twenty-first (21st ) day
after mailing to all stockholders of record the Company’s definitive Information
Statement on Schedule 14C relating to adoption of the 2008 Plan, in compliance
with Regulation 14C under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The 2008 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 8,500,000 shares
of the Company’s common stock to employees, non-employee directors and
consultants through the issuance of stock options, restricted stock awards,
stock appreciation rights and bonus stock. The Company’s Board of Directors
feel the stock options and stock-based incentives offered under the 2008 Plan
play an important role in retaining the services of outstanding personnel and in
encouraging such personnel, together with existing employees, to have a greater
financial investment in the Company.
Issuance
of Stock Options and Restricted Stock Awards
On
October 1, 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement pursuant to
which the Company, effective as of October 1, 2008, engaged Jim B. Davis, to
serve as its Senior Vice President of Operations. The Company also entered
into a restricted stock agreement and option agreements with Mr. Davis, pursuant
to which the Company has agreed to issue up to an aggregate of 1,750,000 shares
of its common stock to Mr. Davis, subject to the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment in the State of Nevada.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the
Board of Directors
ABC
Funding, Inc.
(a
Development Stage Company)
Houston,
Texas
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of ABC Funding, Inc. ("the
Company") (a Development Stage Company) as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in
stockholders' deficit for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and for the
period from February 21, 2006 (inception) through June 30, 2008,
respectively. These consolidated financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not
required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal
control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of
internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe
that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as
of June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the consolidated results of its operations and
its cash flows for the periods described in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/
Malone & Bailey, PC
www.malone-bailey.com
Houston,
Texas
September
8, 2008
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
12,158
|
|
|
$
|
550,394
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
31,215
|
|
|
|
30,428
|
|
Deferred
financing costs, net of amortization of $55,871
|
|
|
143,472
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
186,845
|
|
|
|
580,822
|
|
Acquisition
costs
|
|
|
976,284
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Fixed
assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $183
|
|
|
7,881
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
1,171,010
|
|
|
$
|
580,822
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
404,027
|
|
|
$
|
7,180
|
|
Accounts
payable – related parties
|
|
|
20,825
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
1,397
|
|
|
|
188,996
|
|
Convertible
debt, net of unamortized discount of $0 and $36,973
at June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
1,463,027
|
|
Senior
secured convertible debentures, net of unamortized discount of
$778,362
|
|
|
121,638
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
|
11,893,573
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
12,466,460
|
|
|
|
1,659,203
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ deficit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock - 863,505 undesignated authorized, $0.001 par value at June 30, 2008
and 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 99,395 authorized and
outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Series B Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 37,100 authorized and
outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Common
stock, $0.001 par value, 24,000,000 shares authorized, 24,378,376 and
22,065,000 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively
|
|
|
24,378
|
|
|
|
22,065
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
769,318
|
|
|
|
1,244,765
|
|
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
|
|
(12,089,282
|
)
|
|
|
(2,345,211
|
)
|
Total
stockholders’ deficit
|
|
|
(11,295,450
|
)
|
|
|
(1,078,381
|
)
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' deficit
|
|
$
|
1,171,010
|
|
|
$
|
580,822
|
|
See the
accompanying summary of accounting policies and notes to financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007 AND
THE
PERIOD FEBRUARY 21, 2006 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Inception)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
Years
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payroll
and related expenses
|
|
$
|
3,593,652
|
|
|
$
|
589,346
|
|
|
$
|
4,608,516
|
|
Office
and administration
|
|
|
40,263
|
|
|
|
72,216
|
|
|
|
123,491
|
|
Professional
fees
|
|
|
307,508
|
|
|
|
267,945
|
|
|
|
732,294
|
|
Depreciation
expense
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
183
|
|
Other
|
|
|
110,755
|
|
|
|
14,319
|
|
|
|
567,414
|
|
Total
general and administrative
|
|
|
4,052,361
|
|
|
|
943,826
|
|
|
|
6,031,898
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
5,174
|
|
|
|
31,163
|
|
|
|
41,523
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(2,039,213
|
)
|
|
|
(332,329
|
)
|
|
|
(2,441,236
|
)
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
(3,657,671
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(3,657,671
|
)
|
Total
other expense
|
|
|
(5,691,710
|
)
|
|
|
(301,166
|
)
|
|
|
(6,057,384
|
)
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,244,992
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12,089,282
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share: basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.42
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding: basic and diluted
|
|
|
23,067,241
|
|
|
|
22,065,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
See the
accompanying summary of accounting policies and notes to financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007 AND
THE
PERIOD FEBRUARY 21, 2006 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
Series
A Preferred
|
|
|
Series
B Preferred
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated
During
Development
|
|
|
Total
Stockholders'
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Stage
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
February 21, 2006
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of
common stock
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
19,665,000
|
|
|
|
19,665
|
|
|
|
(17,698
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,967
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of
common
stock to note holders
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600
|
|
|
|
249,400
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
Shares
issued in reverse merger
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,800,000
|
|
|
|
1,800
|
|
|
|
(1,800
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
425,518
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
425,518
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(1,100,219
|
)
|
|
|
(1,100,219
|
)
|
Balance,
June 30, 2006
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
22,065,000
|
|
|
|
22,065
|
|
|
|
655,420
|
|
|
|
(1,100,219
|
)
|
|
|
(422,734
|
)
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
589,345
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
589,345
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(1,244,992
|
)
|
|
|
(1,244,992
|
)
|
Balance,
June 30, 2007
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
22,065,000
|
|
|
|
22,065
|
|
|
|
1,244,765
|
|
|
|
(2,345,211
|
)
|
|
|
(1,078,381
|
)
|
Shares
issued for services
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,365,240
|
|
|
|
1,365
|
|
|
|
672,060
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
673,425
|
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
2,865,196
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
2,865,196
|
|
Convertible
debenture tainted
warrants
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(5,856,395
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(5,856,395
|
)
|
Stock
issued for note extensions
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
218,000
|
|
|
|
218
|
|
|
|
97,882
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
98,100
|
|
Stock
issued with convertible
notes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
200,004
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
58,133
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
58,333
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature
related
to convertible notes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
58,333
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
58,333
|
|
Stock
issued for payment of
interest
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
530,132
|
|
|
|
530
|
|
|
|
264,530
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
265,060
|
|
Preferred
stock issued for note
conversions
|
|
|
96,500
|
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,314,869
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,315,000
|
|
Preferred
stock issued for
payment
of interest
|
|
|
2,895
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
2,100
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
49,945
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
49,950
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
|
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
Balance,
June 30, 2008
|
|
|
99,395
|
|
|
$
|
99
|
|
|
|
37,100
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
|
24,378,376
|
|
|
$
|
24,378
|
|
|
$
|
769,318
|
|
|
$
|
(12,089,282
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,295,450
|
)
|
See the
accompanying summary of accounting policies and notes to financial
statements.
A
BC FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007 AND
THE
PERIOD FEBRUARY 21, 2006 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Inception)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
Years
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,244,992
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12,089,282
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
183
|
|
Share
based compensation
|
|
|
3,538,621
|
|
|
|
589,345
|
|
|
|
4,553,484
|
|
Common
stock issued for interest
|
|
|
225,704
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
225,704
|
|
Preferred
stock issued for interest
|
|
|
49,950
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
49,950
|
|
Common
stock issued for loan extensions
|
|
|
98,100
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
98,100
|
|
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
55,871
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
55,871
|
|
Amortization
of debt discounts
|
|
|
1,743,593
|
|
|
|
182,482
|
|
|
|
1,956,620
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
3,657,671
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
3,657,671
|
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
and other current assets
|
|
|
896
|
|
|
|
36,033
|
|
|
|
(29,532
|
)
|
Accounts
payable, related parties and other
|
|
|
417,672
|
|
|
|
(56,407
|
)
|
|
|
424,852
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
(148,245)
|
|
|
|
134,417
|
|
|
|
40,751
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(104,055
|
)
|
|
|
(359,122
|
)
|
|
|
(1,055,628
|
)
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
costs of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(976,284
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(976,284
|
)
|
Purchase
of fixed assets
|
|
|
(8,064
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(8,064
|
)
|
Deposits
|
|
|
(1,682
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(1,682
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(986,030
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(986,030
|
)
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of common stock
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,967
|
|
Proceeds
from convertible debentures
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
Debt
issuance costs
|
|
|
(88,151
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(88,151
|
)
|
Proceeds
from convertible notes
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
1,850,000
|
|
Repayment
of convertible notes
|
|
|
(510,000
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(510,000
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
551,849
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
2,053,816
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
|
|
(538,236
|
)
|
|
|
(344,122
|
)
|
|
|
12,158
|
|
Cash
at beginning of period
|
|
|
550,394
|
|
|
|
894,516
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Cash
at end of period
|
|
$
|
12,158
|
|
|
$
|
550,394
|
|
|
$
|
12,158
|
|
Supplemental
information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$
|
14,637
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
14,637
|
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
See the
accompanying summary of accounting policies and notes to financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007 AND
THE
PERIOD FEBRUARY 21, 2006 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008
(Continued)
|
|
Years
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
shares issued in payment of interest
|
|
$
|
39,355
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Preferred
shares issued in payment of principal
|
|
$
|
1,315,000
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Warrants
issued for convertible debenture commission
|
|
$
|
111,192
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Discount for beneficial conversion feature and debt
discount
|
|
$
|
116,666
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
See the
accompanying summary of accounting policies and notes to financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008
NOTE
1. ORGANIZATION
AND BASIS OF PREPARATION
Headquartered
in Houston, Texas, ABC Funding, Inc. (the “Company”, “ABC”, “we” or “us”),
is a development stage company incorporated in Nevada, with our primary
business focus to engage in the acquisition, exploitation and development
of properties for the production of crude oil and natural gas. We intend to
explore for oil and gas reserves through the drill bit and acquire established
oil and gas properties. We intend to exploit oil and gas properties
through the application of conventional and specialized technology to increase
production, ultimate recoveries, or both, and participate in joint venture
drilling programs with repeatable low risk results.
We were
incorporated in Nevada on May 13, 2004. In May 2006, Energy Venture,
Inc., a Delaware corporation ("EV Delaware") merged into EVI Acquisition Corp.
("EVI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABC. In connection with the merger,
EVI, a Nevada corporation, changed its name to Energy Venture, Inc. ("EV
Nevada"). The merger transaction was accounted for as a reverse merger with
EV Delaware being deemed the acquiring entity for financial accounting
purposes. Thus, the historical financial statements of the Company prior to
the effective date of the merger have been restated to be those of EV
Delaware. Since the merger, we have primarily been involved in conducting
business planning and capital-raising activities.
As of
June 30, 2008, we have one subsidiary, Energy Venture, Inc., a Nevada
corporation. Energy Venture, Inc. currently has no operations, assets or
liabilities. However, we intend to use this subsidiary in the future as an
operating company to perform the operations of our oil and gas
business.
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ABC Funding, Inc. and
its subsidiary, which is wholly owned. All inter-company transactions are
eliminated upon consolidation.
NOTE
2. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of Estimates.
In preparing financial
statements, management makes estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities in the balance sheet and revenue and expenses
in the statement of operations. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents.
For purposes of the
statement of cash flows, we consider all highly liquid investments purchased
with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents.
Revenue Recognition.
Revenue is recognized
when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, services have been rendered,
the sales price is fixed or determinable, and collectability is reasonably
assured. There were no revenues from inception (February 21, 2006) through
June 30, 2008.
Income Taxes
. We
recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the
financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted
tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are
expected to be recovered. We provide a valuation allowance for deferred tax
assets for which we do not consider realization of such assets to be more likely
than not.
Basic and Dilut
ed Net Loss Per Share.
We compute net income
(loss) per share pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128
“Earnings per Share”. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by
dividing income or loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted
average number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding during the
period. Diluted net income (loss) per share is determined in the same
manner as basic net income (loss) per share except that the number of shares is
increased assuming exercise of dilutive stock options, warrants and convertible
debt using the treasury stock method and dilutive conversion of our convertible
preferred stock.
During
the year ended June 30, 2008, convertible preferred stock convertible into
3,048,218 shares of common stock; a convertible note and accrued interest
convertible into 52,000 shares of common stock; vested options to purchase
11,150,000 shares of common stock; convertible debt convertible into 2,777,273
shares of common stock; and warrants to purchase 3,225,000 shares of common
stock were excluded from the calculation of net loss per share since their
inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. During the year ended June 30,
2007, convertible debt and accrued interest, convertible into 3,377,992 shares
of common stock and vested stock options to purchase 3,650,000 shares of common
stock were excluded from the calculation of net loss per share since their
inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. During the year ended June 30,
2007, there was no convertible preferred stock outstanding.
Stock Based
Compensation
. In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R,
"Share-Based Payments" ("FAS 123R"). We adopted the disclosure requirements
of FAS 123R as of July 1, 2006 using the modified prospective transition method
approach as allowed under FAS 123R. FAS 123R establishes standards for the
accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments
for goods or services. FAS 123R focuses primarily on accounting for
transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment
transactions. FAS 123R requires that the fair value of such equity
instruments be recognized as expense in the historical financial statements as
services are performed.
Valuation of the Emb
edded and Warrant
Derivatives
The valuation of our
embedded derivatives and warrant derivatives is determined primarily by a
lattice model using probability weighted discounted cash flow based upon future
projections over a range of potential outcomes and the Black-Scholes option
pricing model. An embedded debenture derivative is a derivative instrument
that is embedded within a contract, which under the convertible debenture (the
host contract) includes the right to convert the debenture by the holder, reset
provisions with respect to the conversion provisions, call/redemption options
and liquidated damages. In accordance with FASB Statement 133, as amended,
Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, these embedded
derivatives are marked-to-market each reporting period, with a corresponding
non-cash gain or loss charged to the current period. A warrant derivative
liability is determined in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF")
Issue No. 00-19, "Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to,
and Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock" ("EITF 00-19"). Based
on EITF 00-19, warrants which are determined to be classified as derivative
liabilities are marked-to-market each reporting period, with a corresponding
non-cash gain or loss charged to the current period. The practical effect
of this has been that when our stock price increases so does our derivative
liability, resulting in a non-cash loss charge that reduces earnings and
earnings per share. When our stock price declines, we record a non-cash
gain, increasing our earnings and earnings per share.
To
determine the fair value of our embedded derivatives, management evaluates
assumptions regarding the probability of certain events. Other factors
used to determine fair value include our period end stock price, historical
stock volatility, risk free interest rate and derivative term. The fair
value recorded for the derivative liability varies from period to period.
This variability may result in the actual derivative liability for a period
either above or below the estimates recorded on our consolidated financial
statements, resulting in significant fluctuations in other income or expense
because of the corresponding non-cash gain or loss recorded.
Fa
ir Value of Financial
Instruments
. Our financial instruments consist of cash and cash
equivalents, accounts payable and notes payable. The carrying amounts of
cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and notes payable approximate fair
value due to the highly liquid nature of these short-term
instruments.
Reclassifications.
Certain prior period
amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year
presentation.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
. During February 2007, the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Statement of Accounting Standards (“SFAS”)
No 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities”
(“SFAS No. 159”) which permits all entities to choose, at specified election
dates, to measure eligible items at fair value. SFAS No. 159 permits
entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items
at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value, and
thereby mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related
assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge
accounting provisions. This Statement also establishes presentation and
disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that
choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and
liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s
first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. We are evaluating
the impact that this Statement will have on our financial
statements.
During
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement of Accounting Standards (“SFAS”)
No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." This Statement defines fair value,
establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted
accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting pronouncements
that require or permit fair value measurements, where fair value has been
determined to be the relevant measurement attribute. This Statement is
effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We are
evaluating the impact that this Statement will have on our financial
statements.
NOTE
3. ACQUISITION
COSTS
We have
entered into a stock purchase and sale agreement to acquire from Voyager Gas
Holdings, L.P. all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of
Voyager Gas Corporation, a Delaware corporation. (See Note 8. “Subsequent
Events”). The following table summarizes costs incurred pursuant to the
acquisition as of June 30, 2008.
Acquisition
costs:
|
|
|
|
Earnest
money deposit
|
|
$
|
800,000
|
|
Legal
fees
|
|
|
99,731
|
|
Third
party engineering fees
|
|
|
71,915
|
|
Other
|
|
|
4,638
|
|
Total
acquisition costs
|
|
$
|
976,284
|
|
NOTE
4. NOTES
PAYABLE
Convertible
Debentures
On May
21, 2008, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with those purchasers
identified therein (the “Bridge Financing”), whereby we received proceeds of
$800,000 evidenced by senior secured convertible debentures (the “Debentures”)
with a principal amount of $900,000, issued at a discount of $100,000. The
proceeds from the Debentures were used to fund our payment of the deposit under
the Voyager Gas Corporation stock purchase and sale agreement (the “Voyager
Agreement”).
The
Debentures mature the earlier of September 29, 2008, or the closing date under
the Voyager Agreement, and may be satisfied in full by our payment of the
aggregate redemption price of $900,000 or, at the election of the purchasers, by
the conversion of the Debentures into shares of our common stock (the
“Conversion Shares”), at an initial conversion price of $0.33, subject to
adjustments and full-ratchet protection under certain
circumstances. Alternatively, the purchasers may elect to participate in a
Subsequent Financing (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement) by exchanging all or some of their Debentures for securities issued
in the Subsequent Financing, upon the same terms being offered under the
Subsequent Financing.
Under the
Debentures, so long as any portion of the Debentures remain outstanding, we are
precluded from incurring additional indebtedness or suffering additional liens
on our property, subject to limited exceptions therein, including, without
limitation, such indebtedness incurred by us in connection with the financing of
the consideration owing under the Voyager Agreement.
As
additional consideration for the bridge loan evidenced by the Debentures, we
issued common stock purchase warrants to the purchasers and their affiliates,
exercisable to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of our common stock (the “Warrant
Shares”), based upon an initial exercise price of $0.33 subject to adjustments
and full-ratchet protection under certain circumstances.
Our
performance under the Debentures, including payment of the redemption amount
thereof or conversion thereunder, is secured by (i) our grant of a security
interest and first lien on all of our existing and after-acquired assets, (ii)
the guarantee of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Energy Venture, Inc., and (iii)
the pledge of an aggregate of 14,151,000 shares of our common stock currently
held by Mr. Alan D. Gaines, one of our directors, and his affiliates, which
pledged shares represent approximately 60.6% of the shares of our common stock
issued and outstanding as of the grant date.
We
incurred debt issuance costs of $199,343 associated with the issuance of the
Debentures. These costs were capitalized as deferred financing costs and
are being amortized over the life of the Debentures using the effective interest
method. Amortization expense related to the deferred financing costs was
$55,871 for the period May 21, 2008 through June 30, 2008.
Common
shares issuable if the Debentures were converted would exceed the number of
authorized shares we have available for issuance. In addition, the
Debentures contain more than one embedded derivative feature which would
individually warrant separate accounting as derivative instruments under SFAS
No. 133 and EITF 00-19. We evaluated the application of SFAS No. 133 and
EITF 00-19 and determined the various embedded derivative features have been
bundled together as a single, compound embedded derivative instrument that has
been bifurcated from the debt host contract, and referred to as the "Single
Compound Embedded Derivatives within Convertible Note". The single compound
embedded derivative features include the conversion feature with the reset
provisions within the Debentures, the call/redemption options and liquidated
damages. The value of the single compound embedded derivative liability was
bifurcated from the debt host contract and recorded as a derivative liability,
which results in a reduction of the initial carrying amount (as unamortized
discount) of the Debentures of the value at inception. The value of the
embedded derivative at issuance exceeded the notional amount of the loan, and
the excess amount was expensed to interest in the amount of $1,468,316. The
unamortized discount has been amortized to interest expense using the effective
interest method over the life of the Debentures. At June 30, 2008, $121,638
has been amortized with an unamortized discount balance remaining of
$778,362.
Due to
the insufficient unissued authorized shares to share settle the Debentures, this
caused other convertible instruments, specifically the Series A and B Preferred,
the convertible note and non-employee stock options, to also be classified as
derivative liabilities under FAS 133. Each reporting period, this
derivative liability is marked-to-market with the non-cash gain or loss recorded
in the period as a gain or loss on derivatives. At June 30, 2008, the
aggregate derivative liability was $11,893,573.
On
September 2, 2008, we satisfied in full the Debentures by repayment of $450,000
of principal with funds advanced under the CIT Credit Facility (as defined in
Note 8 hereto) and by delivery of shares of our Series E Preferred in exchange
for the principal amount of $450,000, which shares of preferred stock
automatically convert into an aggregate of 1,363,636 shares of our common stock,
based upon an implied conversion price of $0.33 per share of common stock upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment.
Probability
- Weighted Expected Cash Flow Methodology
Assumptions: Single
Compound Embedded Derivative within Debentures
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|
Transaction
Date
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|
|
As
of
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|
|
|
May
21, 2008
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
|
|
4.53
|
%
|
|
|
4.59
|
%
|
Timely
registration
|
|
|
95.00
|
%
|
|
|
95.00
|
%
|
Default
status
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
Alternative
financing available and exercised
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Trading
volume, gross monthly dollars monthly rate increase
|
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
Annual
growth rate stock price
|
|
|
29.14
|
%
|
|
|
29.20
|
%
|
Future
projected volatility
|
|
|
150.00
|
%
|
|
|
150.00
|
%
|
The stock
purchase warrants are freestanding derivative financial instruments which were
valued using the Black-Scholes method. The fair value of the derivative
liability of the single compound embedded derivatives, the warrants issued with
the Debentures and the other tainted convertible instruments and options was
recorded at $1,470,868 and $5,967,587, respectively, on May 21, 2008.
Consequently, the Debentures were initially recorded at zero, after application
of the discounts. The unamortized discount will be accreted to
interest expense using the effective interest method over the life of the
Debentures. The total accretion expense was $121,638 for the period
May 21, 2008 through June 30, 2008. The remaining value of $1,468,316 was
expensed at inception to interest expense since the total fair value of the
derivatives at inception exceeded the face value of the Debentures. The
effective interest rate on the Debentures is 1,441.9%.
So long
as the Debentures were outstanding, they were potentially convertible into an
unlimited number of common shares, resulting in us no longer having the control
to physically or net share settle existing non-employee stock options. Thus
under EITF 00-19, all non-employee stock options that are exercisable during the
period that the Debentures are outstanding are required to be treated as
derivative liabilities and recorded at fair value until the provisions requiring
this treatment have been settled.
As of the
date of issuance of the notes on May 21, 2008, the fair value of options to
purchase 8,900,000 shares and other tainted convertible
instruments totaling $5,856,395 were reclassified to the liability caption
“Derivative liabilities” from additional paid-in capital. The change in
fair value of $2,703,694 as of June 30, 2008, has been included in earnings
under the caption “Change in fair value of derivatives.”
Variables
used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model include: (1) 4.53% to 4.59%
risk-free interest rate; (2) expected warrant life is the actual remaining life
of the warrant as of each period end; (3) expected volatility is 150.00%; and
(4) zero expected dividends.
Both the
embedded and freestanding derivative financial instruments were recorded as
liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet and measured at fair
value. These derivative liabilities will be marked-to-market each quarter
with the change in fair value recorded as either a gain or loss in the income
statement.
The
impact of the application of SFAS No. 133 and EITF 00-19 in regards to the
derivative liabilities on the balance sheet and statements of operations as of
inception (May 21, 2008) and through June 30, 2008 are as follows:
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|
|
|
Liability
a
s
of
|
|
|
|
May
21, 2008
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
Derivative
liability – single compound embedded derivatives within the
debentures
|
|
$
|
797,447
|
|
|
$
|
797,447
|
|
Derivative
liability – warrants, non-employee options and other tainted convertible
instruments
|
|
|
7,438,455
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|
|
|
7,438,455
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|
Net
change in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
3,657,671
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|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
$
|
8,235,902
|
|
|
$
|
11,893,573
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|
The
following summarizes the financial presentation of the Debentures at inception
(May 21, 2008) and at June 30, 2008:
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|
At
Inception
|
|
|
As
of
|
|
|
|
May
21, 2008
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
Notional
amount of debentures
|
|
$
|
900,000
|
|
|
$
|
900,000
|
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount
for single compounded embedded derivatives within debentures and
original issue discount
|
|
|
(900,000
|
)
|
|
|
(900,000
|
)
|
Amortized discount on debentures
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
121,638
|
|
Convertible
debentures balance, net
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
121,638
|
|
Convertible
Notes
At June
30, 2008 and 2007, convertible short-term debt consisted of the
following:
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
12%
convertible notes due February 28, 2008
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,500,000
|
|
Unamortized
discount
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(36,973
|
)
|
Total
convertible debt
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,463,027
|
|
2006
Convertible Notes
During
2006, EV Delaware sold $1,500,000 of convertible promissory notes (the "2006
Notes") which were expressly assumed by us. The 2006 Notes had an original
maturity date of August 31, 2007, carried an interest rate of 10% per annum,
payable in either cash or shares, and were convertible into shares of Common
Stock at a conversion rate of $0.50 per share at the option of the
investor. Each investor also received a number of shares of Common Stock
equal to 20% of his or her investment divided by $0.50. Thus, a total of
600,000 shares were initially issued to investors in the 2006 Notes. The
relative fair value of these shares was $250,000 and was recorded as a debt
discount and as additional paid-in capital. The debt discount was amortized
over the original term of the notes payable using the effective interest
method. The original issue discount rate was 23.44%. During the period
from February 21, 2006 (inception) to August 31, 2007, the entire discount of
$250,000 was amortized and recorded as interest expense.
We
evaluated the application of SFAS No. 133 and EITF 00-19. Based on the
guidance of SFAS No. 133 and EITF 00-19, we concluded that these instruments
were not required to be accounted for as derivatives.
On August
31, 2007 (the original Maturity Date), we repaid in cash six of the holders of
the 2006 Notes an aggregate amount of $424,637, of which $410,000 represented
principal and $14,637 represented accrued interest. On September 4, 2007,
an additional $44,624 of accrued and current period interest was repaid through
the issuance of 89,248 shares of our Common Stock. The remaining holders of
the 2006 Notes entered into an agreement with us whereby the maturity date of
the 2006 Notes was extended to February 28, 2008 and, beginning September 1,
2007 until the 2006 Notes are paid in full, the interest rate on the outstanding
principal increased to 12% per annum. In addition, we agreed to issue to
the remaining holders of the 2006 Notes, 218,000 shares of our common stock with
a value of $98,100 as consideration for extending the 2006 Note's maturity
date. We evaluated the application of EITF 96-19, "Debtor's Accounting for
a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments" and concluded that the revised
terms constituted a debt modification rather than a debt extinguishment and
accordingly, the value of the common stock has been treated as interest expense
in the accompanying statements of operations.
On
February 28, 2008, $1,090,000 of the 2006 Notes came due and we were unable to
repay them. We continued to accrue interest on the notes at 12%, the agreed
upon rate for the extension period. On March 6, 2008, we issued 130,449
shares of common stock in lieu of cash in payment of $65,221 of accrued and
current period interest to holders of 2006 Notes. On April 22, 2008, we
repaid $100,000 principal amount in cash to one of the holders of the
notes. During May 2008, we exchanged 99,395 shares of our Series A
Preferred in full satisfaction of our obligation under the notes to pay $965,000
of principal and $28,950 of interest, with each share of such preferred stock
being automatically convertible into 20 shares of our common stock, for an
aggregate of 1,987,900 shares of our common stock. The Series A Preferred
will automatically convert into shares of our Common Stock upon the
effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. At June 30, 2008, we have
outstanding $25,000 principal amount of the 2006 Notes with one
note holder.
2007
Convertible Notes
On
November 1, 2007, we sold $350,000 in convertible notes (the "2007 Notes") on
the following terms: each note matures October 31, 2008 and a 10% interest rate
payable in shares of our Common Stock based upon a conversion price of $ 0.35
per share. The investors in the 2007 Notes also received 200,004 shares of
Common Stock. The total proceeds from the sale of the 2007 Notes were
allocated between the 2007 Notes and the related common stock based upon the
relative fair value, which resulted in the allocation of $58,333 to the common
stock and $291,667 to the 2007 Notes. The $58,333 was recorded as a
discount to the 2007 Notes and as additional paid in capital. The debt
discount was being amortized over the term of the 2007 Notes using the effective
interest method.
We
evaluated the application of SFAS 133 and EITF 00-19 for the 2007 Notes and
concluded these instruments were not required to be accounted for as
derivatives. We also evaluated the application of EITF 98-05, "Accounting
for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently
Adjustable Conversion Ratios," and EITF 00-27, "Application of Issue No. 98-5 to
Certain Convertible Instruments" and concluded that the conversion option was a
beneficial conversion feature with intrinsic value. After allocation of the
proceeds between the 2007 Notes and the common stock, the conversion option had
an intrinsic value of $58,333. This resulted in an additional discount to
be amortized over the term of the 2007 Notes as additional interest expense
using the effective interest method. The original issue discount rate was
53.83%.
During
May 2008, we exchanged 37,100 shares of our Series B Preferred in full
satisfaction of our obligation under the notes to pay $350,000 of principal and
$21,000 of interest, with each share of such preferred stock being automatically
convertible into 28.58 shares of our common stock, for an aggregate of
1,060,318 shares of our common stock. The Series B Preferred will
automatically convert into shares of our Common Stock upon the effectiveness of
the Charter Amendment.
NOTE
5. PREFERRED
STOCK AND COMMON STOCK
Preferred
Stock
Certain
of our outstanding (i) convertible promissory notes, in the aggregate principal
amount of $965,000 and bearing interest at 12% per annum from September 1, 2007
and (ii) convertible promissory notes, in the aggregate principal amount of
$350,000 and bearing interest of 10% per annum, due October 31, 2008, were
exchanged for shares of our Series A and Series B Preferred stock in full
satisfaction of our obligations under the notes including, without limitation,
the repayment of principal and accrued unpaid interest thereon.
Pursuant
to the exchange transaction, we issued 99,395 shares of Series A Preferred in
exchange for the redemption of $965,000 of principal and $28,950 of accrued
interest on the 12% notes, with each share of such preferred stock being
automatically convertible into 20 shares of our common stock, for an aggregate
of 1,987,900 shares of our common stock. Additionally, we issued 37,100
shares of Series B Preferred in exchange for the redemption of $350,000 of
principal and $21,000 of accrued interest on the 10% notes, with each share of
such preferred stock being automatically convertible into 28.58 shares of our
common stock, for an aggregate of 1,060,318 shares of our common stock. The
Series A and Series B Preferred stock will automatically convert into shares of
our common stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. The 12%
notes matured on February 28, 2008 and the 10% notes were due to mature on
October 31, 2008.
Common
Stock
On August
21, 2007, we issued 100,000 shares of common stock with a value of $45,000 to a
non-employee as compensation for services rendered.
On
September 4, 2007, we issued 89,248 shares of common stock in lieu of cash in
payment of $44,624 of accrued and current period interest to noteholders who
chose to redeem their notes. (See Note 4.)
On
September 4, 2007, we issued 218,000 shares of common stock with a value of
$98,100 as consideration to those noteholders who chose to extend the maturity
date of their notes to February 28, 2008. (See Note 4.)
On
September 17, 2007, we issued 100,000 shares of common stock with a value of
$45,000 to a non-employee as compensation for services rendered.
On
September 19, 2007, our Board of Directors approved the issuance of 150,000
shares of common stock with a value of $55,500 to a former member of our Board
of Directors as compensation for assuming the role of Chief Executive
Officer.
On
November 1, 2007, we issued 200,004 shares of common stock with a relative fair
market value of $58,333 to purchasers of $350,000 of our newly issued
convertible notes. (See Note 4.)
On
November 7, 2007, we issued 310,435 shares of common stock in lieu of cash in
payment of $155,215 of accrued interest to holders of convertible notes issued
in 2006 who chose to extend the maturity date of their notes through February
28, 2008. (See Note 4.)
On March
4, 2008, our Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of the Company's
outstanding shares of common stock, approved an increase in the number of
authorized common shares that the Company may issue to 149,000,000
shares. As of the date hereof, the number of shares of common stock that
the Company may issue is 24,000,000, pending the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment.
On March
6, 2008, we issued 130,449 shares of common stock in lieu of cash in payment of
$65,221 of accrued and current period interest to holders of our 2006
Notes. (See Note 4.)
Pursuant to restricted stock agreements entered into with Robert P. Munn, our
Chief Executive Officer and Carl A. Chase, our Chief Financial Officer, we have
agreed upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment to grant restricted stock
to each of Messrs. Munn and Chase. Mr. Munn is to receive 1,500,000 shares
and Mr. Chase is to receive 1,125,000 shares of our Common Stock, each which
vests equally as to one-third of the shares over a two year period, commencing
on the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and each of the first and second
year anniversary of the grant dates. We valued the restricted stock
issuances on the grant date of their respective restricted stock agreements, May
22, 2008, at $0.52 per share and recorded compensation expense for Mr. Munn of
$301,671 and Mr. Chase of $226,254 for the vested portion of their
restricted stock awards. In addition, we represent on our consolidated
balance sheets and consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ deficit
the issuance 580,137 shares of the restricted stock to Mr. Munn and 435,103
shares of restricted stock to Mr. Chase.
NOTE
6. GRANTS
OF WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
Effective
July 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard 123(R) “
Share-Based Payment”
(“SFAS
123(R)”) using the modified prospective transition method. In addition, the
Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107
“
Share-Based Payment
”
(“SAB 107”) in March 2005, which provides supplemental SFAS 123(R) application
guidance based on the views of the SEC. Under the modified prospective
transition method, compensation cost recognized in the fiscal year ended June
30, 2007, includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted
prior to, but not yet vested as of July 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair
value estimated in accordance with the original provisions of SFAS No. 123, and
(b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted beginning July 1,
2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the
provisions of SFAS 123(R). In accordance with the modified prospective
transition method, results for prior periods have not been
restated.
We use
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate option fair values. The
option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most
significant are: expected stock price volatility, the expected pre-vesting
forfeiture rate and the expected option term (the amount of time from the grant
date until the options are exercised or expire).
Volatilities
are based on the historical volatility of our closing common stock
price. Expected term of options and warrants granted represents the period
of time that options and warrants granted are expected to be
outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of
the options and warrants is based on the comparable U.S. Treasury rates in
effect at the time of each grant. The weighted average grant-date fair
value of options granted during the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $2.26
and $3.56, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair value of
warrants granted during the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $2.36 and
$4.39, respectively. There have been no options or warrants exercised
during the period May 12, 2006 through June 30, 2008.
None of
the stock options or warrants listed below are exercisable until such time as we
file our Articles of Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the State
of Nevada to increase our authorized shares of common stock from the current
authorized of 24,000,000 shares to 149,000,000 shares.
On
December 28, 2006, we granted two non-employees warrants to purchase up to an
aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.25
per share for services rendered. The options vested immediately and
terminate on December 28, 2011. The fair value of the warrants was
determined utilizing the Black-Scholes stock option valuation model. The
significant assumptions used in the valuation were: the exercise price as noted
above; the market value of our common stock on December 28, 2006, $0.25;
expected volatility of 105%; risk free interest rate of 4.69%; and a term of
five years. T he fair value of the warrants was $294,722 at December 28,
2006 and was recorded as share based compensation.
On May
22, 2007, we granted three non-employees warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 1,050,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share
for services rendered. The warrants vested immediately and terminate on
May 22, 2012. The fair value of the warrants was determined utilizing the
Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The significant assumptions used in
the valuation were: the exercise price as noted above; the market value of our
common stock on May 22, 2007, $0.30; expected volatility of 160%; risk free
interest rate of 4.76%; and a term of five years. The fair value of the
warrants was $294,623 at May 22, 2007 and was recorded as share based
compensation.
On
October 26, 2007, we granted 250,000 employee options and 1,000,000 warrants to
two non-employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share for services
rendered. The options and warrants vested immediately and terminate on
October 26, 2012. The fair value of the options and warrants of $362,822,
which was expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions and the lack of a
future service requirement, was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The significant assumptions used in the valuation
were: the exercise price as noted above; the market value of our common stock on
October 26, 2007, $0.35; expected volatility of 170%; risk free interest rate of
4.04%; and an expected term of 2.5 years. Due to the limited trading
history of our common stock, the volatility assumption was estimated by
averaging the volatility of two active companies that have operations similar to
ours. The warrants qualify as “plain vanilla” warrants under the provisions
of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107") and, due to limited warrant
exercise data available to us, the term was estimated pursuant to the provisions
of SAB 107.
On
December 19, 2007, we granted our former CEO, options to purchase up to 500,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share for services
rendered. The options vested immediately and terminate on December 19,
2012. The fair value of the options of $124,997, which was expensed
immediately due to the vesting provisions and the lack of a future service
requirement, was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The significant assumptions used in the valuation were: the exercise
price as noted above; the market value of ABC's common stock on December 19,
2007, $0.30; expected volatility of 177%; risk free interest rate of 3.46%; and
a term of 2.5 years. Due to the limited trading history of our common
stock, the volatility assumption was estimated by averaging the volatility of
two active companies that have operations similar to ours. The options
qualify as “plain vanilla” options under the provisions of Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107") and, due to limited option exercise data available
to us, the term was estimated pursuant to the provisions of SAB
107.
On
December 19, 2007, we granted two non-employees warrants to purchase up to an
aggregate of 1,100,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.35
per share for services rendered. The warrants vested immediately and
terminate on December 19, 2012. The fair value of the warrants of $274,993,
which was expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions and the lack of a
future service requirement, was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The assumptions and term utilized in the valuation
were identical to those described above for valuation of the options granted to
our former CEO on December 19, 2007.
On
February 28, 2008, we granted our former CEO, additional options to purchase up
to 250,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.54 per share
for services rendered. The options vested immediately and terminate on
February 27, 2013. The fair value of the options of $114,425, which was
expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions and the lack of a future
service requirement, was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The significant assumptions used in the valuation were: the exercise
price as noted above; the market value of our common stock on February 28, 2007,
$0.54; expected volatility of 178%; risk free interest rate of 2.73%; and a term
of 2.5 years. Due to the limited trading history of our common stock, the
volatility assumption was estimated by averaging the volatility of two active
companies that have operations similar to ours. The options qualify as
“plain vanilla” options under the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No.
107 ("SAB 107") and, due to limited option exercise data available to us, the
term was estimated pursuant to the provisions of SAB 107.
On
February 28, 2008, we granted a non-employee a warrant to purchase up to an
aggregate of 3,300,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.54
per share for services rendered. The warrants vested immediately and
terminate on February 27, 2013. The fair value of the warrants of
$1,510,408, which was expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions and the
lack of a future service requirement, was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The assumptions and term utilized in the valuation
were identical to those described above for valuation of the options granted to
our former CEO on February 28, 2008.
As part
of our employment agreement with Mr. Munn, our CEO, we granted stock options,
exercisable for up to 500,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price
of $0.52 per share, which option vests with respect to these shares on the
effectiveness of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation,
500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.57 per share, which option vests on
May 22, 2009, and 500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.62 per share, which
option vests on May 22, 2010. The fair value of the $0.52 options of
$232,369, which was expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions; the
$0.57 options of $252,090 which is being amortized over the one year vesting
period and the $0.62 options of $254,215 which is being amortized over the two
year vesting period, was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The significant assumptions used in the valuation were: (i) for the
$0.52 options; the exercise price, the market value of our common stock on May
22, 2007, $0.52; expected volatility of 169%; risk free interest rate of 3.52%;
and a term of 3.5 years; (ii) for the $0.57 options; the exercise price, the
market value of our common stock on May 22, 2007, $0.52; expected volatility of
216%; risk free interest rate of 3.52%; and a term of 4.0; and (iii) for the
$0.62 options; the exercise price, the market value of our common stock on May
22, 2007, $0.52; expected volatility of 216%; risk free interest rate of 3.52%;
and a term of 4.5 years. The options qualify as “plain vanilla” options
under the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107") and, due
to limited option exercise data available to us, the term was estimated pursuant
to the provisions of SAB 107.
As part
of our employment agreement with Mr. Chase, our CFO, we granted stock options,
exercisable for up to 375,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price
of $0.52 per share, which option vests with respect to these shares on the
effectiveness of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation,
375,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.57 per share, which option vests on
May 22, 2009, and 375,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.62 per share, which
option vests on May 22, 2010. The fair value of the $0.52 options of
$174,277, which was expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions; the
$0.57 options of $189,068 which is being amortized over the one year vesting
period and the $0.62 options of $190,661 which is being amortized over the two
year vesting period, was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The assumptions and term utilized in the valuation were identical to
those described above for valuation of the options granted to our CEO on May 22,
2008.
As part
of a commission due to the investment banking firm that identified the holders
of the Convertible Debentures, we have agreed to grant warrants, exercisable for
up to 225,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $0.33 per
share. The warrants vested immediately and terminate on May 22,
2013. The fair value of the warrants of $111,192, which was
capitalized as deferred financing costs to be amortized over the life of the
Debentures using the effective interest rate method, was determined
utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The significant
assumptions used in the valuation were: the exercise prices as noted above; the
market value of our common stock on May 22, 2008, $0.52; expected volatility of
216%; risk free interest rate of 3.24%; and a term of 2.5 years. The
options qualify as “plain vanilla” options under the provisions of Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107") and, due to limited option exercise data
available to us, the term was estimated pursuant to the provisions of SAB
107.
Due to
the limited trading history of our common stock, the volatility assumption was
estimated by using the volatility of two active companies that have operations
similar to ours.
A summary of stock option transactions for the years ended June 30, 2008
and 2007 is as follows:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Wtd.
Avg.
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Wtd.
Avg.
Exercise
Price
|
|
Outstanding
beginning of year
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
3,625,000
|
|
|
|
0.52
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
0.30
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Outstanding
end of year
|
|
|
3,775,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
Exercisable
end of year
|
|
|
2,025,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.44
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
Weighted
average fair value of options granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2.26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.56
|
|
At June
30, 2008, the range of exercise prices and weighted average remaining
contractual life of outstanding options was $0.30 to $0.62 and 4.75 years,
respectively.
A summary
of warrant transactions for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 is as
follows:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Wtd.
Avg.
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Wtd.
Avg.
Exercise
Price
|
|
Outstanding
beginning of year
|
|
|
3,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
|
|
1,100,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.43
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
8,625,000
|
|
|
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
2,400,000
|
|
|
|
0.27
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Outstanding
end of year
|
|
|
12,125,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
3,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
Exercisable
end of year
|
|
|
12,125,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
3,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
Weighted
average fair value of warrants granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2.36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4.39
|
|
At June
30, 2008, the range of exercise prices and weighted average remaining
contractual life of outstanding warrants was $0.05 to $0.60 and 3.8 years,
respectively.
NOTE
7. INCOME
TAXES
We use
the liability method, where deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined
based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between
the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income tax
reporting purposes. During fiscal years ended June 30, 2008,and 2007, the
Company incurred net losses and, therefore, has no tax liability. The net
deferred tax asset generated by the loss carry-forward has been fully
reserved. The cumulative net operating loss carry-forward is approximately
$2,684,552 at June 30, 2008.
At June
30, 2008 and 2007, deferred tax assets consisted of the following:
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Deferred
tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating loss
|
$ 939,593
|
|
$
|
465,622
|
|
Less:
valuation allowance
|
(939,593
|
)
|
|
(465,622
|
)
|
Net
deferred tax assets
|
$
--
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
The net
operating loss will expire beginning in 2027. The valuation allowance
increased by $473,971 during the year ended June 30, 2008.
NOTE
8. SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
Acquisition
of Voyager Gas Corporation
On May
22, 2008, we entered into a Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Voyager
Agreement”) with Voyager Gas Holdings, L.P. (“Seller”) and Voyager Gas
Corporation (“Voyager”). On September 2, 2008, we completed our purchase of
all of the outstanding capital stock of Voyager Gas Corporation, the owner of
interests in oil and gas lease blocks located in Duval County, Texas, including
working and other interests in oil and gas leases, wells, and properties,
together with rights under related operating, marketing, and service contracts
and agreements, seismic exploration licenses and rights, and personal property,
equipment and facilities (the "Voyager Acquisition"). Upon the completion
of the Voyager Acquisition, Voyager Gas Corporation became a wholly-owned
subsidiary of our company. Our newly acquired subsidiary’s properties
consist of approximately 14,300 net acres located in Duval County, Texas, or the
Duval County Properties, as defined and more particularly described elsewhere in
this annual report under “
Item
2. Description of Propertie
s
.” The purchase price
also included a proprietary 3-D seismic data base covering a majority of the
property.
The
purchase price paid in the Voyager Acquisition consisted of cash consideration
of $35.0 million, plus 10,000 newly issued shares of our preferred stock
designated as Series D preferred stock (the “Series D Preferred”), having an
agreed upon value of $7.0 million. Upon the effectiveness of an amendment
to our Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of shares of common stock
that we may issue (the “Charter Amendment”), the Series D Preferred will
automatically convert into 17.5 million shares of our common stock, as provided
by the Certificate of Designation with respect to the Series D Preferred filed
with the State of Nevada on August 27, 2008.
CIT
Credit Facility
On
September 2, 2008, we entered into (i) a First Lien Credit Agreement (the
“Revolving Loan”) among the Company, CIT Capital USA Inc. (“CIT Capital”), as
Administrative Agent and the lenders named therein and party thereto (the
“Lenders”) and (ii) a Second Lien Term Loan Agreement (the “Term Loan”) among
the Company, CIT Capital and the Lenders. The Revolving Loan and Term Loan
are collectively referred to herein as the “CIT Credit Facility.”
The
Revolving Loan provides for a $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit
facility which is subject to an initial borrowing base of $14.0 million, or an
amount determined based on semi-annual review of our proved oil and gas
reserves. As of September 4, 2008, we had borrowed $11.5 million under the
Revolving Loan to finance the Voyager Acquisition, to repay the related bridge
loan and transaction expenses, and to fund capital expenditures
generally. Monies advanced under the Revolving Loan mature in three years
and bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.50% based upon a
percentage of funds advanced against the Revolving Loan as it relates to the
borrowing base.
The Term
Loan provides for a one-time advance to us of $22.0 million. We drew down
the full amount on September 2, 2008 to finance the Voyager Acquisition and to
repay the related bridge loan and transaction expenses. Monies borrowed
under the Term Loan mature in three and one-half years and bear interest at a
rate equal to LIBOR plus 5% during the first twelve months after closing and
LIBOR plus 7.50%, thereafter.
All of
the oil and natural gas properties acquired in the Voyager Acquisition are
pledged as collateral for the CIT Credit Facility. We have also agreed not
to pay dividends on our Common Stock.
As
further consideration for entering into the CIT Credit Facility, we issued to
CIT Capital a warrant exercisable at an exercise price of $0.35 per share for up
to 24,199,996 shares of our common stock, or approximately 27.5% of our common
stock on a fully-diluted basis at September 2, 2008. The warrant is
exercisable for a period of seven years, contains certain anti-dilution
provisions and is not exercisable until the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment.
Related
Party Transaction
On August
20, 2008, we issued 500 shares of our newly designated Series C Preferred
(defined below) to Alan D. Gaines, our largest stockholder and a director of our
Company, in exchange for the cancellation of a promissory note made by us in
favor of Mr. Gaines, in the principal amount of $50,000. In addition to
these shares of Series C Preferred, on August 20, 2008 we also issued an
additional 500 shares of Series C Preferred to Mr. Gaines for cash consideration
of $50,000. The Series C Preferred are automatically redeemable by our
Company at the rate of $100 for every one (1) share of Series C Preferred being
redeemed upon the closing of a debt or equity financing whereby we realize gross
proceeds in excess of $5,000,000.
Shares of
preferred stock, $.001 par value, designated out of our authorized “blank check
preferred stock” by our Board as “Series C Preferred Stock” (the “Series C
Preferred”), have the rights, preferences, powers, restrictions and obligations
set forth in the Certificate of Designation filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Nevada on August 20, 2008, including the automatic redemption
rights referenced above. However, holders of the Series C Preferred are not
entitled to any dividends, preemption, voting, conversion or other rights as a
stockholder of our Company.
(b)
Financial Statements of Voyager Gas Corporation (Predecessor)
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
|
Financial
Statements Together With
|
|
Report
of Independent Auditors
|
|
December
31, 2007 and 2006
|
MONTGOMERY
COSCIA GREILICH LLP
Certified
Public Accountants
MONTGOMERY
COSCIA GREILICH LLP
Certified
Public Accountants
2701
Dallas Parkway, Suite 300
Plano,
Texas 75093
972.378.0400
p
972.378.0416
f
Thomas A.
Montgomery, CPA
Matthew
R. Coscia, CPA
Paul E.
Greilich, CPA
Jeanette
A. Musacchio
James M.
Lyngholm
Chris C.
Johnson, CPA
INDEPENDENT
AUDITOR’S REPORT
To the
Stockholders of
Voyager
Gas Corporation
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Voyager Gas Corporation as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the related statements of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based
on our audits.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company
Acounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis
for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but
not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we
express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Voyager Gas Corporation as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ MONTGOMERY
COSCIA GREILICH LLP
MONTGOMERY
COSCIA GREILICH LLP
Plano,
Texas
May 8,
2008
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
BALANCE
SHEETS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
631,755
|
|
Trade
accounts receivable, net of allowance of $0
|
|
|
1,791,519
|
|
|
|
1,811,319
|
|
Option
contracts
|
|
|
205,639
|
|
|
|
1,445,403
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
7,933
|
|
|
|
6,333
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
2,005,091
|
|
|
|
3,894,810
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
38,798,447
|
|
|
|
52,763,865
|
|
Other
long-term assets
|
|
|
16,728
|
|
|
|
17,714
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
40,820,266
|
|
|
$
|
56,676,389
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
overdraft
|
|
$
|
316,239
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
1,517,811
|
|
|
|
1,190,080
|
|
Credit
facility, current
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
15,000,000
|
|
Deferred
taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
511,506
|
|
Income
taxes currently payable
|
|
|
771,352
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
2,605,402
|
|
|
|
16,701,586
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit
facility, long-term
|
|
|
15,116,287
|
|
|
|
29,965,589
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
4,876,267
|
|
|
|
369,447
|
|
Total liabilities
|
|
|
22,597,956
|
|
|
|
47,036,622
|
|
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, $.01 par value, 10 shares authorized, issued and
outstanding
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
|
11,082,310
|
|
|
|
2,499,767
|
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
18,222,310
|
|
|
|
9,639,767
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
|
$
|
40,820,266
|
|
|
$
|
56,676,389
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas revenue
|
|
$
|
10,739,352
|
|
|
$
|
15,370,438
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
2,464,653
|
|
|
|
2,936,265
|
|
Production
tax
|
|
|
836,349
|
|
|
|
721,510
|
|
Exploration
expenses
|
|
|
9,399
|
|
|
|
391,482
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
4,834,352
|
|
|
|
5,440,973
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
979,832
|
|
|
|
1,928,909
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
970,701
|
|
|
|
785,059
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
10,095,286
|
|
|
|
12,204,198
|
|
Income
from operations
|
|
|
644,066
|
|
|
|
3,166,240
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on sale of lease
|
|
|
12,702,811
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Income
before provision for income taxes
|
|
|
13,346,877
|
|
|
|
3,166,240
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
(4,764,334
|
)
|
|
|
(805,503
|
)
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
8,582,543
|
|
|
$
|
2,360,737
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Paid-In
|
|
|
Retained
|
|
|
Stockholders’
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
$
|
139,030
|
|
|
$
|
7,279,030
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
2,360,737
|
|
|
|
2,360,737
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
|
2,499,767
|
|
|
|
9,639,767
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
8,582,543
|
|
|
|
8,582,543
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
$
|
11,082,310
|
|
|
$
|
18,222,310
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
8,582,543
|
|
|
$
|
2,360,737
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
4,834,351
|
|
|
|
5,440,973
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
3,995,314
|
|
|
|
805,503
|
|
Gain
on sale of leased property
|
|
|
(12,702,811
|
)
|
|
|
370,188
|
|
Unrealized
derivative (gain) loss
|
|
|
1,239,764
|
|
|
|
(1,868,442
|
)
|
(Increase)
decrease in operating assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
19,800
|
|
|
|
(1,194,427
|
)
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
(1,600
|
)
|
|
|
853
|
|
Other
long-term assets
|
|
|
986
|
|
|
|
(7866
|
)
|
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
327,731
|
|
|
|
400,440
|
|
Income
taxes payable
|
|
|
771,352
|
|
|
|
(11,572
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
7,067,430
|
|
|
|
6,296,387
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(7,195,160
|
)
|
|
|
(44,656,768
|
)
|
Proceeds
from sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
29,029,038
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
21,833,878
|
|
|
|
(44,656,768
|
)
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(repayments) proceeds from long-term debt
|
|
|
(29,849,302
|
)
|
|
|
39,172,563
|
|
Bank
overdraft
|
|
|
316,239
|
|
|
|
(180,427
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
(29,533,063
|
)
|
|
|
38,992,136
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
|
|
(631,755
|
)
|
|
|
631,755
|
|
Cash
at beginning of year
|
|
|
631,755
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Cash
at end of year
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
631,755
|
|
Supplemental
information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$
|
1,255,923
|
|
|
$
|
1,635,908
|
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements
December
31, 2007 and 2006
Note
1. Organization
Voyager
Gas Corporation (the “Company”) was formed in May 2004 as a Delaware
corporation. The Company is engaged in the acquisition, development,
production, and sale of oil and gas. The Company sells its oil and gas
products primarily to domestic pipelines and refineries.
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A summary
of the Company’s significant accounting policies consistently applied in the
preparation of the accompanying financial statements as follows:
Basis
of Accounting and Revenue Recognition
The
financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Revenues and
their related costs are recognized when petroleum products are delivered to the
customer in accordance with the underlying sales contract.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
For
purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all short-term
securities with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2007 or
2006.
Accounts
Receivable
At
December 31, 2007 and 2006, accounts receivable consisted primarily of accrued
oil and gas revenue. The Company extends unsecured credit to its customers
in the ordinary course of business but mitigates the associated credit risk by
performing credit checks and actively pursuing past due accounts. The
company does not have a history of uncollectible accounts, and did not record an
allowance for bad debt at December 31, 2007 or 2006.
Property
and Equipment
The
Company capitalizes all exploratory well costs until a determination is made
that the well has found proved reserves or is deemed noncommercial, in which
case the well costs are charged to exploration expense.
The
Company uses the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas
producing activities. Costs to acquire mineral interests in oil and gas
properties, to drill and equip exploratory wells that find proved reserves, to
drill and equip development wells and related asset retirement costs are
capitalized. Costs to drill exploratory wells that do not find proved
reserves, geological and geophysical costs, and costs of carrying and retaining
unproved properties are expensed. Exploratory expenses and unsuccessful
exploratory well costs were $9,399 and $391,482 for the years ended December 31,
2007 and 2006, respectively.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Property
and Equipment, continued
Unproved
oil and gas properties that are individually significant are periodically
assessed for impairment of value and a loss is recognized at the time of
impairment by providing an impairment allowance. There were no unproved oil
and gas properties at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Other
property and equipment consists of lease and well equipment, automobiles and
office furniture and equipment. Major renewals and improvements are
capitalized while the costs of repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as
incurred. The costs of assets retired or disposed and the related
accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain
or loss is reflected in operations.
The
Company provides depreciation, depletion and amortization of their investment in
producing oil and natural gas properties on the units-of-production method,
based upon qualified internal reserve engineer estimates of recoverable oil and
natural gas reserves from the property. Depreciation expense for other
property and equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the
estimated useful lives of three to seven years.
Impairment
of Assets
The
Company evaluates producing property costs for impairment and reduces such costs
to fair value if the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than
net book value pursuant to SFAS 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
. The Company assesses impairment of
non-producing leasehold costs and undeveloped mineral and royalty interests
periodically on a property-by-property basis. The Company charges any
impairment in value to expense in the period incurred. There was no
impairment loss recognized for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006.
Capitalized
Interest
The
Company capitalizes interest on significant investments in unproved properties
that were not being currently depreciated, depleted or amortized and on which
exploration activities were in progress. Interest is capitalized using the
weighted average interest rate on its outstanding borrowings. There was no
capitalized interest for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006.
Income
taxes
Provisions
for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year
and deferred taxes on temporary differences between the amount of taxable income
and pretax financial income and between the tax bases of assets and liabilities
and their reported amounts in the financial statements. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently
enacted income tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax
assets and liabilities are expected to be realized or settled as prescribed in
SFAS 109,
Accounting for
I
ncome
Taxes.
As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred
tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income
taxes.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant
estimates include the evaluation of proved reserves and related depletion
expense as well as changes in the value of unrealized option
contracts.
Environmental
Matters
Environmental
expenditures are expensed or capitalized, as appropriate, depending on their
future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition
caused by past operations, and that do not have future economic benefit are
expensed. Liabilities related to future costs are recorded on an
undiscounted basis when environmental assessments and/or remediation activities
are probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Any insurance
recoveries are recorded as assets when received. There are no estimated
environmental liabilities at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Abandonment
Costs
SFAS 143
requires that the fair value of a liability for a retirement obligation be
recognized in the period in which the liability is incurred. For oil and
gas properties, this is the period in which an oil and gas well is acquired or
drilled. The asset retirement obligation is capitalized as part of the
carrying amount of the Company’s oil and gas properties at its discounted fair
value. The liability is then accreted each period until the liability is
settled or the well is sold, at which time the liability is reversed. The
Company has not recorded an abandonment cost liability at December 31, 2007 or
2006 because it believes that any costs, net of related salvage value, are
insignificant.
Option
Contracts
The
Company enters into option contracts to reduce the effect of the volatility of
price changes on the oil and gas products sold. Realized gains and losses
on option contracts are included as component of oil and gas
sales. Unrealized gains and losses due to changes in fair value of option
contracts not qualifying for designation as either cash flow or fair value
hedges that occur prior to maturity are also included as a component of oil and
gas sales.
The
Company has established the fair value of all derivative instruments using
estimates determined by financial risk management professionals engaged to
execute hedging activities on behalf of the Company. These values are based
upon, among other things, futures prices, volatility, time to maturity and
credit risk. The values the Company reports in their financial statements
change as these estimates are revised to reflect actual results, changes in
market conditions or other factors.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Option
Contracts, continued
SFAS
133,
Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities
, establishes accounting and reporting
standards requiring that derivative instruments (including certain derivative
instruments embedded in other contracts) be recorded at fair value and included
in the balance sheet as assets or liabilities. The accounting for changes
in the fair value of a derivative instrument depends on the intended use of the
derivative and the resulting designation, which is established at the inception
of a derivative. For derivative instruments designated as cash flow
hedges, changes in fair value, to the extent the hedge is effective, are
recognized in other comprehensive income until the derivative instrument is sold
or recognized in earnings. Any change in the fair value resulting from
ineffectiveness, as defined by SFAS 133, is recognized in oil and gas
sales.
No option
contracts expense or benefit was recognized in other comprehensive income in
2007 or 2006. For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, realized
gains (losses) of $630,539 and ($267,852) and unrealized gains (losses) of
($1,239,764) and $1,868,442 were recorded, net, in oil and gas sales,
respectively.
Concentrations
and Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject the Company to a concentration of credit
risk consist principally of cash, accounts receivable and its option contract
instruments. The Company places its cash with high credit quality
financial institutions and has not experienced any such losses. The
Company sells its oil and natural gas to two customers. The Company places
their option contract instruments with financial institutions and other firms
that they believe have high credit ratings.
Note
3. Acquisitions and Sales of Lease Properties
Voyager
South Texas Holdings, L.L.C. (“VST”) was formed in May 2006, in order to
facilitate a Section 1031 exchange of certain oil gas lease properties. The
Company borrowed and guaranteed funds under its credit facility to fund the
acquisition of the Duval Lease property through VST.
The
acquisition of the Duval Lease was recorded by allocating the total purchase
consideration to the fair values of the net assets acquired as
follows:
Net
assets acquired:
|
|
|
|
Proven,
developed properties
|
|
$
|
22,065,415
|
|
Proven,
undeveloped properties
|
|
|
13,298,590
|
|
Tangible
drilling costs
|
|
|
5,508,670
|
|
Total
purchase price
|
|
$
|
40,872,675
|
|
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
3. Acquisitions and Sales of Lease Properties, continued
To
complete the IRS Section 1031 exchange, the Company executed an asset sale
agreement in January 2007 to sell the Garza Lease property for approximately
$29,000,000 in cash, resulting in a gain of approximately
$13,000,000. Included in property and equipment is approximately
$16,000,000 of assets held for sale at December 31, 2006. In February 2007,
VST was merged with the Company. As a result of the economic dependencies
and debt guarantees between the Company and VST at December 31, 2006, the
financial statements of VST have been combined for financial statement
presentation purposes. All inter-company profits, transactions and balances
have been eliminated in the combined financial statements.
The IRS
Section 1031 exchange did not qualify for like-kind exchange accounting for book
purposes because the counter parties were not the same and the earnings process
was completed with each leg of the exchange.
Note
4. Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment consisted of the following at December 31, 2007 and
2006:
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Non-producing
leaseholds
|
|
$
|
13,298,591
|
|
|
$
|
14,025,344
|
|
Producing
leaseholds and related costs
|
|
|
33,287,330
|
|
|
|
43,691,392
|
|
Lease
and well equipment
|
|
|
1,125,349
|
|
|
|
1,522,491
|
|
Furniture,
fixtures, and office equipment
|
|
|
25,400
|
|
|
|
24,650
|
|
Automobiles
|
|
|
28,688
|
|
|
|
28,688
|
|
|
|
|
47,765,358
|
|
|
|
59,292,565
|
|
Accumulated
depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
|
(8,966,911
|
)
|
|
|
(6,528,700
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
38,798,447
|
|
|
$
|
52,763,865
|
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006 was $4,834,351 and $5,440,973, respectively. Depletion expense per
equivalent Mcf for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, was $3.60
per Mcfe and $3.02 per Mcfe, respectively.
Note
5. Credit Facility
On March
22, 2005, the Company entered into a three-year asset-based borrowing facility
with Bank of Texas (the “Credit Facility”). The total commitment under the
Credit Facility is $75,000,000. The borrowing base is set by the bank every
March 1st and September 1st of each year and is based on
the present value of the future net income accruing to the property. The
borrowing base was $17,000,000 at December 31, 2007.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
5. Credit Facility, continued
Interest
on the Credit Facility is payable quarterly and is based upon the prime rate or
LIBOR rate, in each case plus an applicable margin, at the option of the Company
(6.72% and 7.94% weighted average interest rates at December 31, 2007 and 2006,
respectively). On December 31, 2007, the Company had $15,116,287 in
outstanding borrowings and $1,833,713 available for borrowings. The Company
is subject to a floating unused borrowing base commitment fee of 0.25% to 0.50%
(0.375% and 0.500% at December 31, 2007 and 2006). The Credit Facility
matures on March 22, 2009 at which time all unpaid principal and interest are
due. The Credit Facility is collateralized by all the Company’s
assets. The entire principal balance outstanding at December 31, 2007 is
due at maturity.
The
Credit Facility contains various affirmative and negative covenants. These
covenants, among other things, limit additional indebtedness, the sale of
assets, and require the Company to meet certain financial
ratios. Specifically, the Company must maintain a current ratio greater
than or equal to 1.0, an interest coverage ratio greater than or equal to 3.0
and a funded debt to EBITDA less than 3.5. As of December 31, 2007, the
Company was in compliance with regard to the covenants.
The
Credit Facility requires the Company to enter into option contracts to hedge
crude oil prices. The Credit Facility allows for additional lines of credit
not to exceed $500,000 securing obligations of the Company under its option
contracts with other parties.
Note
6. Income Taxes
The
components of the provision for income taxes at December 31, 2007 and
2006:
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Current
income tax expense
|
|
$
|
(769,019
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Deferred
income tax expense
|
|
|
(3,995,315
|
)
|
|
|
(805,503
|
)
|
Total
income tax expense
|
|
$
|
(4,764,334
|
)
|
|
$
|
(805,503
|
)
|
The
Company’s effective income tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate as
follows at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
U.S.
Federal statutory rate
|
|
|
34.00
|
%
|
|
|
34.00
|
%
|
State
income tax
|
|
|
0.80
|
%
|
|
|
0.50
|
%
|
Permanent
differences
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)%
|
|
|
(10.30
|
)%
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)%
|
Other
|
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
|
|
1.23
|
%
|
|
|
|
35.8
|
%
|
|
|
25.43
|
%
|
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
6. Income Taxes, continued
Temporary
differences in the amount of assets and liabilities recognized for financial
reporting and tax purposes create deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are
summarized as follows at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Current
deferred tax assets (liabilities):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss on option contracts
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(500,977
|
)
|
Other
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10,529
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(511,506
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current
deferred tax assets (liabilities):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss on option contracts
|
|
$
|
(71,274
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation, and amortization
|
|
|
(249,428
|
)
|
|
|
(279,066
|
)
|
Net
operating losses
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
829,332
|
|
Intangible
drilling costs
|
|
|
(109,509
|
)
|
|
|
(919,713
|
)
|
Gain
on sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(4,402,795
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(43,261
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
$
|
(4,876,267
|
)
|
|
$
|
(369,447
|
)
|
Note
7. Lease Commitments
The
Company presently leases office space under a non-cancelable operating
lease. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was
$20,404 was $28,912, respectively. Future minimum lease payments under this
lease as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:
Years
ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
15,754
|
|
|
|
$
|
15,754
|
|
Note
8. Related Party Transactions
During
2004, the Company entered into an Advisory Services, Reimbursement, and
Indemnification Agreement (“The Agreement”) with Natural Gas Partners (“NGP”), a
related party. NGP is a majority partner in Voyager Gas Holdings LLP which
owns one hundred percent of the Company’s common stock. This Agreement
states that the Company will pay NGP $75,000 per year in advisory fees beginning
in May 2005 until the earlier of (i) the date of dissolution of the Company or
(ii) the second anniversary of an initial public offering by the
Company. During 2007 and 2006 the total amounts paid to NGP for advisory
fees was $75,000 and $75,000, respectively.
NGP also
serves as a director of the Company and was paid $30,000 and $30,000 in
director’s fees during 2007 and 2006, respectively.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
9. Common Stock
Authorized
and outstanding shares of common stock are as follows:
|
|
Authorized
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
Par
Value
|
|
Common
stock
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
Holders
of the common stock have exclusive voting rights and powers at shareholders’
meetings, including the exclusive right to notice of such shareholders’
meetings.
Note
10. Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited)
The
estimates of proved reserves are made using available geological and reservoir
data as well as production performance data. These estimates are reviewed
annually and revised, either upward or downward, as warranted by additional
data. Revisions are necessary due to changes in, among other things,
reservoir performance, prices, economic conditions and governmental restrictions
as well as changes in the expected recovery rates associated with infill
drilling. Decreases in prices, for example, may cause a reduction in some
proved reserves due to reaching economic limits sooner.
The
supplementary oil and gas data that follows is presented in accordance with SFAS
No. 69, “
Disclosures about Oil
and Gas Producing Activities”
and includes (1) capitalized costs, costs
incurred and results of operations related to oil and gas producing activities,
(2) net proved oil and gas reserves, and (3) a standardized measure of
discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas
reserves. During July 2006 the Company acquired the Duval Lease located in
Duval County, Texas and in January 2007 sold its Garza Lease located in Garza
County, Texas.
Proved
oil and gas reserves estimates, all of which are located in the United States,
were prepared solely by Company engineers and are the responsibility of
management. The reserve reports were prepared in accordance with guidelines
established by the Securities and Exchange Commission and, accordingly, were
based on existing economic and operating conditions. Crude oil and natural
gas prices in effect as of the date of the reserve reports were used without any
escalation. Operating costs, production and ad valorem taxes and future
development costs were based on current costs with no escalation.
There are
numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves and
in projecting the future rates of production and timing of development
expenditures. The following reserve data represents estimates only and
should not be construed as being exact. Moreover, the present values should
not be construed as the current market value of the Company’s crude oil and
natural gas reserves or the costs that would be incurred to obtain equivalent
reserves.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
10. Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited),
continued
The
changes in proved reserves for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were
as follows:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
Oil
|
|
|
Natural
Gas
|
|
|
Oil
|
|
|
Natural
Gas
|
|
|
|
(Mbbls)
|
|
|
(MMcf)
|
|
|
(Mbbls)
|
|
|
(MMcf)
|
|
Beginning
balance
|
|
|
2,881
|
|
|
|
10,453
|
|
|
|
2,800
|
|
|
|
382
|
|
Revisions
|
|
|
659
|
|
|
|
7,461
|
|
|
|
(446
|
)
|
|
|
(537
|
)
|
Extensions/discoveries
|
|
|
242
|
|
|
|
2,718
|
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
|
38
|
|
Purchases
in place
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
342
|
|
|
|
11,562
|
|
Sales
in place
|
|
|
(2,564
|
)
|
|
|
(351
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Production
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
|
|
(1,068
|
)
|
|
|
(135
|
)
|
|
|
(992
|
)
|
Ending
balance
|
|
|
1,172
|
|
|
|
19,213
|
|
|
|
2,881
|
|
|
|
10,453
|
|
Proved developed reserves for the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Oil
|
|
|
Natural
Gas
|
|
|
Oil
|
|
|
Natural
Gas
|
|
|
|
(Mbbls)
|
|
|
(MMcf)
|
|
|
(Mbbls)
|
|
|
(MMcf)
|
|
Proved
developed reserves:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning
of year
|
|
|
2,260
|
|
|
|
5,689
|
|
|
|
2,114
|
|
|
|
282
|
|
End
of year
|
|
|
768
|
|
|
|
9,132
|
|
|
|
2,260
|
|
|
|
5,689
|
|
The
capitalized costs relating to oil and gas producing activities and the related
accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization as of December 31, 2007 and
2006 were as follows:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Non-producing
leaseholds
|
|
$
|
13,298,591
|
|
|
$
|
14,025,344
|
|
Proved
properties
|
|
|
34,412,679
|
|
|
|
45,213,883
|
|
Accumulated
depletion and depreciation
|
|
|
(8,936,029
|
)
|
|
|
(6,510,338
|
)
|
Net
capitalized costs
|
|
$
|
38,775,241
|
|
|
$
|
52,728,889
|
|
The
following table reflects total costs incurred, both capitalized and expensed,
for oil and gas property acquisitions and exploration and development activities
during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Property
acquisition costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
27,574,085
|
|
Unproved
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
13,298,590
|
|
Total
acquisition costs
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
40,872,675
|
|
Unproved
acreage
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Development
costs
|
|
|
7,195,160
|
|
|
|
3,784,093
|
|
Exploration
costs
|
|
|
9,399
|
|
|
|
391,482
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
7,204,559
|
|
|
$
|
45,048,250
|
|
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
10. Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited),
continued
Net
revenues from production in the following schedule include only the revenues
from the production and sale of oil and natural gas. The income tax expense
is calculated by applying the current statutory tax rates to the revenues after
deducting costs, which include DD&A allowances. The results of
operations exclude general office overhead and interest expense attributable to
oil and gas activities. Results of operations from producing operations for
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, are set forth below:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Oil
and gas sales
|
|
$
|
10,739,352
|
|
|
$
|
15,370,438
|
|
Oil
and gas production costs
(1)
|
|
|
(3,301,002
|
)
|
|
|
(3,657,775
|
)
|
Exploration
expense
|
|
|
(9,399
|
)
|
|
|
(391,482
|
)
|
Depletion
expense
|
|
|
(4,824,336
|
)
|
|
|
(5,430,957
|
)
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
2,604,615
|
|
|
|
5,890,224
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
(911,615
|
)
|
|
|
(2,061,578
|
)
|
Results
from producing activities
|
|
$
|
1,693,000
|
|
|
$
|
3,828,646
|
|
(1)
|
Production
costs consist of oil and natural gas operations expense and production and
ad valorem taxes.
|
The
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows and Changes Therein
Relating to Proved Oil and Natural Gas Reserves (“Standardized Measure”) do not
purport to present the fair market value of the Company’s crude oil and natural
gas properties. An estimate of such value should consider, among other
factors, anticipated future prices of crude oil and natural gas, the probability
of recoveries in excess of existing proved reserves, the value of probable
reserves and acreage prospects, and perhaps different discount rates. It
should be noted that estimates of reserve quantities, especially from new
discoveries, are inherently imprecise and subject to substantial
revision.
Under the
Standardized Measure, future cash inflows were estimated by applying year-end
prices to the estimated future production of the year-end reserves. These
prices have varied widely and have a significant impact on both the quantities
and value of the proved reserves as reduced prices cause wells to reach the end
of their economic life much sooner and also make certain proved undeveloped
locations uneconomical, both of which reduce reserves.
At
December 31, 2007, the present value (discounted at 10%) of future net cash
flows from the Company’s proved reserves was $87.8 million, (stated in
accordance with the regulations of the SEC and the FASB). The increase of
$14.6 million or 20% in 2007 compared to 2006 is primarily due to higher oil and
natural gas prices at year-end 2007 and successful exploration and development,
partially offset by the sale of the Company’s West Texas
properties.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
10. Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited),
continued
The
present value of future net cash flows does not purport to be an estimate of the
fair market value of the Company’s proved reserves. An estimate of fair
value would also take into account, among other things, anticipated changes in
future prices and costs, the expected recovery of reserves in excess of proved
reserves and a discount factor more representative of the time value of money
and the risks inherent in producing oil and gas. Significant changes in
estimated reserve volumes or commodity prices could have a material effect on
the Company’s financial statements.
The
standardized measure of discounted cash flows related to proved oil and gas
reserves at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Future
revenues
|
|
$
|
211,713
|
|
|
$
|
215,413
|
|
Future
production costs
|
|
|
(51,454
|
)
|
|
|
(70,592
|
)
|
Future
development costs
|
|
|
(12,350
|
)
|
|
|
(11,395
|
)
|
Future
net cash flows
|
|
|
147,909
|
|
|
|
133,426
|
|
10%
discount factor
|
|
|
(60,147
|
)
|
|
|
(60,143
|
)
|
Standardized
measure of discounted future net cash relating to proved
reserves
|
|
$
|
87,762
|
|
|
$
|
73,284
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future
cash flows are computed by applying year-end prices, adjusted for location and
quality differentials on a property-by-property basis, to year-end quantities of
proved reserves, except in those instances where fixed and determinable price
changes are provided by contractual arrangements at year-end. The
discounted future cash flow estimates do not include the effects of the
Company’s derivative instruments.
The
following table reflects the year-end prices for crude oil and natural
gas.
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Average
crude oil price per Bbl
|
|
$
|
71.40
|
|
|
$
|
52.41
|
|
Average
natural gas price per Mcf
|
|
$
|
6.66
|
|
|
$
|
6.16
|
|
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
10. Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited),
continued
The
primary changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, were as follows:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Standardized
measure, beginning balance
|
|
$
|
73,284
|
|
|
$
|
42,196
|
|
Oil
and gas sales, net of costs
|
|
|
(7,228
|
)
|
|
|
(11,713
|
)
|
Discoveries,
extensions and transfers
|
|
|
9,964
|
|
|
|
3,788
|
|
Purchase
of minerals in place
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
47,313
|
|
Sales
of minerals in place
|
|
|
(32,402
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Changes
in estimates of future development costs
|
|
|
4,520
|
|
|
|
(4,045
|
)
|
Net
changes in prices
|
|
|
11,035
|
|
|
|
13,453
|
|
Development
costs incurred during the period
|
|
|
7,195
|
|
|
|
3,784
|
|
Revisions
of estimates and other
|
|
|
21,395
|
|
|
|
(21,492
|
)
|
Standardized
measure, ending balance
|
|
$
|
87,763
|
|
|
$
|
73,284
|
|
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
BALANCE
SHEETS
(Unaudited)
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
708,367
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
801,525
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Trade
accounts receivable, net of allowance of $0
|
|
|
576,214
|
|
|
|
1,791,519
|
|
Option
contracts
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
205,639
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
9,124
|
|
|
|
7,933
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
2,095,230
|
|
|
|
2,005,091
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
37,347,690
|
|
|
|
38,798,447
|
|
Other
long-term assets
|
|
|
48,365
|
|
|
|
16,728
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
39,491,285
|
|
|
$
|
40,820,266
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
overdraft
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
316,239
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
71,823
|
|
|
|
1,517,811
|
|
Credit
facility – short-term
|
|
|
12,239,193
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Option
contracts
|
|
|
1,037,295
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Earnest
money deposit
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Income
taxes currently payable
|
|
|
689,115
|
|
|
|
771,352
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
14,837,426
|
|
|
|
2,605,402
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit
facility, long-term
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
15,116,287
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
4,876,267
|
|
|
|
4,876,267
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
19,713,693
|
|
|
|
22,597,956
|
|
Shareholders'
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, $.01 par value, 10 shares authorized, 10 shares issued and
outstanding at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
|
12,637,592
|
|
|
|
11,082,310
|
|
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
19,777,592
|
|
|
|
18,222,310
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
$
|
39,491,285
|
|
|
$
|
40,820,266
|
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas revenue
|
|
$
|
3,430,047
|
|
|
$
|
2,983,026
|
|
|
$
|
6,828,541
|
|
|
$
|
4,596,748
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
141,410
|
|
|
|
706,128
|
|
|
|
2,326,418
|
|
|
|
1,299,093
|
|
Production
taxes
|
|
|
267,445
|
|
|
|
182,847
|
|
|
|
370,338
|
|
|
|
366,739
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
768,289
|
|
|
|
1,709,034
|
|
|
|
1,699,409
|
|
|
|
4,824,815
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
152,207
|
|
|
|
259,364
|
|
|
|
401,707
|
|
|
|
308,224
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
274,333
|
|
|
|
254,952
|
|
|
|
475,387
|
|
|
|
498,204
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
1,603,684
|
|
|
|
3,112,325
|
|
|
|
5,273,259
|
|
|
|
7,297,075
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
|
1,826,363
|
|
|
|
(129,299
|
)
|
|
|
1,555,282
|
|
|
|
(2,700,327
|
)
|
Gain
on sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
12,702,811
|
|
Income
(loss) before provision for income taxes
|
|
|
1,826,363
|
|
|
|
(129,299
|
)
|
|
|
1,555,282
|
|
|
|
10,002,484
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(4,402,795
|
)
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
1,826,363
|
|
|
$
|
(129,299
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,555,282
|
|
|
$
|
5,599,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
(Unaudited)
|
|
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
1,555,282
|
|
|
$
|
5,599,689
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,699,409
|
|
|
|
4,824,815
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
4,402,794
|
|
Gain
on sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(12,702,811
|
)
|
Unrealized
derivative loss
|
|
|
1,242,934
|
|
|
|
942,460
|
|
Non-cash
investment interest
|
|
|
(1,525
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
1,215,305
|
|
|
|
626,278
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
(1,191
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Other
long-term assets
|
|
|
(31,637
|
)
|
|
|
(1,364
|
)
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(1,445,988
|
)
|
|
|
370,698
|
|
Income
taxes payable
|
|
|
(82,237
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
4,150,352
|
|
|
|
4,062,559
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
in oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(248,652
|
)
|
|
|
(2,966,495
|
)
|
Net
proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
29,029,038
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(248,652
|
)
|
|
|
26,062,543
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(repayments) proceeds from long-term debt
|
|
|
(2,877,094
|
)
|
|
|
(30,756,857
|
)
|
Repayment
of bank overdraft
|
|
|
(316,239
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(3,193,333
|
)
|
|
|
(30,756,857
|
)
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
|
|
708,367
|
|
|
|
(631,755
|
)
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
631,755
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
708,367
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Supplemental
cash flow disclosures:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
paid
|
|
$
|
400,724
|
|
|
$
|
624,672
|
|
Taxes
paid
|
|
$
|
82,237
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Unaudited Financial Statements
June 30,
2008 and 2007
Note
1. Organization
The
accompanying unaudited financial statements of Voyager Gas Corporation (the
"Company" or "Voyager") have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim
financial information. They do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America for a complete financial presentation. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments
considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included in the
accompanying unaudited financial statements. Operating results for the
periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be
expected for the full year.
These
unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s
annual audited financial statements and footnotes for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006, which are included as part of this Form 8-K.
Voyager
was formed in May 2004 as a Delaware corporation. The Company is engaged in
the acquisition, development, production, and sale of oil and natural gas and
its operations are conducted primarily in Duval County, Texas. The
Company sells its oil and natural gas products primarily to domestic pipelines
and refineries.
Note
2. Acquisitions
and Sales of Lease Properties
Voyager
South Texas Holdings, L.L.C. (“VST”) was formed in May 2006, in order to
facilitate a Section 1031 exchange of certain oil and gas lease
properties. The Company borrowed and guaranteed funds under its credit
facility to fund the acquisition of the Duval County, Texas lease property
through VST. The acquisition of the Duval lease was recorded by allocating
the total purchase consideration to the fair values of the net assets acquired
as follows:
Net
assets acquired:
|
|
|
|
Proven,
developed properties
|
|
$
|
22,065,415
|
|
Proven,
undeveloped properties
|
|
|
13,298,590
|
|
Tangible
drilling costs
|
|
|
5,508,670
|
|
Total
purchase price
|
|
$
|
40,872,675
|
|
To
complete the IRS Section 1031 exchange, the Company executed an asset sale
agreement in January 2007 to sell the Garza lease property located in Garza
County, Texas for approximately $29,000,000 in cash, resulting in a gain of
approximately $13,000,000. In February 2007, VST was merged with the
Company. As a result of the economic dependencies and debt guarantees
between the Company and VST at December 31, 2006, the financial statements of
VST have been combined for financial statement presentation purposes. All
inter-company profits, transactions and balances have been eliminated in the
combined financial statements. The IRS Section 1031 exchange did not
qualify for like-kind exchange accounting for book purposes because the counter
parties were not the same and the earnings process was completed with each leg
of the exchange.
On May
22, 2008, the Company and Voyager Gas Holdings, L.P. (“Seller”) entered into a
Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “ABC Agreement”) with ABC Funding, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation, (“Buyer”). Pursuant to the ABC Agreement, as amended
on August 15, 2008 and September 2, 2008, on September 2, 2008, Seller sold to
Buyer all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Voyager Gas
Corporation. Included in the sale were the Company’s interests in its oil
and gas field located in Duval County, Texas, including working and other
interests in oil and gas leases, wells, and properties, together with rights
under related operating, marketing, and service contracts and agreements,
seismic exploration licenses and rights, and personal property, equipment, and
facilities. The purchase price also included a proprietary 3-D seismic data
base covering a majority of the property.
The sales
price received in the sale consisted of cash consideration of $35.0 million,
plus 10,000 newly issued shares of ABC’s preferred stock designated as Series D
preferred stock, having an agreed upon value of $7.0 million. Upon the
effectiveness of an amendment to ABC’s Articles of Incorporation increasing the
number of shares of common stock that it may issue, the Series D preferred stock
will automatically convert into 17.5 million shares of ABC’s common stock, as
provided by the Certificate of Designation with respect to the Series D
preferred filed by ABC Funding, Inc. with the State of Nevada on August 27,
2008.
Note
3. Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment consisted of the following at June 30, 2008 and December 31,
2007:
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
Non-producing
leaseholds
|
|
$
|
13,299,340
|
|
|
$
|
13,298,591
|
|
Producing
leaseholds and related costs
|
|
|
34,661,332
|
|
|
|
34,412,679
|
|
Furniture,
fixtures and office equipment
|
|
|
24,650
|
|
|
|
25,400
|
|
Automobiles
|
|
|
28,688
|
|
|
|
28,688
|
|
|
|
|
48,014,010
|
|
|
|
47,765,358
|
|
Accumulated
depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
|
(10,666,320
|
)
|
|
|
(8,966,911
|
)
|
Net
property and equipment
|
|
$
|
37,347,690
|
|
|
$
|
38,798,447
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007, was $1,699,409 and $4,824,815, respectively. Depletion expense
per equivalent Mcf for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was $2.54 per
Mcfe and $5.31 per Mcfe, respectively.
Note
4. Credit
Facility
On March
22, 2005, the Company entered into a three-year asset-based borrowing facility
with Bank of Texas (the “Credit Facility”). The total commitment under the
Credit Facility is $75,000,000. The borrowing base is set by the bank March
1st and September 1st of each year and is based on the present value of the
future net income accruing to the property. The borrowing base was
$17,000,000 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Interest
on the Credit Facility is payable quarterly and is based upon the prime rate or
LIBOR rate, in each case plus an applicable margin, at the option of the
Company. On June 30, 2008, the Company had $12,239,193 in outstanding
borrowings and $4,760,807 available for borrowings. The Company is subject
to a floating unused borrowing base commitment fee of 0.25% to 0.50% (0.375% at
June 30, 2008). The Credit Facility matures on March 22, 2009, at which
time all unpaid principal and interest are due. The Credit Facility is
collateralized by all the Company’s assets. The entire principal balance
outstanding at June 30, 2008, is due at maturity. The Credit Facility
contains various affirmative and negative covenants. These covenants, among
other things, limit additional indebtedness, the sale of assets, and require the
Company to meet certain financial ratios. Specifically, the Company must
maintain a current ratio greater than or equal to 1.0, an interest coverage
ratio greater than or equal to 3.0 and a funded debt to EBITDA less than
3.5. As of June 30, 2008, the Company was in compliance with regard to the
covenants. The Credit Facility requires the Company to enter into option
contracts to hedge crude oil and natural gas prices. The Credit Facility
allows for additional lines of credit not to exceed $500,000 securing
obligations of the Company under its option contracts with other
parties.
Note
5. Lease Commitments
The
Company previously leased office space under a non-cancelable operating lease,
which lease expired on June 30, 2008. Rent expense for the six months ended
June, 2008 and 2007, was $14,120 and $14,785, respectively. Future minimum
lease payments under this lease as of December 31, 2007 were as
follows:
Years
ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
15,754
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
15,754
|
|
The
Company entered into a new lease agreement effective as of August 1, 2008, for a
period of thirty-nine months. The Company’s lease is for approximately
2,173 square feet at an initial base monthly rental rate of $3,622 and increases
to $3,712 for months 16 through 27 and $3,803 for the balance of the
lease. The Company will receive free rent for months seven through
nine.
Note
6. Related
Party Transactions
During
2004, the Company entered into an Advisory Services, Reimbursement, and
Indemnification Agreement (“The Agreement”) with Natural Gas Partners (“NGP”), a
related party. NGP is a majority partner in Voyager Gas Holdings LLP which
owns one hundred percent (100%) of the Company’s common stock. This
Agreement states that the Company will pay NGP $75,000 per year in advisory fees
beginning in May 2005 until the earlier of (i) the date of dissolution of the
Company or (ii) the second anniversary of an initial public offering by the
Company. During the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the total
amounts paid to NGP for advisory fees was $37,500 in each period. NGP also
serves as a director of the Company and was paid $15,000 in director’s fees in
each of the six month periods ended June 30, 2008 and 2007.
(c)
Pro Forma Financial Information of
ABC Funding, Inc.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The
following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements and
related notes are presented to show the pro forma effects of the Voyager
Acquisition. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement
of operations for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2008, and three month periods
ended September 30, 2008 and 2007, are presented to show income from continuing
operations as if the Voyager Acquisition occurred as of the beginning of each
period. The unaudited pro forma condensed balance sheet is based on
the assumption that the Voyager Acquisition occurred effective as of June 30,
2008.
The acquisition has been accounted for
in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Standards (“SFAS”)
No. 141, “Business Combinations.” The total purchase price was
allocated to the net tangible assets based on the estimated fair
values. No goodwill was recorded as there was no excess of the
purchase price over the net tangible assets. The preliminary
allocation of the purchase price was based upon valuation data as of September
2, 2008, and the estimates and assumptions are subject to change. The
initial purchase price allocation may be adjusted within one year of the
effective date of the acquisition for changes in estimates of fair value of
assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on the results of the purchase
price allocation process.
Pro forma
data are based on assumptions and include adjustments as explained in the notes
to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements. The
pro forma data are not necessarily indicative of the financial results that
would have been attained had the Voyager Acquisition occurred on the dates
referenced above and should not be viewed as indicative of operations in future
periods. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial
statements should be read in conjunction with the notes thereto of our Annual
Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2008, our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2008, Voyager’s audited
financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
and Voyager’s unaudited financial statements as of and for the six months
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, included elsewhere in this document.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
|
|
As
of June 30, 2008
|
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
12,158
|
|
|
$
|
708,367
|
|
$
|
33,500,000
|
(a)
|
|
$
|
764,767
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(510,000)
|
(b)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(290,000)
|
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(450,000)
|
(e)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(601,935)
|
(j)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,239,193)
|
(k)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(21,960,807)
|
(l)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,525
|
(n)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,594,652
|
(t)
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
801,525
|
|
|
(801,525)
|
(n)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Trade
accounts receivable
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
576,214
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
576,214
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
31,215
|
|
|
|
9,124
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
40,339
|
|
Deferred
financing costs, net
|
|
|
143,472
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
(143,472
|
(h)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
186,845
|
|
|
|
2,095,230
|
|
|
(900,755)
|
|
|
|
1,381,320
|
|
Oil
and natural gas properties, net
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
37,347,690
|
|
|
(206,000)
|
(d)
|
|
|
41,930,270
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,239,193
|
(k)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,960,807
|
(l)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
976,284
|
(m)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,100,000
|
(o)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,239,193)
|
(p)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(4,876,267)
|
(q)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,140,000)
|
(r)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,637,592)
|
(s)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,594,652)
|
(t)
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
assets, net
|
|
|
7,881
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
7,881
|
|
Acquisition
costs
|
|
|
976,284
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
(976,284)
|
(m)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Deferred
financing costs, net
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
510,000
|
(b)
|
|
|
1,927,435
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
290,000
|
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,127,435
|
(j)
|
|
|
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
48,365
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
48,365
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
1,171,010
|
|
|
$
|
39,491,285
|
|
$
|
4,632,976
|
|
|
$
|
45,295,271
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See notes
to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(CONTINUED)
|
|
As
of June 30, 2008
|
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS’
EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
426,249
|
|
|
$
|
71,823
|
|
$
|
(32,000)
|
(j)
|
|
$
|
466,072
|
|
Convertible
debt
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
Notes
payable
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
557,500
|
(j)
|
|
|
557,500
|
|
Senior secured
convertible debentures, net
|
|
|
121,638
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
(450,000)
|
(e)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(450,000)
|
(f)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
778,362
|
(h)
|
|
|
|
|
Credit
facility – short-term
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
12,239,193
|
|
|
(12,239,193)
|
(p)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Option
contracts
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,037,295
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,037,295
|
|
Earnest
money deposit
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
(800,000)
|
(n)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
|
11,893,573
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
(1,099,287)
|
(g)
|
|
|
34,060,982
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,921
|
(i)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,710,878
|
(u)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(483,103)
|
(v)
|
|
|
|
|
Current
income taxes payable
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
689,115
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
689,115
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
12,466,460
|
|
|
|
14,837,426
|
|
|
9,532,078
|
|
|
|
36,835,964
|
|
Credit
facility:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revolving
loan
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
11,500,000
|
(a)
|
|
|
11,500,000
|
|
Term
loan
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
22,000,000
|
(a)
|
|
|
11,841,664
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(206,000)
|
(d)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,952,336)
|
(ff)
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
4,876,267
|
|
|
(4,876,267)
|
(q)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
12,466,460
|
|
|
|
19,713,693
|
|
|
27,997,475
|
|
|
|
60,177,628
|
|
Shareholders'
equity (deficit):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
10
|
(f)
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
(o)
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock
|
|
|
24,378
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
24,378
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
769,318
|
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
449,990
|
(f)
|
|
|
11,418,585
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,099,287
|
(g)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,099,990
|
(o)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,140,000)
|
(r)
|
|
|
|
|
Retained
earnings (deficit)
|
|
|
(12,089,282
|
)
|
|
|
12,637,592
|
|
|
(921,834)
|
(h)
|
|
|
(26,325,476
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(38,921)
|
(i)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,637,592)
|
(s)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,758,542)
|
(u)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
483,103
|
(v)
|
|
|
|
|
Total
shareholders’ equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(11,295,450
|
)
|
|
|
19,777,592
|
|
|
(23,364,449)
|
|
|
|
(14,882,357
|
)
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)
|
|
$
|
1,171,010
|
|
|
$
|
39,491,285
|
|
$
|
4,632,976
|
|
|
$
|
45,295,271
|
|
See notes
to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
|
Twelve
Months Ended June 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
(1)
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas revenue
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
12,971,145
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
12,971,145
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
3,491,978
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
3,491,978
|
|
Production
taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
839,948
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
839,948
|
|
Exploration
expenses
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
9,399
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
9,399
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
|
1,708,946
|
|
|
(1,708,946)
|
(y)
|
|
|
2,994,340
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,994,157
|
(y)
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
4,052,178
|
|
|
|
947,884
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
5,000,062
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
4,052,361
|
|
|
|
6,998,155
|
|
|
1,285,211
|
|
|
|
12,335,727
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
|
(4,052,361
|
)
|
|
|
5,972,990
|
|
|
(1,285,211)
|
|
|
|
635,418
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
5,174
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
5,174
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(2,039,213
|
)
|
|
|
(1,073,315
|
)
|
|
(921,834)
|
(h)
|
|
|
(8,342,390
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(550,696)
|
(w)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(58,860)
|
(w)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,891,895)
|
(w)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,073,315
|
(x)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,879,892)
|
(x)
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
(3,657,671
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
(38,921)
|
(i)
|
|
|
(16,972,031
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(13,758,542)
|
(u)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
483,103
|
(v)
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other
|
|
|
(5,691,710
|
)
|
|
|
(1,073,315
|
)
|
|
(18,544,222)
|
|
|
|
(25,309,247
|
)
|
Income
(loss) before provision for income taxes
|
|
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
|
|
4,899,675
|
|
|
(19,829,433)
|
|
|
|
(24,673,829
|
)
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(1,588,348
|
)
|
|
1,588,348
|
(gg)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
|
$
|
3,311,327
|
|
$
|
(18,241,085
|
)
|
|
$
|
(24,673,829
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.42
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(1.07
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
|
23,067,241
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,067,241
|
|
(1)
|
The
historical financials of Voyager Gas Corporation for the twelve months
ended June 30, 2008 are comprised of the twelve months beginning July 1,
2007 and ending June 30, 2008.
|
See notes
to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
|
Three
Months
Ended
September
30, 2008
|
|
|
Period
July 1
Through
September
2, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
|
|
(Restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas revenue
|
|
$
|
794,184
|
|
|
$
|
3,851,191
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,645,375
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
154,373
|
|
|
|
242,516
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
396,889
|
|
Production
taxes
|
|
|
55,361
|
|
|
|
290,295
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
345,656
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
206,451
|
|
|
|
758,151
|
|
|
|
(758,151
|
)
|
(z)
|
|
|
581,601
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
375,150
|
|
(z)
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
707,345
|
|
|
|
158,306
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
865,651
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
1,123,530
|
|
|
|
1,449,268
|
|
|
|
(383,001
|
)
|
|
|
|
2,189,797
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
|
(329,346
|
)
|
|
|
2,401,923
|
|
|
|
383,001
|
|
|
|
|
2,455,578
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
1,397
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,397
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(1,297,426
|
)
|
|
|
(237,412
|
)
|
|
|
237,412
|
|
(aa)
|
|
|
(2,087,413
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(401,260
|
)
|
(aa)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(91,782
|
)
|
(bb)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(9,810
|
)
|
(bb)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(287,135
|
)
|
(bb)
|
|
|
|
|
Risk
management
|
|
|
683,391
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
683,391
|
|
Loss
on extinguishment of debt
|
|
|
(804,545
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(804,545
|
)
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
(7,970,436
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(7,970,436
|
)
|
Total
other
|
|
|
(9,387,619
|
)
|
|
|
(237,412
|
)
|
|
|
(552,575
|
)
|
|
|
|
(10,177,606
|
)
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(9,716,965
|
)
|
|
$
|
2,164,511
|
|
|
$
|
(169,574
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(7,722,028
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.40
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.32
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
|
24,487,451
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
24,487,451
|
|
See notes
to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
|
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas revenue
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
2,556,515
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,556,515
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
598,338
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
598,338
|
|
Production
taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
156,970
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
156,970
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,774,952
|
|
|
|
(1,774,952
|
)
|
(cc)
|
|
|
709,846
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
709,846
|
|
(cc)
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
208,711
|
|
|
|
192,669
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
401,380
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
208,711
|
|
|
|
2,722,929
|
|
|
|
(1,065,106
|
)
|
|
|
|
1,866,534
|
|
Loss
from operations
|
|
|
(208,711
|
)
|
|
|
(166,414
|
)
|
|
|
1,065,106
|
|
|
|
|
689,981
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
4,833
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
4,833
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(171,303
|
)
|
|
|
(194,782
|
)
|
|
|
194,782
|
|
(dd)
|
|
|
(1,348,103
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(595,419
|
)
|
(dd)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(137,673
|
)
|
(ee)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(428,993
|
)
|
(ee)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(14,715
|
)
|
(ee)
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other
|
|
|
(166,470
|
)
|
|
|
(194,782
|
)
|
|
|
(982,018
|
)
|
|
|
|
(1,343,270
|
)
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(375,181
|
)
|
|
$
|
(361,196
|
)
|
|
$
|
83,088
|
|
|
|
$
|
(653,289
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
|
22,227,374
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,227,374
|
|
See notes
to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
On
September 2, 2008, we consummated the Voyager Acquisition, whereby we purchased
all of the outstanding capital stock of Voyager Gas Corporation, the owner of
interests in oil and gas lease blocks located in Duval County, Texas, including
working and other interests in oil and gas leases, producing wells, and
properties, together with rights under related operating, marketing, and service
contracts and agreements, seismic exploration licenses and rights, and personal
property, equipment and facilities. The Voyager Acquisition was made
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment to the
Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated August 15, 2008 and the Second Amendment
to the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated September 2, 2008 among the
parties thereto.
The
purchase price paid in the Voyager Acquisition consisted of cash consideration
of $35.0 million and, as amended by the Second Amendment, 10,000 newly issued
shares of our preferred stock designated as Series D preferred stock (the
“Series D Preferred”), having an agreed upon value of $7.0 million. Upon
the effectiveness of an amendment to our Articles of Incorporation increasing
the number of shares of Common Stock that we may issue (the “Charter
Amendment”), the Series D Preferred will automatically convert into 17.5 million
shares of our Common Stock.
The
acquisition will be accounted for in accordance with the provisions of Statement
of Financial Standards (“SFAS”) No. 141, “Business Combinations.” The total
purchase price of $42,000,000 will be allocated to the net tangible assets based
on the estimated fair values. No goodwill will be recorded as there will be
no excess of the purchase price over the net tangible assets to be
acquired.
On
September 2, 2008, we entered into (i) a credit agreement (the “Revolving Loan”)
among the Company, CIT Capital USA Inc. (“CIT Capital”), as Administrative Agent
and the lender named therein and (ii) a second lien term loan agreement (the
“Term Loan”) among the Company, CIT Capital and the lender. The Revolving
Loan and Term Loan are collectively referred to herein as the “CIT Credit
Facility.”
The
Revolving Loan provides for a $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit
facility which is subject to an initial borrowing base of $14.0 million, or an
amount determined based on semi-annual review of our proved oil and gas
reserves. As of September 4, 2008, we had $11.5 million borrowed to finance
the Voyager Acquisition, to repay the related bridge loan and transaction
expenses, and to fund capital expenditures generally. Monies advanced under
the Revolving Loan mature in three years and bear interest at a rate equal to
LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.50%, as the case may be.
The Term
Loan provides for a one-time advance to us of $22.0 million. We drew down
the full amount on September 2, 2008 to finance the Voyager Acquisition and to
repay the related bridge loan and transaction expenses. Monies borrowed
under the Term Loan mature in three and one-half years and bear interest at a
rate equal to LIBOR plus 5% during the first twelve months after closing and
LIBOR plus 7.50%, thereafter.
The
unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three
months ended September 30, 2008 and 2007 and the twelve months ended June 30,
2008, and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
June 30, 2008, are based on the consolidated financial statements of ABC
Funding, Inc. and Voyager Gas Corporation for the three months ended
September 30, 2008 and 2007 and the twelve months ended June 30, 2008, and the
adjustments and assumptions are described below.
2.
|
ABC/Voyager
Pro Forma Adjustments:
|
The
unaudited pro forma financial statements reflect the following
adjustments:
(a)
|
Record
the initial borrowings on the Revolving Loan of $11.5 million and the Term
Loan of $22.0 million under the CIT Credit Facility.
|
(b)
|
Record
the cash payment of fees in the amount of $510,000 to CIT on the Revolving
Loan and Term Loan as deferred financing costs.
|
(c)
|
Record
the cash payment of $290,000 in legal fees incurred for the financing
of the CIT Credit Facility as deferred financing costs.
|
(d)
|
Record
the fair value of $206,000 of the CIT one percent (1%) overriding royalty
interest as a reduction in oil and gas property properties and a discount
on the Term Loan to be amortized over the life of the
loan.
|
(e)
|
Record
the cash payment of $450,000 principal amount of the senior
convertible debentures.
|
(f)
|
Record
the conversion of $450,000 principal amount of the senior convertible
debentures into our Series E Preferred.
|
(g)
|
Record
the elimination of the derivative liability associated with the senior
convertible debentures against additional paid-in
capital.
|
(h)
|
Record
the elimination of the discount on the senior convertible debentures and
the unamortized deferred financing costs associated with the convertible
debentures and charge interest expense.
|
(i)
|
Record
the elimination of the change in fair value of the senior convertible
debentures and charge change in fair value of
derivatives.
|
(j)
|
Record
the commission in the amount of $1,127,435as deferred financing costs to
Global Hunter Securities pursuant to the CIT Credit Facility, the cash
payment of $601,935 and the issuance of a non-interest bearing promissory
note due March 15, 2009 in the principal amount of
$557,500.
|
(k)
|
Record
the cash payment in the amount of $12,239,193 to payoff Voyager’s credit
facility and charge to oil and gas properties.
|
(l)
|
Record
the cash payment of the $35.0 million purchase price to the Sellers
after deducting the payoff of Voyager’s credit facility of $12,239,193 and
the earnest money deposit of $800,000..
|
(m)
|
Transfer
acquisition costs of $976,284 to oil and gas
properties.
|
(n)
|
Record
the elimination on Voyager of the earnest money deposit and accrued
interest of $801,525.
|
(o)
|
Record
the issuance of our Series D Preferred, convertible into 17.5 million
shares of our common stock valued at $9.1 million to oil and gas
properties.
|
(p)
|
Record
elimination of Voyager’s credit facility paid at closing to oil and gas
properties.
|
(q)
|
Record
transfer of Voyager’s deferred tax liability to oil and gas
properties.
|
(r)
|
Record
elimination of Voyager’s additional paid-in capital and charge oil and gas
properties.
|
(s)
|
Record
elimination of Voyager’s retained earnings and charge oil and gas
properties.
|
(t)
|
Record
working capital of Voyager acquired in the acquisition and charge oil and
gas properties.
|
(u)
|
Record
fair value of outstanding tainted warrants and the derivative
liability associated with such warrants..
|
(v)
|
Record
mark-to-market of warrants issued to CIT Capital
|
(w)
|
Record
amortization as interest expense of deferred financing costs of $550,696
and debt discounts of $58,860 and $1,891,895 over the three and one-half
year term of the Term Loan portion of the CIT Credit Facility for the
twelve months ended June 30, 2008
|
(x)
|
Adjust
interest expense to reverse interest expense from the redeemed existing
debt of Voyager and record interest expense associated with the CIT Credit
Facility for the twelve months ended June 30, 2008.
|
(y)
|
Reverse
Voyager’s depletion expense and record depletion expense utilizing the
post-acquisition rate of $2.35 per equivalent Mcf for the twelve months
ended June 30, 2008. The initial depletion rate per equivalent
Mcf will be $2.35 in the initial period following the
acquisition.
|
(z)
|
Reverse
Voyager’s depletion and record depletion expense utilizing the
post-acquisition rate of $2.35 per equivalent Mcf for the three months
ended September 30, 2008.
|
(aa)
|
Adjust
interest expense to reverse interest expense from the redeemed existing
debt of Voyager and record interest expense associated with the CIT Credit
Facility for the months of July and August 2008.
|
(bb)
|
Record
amortization as interest expense of deferred financing costs of $91,782
and debt discounts of $9,180 and $287,135 over the three and one-half year
term of the Term Loan portion of the CIT Credit Facility for the months of
July and August 2008.
|
(cc)
|
Reverse
Voyager’s depletion and record depletion expense utilizing the
post-acquisition rate of $2.35 per equivalent Mcf for the three months
ended September 30, 2007.
|
(dd)
|
Adjust
interest expense to reverse interest expense from the redeemed existing
debt of Voyager and record interest expense associated with the CIT Credit
Facility for the three months ended September, 2007.
|
(ee)
|
Record
amortization as interest expense of deferred financing costs of $137,673
and debt discounts of $14,715 and $428,993 over the three and
one-half year term of the Term Loan portion of the CIT Credit Facility for
the three months ended September 30, 2007.
|
(ff)
|
Record
discount on the CIT Term Loan related to warrants issued with
debt.
|
(gg)
|
Eliminate
Voyager's federal income tax expense as a result of utilizing ABC
Funding's loss carry forwards.
|
The
allocation of the purchase price is preliminary, the estimates and assumptions
are subject to change and the initial purchase price allocation may be adjusted
within one year of the effective date of the acquisition for changes in
estimates of fair value of assets acquired and liabilities
assumed.
The preliminary allocation of the purchase price and the estimated fair market
values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed are subject to
modification and are shown below.
Cash
|
|
$
|
1,864,446
|
|
Accounts
receivables
|
|
|
39,410
|
|
Security
deposit
|
|
|
3,622
|
|
Oil
and gas property
|
|
|
40,738,549
|
|
Total assets acquired
|
|
|
42,646,027
|
|
Severance
tax payable
|
|
|
65,418
|
|
Royalties
payable
|
|
|
405,714
|
|
Ad
valorem taxes payable
|
|
|
60,000
|
|
Asset
retirement obligations
|
|
|
765,658
|
|
Total liabilities assumed
|
|
|
1,296,790
|
|
Net assets acquired
|
|
$
|
41,349,237
|
|
The
following table represents the calculation of the purchase price for the
Voyager Acquisition:
Proved
oil and gas properties
|
|
$
|
37,347,690
|
|
Cash
portion of purchase price
|
|
|
35,000,000
|
|
Series
D Preferred
|
|
|
9,100,000
|
|
Acquisition
costs for legal, engineering and title
|
|
|
176,284
|
|
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
Payment
of Voyager’s bank debt
|
|
|
(12,239,193
|
)
|
Deferred
tax liability
|
|
|
(4,876,267
|
)
|
Elimination
of Voyager’s additional paid-in capital
|
|
|
(7,140,000
|
)
|
Elimination
of Voyager’s retained earnings
|
|
|
(12,637,592
|
)
|
Working
capital
|
|
|
(2,594,652
|
)
|
Value
of CIT’s overriding royalty interest
|
|
|
(206,000
|
)
|
Preliminary
purchase price allocation
|
|
$
|
41,930,270
|
|
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
PRO
FORMA SUPPLEMENTAL OIL AND NATURAL GAS DISCLOSURES
The
following table sets forth certain unaudited combined supplemental oil and gas
disclosures concerning our proved oil and gas reserves at April 1, 2008, giving
effect to the Voyager Acquisition as if it had occurred on April 1,
2008. The following estimates of proved oil and gas reserves, both
developed and undeveloped, represent interests acquired by us in the Voyager
Acquisition described above, and are located solely within the United
States. Proved reserves represent estimated quantities of crude oil
and natural gas which geological and engineering data demonstrate with
reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs
under existing economic and operating conditions. Proved developed
oil and gas reserves are the quantities expected to be recovered through
existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods. Proved
undeveloped oil and gas reserves are reserves that are expected to be recovered
from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells for which relatively
major expenditures are required for completion.
Disclosures
of oil and gas reserves which follow are based on estimates as of April 1, 2008,
prepared by Ralph E. Davis Associates, Inc., our independent third party
engineering firm, and from information provided by the Sellers, in accordance
with guidelines established by the SEC. Such estimates are subject to
numerous uncertainties inherent in the estimation of quantities of proved
reserves and in the projection of future rates of production and the timing of
development expenditures. These estimates do not include probable or
possible reserves. The information provided does not necessarily
represent our estimate of expected future cash flows or value of proved oil and
gas reserves.
Proved
and Undeveloped Reserves
|
|
Oil
Reserves (Mbbls)
|
|
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,172
|
|
|
|
1,172
|
|
Revisions
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(322
|
)
|
|
|
(322
|
)
|
Extensions/discoveries
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Purchases
in place
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Sales
in place
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Production
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|
|
(22
|
)
|
Balance,
April 1, 2008
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
828
|
|
|
|
828
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
developed reserves at April 1, 2008
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
578
|
|
|
|
578
|
|
|
|
Natural
Gas Reserves (MMcf)
|
|
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
19,213
|
|
|
|
19,213
|
|
Revisions
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(7,754
|
)
|
|
|
(7,754
|
)
|
Extensions/discoveries
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Purchases
in place
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Sales
in place
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Production
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(231
|
)
|
|
|
(231
|
)
|
Balance,
April 1, 2008
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
11,228
|
|
|
|
11,228
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
developed reserves at April 1, 2008
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
7,302
|
|
|
|
7,302
|
|
Standardized
Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows
The standardized measure of discounted
future net cash flows from the estimated proved oil and natural gas reserves is
provided for the financial statement user as a common base for comparing oil and
natural gas reserves of enterprises in the industry and may not represent the
fair market value of the oil and natural gas reserves or the present value of
future cash flows of equivalent reserves due to various uncertainties inherent
in making these estimates. Those factors include changes in oil and
natural gas prices from year end prices used as estimates, unanticipated changes
in future production and development costs and other uncertainties in estimating
quantities and present values of oil and natural gas reserves.
The following table presents the
standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows from the ownership
interest in proved oil and natural gas reserves as of April 1,
2008. The standardized measure of future net cash flows as of April
1, 2008 is calculated using the price received by Voyager as of the end of this
period. The average prices used for Voyager were $105.56 per barrel
of oil and $9.59 per Mcf of natural gas.
The resulting estimated cash flows are
reduced by estimated future costs to produce and estimated proved reserves based
upon actual end of period operating cost levels. The future cash
flows are reduced to present value by applying a 10% discount rate.
The standardized measure of estimated
discounted future cash flow is not intended to represent the replacement cost or
fair market value of the oil and natural gas properties.
|
|
April
1, 2008
|
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
Future
revenues
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
203,445
|
|
|
$
|
203,445
|
|
Future
production costs
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(49,270
|
)
|
|
|
(49,270
|
)
|
Future
development costs
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(7,924
|
)
|
|
|
(7,924
|
)
|
Future net cash flows
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
146,251
|
|
|
|
146,251
|
|
10%
discount factor
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(70,617
|
)
|
|
|
(70,617
|
)
|
Standardized
measure of discounted
future
net cash relating to proved
reserves
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
75,634
|
|
|
$
|
75,634
|
|
The primary
changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows for the
Period beginning April 1, 2008 when compared to the year ended December 31, 2007
were as follows:
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|
|
|
Standardized
measure, December 31, 2007
|
|
$
|
87,762
|
|
Oil
and gas sales, net of costs
|
|
|
(1,111
|
)
|
Discoveries,
extensions and transfers
|
|
|
--
|
|
Purchase
of minerals in place
|
|
|
--
|
|
Sales
of minerals in place
|
|
|
--
|
|
Changes
in estimates of future development costs
|
|
|
(4,426
|
)
|
Net
changes in prices
|
|
|
117,840
|
|
Development
costs incurred during the period
|
|
|
--
|
|
Revisions
of estimates and other
|
|
|
(124,431
|
)
|
Standardized
measure, April 1, 2008
|
|
$
|
75,634
|
|
MANAGEMENT ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION
General
Overview
On
September 2, 2008, we completed the Voyager Acquisition, whereby Voyager was
designated as our predecessor and we succeeded to substantially all of its
business operations and properties, including ownership interests in oil and
natural gas lease blocks in the Duval County, Texas (the “Duval County
Properties”) covering approximately 14,300 net acres. We paid cash
consideration of $35.0 million, plus 10,000 shares of our Series D Preferred,
having an agreed upon value of $7.0 million, in the Voyager
Acquisition. We fair valued the preferred stock on September 2, 2008,
and recorded the fair value of the preferred stock of $9.1 million.
Having
consummated the Voyager Acquisition, we intend to engage in the exploration,
production, development, acquisition and exploitation of the crude oil and
natural gas properties located in the Duval County Properties. We
believe that these properties and other assets acquired in the Voyager
Acquisition will provide us a number of opportunities to realize increased
production and revenues. We also believe that the reserve base
located in the Duval County Properties can be further developed through infill
and step-out drilling of new wells, workovers targeting proved reserves and
stimulating existing wells. As such, we plan to investigate and
evaluate various formations therein to potentially recover significant
incremental oil and natural gas reserves and to create new drilling programs to
exploit the full reserve potential of the reservoirs located
therein.
To date,
management has identified four non-productive wells with immediate capital
recompletion or expense workover potential to new and/or existing
formations. We have prepared capital recompletion and expense
workover procedures on three of these non-productive wells and have begun
operations to return them to a productive status. In addition, we
have identified two currently producing wells whereby we intend to add
additional perforations to the currently producing and/or new zones in
anticipation of increasing production. Our total estimated cost to
perform the well work on these five identified projects is approximately
$410,000. Our estimated capital expenditures for the one remaining
capital recompletion we have identified is $100,000. In addition to
the recompletions and workovers, we have identified drilling opportunities for
six proved undeveloped locations and seven potential exploratory
locations. Total estimated capital expenditures for drilling of these
13 wells is $11.7 million. These recompletions and drilling
opportunities will be funded through a combination of cash flow from the Duval
County Properties and borrowings under our Credit Facility.
We intend
to utilize 3-D seismic analysis from our acquired seismic database and other
modern technologies and production techniques to enhance our production and
returns, and, although seismic indications of hydrocarbon saturation are
generally not reliable indicators of productive reservoir rock and other modern
technologies such as well logs are not always reliable indicators of hydrocarbon
productivity, we believe use of such technologies and production techniques in
exploring for, developing and exploiting oil and natural gas properties will
help us reduce drilling risks, lower finding costs and provide for more
efficient production of oil and natural gas from our properties.
We will
continue to review opportunities to acquire additional producing properties,
leasehold acreage and drilling prospects that are located in and around the
Duval County Properties, or which might result in the establishment of new
drilling areas. When identifying acquisition candidates, we focus
primarily on underdeveloped assets with significant growth
potential. We seek acquisitions which allow us to absorb, enhance and
exploit properties without taking on significant geologic, exploration or
integration risk.
The
implementation of our foregoing strategy will require that we make significant
capital expenditures in order to replace current production and find and develop
new oil and gas reserves. In order to finance our capital program, we
will depend on cash flow from anticipated operations, cash or cash equivalents
on hand, or committed credit facilities, as discussed below in “
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
.”
If we are
unable to raise additional capital from conventional sources, including lines of
credit and sales of stock in the future, we may be forced to curtail or cease
our business operations. We may also be required to seek additional
capital by selling debt or equity securities, selling assets, or otherwise be
required to bring cash flows in balance when we approach a condition of cash
insufficiency. We cannot assure you, however, that financing will be
available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, or at all. This is
particularly a concern in light of the current illiquidity in the credit
markets, as well as the current suppressed oil and natural gas pricing
levels. Even if we are able to continue our operations, the failure
to obtain sufficient financing could have a substantial adverse effect on our
business prospects and financial results.
Our
forecasted operating needs and funding requirements, as well as our projected
ability to obtain adequate financial resources, involve risks and uncertainties,
and actual results could vary as a result of a number of factors.
Our
business and prospects must also be considered in light of the risks and
uncertainties frequently encountered by companies in the oil and gas
industry. The successful development of oil and natural gas fields is
highly uncertain and we cannot reasonably estimate or know the nature, timing
and estimated expenses of the efforts necessary to complete the development of,
or the period in which material net cash inflows are expected to commence from,
any oil and natural gas production from our existing fields or other fields, if
any, acquired in the future. Risks and uncertainties associated with
oil and natural gas production include:
·
|
reservoir
performance and natural field decline;
|
·
|
changes
in operating conditions and costs, including costs of third party
equipment or services such as drilling rigs and
shipping;
|
·
|
the
occurrence of unforeseen technical difficulties, including technical
problems that may delay start-up or interrupt
production;
|
·
|
the
outcome of negotiations with co-venturers, governments, suppliers, or
other third party operators;
|
·
|
our
ability to manage expenses successfully;
|
·
|
regulatory
developments, such as deregulation of certain energy markets or
restrictions on exploration and production under laws and regulations
related to environmental or energy security matters;
and
|
·
|
volatility
in crude oil and natural gas prices, actions taken by the Organization of
Petroleum Exporting Countries to increase or decrease production and
demand for oil and gas affected by general economic growth rates and
conditions, supply disruptions, new supply sources and the competitiveness
of alternative hydrocarbon or other energy
sources.
|
Revenue
and Expense Drivers
Revenue
Drivers
Crude Oil and Natural Gas
Sales.
Our revenues are generated from production of crude oil
and natural gas which are substantially dependent upon prevailing
prices. Our future production is impacted by our drilling success,
acquisitions and decline curves on our existing production. Prices
for oil and natural gas are subject to large fluctuations in response to
relatively minor changes in the supply of or demand for oil and natural gas,
market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors beyond our
control. We enter into derivative instruments for a portion of our
oil and natural gas production to achieve a more predictable cash flow and to
reduce our exposure to adverse fluctuations in the prices of oil and natural
gas.
We
generally sell our oil and natural gas at current market prices determined at
the wellhead. We are required to pay gathering, compression and
transportation costs with respect to substantially all of our products or incur
such costs to deliver our products to a sales point. We market our
products in several different ways depending upon a number of factors, including
the availability of purchasers for the product at the wellhead, the availability
and cost of pipelines near the well, market prices, pipeline constraints and
operational flexibility.
Operating
Expenses
Our
operating expenses primarily involve the expense of operating and maintaining
our wells.
·
|
Lease
Operating
Our lease operating expenses include repair
and maintenance costs, contract labor and supervision, salt water disposal
costs, expense workover costs, compression, electrical power and fuel
costs and other expenses necessary to maintain our
operations. Our lease operating expenses are driven in part by
the type of commodity produced and the level of maintenance
activity. Ad valorem taxes represent property taxes on our
properties.
|
|
·
|
Production
Taxes.
Production taxes represent the taxes paid on
produced oil and gas on a percentage of market (our price received from
the purchaser) or at fixed rates established by federal, state or local
taxing authorities.
|
|
·
|
General and Administrative
Expenses.
General and administrative expenses include
employee compensation and benefits, professional fees for legal,
accounting and advisory services and corporate
overhead.
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Depreciation, Depletion and
Amortization
. Depreciation, depletion and amortization
represent the expensing of the capitalized cost of our oil and gas
properties using the unit of production method and our other property and
equipment.
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Other
Income and Expenses
Other
income and expenses consist of the following:
Interest
Income.
We generate interest income from our cash
deposits.
Interest
Expense
Our interest expense reflects our borrowings
under our CIT Credit Facility, other short-term notes and amortization of debt
discounts.
Risk
Management
The results of operations and operating cash flows
are impacted by changes in market prices for oil and natural gas. To
mitigate a portion of this exposure, we have entered into certain derivative
instruments which have not been elected to be designated as cash flow hedges for
financial reporting purposes. Generally, our derivative instruments
are comprised of fixed price swaps as defined in the
instrument. These instruments are recorded at fair value and changes
in fair value, including settlements, have been reported as risk management in
the statements of operations.
Change in Fair Value of
Derivatives.
We mark-to-market our derivative liabilities each
reporting period and record the change in the derivative liability to change in
fair value of derivatives in the statements of operations.
Oil
and Natural Gas Properties – Impact of Petroleum Prices on Ceiling
Test
We review
the carrying value of our oil and natural gas properties under the successful
efforts accounting rules of the SEC on a quarterly and annual
basis. This review is referred to as a ceiling test. Under
the ceiling test, capitalized costs, less accumulated depletion and related
deferred income taxes, may not exceed an amount equal to the sum of the present
value of estimated future net revenues less estimated future expenditures to be
incurred in developing and producing the proved reserves, less any related
income tax effects. Any excess of the net book value, less deferred
income taxes, is generally written off to expense as an impairment.
Results
of Operations
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2008 vs. Three Months Ended September 30,
2007
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Combined
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Predecessor
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Period
July 1, Through
September
30,
2008
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Period
July 1, Through
September
2,
2008
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Period
July 1, Through September 30, 2008
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Period
July 1, Through
September
30,
2007
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(Restated)
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Oil
and gas revenue
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$
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794,184
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$ 3,851,191`
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$
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4,645,375
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$
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2,556,516
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Operating
costs and expenses:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Lease
operating expenses
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154,373
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242,516
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396,889
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598,339
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Production
taxes
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|
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55,361
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290,295
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345,656
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156,970
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General
and administrative expenses
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|
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707,345
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158,306
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865,651
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192,669
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Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
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206,451
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758,151
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964,602
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1,774,952
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Total
operating costs and expenses
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|
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1,123,530
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1,449,268
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2,572,798
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2,722,930
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Income
(loss) from operations
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|
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(329,346
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)
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2,401,923
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2,072,577
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|
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(166,414
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|
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|
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Other
income (expense):
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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Interest
income
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1,397
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|
|
|
--
|
|
|
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1,397
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|
|
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--
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Interest
expense
|
|
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(1,297,426
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)
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|
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(237,412
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)
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(1,534,838
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)
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(194,782
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)
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Risk
management
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|
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683,391
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--
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683,391
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--
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Loss
on extinguishment of debt
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(804,545
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)
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--
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(804,545
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--
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Change
in fair value of derivatives
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|
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(7,970,436
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)
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--
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(7,970,436
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)
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--
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Total
other income (expense)
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(9,387,619
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)
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(237,412
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)
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(9,625,031
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)
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(194,782
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)
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Net
income (loss) before taxes
|
|
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(9,716,965
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)
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2,164,511
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(7,552,454
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)
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(361,196
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)
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Income
tax expense
|
|
|
--
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|
|
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(757,579
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)
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|
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(757,579
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)
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--
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Net
income (loss)
|
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$
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(9,716,965
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)
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$
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1,406,932
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$
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(8,310,033
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)
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$
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(361,196
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)
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Revenues.
Combined revenue for the
three months ended September 30, 2008, was $4,645,375 compared to $2,556,516 for
the three months ended September 30, 2007, an increase of $2,088,859, or
82%. Sales of oil for the 2008 period increased over the 2007 period,
primarily due to the successful recompletion of the Marchbanks-Cadena "B"
Well No. 15 during the fourth quarter of 2007. Sales of natural gas for
the three months ended September 30, 2008 decreased when compared to the 2007
period, primarily due to normal production declines from the Duval County
Properties. We also experienced an increase in prices received for both
oil and natural gas during the 2008 period when compared to the 2007
period.
Lease Operating
Expenses.
Lease operating expenses for the three months ended
September 30, 2008, were $396,889. The primary components of lease
operating expenses are salt water disposal, natural gas compression and
generla lease and well maintenance and repair.
Production
Taxes.
Production taxes for the three months ended September
30, 2008 were $345,656 compared to $156,970 for the 2007 period.
Production taxes increased due to the increase in revenue. All of our
revenue is attributable to the State of Texas. Severance taxes in the
State of Texas are based upon the value of crude oil sold and natural gas
produced. Crude oil is taxed at the rate of 4.6% of the value sold
and natural gas is taxed at the rate of 7.5% of the natural gas
produced.
Depreciation, depletion and
amortization.
Depreciation, depletion and amortization for the
three months ended September 30, 2008 was $964,602 compared to $1,774,952 for
the 2007 period. We experienced a decrease in the depletion rate per Mcfe
during the 2008 period as a result of additions to our reserves during the
fourth quarter of 2007.
General and Administrative
Expenses.
General and administrative expenses were $865,651
for the three months ended September 30, 2008, compared to $192,669 for the
three months ended September 30, 2007. We experienced an increase in
payroll and related costs when compared to the 2007 period due to the addition
of three employees during the 2008 period. In addition, during the
2008 period we incurred $337,984 for non-cash stock expense pursuant to stock
options and restricted stock awards granted to our CEO and CFO. We
incurred professional fees during the 2008 period of $161,336 comprised of
legal, accounting and engineering fees. The increase in professional
fees was a result of increased activity primarily attributable to the Voyager
Acquisition and public company reporting.
Interest
Expense.
Interest expense for the three months ended September
30, 2008, totaled $1,534,838 and was comprised of interest expense incurred
pursuant to our CIT Credit Facility of $190,375, amortization of deferred
financing costs and amortization of debt discounts. Interest
expense for the 2007 period was $194,782 which was comprised of accrued interest
on Voyager's credit facility.
Risk
Management.
The gain recorded from our risk management
position for the three months ended September 30, 2008, was
$683,391. We mark-to-market our open swap positions at the end of
each period and record the net unrealized gain or loss during the period in
derivative gains or losses in our statements of operations. For the
three months ended September 30, 2008, we recorded gains of $634,528, related to
our swap contracts. These swap contracts are related to an agreement
entered into on September 2, 2008, with Macquarie Bank Limited. In
the first contract we agreed to be the floating price payer (based on Inside
FERC Houston Ship Channel) on specific quantities of natural gas over the period
beginning October 1, 2008 through December 31, 2011 and receive a fixed payment
of $7.82 per MMBTU. In the second contract we agreed to be the
floating price payer (based on the NYMEX WTI Nearby Month Future Contract) on
specific monthly quantities of oil over the period beginning October 1, 2008
through December 31, 2011 and receive a fixed payment of $110.35 per
barrel.
Fair
value is estimated based on forward market prices and approximates the net gains
and losses that would have been realized if the contracts had been closed out at
period-end. When forward market prices are not available, they are
estimated using spot prices adjusted based on risk-free rates, carrying costs,
and counterparty risk.
In
addition to the above, we were required to unwind Voyager Gas Corporation’s
hedge positions upon closing of the Voyager Acquisition on September 2,
2008. We recorded a gain from unwinding Voyager’s hedge position of
$48,863.
Loss on Extinguishment of
Debt.
On August 31, 2008, we converted $450,000 principal
amount of the Debentures to 10,000 shares of our Series E Preferred stock which
will convert into 1,363,636 shares of our common stock upon the effectiveness of
our Charter Amendment to be filed with the State of Nevada. We fair
valued the common stock at August 31, 2008, and recorded a loss on
extinguishment of debt of $804,545.
Change in Fair Value of
Derivatives.
We mark-to-market our derivative liabilities each
period to report the change in fair value. For the three months ended
September 30, 2008, the change in fair value of our derivative liabilities was a
loss of $7,970,436. The derivative liabilities exist because we have
insufficient authorized and unissued shares of our common stock to settle our
contracts including the outstanding preferred stock (Series A, B, D, and E), our
outstanding warrants and stock options and our outstanding convertible
debt. Upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment to increase our
number of authorized shares of common stock from 24,000,000 to 149,000,000, we
will have sufficient authorized and unissued shares to settle these
contracts. At that point, the derivative liability will be eliminated
and we will record a gain on the change in fair value of
derivatives.
Six
Months Ended June 30, 2008 vs. Six Months Ended June 30, 2007
Revenues:
During
January 2007, Voyager sold its property known as the Garza Lease located in
Garza County, Texas and the following represents Voyager’s remaining operations
from its Duval County Properties. Revenue for the six months ended
June 30, 2008, was $6,828,541 compared to $4,596,748 for the six months ended
June 30, 2007. Sales of oil for the 2008 period was 39,625 barrels
compared to 24,862 barrels during the 2007 period, an increase of 14,763
barrels, or 59%. The increase in oil sales was primarily attributable
to the successful recompletion of the Marchbanks-Cadena “B” Well No. 15 during
the second half of fiscal 2007. Sales of natural gas for the six
months ended June 30, 2008 was 430.9 Mmcf compared to 589.1 Mmcf for the 2007
period. This was a reduction of 158.2 Mmcf, or 27%. The
reduced sales volumes of natural gas during the 2008 period when compared to the
2007 period was primarily attributable to normal production declines from the
Duval County Properties.
Costs and
expenses:
Total costs and expenses for the six months ended
June 30, 2008 were $5,273,259 compared to $7,297,075 for the six months ended
June 30, 2007. Lease operating expenses for the 2008 period increased
to $2,326,418 from $1,299,093 for the 2007 period. Voyager continued
its program of performing remedial workovers of certain wells located on the
Duval County Properties in order to increase production from marginal and low
producing wells. The cost incurred for the workover program increased
from $1,064,044 during the 2007 period to $1,618,332 during the 2008
period. Incremental costs incurred during the 2008 period over the
2007 period were plugging costs of uneconomic properties of approximately
$148,000, replacement of equipment and equipment repairs of approximately
$123,000 and increased ad valorem taxes on the oil and gas
properties.
Depletion, depreciation and
amortization decreased from $4,824,815 during the six months ended June 30,
2007, to $1,699,409 during the six months ended June 30,
2008. Voyager experienced a decrease in its depletion rate per
equivalent Mcf (“Mcfe”) for $6.54 per Mcfe during the 2007 period to $2.54
during the 2008 period. During fiscal 2007, Voyager drilled three
successful wells and performed multiple recompletions to new zones which
increased proved reserves resulting in a reduction in the depletion rate per
Mcfe.
Interest expense increased from
$308,224 for the six months ended June 30, 2007 to $401,707 for the six months
ended June 30, 2008. Voyager experienced a lower amount of borrowings
from its credit facility during the 2008 period, but incurred higher interest
ratesduring the period, resulting in increased interest
expense. General and administrative expenses for the period ended
June 30, 2008, were $475,387, a reduction of $22,817 when compared to the 2007
period of $498,204.
Gain on sale of oil and gas
properties:
During January 2007 Voyager sold its Garza Lease
located in Garza County for cash proceeds of $29 million and recorded a gain on
the sale of $12,702,811. Proceeds from the sale were used to reduce
Voyager’s borrowings under its credit facility.
Income tax
expense:
Income tax expense for the six months ended June 30,
2007 were $4,402,795 which represented the taxes incurred resulting from the
sale of its Garza Lease.
Net income
(loss):
For the six months ended June 30, 2008, Voyager
reported net income of $1,555,282 compared to net income of $5,599,689 for the
six months ended June 30, 2007.
Twelve
Months Ended December 31, 2007 vs. Twelve Months Ended December 31,
2006
Revenues:
Revenues
for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $10,739,352 which was a decrease of
$4,631,086 from the year ended December 31, 2006 revenue of
$15,370,438. Oil sales for the 2007 period were 45,960 barrels, a
decrease of 89,040 barrels when compared to the year ended December 31, 2006 of
135,000 barrels. During January 2007, Voyager sold its Garza Lease
located in Garza County, Texas which was primarily an oil producing
property. The sale of this property was primarily attributable to the
decrease in the sale of oil. Sales of natural gas during the year
ended December 31, 2007 were 1,068.0 Mmcf compared to 992.0 Mmcf for the year
ended December 31, 2006. In May 2006, Voyager acquired the Duval
County Properties, which properties primarily produce natural
gas. The sales volumes of natural gas during 2007 represent twelve
months of sales compared to seven months for the year ended December 31,
2006. The company experienced a decline in natural gas production on
a daily basis when comparing 2007 with 2006 as a result of normal well
production declines which was partially offset by increases in production as a
result of successful recompletions the drilling of two wells during
2007.
Costs and
expenses:
Costs and expenses for the year ended December 31,
2007, were $10,095,286 compared to $12,204,198 for the year ended December 31,
2006. Lease operating expenses, which are comprised of the cost of
operating the wells, utilities, salt water disposal, natural gas compression and
transportation, ad valorem taxes and well workover expenses. Lease
operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007 were $2,464,652, a
decrease of $471,612 when compared to the year ended December 31, 2006 totaling
$2,936,265. Voyager experienced a decrease in equipment repairs,
utilities and ad valorem taxes during 2007 which was partially offset by an
increase in well workover expenses and natural gas compression and
transportation. The Garza Lease properties were primarily oil
producing properties which required increased expenditures in the areas of
equipment repairs, utilities to produce the wells and increased values for ad
valorem taxation purposes. During May 2006, the company acquired the
Duval County Properties and, since they were primarily natural gas producing
properties, incurred increased costs for natural gas compression and
transportation. In addition, the company initiated a well workover
program which increased its workover costs when compared to the year ended
December 31, 2006.
Production taxes for the year ended
December 31, 2007, were $836,349 compared to $721,510 for the year ended
December 31, 2006. Severance tax rates in the State of Texas are
based upon the value of the oil and natural gas produced with the rate for oil
being 4.6% and natural gas being 7.5%. Even though revenue from the
sale of oil and natural gas for the year ended December 31, 2007, was
considerably less than revenue for the year ended December 31, 2006, a majority
of the revenue for 2007 was attributable to natural gas sales and taxed at a
higher rate than revenue for the 2006 period.
Depletion, depreciation and
amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 was $4,834,352
compared to $5,440,973 for the year ended December 31, 2006. The
depletion rate per equivalent Mcf for the 2007 period was $3.60 per Mcfe
compared to $3.02 per Mcfe for the 2006 period.
Interest expense for the year ended
December 31, 2007 was $979,832 compared to $1,928,909 for the year ended
December 31, 2006. As previously discussed, Voyager sold its Garza
Lease during January 2007 and received proceeds of approximately $29 million,
proceeds it used to pay down its existing credit facility. This
resulted in the reduction in interest expense for 2007.
General and administrative expenses for
the year ended December 31, 2007 were $970,701 compared to $785,059 for the year
ended December 31, 2006, an increase of $185,642, or 24%. The primary
components of the increase were increased salaries, insurance and professional
fees.
Gain on sale of oil and gas
properties:
During January 2007 Voyager sold its Garza Lease
located in Garza County for cash proceeds of $29 million and recorded a gain on
the sale of $12,702,811. Proceeds from the sale were used to reduce
Voyager’s borrowings under its credit facility.
Income tax
expense:
Income tax expense for the year ended December 31,
2007 were $4,764,334 which primarily represented the taxes incurred resulting
from the sale of its Garza Lease.
Net income:
For
the year ended December 31, 2007, Voyager reported net income of $8,582,543
compared to net income of $2,360,737 for the year ended December 31,
2006.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our main
sources of liquidity and capital resources for the fiscal year 2009 will be
cash, short-term cash equivalent investments on hand , anticipated internally
generated cash flows from operations following the Voyager Acquisition and
committed credit facilities.
Credit
Facility
On
September 2, 2008 we entered into the Credit Facility, consisting of a $50
million senior secured revolving loan (“Revolving Loan”) and a $22 million term
loan (“Term Loan”).
The
Revolving Loan is subject to an initial borrowing base of $14.0 million, or an
amount determined based on semi-annual reviews of our proved oil and gas
reserves. As of September 2, 2008, we had borrowed $11.5 million
under the Revolving Loan to finance the Voyager Acquisition, to repay the
related bridge loan and transaction expenses, and to fund capital expenditures
generally. Monies advanced under the Revolving Loan mature on
September 1, 2011 and bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% to
2.50%, as the case may be. On September 4, 2008, we obtained a three
month LIBOR rate expiring December 4, 2008, resulting in an annual interest rate
of 5.31%. On September 30, 2008, we repaid $1 million of principal on
the Revolving Loan and on October 22, 2008, we borrowed $1 million on the
Revolving Loan.
The Term
Loan provides for a one-time advance to us of $22.0 million. We drew
down the full amount on September 2, 2008, to finance the Voyager Acquisition
and to repay the related bridge loan and transaction expenses. Monies
borrowed under the Term Loan mature on March 1, 2012 and bear interest at a rate
equal to LIBOR plus 5% during the first twelve months after closing and LIBOR
plus 7.50%, thereafter. On September 4, 2008, we obtained a three
month LIBOR rate expiring December 4, 2008, resulting in an annual interest rate
of 7.81%.
All
borrowings under the Revolving Loan are secured by a first lien on all of our
assets and those of our subsidiaries. All borrowings under the Term
Loan are secured by a second lien on all of our assets and those of our
subsidiaries.
The loan
instruments evidencing the Revolving Loan contain various restrictive covenants,
including financial covenants requiring that we will not: (i) as of the last day
of any fiscal quarter, permit our ratio of EBITDAX for the period of four fiscal
quarters then ending to interest expense for such period to be less than 2.0 to
1.0; (ii) at any time permit our ratio of total debt as of such time to EBITDAX
for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter
immediately preceding the date of determination for which financial statements
are available to be greater than 4.0 to 1.0; and (iii) permit, as of the last
day of any fiscal quarter, our ratio of (a) consolidated current assets
(including the unused amount of the total commitments, but excluding non-cash
assets under FAS 133) to (b) consolidated current liabilities (excluding
non-cash obligations under SFAS No. 133 and current maturities under the Credit
Facility) to be less than 1.0 to 1.0.
The loan
instruments evidencing the Term Loan also contain various restrictive covenants,
including financial covenants requiring that we will not: (i) permit, as of the
last day of any fiscal quarter, our ratio of (a) consolidated current assets
(including the unused amount of the total commitments, but excluding non-cash
assets under SFAS No. 133) to (b) consolidated current liabilities (excluding
non-cash obligations under FAS 133 and current maturities under the Credit
Facility) to be less than 1.0 to 1.0; and (ii) as of the date of any
determination permit our ratio of total reserve value as in effect on such date
of determination to total debt as of such date of determination to be less than
2.0 to 1.0
Upon our
failure to comply with covenants, the lender has the right to refuse to advance
additional funds under the revolver and/or declare any outstanding principal and
interest immediately due and payable. We were in compliance with all
covenants as of September 30, 2008.
CIT
Capital, as lender, is entitled to a one percent (1%) overriding royalty
interest (“ORRI”) of our net revenue interest in the oil and gas properties
acquired in the Voyager Acquisition. The overriding royalty interest
is applicable to any renewal, extension or new lease taken by us within one year
after the date of termination of the ORRI Properties, as defined in the
overriding royalty agreement covering the same property, horizons and
minerals.
CIT
Capital also received, and is entitled to receive in its capacity as
administrative agent, various fees from us while monies advanced or loaned
remain outstanding, including an annual administrative agent fee of $20,000 for
each of the Revolving Loan and Term Loan and a commitment fee ranging from
0.375% to 0.5% of any unused portion of the borrowing base available under the
Revolving Loan.
Under the
Credit Facility, we were required to enter into hedging arrangements mutually
agreeable between us and CIT Capital. On September 2, 2008 and
effective October 1, 2008, we entered into hedging arrangements with a bank
whereby we hedged 65% of our proved developed producing natural gas production
and 25% of our proved developed producing oil production from October 1, 2008
through December 31, 2011 at $7.82 per Mmbtu and $110.35 per barrel,
respectively.
Convertible
Debentures (Bridge Loan)
On May
21, 2008, we entered into the Bridge Loan, whereby we issued the Debentures and
used the proceeds to fund our payment of the deposit required under the Voyager
Acquisition.
The
Debentures matured the earlier of September 29, 2008 and the completion of the
Voyager Acquisition, and may be satisfied in full by our payment of the
aggregate redemption price of $900,000 or, at the election of the purchasers, by
the conversion of the Debentures into shares of our common stock, at an initial
conversion price of $0.33 subject to adjustments and full-ratchet protection
under certain circumstances.
On
September 2, 2008, we repaid $450,000 principal amount of the Debentures in cash
from our Credit Facility and issued, in full satisfaction of our obligation with
respect to the other $450,000 principal amount, 10,000 shares of our Series E
Preferred. Each share of preferred stock automatically converted into
136.3636 shares of our common stock, for an aggregate of 1,363,636 shares of our
common stock, on the Charter Amendment Effective Date, as provided by the
Certificate of Designation governing the Series E Preferred.
2007
Convertible Notes
On
November 1, 2007, we sold $350,000 in convertible notes (the "2007 Notes"),
which 2007 Notes mature on October 31, 2008 and bear interest at 10% per annum,
payable in either cash or shares of our common stock based upon a conversion
price of $0.35 per share. The investors in the 2007 Notes also
received 200,004 shares of common stock. During May 2008, we
exchanged 37,100 shares of our Series B Preferred in full satisfaction of our
obligation under the 2007 Notes to pay $350,000 of principal and $21,000 of
interest, with each share of such preferred stock becoming convertible into
28.58 shares of our common stock, for an aggregate of 1,060,318 shares of our
common stock, on the Charter Amendment Effective Date.
2006
Convertible Notes
As a
result of the May 2006 Merger, we assumed $1,500,000 of convertible promissory
notes (the "2006 Notes") previously sold by Energy Venture. The 2006
Notes had an original maturity date of August 31, 2007, carried an interest rate
of 10% per annum, payable in either cash or shares, and were convertible into
shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.50 per share at the option of
the investor. Each investor also received a number of shares of
common stock equal to 20% of his or her investment divided by
$0.50. Thus, a total of 600,000 shares were initially issued to
investors in the 2006 Notes.
On August
31, 2007 (the original maturity date), we repaid in cash six of the holders of
the 2006 Notes an aggregate amount of $424,637, of which $410,000 represented
principal and $14,637 represented accrued interest. On September 4,
2007, an additional $44,624 of accrued and current period interest was repaid
through the issuance of 89,248 shares of our common stock. The
remaining holders of the 2006 Notes entered into an agreement with us whereby
the maturity date of the 2006 Notes was extended to February 28, 2008 and,
beginning September 1, 2007 until the 2006 Notes are paid in full, the interest
rate on the outstanding principal increased to 12% per annum. In
addition, we agreed to issue to the remaining holders of the 2006 Notes, 218,000
shares of our common stock with a value of $98,100 as consideration for
extending the 2006 Note's maturity date.
On
February 28, 2008, $1,090,000 of the 2006 Notes came due and we were unable to
repay them. We continued to accrue interest on the notes at 12%, the
agreed upon rate for the extension period. On March 6, 2008, we
issued 130,449 shares of common stock in lieu of cash in payment of $65,221 of
accrued and current period interest to holders of 2006 Notes. On
April 22, 2008, we repaid $100,000 principal amount in cash to one of the
holders of the 2006 Notes in satisfaction thereof. During May 2008,
we exchanged 99,395 shares of our Series A Preferred for the remaining 2006
Notes in payment of the $965,000 of principal and $28,950 of interest
thereunder. Each share of Series A Preferred is automatically
convertible into 20 shares of our common stock, for an aggregate of 1,987,900
shares of our common stock, upon the Charter Amendment Effective Date, as
provided by the Certificate of Designation with respect to the Series A
Preferred filed with the State of Nevada on May 15, 2008. At
September 30, 2008, $25,000 principal amount of the 2006 Notes held by one note
holder remained outstanding.
We
believe our short-term and long-term liquidity is adequate to fund operations,
including capital expenditures and interest during our fiscal year ending June
30, 2009.
Should
our estimated capital needs prove to be greater than we currently anticipate,
our cash flow from operating activities be less than we currently anticipate or
should we change our current operations plan in a manner that will increase or
accelerate our anticipated costs and expenses, the depletion of our working
capital would be accelerated. Although we anticipate that adequate
funds will remain available to us under the Credit Facility, if we were unable
to access such funding by reason of our failure to satisfy borrowing covenants
thereunder we would have to use other alternative resources. To the
extent it becomes necessary to raise additional cash in the future if our
current cash and working capital resources are depleted, we will seek to raise
it through the public or private sale of debt or our equity securities, funding
from joint venture or strategic partners, or a combination of the
foregoing. We may also seek to satisfy indebtedness without any cash
outlay through the private issuance of debt or equity securities. The
sale of additional equity securities or convertible debt securities would result
in dilution to our shareholders. We cannot give you any assurance
that we will be able to secure the additional cash or working capital we may
require to continue our operations in such circumstances. Any
assurance as to our present ability to raise additional capital outside of our
existing credit facility and business operations is particularly uncertain given
the current instability in the financial and equity markets and current oil and
natural gas pricing levels.
Recent
Accounting and Reporting Pronouncements
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133” (SFAS No.
161”). SFAS No. 161 requires additional disclosures about derivative
and hedging activities and is effective for fiscal years and interim periods
beginning after November 15, 2008. The Company is evaluating the
impact the adoption of SFAS No. 161 will have on its financial statement
disclosures. The Company’s adoption of SFAS No. 161 will not affect
its current accounting for derivative and hedging activities.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141(R), “Business
Combinations”. This statement requires assets acquired and
liabilities assumed to be measured at fair value as of the acquisition date,
acquisition-related costs incurred prior to the acquisition to be expensed and
contractual contingencies to be recognized at fair value as of the acquisition
date. This statement is effective for financial statements issued for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The Company is
currently assessing the impact, if any, the adoption of this statement will have
on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Off-Balance-Sheet
Arrangements.
We
currently have no off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably
likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in
financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity,
capital expenditures, or capital resources that is material to any investor in
our securities.
INTERESTS OF CERTAIN
PERSONS
IN ACTIONS BEING TAKEN
Our
executive officers and directors do not have any interest in the Actions,
including the Charter Amendment increasing the number of authorized shares of
our Common Stock, except as follows:
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Respective
interests as stockholders, as disclosed elsewhere in this Information
Statement under “
Security Ownership of Certain
Beneficial Owners and Management
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Respective
interests as holders, as applicable, of the Outstanding Derivative
Securities, as disclosed elsewhere in this Information Statement under
“
Description of
Outstanding Derivative Securities.
” None of the
Outstanding Derivative Securities, however, vest or otherwise become
exercisable or convertible, as the case may be, until the effectiveness of
the Charter Amendment.
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION ABOUT US
We file
annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information
with the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. You
may read and copy this Information Statement and any other documents we have
filed at the SEC, including any exhibits and schedules, at the SEC’s public
reference room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You
may obtain information on the operation of the public reference room by calling
the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330, and may obtain copies of our filings from the public
reference room by calling (202) 942-8090. The SEC maintains a web
site (www.sec.gov) that contains the reports, proxy and information statements
and other information regarding companies that file electronically with the SEC
such as us.
By order of the Board of Directors,
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Date:
March 3, 2009
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By:
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/s/ Robert
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Robert
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Chairman
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EXHIBIT A
CERTIFICATE
OF AMENDMENT
OF
ARTICLES
OF INCORPORATION
OF
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
ROSS
MILLER
Secretary
of State
204
North Carson Street, Ste 1 Carson City, Nevada 89701-4299 (775) 684
5708
Website:
secretaryofstate. biz
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(PURSUANT
TO NRS 78.385 AND 78.390)
USE BLACK INK ONLY - DO NOT
HIGHLIGHT ABOVE
SPACE IS FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
Certificate of Amendment to
Articles of Incorporation
For Nevada Profit
Corporations
(Pursuant
to NRS 78.385 and 78.390 - After Issuance of Stock)
1.
Name of
corporation:
ABC
Funding, Inc.
2.
The
articles have been amended as follows (provide article numbers, if
available):
The
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation are hereby amended by
replacing in its entirety Article I thereof with the following new Article
I:
"Article I: "The name
of Corporation is: “Cross Canyon Energy Corp."
The
Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation are further amended to
increase the number of authorized shares of common stock by replacing
paragraph a) of Article IV thereof with the following new paragraph
a):
"Article
III: a) The Corporation shall be authorized to issue
the following shares:
Class
Number of Shares
Par Value
Common
149,000,000
$.001
per share
Preferred
1,000,000
$.001 per
share”
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3.
The vote
by which the stockholders holding shares in the corporation entitling them to
exercise at least a majority of the voting power, or such greater proportion of
the voting power as may be required in the case of a vote by classes or
series, or as may be required by the provisions of the * articles of
incorporation have voted in favor of the amendment
is: 14,151,000
4.
Effective
date of filing (optional):
(must not
be later than 90 days after the certificate is filed)
5. Officer Signature
(Required):
x
_______________________
Robert P. Munn, Chief Executive
Officer
*
If any proposed amendment
would alter or change any preference or any relative or other right given to any
class or series of outstanding shares, then the amendment must be approved by
the vote, in addition to the affirmative vote otherwise required, of the holders
of shares representing a majority of the voting power of each class or series
affected by the amendment regardless of limitations or restrictions on the
voting power thereof.
IMPORTANT:
Failure to include any of the above information and submit the proper fees may
cause this filing to be rejected.
EXHIBIT B
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
2008
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
ARTICLE
I
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Purpose.
The
ABC Funding, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the “
Plan
”)
is intended to promote the interests of ABC Funding, Inc., a Nevada corporation,
(the “
Company
”)
and its stockholders by encouraging Employees and Non-Employee Directors of the
Company or its Affiliates (as defined below) to acquire or increase their equity
interests in the Company, thereby giving them an added incentive to work toward
the continued growth and success of the Company. The Board of Directors of the
Company (the “
Board
”)
also contemplates that through the Plan, the Company and its Affiliates will be
better able to compete for the services of the individuals needed for the
continued growth and success of the Company.
1.2
Definitions
.
As
used in the Plan, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth
below:
“
Affiliate
” means (i) with
respect to the issuance of Incentive Options, any “parent corporation” of the
Company (as defined in Section 424(e) of the Code), or any “subsidiary
corporation” of the Company (as defined in Section 424(f) of the Code);
(ii) with respect to the issuance of Non-Qualified Options or Stock Appreciation
Rights, any corporation or other entity in a chain of corporations and/or other
entities in which the Company has a “controlling interest” within the meaning of
Treas. Reg. § 1.414(c)-2(b)(2)(i), but using the threshold of 50 percent
ownership wherever 80 percent appears; and (iii) with respect to all other
Awards, any trades or businesses, whether or not incorporated, which are members
of a controlled group or are under common control (as defined in Sections 414(b)
or (c) of the Code) with the Company.
“
Awards
”
means, collectively, Options, Purchased Stock, Bonus Stock, Stock Appreciation
Rights, Phantom Stock, Restricted Stock, Performance Awards, or Other Stock or
Performance Based Awards.
“
Bonus
Stock
” is defined in Article V.
“
Cause
”
for termination of any Participant who is a party to an agreement of employment
with or services to the Company shall mean termination for “Cause” as such term
is defined in such agreement, the relevant portions of which are incorporated
herein by reference. If such agreement does not define “Cause” or if
a Participant is not a party to such an agreement, “Cause” means (i) the willful
commission by a Participant of a criminal or other act that causes or is likely
to cause substantial economic damage to the Company or an Affiliate or
substantial injury to the business reputation of the Company or Affiliate; (ii)
the commission by a Participant of an act of fraud in the performance of such
Participant’s duties on behalf of the Company or an Affiliate; or (iii) the
continuing willful failure of a Participant to perform the duties of such
Participant to the Company or an Affiliate (other than such failure resulting
from the Participant’s incapacity due to physical or mental illness) after
written notice thereof (specifying the particulars thereof in reasonable detail)
and a reasonable opportunity to be heard and cure such failure are given to the
Participant by such entity or person as is designated by the
Board. For purposes of the Plan, no act, or failure to act, on the
Participant’s part shall be considered “willful” unless done or omitted to be
done by the Participant not in good faith and without reasonable belief that the
Participant’s action or omission was in the best interest of the Company or an
Affiliate, as the case may be.
“
Change in
Control
” shall be deemed to have occurred upon any of the following
events:
(i) A
merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party if the individuals and
entities who were stockholders of the Company immediately prior to the effective
date of such a merger or consolidation have beneficial ownership or less than
50% of the total combined voting power for election of directors of the
surviving corporation following the effective date of such merger or
consolidation; or
(ii) The
sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company to any person or
entity that is not a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
“
Code
”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and the
rules and regulations thereunder.
“
Committee
”
means the Compensation Committee appointed by the Board to administer the Plan
or, if none, the Board; [provided however, that with respect to any Award
granted to a Covered Employee which is intended to be “performance-based
compensation” as described in Section 162(m)(4)(c) of the Code, the Committee
shall consist solely of two or more “outside directors” as described in Section
162(m)(4)(c)(i) of the Code].
“Common Stock”
means the common stock of the Company, $.001 par value per
share.
“Covered
Employee”
shall mean each of the Employees/officers of the Company as
described in Section 162(m) of the Code and applicable rules, regulations and
guidance issued thereunder.
“
Disability
”
means either (i) an inability of the Participant to engage in any substantial
gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable physical mental
impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be expected to last
for a continuous period of not less than 12 months or (ii) the receipt of income
replacements by the Participant, by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment that can be expected to result in death or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, for a
period of not less than 3 months under the Company's accident and health
plan.
“Effective
Date”
means the date that is (i) adopted by the Board; and (ii) approved
by shareholders of the Company, provided that such shareholder approval occurs
not more than one-year period prior to or after the date of such
adoption. The provisions of the Plan are applicable to all Awards
granted on or after the Effective Date.
“
Employee
”
means any common law employee of the Company or an Affiliate.
“
Employment
”
includes any period in which a Participant is an Employee to the Company or an
Affiliate.
“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
“
Fair Market
Value or FMV Per Share
”.
The
Fair Market Value or FMV Per Share of the Common Stock shall be the closing
price on the OTC Bulletin Board, or other over-the-counter market, or national
securities exchange, if applicable, for the date of the determination, or if no
trade of the Common Stock shall have been reported for such date, the closing
price quoted on such over-the-counter market for the most recent trade prior to
the determination date. If shares of the Common Stock are not listed
or admitted to trading on any exchange, over-the-counter market or any similar
organization as of the determination date, the Fair Market Value or FMV Per
Share shall be determined by the Committee (i) with respect to Incentive Stock
Options, in good faith within the meaning of Section 422 of the Code or (ii)
with respect to other Awards, in good faith using a “reasonable application of a
reasonable valuation method” within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section
1.409A-1(b)(5)(iv)(B).
“
Incentive
Option
” means any option that satisfies the requirements of Code Section
422 and is granted pursuant to Article III of the Plan.
“
Non-Employee
Director
” means persons who are members of the Board but who are not
Employees of the Company or any Affiliate. Non-Employee Director
shall include any non-elected director emeritus serving in an advisory capacity
to the Board.
“
Non-Qualified
Option
” shall mean an option not intended to satisfy the requirements of
Code Section 422 and which is granted pursuant to Article II of the
Plan.
“
Option
”
means an option to acquire Common Stock granted pursuant to the provisions of
the Plan, and refers to either an Incentive Stock Option or a Non-Qualified
Stock Option, or both, as applicable.
“
Option
Expiration Date
” means the date determined by Committee, which shall not
be more than ten years after the date of grant of an Option.
“Optionee”
means a Participant who has received or will receive an
Option.
“
Other Stock or
Performance-Based Award
” means an award granted pursuant to Article IX of
the Plan that is not otherwise specifically provided for, the value of which is
based in whole or in part upon the value of a share of Common
Stock.
“
Participant
”
means any Employee and Non-Employee Director granted an Award under the
Plan.
“
Performance
Award
” means an Award granted pursuant to Article VIII of the Plan,
which, if earned, shall be payable in shares of Common Stock, cash or any
combination thereof.
“
Purchased
Stock
” means a right to purchase Common Stock granted pursuant to Article
IV of the Plan.
“
Phantom
Stock
” means an Award of the right to receive cash or shares of Common
Stock issued at the end of a Restricted Period that is granted pursuant to
Article VI of the Plan.
“
Restricted
Period
” shall mean the period established by the Committee with respect
to an Award during which the Award either remains subject to forfeiture or is
not exercisable by the Participant.
“
Restricted
Stock
” shall mean any share of Common Stock, prior to the lapse of
restrictions thereon, granted under Article VII of the Plan.
“Spread”
means the amount determined pursuant to Section 6.1(a) of the
Plan.
“
Stock
Appreciation Rights
” means an Award granted pursuant to Article VI of the
Plan.
1.3
Shares
Subject to the Plan.
The
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the Plan
shall not exceed 8,750,000 shares of Common Stock (subject to adjustment as
described below). In addition, during any
calendar year
, the
number of shares of Common Stock issued or reserved for issuance as options
under the Plan to any one Participant plus the number of such shares underlying
Stock Appreciation Rights that may be granted to that same Participant shall not
exceed 2,000,000 shares. Notwithstanding the above, however, in the
event that at any time after the Effective Date the outstanding shares of Common
Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or
other securities of the Company by reason of a merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend, combination of
shares or the like, the aggregate number and class of securities available under
the Plan shall be ratably adjusted by the Committee. Upon the occurrence of any
of the events described in the immediately preceding sentence, in order to
ensure that after such event the shares of Common Stock subject to the Plan and
each Participant’s proportionate interest shall be maintained substantially as
before the occurrence of such event, the Committee shall, in such manner as it
may deem equitable, adjust (i) the number of shares of Common Stock with respect
to which Awards may be granted, (ii) the number of shares of Common Stock
subject to outstanding Awards, and (iii) the grant or exercise price with
respect to an Award; provided, however, that such adjustment in an outstanding
Option shall be made (i) without change in the total price applicable to the
Option or any unexercised portion of the Option (except for any change in the
aggregate price resulting from rounding-off of share quantities or prices) and
(ii) with any necessary corresponding adjustment in exercise price per share;
provided, further, that outstanding Incentive Options shall be adjusted only in
accordance with Sections 422 and 424 of the Code and the regulations thereunder,
and that outstanding Non-Qualified Options and Stock Appreciation Rights shall
be adjusted only in accordance with Section 409A of the Code and the regulations
thereunder. The Committee’s determinations shall be subject to
approval by the Board. In the event the number of shares to be
delivered upon the exercise or payment of any Award granted under the Plan is
reduced for any reason whatsoever or in the event any Award (or portion thereof)
granted under the Plan can no longer under any circumstances be exercised or
paid, the number of shares no longer subject to such Award shall thereupon be
released from such Award and shall thereafter be available under the Plan for
the grant of additional Awards. Shares that cease to be subject to an
Award because of the exercise of the Award, or the vesting of a Restricted Stock
Award or similar Award, shall no longer be subject to any further grant under
the Plan. Shares issued pursuant to the Plan (i) may be treasury
shares, authorized but unissued shares or, if applicable, shares acquired in the
open market and (ii) shall be fully paid and nonassessable. No
fractional shares shall be issued under the Plan; payment for any fractional
shares shall be made in cash.
1.4
Administration
of the Plan.
The
Plan shall be administered by the Committee. Subject to the
provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall interpret the Plan and all Awards
under the Plan, shall make such rules as it deems necessary for the proper
administration of the Plan, shall make all other determinations necessary or
advisable for the administration of the Plan and shall correct any defect or
supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan or in any Award
under the Plan in the manner and to the extent that the Committee deems
desirable to effectuate the Plan. No member of the Committee shall
vote or act upon any matter relating solely to himself. Grants of
Awards to any Participant, the terms thereof and any amendment thereto shall be
subject to approval by the Board.
1.5
Amendment
and Discontinuance of the Plan.
The
Board may amend, suspend or terminate the Plan; provided, however, no amendment,
suspension or termination of the Plan may without the consent of the holder of
an Award terminate such Award or adversely affect such person’s rights with
respect to such Award in any material respect; provided further, however, that
any amendment which would constitute a “material amendment” of the Plan (as
determined by the Committee, subject to applicable rules and regulations of the
OTC Bulletin Board, if any, governing the use of such term in the context of
employee benefit plans) shall be subject to shareholder approval.
1.6
Granting
of Awards to Participants.
Subject
to approval of the Board, the Committee shall have the authority to grant, prior
to the expiration date of the Plan, Awards to such Employees and Non-Employee
Directors as may be selected by it on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth in the Plan. In selecting the persons to receive Awards,
including the type and size of the Award, the Committee may consider any factors
that it may deem relevant.
1.7
Term
of Plan.
If
not sooner terminated under the provisions of the Plan, the Plan shall terminate
upon, and no further Awards shall be made, after the tenth (10
th
)
anniversary of the Effective Date.
1.8
Leave
of Absence.
If
an Employee is on military, sick leave or other bona fide leave of absence, such
person shall be considered an “Employee” for purposes of an outstanding Award
during the period of such leave provided it does not exceed 90 days, or, if
longer, so long as the person’s right to reemployment is guaranteed either by
statute or by contract. If the period of leave exceeds 90 days, the
employment relationship shall be deemed to have terminated on the 91st day of
such leave, unless the person’s right to reemployment is guaranteed by statute
or contract.
ARTICLE
II
NONQUALIFIED
STOCK OPTIONS
2.1
Eligibility.
All
Employees and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible for grants of Options
according to the terms set forth below. Each Non-Qualified Option
granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written agreement between the
Company and the individual to whom Non-Qualified Options were
granted.
2.2
Exercise
Price.
The
exercise price to be paid for each share of Common Stock deliverable upon
exercise of each Option granted under this Article II shall not be less than the
FMV Per Share on the date of grant of such Option. The exercise price
for each Option granted under Article II shall be subject to adjustment as
provided in Section 10.13.
2.3
Terms
and Conditions of Options.
Options
shall be in such form as the Committee may from time to time recommend and the
Board shall approve, shall be subject to the following terms and conditions and
may contain such additional terms and conditions as are not inconsistent with
this Article II:
(a)
Option Period
and Conditions and Limitations on Exercise
. No Option shall be
exercisable later than the Option Expiration Date. To the extent not
prohibited by other provisions of the Plan, each Option shall be exercisable at
such time or times as may be determined at the time such Option is
granted.
(b)
Manner of
Exercise
. To exercise an Option, the person or persons
entitled to exercise it shall provide notice to the Company at its principal
executive office, directed to the Committee, such exercise to be effective at
the time of receipt of such notice at the Company’s principal executive office
during normal business hours, stating the number of shares with respect to which
the Option is being exercised together with payment for such shares plus any
required withholding taxes, unless other arrangements for withholding tax
liability have been made with the Committee. The notice shall be
delivered in person, by certified or regular mail,
or by such other
method as determined from time to time by the Committee or Plan
Administrator.
(c)
Payment of
Exercise Price and Required Withholding.
In order to exercise
an Option, the person or persons entitled to exercise it shall deliver to the
Company payment in full for (i) the shares being purchased, and (ii) unless
other arrangements have been made with the Committee, any required withholding
taxes. The payment of the exercise price for each Option shall either
be (i) in cash or by check payable and acceptable to the Company, (ii) with the
consent of the Committee, by tendering to the Company shares of Common Stock
having an aggregate Fair Market Value as of the date of exercise that is not
greater than the full exercise price for the shares with respect to which the
Option is being exercised and by paying any remaining amount of the exercise
price as provided in (i) above (provided, that such tendered shares of Common
Stock have been owned on a fully vested basis by the optionee for more than six
(6) months prior to exercise), or (iii) with the consent of the Committee and
subject to such instructions as the Committee may specify, at the person’s
written request the Company may deliver certificates for the shares of Common
Stock for which the Option is being exercised to a broker for sale on behalf of
the person, provided that the person has irrevocably instructed such broker to
remit directly to the Company on the person’s behalf the full amount of the
exercise price from the proceeds of such sale. In the event that the
Optionee elects to make payment as allowed under clause (ii) above, the
Committee may, upon confirming that the Optionee owns the number of additional
shares being tendered, authorize the issuance of a new certificate for the
number of shares being acquired pursuant to the exercise of the Option less the
number of shares being tendered upon the exercise and return to the person (or
not require surrender of) the certificate for the shares being tendered upon the
exercise. If the Committee so requires, such person or persons shall
also deliver a written representation that all shares being purchased are being
acquired for investment and not with a view to, or for resale in connection
with, any distribution of such shares.
(d)
Options not
Transferable
. Except as provided below, no Non-Qualified
Option granted hereunder shall be transferable other than by (i) will or by the
laws of descent and distribution or (ii) pursuant to a domestic relations order
and, during the lifetime of the Participant to whom any such Option is granted,
and it shall be exercisable only by the Participant (or his
guardian). Any attempt to transfer, assign, pledge, hypothecate or
otherwise dispose of, or to subject to execution, attachment or similar process,
any Option granted hereunder, or any right thereunder, contrary to the
provisions hereof, shall be void and ineffective, shall give no right to the
purported transferee. With Committee approval, the Participant (or
his guardian) may transfer, for estate planning purposes, all or part of a
Non-Qualified Option to one or more immediate family members or related family
trusts or partnerships or similar entities.
(e)
Listing and
Registration of Shares
. Each Option shall be subject to the
requirement that if at any time the Committee determines that the listing,
registration, or qualification of the shares subject to such Option under any
securities exchange or under any state or federal law, or the consent or
approval of any governmental regulatory body, is necessary or desirable as a
condition of, or in connection with, the issue or purchase of shares thereunder,
such Option may not be exercised in whole or in part unless such listing,
registration, qualification, consent or approval shall have been effected or
obtained and the same shall have been free of any conditions not acceptable to
the Committee.
2.4
Option
Repricing.
With
Board and shareholder approval, the Committee may grant to holders of
outstanding Non-Qualified Options, in exchange for the surrender and
cancellation of such Non-Qualified Options, new Non-Qualified Options having
exercise prices lower (or higher with any required consent) than the exercise
price provided in the Non-Qualified Options so surrendered and canceled and
containing such other terms and conditions as the Committee may deem
appropriate; provided that such new Non-Qualified Options are structured to be
either exempt from or in compliance with Section 409A of the
Code.
2.5
Amendment.
Subject
to Board approval, the Committee may, without the consent of the person or
persons entitled to exercise any outstanding Option, amend, modify or terminate
such Option; provided, however, such amendment, modification or termination
shall not, without such person’s consent, reduce or diminish the value of such
Option determined as if the Option had been exercised, vested, cashed in or
otherwise settled on the date of such amendment or
termination. Subject to Board approval, the Committee may at any time
or from time to time, in the case of any Option which is not then immediately
exercisable in full, accelerate the time or times at which such Option may be
exercised to any earlier time or times.
2.6
Acceleration
of Vesting.
Any
Option granted hereunder which is not otherwise vested shall
vest (unless specifically provided to the contrary in the document or
instrument evidencing an Option granted hereunder) upon (i) termination, removal
or resignation of an Employee or Non-Employee Director for any reason (except
for Cause) within one (1) year after the effective date of the Change in
Control, (ii) death or Disability of the Participant, or (iii) subject to Board
approval, at such other times as the Committee, in its discretion,
determines.
ARTICLE
III
INCENTIVE
OPTIONS
The
terms specified below shall be applicable to all Incentive
Options. Except as modified by the provisions of this Article III,
all the provisions of Article II shall be applicable to Incentive
Options. Options which are specifically designated as Non-Qualified
Options shall
not
be subject to the terms of this Section III.
3.1
Eligibility.
Incentive
Options may only be granted to Employees.
3.2
Exercise
Price.
The
exercise price per Share shall not be less than one hundred percent (100%) of
the FMV Per Share on the option grant date.
3.3
Dollar
Limitation.
The
aggregate Fair Market Value (determined as of the respective date or dates of
grant) of shares of Common Stock for which one or more options granted to any
Employee under the Plan (or any other option plan of the Corporation or any
Parent or Subsidiary) may for the first time become exercisable as Incentive
Options during any one (1) calendar year shall not exceed the sum of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($100,000). To the extent the Employee holds two (2)
or more such options which become exercisable for the first time in the same
calendar year, the foregoing limitation on the exercisability of such options as
Incentive Options shall be applied on the basis of the order in which such
options are granted.
3.4
10%
Stockholder.
If
any Employee to whom an Incentive Option is granted owns stock possessing more
than ten percent (10%) of the total combined voting power of all classes of
stock of the Company or any “parent corporation” of the Company (as defined in
Section 424(e) of the Code) or any “subsidiary corporation” of the Company (as
defined in Section 424(f) of the Code), then the exercise price per share shall
not be less than one hundred ten percent (110%) of the FMV Per Share on the date
of grant and the option term shall not exceed five (5) years measured from the
date of grant. For purposes of the immediately preceding sentence,
the attribution rules under Section 424(d) of the Code shall apply for purposes
of determining an Employee’s ownership.
3.5
Options
Not Transferable.
No
Incentive Option granted hereunder shall be transferable other than by will or
by the laws of descent and distribution and shall be exercisable during the
Optionee’s lifetime only by such Optionee.
3.6
Compliance
with 422.
All
Options that are intended to be Incentive Stock Options shall be designated as
such in the Option grant and in all respects shall be issued in compliance with
Code Section 422. The maximum aggregate number of Incentive Stock
Options that may be issued under the Plan is 2,000,000 shares of Common
Stock.
3.7
Limitations
on Exercise.
No
Incentive Option shall be exercisable more than three (3) months after the
Optionee ceases to be an Employee for any reason other than death or Disability,
or more than one (1) year after the Optionee ceases to be an Employee due to
death or Disability.
ARTICLE
IV
PURCHASED
STOCK
4.1
Eligible
Persons.
Subject
to approval by the Board, the Committee shall have the authority to sell shares
of Common Stock to such Employees and Non-Employee Directors of the Company or
its Affiliates as may be selected by it, on such terms and conditions as it may
establish, subject to the further provisions of this Article IV. Each
issuance of Common Stock under this Plan shall be evidenced by an agreement
which shall be subject to applicable provisions of this Plan and to such other
provisions not inconsistent with this Plan as the Committee may recommend and
the Board may approve for the particular sale transaction.
4.2
Purchase
Price.
Subject
to approval by the Board, the price per share of Common Stock to be purchased by
a Participant under this Plan shall be determined by the Committee, and may be
less than, but shall not greater than the FMV Per Share at the time of purchase.
4.3
Payment
of Purchase Price.
Payment
of the purchase price of Purchased Stock under this Plan shall be made in full
in cash.
ARTICLE
V
BONUS
STOCK
The Committee
may, from time to time and subject to the provisions of the Plan and approval by
the Board, grant shares of Bonus Stock to Employees and Non-Employee
Directors. Such grants of Bonus Stock shall be in consideration of
performance of services by the Participant without additional consideration
except as may be required by the Committee or pursuant to Article
XI. Bonus Stock shall be shares of Common Stock that are not subject
to a Restricted Period under Article VII. Payment of Bonus Stock
shall be made by the later of (i) the date that is 2½ months after the
end of the Participant’s taxable year in which the Bonus Stock is earned under
the Plan or (ii) the date that is 2½ months after the end of the
Company’s taxable year in which the Bonus Stock is earned under the Plan, and
such payment shall not be subject to any election by the Participant to defer
the payment to a later period
.
ARTICLE
VI
STOCK
APPRECIATION RIGHTS AND PHANTOM STOCK
6.1
Stock
Appreciation Rights.
All
Employees and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to receive grants of
Stock Appreciation Rights on the following terms and conditions.
(a)
Right to
Payment
. A Stock Appreciation Right shall confer on the
Participant to whom it is granted a right to receive, upon exercise thereof, the
excess of (A) the FMV Per Share on the date of exercise over (B) the grant price
of the Stock Appreciation Right as determined by the Committee, which shall not
be less than the FMV Per Share on the date of grant (the
“Spread”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Award may provide, that
the Spread covered by a Stock Appreciation Right may not exceed a specified
amount.
(b)
Rights Related
to Options
. A Stock Appreciation Right granted in connection
with an Option shall entitle a Participant, upon exercise thereof, to surrender
that Option or any portion thereof, to the extent unexercised, and to receive
payment of the amount of the Spread computed pursuant to Subsection 6.1(a)
hereof. That Option shall then cease to be exercisable to the extent
surrendered.
(c)
Terms
. The
Award shall set forth the time or times at which and the circumstances under
which a Stock Appreciation Right may be exercised in whole or in part (including
based on achievement of performance goals and/or future service requirements),
the method of exercise, whether or not a Stock Appreciation Right shall be in
tandem or in combination with any other Award, and any other terms and
conditions of any Stock Appreciation Right.
6.2
Phantom
Stock Awards.
All
Employees and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to receive grants of
Phantom Stock Awards, which are rights to receive cash or Common Stock equal to
the Fair Market Value of specified number of shares of Common Stock at the end
of a specified deferral period, subject to the following terms and
conditions:
(a)
Award and
Restrictions
.
Satisfaction
(vesting) of a Phantom Stock Award shall occur upon expiration of the deferral
period specified for such Phantom Stock Award. In addition, Phantom
Stock Awards shall be subject to such restrictions (which may include a
“substantial risk of forfeiture” as determined in accordance with Code Section
409A), if any, as the Committee (with Board approval) may impose, which
restrictions may lapse at the expiration of the deferral period or at earlier
specified times (including based on achievement of performance goals and/or
future service requirements), separately or in combination, installments or
otherwise, as the Committee (with Board approval) may
determine. Phantom Stock Awards shall not be transferable (other than
by will or the laws of descent and distribution).
(b)
Forfeiture
. Except
as otherwise may be set forth in any Award, employment or other agreement
pertaining to a Phantom Stock Award, upon termination of employment or services
during the applicable deferral period or portion thereof to which forfeiture
conditions apply, all Phantom Stock Awards that are at that time subject to a
deferral period (other than a deferral at the election of the Participant) shall
be forfeited; provided that the Committee (with Board approval) may provide, by
rule or regulation or in any Award agreement, or may determine in any individual
case, that restrictions or forfeiture conditions relating to Phantom Stock
Awards shall be waived in whole or in part in the event of terminations
resulting from specified causes, and the Committee (with Board approval) may in
other cases waive in whole or in part the forfeiture of Phantom Stock
Awards.
(c)
Performance
Goals
. To the extent that any Award granted pursuant to this
Article VI is intended to constitute performance-based compensation for purposes
of Section 162(m) of the Code, the grant or settlement of the Award shall be
subject to the achievement of performance goals determined and applied in a
manner consistent with Section 8.2.
(d)
Timing of
Distributions
.
To
the extent a Phantom Stock Award is subject to a substantial risk of forfeiture,
such Phantom Stock Award shall be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum
no later than the fifteenth (15
th
)
day of the third (3
rd
)
month following the date on which such substantial risk of forfeiture
lapses. Otherwise, a Phantom Stock Award shall be paid in a manner
which is either exempt from or in compliance with Code Section 409A as specified
in the Phantom Stock Award. Should the Participant die before
receiving all amounts payable hereunder, the balance shall be paid to the
Participant’s estate in the same manner as payable to the
Participant.
(e)
Unsecured
General Creditor
. Participant’s rights to any Phantom Stock
Award shall not rise above those of a general unsecured creditor of the
Company.
ARTICLE
VII
RESTRICTED
STOCK
7.1
Eligible
Persons.
All
Employees and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to receive grants of
Restricted Stock.
7.2
Restricted
Period and Vesting.
(a)
The
Restricted Stock shall be subject to such forfeiture restrictions (including,
without limitation, limitations that qualify as a “substantial risk of
forfeiture” within the meaning given to that term under Section 83 of the Code)
and restrictions on transfer by the Participant and repurchase by the Company as
shall be set forth in such Award. Prior to the lapse of such
restrictions the Participant shall not be permitted to transfer such
shares. The Company shall have the right to repurchase or recover
such shares for the amount of cash paid therefor, if any, if (i) the Participant
shall terminate Employment from or services to the Company prior to the lapse of
such restrictions under circumstances that do not cause such restrictions to
lapse or (ii) the Restricted Stock is forfeited by the Participant pursuant to
the terms of the Award.
(b)
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, unless the Award specifically provides otherwise, all Restricted
Stock not otherwise vested shall vest upon (i) termination, resignation or
removal of an Employee or Non-Employee Director for any reason (except for
Cause) within one (1) year after the effective date of a Change in Control, (ii)
death or Disability of the Participant, or (iii) subject to Board approval, at
such other times as the Committee, in its discretion,
determines.
(c)
Each
certificate representing Restricted Stock awarded under the Plan shall be
registered in the name of the Participant and, during the Restricted Period,
shall be left in deposit with the Company and a stock power endorsed in blank
until such time as the restrictions on transfer have lapsed. The
grantee of Restricted Stock shall have all the rights of a stockholder with
respect to such shares including the right to vote and the right to receive
dividends or other distributions paid or made with respect to such
shares. Any certificate or certificates representing shares of
Restricted Stock shall bear a legend similar to the
following:
"The shares
represented by this certificate have been issued pursuant to the terms of the
ABC Funding, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan and may not be sold, pledged,
transferred, assigned or otherwise encumbered in any manner except as is set
forth in the terms of such Plan or award dated __________, 20__."
ARTICLE
VIII
PERFORMANCE
AWARDS
8.1
Performance
Awards.
All
Employees and Non-Employee Directors shall be eligible to receive Performance
Awards. Performance Awards may be based on performance criteria
measured over a period of not less than one year and not more than ten
years. The Committee may use such business criteria and other
measures of performance as it may deem appropriate in establishing any
performance conditions, and may exercise its discretion to increase the amounts
payable under any Award subject to performance conditions except as limited
under Section 8.2 in the case of a Performance Award granted to a Covered
Employee.
8.2
Performance
Goals.
The
grant and/or settlement of a Performance Award shall be contingent upon terms
set forth in this Section 8.2.
(a)
General
.
The
performance goals for Performance Awards shall consist of one or more business
criteria and a targeted level or levels of performance with respect to each of
such criteria, as specified by the Committee and approved by the
Board. In the case of any Award granted to a Covered Employee,
performance goals shall be designed to be objective and shall otherwise meet the
requirements of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder (including
Treasury Regulation Section 1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto),
including the requirement that the level or levels of performance are such that
the achievement of performance goals is “substantially uncertain” at the time of
grant. Performance Awards shall be granted and/or settled upon
achievement of any one or more such performance goals. Performance
goals may differ among Performance Awards granted to any one Participant or for
Performance Awards granted to different Participants. The value of
any cash-denominated Performance Award issued to any one Covered Employee in any
one year shall not exceed $1,000,000.
(b)
Business
Criteria
. One or more of the following business criteria for
the Company, on a consolidated basis, and/or for specified subsidiaries,
divisions or business or geographical units of the Company (except with respect
to the total stockholder return and earnings per share criteria), shall be used
in establishing performance goals for Performance Awards granted to a
Participant:
(i)
Total
shareholder return;
(ii)
Return
on assets, equity, capital, capital employed, or investment;
(iii)
Pre-tax
or after-tax profit levels, including: earnings per share; earnings
before interest and taxes; earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and
amortization; net operating profits after tax, and net
income;
(iv)
Cash
flow, free cash flow, and cash flow return on investment;
(v)
Operational
measures including growth in reserves for the prior period and percentage or
absolute increase in production for the prior period;
(vi)
Levels
of cost including finding and development costs, and cash costs (interest
expense, G&A, and LOE) expressed in relationship to Mcfe/produced during the
Performance Period.
Any of the
above goals shall be determined on the absolute or relative basis or as compared
to the performance of a published or special index including, but not limited
to, the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index or a group of comparable
companies.
(c)
Performance
Period; Timing for Establishing Performance Goals
. Achievement
of performance goals in respect of Performance Awards shall be measured over a
performance period of not less than one year and not more than ten years, as
specified in the Award. Performance goals in the case of any Award
granted to a Participant shall be established not later than 90 days after the
beginning of any performance period applicable to such Performance Awards, or at
such other date as may be required or permitted for “performance-based
compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code.
(d)
Settlement of
Performance Awards; Other Terms
.
After
the end of each performance period, the Committee shall determine the amount, if
any, of Performance Awards payable to each Participant based upon achievement of
business criteria over a performance period. Payment described in the
immediately preceding sentence shall be made by the later of (i) the date
that is 2½ months after the end of the Participant’s taxable year in which
the Performance Award is earned under the Plan or (ii) the date that is
2½ months after the end of the Company’s taxable year in which the
Performance Award is earned under the Plan, and such payment shall not be
subject to any election by the Participant to defer the payment to a later
period. The Committee may not exercise discretion to increase any
such amount payable in respect of a Performance Award to a Covered Employee if
such Award states that it is intended to comply with Section 162(m) of the
Code. The Award shall specify the circumstances in which such
Performance Awards shall be paid or forfeited in the event of termination of
employment by the Participant prior to the end of a performance period or
settlement of Performance Awards.
(e)
Written
Determinations
. All determinations by the Committee as to the
establishment of performance goals, the amount of any Performance Award, and the
achievement of performance goals relating to Performance Awards shall be made in
writing in the case of any Award granted to a Participant and shall be subject
to approval by the Board. The Committee may not delegate any
responsibility relating to any Performance Awards to a Covered
Employee.
(f)
Status of
Performance Awards under Section 162(m) of the Code
. It is the
intent of the Company that Performance Awards granted to persons who are
designated by the Committee as likely to be Covered Employees within the meaning
of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations thereunder (including Treasury
Regulations sec. 1.162-27 and successor regulations thereto) shall, if so
designated by the Committee, constitute “performance-based compensation” within
the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code and regulations
thereunder. Accordingly, the terms of this Section 8.2 shall be
interpreted in a manner consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code and
regulations thereunder. The foregoing notwithstanding, because the
Committee cannot determine with certainty whether a given Participant will be a
Covered Employee with respect to a fiscal year that has not yet been completed,
the term Covered Employee as used herein shall mean only a person designated by
the Committee, at the time of grant of a Performance Award, who is likely to be
a Covered Employee with respect to that fiscal year. If any provision
of the Plan as in effect on the date of adoption or any agreements relating to
Performance Awards that are designated as intended to comply with Section 162(m)
of the Code does not comply or is inconsistent with the requirements of Section
162(m) of the Code or regulations thereunder, such provision shall be construed
or deemed amended to the extent necessary to conform to such
requirements.
ARTICLE
IX
OTHER
STOCK OR PERFORMANCE BASED AWARDS
All Employees
and Non-Employee Directors are eligible to receive Other Stock or
Performance-Based Awards, which shall consist of a right which (i) is not an
Award described in any other Article and (ii) is denominated or payable in,
valued in whole or in part by reference to, or otherwise based on or related to,
shares of Common Stock (including, without limitation, securities convertible
into shares of Common Stock) or cash as are deemed by the Committee to be
consistent with the purposes of the Plan. Subject to the terms of the
Plan and approval by the Board, the Committee shall determine the terms and
conditions of any such Other Stock or Performance-Based Award. To the
extent that any such Award includes a vesting schedule, Payment of such Award
shall be made by the later of (i) the date that is 2½ months after the
end of the Participant’s taxable year in which the Award is earned under the
Plan or (ii) the date that is 2½ months after the end of the Company’s
taxable year in which the Award is earned under the Plan, and such payment shall
not be subject to any election by the Participant to defer the payment to a
later period. Any Other Stock or Performance-Based Awards not subject
to a vesting schedule shall be paid in a manner which is either exempt from or
in compliance with Code Section 409A as specified in such Award.
ARTICLE
X
CERTAIN
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL AWARDS
10.1
General.
Awards
shall be evidenced by a written agreement or other document and may be granted
on the terms and conditions set forth herein. All Awards and any
amendments thereto shall be subject to the approval of the Board. Any
Award or the exercise thereof, shall be subject to such additional terms and
conditions, not inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan, as the Committee
(with Board approval) shall determine, including terms requiring forfeiture of
Awards in the event of termination of employment by the Participant and terms
permitting a Participant to make elections relating to his or her
Award. The terms, conditions and/or restrictions contained in an
Award may differ from the terms, conditions and restrictions contained in any
other Award.
Subject
to approval by the Board, the Committee may, without the consent of the holder
of the Award, amend, modify or terminate an Award; provided, however, no
amendment, modification or termination of an Award shall not, without the
consent of the holder of the Award, reduce or diminish the value of such Award
determined as if the Award was exercised, vested, cashed-in, paid or otherwise
settled on the date of such amendment or termination. Subject to the
approval of the Board and the terms of the Plan or Award, the Committee shall
retain the power and discretion to accelerate or waive, at any time, any term or
condition of an Award that is not mandatory under the Plan; provided, however,
that the Committee shall not have a discretion to accelerate or waive any term
or condition of an Award that is intended to qualify as “performance-based
compensation” for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code if such discretion
would cause the Award not to so qualify. Except in cases in which the
Committee is authorized to require other forms of consideration under the Plan,
or to the extent other forms of consideration must be paid to satisfy the
requirements of the Delaware General Corporation Law, no consideration other
than services may be required for the grant of any Award.
10.2
Stand-Alone,
Additional, Tandem, and Substitute Awards.
Subject
to Section 2.4 of the Plan, Awards granted under the Plan may be granted either
alone or in addition to, in tandem with, or in substitution or exchange for, any
other Award or any award granted under another plan of the Company, any
Affiliate, or any business entity to be acquired by the Company or an Affiliate,
or any other right of a Participant to receive payment from the Company or any
Affiliate. Such additional, tandem and substitute or exchange Awards
may be granted at any time. If an Award is granted in substitution or
exchange for another Award, the Committee shall require the surrender of such
other Award for cancellation in consideration for the grant of the new
Award. In addition, Awards may be granted in lieu of cash
compensation, including in lieu of cash amounts payable under other plans of the
Company or any Affiliate. Any such action contemplated under this
Section 10.2 shall be effective only to the extent that such action will not
cause (i) the holder of the Award to lose the protection of Section 16(b) of the
Exchange Act and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii) any Award
that is designed to qualify payments thereunder as performance-based
compensation as defined in Section 162(m) of the Code to fail to qualify as such
performance-based compensation; or (iii) any Award that is designed to satisfy
Section 409A of the Code to fail to satisfy such
section.
10.3
Term
of Awards.
In
no event shall the term of any Award exceed a period of ten years (or such
shorter terms as may be required in respect of an Incentive Option under Section
422 of the Code).
10.4
Form
and Timing of Payment under Awards; Deferrals.
Subject
to the terms of the Plan and any applicable Award agreement, payments to be made
by the Company upon the exercise of an Option or other Award or settlement of an
Award shall be made in a single payment. The settlement of any Award
may, subject to any limitations set forth in the Award agreement, be accelerated
and cash paid in lieu of shares in connection with such
settlement. Awards granted pursuant to Article VI or VIII of the Plan
may be payable in shares to the extent permitted by the terms of the applicable
Award agreement. Installment or deferred payments may be provided for
in the Award agreement or permitted with the consent or at the election of the
Participant. Payments may include, without limitation, provisions for
the payment or crediting of reasonable interest on installment or deferred
payments or the grant or crediting of amounts in respect of installment or
deferred payments denominated in shares. Any deferral shall only be
allowed as is provided in a separate deferred compensation plan adopted by the
Company. The Plan shall not constitute an “employee benefit plan” for
purposes of Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended.
10.5
Vested
and Unvested Awards.
After
the satisfaction of all of the terms and conditions set by the Committee with
respect to an Award of (i) Restricted Stock, a certificate, without the legend
set forth in Section 7.2, for the number of shares that are no longer subject to
such restrictions, terms and conditions shall be delivered to the Employee, (ii)
Phantom Stock, to the extent not paid in cash, a certificate for the number of
shares equal to the number of shares of Phantom Stock earned, and (iii) Stock
Appreciation Rights or Performance Awards, cash and/or a certificate for the
number of shares equal in value to the number of Stock Appreciation Rights or
amount of Performance Awards vested shall be delivered to the
Participant. The number of shares of Common Stock which shall be
issuable upon exercise of a Stock Appreciation Right or earning of a Performance
Award shall be determined by dividing (1) by (2) where (1) is the number of
shares of Common Stock as to which the Stock Appreciation Right is exercised
multiplied by the Spread or the amount of Performance Award that is earned and
payable, as applicable, and (2) is the FMV Per Share of Common Stock on the date
of exercise of the Stock Appreciation Right or the date the Performance Award is
earned and payable, as applicable.
10.6
Exemptions
from Section 16(b) Liability.
It
is the intent of the Company that the grant of any Awards to or other
transaction by a Participant who is subject to Section 16 of the Exchange Act
shall be exempt from Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act pursuant to an applicable
exemption (except for transactions acknowledged by the Participant in writing to
be non-exempt). Accordingly, if any provision of this Plan or any
Award agreement does not comply with the requirements of Rule 16b-3 (as
promulgated under the Exchange Act) as then applicable to any such transaction,
such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to the extent necessary to
conform to the applicable requirements of Rule 16b-3 so that such Participant
shall avoid liability under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act.
10.7
Securities
Requirements.
No
shares of Common Stock will be issued or transferred pursuant to an Award unless
and until all then-applicable requirements imposed by federal and state
securities and other laws, rules and regulations and by any regulatory agencies
having jurisdiction and by any stock market or exchange upon which the Common
Stock may be listed, have been fully met. As a condition precedent to
the issuance of shares pursuant to the grant or exercise of an Award, the
Company may require the grantee to take any reasonable action to meet such
requirements. The Company shall not be obligated to take any
affirmative action in order to cause the issuance or transfer of shares pursuant
to an Award to comply with any law or regulation described in the second
preceding sentence.
10.8
Transferability..
(a)
Non-Transferable
Awards
. Except as otherwise specifically provided in the Plan,
no Award and no right under the Plan, contingent or otherwise, other than
Purchased Stock, Bonus Stock or Restricted Stock as to which restrictions have
lapsed, will be (i) assignable, saleable, or otherwise transferable by a
Participant except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution or
pursuant to a domestic relations order, or (ii) subject to any encumbrance,
pledge or charge of any nature. No transfer by will or by the laws of
descent and distribution shall be effective to bind the Company unless the
Committee shall have been furnished with a copy of the deceased Participant’s
will or such other evidence as the Committee may deem necessary to establish the
validity of the transfer. Any attempted transfer in violation of this
Section 10.8(a) shall be void and ineffective for all
purposes.
(b)
Ability to
Exercise Rights
. Except as otherwise specifically provided
under the Plan, only the Participant or his guardian (if the Participant becomes
Disabled), or in the event of his death, his legal representative or
beneficiary, may exercise Options, receive cash payments and deliveries of
shares, or otherwise exercise rights under the Plan. The executor or
administrator of the Participant’s estate, or the person or persons to whom the
Participant’s rights under any Award will pass by will or the laws of descent
and distribution, shall be deemed to be the Participant’s beneficiary or
beneficiaries of the rights of the Participant hereunder and shall be entitled
to exercise such rights as are provided hereunder.
10.9
Rights
as a Stockholder.
(a)
No Stockholder
Rights
. Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.2(c), a
Participant who has received a grant of an Award or a transferee of such
Participant shall have no rights as a stockholder with respect to any shares of
Common Stock until such person becomes the holder of record. Except
as otherwise provided in Section 7.2(c), no adjustment shall be made for
dividends (ordinary or extraordinary, whether in cash, securities, or other
property) or distributions or other rights for which the record date is prior to
the date such stock certificate is issued.
10.10
Listing
and Registration of Shares of Common Stock.
The
Company, in its discretion, may postpone the issuance and/or delivery of shares
of Common Stock upon any exercise of an Award until completion of such stock
exchange listing, registration, or other qualification of such shares under any
state and/or federal law, rule or regulation as the Company may consider
appropriate, and may require any Participant to make such representations and
furnish such information as it may consider appropriate in connection with the
issuance or delivery of the shares in compliance with applicable laws, rules and
regulations.
10.11
Termination
of Employment, Death and Disability.
(a)
Termination of
Employment
.
Except
as otherwise provided in the Award or in this Section 10.11, if Employment of an
Employee or service of a Non-Employee Director is terminated under circumstances
that do not cause the Participant to become fully vested in the Award, any
nonvested Award granted pursuant to the Plan outstanding at the time of such
termination and all rights thereunder shall wholly and completely terminate and
no further vesting shall occur. Any vested Award shall expire on the
earlier of (A) the expiration date set forth in the Award; or (B) the expiration
of twelve (12) months after the date of termination of Employment or service in
the case of any Award other than an Incentive Option or three (3) months after
the date of termination of Employment in the case of an Incentive Option;
provided, however, that in the event of death or Disability of a Participant
after termination of employment or service and before the expiration of such
Award the expiration of the Award shall occur twelve months after the date of
such death or Disability; and provided further, however, that in the event of
termination of an Employee or removal of a Director for Cause, such Awards shall
expire at 12:01 a.m. on the date of termination. Notwithstanding the
previous sentence, no Award shall have an expiration date which would cause such
Award to fail to satisfy Code Section 409A.
(b)
Continuation
. The
Committee, subject to the approval of the Board, may provide for the
continuation of any Award for such period and upon such terms and conditions as
are determined by the Committee and approved by the Board in the event that a
Participant ceases to be an Employee or Non-Employee
Director.
10.12
Change
in Control.
Unless
otherwise provided in the Award and subject to approval by the Board, in the
event of a Change in Control:
(i)
the
Committee may accelerate vesting and the time at which all Options and Stock
Appreciation Rights then outstanding may be exercised;
(ii)
the
Committee may waive all restrictions and conditions of all Restricted Stock and
Phantom Stock then outstanding with the result that those types of Awards shall
be deemed satisfied, and the Restriction Period or other limitations on payment
in full with respect thereto shall be deemed to have expired, as of the date of
the Change in Control, with such payment made within 45 days after the date of
the Change in Control; and
(iii)
the
Committee may determine to amend Performance Awards and Other Stock or
Performance-Based Awards, or substitute new Performance Awards and Other Stock
or Performance-Based Awards in consideration of cancellation of outstanding
Performance Awards and any Other Stock or Performance-Based Awards, in order to
ensure that such Awards shall become fully vested, deemed earned in full, with
such payment made within 45 days after the date of the Change in Control,
without regard to payment schedules and notwithstanding that the applicable
performance cycle, retention cycle or other restrictions and conditions shall
not have been completed or satisfied.
Notwithstanding the
above provisions of this Section 10.12, the Committee shall not be required to
take any action described in the preceding provisions of this Section 10.12 and
any decision made by the Committee not to take some or all of the actions
described in the preceding provisions of this Section 10.12 shall be final,
binding and conclusive with respect to the Company and all other interested
persons.
10.13
Adjustments.
In
the event that at any time after the Effective Date the outstanding shares of
Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of
shares or other securities of the Company by reason of merger, consolidation,
recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend, combination of
shares or the like, the Committee shall make an appropriate and equitable
adjustment in the number and kind of shares and the exercise price with respect
to any Awards as provided in Section 1.3; provided however, that the Committee
shall not take any actions otherwise under this Section 10.13 to the extent such
action would cause (A) an Award not subject to Code Section 409A to be subject
to such Code Section, or (B) an Award subject to Code Section 409A to violate
such Code Section.
ARTICLE
XI
WITHHOLDING
FOR TAXES
Any
issuance of Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of an Option or payment of any
other Award under the Plan shall not be made until appropriate arrangements
satisfactory to the Company have been made for the payment of any tax amounts
(federal, state, local or other) that may be required to be withheld or paid by
the Company with respect thereto. Such arrangements may, at the
discretion of the Committee, include allowing the person to tender to the
Company shares of Common Stock owned by the person (provided, that such tendered
shares of Common Stock have been owned on a fully vested basis by the person for
more than six (6) months prior to exercise), or to request the Company to
withhold shares of Common Stock being acquired pursuant to the Award, whether
through the exercise of an Option or as a distribution pursuant to the Award,
which have an aggregate FMV Per Share as of the date of such withholding that is
not greater than the sum of all tax amounts to be withheld with respect thereto,
together with payment of any remaining portion of such tax amounts in cash or by
check payable and acceptable to the Company.
Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if on the date of an event giving rise to a tax withholding
obligation on the part of the Company the person is an officer or individual
subject to Rule 16b-3, such person may direct that such tax withholding be
effectuated by the Company withholding the necessary number of shares of Common
Stock (at the tax rate required by the Code) from such Award payment or
exercise.
ARTICLE
XII
MISCELLANEOUS
12.1
No
Rights to Awards.
No
Participant or other person shall have any claim to be granted any Award, there
is no obligation for uniformity of treatment of Participants, or holders or
beneficiaries of Awards and the terms and conditions of Awards need not be the
same with respect to each recipient.
12.2
No
Right to Employment.
The
grant of an Award shall not be construed as giving a Participant the right to be
retained in the employ of the Company or any Affiliate. Further, the
Company or any Affiliate may at any time dismiss a Participant from employment,
free from any liability or any claim under the Plan, unless otherwise expressly
provided in the Plan or in any Award Agreement.
12.3
Governing
Law.
The
validity, construction, and effect of the Plan and any rules and regulations
relating to the Plan shall be determined in accordance with applicable federal
law and the laws of the
State of Nevada,
without regard to any principles of conflicts of law.
12.4
Severability.
If
any provision of the Plan or any Award is or becomes or is deemed to be invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable in any jurisdiction or as to any Participant or Award,
or would disqualify the Plan or any Award under any law deemed applicable by the
Committee, such provision shall be construed or deemed amended to conform to the
applicable laws, or if it cannot be construed or deemed amended without, in the
determination of the Committee, materially altering the intent of the Plan or
the Award, such provision shall be stricken as to such jurisdiction, Participant
or Award and the remainder of the Plan and any such Award shall remain in full
force and effect.
12.5
Other
Laws.
The
Company may refuse to issue or transfer any shares or other consideration under
an Award if it determines that the issuance of transfer or such shares or such
other consideration might violate any applicable law.
12.6
Code
Section 409A.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, any Award subject to Section
409A of the Code is intended to satisfy the application of Section 409A of the
Code to the Award.
12.7
No
Guarantee of Tax Consequences.
None
of the Board, the Company nor the Committee makes any commitment or guarantee
that any federal, state or local tax treatment will (or will not) apply or be
available to any person participating or eligible to participate
hereunder.
12.8
Specified
Employee under 409A.
Subject
to any other restrictions or limitations contained herein, in the event that a
“specified employee” (as defined under Section 409A and the regulations
thereunder) becomes entitled to a payment under the Plan which is subject to
Section 409A of the Code on account of a “separation from service” (as defined
under Section 409A and the regulations thereunder), such payment shall not occur
until the date that is six months plus one day from the date of such Separation
from Service. Any amount that is otherwise payable within the six
month period described herein will be aggregated and paid in a lump sum without
interest
EXHIBIT C
Ralph
E. Davis Associates, Inc.
1717 St.
James Place
Suite
460
Houston,
Texas 77056
May
13, 2008
ABC
Funding, Inc.
c/o
Mr. Matt Cohen
Thompson
& Knight, LLP
919
Third Avenue, 39
th
Floor
New
York, NY 10022
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Attention: Dr.
Amiel David
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Re:
Estimated
Reserves and Non Escalated Future
Net
Revenue Remaining as of April 1, 2008
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Dear
Dr. David:
At
your request the firm of Ralph E. Davis Associates, Inc. of Houston, Texas has
prepared an estimate of the oil and natural gas reserves on specific leaseholds
in which Voyager Gas Corporation (Voyager) has certain interests. The
interests evaluated are applicable to specific oil and gas properties in which
Voyager may or may not be the operator. The attached summaries
present our estimate of the proved developed producing, non-producing and
undeveloped reserves anticipated to be produced from those
leaseholds.
The
reserves associated with these estimates have been classified in accordance with
the definitions of the Securities and Exchange Commission as found in Rule
4-10(a) of regulation S-X of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and attached
hereto. We have also estimated the future net revenue and discounted
present value associated with these reserves as of April 1, 2008, utilizing a
scenario of non-escalated product prices as well as non-escalated costs of
operations, i.e., prices and costs were not escalated above current values as
detailed later in this report. The present value is presented for
your information and should not be construed as an estimate of the fair market
value.
The
results of our study may be summarized as follows:
Non
Escalated Pricing Scenario
Estimated
Reserves and Future Net Income
Net
to Voyager Gas Corporation
As
of April 1, 2008
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Estimated
Net Reserves
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|
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Estimated
Future Net Income ($1,000)
|
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Reserve
Category
|
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MBbls
|
|
|
Mmcf
|
|
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Undiscounted
|
|
|
Discounted
@ 10%
|
|
Proved
Reserves
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Producing
|
|
|
246.93
|
|
|
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3,731.56
|
|
|
$
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44,756.55
|
|
|
$
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32,603.84
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Non-Producing
|
|
|
331.36
|
|
|
|
3,570.99
|
|
|
|
53,735.40
|
|
|
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16,229.38
|
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Undeveloped
|
|
|
249.28
|
|
|
|
3,925.76
|
|
|
|
47,759.48
|
|
|
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26,801.08
|
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Total
Proved
|
|
|
827.57
|
|
|
|
11,228.31
|
|
|
$
|
146,251.43
|
|
|
$
|
75,634.30
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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Liquid
volumes are expressed in thousands of barrels (MBbls) of stock tank
oil. Gas volumes are expressed in millions of standard cubic feet
(MMSCF) at the official temperature and pressure bases of the areas wherein the
gas reserves are located.
DATA
SOURCE
Basic
well and field data used in the preparation of these summaries were furnished by
Voyager or were obtained from commercial sources. Records as they
pertain to factual matters such as acreage controlled, the number and depths of
wells, reservoir pressure and production history, the existence of contractual
obligations to others and similar matters were accepted as
presented.
Additionally,
the analyses of these properties utilized not only the basic data on the subject
wells but also data on analogous properties as provided. Well logs,
ownership interest, revenues received from the sale of products and operating
costs were furnished by Voyager. No physical inspection of the
properties was made nor any well tests conducted.
Operating
cost data for the previous twelve month period for which data was available were
provided by Voyager along with an average of each property’s lease operating
expense and well operating expense for the same time period. This
data was utilized to determine the direct cost of operation for each property or
producing unit.
RESERVE
ESTIMATES
The
estimate of reserves is based primarily upon production history or analogy with
wells in the area producing from the same or similar formations. In
addition to individual well production history, geological, 3D seismic and well
test information, when available, were utilized in the evaluation.
The
accuracy of reserve estimates is dependent upon the quality of available data
and upon the independent geological and engineering interpretation of that
data. Reserve estimates presented in these summaries are calculated
using acceptable methods and procedures and are believed to be reasonable;
however, future reservoir performance may justify revision of these
estimates.
PRODUCING
RATES
Estimated
reserves are scheduled for recovery primarily on the basis of actual producing
rates or appropriate well test information. They were prepared giving
consideration to engineering and geological data such as reservoir pressure,
anticipated producing mechanisms, the number and types of completions, as well
as past performance of analogous reservoirs.
These
and other future rates may be subject to regulation by various agencies, changes
in market demand or other factors; consequently, reserves recovered and the
actual rates of recovery may vary from the estimates included
herein.
PRICING
PROVISIONS
Crude Oil and
Condensate -
The unit price used for crude oil and condensate is based
upon the posted price for liquids in effect as of March 31, 2008, the last
trading day of the month. A crude oil posted price for West Texas
Intermediate crude of $105.56 per barrel was held constant throughout the
producing life of the property. A pricing differential from this
posted price for each producing property had been developed based upon
historical sales information. This pricing differential was similarly
held constant. Prices for liquid reserves scheduled for initial
production at some future date were estimated using current prices on the same
properties.
Natural
Gas
- The unit price used for natural gas is based upon an initial gas
price of $9.59 per MMBtu, the March 31, 2008, NYMEX natural gas price in
effect. A similar pricing differential for each property had been
developed, and this differential as well as the price for gas was held constant
throughout the producing life of the property. Prices for gas
reserves scheduled for initial production at some future date were estimated
using this same price.
FUTURE
NET INCOME
Future
net income is based upon gross income from future production, less direct
operating expenses and taxes (production, severance, ad valorem or
other). Estimated future capital for development and workover costs
was also deducted from gross income at the time it will be
expended. No allowance was made for depletion, depreciation, income
taxes or administrative expense.
Direct
lease operating expense includes direct cost of operations of each lease or an
estimated value for future operations based upon analogous
properties. Lease operating expense and/or capital costs for drilling
and/or major workover expense were held constant throughout the remaining
producing life of the properties. Neither the cost to abandon onshore
properties nor the salvage value of equipment was considered.
Future
net income has been discounted for present worth at values ranging from 0 to 100
percent using yearly discounting. The future net income is discounted
at a primary rate of ten (10.0) percent.
GENERAL
Voyager
Gas Corporation has provided access to all of its accounts, records, geological
and engineering data, reports and other information as required for this
investigation. The ownership interests, product classifications
relating to prices and other factual data were accepted as furnished without
verification.
No
consideration was given to either gas contract disputes including take or pay
demands or gas sales imbalances.
No
consideration was given to potential environmental liabilities which may exist,
nor were any costs included for potential liability to restore and clean up
damages, if any, caused by past operating practices.
If
investments or business decisions are to be made in reliance on these estimates
by anyone other than our client, such person with the approval of our client is
invited to arrange a visit so that he can evaluate the assumptions made and the
completeness and extent of the data available on which the estimates are
made.
This
has been prepared for the exclusive use of Voyager Gas Corporation and shall not
be reproduced, distributed or made available to any other company without the
written consent of Ralph E. Davis Associates, Inc. Such consent will
not be unreasonably withheld if the information is utilized in its
entirety.
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RALPH
E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES, INC.
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CLASSIFICATION
OF RESERVES
Proved
Oil and Gas Reserves
Proved
oil and gas reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas, and
natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with
reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs
under existing economic and operating conditions, i.e., prices and costs as of
the date the estimate is made. Prices include consideration of
changes in existing prices provided only by contractual arrangements, but not on
escalations based upon future conditions.
1.
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Reservoirs
are considered proved if economic producibility is supported by either
actual production or conclusive formation test. The area of a
reservoir considered proved includes (A) that portion delineated by
drilling and defined by gas-oil and/or oil-water contacts, if any; and (B)
the immediately adjoining portions not yet drilled, but which can be
reasonably judged as economically productive on the basis of available
geological and engineering data. In the absence of information
on fluid contacts, the lowest known structural occurrence of hydrocarbons
controls the lower proved limit of the
reservoir.
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2.
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Reserves
which can be produced economically through application of improved
recovery techniques (such as fluid injection) are included in the proved
classification when successful testing by a pilot project, or the
operation of an installed program in the reservoir, provides support for
the engineering analysis on which the project or program was
based.
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3.
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Estimates
of proved reserves do not include the following: (A) oil that may become
available from known reservoirs but is classified separately as indicated
additional reserves; (B) crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids,
the recovery of which is subject to reasonable doubt because of
uncertainty as to geology, reservoir characteristics, or economic factors;
(C) crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, that may occur in
undrilled prospects; and (D) crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas
liquids, that may be recovered from oil shales, coal, gilsonite and other
such sources.
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Proved
Developed Oil and Gas Reserves
Proved
developed oil and gas reserves are reserves that can be expected to be recovered
through existing wells with existing equipment and operating
methods. Additional oil and gas expected to be obtained through the
application of fluid injection or other improved recovery techniques for
supplementing the natural forces and mechanisms of primary recovery should be
included as proved developed reserves only after testing by a pilot project or
after the operation of an installed program has confirmed through production
response that increased recovery will be achieved.
Proved
Undeveloped Reserves
Proved
undeveloped oil and gas reserves are reserves that are expected to be recovered
from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively
major expenditure is required for recompletion. Reserves on undrilled
acreage shall be limited to those drilling units offsetting productive units
that are reasonably certain of production when drilled. Proved
reserves for other undrilled units can be claimed only where it can be
demonstrated with certainty that there is continuity of production
from the existing
productive formation. Under no circumstances should estimates for
proved undeveloped reserves be attributable to any acreage for which an
application of fluid injection or other improved recovery technique is
contemplated, unless such techniques have been proved effective by actual tests
in the area and in the same reservoir.
(Classification
of reserves as found in Rule 4-10(a) of Regulation S-X of the per Securities and
Exchange Act)
CONSENT OF
INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS
Ralph
E. Davis Associates, Inc.
1717 St.
James Place
Suite
460
Houston,
Texas 77056
March 3,
2009
ABC
Funding, Inc.
6630
Cypresswood Drive, Suite 200
Spring,
Texas 77379
Attn: Board
of Directors
To Whom
It May Concern:
The
undersigned consents to the use of the name Ralph E. Davis Associates, Inc. and
to the inclusion of our summary report, dated May 13, 2008, of the Estimated
Reserves and Non Escalated Future Net Revenue Remaining as of April 1, 2008 of
Voyager Gas Corporation (the “Reserve Report”) as an exhibit to the Schedule 14C
Information Statement of ABC Funding, Inc. initially filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on or about March 3, 2009.
Very truly yours,
RALPH E. DAVIS ASSOCIATES,
INC.
_/s/ Allen L.
Kelley_____________
Allen L. Kelley
Senior Geologist
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors
ABC
Funding, Inc.
Houston,
Texas
We consent to the inclusion in this
Schedule 14C Information Statement of ABC Funding, Inc. (the “Company”),
initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about March 3,
2009, of our report dated September 8, 2008, relating to the consolidated
balance sheets of ABC Funding, Inc. as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, cash flows and changes in
stockholder’s deficit for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and for the
period from February 21, 2006 (inception) through June 30, 2008,
respectively.
/s/ Malone & Bailey,
PC
www.malone-bailey.com
Houston,
Texas
March 3,
2009
Montgomery
Coscia Greilich LLP
Certified
Public Accountants
2701
Dallas Parkway, Suite 300
Plano,
Texas 75093
972.378.0400
p
972.378.0416
f
CONSENT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors
ABC
Funding, Inc.
Houston,
Texas
We consent to the inclusion in this
Schedule 14C Information Statement of ABC Funding, Inc. (the “Company”),
initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about March 3,
2009, of our report dated May 8, 2008, relating to the balance sheets of Voyager
Gas Corporation as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the related statements of
operations, changes in stockholder’s equity and cash flows for the years then
ended.
/s/ Montgomery Coscia Greilich
LLP
Montgomery
Coscia Greilich LLP
Plano,
Texas
March 3,
2009
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