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Filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)
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Registration No.
333-148969
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TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
Prospectus
4,448,602
shares of common stock
This
prospectus relates to the offering by the selling stockholders of True North
Energy Corporation of up to 4,448,602 shares of common stock, par value $0.0001
per share. Those shares of common stock consist of 2,195,476 shares of common
stock and 2,253,126 shares of common stock underlying common stock purchase
warrants.
The
selling stockholders have advised us that they will sell the shares of common
stock from time to time in the open market, on the OTC Bulletin Board, in
privately negotiated transactions or a combination of these methods, at market
prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing
market prices, or at negotiated prices.
Our
common stock is traded on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “TNEN.OB”. On
January 25, 2008 the closing price of our common stock was $0.28 per
share.
Investing
in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. Before making any investment
in our common stock, you should read and carefully consider the risks described
under “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this
prospectus.
You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or any
prospectus supplement or amendment thereto. We have not authorized anyone to
provide you with different information.
Neither
the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission
has
approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus
is
truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
This
prospectus is dated February 21, 2008
SUMMARY
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RISK
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SPECIAL NOTE
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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SELLING
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BUSINESS
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DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
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SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
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EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
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RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
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DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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EXPERTS
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WHERE
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CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
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FINANCIAL
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You
should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not
authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that which
is
contained in this prospectus. This prospectus may be used only where it is
legal
to sell these securities. The information in this prospectus may only be
accurate on the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of any sale
of
securities.
SUMMARY
This
summary is not complete and does not contain all of the information that should
be considered before investing in our common stock. Investors should read the
entire prospectus carefully, including the more detailed information regarding
our business, the risks of purchasing our common stock discussed in this
prospectus under “Risk Factors”, and our financial statements and the
accompanying notes.
In
this
prospectus, unless content requires otherwise, “True North”, the “Company”,
“we”, “us”, and “our” refer to True North Energy Corporation, a Nevada
corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, ICF Energy Corporation, taken
as a
whole.
Our
Company
We
are
presently engaged in the acquisition, development and production of oil and
gas
properties in the United States. We were incorporated in Nevada on April 7,
2004
as Ameriprint International Ltd. We changed our name to True North Energy
Corporation on March 28, 2006. The July 25, 2007 and August 9, 2006 audit
reports accompanying our audited financial statements for the two years ended
April 30, 2007 contain opinions from our auditors which express substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The going concern
uncertainty is based upon our having incurred net losses since our inception,
having had no revenues at the times of such reports, and having experienced
liquidity problems. These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability
to
continue as a going concern. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty. For the
year
ended April 30, 2007 and the quarter ended October 31, 2007 we incurred net
losses of $9,069,110 and $871,567, respectively.
Oil
and Gas Properties and Leases
On
September 19, 2007 our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICF Energy Corp. completed
its
acquisition of certain oil and gas properties covering an aggregate of
approximately 1,150 acres from Prime Natural Resources, Inc. including two
producing wells with an estimated two BCF of recoverable gas. These properties
are located in Brazoria County, Texas and represent our first revenue producing
properties. The wells are currently producing approximately one million standard
cubic feet per day of gas and ten barrels of oil per day. We also own oil and
gas leases, interests and properties in Alaska and Colorado
including:
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oil
and gas leases representing approximately 25,000 acres in the Cook
Inlet
basin and approximately 10,000 acres in the North Slope basin areas
of
Alaska; and
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oil
and gas interests and properties in Northwest Colorado in an area
covering
more than 17,000 acres.
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Valens
Loans
On
September 18, 2007 we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICF Energy Corporation
entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company in its capacity as agent and with
Valens
U.S. SPV I, LLC and Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp.
in their
capacities as purchasers. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, we
and
ICF Energy Corporation sold secured term notes to Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC and
Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp. in the aggregate principal amount of $3,750,000,
following which Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC and Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp. became
our and ICF Energy Corporation's senior secured lenders. At closing, on
September 19, 2007, we utilized approximately $2,260,000 of the secured term
notes proceeds to pay Prime Natural Resources, Inc. the balance of the cash
component of the purchase price due to Prime Natural Resources, Inc. under
the
Purchase and Sale Agreement between ICF Energy Corporation and Prime Natural
Resources, Inc. entered into on August 31, 2007. On September 19, 2007, we
also
issued 1,928,375 shares of our common stock to Prime Natural Resources, Inc.
representing payment of the stock component of the purchase price due to Prime
Natural Resources, Inc. under the Prime Purchase and Sale Agreement.
Repayment
of the secured term notes and satisfaction of our and ICF Energy Corporation’s
other obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement and related agreements
has been secured by the grant of liens and other security interests on all
of
our and ICF Energy Corporation’s principal assets. We will be creating a lockbox
account in favor of Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC and Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp.
with respect to revenues generated by our revenue producing assets to insure
that part of such revenues will be used to repay our obligations under the
secured term notes. To further secure the debt, we have pledged all of our
ICF
Energy Corporation‘s shares to Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC and Valens Offshore SPV
II, Corp.
Corporate
Information
Our
principal executive offices are located at 2 Allen Center, 1200 Smith Street,
16
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Floor,
Houston, TX 77002. The telephone number at our principal executive offices
is
(713) 353-3948. Our website address is www.tnecorp.com. Information
contained on our website is not deemed part of this prospectus.
Common
stock currently outstanding
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69,051,449
shares (1)
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Common
stock offered by the selling stockholders
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Up
to 4,448,602 shares
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Common
stock offered by the selling stockholders issuable upon exercise
of
warrants
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Up
to 2,253,126 shares. The warrants overlying the common stock consist
of:
(i) 1,953,126 warrants dated September 18, 2007, each exercisable
for the
purchase of one share of our common stock for a period of 5 years
at an
exercise price of $0.48 per share; and (ii) 300,000 warrants dated
September 19, 2007 each exercisable for the purchase of one share
of our
common stock for a period of 5 years at an exercise price of $0.48
per
share.
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Common
stock outstanding after the offering
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71,304,575
shares (2)
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Use
of Proceeds
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We
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock offered
by
this prospectus. We will receive the proceeds from all cash exercises
of
warrants, which we intend to use for general corporate purposes,
including
for working capital.
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OTC
Bulletin Board Symbol
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TNEN.OB
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(1)
Includes 2,195,476 shares of common stock which will not be available to trade
publicly until the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part
is
declared effective by the SEC.
(2)
Assumes the full exercise of 2,253,126 warrants, but does not assume the
exercise of other outstanding warrants.
RISK
FACTORS
An
investment in shares of our common stock is highly speculative and involves
a
high degree of risk. We face a variety of risks that may affect our operations
or financial results and many of those risks are driven by factors that we
cannot control or predict. The following discussion addresses those risks that
management believes are the most significant, although there may be other risks
that could arise, or may prove to be more significant than expected, that may
affect our operations or financial results. Only those investors who can bear
the risk of loss of their entire investment should participate in this offering.
Prospective investors should carefully consider the following risk factors
in
evaluating an investment in our common stock.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR COMPANY
We
have a history of operating losses which may
continue.
We
have a
history of losses and may continue to incur operating and net losses for the
foreseeable future. We incurred a net loss of $121,208 for the year ended April
30, 2006, a net loss of $9,069,110 for the year ended April 30, 2007, and a
net
loss of $871,567 for the three months ended October 31, 2007. As of April 30,
2007 and October 31, 2007, our accumulated deficit was $9,222,056 and
$19,387,360, respectively. We have not achieved profitability on a quarterly
or
on an annual basis. We may not be able to reach a level of revenue to achieve
profitability. Our gross revenues for the year ended April 30, 2007 and the
three months ended October 31, 2007, were $-0- and $294,453, respectively.
If
our revenues grow more slowly than anticipated or if our operating expenses
exceed expectations, then we may not be able to achieve profitability in the
near future or at all, which may depress the price for our common stock.
Our
auditors have indicated that our inability to generate sufficient revenue raises
substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going
concern.
Our
audited financial statements for the year ended April 30, 2007 were prepared
on
a going concern basis in accordance with United States generally accounting
principles. The going concern basis of presentation assumes that we will
continue in operation for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize
our
assets and discharge our liabilities and commitments in the normal course of
business. However, our auditors have indicated that our lack of revenues and
accumulated losses since February 1, 2006 (inception of exploration stage)
raises substantial doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.
In
the absence of additional financing or significant revenues and profits, we
may
have to curtail or cease operations. However, we cannot guarantee that will
be
able to obtain sufficient additional funds when needed, or that such funds,
if
available, will be obtainable on terms satisfactory to us. In the event that
these plans can not be effectively realized, there can be no assurance that
we
will be able to continue as a going concern.
Negative
covenants in the Securities Purchase Agreement governing our September 2007
secured term notes limit, among other things, our ability to incur debt, pay
dividends, raise additional capital, create liens on our properties and issue
equity securities with registration rights, which may impair our ability to
pursue our objectives.
The
September 18, 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement governing our September 18,
2007 secured term notes contains various negative covenants that limit, among
other things, our ability to incur debt, pay dividends, raise additional
capital, create liens on our properties and issue equity securities with
registration rights without the prior consent of the agent for our September
18,
2007 noteholders. These negative covenants may impair our ability to pursue
our
business objectives. Any failure to comply with these covenants may constitute
a
breach under the September 18, 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement governing
our
September 18, 2007 notes that provides the holders of the September 18, 2007
notes with the right to require us to purchase all or any part of the then
outstanding principal amount of the September 2007 notes. We may not have
sufficient funds to purchase the September 18, 2007 notes upon such a
breach.
The
revenues from our oil and gas producing properties will be required to flow
through a controlled lockbox account which will limit our access to such
revenues.
All
revenues from our producing oil and gas properties will be required to flow
through a controlled lockbox account to insure that part of such revenues are
used to repay our obligations under our September 18, 2007 secured term notes.
In the event of a default by us under our September 18, 2007 Securities Purchase
Agreement, the related secured term notes or any related agreements, the holders
of the secured term notes will be able to block the lockbox account and our
access to our revenues until the default is remedied. Repayment of the secured
term notes and satisfaction of our obligations under the Securities Purchase
Agreement is further secured by liens and other security interests on our assets
in favor of the holders of the secured term notes. See “Business - Valens
Securities Purchase Agreement.”
Rules
issued under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 may make it difficult for us to
retain or attract qualified officers and directors, which could adversely affect
the management of our business and our ability to obtain or retain listing
of
our common stock.
We
may be
unable to attract and retain those qualified officers, directors and members
of
board committees required to provide for our effective management because of
rules and regulations that govern publicly held companies, including, but not
limited to, certifications by principal executive officers. The enactment of
the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act has resulted in the issuance of rules and regulations and
the
strengthening of existing rules and regulations by the SEC, as well as the
adoption of new and more stringent rules by the stock exchanges and NASDAQ.
The
perceived increased personal risk associated with these recent changes may
deter
qualified individuals from accepting roles as directors and executive
officers.
Further,
some of these recent changes heighten the requirements for board or committee
membership, particularly with respect to an individual’s independence from the
corporation and level of experience in finance and accounting matters. We may
have difficulty attracting and retaining directors with the requisite
qualifications. If we are unable to attract and retain qualified officers and
directors, the management of our business and our ability to obtain or retain
listing of our shares of common stock on any stock exchange or NASDAQ (assuming
we elect to seek and are successful in obtaining such listing) could be
adversely affected.
If
we fail to maintain an effective system of disclosure and internal controls,
we
may not be able to accurately report our financial results or detect fraud.
Consequently, investors could lose confidence in our financial reporting and
this may decrease the trading price of our stock.
We
must
maintain effective disclosure and internal controls to provide reliable
financial reports and detect fraud. Based on our evaluation as of October 31,
2007, we concluded that we do maintain effective disclosure controls and
procedures. Failure to implement changes to our controls that we may identify
in
the future as necessary to maintain an effective system of such controls could
harm our operating results and cause investors to lose confidence in our
reported financial information. Any such loss of confidence would have a
negative effect on the trading price of our stock.
We
are an exploration stage company with a limited operating history in the oil
and
gas business. Accordingly, you will have little basis upon which to evaluate
our
ability to achieve our business objectives.
We
have
been an exploration stage oil and gas company since February 1, 2006 and have
minimal oil and gas operations and revenues. As an oil and gas exploration
and
development company with a limited operating history, properties and related
assets, it is difficult for potential investors to evaluate our business. Our
operations are therefore subject to all of the risks inherent in the
establishment of a new business enterprise and must be considered in light
of
the expenses, difficulties, complications and delays frequently encountered
in
connection with the formation of any new business, as well as those risks that
are specific to the oil and gas industry. Investors should evaluate us in light
of the delays, expenses, problems and uncertainties frequently encountered
by
companies developing markets for new products, services and technologies. We
may
never overcome these obstacles.
Strategic
relationships upon which we may rely are subject to change, which may diminish
our ability to conduct our operations.
Our
ability to successfully acquire oil and gas businesses and properties, to
discover reserves, to participate in extraction opportunities, and to identify
and enter into commercial arrangements with customers will depend on our
developing and maintaining close working relationships with industry
participants and on our ability to select and evaluate suitable businesses
and
properties and consummate transactions in a highly competitive environment.
These realities are subject to change and may impair our ability to
grow.
To
develop our business, we will endeavor to use the business relationships of
our
management to enter into strategic relationships, which may take the form of
joint ventures with private parties and contractual arrangements with other
oil
and gas companies, including those that supply equipment and other resources
that we expect to use in our business. We may not be able to establish these
strategic relationships, or if established, we may not be able to maintain
them.
In addition, the dynamics of our relationships with strategic partners may
require us to incur expenses or undertake activities we would not otherwise
be
inclined to in order to fulfill our obligations to these partners or maintain
our relationships. If our strategic relationships are not established or
maintained, our business prospects may be limited, which could diminish our
ability to conduct our operations.
Competition
in obtaining rights to acquire and develop oil and gas reserves and to market
our production may impair our business.
The
oil
and gas industry is highly competitive. Other oil and gas companies may seek
to
acquire property leases and other properties and services that we also seek
to
acquire. This competition has become increasingly intense as the price of oil
and gas on the commodities markets has risen in recent years. Additionally,
other companies engaged in our line of business may compete with us from time
to
time in obtaining capital from investors. Competitors include larger companies,
which, in particular, may have access to greater resources, may be more
successful in the recruitment and retention of qualified employees, and may
conduct their own refining and petroleum marketing operations. The breadth
and
scope of these companies may provide them with a competitive advantage over
us.
In addition, actual or potential competitors may be strengthened through the
acquisition of additional assets and interests. If we are unable to compete
effectively or adequately respond to competitive pressures, this inability
may
materially adversely affect our results of operation and financial
condition.
The
natural resource industry is highly competitive in all aspects, including the
distribution and marketing of petroleum products. The oil and gas industry
competes with other industries in the supply of energy, fuel, and related
products to consumers. Development of new projects or expansion of existing
operations could materially increase the supply of oil and gas in the
marketplace. Depending upon the levels of future demand, increased supplies
could negatively impact the prices obtained for oil and gas.
We
may be unable to obtain additional capital that we will require to implement
our
business plan, which would restrict our ability to
grow.
We
have a
limited amount of working capital that will not be sufficient to fully fund
our
planned operations including participation in an increasing number of
development and exploration projects. We will require additional capital to
continue to operate our business beyond the initial phase and to expand our
operations. We may be unable to obtain the additional capital required.
Future
acquisitions, development, production and marketing activities, as well as
our
administrative requirements (such as salaries, insurance expenses and general
overhead expenses, as well as legal compliance and accounting expenses) will
require a substantial amount of additional capital and cash flow. We may not
be
successful in locating suitable financing transactions in the time period
required or at all, and we may not obtain the capital we require by other means.
If we do not succeed in raising additional capital, we may be unable to fund
our
operations going forward.
Our
ability to obtain needed financing may be impaired by such factors as the
capital markets (both generally and in the oil and gas industry in particular),
our status as a relatively new enterprise without a demonstrated operating
history, the location of our oil and gas properties, the price of oil and gas
on
the commodities markets (which will impact the amount of asset-based financing
available to us), or the retention or loss of key management. Further, if oil
and gas prices on the commodities markets decrease, then our revenues will
likely decrease, and such decreased revenues may increase our requirements
for
capital. If the amount of capital we are able to raise from financing activities
is not sufficient to satisfy our capital needs, we may be required to curtail
or
cease our operations. Further, we may be forced to sell certain of our assets
in
an untimely fashion or on less than favorable terms.
We
may
incur substantial costs in pursuing future capital financing, including
investment banking fees, legal fees, accounting fees, securities law compliance
fees, printing and distribution expenses and other costs. We also may be
required to recognize non-cash expenses in connection with certain securities
we
may issue, such as convertible notes and warrants, which may adversely impact
our financial condition.
We
may not be able to effectively expand operations or manage our growth, which
may
harm our profitability.
Our
strategy envisions expanding our business. If we fail to effectively manage
our
growth, our financial results could be adversely affected. Growth may place
a
strain on our management systems and resources. We must continue to refine
and
expand our business development capabilities, our systems and processes, and
our
access to financing sources. As we grow, we must continue to hire, train,
supervise and manage new employees. We cannot assure you that we will be able
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our capital needs;
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our systems effectively or efficiently or in a timely manner;
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our human resources optimally;
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and hire qualified employees or retain valued employees; or
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incorporate
effectively the components of any business that we may acquire in
our
effort to achieve growth.
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If
we are
unable to manage our growth, our operations and our financial results could
be
adversely affected by inefficiency, which could diminish our profitability.
Our
business may suffer if we do not attract and retain talented
personnel.
Our
success will depend in large measure on the abilities, expertise, judgment,
discretion, integrity and good faith of our management and other personnel
in
conducting our intended business. We presently have a small management team
that
we intend to expand in conjunction with our planned operations and growth.
The
loss of a key individual or our inability to attract suitably qualified staff
could materially adversely impact our business. We presently do not maintain
“key man” life insurance on any member of our management team.
Our
success depends on the ability of our management and employees to interpret
market and geological data correctly and to interpret and respond to economic,
market and other conditions in order to locate and adopt appropriate investment
opportunities, monitor such investments, and ultimately, if required, to
successfully divest such investments. Further, no assurance can be given that
our key personnel will continue their association or employment with us or
that
replacement personnel with comparable skills can be found. We have sought to
and
will continue to ensure that management and any key employees are appropriately
compensated; however, their services cannot be guaranteed. If we are unable
to
attract and retain key personnel, our business may be adversely affected.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR INDUSTRY
Losses
and liabilities arising from uninsured or under-insured hazards could have
a
material adverse effect on our business.
Our
proposed operations will be subject to the customary hazards of recovering,
transporting and processing hydrocarbons such as fires, explosions and gaseous
leaks, and migration of harmful substances, blowouts and oil spills. A casualty
occurrence might result in the loss of equipment or life, as well as injury,
property damage or other liability. It cannot be assured that our insurance
will
be sufficient to cover any such casualty occurrences or disruptions. Our
operations could be interrupted by natural disasters or other events beyond
our
control. Losses and liabilities arising from uninsured or under-insured events
could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and
results of operations.
Amendments
to current laws and regulations governing our operations could have a material
adverse impact on our business.
Our
business will be subject to substantial regulation under local and federal
laws
relating to the exploration for, and the development, upgrading, marketing,
pricing, taxation and transportation of oil, gas and related products and other
matters. Amendments to current laws and regulations governing operations and
activities of oil and gas operations could have a material adverse impact on
our
proposed business. In addition, there can be no assurance that income tax laws,
royalty regulations and government incentive programs related to the oil and
gas
industry generally, will not be changed in a manner which may adversely affect
us and cause delays, inability to complete, or abandonment of
properties.
Permits,
leases, licenses and approvals are required from a variety of regulatory
authorities at various stages of exploration and extraction. There can be no
assurance that the various government permits, leases, licenses and approvals
sought will be granted to us or, if granted, will not be cancelled or will
be
renewed upon expiration.
Estimates
of oil and gas reserves that we make may be inaccurate. The 3D seismic data
and
other advanced technologies we use cannot eliminate exploration risk. These
factors could impair our ability to generate revenues from
operations.
There
are
numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil and gas
resources, including many factors beyond our control, and no assurance can
be
given that expected levels of resources or recovery of oil and gas will be
realized. In general, estimates of recoverable oil and gas resources are based
upon a number of factors and assumptions made as of the date on which resource
estimates are determined, such as geological and engineering estimates that
have
inherent uncertainties and the assumed effects of regulation by governmental
agencies and estimates of future commodity prices and operating costs, all
of
which may vary considerably from actual results. All such estimates are, to
some
degree, uncertain and classifications of resources are only attempts to define
the degree of uncertainty involved. For these reasons, estimates of the
recoverable quantities of oil and gas, the classification of such resources
based on risk of recovery, prepared by different engineers or by the same
engineers at different times, may vary substantially.
Our
expenditures on exploration may not result in new discoveries of oil or natural
gas in commercially viable quantities. It is difficult to project the costs
of
implementing an exploratory drilling program due to the inherent uncertainties
of drilling in unknown formations, the costs associated with encountering
various drilling conditions, such as over-pressured zones and tools lost in
the
hole, and changes in drilling plans and locations as a result of prior
exploratory wells or additional seismic data and interpretations thereof.
Even
when
used and properly interpreted, 3D seismic data and visualization techniques
only
assist geoscientists in identifying subsurface structures and hydrocarbon
indicators. They do not allow the interpreter to know conclusively if
hydrocarbons are present or economically producible. In addition, the use of
3D
seismic data becomes less reliable when used at increasing depths. We could
incur losses as a result of expenditures on unsuccessful wells. If exploration
costs exceed our estimates, or if our exploration efforts do not produce results
which meet our expectations, our exploration efforts may not be commercially
successful, which could adversely impact our ability to generate revenues from
our operations.
We
may not be able to develop oil and gas reserves on an economically viable basis,
and our reserves and production may decline as a result.
If
we
succeed in acquiring or discovering oil or natural gas reserves, we cannot
assure that these reserves will be capable of production levels we project
or in
sufficient quantities to be commercially viable. On a long-term basis, our
viability depends on our ability to find or acquire, develop and commercially
produce additional oil and natural gas reserves. Without the addition of
reserves through acquisition, exploration or development activities, our
reserves and production will decline over time as reserves are produced. Our
future reserves will depend not only on our ability to develop then-existing
properties, but also on our ability to identify and acquire additional suitable
producing properties or prospects, to find markets for the oil and natural
gas
we develop and to effectively distribute our production into our markets.
Future
oil and gas exploration may involve unprofitable efforts, not only from dry
wells, but from wells that are productive but do not produce sufficient net
revenues to return a profit after drilling, operating and other costs.
Completion of a well does not assure a profit on the investment or recovery
of
drilling, completion and operating costs. In addition, drilling hazards or
environmental damage could greatly increase the cost of operations, and various
field operating conditions may adversely affect the production from successful
wells. These conditions include delays in obtaining governmental approvals
or
consents, shut-downs of connected wells resulting from extreme weather
conditions, problems in storage and distribution and adverse geological and
mechanical conditions. While we will endeavor to effectively manage these
conditions, we cannot be assured of doing so optimally, and we will not be
able
to eliminate them completely in any case. Therefore, these conditions could
diminish our revenue and cash flow levels and result in the impairment of our
oil and natural gas interests.
Abandonment
and reclamation costs are unknown and may be
substantial.
We
will
be responsible for compliance with terms and conditions of environmental and
regulatory approvals and all laws and regulations regarding the abandonment
of
our properties and reclamation of lands at the end of their economic life,
which
abandonment and reclamation costs may be substantial. A breach of such
legislation and/or regulations may result in the issuance of remedial orders,
the suspension of approvals, or the imposition of fines and penalties, including
an order for cessation of operations at the site until satisfactory remedies
are
made. It is not possible to estimate with certainty the abandonment and
reclamation costs since they will be a function of regulatory requirements
at
the time.
Our
inability to obtain necessary facilities could hamper our
operations.
Oil
and
gas extraction and development activities are dependent on the availability
of
equipment, transportation, power and technical support in the particular areas
where these activities will be conducted, and our access to these facilities
may
be limited. To the extent that we conduct our activities in remote areas, needed
facilities may not be proximate to our operations, which will increase our
cost
of doing business. Demand for such limited equipment and other facilities or
access restrictions may affect the availability of such equipment to us and
may
delay exploration and development activities. The quality and reliability of
necessary facilities may also be unpredictable and we may be required to make
efforts to standardize our facilities, which may entail unanticipated costs
and
delays. Shortages and/or the unavailability of necessary equipment or other
facilities will impair our activities, either by delaying our activities,
increasing our costs or otherwise.
We
may have difficulty distributing our production, which could harm our financial
condition.
In
order
to sell the oil and gas that we are able to produce, we will have to make
arrangements for storage and distribution to the market. We will rely on local
infrastructure and the availability of transportation for storage and shipment
of our products, but infrastructure development and storage and transportation
facilities may be insufficient for our needs at commercially acceptable terms
in
the localities in which we operate. This could be particularly problematic
to
the extent that our operations are conducted in remote areas that are difficult
to access, such as areas that are distant from shipping and/or pipeline
facilities. These factors may affect our ability to explore and develop
properties and to store and transport our oil and gas production and may
increase our expenses.
Furthermore,
weather conditions or natural disasters, actions by companies doing business
in
one or more of the areas in which we will operate, or labor disputes may impair
the distribution of oil and gas and in turn diminish our financial condition
or
ability to maintain our operations.
Prices
and markets for oil and gas are unpredictable and tend to fluctuate
significantly, which could reduce profitability, growth and the value of our
business.
Our
revenues and earnings, if any, will be highly sensitive to the price of oil
and
gas. Prices for oil and gas are subject to large fluctuations in response to
relatively minor changes in the supply of and demand for oil and gas, market
uncertainty, and a variety of additional factors beyond our control. These
factors include, without limitation, weather conditions, the condition of the
U.S. and global economies, the actions of the Organization of Petroleum
Exporting Countries, governmental regulations, political stability in the Middle
East and elsewhere, war or the threat of war in oil and gas producing regions,
the foreign supply of oil and gas, the price of foreign imports and the
availability of alternate fuel sources. Significant changes in long-term price
outlooks for oil and gas could have a material adverse effect on us.
Increases
in our operating expenses will impact our operating results and financial
condition.
Extraction,
development, production, marketing (including distribution costs) and regulatory
compliance costs (including taxes) will substantially impact the net revenues
we
derive from the oil and gas that we produce. These costs are subject to
fluctuations and variation in different locales in which we will operate, and
we
may not be able to predict or control these costs. If these costs exceed our
expectations, our results of operations may be adversely affected. In addition,
we may not be able to earn net revenue at our predicted levels, which may impact
our ability to satisfy our obligations.
Penalties
we may incur could impair our business.
Failure
to comply with government regulations could subject us to civil and criminal
penalties, could require us to forfeit property rights, and may affect the
value
of our assets. We also may be required to take corrective actions, such as
installing additional equipment or taking other actions, each of which could
require us to make substantial capital expenditures. We also could be required
to indemnify our employees in connection with any expenses or liabilities that
they may incur individually in connection with regulatory action against them.
As a result, our future business prospects could deteriorate due to regulatory
constraints, and our profitability could be impaired by our obligation to
provide such indemnification to our employees.
Environmental
risks may adversely affect our business.
Oil
and
gas extraction operations present environmental risks and hazards and are
subject to environmental regulation pursuant to a variety of federal, state,
provincial and municipal laws and regulations. Environmental legislation
provides for, among other things, restrictions and prohibitions on spills,
releases or emissions of various substances produced in association with oil
and
gas operations. The legislation also requires that facility sites be operated,
maintained, abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of applicable regulatory
authorities. Compliance with such legislation can require significant
expenditures and a breach may result in the imposition of fines and penalties,
some of which may be material. Environmental legislation is evolving in a manner
we expect may result in stricter standards and enforcement, larger fines and
liability, and potentially increased capital expenditures and operating costs.
The discharge of oil, gas or other pollutants into the air, soil or water may
give rise to liabilities to governments and third parties and may require us
to
incur costs to remedy such discharges. The application of environmental laws
to
our business may cause us to curtail our production or increase the costs of
our
production, development or exploration activities.
Challenges
to title to our properties may impact our financial
condition.
Title
to
oil and gas interests is often not capable of conclusive determination without
incurring substantial expense. While we intend to make appropriate inquiries
into the title of properties and other development rights we acquire, title
defects may exist. In addition, we may be unable to obtain adequate insurance
for title defects, on a commercially reasonable basis or at all. If title
defects do exist, it is possible that we may lose all or a portion of our right,
title and interests in and to the properties to which the title defects relate.
If our property rights are reduced, our ability to conduct our exploration,
development and production activities may be impaired.
RISKS
RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK
There
has been a limited trading market for our common stock that may impair your
ability to sell your shares.
There
has
been a limited trading market for our common stock since our inception. The
lack
of an active market may impair your ability to sell your shares at the time
you
wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. The lack of an
active market may also reduce the fair market value of your shares. An inactive
market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling shares of capital
stock and may impair our ability to acquire other assets or companies by using
common stock as consideration.
Our
common stock is currently quoted on the NASD’s Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board
under the symbol “TNEN.OB.” As indicated above, our common stock is not actively
traded. As a result, investors may find it difficult to obtain accurate
quotations of the price of our common stock. This situation severely limits
the
liquidity of the common stock, and would likely reduce the market price of
the
common stock and hamper our ability to raise additional capital.
The
market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and subject
to
wide fluctuations.
Assuming
we are able to establish an active trading market for our common stock, the
market price of our common stock is likely to be highly volatile and could
be
subject to wide fluctuations in response to a number of factors that are beyond
our control, including:
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Dilution
caused by our issuance of additional shares of common stock and other
forms of equity securities, which we expect to make in connection
with
future capital financings to fund our operations and growth, to attract
and retain valuable personnel, and in connection with future strategic
partnerships with other companies;
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Announcements
of acquisitions, reserve discoveries or other business initiatives
by our
competitors;
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Fluctuations
in revenue from our oil and gas business as new reserves come to
market;
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Changes
in the market for oil and gas commodities and/or in the capital markets
generally;
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Changes
in the demand for oil and gas, including changes resulting from the
introduction or expansion of alternative fuels;
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Quarterly
variations in our revenues and operating
expenses;
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Changes
in the valuation of similarly situated companies, both in our industry
and
in other industries;
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Changes
in analysts’ estimates affecting us, our competitors and/or our
industry;
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Changes
in the accounting methods used in or otherwise affecting our
industry;
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Additions
and departures of key personnel;
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Announcements
of technological innovations or new products available to the oil
and gas
industry;
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Announcements
by relevant governments pertaining to incentives for alternative
energy
development programs; and
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Fluctuations
in interest rates and the availability of capital in the capital
markets.
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These
and
other factors are largely beyond our control, and the impact of these risks,
individually or in the aggregate, may result in material adverse changes to
the
market price of our common stock and/or our results of operations and financial
condition.
Our
operating results may fluctuate significantly, and these fluctuations may cause
our stock price to decline.
Our
operating results will likely vary in the future primarily as the result of
fluctuations in our revenues and operating expenses, including the coming to
market of oil and gas reserves that we are able to develop, expenses that we
incur, the price of oil and gas in the commodities markets, and other factors.
If our results of operations do not meet the expectations of current or
potential investors, the price of our common stock may decline.
We
do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable
future.
We
do not
intend to declare dividends for the foreseeable future, as we anticipate that
we
will reinvest any future earnings in the development and growth of our business.
Therefore, investors will not receive any funds unless they sell their common
stock, and stockholders may be unable to sell their shares on favorable terms
or
at all. Investors cannot be assured of a positive return on investment or that
they will not lose the entire amount of their investment in our common
stock.
Applicable
SEC rules governing the trading of “penny stocks” will limit the trading and
liquidity of our common stock, which may affect the trading price of our common
stock.
Our
common stock is considered to be a “penny stock” and is therefore subject to SEC
rules and regulations that (i) impose limitations upon the manner in which
our
shares may be publicly traded and (ii) regulate broker-dealer practices in
connection with transactions in “penny stocks.” Penny stocks generally are
equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 (other than securities
registered on certain national securities exchanges or quoted on the NASDAQ
system, provided that current price and volume information with respect to
transactions in such securities is provided by the exchange or system). The
penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny
stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk
disclosure document that provides information about penny stocks and the risks
in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer must also provide the customer
with
current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the
broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction, and monthly account
statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer’s
account. In addition, the penny stock rules generally require that prior to
a
transaction in a penny stock, the broker-dealer make a special written
determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser
and receive the purchaser’s written agreement to the transaction. These
disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading
activity in the secondary market for a stock that becomes subject to the penny
stock rules and may increase the difficulty investors might experience in
attempting to liquidate such securities.
You
may experience dilution of your ownership interests because of the future
issuance of additional shares of our common stock and our preferred
stock.
In
the
future, we may issue our authorized but previously unissued equity securities,
resulting in the dilution of the ownership interests of our present
stockholders. We are currently authorized to issue an aggregate of 270,000,000
shares of capital stock consisting of 250,000,000 shares of common stock and
20,000,000 shares of preferred stock with preferences and rights to be
determined by our board of directors. As of January 30, 2008, there were
69,051,449 shares of common stock outstanding and 7,139,260 shares reserved
for
issuance upon the exercise of outstanding warrants.
SPECIAL NOTE
REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This
prospectus contains forward-looking statements. This prospectus includes
statements regarding our plans, goals, strategies, intentions, beliefs or
current expectations. These statements are expressed in good faith and based
upon a reasonable basis when made, but there can be no assurance that these
expectations will be achieved or accomplished. These forward looking statements
can be identified by the use of terms and phrases such as “believe,” “plan,”
“intend,” “anticipate,” “target,” “estimate,” “expect,” and the like, and/or
future-tense or conditional constructions “may,” “could,” “should,” etc. Items
contemplating or making assumptions about, actual or potential future sales,
market size, collaborations, and trends or operating results also constitute
such forward-looking statements.
Since
our
common stock is considered a “penny stock” we are ineligible to rely on the safe
harbor for forward-looking statements provided in Section 27A of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934,
as amended.
Although
forward-looking statements in this prospectus reflect the good faith judgment
of
our management, forward-looking statements are inherently subject to known
and
unknown risks, business, economic and other risks and uncertainties that may
cause actual results to be materially different from those discussed in these
forward-looking statements. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on
these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this
prospectus. We assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements
in
order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of
this
prospectus, other than as may be required by applicable law or regulation.
Readers are urged to carefully review and consider the various disclosures
made
by us in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission which
attempt to advise interested parties of the risks and factors that may affect
our business, financial condition, results of operation and cash flows. If
one
or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or if the underlying
assumptions prove incorrect, our actual results may vary materially from those
expected or projected.
Applicable
risks include:
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The
risks associated with oil and gas
exploration;
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Our
ability to raise capital to fund capital
expenditures;
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Our
ability to find, acquire, market, develop and produce new
properties;
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Oil
and gas price volatility;
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Uncertainties
in the estimation of proved reserves and in the projection of future
rates
of production and timing of development
expenditures;
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Operating
hazards attendant to the natural gas and oil
business;
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Downhole
drilling and completion risks that are generally not recoverable
from
third parties or insurance;
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Availability
and cost of material and equipment;
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Delays
in anticipated start-up dates;
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Actions
or inactions of third-party operators of our
properties;
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Our
ability to find and retain skilled
personnel;
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Regulatory
developments;
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Environmental
risks; and
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General
economic conditions.
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SELLING
STOCKHOLDERS
This
prospectus covers the resale from time to time of certain shares of common
stock, including an aggregate of 2,253,126 shares underlying warrants. The
selling stockholders may from time to time offer and sell under this prospectus
any or all of the shares listed opposite each of their names below. We are
required, under registration rights agreements dated September 18, 2007 which
we
entered into with Valens Offshore SPV II Corp. and Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC,
to
register for resale an aggregate of 1,953,126 shares underlying warrants. We
are
also required under various piggyback registration rights agreements to register
for resale the following:
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300,000
shares underlying a warrant dated September 19, 2007 issued to Energy
Capital Solutions, L.P.;
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1,928,375
shares and 167,101 shares issued to Prime Natural Resources, Inc.
on
September 19, 2007 and January 30, 2008,
respectively;
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An
aggregate of 100,000 shares issued to T. Swanson Inc. and Uphill
Limited
Liability Company, Stevens J. Revenig, Trustee on August 20, 2007;
and
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The
following table sets forth information about the number of shares beneficially
owned by each selling stockholder that may be offered from time to time under
this prospectus. The selling stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” and
any broker-dealers or agents that are involved in selling the shares will be
deemed to be “underwriters” as defined in the Securities Act. Any profits
realized by selling stockholder acting as underwriters will be deemed to be
underwriting commissions.
The
table
below has been prepared based upon the information furnished to us by the
selling stockholders. The selling stockholders identified below may have sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of some or all of their shares since the
date
on which the information in the following table is presented in transactions
exempt from or not subject to the registration requirements of the Securities
Act. Information concerning the selling stockholders may change from time to
time and, if necessary, we will amend or supplement this prospectus accordingly.
We cannot give an estimate as to the number of shares of common stock that
will
be held by the selling stockholders upon termination of this offering because
the selling stockholders may offer some or all of their common stock under
the
offering contemplated by this prospectus. The total number of shares that may
be
sold hereunder will not exceed the number of shares offered hereby. Please
read
the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.
We
have
been advised, as noted below in the table that one of the selling stockholders
is a broker-dealer and that none of the selling stockholders are affiliates
of
broker-dealers. We have been advised that each of such selling stockholders
purchased our common stock and warrants in the ordinary course of business,
not
for resale, and that none of such selling stockholders had, at the time of
purchase, any agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any
person to distribute the related common stock.
The
following table sets forth the name of each selling stockholder, the nature
of
any position, office, or other material relationship, if any, which the selling
stockholder has had, within the past three years, with us or with any of our
predecessors or affiliates, and the number of shares of our common stock
beneficially owned by such stockholder before this offering. The number of
shares owned are those beneficially owned, as determined under the rules of
the
SEC, and such information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership
for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any
shares of common stock as to which a person has sole or shared voting power
or
investment power and any shares of common stock which the person has the right
to acquire within 60 days through the exercise of any option, warrant or right,
through conversion of any security or pursuant to the automatic termination
of a
power of attorney or revocation of a trust, discretionary account or similar
arrangement.
Unless
otherwise indicated, the stockholders listed in the table below acquired their
shares in the private offering. The percentage of common stock outstanding
is
based upon a total of 69,051,449 issued and outstanding shares of our common
stock on January 30, 2008. Shares underlying warrants or options exercisable
within 60 days of January 30, 2008 are considered for the purpose of determining
the percent of the class held by the holder of such warrants or options, but
not
for the purpose of computing the percentages held by others. We have assumed
all
shares reflected on the table that were acquired in our private offering will
be
sold from time to time. Because the selling stockholders may offer all or any
portion of the common stock listed in the table below, no estimate can be given
as to the amount of those shares of common stock acquired in our private
offerings that will be held by the selling stockholders upon the termination
of
any sales of common stock.
Beneficial
ownership is calculated based on 69,051,449 shares of our common stock
outstanding as of January 30, 2008. Beneficial ownership is determined in
accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In
computing the number of shares beneficially owned by a person and the percentage
of ownership of that person, shares of common stock subject to options or
warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or become
exercisable within 60 days of January 30, 2008 are deemed outstanding even
if they have not actually been exercised. Unless otherwise set forth below,
the
persons and entities named in the table have sole voting and sole investment
power with respect to the shares set forth opposite the stockholder’s name,
subject to community property laws, where applicable.
Selling
Shareholder
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Shares
of Common Stock Owned Before the Offering
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Shares
of Common Stock Being Offered
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Shares
of Common Stock Owned Upon Completion of the Offering
(a)
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Percentage
of Common Stock Outstanding Upon Completion of
Offering
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Valens
U.S. SPV I, LLC
(1)
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976,353
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976,353
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0
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N/A
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Valens
Offshore SPV II Corp.
(2)
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976,773
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976,773
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0
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N/A
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Energy
Capital Solutions LP
†
(3)
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300,000
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300,000
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0
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N/A
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Prime
Natural Resources Inc.
(4)
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2,095,476
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2,095,476
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0
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N/A
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T.
Swanson Inc.
(5)
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50,000
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50,000
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0
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N/A
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Uphill
Limited Liability Company,
Steven
J. Revenig, Trustee
(6)
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50,000
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50,000
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0
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N/A
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†
The
selling stockholder is a broker-dealer.
(a)
Assumes all of the shares of common stock to be registered on this
registration statement, including all shares of common stock underlying warrants
held by the selling stockholders, are sold in the offering by the selling
stockholders.
(1)
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Represents
976,353 shares underlying presently exercisable warrants. Eugene
Grin and
David Grin have the power to vote and dispose of the common shares
being
registered on behalf of Valens US SPV I,
LLC.
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(2)
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Represents
976,773 shares underlying presently exercisable warrants. Eugene
Grin and
David Grin have the power to vote and dispose of the common shares
being
registered on behalf of Valens Offshore SPV II
Corp.
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(3)
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Represents
300,000 shares underlying presently exercisable warrants. Keith Behrens
and Russell Weinberg have the power to vote and dispose of the common
shares being registered on behalf of Energy Capital Solutions
LP.
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(4)
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John
R. Hager has the power to vote and dispose of the common shares being
registered on behalf of Prime Natural Resources,
Inc.
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(5)
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Vern
B. Swanson Jr. has the power to vote and dispose of the common shares
being registered on behalf of T. Swanson
Inc.
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(6)
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Steven
J. Revenig, Trustee has the power to vote and dispose of the common
shares
being registered on behalf of Uphill Limited Liability Company, Steven
J.
Revenig, Trustee.
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
We
will
not receive any proceeds from sales of common stock by the selling stockholders
under this prospectus. We would, however, receive up to approximately $1,081,500
from the selling stockholders if they exercise their warrants in full, which
we
would intend to use for working capital and general corporate purposes. The
warrant holders may exercise their warrants at any time until their expiration,
as further described under “Description of Securities.” Because the warrant
holders may exercise the warrants in their own discretion, we cannot plan on
specific uses of proceeds beyond application of proceeds to general corporate
purposes. We have agreed to bear the expenses in connection with the
registration of the common stock being offered hereby by the selling
stockholders.
DETERMINATION
OF OFFERING PRICE
The
selling stockholders will determine at what price they may sell the shares
of
common stock offered by this prospectus, and such sales may be made at
prevailing market prices, or at privately negotiated prices.
MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board of the National Association
of
Securities Dealers, Inc. From April 18, 2005 until March 28, 2006 our stock
was
quoted under the symbol “AMPI.OB”. From March 28, 2006 to the present our stock
has been quoted under the symbol “TNEN.OB”. The following table sets forth, for
the fiscal quarters indicated, the high and low closing bid prices per share
of
our common stock as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers
composite feed or other qualified interdealer quotation medium. Such quotations
reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission,
and may not represent actual transactions. Where applicable, the prices set
forth below give retroactive effect to our 5-for-1 forward stock split which
was
effected on April 18, 2006.
Quarter
Ended
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High
Bid
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Low
Bid
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October
31, 2007
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$
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0.60
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$
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0.27
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July
31, 2007
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$
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0.80
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$
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0.41
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April
30, 2007
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$
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2.67
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$
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0.63
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January
31, 2007
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$
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3.82
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$
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1.48
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October
31, 2006
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$
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6.02
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$
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1.90
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July
31, 2006
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$
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2.15
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$
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1.05
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April
30, 2006
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January
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October
31, 2005
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July
31, 2005
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As
of
January 30, 2008 there were 69,051,449 shares of our common stock issued
and outstanding.
As
of
January 30, 2008 there were 70
holders
of record of shares of our common stock.
Dividend
Policy
We
have
never declared or paid dividends on shares of our common stock and we intend
to
retain future earnings, if any, to support the development of our business
and
therefore do not anticipate paying cash dividends for the foreseeable future.
Payment of future dividends, if any, will be at the discretion of our board
of
directors after taking into account various factors, including our then current
financial condition, operating results and current and anticipated cash
needs.
Securities
Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans
From
our
inception through the present, we have had no equity compensation
plans.
PLAN
OF OPERATION
We
commenced operation as an oil and gas exploration and development company in
February 2006. We are presently engaged in oil and gas activities in Alaska,
Texas and Colorado. During the year ended April 30, 2007 we also participated
in
oil and gas exploration activities in Louisiana.
We
have
generated minimal revenues to date. Our ability to develop and maintain a
meaningful level of revenues from operations is dependent on our ability to
successfully drill exploration and production wells and complete producing
property acquisitions. At the present time, we own interests in two producing
wells. These wells currently are producing approximately one million standard
cubic feet of gas and ten barrels of oil per day.
Alaska
Properties
In
January 2006 and May 2006, we acquired oil and gas leases representing
approximately 25,000 acres in the Cook Inlet basin and approximately 10,000
acres in the North Slope basin areas of Alaska. We presently are in the process
of having the Cook Inlet leases re-registered in our name. We currently maintain
a 100% working interest ownership in our Alaska leases, but may elect to sell
a
portion of our interests at some point in the future.
Effective
January 23, 2008 we entered into an Acreage Contribution Contract with Savant
Alaska LLC (“Savant”) pursuant to which we have agreed to assign to Savant
certain interests of ours in State of Alaska Lease ADL-390839 in exchange for
our earning a working interest of up to 2% in a production unit if the test
well
Savant is drilling on adjacent acreage is successful. The test well will be
drilled at the sole expense of Savant and its drilling partners. For a more
detailed description of the Acreage Contribution Contract see “Business - Alaska
Properties”.
Colorado
Properties
In
June
2007 we acquired certain oil and gas interests and properties in northwest
Colorado in an area covering more than 17,000 acres. At the time of acquisition
and presently, these oil and gas interests had and have no production. We hold
a
100% working interest in the leases comprising part of the acquired assets.
We
are currently refining our development plans for the area and expect to start
seismic work during the second half of 2008. The purchase price for the
interests and properties was approximately $1.4 million, together with an
overriding royalty of one to three percent based on the applicable net revenue
interest remaining after the landowner’s royalty and existing burdens have been
deducted. The purchase price was paid $345,477 in cash and $1,063,006 in shares
of our restricted common stock. The number of shares issued was determined
based
upon the value of our common stock at the market close on June 21, 2007, less
a
35% discount. Pursuant thereto, on July 6, 2007 we issued 1,832,769 shares
of
common stock to the seller. In January 2007 we loaned $180,000 to the seller.
Repayment of this loan, which bore interest at an annual rate of 5%, was
received in full at the closing of the acquisition.
Texas
Properties
On
September 19, 2007 our wholly owned subsidiary, ICF Energy Corporation (“ICF”),
acquired certain oil and gas properties and related assets in Brazoria County,
Texas from Prime Natural Resources, Inc. (the “Prime Assets”) for approximately
$3.7 million, including closing and other transaction costs. The purchase price
was paid with a combination of cash ($2.4 million), 1,928,375 shares of our
restricted common stock valued at approximately $926,000, and the assumption
of
certain liabilities totaling approximately $343,000.
We
financed the purchase of the Prime Assets through the issuance of secured term
notes (the “Secured Notes”) to two purchasers (the “Purchasers”). The aggregate
principal amount of the Secured Notes totaled $3,750,000. As a result of this
transaction, the Purchasers became our and ICF Energy Corporation's senior
secured lenders. The Secured Notes, which mature on September 18, 2010, provide
for interest payments on the outstanding principal amount at the rate of 13%
per
annum payable monthly in arrears. Amortizing payments of principal are also
due
monthly. In addition, we issued common stock purchase warrants to the Purchasers
for the purchase of up to 1,953,126 shares of our common stock in connection
with the issuance of the Secured Notes and reimbursed the Purchasers’
transaction related costs totaling $336,000.
General
We
will
require additional financing to fund development costs associated with our
existing prospects as well as for any additional lease acquisitions. No
assurance can be given that such additional financing will be available to
us as
and when needed or, if available, the terms on which it will be
available.
We
plan
to spend approximately $5 million during the year ending April 30, 2008 on
exploration and development activities such as seismic data acquisition,
additional lease acquisition, technical studies and participating in joint
venture development and exploration drilling. We do not anticipate drilling
on
our Alaska properties during the next twelve months (except as related to the
Kupcake Prospect as described above). Our primary efforts in Alaska will focus
on acquiring additional seismic data, conducting further technical evaluation
of
our Alaska leases, and exploring opportunities to sell a portion of our Alaskan
working interests in an effort to reduce our risk and financial
exposure.
We
more
than likely will require additional financing to meet our working capital
requirements, including the cost of reviewing and negotiating transactions
and
other ordinary general and administrative costs such as regulatory compliance,
investor relations, consulting and advisory services, Internet/web hosting,
executive compensation, office and general expenses, professional fees, travel
and entertainment, and rent and related expenses. We estimate that the level
of
working capital needed for these general and administrative costs for the next
12 months will approximate $1 million. However, this estimate is subject to
change, depending on the number of transactions in which we ultimately become
involved. In addition, funding will be required for follow-on development of
working interest obligations of any successful exploration
prospects.
Oil
and
gas exploration requires significant outlays of capital and in many situations
may offer a limited probability of success. We hope to enhance our chances
for
success by effectively using available technology, rigorously evaluating
sub-surface data, and, to the extent possible, managing dry hole and financial
risks.
We
intend
to rely on synergistic partnering with sophisticated industry partners. The
ideal partner would tend to be a regionally focused independent that has a
solid
grasp on the play's history, and a demonstrated understanding of the technology
required to exploit the play. There can be no assurance that we will be able
to
successfully negotiate any such partnering agreements or raise the necessary
financing to invest in such ventures, or that any such venture will yield us
any
revenues or profits.
We
continue to target selected acquisitions of proved on-shore properties in the
United States and Canada. We are biased toward acquisitions of long-lived
reserves and intend to target negotiated acquisitions. By focusing our efforts
on negotiated acquisitions, we seek to avoid competitive bidding situations
that
are the norm for the sale of these assets and typically result in higher sales
prices.
We
face
competition from firms that are well established, successful, better capitalized
and, in many instances, willing to pay more for properties than what we might
consider prudent. Our success will depend on the execution of our business
plan
to:
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identify
available transactions;
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quickly
evaluate which transactions are most promising; and
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negotiate
creative transaction structures.
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Presently
our staff consists of our two executive officers, John Folnovic and Massimiliano
Pozzoni. We do not expect significant changes in our number of employees during
the next twelve months. We intend to outsource certain technical and
administrative functions on an as-needed basis in order to conduct our operating
activities. Our management team will select and hire these contractors and
manage and evaluate their work performance.
Business
Strategy
We
plan
to grow our business onshore in the U.S. through a balance of drilling and
acquisitions. We will focus our efforts regionally to achieve economies of
scale
with predictable risk and bases of production. Our principal goals are to
provide the Company and our shareholders with opportunity, growth and value.
With these goals in mind, we have adopted the following objectives:
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Lease
potentially significant productive acreage in under-explored, neglected,
but still highly productive basins such as the Cook Inlet and Beaufort
Sea
areas in Alaska;
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Lease
as much of the potentially productive natural gas acreage in
unconventional gas plays that we can identify;
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Focus
exclusively onshore in North America (and away from geopolitical
unrest)
where we can benefit from the highly trained and experienced workforce,
large available seismic and well control database, and readily available
drilling and production technologies;
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Acquire
all of the existing conventional natural gas and oil production and
reserves we can afford; and
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Engage
in low to medium risk exploration and development of oil and gas
reserves
with sophisticated, industry-leading partners.
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We
believe that natural gas demand is likely to steadily increase as the U.S.
economy grows and as natural gas is increasingly seen as the most practical
way
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the risk of climate change. We
believe these factors will lead to continuing natural gas price strength in
the
years to come. Better technologies applied to unconventional reservoirs in
a
time of structurally higher natural gas prices will result in the discovery
and
development of significant new natural gas reserves.
As
a
result of these trends, we have expanded our focus beyond just Alaska and began
to aggressively pursue new unconventional gas resource plays with potentially
substantial upsides. We believe that this course of action will allow us to
be
well positioned for future success.
As
we
pursue these objectives, our business will be subject to the risks typically
associated with a start-up company in the competitive and volatile oil and
gas
resources business.
Our
tactics to execute our strategies and achieve our goals and objectives
include:
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Increasing
development of internally generated prospects and opportunities;
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prospects developed by proven geoscientists;
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Completing
negotiated acquisitions of proved properties;
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Maintaining
tight control of general and administrative and geological and geophysical
costs by keeping employee levels low and outsourcing as much of our
activities as possible;
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Designing
creative deal structures to access acreage, seismic data, prospects
and
capital;
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Arranging
necessary financing to execute the business plan; and
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Using
equity ownership incentives to align the interests of all our employees
and management with that of our shareholders.
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Going
Concern
In
its
report as of and for the year ended April 30, 2007 dated July 25, 2007, our
auditors, Malone and Bailey, PC, expressed an opinion that there is substantial
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements
do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this
uncertainty. We have had minimal revenues since our inception and have
accumulated a net loss of approximately $19.4 million. Our continuation as
a
going concern is dependent upon future events, including our ability to raise
additional capital and to generate positive cash flows.
BUSINESS
Company
Overview
We
are
presently engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production
of
oil and gas properties in Alaska, Texas and Colorado. We are in the exploration
stage, and until the September 19, 2007 closing of a Purchase and Sale Agreement
between ICF Energy Corporation and Prime Natural Resources, Inc. had no
developed reserves or production, and had not realized any revenues from our
operations. We were incorporated in Nevada in April 2004 under the name
Ameriprint International Ltd. to engage in the business of providing printing
and packaging solutions to entities of all sizes and to specialize in providing
templated, low cost, quality printing of high volume, high turnover print
materials. We conducted minimal operations in this area and discontinued these
operations in January 2006.
Alaska
Properties
Our
principal Alaska assets consist of oil and gas leases covering approximately
35,000 acres in the Cook Inlet (25,000 acres) and Beaufort Sea (“North Slope”)
(10,000 acres) areas of Alaska, the rights to which we acquired during January
and May 2006. All of the North Slope leases have been registered in our name.
The Cook Inlet leases are in the process of being re-registered in our name.
We
expect this process to be completed by the summer of 2008. Presently, we hold
a
100% working interest in our Alaska leases but may elect to sell a portion
of
our interests at some point in the future. The Cook Inlet leases provide for
a
net revenue interest of 87.5% prior to an overriding 5% royalty. The North
Slope
leases provide for a net revenue interest of 83.33334% prior to an overriding
5%
royalty. We pay annual rental fees of approximately $48,000 on the Cook Inlet
leases and approximately $16,000 on the North Slope leases.
In
connection with our acquisition of the Cook Inlet leases we are obligated to
drill or cause to be drilled, at our expense, on or before November 27, 2010,
a
test well to completion or abandonment, on at least one of three designated
Cook
Inlet leases, to a bottomhole depth and location at lease sufficient to test
both the West Foreland and the Hemlock formations. Failure to drill the test
well during that time period, to completion or abandonment, will result in
our
forfeiture of the three designated leases. These designated leases cover
approximately 17,150 acres. In connection with our acquisition of the North
Slope leases we are obligated to drill or cause to be drilled, at our expense,
on or before March 1, 2012, to completion or abandonment, a test well on each
of
the four leases comprising our North Slope leases, to a bottom hole depth and
location of at least 4,000 feet. Our failure to do so with respect to any such
leases during this time period will result in our forfeiture of the North Slope
lease or leases to which such failure relates.
On
November 6, 2007 we entered into a pooling agreement (the “Pooling Agreement”)
with Savant Alaska, LLC (“Savant”) which was given effect as of July 1, 2007.
Savant holds leases for the exploration and production of oil and natural gas
in
an area of Alaska that is contiguous to certain of our North Slope Alaskan
interests. Under the Pooling Agreement, we and Savant agreed that we would
pool
certain leasehold interests, on a net acreage basis, and further agreed to
jointly drill a test well within the Savant Kupcake Prospect. The test well
was
to be located in Section 29, T11N, R17E and was planned to be drilled to a
depth
of 11,000 feet in order to test the Kemik formation. We were unable to raise
our
share of the test well drilling costs in time, which would have resulted in
our
earning a working interest within the pooled area of approximately 8.5%, and
in
January 2008 the Pooling Agreement was terminated by mutual agreement. Effective
January 23, 2008 however, we entered into an Acreage Contribution Contract
(the
“Contract”) with Savant pursuant to which we have agreed to conditionally assign
to Savant the part of our leasehold interest that was to be the subject of
the
Pooling Agreement (the “Lease Acreage”) in exchange for Savant’s drilling a test
well within the Kupcake Prospect and allowing us to potentially earn a working
interest of up to 2% in the future production unit if the test well is
successful. Under the Contract, in the event the test well is discontinued
prior
to reaching the required depth, Savant also has the right to drill a substitute
well within the Kupcake Prospect.
If
Savant
fails to drill the test well or substitute well, as the case may be, to the
required depth, in the manner and time provided in the Contract, Savant will
relinquish its rights in the Lease Acreage. If Savant drills the test well
or
substitute well, as the case may be, to the required depth, in the manner and
time provided in the Contract, it will earn an assignment, effective from the
date of the release of the rotary rig from the test well, covering an undivided
75% of 8/8th’s working interest and a proportionate (in accordance with our
assigned working interest) 78.33% net revenue interest in the Lease Acreage,
limited to the depths and formation lying between the surface and the
stratigraphic equivalent of 100 feet below the total depth drilled in the test
well.
The
entire cost, expense, risk of drilling, production testing, plugging and
abandoning the test well will be borne by Savant. If oil and gas is discovered
in commercial quantities, the parties will enter into an Operating Agreement
governing the rights and obligations of the parties to the Contract in all
Lease
Acreage in which Savant will earn an interest from us effective as and from
the
date on which the rotary rig is release from the test well.
Colorado
Properties
In
June
2007 we acquired certain oil and gas interests and properties in northwest
Colorado in an area covering more than 17,000 acres. At the time of acquisition
and presently, these oil and gas interests had no production. We hold a 100%
working interest in the leases comprising part of the acquired assets. We are
currently refining our development plans for the area and expect to start
seismic work during the second half of 2008. The purchase price for the
interests and properties was approximately $1,036,000 or sixty dollars per
acre,
together with an overriding royalty of 1 to 3% based on the applicable net
revenue interest remaining after the landowner’s royalty and existing burdens
have been deducted. The purchase price was paid $345,477 in cash and $690,523
in
shares of our restricted common stock valued at the market close on June 21,
2007, less a 35% discount. Pursuant thereto, on July 6, 2007 we issued 1,832,769
shares of common stock to the seller. In January 2007 we had loaned $180,000
to
the seller. 5% interest was due on the loan until paid. The loan, together
with
all interest due thereon, was paid in full at the closing of the
acquisition.
Texas
Properties
On
August
31, 2007 our wholly owned subsidiary, ICF Energy Corporation (“ICF”), entered
into a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Prime Natural
Resources, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Prime”) pursuant to which, on September
19, 2007, ICF acquired certain oil and gas properties and related assets (the
property and assets are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Assets”) of
Prime located in Brazoria County, Texas for approximately $3.7 million,
including closing and other transaction-related costs. The purchase price was
paid with a combination of cash ($2.4 million), 1,928,375 shares of our
restricted common stock valued at approximately $926,000, and the assumption
of
certain liabilities totaling approximately $343,000. The Assets included the
Devon Fee Gas Unit and the O’Leary Unit No. 1 and covered an aggregate of
approximately 1,150 acres. The Assets included two producing wells with an
estimated two BCF of recoverable gas and also included three additional
exploration prospects in the Old Ocean Unit in Brazoria County, Texas. Upon
closing, the Agreement was given retroactive effect to July 1, 2007. The
producing wells are currently producing approximately one million standard
cubic
feet per day of gas and ten barrels of oil per day, net to the Asset owner.
Present cash flow from the Assets is approximately $200,000 per month after
taxes, royalties and operating expenses.
Fiscal
2007 Drilling Operations
We
participated in the drilling of five exploratory oil and gas wells in Louisiana
and Texas during the year ended April 30, 2007. None of these exploratory wells
resulted in a commercial discovery. We expended approximately $6,265,000 in
connection with our participation in such drilling. Our working interests in
these wells ranged from 8.75% to 25.0% and our share of the related capital
expenditures varied from 11.7% to 33.3%. The five exploratory wells consisted
of
the Frost National Bank Deep Prospect (“McLean #1 Well”) in Live Oak County
Texas, the Zodiac II prospect in Jefferson Davis and Calcasieu Parishes in
Louisiana (the “Walker LA Properties Findley #19-1 Well”), the Deweyville
Prospect (“Hankamer #1 Well”) located in Newton County Texas and Calcasieu
Parish in Louisiana, and two wells in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana that
were
drilled pursuant to our October 1, 2006 and January 1, 2007 Development
Agreements with BP America Production Company (the “O. Jarreau Heirs No. 1 Well”
and “A. Major Heirs No. 1 Well”).
Advisory
Board
On
October 5, 2006 we created an advisory board and appointed five persons to
serve
thereon. Each advisory board member (an “Advisor”) is independent and has an
extensive background in oil and gas and/or financial matters including but
not
limited to corporate governance, compliance, deal flow, and technical matters
such as geosciences, drilling, engineering and risk management. The Advisors
provide us with advice and assistance with strategic business and financial
matters. Each Advisor devotes a minimum of 30 days annually to the provision
of
the advisory services. We have entered into engagement letters with each of
the
Advisors. Thereunder, the term of engagement of each Advisor is one year. Each
Advisor and we have the right to terminate the engagement upon 30 days prior
written notice. The engagement will be automatically extended for additional
one
year periods, if not terminated by us or the Advisor at least 30 days prior
to
the applicable anniversary date. Pursuant to the extension provision, the
engagement of each of our Advisors was extended for an additional one year
period as of October 5, 2007. In consideration of the services being provided,
each Advisor is entitled to receive the following:
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50,000
shares of our restricted common stock payable at the end of each
12 month
period of service;
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A
quarterly fee consisting of 5,000 shares of our restricted common
stock
payable within ten days of the end of each fiscal quarter; and
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Reimbursement
of all reasonable and customary out of pocket business expenses incurred
in the performance of his duties under the letter agreement. Expenses
in
excess of $5,000 require prior approval by us.
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The
advisory board consists of James Gouveia, George Lindahl III, J. Lanier Yeates,
Jeffrey B. Ahbe, and Neville W. Patterson. The background of each Advisor is
provided below.
James
(Jim) Gouveia, P. Eng.
Mr.
Gouveia is a Partner in Rose & Associates LLP., a Houston, Texas based firm
that provides consultancy and training services to exploration and production
companies in designing, implementing and sustaining risk analysis systems.
He is
a lead partner for S.E. Asia and the Russian Federation. Mr. Gouveia is a
recognized expert in portfolio and project risk management and has 26 years
of
experience as a practicing reservoir engineer, commercial analyst, evaluations
engineer, and multi-disciplinary sub-surface manager. He has provided expert
guidance to major oil and gas industry clients on the characterization and
economic analysis of tight gas, heavy oil, international, offshore development
and coal bed methane unconventional resource. Mr. Gouveia has provided
independent reserve and chance assessments for exploration prospects in major
oil and gas basins all over the world. He is an active member of the petroleum
industry in the major oil and gas centers in North America - Calgary, Denver,
Houston and New Orleans. Mr. Gouveia is a past Director of Risk Management
for
Amoco Energy North America and holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in
Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto.
George
Lindahl III
Mr.
Lindahl is a Managing Partner in Sandefer Capital Partners located in Houston,
Texas. Mr. Lindahl is a past Vice Chairman of Anadarko Petroleum and past
Chairman and CEO of Union Pacific Resources. He served as an Executive Vice
President of Walker Energy and has over 30 years of oil and gas industry
experience within both technical arenas as a geologist and a geophysicist and
in
executive and managerial roles. Mr. Lindahl is currently serving as a Board
Member of the Houston Producer’s Forum, Houston Museum of Natural Science, Texas
Business Hall of Fame, and as a Chairman of the Board of the Lead Now
Ministries. He is currently a Director of EVEP, a public Exploration and
Production Master Limited Partnership. Mr. Lindahl graduated from the University
of Alabama with a Bachelor of Science in Geology. He has completed Graduate
Studies at Tulane University and is a graduate of the Advanced Management
Program at the Harvard Business School.
J.
Lanier Yeates
Mr.
Yeates is the Houston partner of the Gordon Arata McCollam & Eagan Law Firm.
Mr. Yeates is licensed to practice law in Texas and Louisiana. His practice
is
focused on the energy industry. Mr. Yeates has taught Louisiana Oil and Gas
Law
as a member of the Adjunct Faculty of the University of Houston Law Center
and
has served as both a member of the Advisory Council of the Louisiana Mineral
Law
Institute and its Chairman for multiple terms. Mr. Yeates served as
Vice-Chairman of the American Bar Association Energy Policy Committee and the
Oil & Natural Gas Exploration and Production Committee. He has served on the
Technical Subcommittee of the AAPL-OCS Committee’s Deepwater Offshore Operating
Agreement Model Form Subcommittee, which developed a deepwater offshore
operating agreement that was adopted in 2000 by the AAPL as a model form. Mr.
Yeates was appointed for two terms by Governor George W. Bush and served as
Vice
Chairman of the Spindletop Centennial Celebration Commission and planned the
100th anniversary celebration of the discovery of the Lucas Gusher in the
Spindletop Field.
Mr.
Yeates currently serves as Chairman-Elect of the Board of Directors of the
LSU
Foundation and President of Campanile Charities, Inc. He is a past President
of
the LSU Law Alumni Association. His memberships include the United States
Supreme Court Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, and the College of the
State Bar of Texas, the Pro-Bono College of the State Bar of Texas, the
Louisiana State Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Houston
Bar
Association, and the American Law Institute. Mr. Yeates is a graduate of the
Louisiana State University Law School where he served as Associate Editor of
the
Louisiana Law Review and was graduated Order of the Coif. Mr. Yeates has
published numerous articles and other publications and has been a frequent
speaker on subjects of importance to the energy industry. In 2004, he published
his first novel, Bay of One Hundred Fires.
Jeffrey
B. Ahbe
Mr.
Ahbe
is the President of Ahbe Capital Investment Group Inc., located in Denver,
Colorado and is a co-founder of PMT Energy LLC. Mr. Ahbe’s oil and gas career
spans over 23 years. He has served as an Executive Vice President of Union
Pacific Resources Canada and held numerous executive positions with that company
including General Manager of North America operating divisions. While at Union
Pacific, Mr. Ahbe was a key member of the team that completed the acquisition
of
Norcen Canada and the merger between Union Pacific Resources and Anadarko
Petroleum. Mr. Ahbe has worked extensively over the years with the financial
and
investment banking communities and has worked with corporate and regulatory
leaders in the United States, Canada and overseas. Mr. Ahbe is currently a
member of the board of Eastern Platinum Limited (trading on Toronto and London
exchanges), Barplats Investments Limited (trading on the Johannesburg Stock
Exchange), and is a director and principal of several privately held companies,
including First Platinum Inc. Pty. (S.A.), SRH LLC, Montana Eagle LLC, and
Hat
Tricks Inc. Mr. Ahbe has served as a past director of the Colorado Oil and
Gas
Association. He received both his Bachelors and Masters of Sciences Degrees
from
Purdue University and has completed the Executive Program in Business at
Northwestern University’s Kellogg Business School.
Neville
W. Patterson
Mr.
Patterson is presently the President of W.A. Fritze (North America) Inc., a
privately held wine and spirits trading company. The company’s main business
activities are conducted in North America, Europe, Argentina and South Africa.
Mr. Patterson has thirty-three years of international corporate and
entrepreneurial experience spanning four continents. Since 1974, Mr. Patterson
has served in various senior corporate finance and treasury positions, both
overseas and in North America, with Mobil Oil, Turbo Resources, Unilever and
Wiggens Teape (formerly a subsidiary of British American Tobacco). Mr. Patterson
has gained extensive experience and knowledge of the operations of various
offshore financial markets, including “The Baltic Exchange,” a marketplace for
ocean going oil tankers.
Note
Financing
Effective
March 30, 2007 we issued and sold a $500,000 Convertible Promissory Note (the
“Note”) to a single investor (the “Noteholder”) respecting a loan of which we
received $250,000 during April 2007 and the remaining $250,000 during May 2007.
The Note bore interest at the rate of 8% per annum. Subject to prior conversion
or acceleration, the principal balance of the Note was due in a single payment
on March 30, 2010. Interest was payable semi-annually with the first such
interest payment due on October 1, 2007. In the event we completed an offering
(the “Offering”) of $10 million or more of equity or debt securities within 90
days of the date of the Note (the “Offering Completion Date”), the Note,
including any accrued and unpaid interest, was to be automatically converted
into like shares or securities issued by us in the Offering on the same terms
that such like shares or securities were purchased by subscribers in the
Offering. The amount of like shares or securities so issued was to be based
on
the amount of principal and interest converted. In the event an Offering was
not
completed by the Offering Completion Date, which was the case, we became
obligated to issue common stock purchase warrants (the “Warrants”) to the
Noteholder. The Warrants were to be exercisable for a period of three years
commencing on the date of issuance of the Warrants. The number of shares of
our
common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the exercise price
was
to be calculated based upon the average closing price of our common stock for
the 20 business days preceding the date of the Note (the “Average Price”). The
number of shares that the Noteholder was to be entitled to purchase upon
exercise of the Warrants was to be calculated by dividing the principal amount
of the Note by the Average Price. Fractional shares resulting from the
calculation were to be rounded up to the next whole share. The exercise price
of
the Warrants was to be equal to 140% of the Average Price. In August 2007 we
cancelled our $500,000 convertible promissory note dated March 30, 2007 (the
“Cancelled Note”) and replaced it with two $250,000 convertible promissory
notes, dated April 10, 2007 and May 15, 2007, respectively (the “Replacement
Notes”). The holder of the Cancelled Note agreed to the cancellation and
replacement as the date of the new notes reflected the actual dates on which
funds were received by us from the holder. Except for timeline changes owing
to
the dates of the Replacement Notes, the Replacement Notes contain the same
material terms as the Cancelled Note. They bear interest at the rate of 8%
per
annum and subject to prior conversion or acceleration, note principal is due
in
a single payment on the third anniversary of the date of the note. Interest
on
the Replacement Notes is payable semi-annually with the first of such interest
payments due the first day of the first month following 180 days from the
respective dates of the Replacement Notes. Pursuant to the terms of the April
10, 2007 Replacement Note, on August 30, 2007 we issued 182,249 common stock
purchase warrants to the holder, each exercisable for the purchase of one share
of our common stock for a period of 3 years from issuance at a price of $1.92
per share. Pursuant to the terms of the May 10, 2007 Replacement Note, on August
30, 2007 we issued 298,330 common stock purchase warrants to the holder, each
exercisable for the purchase of one share of our common stock for a period
of 3
years from issuance at a price of $1.17 per share. In connection with the Valens
financing discussed below, the holder of the Replacement Notes entered into
a
subordination agreement in which it agreed to take a junior position to that
of
the Valens entities.
August
2007 Bridge Financing
On
August
23, 2007 we received an aggregate of $250,000 in loan proceeds from two persons
(the “Lenders”) and issued to each of the Lenders a secured promissory note in
the principal amount of $125,000 (each a “Note” and collectively the “Notes”).
Each Note bore interest at the rate of 12% per annum. Subject to earlier
payment, at our option, interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Note
was
payable in monthly installments commencing September 1, 2007 and principal
was
due and payable on the earlier of November 19, 2007 or 15 days following the
closing of an asset acquisition we had entered into with Prime Natural
Resources, Inc., a Texas corporation. If all interest and principal due on
the
Note was not paid on or before November 19, 2007 the interest rate was to be
increased to 24% per annum from November 19, 2007 until the Note was repaid
in
full. Until paid in full, each Note was secured by 1,250,000 shares of our
restricted common stock (the “Stock”) standing in the name of Massimiliano
Pozzoni or John Folnovic. In connection therewith, we made, executed,
acknowledged, delivered and filed such documents and instruments, including
without limitation a financing statement on Form UCC-1, as was reasonably
necessary, to effect complete, or perfect the security interest of the Lenders
in the Stock. Pursuant to the Notes we issued 50,000 shares (the “Shares”) of
our restricted common stock to and in the name of each Lender. Until such time
that the Shares become eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) of the
General Rules and Regulations under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
the
Shares have been granted piggyback registration rights. Such piggyback
registration rights apply to all future registration statements of ours other
than registration statements relating solely to employee benefit plans or
business combinations. At the loan closings, we paid each Lender a cash fee
of
$3,750 to reimburse them for the costs and expenses incurred by them in
connection with the loan transaction. We further agreed to pay the reasonable
fees and disbursements of their respective legal counsels in connection with
the
enforcement of their rights under the Notes. On September 19, 2007 the Notes
were repaid in full from proceeds received pursuant to the Valens Securities
Purchase Agreement discussed below.
Valens
Securities Purchase Agreement
On
September 18, 2007 we and our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICF Energy Corporation
(“ICF”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase
Agreement”) with Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC (“Valens US”), a Delaware limited
liability company in its capacity as Agent and with Valens US and Valens
Offshore SPV II, Corp. in their capacities as purchasers (the “Purchasers”).
Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, we and ICF sold secured term
notes (the “Secured Notes”) to the Purchasers in the aggregate principal amount
of $3,750,000, following which the Purchasers became our and ICF's senior
secured lenders. At closing, on September 19, 2007, we utilized approximately
$2,260,000 of the Secured Notes proceeds to pay Prime Natural Resources, Inc.
(“Prime”) the balance of the cash component of the purchase price due to Prime
under the Purchase and Sale Agreement between ICF and Prime (the “Prime Purchase
Agreement”) entered into on August 31, 2007. On September 19, 2007, we also
issued 1,928,375 shares of our common stock to Prime representing payment of
the
stock component of the purchase due to Prime under the Prime Purchase Agreement.
In connection with this issuance, we granted Prime piggyback registration
rights.
The
cash
and stock payments allowed us to complete ICF’s acquisition of certain oil and
gas assets of Prime including two producing wells with an estimated two BCF
of
recoverable gas. The producing properties are currently producing approximately
one million standard cubic feet per day of gas and ten barrels of oil per day,
net to the asset owner. All revenues from these producing assets and all other
assets owned by ICF are required to flow through a controlled lockbox account
to
insure that part of such revenues will be used to repay the obligations under
the Secured Notes. In the event of a default by us or ICF under the Securities
Purchase Agreement, the Secured Notes or any related agreements, the Purchasers
will have the right to block the account until the default is remedied.
Repayment of the Secured Notes and satisfaction of our and ICF’s other
obligations under the Securities Purchase Agreement and related agreements
has
been secured by the grant of liens and other security interests on all of our
and ICF’s principal assets. To further secure the debt, we have pledged our ICF
shares to the Purchasers.
In
addition to the foregoing, pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement and
related agreements:
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we
issued common stock purchase warrants to the Purchasers to purchase
up to
an aggregate of 1,953,126 shares of our common stock (the “Company
Warrants”);
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ICF
issued common stock purchase warrants to the Purchasers to purchase
up to
an aggregate of 1,000 shares of common stock of ICF (the “ICF Warrants”);
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ICF
issued to the Purchasers an aggregate 5% overriding royalty interest
in
the oil and gas properties of ICF which reduces to an aggregate 3%
overriding royalty interest upon the payment in full of the Secured
Notes;
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we
and ICF paid to the Purchasers and/or Valens Capital Management,
LLC, the
investment manager for the Purchasers an aggregate of approximately
$336,000 consisting of transaction fees, advance prepayment discount
deposits, due diligence fees and the reimbursement of expenses (including
legal fees and expenses) incurred by the Purchasers in connection
with the
entering into of the Securities Purchase Agreement and related agreements;
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we
and ICF agreed to negative covenants customary for transactions of
this
type;
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we
and ICF granted registration rights to the Purchasers with respect
to the
shares underlying the Company and ICF warrants;
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we
and ICF granted the Purchasers a right of first refusal to provide
additional financing sought by us, ICF, or our respective subsidiaries,
if
any, until such time as all obligations of ours and ICF to the Purchasers
have been paid in full excluding financing for the proposed Powder
River
Transaction, as hereinafter defined;
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we
and ICF entered into an agreement with the Purchasers to negotiate
the
terms of a shareholders agreement between the Purchasers and the
then
shareholders of ICF at such time, if ever, that the Purchasers exercise
the ICF warrants, such shareholders agreement to require ICF to seek
the
written approval of the Purchasers before taking certain actions;
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EH&P
Investments AG (“EH&P”), the holder of an aggregate of $500,000 of our
promissory notes entered into a subordination agreement with Valens
US, in
its capacity as agent for the Purchasers in which EH&P agreed to take
a junior position to that of the Purchasers;
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we
utilized approximately $252,384 of the net proceeds from the Secured
Notes
to pay off our August 23, 2007 secured promissory notes in the aggregate
principal amount $250,000;
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we
and ICF entered into a Collateral Assignment with Valens US, in its
capacity as agent for the Purchasers, whereby we and ICF assigned
to
Valens US for the ratable benefit of Valens US and the Purchasers
all of
our rights, but not the obligations, under the Prime Purchase Agreement
and related agreements;
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we
and ICF entered into a Master Security Agreement, dated September
18, 2007
whereby we assigned and granted to Valens US, as Agent, for the ratable
benefit of the Purchasers, a security interest in certain property
now
owned or at any time thereafter acquired by us or ICF, or in which
we or
ICF have or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title,
or
interest;
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we
paid $192,000, agreed to issue 300,000 common stock purchase warrants
with
an exercise price of $0.48 per share and granted piggyback registration
rights with respect to the shares underlying the warrants to a financial
advisor as a finder’s fee; and
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we
and ICF executed a post closing letter dated as of September 18,
2007 with
Valens US, in its capacity as Agent for the Purchasers, in which
Valens US
agreed to allow us to satisfy certain requirements under the Securities
Purchase Agreement on a post closing basis, the failure of which
to
achieve within the applicable time limits contained therein constitutes
an
event of default under the Securities Purchase Agreement and related
agreements.
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The
Secured Notes which mature on September 18, 2010 (the “Maturity Date”) provide
for interest payments on the outstanding principal amount at the rate of 13%
per
annum payable monthly in arrears. Amortizing payments of principal are also
due
monthly. Commencing October 1, 2007 and on the first business day of such
succeeding month thereafter through and including the Maturity Date (each an
“Amortization Date”) we and ICF are required, jointly and severally, to make
monthly payments to the Purchasers in an amount equal to the monthly
Amortization Amount (which includes any accrued and unpaid interest on such
portion of the principal amount) plus any and all other unpaid amount which
are
then owing under the Notes, the Purchase Agreement and/or any related
agreements. For each Amortization Date during the period ending on September
18,
2008, Amortization Amount means an amount equal to the greater of (i) $100,000
and (ii) sixty percent (60%) of the net revenue (the “Net Revenue Amount”)
relating to all oil and gas properties of ICF (collectively, the Oil and Gas
Properties”) for the calendar month immediately preceding the applicable
Amortization Date and (b) for each Amortization Date thereafter, an amount
equal
to the greater of (i) $100,000 and (ii) eighty percent (80%) of the Net Revenue
Amount relating to the Oil and Gas Properties for the calendar month immediately
preceding the applicable Amortization Date, provided, however, such percentage
will increase to one hundred percent (100%) upon the occurrence and during
the
continuance of an event of default.
The
Company Warrants are exercisable at any time during the five year period ending
September 18, 2012 at an exercise price equal to the lesser of (i) $0.48 per
share or, (ii) if the transactions contemplated by a purchase and sale agreement
involving oil and gas assets and properties in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin (the
“Powder River Transaction”) being negotiated between us and Angel LLC, CN Energy
LLC, Swanson Energy Company, LLC, Fuel Exploration, LLC, MHBR Energy LLC, and
Rocky Mountain Rig LLC (collectively the “Sellers”) are consummated, a price
equal to the then fully diluted price per share of the Company common stock
issued by us to the Sellers in connection with such purchase and sale agreement.
The Company Warrants contain customary adjustment provisions for events
affecting the Company and its common stock. The Purchasers have been granted
registration rights with respect to the Company Warrants. To date, the Powder
River Transaction has not been consummated and may never be consummated. Among
other things, we do not presently have the funds necessary to consummate the
Powder River Transaction.
The
ICF
Warrants are only exercisable in the event the Powder River Transaction is
not
consummated on or before January 18, 2008. As that did not happen, the ICF
Warrants are presently exercisable. The exercise price of the ICF Warrants
is
$0.01 per share. The ICF Warrants contain a cashless exercise provision and
customary adjustment provisions for events affecting ICF and its common stock.
The Purchasers have been granted registration rights with respect to the ICF
Warrants.
The
Company Registration Rights Agreements with Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC and Valens
Offshore SPV II, Corp. provide for the registration of the shares underlying
the
Company Warrants. We are further required to have the registration statement
declared effective on or before March 18, 2008. The Company Registration Rights
Agreements require us to pay liquidated damages if we do not satisfy our
obligations under such agreements, including our obligations to obtain, or
maintain the effectiveness of registration statements as required under the
Company Registration Rights Agreements.
Prime
Consulting Agreement
On
December 21, 2007 we entered into a nine month consulting agreement (the
‘Consulting Agreement”) with Prime Natural Resources, Inc. (“Prime”) pursuant to
which Prime provides us with bookkeeping, accounting, financial reporting and
related services. The Consulting Agreement was given retroactive effect to
October 1, 2007, the date on which Prime began rendering such services. As
compensation for the services rendered to us by Prime under the Consulting
Agreement we pay Prime a monthly cash fee of $5,000 and also pay Prime a
quarterly fee in the form of shares of our common stock valued at $45,000
payable at the end of each of the quarters ended December 31, 2007, March 31,
2008 and June 30, 2008. The number of shares issuable to Prime for each
quarterly period is determined by taking the average closing price of our common
stock during the last five business days of each month during the quarter and
apportioning such number of shares equal to the amount of $15,000 for each
of
the three months comprising the quarter. We have granted Prime piggyback
registration rights with respect to these share payments. The Consulting
Agreement also provides for the payment of expense reimbursement to Prime.
On
January 30, 2008 we issued 167,101 shares to Prime constituting payment of
the
stock fee due to Prime under the Consulting Agreement for the three months
ended
December 31, 2007.
Charter
Amendment to Increase Authorized Capital
By
written consents dated May 4, 2007 our board of directors and our stockholders
holding 34,750,000 (approximately 53.7%) of our outstanding common shares on
May
4, 2007 authorized us to amend our Articles of Incorporation to increase our
authorized capital stock from 120 million shares consisting of 100 million
shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value and 20 million shares of preferred
stock, $0.0001 par value to 270 million shares, consisting of 250 million shares
of common stock, $0.0001 par value and 20 million shares of preferred stock,
$0.0001 par value. The amendment required the affirmative vote of a majority
of
the outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote thereon. There were
no
dissenters’ rights applicable to the amendment. Our stockholders were provided
with notice of the proposed amendment. We filed the Certificate of Amendment
to
our Articles of Incorporation on October 9, 2007.
Principal
Products and Services
We
are in
the exploration stage and have limited oil and gas producing properties. We
need
to raise a significant amount of capital to pay for our planned exploration
and
development activities. If we cannot raise the capital we require or find
partners that can fund our required expenditures, we will not be able to drill
and our business will fail. Even assuming that we obtain the financing we
require, if we do not discover and produce additional commercial quantities
of
oil and natural gas, we will have minimal products or services to offer and
our
business could fail.
Competitive
Business Conditions
The
oil
and natural gas industry is highly competitive. We compete with private and
public companies in all facets of the oil and natural gas business. Numerous
independent oil and gas companies, oil and gas syndicators, and major oil and
gas companies actively seek out and bid for oil and gas prospects and properties
as well as for the services of third-party providers, such as drilling
companies, upon which we rely. Many of these companies not only explore for,
produce and market oil and natural gas, but also carry out refining operations
and market the resultant products worldwide. Most of our competitors have longer
operating histories and substantially greater financial and other resources
than
we do.
Competitive
conditions may be affected by various forms of energy legislation and/or
regulation considered from time to time by the government of the United States
and other countries, as well as factors that we cannot control, including
international political conditions, overall levels of supply and demand for
oil
and gas, and the markets for synthetic fuels and alternative energy
sources.
In
an
effort to achieve operating efficiency, we intend to rely on independent
contractors to assist in conducting our operations including the provision
of
technical, geological, geophysical and financial reports on our leased
properties. Because of current high-energy prices, lead times necessary to
acquire drilling rigs or the services of independent contractors in the industry
are high. As a result, we may not be able to compete successfully and
competitive pressures may adversely affect our business, results of operations
and financial condition.
Patents,
Trademarks & Licenses
We
do not
own any patents, trademarks, copyrights or other forms of intellectual
property.
Need
For Governmental Approval And The Effects Of Regulations
We
presently are subject to various laws and regulations of the United States,
as
well as the states and municipalities in which we operate that govern the
exploration, development and production of oil and natural gas. The Alaska
Department of Natural Resources - Division of Oil and Gas and the Alaska Oil
and
Gas Conservation Commission determine most of the procedures and regulations
that concern oil and gas exploration and production activities in Alaska. The
Railroad Commission of Texas - Oil and Gas Division determines most of the
procedures and regulations that concern oil and gas exploration and production
activities in Texas. The Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission determines
most of the procedures and regulations that concern oil and gas exploration
and
production activities in Colorado. We also are subject to, or will be subject
to, regulation by, among others, the Alaska Department of Commerce, Community
and Economic Development; the Alaska Department of Fish and Game; the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and the
U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management. We will have to
abide
by and follow the procedures established by the above agencies. These procedures
are generally designed to prevent pollution, to provide funds or procedures
for
cleaning up air pollution that cannot be prevented, and generally to protect
land, water, air, flora and fauna from unnecessary or undue damage or
disturbance.
Research
& Development
We
have
not performed any research and development since our inception.
Employees
John
Folnovic serves as our President and Chief Executive Officer. Massimiliano
Pozzoni, our majority shareholder, serves as our Secretary, Treasurer and
Principal Financial Officer.
We
have
used a number of independent contractors on an as-needed basis to conduct our
operating activities and expect to continue to do so. Our management team will
select and hire these independent contractors and manage and evaluate their
work
performance. We intend to use various independent contractors to provide
technical, geological, geophysical and financial reports on our properties.
We
are
not subject to any collective bargaining agreements. We believe that our
relationships with our employee and independent contractors are
satisfactory.
Our
Business Strategy
For
a
description of our business strategy, see “Plan of Operation - Business
Strategy”.
Description
of Property
Our
principal executive office is located at 1200 Smith Street, 16th Floor, Houston,
Texas 77002. We pay a monthly rental of $300 per month for this virtual office
lease, which we utilize for certain of our administrative needs. At that
location, we have access to conference and meeting room facilities on an as
needed basis. We also sublease approximately 175 square feet of office space
at
1400 Woodloch Forest Drive, Suite 530, The Woodlands, Texas 77380 at a monthly
cost of $850. We utilize this space for administrative needs as well including,
but not limited to, our banking, oil and gas operations, and public company
filing requirements. This sublease has a present term of six-months that expires
on July 31, 2007 and is renewable thereafter for additional six-month terms.
We
also lease approximately 1,470 feet of office space in Golden, Colorado at
the
rate of $2,500 per month. The lease commenced on September 1, 2007 and runs
through December 31, 2008. We believe that our property leases are suitable
for
our current and projected needs.
Legal
Proceedings
From
time
to time we may be named in claims arising in the ordinary course of business.
Currently, no legal proceedings, government actions, administrative actions,
investigations or claims are pending against us or involve us that, in the
opinion of our management, could reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on our business and financial condition.
DIRECTORS,
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
Set
forth
below is certain information regarding our directors, executive officers and
key
personnel.
Name
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Age
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Position
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John
I. Folnovic
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51
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Chief
Executive Officer, President and Director
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Massimiliano
Pozzoni
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31
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Secretary,
Treasurer, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer and
Director
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Our
directors and officers hold office until the earlier of their death,
resignation, or removal or until their successors have been duly elected and
qualified. There are no family relationships among our directors and executive
officers.
John
I. Folnovic
Mr.
Folnovic has served as our President, Chief Executive Officer and as a Director
since June 1, 2006. Mr. Folnovic is an engineer and a 26-year petroleum industry
veteran; formerly Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Dominion Energy
Canada Ltd. and President and Chief Executive Officer of Sunmatrix Petroleum
Corporation. Prior to that, Mr. Folnovic held senior leadership positions in
BP
Canada and Amoco Canada gas and oil business units. He has led multidisciplinary
teams of geologists, geophysicists, engineers, operations and administration
staff in managing oil and gas assets generating $300 million in revenue and
an
annual capital budget of $200 million. He played an instrumental role in the
development of BP Canada’s heavy oil assets that were subsequently sold to
Canadian Natural Resources and Penn West Petroleum for $1.6 billion. Mr.
Folnovic directed operations and a portfolio of assets that produced 60,000
boepd of oil and gas, including thermal heavy oil assets producing 30,000 bpd
of
bitumen. He was a recipient of the Chairman's Award for his work in implementing
project management, risk analysis systems and portfolio management processes
within Amoco Canada. He held numerous technical, business, and operational
assignments throughout Northern Canada. From 2003 through May 2006, Mr. Folnovic
was a Chief Executive Officer of Petrodell Energy Inc., a private oil and gas
company based in Alberta, Canada. From 2000 to 2003 Mr. Folnovic served as
a
Managing Partner of the business consulting firm Myexecutive Inc. and was an
acting CEO and a Director of Sunmatrix Petroleum Corporation from 2001 to 2003.
From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Folnovic was a Vice President and the Chief Operating
Officer of Dominion Energy Canada Ltd.
Massimiliano
Pozzoni
Mr.
Pozzoni has served as an executive officer of ours and as a Director since
January 27, 2006. Mr. Pozzoni served as our sole executive officer from January
27, 2006 until June 1, 2006. From June 1, 2006 to the present, Mr. Pozzoni
has
served as our Secretary, Treasurer, and Chief Financial and Accounting Officer.
From March 2004 until January 18, 2007 Mr. Pozzoni served as an executive
officer and as a Director for Falcon Natural Gas Corp., a U.S. public company
engaged in oil and gas operations. From November 2003 to June 1, 2005, Mr.
Pozzoni also served as the Chief Executive Officer and Director of Gulf Coast
Oil & Gas Inc., formerly Otish Mountain Diamond Company, a public reporting
company. From September 2001 to July 2003, Mr. Pozzoni attended London Business
School on a full-time basis. From June 2002 to August 2002, Mr. Pozzoni worked
as a Summer Associate at Lehman Brothers Inc. From June 1998 to June 2001,
Mr.
Pozzoni worked as an engineer at Schlumberger Oilfield Services. Mr. Pozzoni
received a Bachelor degree in International Business in 1998 from the University
of Kansas and an MBA degree from the London Business School in 2003.
Board
of Directors and Corporate Governance
Our
board
of directors consists of two members: John Folnovic and Massimiliano Pozzoni.
Board
Committees
We
have
not formally designated a nominating committee, an audit committee, a
compensation committee, or committees performing similar functions. Based on
our
small size and our early development stage, our board has not yet designated
such committees. The board intends to designate one or more such committees
at
such time that the size of the board increases.
Our
board
of directors intends to appoint such persons and form such committees as are
required to meet the corporate governance requirements imposed by Sarbanes-Oxley
and the national securities exchanges. Therefore, we intend that a majority
of
our directors will eventually be independent directors and at least one director
will qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” within the meaning of Item
407(d)(5) of Regulation S-B, as promulgated by the SEC. Additionally, our board
of directors is expected to appoint an audit committee, nominating committee
and
compensation committee, and to adopt charters relative to each such committee.
Until further determination by the board of directors, the full board of
directors will undertake the duties of the audit committee, compensation
committee and nominating committee. We do not currently have an “audit committee
financial expert” since we currently do not have an audit committee in
place.
Consideration
and Determination of Executive and Director Compensation
As
members of the board of directors, our executive officers make recommendations
and participate in the voting with respect to the compensation of executive
officers.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of our common stock as of
January
30, 2008
.
The
table sets forth the beneficial ownership of each person who, to our knowledge,
beneficially owns more than 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock, each
of our directors and executive officers, and all of our directors and executive
officers as a group. The address of each director and executive officer is
c/o
True North Energy Corporation, 2 Allen Center, 1200 Smith Street, 16
th
Floor,
Houston, TX 77002.
Beneficial
Owner
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Shares
of Common Stock Beneficially Owned
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Percentage
of Class of Shares Beneficially Owned (1)
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Massimiliano
Pozzoni
|
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19,250,000
|
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27.88
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%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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John
Folnovic
|
|
|
15,500,000
|
|
|
22.45
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%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive
Officers and Directors as Group (2 persons)
|
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34,750,000
|
|
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50.32
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%
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(1)
Beneficial ownership percentages are calculated based on 69,051,449 shares
of
common stock issued and outstanding as of January 30, 2008. Beneficial ownership
is determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act. The number
of
shares beneficially owned by a person includes shares of common stock underlying
options or warrants held by that person that are currently exercisable or
exercisable within 60 days of January 30, 2008. The shares issuable pursuant
to
the exercise of those options or warrants are deemed outstanding for computing
the percentage ownership of the person holding those options and warrants but
are not deemed outstanding for the purposes of computing the percentage
ownership of any other person. The persons and entities named in the table
have
sole voting and sole investment power with respect to the shares set forth
opposite that person’s name, subject to community property laws, where
applicable, unless otherwise noted in the applicable footnote.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
following table summarizes all compensation recorded by us in each of the last
two completed fiscal years for our principal executive officer, each other
executive officer serving as such whose annual compensation exceeded $100,000
and up to two additional individuals for whom disclosure would have been made
in
this table but for the fact that the individual was not serving as an executive
officer of our company at the end of our fiscal year. Such officers are referred
to herein as our “Named Executive Officers.”
Summary
Compensation Table
(a)
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(b)
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(c)
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(d)
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(e)
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(f)
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(g)
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(h)
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(i)
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(j)
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Name
and
Principal
Position
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Fiscal
Year
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Salary
($)
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Bonus
($)
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Stock
Awards ($)
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Option
Awards ($)(1)
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Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
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Change
in Pension
Value
and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
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All
Other Compensation ($)(2)
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Total
($)
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John
Folnovic
(1)
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2007
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117,828
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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117,828
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Chief
Executive Officer
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2006
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Massimiliano
Pozzoni
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2007
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130,000
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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130,000
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Chief
Financial Officer
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2006
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30,000
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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30,000
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(1)
John
Folnovic has served as our Chief Executive Officer and as a Director since
June
1, 2006.
(2)
Massimiliano
Pozzoni served as our sole executive officer and as a Director from January
27,
2006 until June 1, 2006. From June 1, 2006 to the present, Mr. Pozzoni has
continued to serve as our Secretary, Treasurer, Chief Financial and Accounting
Officer and as a Director.
We
have
not issued any stock options or maintained any stock option or other incentive
plans since our inception. We have no plans in place and have never maintained
any plans that provide for the payment of retirement benefits or benefits that
will be paid primarily following retirement including, but not limited to,
tax
qualified deferred benefit plans, supplemental executive retirement plans,
tax-qualified deferred contribution plans and nonqualified deferred contribution
plans. Similarly, except as provided herein with respect to our Executive
Employment Agreement with John Folnovic, we have no contracts, agreements,
plans
or arrangements, whether written or unwritten, that provide for payments to
the
named executive officers or any other persons following, or in connection with
the resignation, retirement or other termination of a named executive officer,
or a change in control of us or a change in a named executive officer’s
responsibilities following a change in control.
Employment
Agreements
Effective
June 1, 2006 we entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with John
Folnovic pursuant to which Mr. Folnovic is serving as our President and Chief
Executive Officer. The Agreement was amended (the “Amendment”) effective June 1,
2007 for an additional one year term. The Executive Employment Agreement, as
amended, has a one year term and is renewable for up to three additional one
year terms upon the mutual written consent of the parties. In consideration
of
Mr. Folnovic’s serving as an executive officer, we are paying or providing him
with (i) a base annual salary of $120,000; (ii) expense reimbursement; (iii)
the
right to participate in all health insurance and other employee benefit plans
that we may adopt in the future; and (iv) the right to participate in any
incentive programs, stock option plans or bonus programs that we may implement
in the future.
The
Executive
Employment
Agreement and the employment relationship created thereby, will terminate upon
the death or disability of Mr. Folnovic, and may be terminated by us with or
without cause or by Mr. Folnovic for good reason. In the event the Executive
Employment Agreement is terminated by us without cause or by Mr. Folnovic for
good reason, Mr. Folnovic will be entitled to receive, in addition to any
accrued salary, an amount equal to the greater of (i) three months salary or
(ii) the remaining salary for the then current term.
On
May
28, 2007 John Folnovic entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Massimiliano
Pozzoni, our principal shareholder, pursuant to which Mr. Pozzoni sold
15,500,000 shares of our common stock to Mr. Folnovic at a price of $0.015
per
share or an aggregate of $232,500. Although Mr. Folnovic was given good and
marketable title to such shares free and clear of any and all liens, claims,
encumbrances and adverse interest of any kind, Mr. Folnovic is not required
to
pay for the shares until 30 days following the occurrence of a “Liquidity
Event”. For purposes of the Stock Purchase Agreement, a Liquidity Event is
defined as (i) a Qualified IPO, (ii) a sale of any or all of the shares by
Mr.
Folnovic resulting in proceeds to Mr. Folnovic with a value of at least $1
million, (iii) receipt by Mr. Folnovic of cash or readily marketable property
as
dividends from us with respect to the shares (other than stock dividends) in
an
aggregate amount of at least $1 million or (iv) merger or consolidation of
us
resulting in cash proceeds or readily marketable proceeds to Mr. Folnovic with
respect to the shares of at least $1 million. The term “Qualified IPO” means our
first underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, provided that (a) such
registration covers the offer and sale of common stock with aggregate proceeds
to us of at least $20 million, (b) such common stock is listed for trading
either on the New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange or the NASDAQ
National Market, and (c) the per share public offering price for such common
stock net of underwriter discounts and commissions exceeds $2.50 per share
(adjusted appropriately for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations
and
the like). In the event a Liquidity Event does not occur prior to June 30,
2017,
Mr. Folnovic has the right to rescind his acquisition of the shares. In such
event, Mr. Folnovic will be entitled to retain all dividends, distributions,
or
other rights or profits received by him as a result of his ownership of the
shares.
The
Executive Employment Agreement originally provided Mr. Folnovic with the right
to receive 1 million shares of our common stock at the end of every year of
service under the Executive Employment Agreement up to a maximum aggregate
of 5
million shares. In consideration of the Stock Purchase Agreement, Mr. Folnovic
agreed to waive this right as set forth in the Amendment.
Massimiliano
Pozzoni works for us pursuant to a verbal arrangement under which we pay Mr.
Pozzoni $10,000 per month and reimburse his reasonable business
expenses.
Compensation
of Directors
There
are
currently no compensation arrangements in place for members of our board of
directors, in their capacities as such.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
In
April
2004 we issued 25 million shares to Kevin Moe in connection with his founding
of
the Company.
Effective
June 1, 2006 we entered into an Executive Employment Agreement with John
Folnovic pursuant to which Mr. Folnovic is serving as our President and Chief
Executive Officer. See Executive Compensation — Employment
Agreements”.
Massimiliano
Pozzoni serves as our Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial and Accounting
Officer under a verbal month to month agreement. See Executive Compensation
—
Employment Agreements”.
Effective
January 27, 2006 we issued 10 million shares of our restricted common stock
to
Massimiliano Pozzoni in consideration of our acquisition of certain State of
Alaska oil and gas leases from Mr. Pozzoni.
We
believe that all related party transactions have been entered into upon terms
no
less favorable to us than those that could be obtained from unaffiliated third
parties. Our reasonable belief of fair value is based upon proximate similar
transactions with third parties or attempts to obtain the consideration from
third parties.
Director
Independence
The
following directors sit on our board of directors: John Folnovic and
Massimiliano. Neither of these directors is an “independent” director as that
term is defined by SEC rules. We do not currently have a separately designated
audit, nominating or compensation committee.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The
selling stockholders and any of their pledgees, donees, transferees, assignees
and successors-in-interest may, from time to time, sell any or all of their
shares of common stock on any stock exchange, market or trading facility on
which the shares are traded or in private transactions. These sales may be
at
fixed or negotiated prices. The selling stockholders may use any one or more
of
the following methods when selling shares:
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ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer
solicits investors;
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block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares
as agent
but may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to
facilitate the transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for
its
account;
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an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable
exchange;
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privately
negotiated transactions;
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to
cover short sales made after the date that this registration statement
is
declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission;
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broker-dealers
may agree with the selling stockholders to sell a specified number
of such
shares at a stipulated price per
share;
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a
combination of any such methods of sale;
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any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable
law.
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The
selling stockholders may also sell shares under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act, if available, rather than under this prospectus.
Broker-dealers
engaged by the selling stockholders may arrange for other brokers-dealers to
participate in sales. Broker-dealers may receive commissions or discounts from
the selling stockholders (or, if any broker-dealer acts as agent for the
purchaser of shares, from the purchaser) in amounts to be negotiated. The
selling stockholders do not expect these commissions and discounts to exceed
what is customary in the types of transactions involved.
The
selling stockholders may from time to time pledge or grant a security interest
in some or all of the shares of common stock owned by them and, if they default
in the performance of their secured obligations, the pledgees or secured parties
may offer and sell shares of common stock from time to time under this
prospectus, or under an amendment to this prospectus under Rule 424(b)(3) or
other applicable provision of the Securities Act amending the list of selling
stockholders to include the pledgee, transferee or other successors in interest
as selling stockholders under this prospectus.
Upon
a
selling stockholder’s notification to us that any material arrangement has been
entered into with a broker-dealer for the sale of such stockholder’s common
stock through a block trade, special offering, exchange distribution or
secondary distribution or a purchase by a broker or dealer, a supplement to
this
prospectus will be filed, if required, pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act disclosing (i) the name of each such selling stockholder and
of
the participating broker-dealer(s), (ii) the number of shares involved, (iii)
the price at which such shares of common stock were sold, (iv) the commissions
paid or discounts or concessions allowed to such broker-dealer(s), where
applicable, (v) that such broker-dealer(s) did not conduct any investigation
to
verify the information set out or incorporated by reference in this prospectus,
and (vi) other facts material to the transaction. In addition, upon our being
notified in writing by a selling stockholder that a donee or pledgee intends
to
sell more than 500 shares of common stock, a supplement to this prospectus
will
be filed if then required in accordance with applicable securities
law.
The
selling stockholders also may transfer the shares of common stock in other
circumstances, in which case the transferees, pledgees or other successors
in
interest will be the selling beneficial owners for purposes of this
prospectus.
The
selling stockholders may be deemed to be “underwriters” and any broker-dealers
or agents that are involved in selling the shares will be deemed to be
“underwriters” within the meaning of the Securities Act, in connection with such
sales. In such event, any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents
and any profit on the resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed
to be
underwriting commissions or discounts under the Securities Act. Discounts,
concessions, commissions and similar selling expenses, if any, that can be
attributed to the sale of Securities will be paid by the selling stockholder
and/or the purchasers. Each selling stockholder has represented and warranted
to
us that it acquired the securities subject to this registration statement in
the
ordinary course of such selling stockholder’s business and, at the time of its
purchase of such securities such selling stockholder had no agreements or
understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute any such
securities.
We
have
advised each selling stockholder that it may not use shares registered on this
registration statement to cover short sales of common stock made prior to the
date on which this registration statement shall have been declared effective
by
the Securities and Exchange Commission. If a selling stockholder uses this
prospectus for any sale of the common stock, it will be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act. The selling stockholders
will be responsible to comply with the applicable provisions of the Securities
Act and the Securities Exchange Act, and the rules and regulations thereunder
promulgated, including, without limitation, Regulation M, as applicable to
such
selling stockholders in connection with resales of their respective shares
under
this registration statement.
We
are
required to pay all fees and expenses incident to the registration of the
shares, but we will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the common stock.
We have agreed to indemnify the selling stockholders against certain losses,
claims, damages and liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities
Act.
DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
Authorized
Capital Stock
Our
Articles of Incorporation, as amended, authorize the issuance of 270,000,000
shares of capital stock, of which there are authorized 250,000,000 shares of
common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, and 20,000,000 shares of blank-check
preferred stock, par value $0.0001 per share. On the close of business on April
18, 2006 we effected an 5-for-1 forward stock split in the form of a stock
dividend with respect to our common stock.
Capital
Stock Issued and Outstanding
As
of
January 30, 2008 we had issued and outstanding:
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69,051,449
shares of common stock;
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0
shares of preferred stock;
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The
following description of our capital stock is derived from the provisions of
our
articles of incorporation and by-laws, the terms of the warrants, registration
rights agreements and option agreements executed by us, as well as provisions
of
applicable law. Such description is not intended to be complete and is qualified
in its entirety by reference to the relevant provisions of our articles of
incorporation and by-laws, which have been publicly filed as exhibits to this
registration statement.
Description
of Common Stock
We
are
authorized to issue 250,000,000 shares of common stock, 69,051,449 shares of
which are issued and outstanding. The holders of our common stock are entitled
to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of the stockholders,
including the election of directors. Generally, all matters to be voted on
by
stockholders must be approved by a majority (or, in the case of election of
directors, by a plurality) of the votes entitled to be cast by all shares of
our
common stock that are present in person or represented by proxy, subject to
any
voting rights granted to holders of any preferred stock. Except as otherwise
provided by law, and subject to any voting rights granted to holders of any
preferred stock, amendments to our Articles of Incorporation generally must
be
approved by a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by all outstanding
shares of common stock. The Articles of Incorporation do not provide for
cumulative voting in the election of directors. Subject to any preferential
rights of any outstanding series of preferred stock created by our board of
directors from time to time, our common stock holders will be entitled to such
cash dividends as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors
from funds available. Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding
series of preferred stock, upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of us,
our common stock holders will be entitled to receive pro rata all assets
available for distribution to such holders.
Description
of Preferred Stock
We
are
authorized to issue 20,000,000 million shares of “blank check” preferred stock,
$0.0001 par value per share, none of which as of the date hereof is designated
or outstanding. Our board of directors is vested with authority to divide the
shares of preferred stock into series and to fix and determine the relative
rights and preferences of the shares of any such series. Once authorized, the
dividend or interest rates, conversion rates, voting rights, redemption prices,
maturity dates and similar characteristics of the preferred stock will be
determined by our board of directors, without the necessity of obtaining
approval of our stockholders.
Description
of Warrants
In
connection with our September 18, 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement with Valens
U.S. SPV I, LLC (“Valens US”) and Valens Offshore SPV II, Corp. (“Valens
Offshore”), the purchasers of our September 18, 2007 secured term notes, we
issued an aggregate of 1,953,126 warrants to Valens US and Valens Offshore,
each
exercisable for the purchase of one share of our common stock at a price of
$0.48 per share for a period of five years commencing September 18, 2007. The
exercise price and number of shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise
of these warrants may be adjusted under certain circumstances including in
the
event of a stock dividend, reorganization, merger or consolidation.
On
September 19, 2007 we issued 300,000 warrants to a financial advisor as a
finder’s fee, each to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $0.48
per share for a period of five years commencing September 19, 2007. The exercise
price and number of shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of these
warrants may be adjusted under certain circumstances including in the event of a
stock dividend, reorganization, merger or consolidation.
On
August
30, 2007 we issued an aggregate of 480,479 warrants pursuant to the terms of
promissory notes dated April 10, 2007 and May 15, 2007, respectively. 182,249
of
the warrants are exercisable to purchase a like number of shares of our common
stock at a price of $1.92 per share during the three year period that commenced
on August 30, 2007. 298,330 of the warrants are exercisable to purchase a like
number of shares of our commons tock at a price of $1.17 per share during the
three year period that commenced on August 30, 2007. The exercise price and
number of shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of these warrants
may be adjusted under certain circumstances including in the event of a stock
dividend, reorganization, merger or consolidation.
During
the year ended April 30, 2007 we engaged in several private placements of units
consisting of one share of our common stock and one common stock purchase
warrant. We issued an aggregate of 4,405,555 units including 4,405,555 warrants,
each exercisable for the purchase of one share of our common stock during a
period of three years from issuance. 555,555 of the warrants have an exercise
price of $5.00 per share. 1,600,000 of the warrants have an exercise price
of
$3.50 per share. 1,000,000 of the warrants have an exercise price of $1.70
per
share. 1,250,000 of the warrants have an exercise price of $1.60 per share.
Registration
Rights Agreements
We
entered into registration rights agreements with each of Valens Offshore SPV
II
Corp. and Valens U.S. SPV I, LLC pursuant to our September 18, 2007 Securities
Purchase Agreement. Under the terms thereof, as amended, we agreed to prepare
and file a registration statement to register for resale the shares of our
common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants issued pursuant to the
Securities Purchase Agreement on or prior to January 31, 2008. We further agreed
to cause the registration statement to be declared effective on or prior to
March 18, 2008. The registration rights agreements also provide for us to make
payments of partial liquidated damages to the investors under certain
circumstances based on our failure to file the registration statements on time,
have them declared effective on time, or maintain the effectiveness of the
registration statements for a certain period of time.
We
have
granted piggyback registration rights in connection with the following
securities issuances:
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100,000
shares issued in August 2007 pursuant to $250,000
financing;
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300,000
shares underlying a September 19, 2007 warrant issued to a financial
advisor as a finder’s fee;
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1,928,375
shares issued to Prime Natural Resources, Inc. on September 19, 2007
representing payment of the stock component of the purchase price
under
the Prime Purchase Agreement; and
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167,101
shares issued to Prime Natural Resources, Inc. on January 30, 2008
representing payment of stock fees payable to Prime Natural Resources,
Inc. under a December 21, 2007 Consulting Agreement with respect
to the
three month period ended December 31,
2007.
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Pursuant
to the Valens Securities Purchase Agreement, ICF Energy Corporation entered
into
Registration Rights Agreements with each of Valens US SPV I, LLC and Valens
Offshore SPV II, Corp. The ICF Registration Rights Agreements provide for the
registration of the ICF shares underlying the ICF Warrants and apply only in
the
event that ICF becomes a public reporting company. If applicable, ICF is
required to file a registration statement 60 days after the date on which ICF
becomes a public reporting company (the “Filing Date”). ICF is further required
to have the registration statements declared effective (the “Effective Date”) no
later than 120 days following the Filing Date. The ICF Registration Rights
Agreements require us to pay liquidated damages if we do not satisfy our
obligations under such agreements, including our obligation to file, obtain
or
maintain the effectiveness of registration statements as required under the
ICF
Registration Rights Agreements.
Indemnification;
Limitation of Liability
Nevada
Revised Statutes (“NRS”) Sections 78.7502 and 78.751 provide us with the power
to indemnify any of our directors and officers. The director or officer must
have conducted himself/herself in good faith and reasonably believe that his/her
conduct was in, or not opposed to our best interests. In a criminal action,
the
director, officer, employee or agent must not have had reasonable cause to
believe his/her conduct was unlawful.
Under
NRS
Section 78.751, advances for expenses may be made by agreement if the director
or officer affirms in writing that he/she believes he/she has met the standards
and will personally repay the expenses if it is determined such officer or
director did not meet the standards.
Our
bylaws include an indemnification provision under which we have the power to
indemnify our directors and officers against all expenses, judgments, fines
and
amounts actually and reasonably incurred, including an amount paid to settle
an
action or satisfy a judgment to which the director or officer is made a party
by
reason of being or having been a director or officer of ours or any of our
subsidiaries, if such director or officer acted in good faith and in a manner
such person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests
of
the Company. Our by-laws further provide for indemnification of our directors
and officers in criminal actions or proceedings where such person had no
reasonable cause to believe such person’s conduct was unlawful.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted for our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion
of
the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
Anti-Takeover
Effects of Provisions of Nevada State Law
We
may be
or in the future we may become subject to Nevada's control share law. A
corporation is subject to Nevada's control share law if it has more than 200
stockholders, at least 100 of whom are stockholders of record and residents
of
Nevada, and if the corporation does business in Nevada or through an affiliated
corporation.
The
law
focuses on the acquisition of a “controlling interest” which means the ownership
of outstanding voting shares is sufficient, but for the control share law,
to
enable the acquiring person to exercise the following proportions of the voting
power of the corporation in the election of directors: (1) one-fifth or more
but
less than one-third, (2) one-third or more but less than a majority, or (3)
a
majority or more. The ability to exercise such voting power may be direct or
indirect, as well as individual or in association with others.
The
effect of the control share law is that the acquiring person, and those acting
in association with it, obtain only such voting rights in the control shares
as
are conferred by a resolution of the stockholders of the corporation, approved
at a special or annual meeting of stockholders. The control share law
contemplates that voting rights will be considered only once by the other
stockholders. Thus, there is no authority to take away voting rights from the
control shares of an acquiring person once those rights have been approved.
If
the stockholders do not grant voting rights to the control shares acquired
by an
acquiring person, those shares do not become permanent non-voting shares. The
acquiring person is free to sell its shares to others. If the buyers of those
shares themselves do not acquire a controlling interest, their shares do not
become governed by the control share law.
If
control shares are accorded full voting rights and the acquiring person has
acquired control shares with a majority or more of the voting power, any
stockholder of record, other than an acquiring person, who has not voted in
favor of approval of voting rights is entitled to demand fair value for such
stockholder's shares.
Nevada's
control share law may have the effect of discouraging corporate
takeovers.
In
addition to the control share law, Nevada has a business combination law, which
prohibits certain business combinations between Nevada corporations and
"interested stockholders" for three years after the "interested stockholder"
first becomes an "interested stockholder" unless the corporation's board of
directors approves the combination in advance. For purposes of Nevada law,
an
"interested stockholder" is any person who is (1) the beneficial owner, directly
or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of the outstanding
voting shares of the corporation, or (2) an affiliate or associate of the
corporation and at any time within the three previous years was the beneficial
owner, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of the voting power of
the
then outstanding shares of the corporation. The definition of the term "business
combination" is sufficiently broad to cover virtually any kind of transaction
that would allow a potential acquirer to use the corporation's assets to finance
the acquisition or otherwise to benefit its own interests rather than the
interests of the corporation and its other stockholders.
The
effect of Nevada's business combination law is to potentially discourage parties
interested in taking control of us from doing so if it cannot obtain the
approval of our board of directors.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The
validity of the common stock being offered hereby will be passed upon by
Gottbetter & Partners, LLP, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
Malone
& Bailey PC, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited
our financial statements as of and for the year ended April 30, 2007, as stated
in their report appearing herein, and have been so included in reliance upon
the
report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
Williams
& Webster, PS, an independent registered public accounting firm, has audited
our financial statements as of and for the year ended April 30, 2006, as stated
in their report appearing herein, and have been so included in reliance upon
the
report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and
auditing.
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information with the SEC. You may read or obtain a copy of these reports at
the
SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C.
20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the public reference
room
and their copy charges by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains
a
website that contains registration statements, reports, proxy information
statements and other information regarding registrants that file electronically
with the SEC. The address of the website is http://www.sec.gov.
We
have
filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-1 under the Securities
Act
to register the shares offered by this prospectus. The term “registration
statement” means the original registration statement and any and all amendments
thereto, including the schedules and exhibits to the original registration
statement or any amendment. This prospectus is part of that registration
statement. This prospectus does not contain all of the information set forth
in
the registration statement or the exhibits to the registration statement. For
further information with respect to us and the shares we are offering pursuant
to this prospectus, you should refer to the registration statement and its
exhibits. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any
contract, agreement or other document referred to are not necessarily complete,
and you should refer to the copy of that contract or other documents filed
as an
exhibit to the registration statement. You may read or obtain a copy of the
registration statement at the SEC’s public reference facilities and Internet
site referred to above.
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
Williams
and Webster, P.S., was our principal independent accountant for the fiscal
year
ended April 30, 2006. On August 31, 2006, we terminated their engagement and
on
September 1, 2006 we engaged Malone & Bailey, PC, as our principal
independent accountant for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2007. The
termination of Williams and Webster, P.S. and appointment of Malone &
Bailey, PC was approved by our board of directors.
The
report of Williams and Webster, P.S. on our financial statements for the year
ended April 30, 2006 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion,
nor
was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principle except that such report was modified to include an explanatory
paragraph with respect to our ability, in light of our lack of revenues and
history of losses, to continue as a going concern.
In
connection with the audit for the year ended April 30, 2006 and during the
subsequent interim period through August 31, 2006, there were no disagreements
between us and Williams and Webster, P.S. on any matter of accounting principles
or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedures,
which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction, would have caused
Williams and Webster, P.S. to make reference to the subject matter of the
disagreement in connection with their reports.
In
connection with the audit of the fiscal year ended April 30, 2006 and during the
subsequent interim period through August 31, 2006, Williams and Webster, P.S.
did not advise us that:
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internal
controls necessary for us to develop reliable financial statements
did not
exist;
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information
had come to their attention that led them to no longer be able to
rely on
our management’s representations or made them unwilling to be associated
with the financial statements prepared by our management;
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there
was a need to expand significantly the scope of their audit, or that
information had come to their attention during such time periods
that if
further investigated might materially impact the fairness or reliability
of either a previously issued audit report or the underlying financial
statement; or the financial statements issued or to be issued covering
the
fiscal periods subsequent to the date of the most recent financial
statements covered by an audit report; or
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information
had come to their attention that they had concluded materially impacted
the fairness or reliability of either (i) a previously issued audit
report
or the underlying financial statements,
or
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(ii)
the financial statements issued or to be issued covering the fiscal
periods subsequent to the date of the most recent financial statements
covered by an audit report.
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Prior
to
the engagement of Malone & Bailey, PC we had no consultations or discussions
with Malone & Bailey, PC regarding the application of accounting principles
to a specific completed or contemplated transaction, or the type of audit
opinion that might be rendered by them on our financial statements. Further,
prior to their engagement, we received no oral or written advice from Malone
& Bailey, PC of any kind.
Manning
Elliott LLP, Chartered Accountants, was our principal independent accountant
for
the fiscal years ended April 30, 2005 and 2004. On March 2, 2006, they resigned
and we engaged Williams & Webster, P.S., Certified Public Accountants, as
our principal independent accountant for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2006.
The resignation of Manning Elliott LLP and appointment of Williams &
Webster, P.S. was approved by our board of directors.
The
report of Manning Elliott LLP on our financial statements for the years ended
April 30, 2005 and 2004 contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion,
nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principle except that such report was modified to include an explanatory
paragraph with respect to our ability, in light of our lack of revenues and
history of losses, to continue as a going concern.
In
connection with the audit for the fiscal years ended April 30, 2005 and 2004
and
during the subsequent interim period through March 2, 2006, there were no
disagreements between us and Manning Elliott LLP on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope
or
procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to their satisfaction, would
have caused Manning Elliott LLP to make reference to the subject matter of
the
disagreement in connection with their reports.
In
connection with the audit of the fiscal years ended April 30, 2005 and 2004
and
during the subsequent interim period through March 2, 2006, Manning Elliott
LLP
did not advise us that:
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internal
controls necessary for us to develop reliable financial statements
did not
exist;
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information
had come to their attention that led them to no longer be able to
rely on
our management’s representations or made them unwilling to be associated
with the financial statements prepared by our
management;
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there
was a need to expand significantly the scope of their audit, or that
information had come to their attention during such time periods
that if
further investigated might materially impact the fairness or reliability
of either a previously issued audit report or the underlying financial
statement; or the financial statements issued or to be issued covering
the
fiscal periods subsequent to the date of the most recent financial
statements covered by an audit report;
or
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information
had come to their attention that they had concluded materially impacted
the fairness or reliability of either (i) a previously issued audit
report
or the underlying financial statements, or (ii) the financial statements
issued or to be issued covering the fiscal periods subsequent to
the date
of the most recent financial statements covered by an audit
report.
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Prior
to
the engagement of Williams & Webster, P.S. we had no consultations or
discussions with Williams & Webster, P.S. regarding the application of
accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction,
or
the type of audit opinion that might be rendered by them on or financial
statements. Further, prior to their engagement, we received no oral or written
advice from Williams & Webster, P.S. of any kind.
TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Audited
Financial Statements
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Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F-1
- F-2
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Balance
Sheets as of April 30, 2007 and April 30, 2006
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F-3
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Statements
of Operations for the years ended April 30, 2007 and April 30, 2006
and
for the period from February 1, 2006 (inception of exploration
stage)
to April 30, 2007
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F-4
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Statements
of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the years
ended
April 30, 2007 and April 30, 2006 and for the period
from
February 1, 2006 (inception of exploration stage) to April 30,
2007
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F-5
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Statements
of Cash Flows for the years ended April 30, 2007 and
April
30, 2006 and for the period from February 1, 2006 (inception
of
exploration stage) to April 30, 2007
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F-6
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Notes
to Financial Statements
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F-7
- F-12
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Unaudited
Financial Statements
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Page
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of October 31, 2007 and April 30, 2007
(audited)
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F-13
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended
October
31, 2007 and October 31, 2006
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F-14
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended
October
31, 2007 and October 31, 2006
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F-15
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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F-16
- F-21
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Financial
Statements of Business Acquired
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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F-22
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Statements
of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses for the three
months
ended October 31, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited) and for the years
ended
April 30, 2007 and 2006
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F-23
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Notes
to Statements of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses
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F-24
- F-26
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
True
North Energy Corporation
Houston,
Texas
We
have
audited the accompanying balance sheet of True North Energy Corporation (an
exploration stage company formerly known as Ameriprint International Ltd.)
as of
April 30, 2006, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity,
and cash flows for the year then ended and the period from January 31, 2006
(inception of exploration stage) through April 30, 2006. 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 audit.
The
financial statements of True North Energy Corporation as of April 30, 2005
were
audited by other auditors whose report dated June 30, 2005 expressed an
unqualified opinion on those statements.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. 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 True North Energy Corporation
(an
exploration stage company) as of April 30, 2006 and the results of its
operations, stockholders’ equity and its cash flows for the year and short
period then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted
in
the United States of America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial
statements, the Company’s operating losses, minimal cash, and absence of revenue
raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
Management’s plans regarding the resolution of this issue are also discussed in
Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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/s/
Williams & Webster, P.S.
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Williams
& Webster, P.S.
Certified
Public Accountants
Spokane,
Washington
August
9, 2006
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To
the
Board of Directors
True
North Energy Corporation
Houston,
Texas
We
have
audited the accompanying balance sheet of True North Energy Corporation (the
“Company”) as of April 30, 2007 and the related statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended April 30, 2007 and the
period from February 1, 2006 (Inception of Exploration Stage) through April
30,
2007. The financial statements for the period February 1, 2006 (Inception of
Exploration Stage) through April 30, 2006, were audited by other auditors whose
reports expressed unqualified opinions on those statements. The financial
statements for the period February 1, 2006 (Inception of Exploration Stage)
through April 30, 2006, include total revenues and accumulated deficit of $0
and
$80,596, respectively. Our opinion on the statements of operations,
stockholders' equity and cash flows for the period February 1, 2006 (Inception
of Exploration Stage) through April 30, 2007, insofar as it relates to amounts
for prior periods through April 30, 2006, is based solely on the report of
other
auditors. 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 audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan
and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. 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 the Company as of April 30, 2007
and the results of operations and cash flows for the year ended April 30, 2007
and the period from February 1, 2006 through April 30, 2007, in conformity
with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial
statements, the Company has had no revenues and has accumulated losses since
February 1, 2006 (inception of exploration stage), which raises substantial
doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans
regarding those matters also are described in Note 1. The financial statements
do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
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/s/
Malone &
Bailey PC
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www.malone-bailey.com
Houston,
Texas
July
25, 2007
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TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
Balance
Sheets
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April
30,
|
|
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|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
267,845
|
|
$
|
37,223
|
|
Interest
receivable
|
|
|
2,367
|
|
|
-
|
|
Note
receivable
|
|
|
180,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
382,642
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
832,854
|
|
|
37,223
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|
Website
development, net of accumulated amortization of $9,172 and $2,409,
respectively
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14,754
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4,817
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Property
and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $1,875 and $ -,
respectively)
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9,349
|
|
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-
|
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Unproven
oil and gas properties, using successful efforts accounting
method
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685,400
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|
373,775
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|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
1,542,357
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|
$
|
415,815
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|
|
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|
Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
142,458
|
|
$
|
16,097
|
|
Stock
compensation payable
|
|
|
161,171
|
|
|
-
|
|
Insurance
note payable
|
|
|
196,656
|
|
|
-
|
|
Deposits
on stock purchase
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
500,285
|
|
|
66,097
|
|
Note
payable
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Liabilities
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
750,285
|
|
|
81,097
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
Stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued
or outstanding
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Common
Stock, par value $.0001; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 64,662,700
and
60,100,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
|
|
|
6,466
|
|
|
6,010
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
10,007,662
|
|
|
481,654
|
|
Pre-exploration
stage accumulated deficit
|
|
|
(72,350
|
)
|
|
(72,350
|
)
|
Accumulated
deficit during exploration stage
|
|
|
(9,149,706
|
)
|
|
(80,596
|
)
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
792,072
|
|
|
334,718
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
|
$
|
1,542,357
|
|
$
|
415,815
|
|
See
notes to financial statements.
TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
Statements
of Operations
|
|
Year
Ended April 30,
|
|
From
February
1, 2006 (Inception of Exploration Stage) to
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration
costs
|
|
|
6,473,608
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,473,608
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
107,616
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
107,616
|
|
General
and administrative:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
and benefits
|
|
|
1,650,439
|
|
|
20,000
|
|
|
1,670,439
|
|
Legal
and accounting
|
|
|
274,920
|
|
|
43,331
|
|
|
323,251
|
|
Investor
relations
|
|
|
152,240
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
152,240
|
|
Advisory
board fees
|
|
|
210,636
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
210,636
|
|
Other
G&A expenses
|
|
|
197,903
|
|
|
16,663
|
|
|
209,566
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
8,638
|
|
|
602
|
|
|
9,240
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
9,076,000
|
|
|
80,596
|
|
|
9,156,596
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from operations
|
|
|
(9,076,000
|
)
|
|
(80,596
|
)
|
|
(9,156,596
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
10,876
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
10,876
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(3,986
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(3,986
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before income taxes
|
|
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
|
(80,596
|
)
|
|
(9,149,706
|
)
|
Income
taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Allocation
of net loss to discontinued operations, net of income
taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(40,612
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
$
|
(121,208
|
)
|
$
|
(9,149,706
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted loss per common share
|
|
$
|
(0.14
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average
common shares outstanding
|
|
|
63,111,430
|
|
|
10,666,667
|
|
|
|
|
See
notes to financial statements.
TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
Statements
of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
Pre-
Exploration
Stage
Accumulated
Deficit
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated
During the
Exploration
Stage
|
|
Total
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
|
|
Balance,
April 30, 2005
|
|
|
50,000,000
|
|
$
|
5,000
|
|
$
|
34,944
|
|
$
|
(31,738
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
8,206
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for oil and gas leases at $0.037 per share
|
|
|
10,000,000
|
|
|
1,000
|
|
|
372,775
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
373,775
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for cash at $0.50 per share
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
49,990
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Contribution
of capital
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
23,945
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
23,945
|
|
Net
loss for the year ended
April
30, 2006
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(40,602
|
)
|
|
(80,596
|
)
|
|
(121,208
|
)
|
Balance,
April 30, 2006
|
|
|
60,100,000
|
|
|
6,010
|
|
|
481,654
|
|
|
(72,350
|
)
|
|
(80,596
|
)
|
|
334,718
|
|
Issuance
of common stock from deposit on stock purchase
|
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
49,990
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Issuance
of units consisting of one share of common stock and one
warrant
|
|
|
4,405,555
|
|
|
441
|
|
|
7,999,559
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
8,000,000
|
|
Issuance
of common stock at prices ranging from $0.77 to $3.11 per share
in
exchange for advisory board services
|
|
|
57,145
|
|
|
5
|
|
|
101,459
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
101,464
|
|
Restricted
stock grants
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,375,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,375,000
|
|
Net
loss for the year ended
April
30, 2007
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
April 30. 2007
|
|
|
64,662,700
|
|
$
|
6,466
|
|
$
|
10,007,662
|
|
$
|
(72,350
|
)
|
|
(9,149,706
|
)
|
$
|
792,072
|
|
See
notes to financial statements.
TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
Statements
of Cash Flows
|
|
Year
Ended April 30,
|
|
From
February
1, 2006
(Inception
of Exploration Stage) to
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
$
|
(121,208
|
)
|
$
|
(9,149,706
|
)
|
Discontinued
operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
40,612
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(9,069,110
|
)
|
|
(80,596
|
)
|
|
(9,149,706
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
8,638
|
|
|
602
|
|
|
9,240
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
1,476,465
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,476,465
|
|
Accrued
stock-based compensation
|
|
|
161,171
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
167,171
|
|
Dry
hole costs
|
|
|
6,196,019
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
6,196,019
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
|
|
(133,673
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(129,644
|
)
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
126,359
|
|
|
66,041
|
|
|
129,076
|
|
Liabilities
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(15,000
|
)
|
|
(33,355
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(1,249,131
|
)
|
|
(47,308
|
)
|
|
(1,307,379
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions
to oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(6,507,644
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,507,644
|
)
|
Advances
to seller in connection with acquisition of oil and gas
properties
|
|
|
(180,000
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(180,000
|
)
|
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(11,224
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(11,224
|
)
|
Website
development
|
|
|
(16,700
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(22,119
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(6,715,568
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(6,720,987
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
8,000,000
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
8,100,000
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of note payable
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
Payments
on insurance note payable
|
|
|
(54,679
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(54,679
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
8,195,321
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
8,295,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
230,622
|
|
|
2,692
|
|
|
266,955
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
37,223
|
|
|
34,531
|
|
|
890
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
267,845
|
|
$
|
37,223
|
|
$
|
267,845
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$
|
3,986
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
3,986
|
|
Income
taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Cash
Investing and Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for oil and gas leases
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
373,775
|
|
$
|
373,775
|
|
Contribution
of capital via forgiveness of debt through discontinued
operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
23,945
|
|
|
23,945
|
|
Common
stock issued for deposit on common stock
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
See
notes to financial statements.
TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
Notes
to Financial Statements
NOTE
1 - NATURE AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS
Organization
True
North Energy Corporation (the “Company” or “True North”), formerly Ameriprint
International, Ltd. (“Ameriprint”), was incorporated in the state of Nevada in
April 2004. True North is engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development
and production of oil and gas properties in the United States. The Company
is in
the exploration stage, has no developed reserves or production, and has not
realized any revenues from its operations.
Ameriprint
provided printing, advertising and graphic design services to commercial
customers. During January 2006 Ameriprint underwent a change of control and
operation of its prior business activities was discontinued. Immediately
thereafter, Ameriprint was renamed True North and commenced operation as an
independent oil and gas entity.
Going
Concern
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which implies that True North will continue to realize its assets and discharge
its liabilities in the normal course of business. The continuation of True
North
as a going concern is dependent upon many factors including, but not limited
to,
continued financial support from its shareholders, receipt of additional
financing when and as needed to finance its ongoing business, and the attainment
of profitable operations.
True
North has had no revenues and has accumulated losses since February 1, 2006
(inception of exploration stage). The Company will require additional financing
in order to execute its business plan. There can be no assurance that such
financing will be available to the Company as and when needed or, if available,
the reasonableness of the terms of such financing. These factors raise
substantial doubt regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments
relative to the recoverability or classification of recorded assets or
liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue
as
a going concern.
NOTE
2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
These
financial statements have been prepared on a consistent basis in accordance
with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and
the
rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of these financial statements 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 amount of revenues and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could vary from those estimates.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturities of three months
or less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents.
Financial
Instruments
The
fair
values of cash and cash equivalents, note subscription and other receivables,
notes receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities and notes payable
approximate their carrying values due to the short-term nature of these
financial instruments.
Concentrations
of Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject True North to concentration of credit
risk
consist of cash and cash equivalents. As of April 30, 2007, the Company had
cash
balances approximating $177,000 in excess of federally insured limits. True
North’s cash balances are maintained in bank accounts at large, high-quality
financial institutions. Accordingly, management believes that the credit risk
associated with its bank deposits is minimal.
Oil
and Gas Properties
True
North uses the successful efforts method of accounting for its oil and gas
activities. Costs to acquire mineral interests in oil and gas properties, to
drill and equip exploratory wells that find proved reserves, and to drill and
equip development wells and related asset retirement costs are capitalized.
Exploration costs, including geological and geophysical expenses, exploratory
dry holes and delay rentals, are charged to expense as incurred.
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 the
impairment by providing an allowance. Capitalized costs associated with oil
and
gas properties, after consideration of estimated residual values, are
depreciated and depleted on a unit-of-production basis over the remaining life
of proved developed reserves on a field basis.
Asset
Retirement Obligation
Estimated
costs related to the abandonment of wells are based on the depth of the well
and
the completion type and are based on past costs of similar wells.
Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment are valued at cost. Additions are capitalized and depreciated
using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives ranging from three
to
five years. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as
incurred.
Long-Lived
Assets
The
carrying value of long-lived and intangible assets is reviewed for impairment
whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount
may not be recoverable. Impairment is recognized if the sum of expected
undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset.
Impairment losses, if any, are measured as the excess of the carrying amount
of
the asset over its estimated fair value.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation in accordance with Statement
of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), “Share-Based Payment.” In accordance
with SFAS 123(R), stock-based compensation includes compensation expense for
all
share-based payments based on the grant date fair value. Such compensation
expense is recognized over the related service period.
The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation issued to non-employees in
accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123 and EITF No. 96-18, “Accounting for
Equity Investments That Are Issued to Non-Employees for Acquiring, or in
Conjunction with Selling Goods or Services.” For expense purposes, the value of
common stock issued to non-employees is determined based on the fair value
of
the services received or the fair value of the equity instruments issued,
whichever value is more reliably measurable.
Income
Taxes
The
Company records a provision for income taxes using the “liability” method as
prescribed by FAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes.” 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 changes in tax laws
or
rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted through
the
provision for income taxes. A valuation allowance is established when necessary
to reduce deferred tax assets to the amount expected to be
realized.
Loss
per Share
Loss
per
share is computed in accordance with FAS No. 128, “Earnings per Share.” FAS 128
requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) on
the face of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net loss
available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted-average number
of
shares outstanding during the period (denominator).
Diluted
EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during
the
period using the treasury stock method and convertible preferred stock using
the
if-converted method. In computing diluted EPS, the average stock price for
the
period is used in determining the number of shares assumed to be purchased
from
the exercise of stock options or warrants.
Diluted
EPS excludes all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti-dilutive.
Common stock warrants were not included in the calculation of diluted EPS as
the
effect was antidilutive.
Reclassifications
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to
conform to the current presentation.
New
Accounting Pronouncements
True
North does not expect the adoption of recently issued accounting pronouncements
to have a significant impact on its results of operations, financial position
or
cash flows.
NOTE
3 - UNPROVEN OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
The
Company is engaged in oil and gas exploration activities in Alaska, Texas and
Louisiana. Presently, it has no developed properties or production. During
the
year ended April 30, 2007, True North paid $6,507,644 for property acquisitions
and drilling costs and expensed $6,196,019 as dry hole costs.
In
June
2007 the Company acquired certain oil and gas leases covering more than 17,000
acres in Colorado. The purchase price for these leases approximated $1.0 million
and was paid with a combination of cash (approximately $345,000) and shares
of
the Company’s common stock. The Company advanced the proposed seller $180,000 of
the cash consideration during January 2007 in the form of a note receivable.
The
note bore interest at the rate of 5% per annum and was repaid upon the closing
of the Company’s acquisition of the Colorado oil and gas leases.
NOTE
4 - NOTES PAYABLE
Insurance
Note Payable
In
February 2007 True North entered into a premium financing agreement related
to
its various insurance policies. The amount financed approximated $251,000 and
is
payable in nine equal monthly installments beginning March 1, 2007. The
effective interest rate associated with the premium financing agreement
approximates 7.0%.
Note
Payable
On
March
30, 2007 True North executed an agreement with an off-shore investor pursuant
to
which it agreed to issue $500,000 of notes payable. Proceeds of the notes (the
“Notes”) were received in two equal installments during April and May 2007. The
Notes, which mature on March 30, 2010, are unsecured obligations of the Company
and bear interest at an annual rate of 8.0%. Interest is payable semi-annually
on October and April 1st of each year.
In
the
event the Company had completed an offering of $10 million or more of debt
or
equity securities prior to June 29, 2007, the Notes would have automatically
converted into like shares or securities issued in that offering. No such
offering was completed. Consequently, as specified by the terms of the Notes,
the purchaser of the Notes will be granted warrants for the purchase of 275,634
shares of the Company’s common stock. These warrants will be exercisable for a
period of three years from the date of grant an exercise price of $2.54 per
share.
Future
maturities of long-term debt are as follows:
Year
Ended April 30
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
196,656
|
|
2009
|
|
|
-
|
|
2010
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
696,656
|
|
NOTE
5 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
During
the year ended April 30, 2007 True North entered into an employment agreement
with its chief executive officer. Pursuant to the terms of the employment
agreement, that individual was granted five million shares of the Company’s
restricted stock issuable ratably at the end of each annual service period..
The
restricted stock grant vests ratably over a period of five years. Stock-based
compensation expense resulting from this restricted stock grant is included
in
compensation and benefits in the accompanying statement of operations and
totaled $1,375,000 during the year ended April 30, 2007.
The
employment agreement was amended in May 2007 to, among other things, reflect
the
voluntary revocation of the restricted stock grant. Contemporaneously therewith,
True North’s chief executive officer purchased 15.5 million shares of the
Company’s common stock from True North’s principal shareholder. True North
recognized stock-based compensation expense of approximately $8.9 million during
May 2007 in connection with this purchase, which was calculated as the
difference between the purchase and market prices of the 15.5 million shares
less the previously recognized stock-based compensation expense associated
with
the original restricted stock grant.
True
North also recognized stock-based compensation expenses totaling $262,636 during
the year ended April 30, 2007 related to services provided to the Company by
members of its advisory board and other third parties. As of April 30, 2007,
$161,171 is reflected as stock compensation payable in the Company’s balance
sheet. This amount includes stock compensation expenses associated with 161,781
shares earned through April 30, 2007 that are not issuable by the Company until
July 2007.
NOTE
6 - COMMON STOCK
In
May
2007, True North received the consent of its board of directors and shareholders
owning a majority of its common stock to amend its articles of incorporation
to
increase the number of shares of common stock it may issue. The amendment has
yet to be effected. Prior to the amendment, the Company is authorized to issue
up to 100 million shares, par value $0.0001 per share, of its common stock.
Following the amendment, the Company will be authorized to issue up to 250
million shares of its $0.0001 par value common stock.
The
Company issued 100,000 shares of its common stock during the year ended April
30, 2007 related to a fiscal year 2006 deposit of $50,000 to purchase the
Company’s common stock.
During
the year ended April 30, 2007, the Company sold a total of 4,405,555 units
to
several purchasers in reliance on Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933,
as
amended. Each unit consisted of one share of the Company’s common stock and one
common stock purchase warrant exercisable for the purchase of an additional
share of common stock. Each common stock purchase warrant is exercisable for
a
period of three years.
The
following table summarizes the Company’s sales of units during the year ended
April 30, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Relative
Fair Value
|
|
Date
|
|
Number
Of
Units
|
|
Price
Per
Unit
|
|
Total
Proceeds
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
C/S
Purchase Warrants
|
|
May
9, 2006
|
|
|
1,250,000
|
|
$
|
.80
|
|
$
|
1,000,000
|
|
$
|
1.60
|
|
$
|
618,000
|
|
$
|
382,000
|
|
July
27, 2006
|
|
|
650,000
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
650,000
|
|
|
1.70
|
|
|
381,000
|
|
|
269,000
|
|
August
11, 2006
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
1.00
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
1.70
|
|
|
198,000
|
|
|
152,000
|
|
August
28, 2006
|
|
|
555,555
|
|
|
3.60
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
5.00
|
|
|
1,198,000
|
|
|
802,000
|
|
October
2, 2006
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
3.50
|
|
|
580,000
|
|
|
420,000
|
|
November
13, 2006
|
|
|
400,000
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
1,000,000
|
|
|
3.50
|
|
|
580,000
|
|
|
420,000
|
|
January
24, 2007
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
2.50
|
|
|
2,000,000
|
|
|
3.50
|
|
|
1,179,000
|
|
|
821,000
|
|
Total
|
|
|
4,405,555
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
8,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,734,000
|
|
$
|
3,266,000
|
|
NOTE
7 - INCOME TAXES
True
North incurred net losses during each of the years ended April 30, 2007 and
2006. Consequently, the Company has no current tax liability. The Company’s net
deferred tax assets, which consist principally of tax loss carryforwards, have
been fully reserved as of April 30, 2007. The Company’s net operating loss
carryforward approximated $7.6 million and $153,000 as of April 30, 2007 and
2006, respectively, and will expire in the years 2024 through 2026.
True
North’s deferred tax assets consisted of the following as of April 30,
2007:
Deferred
Tax Assets
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Net
operating loss carryforwards
|
|
$
|
2,583,003
|
|
$
|
52,000
|
|
Property
and equipment
|
|
|
68
|
|
|
-
|
|
Gross
deferred tax assets
|
|
|
2,583,071
|
|
|
52,000
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(2,583,071
|
)
|
|
(52,000
|
)
|
Net
deferred tax assets
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
NOTE
8 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As
of
April 30, 2006 the Company had recognized a liability payable to its former
president totaling $15,000. This obligation, which was unsecured, non-interest
bearing and due on demand, is reported as “Liabilities from discontinued
operations” in the accompanying balance sheets. The outstanding balance related
to this obligation was repaid during August 2006.
NOTE
9 - COMMITMENTS
True
North pays $300 per month associated with the month-to-month lease of virtual
office space in Houston, Texas. True North also subleases office space at a
monthly cost of $850 in The Woodlands, Texas. This space is utilized for the
Company’s administrative needs including, but not limited to, its banking, oil
and gas operations, and public company filing requirements. This sublease
expires on July 31, 2007 and is renewable thereafter for additional six-month
terms. True North also subleases office space in Golden, Colorado on a
month-to-month basis. The rental charge associated with this lease, which is
used in conjunction with True North’s recently acquired Colorado leases, is
$1,500 per month.
TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
|
October
31,
2007
|
|
April
30,
2007
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
654,574
|
|
$
|
267,845
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
324,847
|
|
|
-
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
122,611
|
|
|
385,009
|
|
Note
receivable
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
180,000
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
1,102,032
|
|
|
832,854
|
|
Website
development (net of accumulated amortization of $11,850 and $9,172,
respectively)
|
|
|
12,076
|
|
|
14,754
|
|
Property
and equipment (net of accumulated depreciation of $3,243 and $1,875,
respectively)
|
|
|
7,981
|
|
|
9,349
|
|
Oil
and gas properties, using successful efforts accounting method, including
unproven properties of $672,592 and $664,940, respectively (net of
accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization of $179,244
and $-0-,
respectively)
|
|
|
5,924,874
|
|
|
685,400
|
|
Deferred
financing costs
|
|
|
668,796
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
7,715,759
|
|
$
|
1,542,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
and Stockholders’ Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
253,748
|
|
$
|
43,912
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
1,364,099
|
|
|
98,546
|
|
Stock
compensation payable
|
|
|
17,122
|
|
|
161,171
|
|
Current
portion of notes payable
|
|
|
1,328,586
|
|
|
196,656
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
2,963,555
|
|
|
500,285
|
|
Notes
payable, net of unamortized discount of $907,911 and $-0-, respectively
|
|
|
2,042,089
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
Asset
retirement obligations
|
|
|
50,884
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
5,056,528
|
|
|
750,285
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
Equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
Stock, $0.0001 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares
issued
or outstanding
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Common
Stock, par value $.0001; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 68,609,348
and
64,662,700 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
|
|
|
6,861
|
|
|
6,466
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
22,039,730
|
|
|
10,007,662
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(19,387,360
|
)
|
|
(9,222,056
|
)
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
2,659,231
|
|
|
792,072
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
|
$
|
7,715,759
|
|
$
|
1,542,357
|
|
See
notes to financial statements.
TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three
Months Ended
October
31,
|
|
Six
Months Ended
October
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
294,453
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
294,453
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration
costs
|
|
|
289,908
|
|
|
637,575
|
|
|
309,439
|
|
|
739,180
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
161,676
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
245,985
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accretion
expense
|
|
|
884
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
884
|
|
|
-
|
|
General
and administrative:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
and benefits
|
|
|
86,295
|
|
|
454,449
|
|
|
9,114,424
|
|
|
767,633
|
|
Legal
and accounting
|
|
|
58,407
|
|
|
68,954
|
|
|
112,831
|
|
|
100,793
|
|
Advisory
board fees
|
|
|
47,307
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
36,948
|
|
|
-
|
|
Investor
relations
|
|
|
24,052
|
|
|
41,827
|
|
|
42,104
|
|
|
107,566
|
|
Other
general and administrative expenses
|
|
|
86,696
|
|
|
53,589
|
|
|
166,957
|
|
|
139,880
|
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
|
|
|
180,612
|
|
|
2,331
|
|
|
183,290
|
|
|
3,282
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
935,837
|
|
|
1,258,725
|
|
|
10,212,862
|
|
|
1,858,334
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from operations
|
|
|
(641,384
|
)
|
|
(1,258,725
|
)
|
|
(9,918,409
|
)
|
|
(1,858,334
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,670
|
|
|
764
|
|
|
6,450
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(230,183
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
(247,659
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
before income taxes
|
|
|
(871,567
|
)
|
|
(1,255,055
|
)
|
|
(10,165,304
|
)
|
|
(1,851,884
|
)
|
Income
taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(871,567
|
)
|
$
|
(1,255,055
|
)
|
$
|
(10,165,304
|
)
|
$
|
(1,851,884
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted loss per common share
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted-average
common shares outstanding - basic and diluted
|
|
|
67,536,318
|
|
|
62,820,712
|
|
|
66,497,937
|
|
|
62,038,345
|
|
See
notes to financial statements.
TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
|
|
Six
Months
Ended
October
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(10,165,304
|
)
|
$
|
(1,851,884
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization
|
|
|
183,290
|
|
|
3,282
|
|
Stock-based
compensation
|
|
|
8,957,280
|
|
|
647,214
|
|
Dry
hole costs
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amortization
of deferred financing costs and debt discount
|
|
|
157,606
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accretion
expense
|
|
|
884
|
|
|
-
|
|
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(324,847
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
196,673
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
209,835
|
|
|
20,791
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
563,490
|
|
|
(15,000
|
)
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(221,093
|
)
|
|
(1,195,597
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions
to oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(2,667,102
|
)
|
|
(3,383,934
|
)
|
Purchases
of property and equipment
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(11,224
|
)
|
Website
development
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(16,700
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(2,667,102
|
)
|
|
(3,411,858
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,000,000
|
|
Proceeds
from of notes payable
|
|
|
4,250,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Increase
in deferred financing costs
|
|
|
(557,007
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Payments
on insurance notes payable
|
|
|
(418,069
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
3,274,924
|
|
|
5,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
386,729
|
|
|
392,545
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
267,845
|
|
|
37,223
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
654,574
|
|
$
|
429,768
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
Disclosure of Cash Flow Information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$
|
15,506
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Income
taxes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Cash
Investing and Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock issued for oil and gas properties
|
|
$
|
1,988,626
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Discount
on notes for relative fair value
|
|
|
781,624
|
|
|
-
|
|
Discount
on notes for overriding royalty interest
granted
to lenders
|
|
|
200,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
See
notes to financial statements.
TRUE
NORTH ENERGY CORPORATION
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
1 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of True North Energy
Corporation (“True North” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission. These unaudited interim
financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial
statements and notes thereto contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-KSB previously filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
In
the
opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring
adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the
results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected
herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily
indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the
consolidated financial statements that would substantially duplicate the
disclosure contained in the Company’s audited financial statements for the year
ended April 30, 2007 as reported in Form 10-KSB have been omitted.
These
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its
recently formed, wholly owned subsidiary, ICF Energy Corporation (“ICF”). All
material intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in
consolidation.
Certain
reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to
conform with the current presentation.
The
Company was incorporated on February 1, 2006 and was in the exploration stage
through July 31, 2007. The three months ended October 31, 2007 is the first
period during which the Company is considered an operating company and is no
longer in the exploration stage.
NOTE
2 - GOING CONCERN
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which implies that True North will continue to realize its assets and discharge
its liabilities in the normal course of business. The continuation of True
North
as a going concern is dependent upon many factors including, but not limited
to,
continued financial support from its shareholders, receipt of additional
financing when and as needed to finance its ongoing business, and the attainment
of profitable operations.
True
North only recently began generating revenues and has accumulated significant
losses. The Company will require additional financing in order to execute its
business plan. There can be no assurance that such financing will be available
to the Company as and when needed or, if available, the reasonableness of the
terms of such financing. These factors raise substantial doubt regarding the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The accompanying financial
statements do not include any adjustments relative to the recoverability or
classification of recorded assets or liabilities that might be necessary should
the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
NOTE
3 - OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
Colorado
Leases
In
June
2007 the Company acquired certain oil and gas leases covering more than 17,000
acres in Colorado. The purchase price for these leases approximated $1.4 million
and was paid with a combination of cash (approximately $345,000) and 1,832,769
shares of the Company’s common stock valued at approximately $1,063,000. The
Company advanced the proposed seller $180,000 of the cash consideration during
January 2007 in the form of a note receivable. The note bore interest at the
rate of 5% per annum and was repaid upon the closing of the Company’s
acquisition of the Colorado oil and gas leases.
Prime
Transaction
On
September 19, 2007, the Company acquired certain oil and gas
properties and related assets (the “Properties”) in Brazoria County, Texas from
Prime Natural Resources, Inc. for approximately $3.7 million, including closing
and other transaction-related costs. The purchase price was paid with a
combination of cash ($2.4 million), 1,928,375 shares of our restricted common
stock valued at approximately $926,000, and the assumption of certain assumed
liabilities totaling approximately $343,000. The Company’s consolidated
statements of operations include the revenues and expenses associated with
the
acquired assets from the date of acquisition.
The
following unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations have been
prepared as if the acquisition of the Properties had occurred as of May 1,
2006.
The pro forma information is presented for information purposes only and is
not
necessarily indicative of the results of operations that actually would have
been achieved had the acquisition of the Properties been consummated as of
that
time, nor is it intended to be a projection of future results.
|
|
Three
Months Ended
October
31,
|
|
Six
Months Ended
October
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
689,642
|
|
$
|
931,068
|
|
$
|
1,258,306
|
|
$
|
1,667,734
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(675,227
|
)
|
|
(1,187,889
|
)
|
|
(9,952,163
|
)
|
|
(1,833,028
|
)
|
Loss
per share - basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
(0.15
|
)
|
$
|
(0.03
|
)
|
NOTE
4
-
NOTES
PAYABLE
Convertible
Notes
On
March
30, 2007 True North executed an agreement with an off-shore investor pursuant
to
which it agreed to issue $500,000 of notes payable (the “Notes”). Proceeds of
the Notes were received in two equal installments during April and May 2007.
The
Notes bear interest at the rate of 8% per annum. Subject to prior conversion
or
acceleration, the principal balance of the notes is due in a single payment
on
the third anniversary of the date of each note. Interest on the Notes is
payable
semi-annually beginning the first day of the first month following 180 days
from
the respective dates of the Notes.
In
connection with the issuance of the Notes, the Company issued warrants for
the
purchase of up to 182,249 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise
price of $1.92 per share as well as warrants for the purchase of up to an
additional 298,330 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of
$1.17 per share. These warrants are exercisable for a period of three years
from
the date of issuance (August 30, 2007).
The
fair
value of the warrants was estimated using the Black Scholes option-pricing
model, which resulted in a total fair value of $125,706 and a relative fair
value of $100,310. A discount on the notes payable was recognized in an amount
equal to the relative fair value of the warrants. The debt discount is being
accreted to interest expense using the effective interest method over the
remaining term of the notes. Interest expense resulting from the accretion
of
the debt discount totaled $6,849 and $11,376 during the three-month and
six-month periods ended October 31, 2007.
The
conversion option and warrant issuance features of the convertible notes
were
evaluated under FAS 133 and EITF 00-19 for derivative accounting. As neither
the
conversion option or the warrants were deemed to be liabilities, derivative
accounting was not applicable. The Company also evaluated the conversion
option
under EITF 98-5 and EITF 00-27 and determined that the conversion option
was
contingent and ultimately did not result in a beneficial conversion
feature.
Bridge
Notes
On
August
23, 2007 True North received an aggregate of $250,000 in loan proceeds from
two
persons (the “Lenders”) and issued to each of the Lenders a secured promissory
note in the principal amount of $125,000 (the “Bridge Notes”). The Bridge Notes
bore interest at the rate of 12% per annum. Subject to earlier payment, at
the
Company’s option, interest on the unpaid principal amount of the Bridge Notes
was payable in monthly installments commencing September 1, 2007 and principal
was due and payable on the earlier of November 19, 2007 or 15 days following
the
closing of the acquisition of the Prime Assets. As more fully described below,
the Bridge Notes were repaid in September 2007 upon consummation of the
acquisition of the Properties and related financing.
The
Company issued 100,000 shares of its restricted common stock to the Lenders
in
connection with the Bridge Notes. Each Bridge Note was secured by 1,250,000
shares of restricted common stock (the “Stock”) standing in the name of
Massimiliano Pozzoni and/or John Folnovic, both of who are officers and
significant shareholders of the Company. True North paid each Lender a cash
fee
of $3,750 to reimburse them for the costs and expenses incurred by them in
connection with the loan transaction and further agreed to pay the reasonable
fees and disbursements of the Lenders’ respective legal counsels in connection
with the enforcement of their rights under the Bridge Notes.
Secured
Notes
The
Company financed the purchase of the Properties and the repayment of the Bridge
Notes through the issuance of senior secured term notes (the “Secured Notes”) to
two purchasers (the “Purchasers”). The aggregate principal amount of the Secured
Notes totaled $3,750,000. The Secured Notes, which mature on September 18,
2010,
provide for interest payments on the outstanding principal amount at the rate
of
13% per annum payable monthly in arrears.
Amortizing
payments of principal are also due monthly. During the twelve-month period
ending September 18, 2008, the amount of such monthly principal payments is
equal to the greater of $100,000 or sixty percent (60%) of the net revenue
relating to all oil and gas properties of ICF for the immediately preceding
calendar month. Thereafter, the monthly principal payment shall be equal to
$100,000 or eighty percent (80%) of the net revenue relating to all oil and
gas
properties of ICF for the immediately preceding calendar month, provided,
however, such percentage will increase to one hundred percent (100%) upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default.
The
Purchasers also were granted warrants for the purchase of up to 1,953,126 shares
of the Company’s common stock in connection with the issuance of the Secured
Notes. These warrants bear an exercise price of $0.48 per share and expire
September 18, 2012. The fair value of the warrants was estimated using the
Black
Scholes option-pricing model, which resulted in a total fair value of
approximately $833,000 and a relative fair value of approximately $681,000.
A
discount on the notes payable was recognized in an amount equal to the relative
fair value of the warrants.
In
addition to the above, the Company issued an aggregate 5% overriding
royalty interest in the oil and gas properties of ICF to the Purchasers. The
amount of the overriding royalty interest will reduce to an aggregate 3% rate
upon the payment in full of the Secured Notes. The fair value of the overriding
royalty interests was estimated using the discounted cash flow method and
recorded as a discount to the Secured Notes. The Company’s basis in the
Properties was reduced by a like amount.
The
aggregate debt discount resulting from the issuance of the warrants and the
overriding royalty interest is being accreted to interest expense using the
effective interest method over the remaining term of the notes. Interest expense
resulting from the accretion of the debt discount associated with the Secured
Notes approximated $62,000 during the three-month and six-month periods ended
October 31, 2007.
The
Company incurred transaction costs of approximately $720,000 in connection
with
the issuance of the Secured Notes. Such costs include $128,000 representing
the
estimated fair value associated with warrants awarded to a financial advisor
for
the purchase of up to 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. These
warrants have an exercise price of $0.48 per share and expire September 18,
2012. The fair value of the warrants was estimated using the Black Scholes
option-pricing model. The deferred financing costs are being amortized using
the
effective interest method over the remaining term of the Secured
Notes.
The
Company’s borrowing activity is summarized below:
|
|
Balance
as
of
April
30,
2007
|
|
Increases
|
|
Decreases
|
|
Balance
as
of
October
31,
2007
|
|
Insurance
notes payable
|
|
$
|
196,656
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
(168,070
|
)
|
$
|
28,586
|
|
Convertible
Notes
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
500,000
|
|
Bridge
Notes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
|
(250,000
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Secured
Notes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,750,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,750,000
|
|
|
|
|
446,656
|
|
|
4,250,000
|
|
|
(418,070
|
)
|
|
4,278,586
|
|
Debt
discount
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(981,624
|
)
|
|
73,713
|
|
|
(907,911
|
)
|
Carrying
value of debt
|
|
$
|
446,656
|
|
$
|
3,268,376
|
|
$
|
(344,357
|
)
|
$
|
3,370,675
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
notes payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3,370,675
|
|
Less
current portion
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,328,586
|
)
|
Long-term
notes payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2,042,089
|
|
Future
maturities of long-term debt are as of follows as of October 31,
2007:
Twelve
Months Ending October 31:
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
1,328,586
|
|
2009
|
|
|
1,200,000
|
|
2010
|
|
|
1,750,000
|
|
2011
|
|
|
-
|
|
2012
and thereafter
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
$
|
4,278,586
|
|
NOTE
5 - STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
During
the year ended April 30, 2007 the Company entered into an employment agreement
with its chief executive officer. Pursuant to the terms of the employment
agreement, that individual was granted five million shares of the Company’s
restricted stock issuable ratably at the end of each annual service period.
The
restricted stock grant vested ratably over a period of five years. The
employment agreement was amended in May 2007 to, among other things, reflect
the
voluntary revocation of the restricted stock grant.
Contemporaneously
with the amendment of the employment agreement, True North’s chief executive
officer purchased 15.5 million shares of the Company’s common stock from True
North’s principal shareholder. True North recognized stock-based compensation
expense of approximately $8.9 million during the three-month period ended July
31, 2007 in connection with this purchase, which was calculated as the
difference between the purchase and market prices of the 15.5 million shares
less the previously recognized stock-based compensation expense associated
with
the original restricted stock grant.
A
total
of 300,000 shares of True North ’ s common stock was earned by members of the
Company’s advisory board during the six months ended October 31, 2007 in
connection with services provided thereby. Of this amount, 250,000 shares are
issuable as a result of the completion of the advisory board’s initial year of
service. The remaining 50,000 shares represent payment of quarterly advisory
board fees for each of the three-month periods ended July 31 and October 31,
2007. As of October 31, 2007, 25,000 shares of the total 300,000 shares earned
by the Advisory board had been issued. The remaining 275,000 shares will be
issued in December 2007, Also, as of October 31, 2007 $17,122 is reflected
stock
compensation payable in the Company’s balance sheet related to annual fees
payable to members of the Company’s advisory board for the period ending October
4, 2008. This amount reflects stock compensation expenses associated with 17,808
shares earned through October 31, 2007 that are not issuable by the Company
until October 2008.
The
Company issued 60,504 shares of its common stock during the six months ended
October 31, 2007 in connection with two consulting agreements. The stock was
valued at $24,832 and was previously expensed as part of the April 30, 2007
stock payable balance.
NOTE
6 - COMMON STOCK WARRANTS
The
Company accounts for stock warrants issued to third parties in accordance with
the provisions of EITF Issue No. 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That
Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with
Selling, Goods or Services, and EITF 01-9, Accounting for Consideration Given
by
a Vendor to a Customer (Including a Reseller of the Vender’s Products. Under the
provisions of EITF 96-18, because none of the Company’s agreements have a
disincentive for nonperformance, the Company records a charge for the fair
value
of the portion of the warrants earned from the point in time when vesting of
the
warrant becomes probable. Final determination of fair value of the warrants
occurs upon actual vesting.
During
the three and six-month periods ended October 31, 2007, the Company issued
warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,253,126 and 2,733,705 shares of the
Company’s common stock, respectively. Such warrants are exercisable at prices
ranging from $0.48 to $1.92 per share and expire at various times through
September 2012. All of the warrants granted to date were fully vested on the
date of grant. No warrants have been exercised to date.
A
summary
of warrant activity is as follows:
|
|
Number
of
Warrants
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Outstanding
at April 30, 2007
|
|
|
4,405,555
|
|
$
|
2.74
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
2,733,705
|
|
|
0.65
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Outstanding
at October 31, 2007
|
|
|
7,139,260
|
|
$
|
1.94
|
|
At
October 31, 2007, the range of warrant prices for shares under warrants and
the
weighted-average remaining contractual life is as follows:
Warrants
Outstanding and Exercisable
|
|
Range
of Warrant Exercise Price
|
|
Number
of
Warrants
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise
Price
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Life
|
|
Less
than $1.00
|
|
|
2,253,126
|
|
$
|
0.48
|
|
|
4.9
|
|
$1.00
to $2.00
|
|
|
2,730,579
|
|
|
0.65
|
|
|
1.8
|
|
More
than $2.00
|
|
|
2,155,555
|
|
|
3.89
|
|
|
2.0
|
|
Outstanding
at October 31, 2007
|
|
|
7,139,260
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
True
North Energy Corporation
Houston,
Texas
We
have
audited the accompanying statements of revenues and direct operating expenses
of
certain oil and gas properties (the “Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements”), as
defined in the purchase and sale agreement between ICF Energy Corp., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of True North Energy Corporation (the “Company”) and
Prime Natural Resources, Inc. dated August 31, 2007 (the “Agreement’) for the
years ended April 30, 2007 and 2006. The Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements
are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on the Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements based on our
audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that
we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the
Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements are free of material misstatement. An
audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Prime
Carve-Out Financial Statements. We believe our audit provides a reasonable
basis
for our opinion.
The
accompanying Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements were prepared for the purpose
of complying with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission as described in Note 2 to the Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements
and are not intended to be a complete presentation of the revenues and expenses
of the certain oil and gas properties, as defined in the Agreement.
In
our
opinion, the Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the revenues and direct operating expenses
as
described in Note 2 to the Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements for the years
ended April 30, 2007 and 2006, in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/
Malone & Bailey, PC
Malone
& Bailey, PC
www.malone-bailey.com
Houston,
Texas
December
3, 2007
True
North Energy Corporation
Prime
Carve-Out Financial Statements
Statements
of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses
|
|
Six
Months Ended
October
31,
|
|
Years
Ended
April
30,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$
|
1,258,306
|
|
$
|
1,667,734
|
|
$
|
3,011,670
|
|
$
|
4,574,083
|
|
Direct
operating expenses
|
|
|
270,477
|
|
|
315,872
|
|
|
580,928
|
|
|
786,326
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excess
of revenues over direct operating expenses
|
|
$
|
987,829
|
|
$
|
1,351,862
|
|
$
|
2,430,742
|
|
$
|
3,787,757
|
|
See
accompanying notes to Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements.
True
North Energy Corporation
Prime
Carve-Out Financial Statements
Notes
to Statements of Revenues and Direct Operating Expenses
1.
The Properties
On
September 19, 2007 ICF Energy Corporation (“ICF”), a wholly owned subsidiary of
True North Energy Corporation (“True North” or the “Company”), acquired certain
oil and gas properties and related assets (the “Properties”) located in Brazoria
County, Texas from Prime Natural Resources, Inc. (the “Seller”) for
approximately $3.5 million (the “Purchase Price”).
2.
Basis For Presentation
The
accompanying statements of revenues and direct operating expenses were derived
from the Seller's accounting records. During the periods presented, the
Properties were not accounted for or operated as a separate division of the
Seller. Revenues and direct operating expenses for the Properties included
in
the accompanying statements present the net collective working and revenue
interests acquired by the Company. The revenues and direct operating expenses
presented herein relate only to the interests in the producing oil and natural
gas properties acquired and do not include all of the oil and natural gas
operations of Prime, other owners, or other third-party working interest owners.
Direct operating expenses include lease operating expenses and production and
other taxes. General and administrative expenses, depreciation, depletion and
amortization (“DDA”) of oil and gas properties, and applicable income taxes have
been excluded from direct operating expenses in the accompanying statements
of
revenues and direct operating expenses because the allocation of certain
expenses would be arbitrary and would not be indicative of what such costs
would
have been had the Properties been operated as a stand alone entity. Prime
accounted for the Properties using the full cost method of accounting for oil
and gas activities, while the Company uses the successful efforts method. No
exploration costs relative to the Properties were incurred during the periods
presented. Complete and separate financial statements prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
do
not exist and are not practicable to prepare in these circumstances. The
statements of revenues and direct operating expenses presented are not
indicative of the results of operations of the Properties on a go-forward basis
due to changes in the business and the omission of various operating
expenses.
The
accompanying statements of revenues and direct operating expenses for the six
months ended October 31, 2007 and 2006 are unaudited. In the opinion of
management, the accompanying statements of revenues and direct operating
expenses include all adjustments necessary to present fairly, in all material
respects, the Properties historical results.
3.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of the Prime Carve-Out Financial Statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Although these
estimates are based on management’s best available knowledge of current and
future events, actual results could be different from those
estimates.
Revenue
Recognition
Revenues
are recognized for oil and natural gas sales when production is sold to a
purchaser at a fixed or determinable price.
4.
Supplemental Oil and Gas Information (Unaudited)
Estimated
Quantities of Oil and Natural Gas Reserves
The
following estimates of net proved oil and natural gas reserves of the Properties
located entirely within the United States of America are based on evaluations
prepared by third-party reservoir engineers. Reserves were estimated in
accordance with guidelines established by the SEC and the Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”), which require that reserve estimates be prepared under
existing economic and operating conditions with no provisions for price and
cost
changes except by contractual arrangements. Reserve estimates are inherently
imprecise and estimates of new discoveries are more imprecise than those of
producing oil and gas properties. Accordingly, reserve estimates are expected
to
change as additional performance data becomes available.
A
determination of proven reserves as of April 30, 2006 was not prepared. The
information presented below for the years ended April 30, 2006 and 2007 were
determined by adjusting the April 30, 2007 proved reserves for the actual
production activity to determine what the proved reserves would have been as
of
each of April 30, 2006 and 2005.
Estimated
quantities of proved domestic oil and gas reserves and changes in quantities
of
proved developed reserves for each of the years were as follows:
|
|
Oil
(Bbls)
|
|
Gas
(Mcf)
|
|
Total
proved reserves - April 30, 2005
|
|
|
21,381
|
|
|
1,662,858
|
|
Production
|
|
|
(6,082
|
)
|
|
(498,446
|
)
|
Purchases
of reserves in-place
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Extensions
and discoveries
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Sales
of reserves in place
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Revisions
of previous estimates
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
proved reserves - April 30, 2006
|
|
|
15,299
|
|
|
1,164,412
|
|
Production
|
|
|
(4,678
|
)
|
|
(401,313
|
)
|
Purchases
of reserves in-place
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Extensions
and discoveries
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Sales
of reserves in place
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Revisions
of previous estimates
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
proved reserves - April 30, 2007
|
|
|
10,621
|
|
|
763,099
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
developed reserves
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
April
30, 2006
|
|
|
15,299
|
|
|
1,164,412
|
|
April
30, 2007
|
|
|
10,621
|
|
|
763,099
|
|
Standardized
Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows
The
following table sets forth the computation of the standardized measure of
discounted future net cash flows relating to proved reserves and the changes
in
such cash flows in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standard
No. 69. The standardized measure is the estimated excess future cash flows
from
proved reserves less estimated future production and development costs,
estimated plugging and abandonment costs, and a discount factor. Future income
taxes are excluded from the calculation as the Seller’s tax basis in the
Properties is not indicative of the Company’s tax basis therein. Future cash
inflows represent expected revenues from production of period-end quantities
of
proved reserves based on April 30, or year-end prices, and any fixed and
determinable future price changes provided by contractual arrangements in
existence at year end. Price changes based on inflation, federal regulatory
changes and supply and demand are not considered. Estimated future production
costs related to period-end reserves are based on April 30 (year-end) costs.
Such costs include, but are not limited to, production taxes and direct
operating costs. Inflation and other anticipatory costs are not considered
until
the actual cost change takes effect. A discount rate of 10% is applied to the
annual future net cash flows.
The
standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to the
Properties' proved oil and gas reserves as of April 30, 2007 is as
follows:
Future
cash inflows
|
|
$
|
6,782,900
|
|
Future
production and development costs
|
|
|
(1,411,600
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future
net cash flows before income taxes
|
|
|
5,371,300
|
|
Discount
at 10% annual rate
|
|
|
(876,300
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Standardized
measure of discounted future net cash flows
|
|
$
|
4,495,000
|
|
Information
regarding the principal changes in the standardized measure of discounted future
net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas reserve is not presented as no
reserve data was available or prepared for periods prior to April 30,
2007.
4,448,602
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North Energy Corporation
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