UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
    
FORM 10-Q
   
[X]
 
QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010
OR
[  ]
 
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
APPLIED NATURAL GAS FUELS, INC.
(f/k/a PNG Ventures, Inc.)
 
 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada
000-29735
88-0350286
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

31111 Agoura Road, Suite 208
Westlake Village, CA 91361
(Address of principal executive offices)

818-450-3650
(Issuer’s telephone number)
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes [X]     No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   Yes [ ]     No [  ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  [  ] Accelerated filer [  ]
Non-accelerated filer [  ] (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  Smaller reporting company [X]
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes [  ] No [X]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.   Yes[X]    No [  ]

As of November 12, 2010, there were 20,000,000 shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding.
 

 
 

 

 APPLIED NATURAL GAS FUELS, INC.

Index to Form 10-Q
 
   
Page No.
 
PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Financial Statements
 
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2010 (Successor) and December 31, 2009 (Predecessor)
 
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 (Successor), Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 (Predecessor), Three Months Ended March 31, 2010 (Predecessor), Six Months Ended September 30, 2010 (Successor) and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 (Predecessor)
 
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Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2010 (Successor), Three Months Ended  March 31, 2010 (Predecessor) and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009 (Predecessor)
 
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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 
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Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
 
22
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
 
31
 
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
 
31
Item 6.
Exhibits
 
32
Signatures
 
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.  Financial Statements

APPLIED NATURAL GAS FUELS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
 (amounts in thousands)

ASSETS
 
September 30, 2010
(Successor)
   
December 31, 2009
(Predecessor)
 
Current Assets
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 488     $ 401  
Trade accounts receivable, net of allowances of $26 and $22
    2,202       1,749  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    816       892  
Total Current Assets
    3,506       3,042  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    25,108       26,158  
Deposits and other long term assets
    25        
Total Assets
  $ 28,639     $ 29,200  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
               
Current Liabilities
               
Liabilities Not Subject to Compromise
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 1,348     $ 988  
Line of Credit
    685       741  
Current portion of long term debt
    271        
Notes payable and other current liabilities
          1,284  
Total liabilities not subject to compromise
    2,304       3,013  
Liabilities Subject to Compromise
          42,738  
Total Current Liabilities
    2,304       45,751  
                 
Long Term Debt
               
Liabilities Not Subject to Compromise
               
Secured credit agreement
    16,462        
Priority taxes and other administrative fees
    521        
Total Long Term Debt
    16,983        
Total Liabilities
    19,287       45,751  
                 
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
               
Common stock, $.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized, 20,000,000 and 10,084,738 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively
    20       10  
Additional paid-in capital
    11,911       (4 )
Accumulated deficit
    (2,579 )     (16,557 )
Total Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
    9,352       (16,551 )
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
  $ 28,639     $ 29,200  
 
 
See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements



 
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APPLIED NATURAL GAS FUELS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
(amounts in thousands except per share amounts)
 
   
Successor Entity
   
Predecessor Entity
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
             
Revenue
  $ 4,673     $ 4,230  
                 
Operating Expenses
               
Production costs
    2,876       2,765  
Compensation
    605       589  
Other selling, general, and administrative
    960       1,475  
Depreciation
    432       622  
                 
Loss from operations
    (200 )     (1,221 )
                 
Other expense
               
Interest expense
    (468 )     (1,209 )
Total other expense
    (468 )     (1,209 )
                 
Loss Before Reorganization Items
    (668 )     (2,430 )
                 
Reorganization items:
               
Administrative expenses
          134  
Total Reorganization items
          134  
                 
Net Loss
  $ (668 )   $ (2,564 )
                 
Loss per share -basic and diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ (0.25 )
                 
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and  diluted
    20,000,000       10,084,738  

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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APPLIED NATURAL GAS FUELS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS--Continued
(Unaudited)
(amounts in thousands except per share amounts)
 
   
Successor Entity
   
Predecessor Entity
 
   
Six Months Ended September 30, 2010
   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
                   
Revenue
  $ 9,015     $ 5,709     $ 17,496  
                         
Operating Expenses
                       
Production costs
    5,867       4,094       11,393  
Compensation
    1,941       453       1,521  
Other selling, general and administrative
    2,054       695       3,515  
Depreciation
    858       628       1,802  
                         
Loss from operations
    (1,705 )     (161 )     (735 )
                         
Other expense
                       
Interest expense
    (942 )     (96 )     (4,367 )
Total other expense
    (942 )     (96 )     (4,367 )
                         
Loss Before Reorganization Items
    (2,647 )     (257 )     (5,102 )
                         
Reorganization items:
                       
Administrative expenses
    68       (1,310 )     (134 )
Gains on debt restructuring
          19,666        
Total Reorganization items
    68       18,356       (134 )
                         
Net Income (loss)
  $ (2,579 )   $ 18,099     $ (5,236 )
                         
Income (loss) per share-basic and diluted
  $ (0.13 )   $ 1.79     $ (0.52 )
                         
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding - basic and  diluted
    20,000,000       10,084,738       10,057,265  

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements


 
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 (Unaudited)
(amounts in thousands)
 
   
Successor Entity
   
Predecessor Entity
   
Predecessor Entity
 
   
Six Months Ended September 30, 2010
   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2010
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
                 
Net  Income (loss)
  $ (2,579 )   $ 18,099     $ (5,236 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
                       
Gain on debt restructuring
    (140 )     (19,666 )      
Interest paid by increase in debt
    811              
Depreciation
    858       628       1,802  
Non-cash stock expense
    762              
Amortization of debt discounts and deferred finance costs
                1,142  
Decrease (increase) in:
                       
Trade accounts receivable
    (591 )     138       1,922  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    394       257       956  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    719       (174 )     1,471  
Post petition accounts payable and accrued expenses
                553  
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
    234       (718 )     2,610  
                         
Net cash used in reorganization activities
          (1,573 )      
                         
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
                       
Proceeds from grants
    112              
Purchases of equipment
    (529 )     (19 )     (3,168 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (417 )     (19 )     (3,168 )
                         
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
                       
Repayment of notes
    (192 )     (97 )     (227 )
Increase in Borrowings
          350       2,362  
Net changes in Line of Credit
    336       (392 )     (1,200 )
    Proceeds from the sale of stock
          2,575        
Net cash provided by financing activities
    144       2,436       935  
                         
Net increase(decrease) in cash
    (39 )     126       377  
Beginning of period
    527       401       419  
End of period
  $ 488     $ 527     $ 796  
                         
Supplemental Cash Flow Disclosures:
                       
Cash paid for interest
  $ 161     $ 96     $ 3,188  
Cash paid for taxes
  $     $     $  
                         
Non cash investing and financing activities:
                       
Debt issued to settle liabilities subject to compromise
  $     $ 15,300     $  
Debt issued to settle notes and other current liabilities
  $     $ 930     $  
Stock issued in settlement of liabilities subject to compromise
  $     $ 7,041     $  
Par value of common stock issued in reorganization
  $     $ 20     $  

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 
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Applied Natural Gas Fuels, Inc.

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
September 30, 2010

NOTE 1 — BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Applied Natural Gas Fuels, Inc., and its subsidiaries, which are collectively referred to as “ANGF,” the “Company,” “Successor Entity,” “Predecessor Entity,” “we,” “our,” or “us,” unless the context requires otherwise. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Effective March 24, 2010, the Company formally changed its name from PNG Ventures, Inc. to Applied Natural Gas Fuels, Inc.

The Company was incorporated in the state of Nevada on September 23, 1995 as “Telecommunications Technologies, Ltd.” and subsequently changed its name to “PNG Ventures, Inc.” in February 1998. With the exception of certain short-term ventures that were subsequently abandoned, the Company had little or no material operations from inception through June 2008. During that period, the Company had been a development-stage business seeking to acquire or develop one or more profitable business opportunities.

On June 30, 2008, the Company entered into the business of the production, distribution and sale of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) by completing the acquisition of New Earth LNG, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“New ELNG”), and its operating subsidiaries, including Applied LNG Technologies, LLC, Fleet Star, Inc., and Arizona LNG, LLC. With this acquisition, the Company changed its primary business focus to liquefied natural gas production and distribution and became a provider of LNG to transportation, industrial, and municipal markets in the western United States and portions of Mexico. As a result of the acquisition, the Company acquired a liquefied natural gas production facility in Topock, Arizona along with its related sales and distribution businesses.

The acquisition of New ELNG was effected through a Share Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Earth Biofuels, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“EBOF”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, Earth LNG, Inc., a Texas corporation (“ELNG”). In the Exchange Agreement, ANGF acquired 100%  of the outstanding shares of New ELNG, a newly formed and wholly-owned  subsidiary of ELNG, in exchange for the issuance to EBOF of 7,000,000 shares of the common stock of the Company (the “Exchange Shares”)  and certain other consideration and share issuances (said transaction being referred to herein as the “Share Exchange”). Principally all of the Exchange Shares were subsequently transferred by EBOF to the holders of EBOF notes upon the exercise of exchange rights granted in conjunction with the Share Exchange. Exercise of the exchange rights resulted in the cancellation of up to $70 million of the EBOF notes and the acquisition of a majority ownership in the outstanding ANGF shares by the former EBOF noteholders. Prior to transfer, the Exchange Shares were subject to an irrevocable proxy by EBOF in favor of the largest holder of the EBOF notes as additional consideration in the Share Exchange. The irrevocable proxy granted full majority voting rights to the EBOF note holder and restricted EBOF's ability to transfer or assign the Exchange Shares. Other share issuances related to the acquisition included shares issued to other creditors for amended debt terms on assumed debts totaling 1.1 million shares, plus 1.1 million shares reserved to such creditors for future issuance.

As the Share Exchange resulted in a change of control, ANGF accounted for the Share Exchange under the purchase accounting method. 

On September 9, 2009, the Company entered voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 (see Note 2—Voluntary Reorganization Under Chapter 11). Accordingly, the Company has applied the provisions of Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 852.10, Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code , in preparing the consolidated financial statements subsequent to the bankruptcy filing date (see Note 2).

In accordance with ASC 852.10, all pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise are segregated in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009 and classified as liabilities subject to compromise at management’s estimate of allowable claims. Liabilities not subject to compromise are classified as current and non-current in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009. Revenues, expenses, realized gains and losses, and provisions for losses that result from the reorganization are reported separately as reorganization items, net, in the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. Reorganization items are also disclosed separately in the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows.
 
As discussed in more detail below in Note 2—“Voluntary Reorganization Under Chapter 11” the Company emerged from the Chapter 11 proceedings on March 24, 2010 and adopted Fresh Start reporting effective March 31, 2010.

 
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The accompanying consolidated financial statements for prior periods contain certain reclassifications to conform to the presentation used in the current period. The reclassifications had no impact on stockholders’ equity, working capital, or net loss.

  NOTE 2 VOLUNTARY REORGANIZATION UNDER CHAPTER 11

During 2009, the Company completed a comprehensive evaluation of its strategic and financial options and concluded that voluntarily filing for bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 was necessary in order to (i) mitigate the impact of certain onerous debt instruments and contractual obligations, and (ii) restructure its balance sheet to enable the Company to sustain its operations as a going concern. On September 9, 2009, the Company and its subsidiaries filed a voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code (“Bankruptcy Code”), in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware (“Bankruptcy Court”) (Case No. 09-13162).

On March 12, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order (the “Confirmation Order”) confirming our First Amended Plan of Reorganization (including all supplements and modifications thereto) (the “Amended Plan”). The Disclosure Statement was attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2010. The Confirmation Order, together with a copy of the final and confirmed Amended Plan (which updates and supersedes the Plan included within our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 19, 2010 and March 18, 2010), is incorporated herein by reference.
As discussed in more detail below in “Accounting for Consummation of the Plan,” the Company, on March 24, 2010 (the “Effective Date”), satisfied all material conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the Amended Plan, thereby allowing the Amended Plan to become effective. The Company elected to use March 31, 2010 as the date for adopting Fresh Start reporting in order to coincide with the Company’s normal financial closing for the 1 st quarter of 2010.

On the Effective Date, and in complete settlement of all pre-petition claims: (i) Fourth Third, LLC (“Medley”), the holder of approximately $37.5 million of pre-petition senior secured indebtedness, received $5.5 million in cash, a new $9.8 million senior secured four-year term note, accruing interest at 10% per annum (adjusted at the effective date to $10.0 million to include legal fees advanced by Medley), and 13,200,000 shares of common stock representing approximately 66% of the common stock of the newly reorganized Company; (ii) Castlerigg PNG Investments, LLC (“Castlerigg”), the holder of approximately $3.2 million of unsecured convertible debt, and the former beneficial owner of approximately sixty (60%) percent of our pre-petition shares, provided $8.325 million to fund the implementation of the Amended Plan (inclusive of $250,000 advanced prior to Confirmation), in return for which it received a $5.5 million senior secured four year term note, accruing interest at 10% per annum  (adjusted at the effective date to $5.65 million to include legal fees advanced by Castlerigg), a $250,000 senior secured short-term note, and 5,300,000 shares of common stock representing approximately 26.5% of the common stock of the newly reorganized Company; (iii) the holder of a senior secured note of the Company received approximately $72,000 in cash; (iv) former litigants who asserted contract claims against us received certain allowable claims as unsecured creditors and the return of certain equipment which was the subject matter of the litigation; and (v) the holders of approximately $7 million of pre-petition unsecured indebtedness received a pro rata share of a $750,000 creditor fund (based on the percentage of each individual creditor’s allowed general unsecured claim to the total amount of all unsecured allowable claims), a potential recovery of an excise tax refund of up to $450,000 and 1,500,000 shares of stock representing approximately 7.5% of the common stock of the newly reorganized Company (collectively, the “Unsecured Creditor Fund”).

All of our existing equity was eliminated on the Effective Date, including all options, warrants and other convertible securities that were linked to our existing equity. Further, on the Effective Date, we changed our name to Applied Natural Gas Fuels, Inc.

As of March 31, 2010, the Company’s capital structure consisted of the following:

1.
A new $10.0 million Senior Secured Term Loan in favor of Medley, bearing an interest rate of 10% with a maturity date on the fourth anniversary following the Effective Date. This loan is secured by first lien rights, pari passu with Castlerigg (described below), on all assets except for accounts receivable.

2.
A new $5.650 million Senior Secured Term Loan in favor of Castlerigg, bearing an interest rate of 10% with a maturity date on the fourth anniversary following the Effective Date and secured by first lien rights, pari passu, with Medley (described above), on all assets except for accounts receivable.

 
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3 .    
A $250,000 Senior Secured Short-Term Loan in favor of Castlerigg, bearing an interest rate of 10%, and payable in ten equal monthly payments of $25,000 commencing with the Effective Date.

4.
A $2 million working capital Line of Credit (“Line of Credit”) in favor of Greenfield Commercial Credit LLC (“Greenfield”) that matures on April 1, 2011, with an interest rate and terms consistent with the credit facility in effect prior to the Chapter 11 filing. This facility is secured by accounts receivable.

5.
Common Stock— 20,000,000 newly issued shares of new Common Stock (“New ANGF Common Stock”) issued as follows:
   a.
13,200,000 common shares issued to Medley as consideration for the conversion to equity of the majority of the senior secured note held at the time of the Company’s Chapter 11 filing.
   b.
5,300,000 common shares issued to Castlerigg as consideration for its new investment in the Company.
   c.
1,500,000 common shares issued to unsecured creditors in partial settlement of unsecured trade and other unsecured debts, as provided by the terms of the Amended Plan.

Accounting for Consummation of the Amended Plan

In connection with the consummation of the Amended Plan, the Company adopted the Fresh Start reporting provisions of ASC 852.10, with respect to its financial reports, which requires the Company to restate its assets and liabilities to their fair values based upon the provisions of the Amended Plan and/or other valuation data secured by the Company in conjunction therewith. Fresh Start reporting is required because (i) the reorganization value of the assets of the Company immediately before the date of Confirmation of the Amended Plan was less than the sum of all the allowed claims and post-petition liabilities, and (ii) holders of the Company’s common shares immediately prior to Confirmation of the Amended Plan received less than 50% of the common shares issued in conjunction with the Amended Plan. Under the provisions of ASC 852.10, Fresh Start reporting is not applied until all material conditions of the reorganization plan are satisfied. All material conditions of the Amended Plan were satisfied on the Effective Date. Due to the proximity of the Effective Date to the end of the Company’s 1 st quarter of 2010, and the relative immateriality of operations during the intervening period, the Company applied Fresh Start reporting effective as of March 31, 2010. All Fresh Start adjustments and reorganization adjustments, gains and losses are reflected in the Company’s financial statement on and after March 31, 2010.

In connection with the Amended Plan, the Company engaged a valuation firm to provide management with an estimate of the fair market value of the Company’s assets. This report was used as the basis for adjusting the carrying values of the Company’s property, plant, and equipment as of December 31, 2009 (see Note 5). Other Fresh Start adjustments effective as of March 31, 2010 are summarized in the table below.

Under the provisions of ASC 852.10, the Company is considered a new reporting entity effective on and after application of Fresh Start reporting. As such, references in the financial statements to the “predecessor entity” refer to the Company prior to March 31, 2010; likewise, references to “successor entity” refer to the Company on or after March 31, 2010. Due to the different basis of accounting utilized by the predecessor entity and the successor entity, the financial statements of such entities are not necessarily considered comparable.

The following table summarizes the adjustments that have been made by the Company as of March 31, 2010 to reflect application of Fresh Start reporting, as well as recognition of the effects of the Amended Plan:

 
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(amounts in thousands)
 
Predecessor
   
Reorganization
   
Fresh Start
   
Successor
 
   
March 31, 2010
   
Adjustments
   
Adjustments
   
March 31, 2010
 
ASSETS
                       
Current Assets
                       
Cash equivalents
  $ 527                 $ 527  
Trade accounts receivable
    1,611                   1,611  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (1)
    620       600             1,220  
Total Current Assets
    2,758       600             3,358  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    25,549                     25,549  
Other non-current assets
    15                     15  
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 28,322       600           $ 28,922  
                                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
                               
Current Liabilities
                               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (2)
  $ 3,353       (2,724 )           $ 629  
Line of Credit
    349                     349  
Current portion of long term debt (3)
          407               407  
Liabilities subject to compromise (5)
    42,738       (42,738 )             -  
Total Current Liabilities
    46,439       (45,055 )             1,385  
Long term debt & other long term liabilities (3)
          16,368               16,368  
Total Liabilities
    46,439       16,368               17,753  
Stockholders' equity (deficit)
                               
Common stock (4)
    10       10               20  
Additional Paid-in capital (5)
    (4 )     9,611       1,542       11,149  
Accumulated deficit (5)
    (18,124 )     19,666       (1,542 )     -  
Total stockholders' equity (deficit)
    ( 18,118 )     29,287       0       11,169  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT)
  $ 28,322       600           $ 28,922  

(1) Adjustment to reflect estimated net proceeds held in escrow and due to the Company, related to the March 24, 2010 closing of all transactions contemplated by the Amended Plan. Proceeds to be released from escrow upon final determination and payment of all administrative claims.

(2) Estimated liabilities paid from proceeds of March 24, 2010 closing.

(3)  Adjustments to record current and long term portion of all debts of the successor company.

(4)  Adjustment to reflect issuance of successor company common stock, and cancellation of predecessor company common stock.

(5)  Adjustment to record net effect of all reorganization adjustments and Fresh Start adjustments.

Reorganization items included in the predecessor income statement for the 1 st quarter of 2010 are summarized below:

Reorganization Items
     
Gain on settlement of liabilities subject to compromise
    19,666  
Administrative expenses
    (1,310 )
Total
    18,356  


 
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NOTE 3 — SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Principles of Consolidation  — Our consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and consolidated statements of cash flows  include the accounts of ANGF, New ELNG and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates  — The preparation of our consolidated 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 assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Adoption of ASC 852.10, Financial Reporting by Entities in Reorganization under the Bankruptcy Code – As a result of our bankruptcy filing (see Note 2), and in accordance with ASC 852.10, all liabilities subject to compromise are segregated in the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2009 and classified as liabilities subject to compromise at management’s estimate of allowable claims. Liabilities not subject to compromise are classified as current and non-current. Revenues, expenses, realized gains and losses, and provisions for losses that result from the reorganization are reported separately as reorganization items, in the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2009. Reorganization items are also disclosed separately in Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows. Effective March 31, 2010, the Company adopted the Fresh Start reporting provisions of ASC 852.10.

Fair Market Value of Financial Instruments — The estimated fair value of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and other liabilities approximate their carrying amounts in the financial statements. The Company’s financial instruments include trading securities and notes payable. The carrying value of notes payable approximates market value because the borrowing rate is similar to other financial instruments with similar terms, except as proscribed under ASC 852.10. The trading securities are carried at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in earnings each period. Valuations are based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Company has the ability to access. Since valuations are based on quoted prices that are readily and regularly available in an active market, valuation of these products does not entail a significant degree of judgment. 

The Company follows a framework for consistently measuring fair value under generally accepted accounting principles, and the disclosures of fair value measurements. The framework provides a fair value hierarchy to classify the source of the information.

The fair value hierarchy is based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last unobservable, that may be used to measure fair value and include the following:

Level 1—Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2—Inputs other than Level 1 that are observable, either directly or indirectly, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities; quoted prices in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets and liabilities.

Level 3—Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

Cash, the only Level 1 input applicable to the Company (there are no Level 2 or 3 inputs), is stated on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets  — In accordance with ASC 360, the Company reviews the carrying value of its long-lived assets annually or whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the historical cost-carrying value of an asset may no longer be appropriate. The Company assesses recoverability of the carrying value of its assets, on a going concern basis, by estimating the undiscounted future net cash flows expected to result from the asset over its expected useful life, including eventual disposition. If the future undiscounted net cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, an impairment loss is recorded equal to the difference between the asset’s carrying value and fair value. In conjunction with our Chapter 11 filing, the Company engaged a valuation firm to prepare an estimate of the fair market value of the assets of the Company. Based upon the report of this firm, the fair market value of the assets of the Company was estimated to be

 
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approximately $29 million. As a result, the carrying values of assets of the Company were adjusted, effective December 31, 2009, to this amount, by writing down the carrying value of certain long-lived assets (see Note 5).

Property, Plant and Equipment  — Other than as discussed in the immediately preceding paragraph, property, plant and equipment are carried at cost. Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment is provided using the straight-line method at rates based on the estimated useful lives. The cost of asset additions and improvements that extend the useful lives of property and equipment are capitalized. Routine maintenance and repairs items are charged to current operations. The original cost and accumulated depreciation of asset dispositions are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is reflected in the statement of operations in the period of disposition. Effective March 31, 2010, in conjunction with the application of Fresh Start reporting, all accumulated depreciation and allowance for impairments were netted against the carrying cost of property. Prospective depreciation provisions will be based upon the new carrying value of property in accordance with the depreciation policies as described in Note 5.

Periodically, the Company receives grant funding to assist in the financing of natural gas fueling station construction. The Company records the grant proceeds as a reduction of the cost of the respective asset. Total grant proceeds received were approximately $112,000 for the period ended September 30, 2010.

Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three-months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are carried at cost, which approximates fair value. We hold cash and cash equivalents at financial institutions, which, at times, may exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured limits. Historically, we have not experienced any losses due to such concentration of credit risk.

Accounts Receivable  — Accounts receivable are recorded at net realizable value, which includes an allowance for estimated uncollectable accounts to reflect any loss anticipated on the collection of accounts receivable balances. The Company uses the allowance method of accounting for doubtful accounts. The year-end balance is based on historical collections and management’s review of the current status of existing receivables, and estimates as to their collectability. We calculate the allowance based on our history of write-offs, level of past due accounts and economic status of the customers.

Revenue — Revenues are derived primarily from the sale of liquefied natural gas, which is sold to end users and is recognized based on actual volumes of LNG sold. Revenue is recognized in accordance with ASC 605, when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, the fee is fixed or determinable, collectability is probable, delivery of a product has occurred and title and risk of loss has transferred or services have been rendered. Revenues include shipping and handling costs billed to the customers.

From time to time, we derive a material portion of our revenues from one or more significant customers. During the quarters ended September 30, 2010, March 31, 2010 and  the six month period ended September 30, 2010, approximately 22%, 21% and 21%, respectively of our revenues were derived from our largest customer, and an additional 18%, 16% and 18%, respectively of our revenues were derived from our second largest customer. No other customer represented more that 10% of our total revenues during any of these periods. Less than 10% of our sales are derived from customers in Mexico (see Note 11).

Production Cost — Production costs consists primarily of raw materials and other direct production costs incurred to produce LNG. Shipping and handling costs are included as a component of production costs in our consolidated statements of operations because we include in revenue the related costs that we bill our customers.

Income Taxes  — The Company files consolidated federal tax returns. Income taxes are allocated to each member in the consolidated group based on the taxable temporary differences of each member using the asset and liability method of accounting. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for temporary differences between financial statement carrying amounts and the tax bases of assets and liabilities, and are measured using the tax rates expected to be in effect when the differences reverse. Deferred tax assets are also recognized for operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in the results of operations in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is used to reduce deferred tax assets when uncertainty exists regarding their realization. As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, all deferred tax assets are fully reserved.

Net Loss Per Common Share — Basic and diluted net loss per common share are presented in conformity with the ASC 260, “Earnings Per Share.” Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year (denominator). Diluted net

 
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income per share is computed, if applicable, using the weighted average number of common shares and dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the year.

Significant Concentrations — Financial instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk consist principally of trade accounts receivable. We perform ongoing credit evaluations of our customers and generally do not require collateral on accounts receivable, as the majority of our customers are either government or other credit-worthy entities. We maintain reserves for potential credit losses, but historically have not experienced any significant losses related to any particular geographic area.

Reclassifications Certain prior year reported amounts have been reclassified to conform with the 2010 presentation. We reclassified certain expense items within operating activities in the consolidated statements of operations.

NOTE 4 — PREPAIDS AND OTHER ASSETS

Prepaids and other assets consist of the following (amounts in thousands):

Description
 
September 30, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
Prepaid expenses
  $ 768     $ 600  
Deposits
    15       241  
Inventory
    29       51  
Other assets
    4        
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets
  $ 816     $ 892  

NOTE 5 — PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, property, plant, and equipment consisted principally of the assets related to the LNG business acquired in the Share Exchange (amounts in thousands):

Description
 
September 30, 2010
   
December 31, 2009
 
LNG production facilities
 
$
25,966
   
$
37,712
 
Fixtures and equipment
   
     
68
 
    Total cost
   
25,966
     
37,780
 
Accumulated depreciation and valuation allowance
   
(858
)
   
(11,622
)
    Net property, plant and equipment
 
$
25,108
   
$
26,158
 

Depreciation expense for the quarters ended September 30, 2010, March 31, 2010, six-month period ended September 30, 2010, and nine month period ended September 30, 2009 were approximately $432,000, $628,000, $858,000, and $1,802,000, respectively.

In conjunction with the Company’s voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11 (see Note 2), the Company commissioned an appraisal firm to perform a study of the estimated fair market value of its assets. This study was completed in the 4 th quarter of 2009 and estimated that the total fair market value of the assets of the Company was approximately $29 million. As a result, effective December 31, 2009, the Company reduced the carrying value of its assets by recording a valuation allowance of $8.1 million. This charge was allocated entirely to the carrying values of Property, Plant, and Equipment, since all other assets of the Company were already adjusted to readily estimable fair market values. Effective March 31, 2010, the Company adopted Fresh Start reporting and eliminated all accumulated depreciation and valuation allowances by netting such amounts against the carrying values of property, plant, and equipment, resulting in an adjusted cost basis for such assets. On a prospective basis, future depreciation will be calculated, in accordance with the depreciation policies described below, and based upon such adjusted cost basis.

The Company’s accounting policy is to record depreciation on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the various assets as follows:

 
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Furniture and fixtures
5-7 Years
Machinery and equipment
5-10 Years
LNG production facilities
15 Years

NOTE 6 CLASSIFICATION OF PREDECESSOR ENTITY LIABILITIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2009

Liabilities subject to compromise refers to liabilities of the predecessor entity incurred prior to the Petition Date that were unsecured or otherwise anticipated to be compromised and/or impaired, and were addressed and resolved in various manners at less than face value according to the terms of the Amended Plan. This category of liabilities does not include post-petition debts, administrative claims, or other priority claims that have payment priority under the Bankruptcy Laws and are therefore not subject to compromise, and referred to as “liabilities not subject to compromise.”

Pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise refers to unsecured obligations that will be extinguished under a plan of reorganization. ASC 852.10 requires pre-petition liabilities that are subject to compromise to be reported at the amounts expected to be allowed, even if they may be settled for lesser amounts. These liabilities represent the estimated amount expected to be allowed on known or potential claims to be resolved through the Chapter 11 process, and remain subject to future adjustments arising from negotiated settlements, actions of the bankruptcy court, rejection of executory contracts and unexpired leases, the determination as to the value of any potential collateral securing the claims, proofs of claim, or other events. Pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise also include certain items that may be assumed under the plan of reorganization, and as such, may be subsequently reclassified to liabilities not subject to compromise.

In accordance with ASC 852.10, discounts and prepaid debt issuance costs associated with borrowing classified as pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise should be viewed as valuation adjustments to the related debt. When the debt has become an allowed claim and the allowed claim differs from the net carrying amount of the debt, the recorded amount should be adjusted to the amount of the allowed claim (thereby adjusting existing debt issuance costs to the extent necessary to report the debt at this allowed amount). The Company has classified such debt as “liabilities subject to compromise on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company has adjusted debt issuance costs, totaling approximately $1.3 million at December 31, 2009, related to the Notes, and has classified these costs as “liabilities subject to compromise.”

As discussed in Note 2, the Amended Plan of Reorganization of the Company was completed and effective as of the Effective Date. As such, the treatment and classification of virtually all liabilities in existence as of December 31, 2009 is known. The following table summarizes “liabilities subject to compromise” as of December 31, 2009:
 
Liabilities Subject to Compromise (amounts in thousands)
 
December 31, 2009
 
Medley Senior Note (inclusive of accrued interest and discounts)
  $ 36,354  
Pre-Petition trade accounts payable
    897  
Castlerigg Private Convertible Debt
    3,188  
Allowed Claim of Kelley Group
    543  
Note Payable to vendor
    1,696  
Other Convertible Note Payable
    60  
Total pre-petition liabilities subject to compromise
  $ 42,738  
 
Under the terms of the Amended Plan, all of “Liabilities Subject to Compromise” were resolved and/or otherwise liquidated as of the Effective Date.

Liabilities that are not subject to compromise as of December 31, 2009 include the following:

Liabilities Not Subject to Compromise (amounts in thousands)
 
December 31, 2009
 
Post-Petition debt, payables, accruals and administrative claims
  $ 988  
Post-Petition Financing provided by Castlerigg
    250  
Greenfield Line of Credit
    741  
Priority Tax Claims
    745  
Priority Settlement Payment—Critical Vendor
    217  
Unimpaired Convertible Note
    72  
Total liabilities not subject to compromise
  $ 3,013  


 
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With the exception of the Post-petition financing provided by Castlerigg, the Greenfield Line of Credit and the priority tax claims, all other liabilities in the above schedule were either paid on the Effective Date, or were otherwise liquidated in the normal course of business pursuant to established trade terms. Under the terms of the Plan, the financing provided by Castlerigg became part of the new Senior Secured Term Loan. Also under the terms of the Plan, virtually all of the priority tax claims will be paid on an installment basis over the course of approximately 54 months, pursuant to the terms of the Amended Plan. As described in Note 7, the Greenfield Line of Credit has been renewed through April 1, 2011.

NOTE 7 — NOTES PAYABLE, CONVERTIBLE DEBTS AND LINE OF CREDIT

As described in Note 2, the Company’s Amended Plan was confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on March 12, 2010. Subsequently, all transactions contemplated by the Amended Plan were completed on March 24, 2010, the Effective Date. As of the Effective Date, and with the sole exceptions of the Greenfield Line of Credit and a post-petition financing of $250,000 provided by Castlerigg, the notes, secured debts, convertible debts and other structured debts (collectively the “structured debts of the predecessor entity”) that were included on the December 31, 2009 balance sheet of the predecessor entity were terminated and/or liquidated in accordance with the terms of the Amended Plan. As such, the disclosures included in this Note 7 that relate to the structured debts of the predecessor entity have been simplified and abbreviated, and are provided for information purposes only.

Structured Debts of the Predecessor Entity:

The following table summarizes the Structured Debts of the Predecessor Entity as of December 31, 2009:

(amounts in thousands)
 
Subject to Compromise
   
Not Subject to Compromise
 
Secured Credit Agreement
  $ 36,354     $  
Greenfield Line of Credit
          741  
Convertible Debt
    60       72  
Castlerigg Debt
    3,188       250  
Notes Payable to Vendor
    1,696        
Critical Vendor Settlement Payment
          217  
Total Amounts
  $ 41,298     $ 1,280  

Secured Credit Agreement

In conjunction with the Share Exchange, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated June 26, 2008 with Medley, its senior secured lender (the “Secured Credit Agreement”) and became obligated for the repayment of secured debt in the original principal amount of $34 million. In May 2009, this Secured Credit Agreement was increased by $2 million to $36 million, to provide financing for the purchase of certain LNG transport trailers by the Company.

As of the Petition Date, the Company was not in compliance with certain covenants of the Secured Credit Agreement, including the covenant to maintain minimum EBITDA and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, in May 2009, the Company suspended interest payments under the Secured Credit Agreement, pending completion of negotiations to restructure the outstanding debt under the Secured Credit Agreement. Also, the filing by the Company of Chapter 11 proceeding was an event of default under the Secured Credit Agreement. As a result, the entire principal amount of this Secured Credit Agreement was considered subject to acceleration under the terms of the Secured Credit Agreement.

As of December 31, 2009, the principal amount outstanding under the Secured Credit Agreement was $36.4 million, including accrued and unpaid interest, and net of debt discounts, all in accordance with the provisions of ASC 852.10. Based upon management estimates and subsequently confirmed by an independent appraisal, management determined that the value of the collateral that secures the Secured Credit Agreement was not sufficient to allow full recovery of the outstanding balance related to the Secured Credit Agreement. As a result, under the provisions of ASC 852.10, the Company discontinued any further accruals of interest related to this Secured Credit Agreement effective as of the Petition Date. Additionally, the full amount of this debt was classified as “liabilities subject to compromise.” Unpaid and accrued interest as of December 31, 2009 was approximately $1.3 million.

 
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The Secured Credit Agreement was secured by virtually all of the Company’s assets, excluding accounts receivables, and required monthly payments, in advance, of interest at the annualized rate of Libor plus 7.25%, with Libor subject to a floor of 2.5%. As such, the interest rate in effect as of December 31, 2009 was an annualized rate of 9.75%.

In connection with the Share Exchange, the Company also entered into a Master Rights Agreement with Medley (the “Master Rights Agreement”). As part of the Master Rights Agreement, 1,100,000 shares were issued to Medley as additional consideration for the amended Secured Credit Agreement. In addition, up to an additional 1,100,000 shares were to be issued to Medley upon the earlier of July 1, 2009, or the occurrence of certain other defined events, such earlier date being defined as the “price determination date.” Upon the price determination date, an assumed value (as defined) was to be determined. The number of shares to be issued was to be then calculated based upon a formula that divides $11,000,000 by the assumed value of the common stock to determine the maximum number of shares to be issued (including the 1,100,000 shares already issued), subject to a maximum issuance of an additional 1,100,000 shares.

As of the Effective Date, the Secured Credit Agreement was terminated, compromised, liquidated, and settled pursuant to the provisions of the Amended Plan. Likewise, the Shares held by the lender, along with all other rights to receive additional shares, were cancelled as of the Effective Date.

Greenfield Line of Credit

In conjunction with the Share Exchange, the Company became obligated for the repayment of a secured revolving Line of Credit with Greenfield that provided up to $2.5 million of working capital financing against certain eligible accounts receivables. The Share Exchange had the effect of the assumption of the Greenfield Line of Credit by the Company.

The Greenfield Line of Credit is secured with a senior lien on all receivables, and bears interest at an annual rate of Libor plus 7%, with Libor subject to a floor of 2% (9.0% at December 31, 2009), and includes provisions for other monthly fees for services provided under the agreement, including a monthly service fee that results in additional annualized charges of 9.0%. Including the interest rate, loan servicing fees and various other fees and charges, the Company’s average annualized effective interest rate associated with this facility was approximately 28.4% during 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the outstanding balance of the Greenfield Line of Credit was $741,201.

Immediately following the Chapter 11 petition date, the Company entered into negotiations with Greenfield to provide debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) financing via the secured revolving Line of Credit. These negotiations culminated with Bankruptcy Court approval of a DIP Financing agreement with terms identical to those described above, with the following modifications:  (1) the maximum amount of financing was reduced from $2.5 million to $2.0 million; and (2) an additional fee of $20,000 was payable in equal  monthly installments over the remaining term of the note (March 1, 2010). The Greenfield Line of Credit is considered fully secured, and has been classified on the balance sheet as “liabilities not subject to compromise.”

Immediately after the Effective Date, this Line of Credit was extended through April 1, 2011, with such extension requiring additional loan modification fees of $21,667. As of September 30, 2010, the outstanding balance of the Greenfield Line of Credit was $685,395.

Convertible Debt

In conjunction with the Share Exchange, the Company became obligated for the repayment of a $626,250 convertible promissory note payable to Black Forest International, LLC (“BFI”). This note (herein “BFI Note”) was convertible at any time into 756,325 shares of the Company stock, at $10 per share for a portion of the note totaling $563,250, and $0.09 per share for $63,000 balance of the BFI Note. Proceeds from a 3 rd quarter 2008 private debt financing were used to repay $563,250 of the principal balance on the BFI  Note (the portion convertible at $10 per share), leaving a balance outstanding as of December 31, 2009, including accrued interest, of $72,000.

The remaining portion of the BFI Note was convertible into 700,000 common shares at the conversion rate of $0.09 per share, subject to substantial adjustment under certain circumstances as described below. Interest accrued at 12%, and was payable monthly. The BFI Note had no stated maturity date, was payable on demand, and did not provide for prepayment in the absence of consent by the holder.

 
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Due to the provisions of the BFI Note, the outstanding balance was considered unimpaired and classified as “liabilities not subject to compromise” as of December 31, 2009. As of the Effective Date, the balance of the BFI Note was fully paid pursuant to the provisions of the Amended Plan, thereby also terminating all embedded rights associated with the BFI Note.

Also, in connection with the Share Exchange, the Company became liable for a Subordinated Convertible Promissory Note in the amount of $171,000. As of December 31, 2009, the remaining balance was $59,785 of which the note is convertible at any time with a conversion price of $0.09 per share, or 664,278 shares. This note was unsecured and was classified as “liabilities subject to compromise” at December 31, 2009. As of the Effective Date, this note, including all of its associated and embedded rights, was terminated, compromised, liquidated and settled pursuant to the provisions of the Amended Plan.

Castlerigg Private Convertible Debt Financing

Effective as of August 19, 2008, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with Castlerigg pursuant to which Castlerigg purchased a 15% subordinated convertible note for an aggregate principal amount of $3,188,235 (the “Note”). As of December 31, 2009, Castlerigg also owned a beneficial interest of 60.38% of the outstanding common shares of the Company. The Note bears interest at 15% per annum and such interest is payable in arrears on the first day after the end of each quarterly period, beginning September 30, 2008. Upon the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, the Company prepaid interest to Castlerigg in the amount of $477,000, representing interest due and payable on the Note through August 19, 2009 (the “Prepaid Interest”). In addition, $1,000,000 was placed into escrow to be used to pay interest accruing on the Secured Credit Agreement.

The Note was scheduled to mature on August 19, 2010 (the “Maturity Date”), subject to extension at the option of Castlerigg through August 19, 2012. This Note also contained cross default provisions that would accelerate maturity upon a default related to the Medley Secured Credit Agreement, and was considered in default as of the Petition Date.

The Note was convertible at the option of Castlerigg at any time into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price equal to $10.00 per share (“Initial Conversion Price”), and included anti-dilution provisions that allowed for future adjustment of the conversion price upon the occurrence of certain future events, including future issuances of common stock and other convertible instruments by the Company.

In connection with the Agreement, Castlerigg received a warrant to purchase 797,059 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Warrant”). The Warrant was exercisable for a period of ten years from the date of issuance at an initial exercise price of $10.00 per share, subject to adjustment as described in the previous paragraph.

Since this Note was unsecured, under the provisions of ASC 852.10, the Company discontinued any further accruals of interest related to this Note effective as of the Petition Date. As of December 31, 2009, the balance of this note, including accrued interest, was $3.188 million, which was classified as “liabilities subject to compromise.” As of the Effective Date, this Note, including all of its associated and embedded rights, and the Warrant were terminated, compromised, liquidated, and settled pursuant to the provisions of the Amended Plan.

In conjunction with the Chapter 11 reorganization, Castlerigg provided $250,000 in additional financing during the 4 th quarter of 2009. Under applicable bankruptcy rules, this financing was considered a priority administrative claim; therefore, under ASC 852.10, this amount is classified as “liabilities not subject to compromise” as of December 31, 2009. As of the Effective Date, this liability was converted to a $250,000 senior secured short-term note, payable in 12 equal monthly installments, with interest at 10%, commencing immediately following the Effective Date.

Notes Payable and Other Current Liabilities

The Company entered into an unsecured note agreement dated September 29, 2008 in the amount of $1,802,788 with a vendor. The note was due on September 25, 2009, and required monthly payments of $25,000 per month. The balance of this note as of December 31, 2009 was approximately $1,696,480. This note was unsecured and is classified as “liabilities subject to compromise” as of December 31, 2009. As of the Effective Date, this note was terminated, compromised, liquidated, and settled pursuant to the provisions of the Amended Plan.

In connection with the Share Exchange, the Company assumed liability for certain vendor invoices relating to transportation services provided to EBOF for natural gas feedstock to the plant. The Company agreed to compromise and settle this liability over time by making monthly payments at the rate of $25,000 per month during the period of May through December 2009, with a lump sum payment of $217,000 in December 2009. Also, the Company retained an option to extend the monthly

 
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payments through June 2010, with a lump sum payment in June 2010 of $200,000, resulting in slightly higher total payments of $83,000 if the extension period is exercised. In conjunction with the Chapter 11 proceeding, this vendor was identified as a critical vendor for the purposes of the Bankruptcy proceeding (see Note 2); and, the terms of the settlement agreement were amended to allow monthly payments to continue through the Effective Date, with a final payment of the remaining settlement amount to be made immediately following the Effective Date. As of December 31, 2009, the balance owed to the vendor as the remaining settlement was $217,000, and was classified as “liabilities not subject to compromise.” As of the Effective Date, the balance due to the vender under the settlement agreement was fully paid.

Structured Debts of the Successor Entity:

The following table summarizes the Structured Debts of the Successor Entity as of September 30, 2010 (amounts in thousands):

   
Successor Entity
September 30, 2010
 
New Credit Agreement
  $ 16,462  
Greenfield Line of Credit
    685  
Other
    792  
Long Term Debt
    17,939  
Current Portion of Long Term Debt
    956  
Non-current Portion
  $ 16,983  

New Secured Credit Agreement

On the Effective Date, we entered into a Credit Agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) with Medley, as lender and agent, and Castlerigg, as lender. The New Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured term loan facility in the principal amount of $15.9 million, consisting of a $10.0 million four year senior secured term loan from Medley (the “Medley Loan”), a $5.65 million four year senior secured term loan from Castlerigg (the “Castlerigg Loan”), and a $250,000 ten month senior secured loan from Castlerigg (the “Castlerigg Short Term Loan”).

Borrowings under the New Credit Agreement accrue interest at 10% per annum. Interest accrued on the Medley Loan and the Castlerigg Loan from the Effective Date through the first anniversary of the Effective Date shall, at the Company’s option, be paid-in-kind and added to the principal amount of the Medley Loan and Castlerigg Loan on a monthly basis, in arrears. After the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the accrued interest is payable on a quarterly basis. Interest accrued on the Castlerigg Short Term Loan, along with principal installments of $25,000, shall be paid to Castlerigg on a monthly basis from the Effective Date until the maturity of the Castlerigg Short Term Loan.

As of September 30, 2010, the Company has capitalized approximately $811,000 of paid in-kind interest accrued through such date by increasing the principal amounts of the Medley Loan and the Castlerigg Loan.

Pursuant to a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (the “Collateral Agreement”), the obligations under the New Credit Agreement are guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”) and are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our assets and the assets of the Guarantors, now existing or hereafter acquired (excluding accounts receivable and inventory of certain of our subsidiaries) (collectively, the “Greenfield Collateral”) as to which Greenfield has a senior secured interest), and a second priority security interest in the Greenfield Collateral. In addition, the Medley Loan and Castlerigg Loan (including the Castlerigg Short Term Loan) are secured by a first priority security interest and a second priority security interest, respectively, in our existing fleet of twenty-four (24) cryogenic trailers. The obligations under the New Credit Agreement are also secured by a pledge of the equity interests of the subsidiaries of the Company and each Guarantor, subject to certain exceptions, including exceptions for equity interests in foreign subsidiaries.

The New Credit Agreement contains covenants that limit our ability to, among other things, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, incur liens, pay dividends on or repurchase stock, make certain types of investments, enter into transactions with affiliates, sell assets or merge with other companies, or change lines of business.

The New Credit Agreement also contains certain mandatory payment provisions, including the application of the proceeds from the sale of any assets, and acceleration of the debt in the event of a change in control.

 
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The New Credit Agreement contains a variety of events of default, which are customary for transactions of this type, including the following events:

 
failure to pay amounts due under the New Credit Agreement;

 
a breach of any representation or warranty contained in the New Credit Agreement or related documents;

 
failure to comply with or perform certain covenants under the New Credit Agreement;

 
the insolvency of the Company or any of our subsidiaries;

 
a termination or default under our Intercreditor Agreement with Greenfield; or

 
any change of control of our outstanding shares.

The New Credit Agreement also contains certain financial covenants as summarized as follows:

 
fixed charge coverage ratio of 0.6:1.0 for the quarters ended June 30, 2011, September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2011; and 1.2:1.0 for all subsequent quarters;

 
EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $200,000 per quarter for the quarter ended March 31, 2011; $350,000 for the quarters ended June 30, 2011, September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2011; and $600,000 for all subsequent quarters; and

 
Capital expenditures are limited to $750,000 during 2010; and limited to $1,000,000 for years thereafter.

Greenfield Line of Credit

On the Effective Date, we entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Loan Note (and related Loan and Security Agreement) with Greenfield Commercial Credit, LLC (the “Greenfield Note”) effective as of April 1, 2010. The Greenfield Note is a revolving credit facility in the principal amount of up to $2,000,000 which accrues interest annually at a rate of LIBOR plus 7%, with LIBOR subject to a floor of 2% (9% at September 30, 2010), and includes provisions for other monthly fees for services provided under the agreement, including a monthly service fee, that results in additional annualized charges of 9.0%. Including the interest rate, loan servicing fees and various other fees and charges, the Company’s average annualized effective interest rate during the 3rd quarter of 2010 associated with this facility was approximately 36.22%. The Note is secured by a senior secured interest in our accounts receivable and inventory. The Greenfield Note matures on the earlier of demand or April 1, 2011, and is subject to a prepayment penalty of $20,000 of the maximum loan amount in the event of a Company repayment prior to the maturity date. As of September 30, 2010, the balance outstanding on this note was approximately $685,395.

Other Long Term Liabilities

Other liabilities include certain priority tax payments in the approximate amount of $583,000, payable in 60 equal monthly installments commencing May 2010, with interest at approximately 7% per annum. The Company also has an agreement with its legal counsel to defer $150,000 of legal fees incurred during the Chapter 11 process, payable in quarterly installments commencing December 31, 2010.

Maturities of long-term debts

The following table sets forth our future long-term debt payment obligations as of September 30, 2010 (amount in thousands): 

 
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Successor Entity Debt Outstanding
at September 30, 2010
 
Year 1
  $ 956  
Year 2
    221  
Year 3
    121  
Year 4
    16,582  
Year 5
    59  
Thereafter
     
Total future payments
  $ 17,939  

Other Long Term Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has a contingent obligation to fund an additional $450,000 to the Creditors Fund on December 31, 2011 in the event that certain excise tax refunds are not collected and remitted to the Creditors Fund prior to such date. The obligation is limited to $450,000 less the actual amount of excise tax refunds collected and remitted to the Creditors Fund.

NOTE 8 — INCOME TAXES

The Company’s effective tax rate for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 was 0.0%. The Company has experienced net operating losses since the Share Exchange including during the year ended December 31, 2009. As of December 31, 2009, the Company had cumulative operating losses of approximately $10 million. During the quarter ended March 31, 2010, the Company realized income from the settlement of liabilities subject to compromise in the amount of $19.7 million. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, provides that a debtor in a bankruptcy case may exclude such income from taxable income, but must reduce certain of its tax attributes, including operating loss carryforwards. 

As of the Effective Date, the Company experienced a change in ownership, as defined by the Internal Revenue Service Code Section 382. As a result, the annual usage of beneficial tax attributes that were generated prior to the change in ownership, if any, could be substantially limited. The amount of limitation, if any, will be determined at a later date.

The Company adopted ASC 740.   The current Company policy classifies any interest recognized on an underpayment of income taxes as interest expense and classifies any statutory penalties recognized on a tax position taken as other general and administrative expense. The Company has not taken a tax position that, if challenged, would have a material effect of the financial statements or the effective tax rate during the year ended December 31, 2009 or the quarters ended September 30, 2010., June 30, 2010, or March 31, 2010.

NOTE 9—STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

As of the Effective Date, all equity and equity derivatives of the Company that existed prior to the Effective Date were eliminated, including all shares of capital stock, options, warrants, and other similar derivative instruments linked to the Company’s equity.

On the Effective Date, the Company issued 20,000,000 common shares with a par value of $.001. The Company also ratified and confirmed the continued effectiveness of the options granted to Mr. Hacioglu within his Employment Agreement dated February 1, 2009, including the relevant adjustment features contained therein. As adjusted by virtue of the Amended Plan, Mr. Hacioglu's original option was surrendered. In its place and as of the Effective Date, we issued replacement options to purchase 1,997,342 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $.58 per share (an implied value of 120% of the equity value of our shares under the Amended Plan) and an expiration date of February 1, 2019. As of September 30, 2010, 998,671 of these options are vested. The remaining options vest ratably over the next six quarters.

In June 2010, the Company adopted the “Applied Natural Gas Fuels, Inc. 2010 Stock Incentive Plan” (the “Plan”). This Plan reserves up to 2.0 million shares of common stock and/or options to be granted at future dates to employees, officers, directors and consultants, of which 1.250 million options were granted during the quarter ending June 30, 2010, including 1.2 million  options granted to Directors of the Company. An additional 350,000 options were granted during the quarter ending September 30, 2010.

 
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Common Stock Purchase Option Activity

The following table summarizes common stock purchase warrants and stock option activity for the three- month period ended September 30, 2010:

   
Shares
 
Options outstanding at March 31, 2010
    1,997,342  
Stock Options Granted
    1,600,000  
Exercised
     
Forfeited/ expired/ cancelled
     
Options Outstanding at September 30, 2010
    3,597,342  

The weighted average exercise price of common stock purchase options during the period was $0.58 per share. As of September 30, 2010, total vested option were 1,983,046.

Stock-based Compensation Expense

Using the "Valuation Assumptions" discussed in the following section, the Company has estimated the value of the stock options granted prior to March 31, 2010 to be approximately $759,125, and the value of stock options granted during the six months ended September 30, 2010 was $603,133. The value of these options is being amortized to Stock-Based Compensation Expense over the vesting periods applicable to each option grant. Total Stock-Based Compensation Expense recorded during the three months and six months ended September 30, 2010 were $158,000 and $762,000, respectively.
 
Valuation Assumptions

We calculated the fair value of each stock option award on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The following weighted average assumptions were used for stock options granted since the Effective Date through September 30, 2010:
 
 
   
Valuation
Assumptions
 
Risk- free rates
    2.99% - 3.84 %
Expected lives (in years)
    10  
Dividend yield
    0 %
Expected Volatility
    76 %

Since the Company currently does not have an active trading market for its shares, our computation of expected volatility is based on factors used by comparable companies. We used the 10-year term of the options as the expected life of the options. The interest rate for periods within the contractual life of the award is based on the U.S. Treasury 10 year yield curve in effect at the time of grant.

NOTE 10 — OUTSTANDING LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In conjunction with the voluntary reorganization under Chapter 11, all litigation against the Company was stayed and, as of the Effective Date, all litigation was settled according to the terms of the Amended Plan.

O ther Matters.   From time to time, we are involved in a variety of claims, suits, investigations, proceedings, and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of our business. We intend to vigorously defend all claims against us. Although the ultimate outcome of these matters cannot be accurately predicted due to the inherent uncertainty of litigation, in the opinion of management, based upon current information, no currently pending or overtly threatened claim is expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. However, even if we are successful on the merits, any pending or future lawsuits, claims or proceedings could be time-consuming and expensive to defend or settle and could result in the diversion of significant management time and operational resources, which could materially and adversely affect us. In addition, it is possible that an unfavorable resolution of one or more such proceedings could in the future materially and adversely affect our financial position, results of operations or cash flows.


 
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NOTE 11 — CUSTOMER AND SUPPLIER CONCENTRATIONS

Our business is dependent upon the operation of a single natural gas liquefaction plant that processes natural gas feedstock taken directly from an adjacent natural gas pipeline. While the pipeline is operated as a common carrier, and subject to applicable common carrier rules and regulations, any extended disruption in the operations of this pipeline, or in our relationship with the operator of the pipeline, could have a material adverse effect upon our business.

Our sales are derived from various governmental agencies and authorities and from private fleet operations, and the number of companies and actual or potential customers that own and operate LNG fueled vehicles is relatively small. Consequently, the Company operates in a highly competitive environment and has sales concentrations with certain major customers.

Major Customers

The following table presents the contribution to sales by the Company’s largest customers as shown in the respective periods:

Customer
 
Three months ended September 30, 2010
   
Six months ended September 30, 2010
   
Three months ended March 31, 2010
   
Nine months ended September 30, 2009
   
Three months ended September 30, 2009
 
City of Phoenix
                      32 %      
Waste Management, Inc.
    22 %     21 %     21 %     22 %     33 %
Orange County Transportation Authority
    18 %     18 %     16 %     12 %     20 %

All other customers individually contributed less than 10% to total sales for each period. Our contract with the City of Phoenix expired effective July 1, 2009.

NOTE 12—RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In June 2009, the FASB issued ASC 810. ASC 810 is intended to improve financial reporting by providing additional guidance to companies involved with variable interest entities and by requiring additional disclosures about a company’s involvement in variable interest entities. We do not believe the adoption of ASC 810 will have a material impact on the Company.

In June 2009, the FASB issued ASC 105, “The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Standards.” ASC 105 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification (the “Codification”) as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S. GAAP. The Codification will supersede all existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. ASC 105 is effective in the first interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. ASC 105 will have no effect on our consolidated financial statements upon adoption other than current references to GAAP that will be replaced with references to the applicable codification paragraphs.

In January 2010, the FASB issued new accounting guidance which intended to improve disclosures about fair value measurements. The guidance requires entities to disclose significant transfers in and out of fair value hierarchy levels, the reasons for the transfers and to present information about purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements separately in the reconciliation of fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). Additionally, the guidance clarifies that a reporting entity should provide fair value measurements for each class of assets and liabilities and disclose the inputs and valuation techniques used for fair value measurements using significant other observable inputs (Level 2) and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). The Company has applied the new disclosure requirements as of January 1, 2010, and the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.

  In February 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2010-09, Subsequent Events (Topic 855): Amendments to Certain Recognition and Disclosure Requirements. This guidance states that an entity that is an SEC filer is required to evaluate subsequent events through the date that the financial statements are issued. As such, an entity that is an SEC filer is not required to disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated. This change alleviates potential conflicts between Subtopic 855-10 and the SEC’s requirements. The guidance has become effective for the interim or annual reporting periods after June 15, 2010. The Company adopted this guidance on its effective date and it did not have an impact on its consolidated results of operations and financial condition.

 
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ITEM 2.                       Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This report may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. In this context, forward-looking statements may address our expected future business and financial performance, and often contain words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “seeks,” “will,” and other terms with similar meaning. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from results proposed in such statements. Although we believe that the assumptions upon which any forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, we can provide no assurances that these assumptions will prove to be correct. We believe that the statements in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q that we make regarding the following matters, by their nature, are forward-looking. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following: our ability to continue as a going concern; our ability to capture a meaningful share of the market for natural gas as a vehicle fuel and to enhance our competitive position as that market expands; the outcome of any plans to expand business with existing customers, retain existing customer accounts and to win business with new customers; the outcome of any plan to expand our sales in the regional trucking, ports, public transit, refuse hauling and airport markets; the success of our plans to expand our sales and marketing team and to hire experienced sales personnel to focus on targeted metropolitan areas; the outcome of any plans to build natural gas fueling stations or the expansion of our Topock, Arizona facility; increased costs and production delays associated with unexpected facility maintenance and repairs;  developments and trends in the natural gas and fleet vehicle markets, including increased transition from diesel and gasoline powered vehicles to natural gas vehicles; estimated increases in costs for diesel engine and natural gas vehicles to meet federal 2010 emission standards; more stringent emissions requirements; anticipated federal and state certification of additional natural gas vehicle models; expanded use of natural gas vehicles at and sales of LNG to trucks operating at the Los Angeles and Long Beach seaports; future supply, demand, use and prices of fossil and alternative fuels, including crude oil, gasoline, diesel, natural gas, biodiesel, ethanol, electricity, and hydrogen; impact of environmental regulations on the cost of crude oil, gasoline, diesel and diesel engines; impact of environmental regulations on the use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel; the availability of tax incentives and grant programs that provide incentives for using natural gas as a vehicle fuel; our continued receipt of the Volumetric Excise Tax Credit; projected capital expenditures, project development costs and related funding requirements; any plans to retain all future earnings to finance future growth and general corporate purposes; any plans to purchase futures contracts and to continue offering fixed-price sales requirement contracts; costs associated with remaining in compliance with government regulations and laws; our ability to obtain waivers for breach of covenants; access to equity capital and debt financing options, including, but not limited to, equipment financing, sale of convertible promissory notes or commercial bank financing; and statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing; all of such objectives, estimates, intentions and plans being subject to our ability to execute on our plans in light of our recent emergence from Bankruptcy, and subject to the substantial limitations we are subject to under our New Credit Agreement and the Shareholders’ Agreement with Medley and Castlerigg. Other factors include our ability to fund and execute our business plan; our ability to attract, motivate and/or retain key executives and associates; our ability to attract and retain customers; and statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing, as well as other factors or statements set forth herein in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and in other filings with the SEC, including specifically our most recent filing of our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Any or all of such factors could cause our actual results to differ materially from these forward-looking statements. Similarly, these and other factors can affect the value of our assets and common stock and/or other equity securities. Accordingly, we urge that the appropriate caution be exercised with respect to existing and future investments in our securities. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements which speak only as of the date of this report. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us, or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing. We assume no duty to update or revise our forward-looking statements based on changes in internal estimates, expectations, or otherwise or to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof.

Our forward-looking statement qualifications also apply to certain information provided in connection with the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings and emergence therefrom. We were required to prepare and file with the Bankruptcy Court (as a matter of public record), projected financial information to demonstrate to the Bankruptcy Court the feasibility of the Amended Plan and our ability to continue operations upon emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings. Neither these projections nor our Disclosure Statement should be considered or relied after the Effective Date as our actual results have and will continue to vary from those contemplated by the projections filed with the Bankruptcy Court. See our most recent report on Form 10-K, Item 1A, “Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Emergence from Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Proceedings.” Furthermore, any information contained within this Report as it discusses the Amended Plan and our

 
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Disclosure Statement or any aspect related thereto, is for informational purposes only and is not a solicitation of any type, nor an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to purchase any of our securities.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our most recent filing on our Annual Report on Form 10-K, and with our unaudited financial statements, included herewith. This discussion should not be construed to imply that the results discussed herein will necessarily continue into the future, or that any conclusion reached herein will necessarily be indicative of actual operating results in the future. Such discussion represents only the best, present assessment of our management.

Company Overview

On June 30, 2008, we entered into the business of the production, distribution and sale of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) by completing the acquisition of New Earth LNG, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“New ELNG”), and its operating subsidiaries, including Applied LNG Technologies, LLC, Fleet Star, Inc., and Arizona LNG, LLC (the “LNG Acquisition”). Following the LNG Acquisition, we changed our primary business focus to liquefied natural gas production and distribution and became a provider of LNG to transportation, industrial, and municipal markets in the western United States and portions of Mexico. We offer turnkey fuel solutions to our customers, including delivery of clean LNG fuel (99% methane gas), equipment storage, fuel dispensing equipment and fuel loading facilities. We are one of the two primary vehicle-grade LNG producers in the western United States.

One of the principal assets we acquired in the LNG Acquisition was a liquefied natural gas production facility in Topock, Arizona (the “Plant”), along with its related sales and distribution businesses. The Plant processes pipeline quality natural gas through various purification applications (to a purity of up to 99% methane gas), and through refrigeration cycles that cool the gas to a temperature of approximately -260 degrees F, at which point the natural gas product condenses to a liquid. After processing, LNG is stored in above ground cryogenic storage tanks at the Plant, until shipped via tractor trailers to customer sites, where it is also stored in above ground storage tanks until transferred directly to vehicles. In its liquefied state, LNG occupies approximately 1/600th of the volume of natural gas and is easily stored and transported. We believe that our Plant is one of the few operating natural gas production facilities in the western United States with capacity sufficient to service retail, wholesale and industrial end users. As it would take an extended period and require substantial capital expenditures to develop a similar production facility, and to develop the experienced staff required to provide a turn-key solution to potential LNG customers, we believe the barrier to entry is high in our business.

At some customer sites, we also offer a pure form of compressed natural gas (“CNG”). CNG is normally produced by compressing pipeline quality natural gas to a density that is approximately 40% of LNG. We produce CNG at certain sites by vaporizing LNG at high pressures, and typically refer to this product as LCNG. As LCNG, it remains in a gaseous state, and is stored in high pressure tanks, usually at operating pressures of 4,000 to 5,000 psi, to be eventually dispensed into vehicles in gaseous form. We utilize this process at our retail fueling station, and at certain customer owned refueling sites. The Company also provides LNG and LCNG storage, fueling and delivery systems, and executes turnkey fuel solutions that include equipment leasing, station installations, safety and training, temporary fueling stations, and LNG and CNG consulting services.

We purchase pipeline quality natural gas from one main supplier, who transports the natural gas to the plant site via a pipeline immediately adjacent to the Plant. The Plant has an annual production capacity of 35.6 mm gallons of LNG, with a maximum production capacity of 100,000 gallons of vehicle grade LNG per day (approximately 60,000 gallons per day of diesel gallon equivalent). In addition, we own a fleet of 24 specialty cryogenic tank trailers which are used to transport LNG from the plant site to customer sites. Although we produce LNG at our Plant in Arizona, we also purchase, from time to time, other LNG supplies from third parties, typically on spot contracts. In addition to the Plant and 24 cryogenic tank trailers, we also own a public LNG fueling station from which we sell LNG and LCNG at retail to the public. This station is located near a popular airport in Southern California.

Our sales and marketing efforts are conducted through a small staff of direct sales people. We sell substantially all of our LNG to municipal, other governmental agency, and commercial fleet customers (e.g. refuse companies, major ports, large municipal fleets, and other commercial trucking fleets), who typically own and operate their LNG powered vehicle fleets and fueling stations. We also sell a small volume of LNG to industrial customers for non-vehicle use. Our customers are located in the western United States and northern Mexico. Typical customer fleet applications include city and regional buses, garbage collection and hauling trucks, heavy-duty tractors, port drayage trucks, and industrial manufacturing applications.

 
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Our primary customers in California are municipal fleets such as Orange County buses and garbage trucks, Orange County Transportation (city buses), as well as commercial vehicles like those belonging to United Parcel Service in the Los Angeles area, and garbage-disposal fleets up and down the California coast.

Currently, one of the largest markets in the U.S. for clean, vehicle-grade LNG is Southern California and surrounding areas.  This market has been the focus of our marketing efforts. In recent years, various governmental agencies in California, Arizona, and surrounding areas have enacted environmental and clean air regulations that have served to encourage fleet operators to convert portions of their vehicle fleets to cleaner fuel alternatives such a LNG.

Los Angeles (including urban portions of the city), Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino counties collectively are designated the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). This area of 10,743 square miles is home to over 16 million people (the second most populated urban area in the United States) and has the most polluted air in the United States. California encourages and provides millions of grant dollars to assist individual and fleet owners to acquire vehicles that are powered by cleaner alternatives to diesel and gasoline, such as LNG and CNG.


Our sales are based on supply contracts that are normally on a commodity “index-plus” basis, although we also occasionally may enter into fixed-price contracts. The “index-plus” contracts typically contain contract pricing provisions that reset periodically (typically each month) according to the applicable natural gas monthly pricing index. While revenues per GGE may fluctuate based on the price of natural gas, our gross profit / per GGE for any given customer contract remains generally stable over the life of the contract.

Our business strategy is to capitalize on the anticipated growth in the consumption of natural gas, principally LNG, as a vehicle fuel and to build our competitive position as that market expands. Subject to the availability of adequate capital and certain shareholders consents (See “Outlook” hereafter), we intend to execute on our business strategy by expanding the geographic and operational scope of our business operations, establishing additional retail fueling stations, increasing  our LNG storage and production capacity, and expanding our sales and marketing efforts.

Voluntary Reorganization under Chapter 11

Following the June 30, 2008 acquisition of our LNG business,  our liquidity and results of operations were adversely affected by, among other things, the loss of a major customer, continuing losses from pre-existing customer relationships and the substantial indebtedness assumed as part of the acquisition. In the LNG Acquisition, we also inherited certain predecessor litigation claims, as well as certain non-economic contracts, which collectively created an insurmountable barrier to our restructuring efforts. For these and other reasons, on September 9, 2009 (the “Petition Date”), we voluntarily filed petitions (including each of our subsidiaries) for relief under Chapter 11 of the Federal Bankruptcy Code  (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware (the “Bankruptcy Court”), which cases were jointly administered as Case No. 09-13162. From the Petition Date until our emergence from bankruptcy, we operated our business as debtors-in-possession in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code.

On March 12, 2010, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order confirming our First Amended Plan of Reorganization (the “Amended Plan”) and on March 24, 2010 (the “Effective Date”), we successfully closed on a series of restructuring transactions contemplated by the Amended Plan, and we emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

On the Effective Date, and in complete satisfaction of all pre-petition claims: (i) Medley Capital, as agent for Fourth Third, LLC (“Medley”), the holder of approximately $37.5 million of pre-petition senior secured indebtedness, received $5.5 million in cash, a new $9.8 million senior secured four-year term note accruing interest at 10% per annum (adjusted at the effective date to $10.0 million to include legal fees advanced by Medley), and 13,200,000 shares of common stock representing approximately 66% of the common stock of the newly reorganized Company;  (ii) Castlerigg PNG Investments, LLC (“Castlerigg”), the holder of approximately $3.2 million of unsecured convertible debt, and the former beneficial owner of approximately sixty (60%) percent of our pre-petition shares, provided $8.325 million to fund the implementation of the Amended Plan (inclusive of $250,000 advanced prior to confirmation), in return for which it received a $5.5 million  senior secured four year term note accruing interest at 10% per annum (adjusted at the effective date to $5.65 million to include legal fees advanced by Castlerigg), a $250,000 senior secured short-term note (also included within our New Credit Agreement), and 5,300,000 shares of common stock representing approximately 26.5% of the common stock of the newly reorganized Company; (iii) the holder of a senior secured note of the Company received approximately $72,000 in cash; (iv) former litigants who asserted contract claims against us received certain allowable claims as unsecured creditors and the return of certain equipment which was the subject matter of the litigation; and (v) the holders of approximately $7 million of

 
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pre-petition unsecured indebtedness received a pro rata share of a $750,000 creditor fund (based on the percentage of each individual creditor’s allowed general unsecured claim to the total amount of all unsecured allowable claims), a potential recovery of an excise tax refund of up to $450,000 and 1,500,000 shares of stock representing approximately 7.5% of the common stock of the newly reorganized Company.

All of our existing equity was eliminated on the Effective Date, including all options, warrants and other convertible securities that were linked to our existing equity. Further, on the Effective Date, we changed our name to Applied Natural Gas Fuels, Inc.

Results of Operations—Applied Natural Gas Fuels, Inc.

The accompanying financial statements include unaudited consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2010 (successor entity) and December 31, 2009 (predecessor entity), unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the quarter ended and six month period ended September 30, 2010 (successor entity), and predecessor entity unaudited consolidated statements of operations for the quarters ended March 31, 2010 and September 30, 2009 and nine month period ended September 30, 2009. The accompanying financial statements also include unaudited statements of cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2010 (predecessor entity),  the six month period ended September 30, 2010 (successor entity), and the nine month period ended September 30, 2009 (predecessor entity).

For purposes of this management’s discussion and analysis, we are not including analysis with respect to the comparative balance sheets since, in management’s view, such comparison is no longer meaningful because of the recent confirmation of the Amended Plan, the Company’s respective emergence from the Chapter 11 proceeding, and the application of Fresh Start reporting.

Accounting for Consummation of the Amended Plan

In connection with the consummation of the Amended Plan, we adopted the Fresh Start reporting provisions of ASC 852.10, with respect to our financial reports, which requires  us to restate  our assets and liabilities to their fair values based upon the provisions of the Amended Plan and/or other valuation data secured by us in conjunction therewith. Under the provisions of ASC 852.10, Fresh Start reporting is not applied until all material conditions of the reorganization plan are satisfied. All material conditions of the Amended Plan were satisfied on the Effective Date. Due to the proximity of the Effective Date to the end of our 1 st quarter of 2010, and the relative immateriality of operations during the intervening period, we applied Fresh Start reporting effective as of March 31, 2010. All Fresh Start adjustments and reorganization adjustments and gains and losses are reflected in our financial statements as of and for the quarter ended as of March 31, 2010.

In connection with the Amended Plan, we engaged a valuation firm to provide management with an estimate of the fair market value of our assets. This report was used as the basis for adjusting the carrying values of our property, plant, and equipment as of December 31, 2009 (see Note 5 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements). Other Fresh Start adjustments were made effective as of March 31, 2010 (see Note 2 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements).

Under the provisions of ASC 852.10, we are considered a different reporting entity effective on and after application of Fresh Start reporting. As such, references in the financial statements to the “predecessor entity” refer to the Company prior to March 31, 2010; likewise, references to “successor entity” refer to the Company on or after March 31, 2010. Due to the different basis of accounting utilized by the predecessor entity and the successor entity, the financial statements of such entities are not necessarily considered comparable.

Successor Entity Three Months Ended September 30, 2010 compared to Predecessor Entity Three Months Ended September 30, 2009 (amounts in thousands):

 
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Successor Entity
 Three Months Ended 
September 30, 2010
   
Predecessor Entity
 Three Months Ended September 30, 2009
 
Statement of Operations Data
           
Revenue
  $ 4,673     $ 4,230  
Production Costs
    2,876       2,765  
Compensation
    605       589  
Other selling, general, and administrative
    960       1,475  
Depreciation
    432       622  
Earnings (loss) from operations
    (200 )     (1,221 )
Interest expense, net
    (468 )     (1,209 )
Reorganization Items
          134  
Net Loss
  $ (668 )   $ (2,564 )

Revenue .  Total revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $443,000, or approximately 10%, from $4.2 million in the three months ended September 30, 2009. This increase is attributable to an increase in the average price of LNG sold, partially offset by a decrease in the volume of LNG sold. The volume of LNG gallons sold to customers was 5.0 million gallons in the three months ended September 30, 2010 compared to 5.2 million gallons in the three months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of 4%. The average price per gallon of LNG sold increased from $.77 in 2009 to $.94 in 2010 due principally to generally higher market prices for natural gas in 2010.

Production Costs.   Production costs include the cost of natural gas, transportation charges, purchasing and receiving costs, and terminal fees for storage and loading. Production costs exclude depreciation, amortization, and compensation related to the production of LNG. Production costs in the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased $111,000, or 4%, as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2009. This increase is attributable primarily to an increase in the cost of natural gas and an increase in freight costs, partially offset by a decrease in the volume of LNG sold.

Compensation Expenses.   Compensation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2010 increased by $16,000 from the amount incurred for the three months ended September 30, 2009, which reflects non-cash stock compensation expenses of $158,000, but offset by staff level reductions and other decreases in personnel costs.

Other Selling, General, & Administrative Expenses. Other selling, general, and administrative expenses include repairs and maintenance, field operating expenses, office expenses, insurance, professional services, travel expenses, and other miscellaneous expenses. Other selling, general, and administrative expenses for  the three months ended September 30, 2010 decreased approximately $515,000 from the amount incurred for the three months ended  September 30, 2009, primarily related to reduced professional fees.

Interest Expenses.   Effective with the Petition Date, the Company’s capital structure, including its interest bearing debts were restructured, resulting in substantially reduced interest expense on a comparative basis

Pro-Forma Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010 compared to Predecessor Entity Nine Months Ended September 30, 2009:

As described previously, the Company adopted Fresh Start reporting effective March 31, 2010. For purposes of comparison, the following table includes the “Pro-forma” results for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010, which are derived from the mathematical combination of the Predecessor results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2010 and the Successor results for the six months ended September 30, 2010.

 
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“Pro-forma”
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2010
   
Predecessor Entity
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2009
 
Statement of Operations Data
           
Revenue
  $ 14,724     $ 17,496  
Production Costs
    9,961       11,324  
Compensation
    2,394       1,521  
Other selling, general, and administrative expenses
    2,749       3,515  
Depreciation
    1,486       1,802  
Operating income (loss)
    (1,866 )     (666 )
Interest expense, net
    (1,038 )     (4,367 )
Other income (expenses)
    18,424       (203
Net income (loss)
  $ 15,520     $ (5,236 )

Revenue .  Total revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $2.8 million, or 16%, from approximately $17.5 million to approximately $14.7 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The decrease in total revenues is due principally to a decrease in the volume of LNG sold, due to the loss of a major customer contract effective July 1, 2009, and offset by a small increase in the average price of LNG sold. The volume of LNG sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was 14.9 million gallons, compared to 17.9 million gallons during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, a decrease of 17%. The average sales price of LNG increased from $.94 to $.96 per LNG gallon due to generally higher prices for natural gas supplies.

Production Costs .   The types of expenses included in the production costs include the cost of natural gas, transportation charges, purchasing and receiving costs, and terminal fees for storage and loading. Production costs exclude depreciation, amortization, and compensation related to the production of LNG. Production costs for  the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased $1.4 million, or 12%, to approximately $9.96 million from $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Production costs are mainly affected by the cost of natural gas prices and volumes sold. Since the volumes of LNG sold decreased during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, virtually all of the decrease in production costs is attributable to the decrease in sales volume, but partially offset by generally higher market prices of pipeline quality natural gas during nine months ended September 30, 2010.

Compensation Expenses .  Compensation expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 increased by $873,000 from the amount incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, attributable to non-cash stock compensation expenses of $762,000, and duplicate staffing expenses and termination costs incurred during the Company’s recent move of its headquarters from Texas to California.

Other Selling, General, & Administrative Expenses. Other selling, general, and administrative expenses include repairs and maintenance, field operating expenses, office expenses, insurance, professional services, travel expenses, and other miscellaneous expenses. Other selling, general, and administrative expenses for  the nine months ended September 30, 2010 decreased approximately $767,000, from the amount incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2009, primarily related to reduced professional fees and other expenses.

Interest Expenses.   As of the Effective Date, interest expense would not be comparable to prior periods due to the restructuring of debts.

Other .  Other includes principally the gains realized upon the Effective Date as a result of confirmation of the Amended Plan.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Net cash provided by operating activities during the six months ended September 30, 2010 was approximately $234,000, compared to net cash used by operating activities of $718,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2010 and net cash provided by operating activities of $2.610 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. Cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2009 was substantially stronger than the six months ended September 30, 2010 primarily as a result of income derived from a major customer contract that expired effective July 1, 2009. Much of the cash consumed in operations during the three months ended March 31, 2010 related to the funding of the

 
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reorganization plan and expenses. Management believes that operating activities have stabilized and that future operations should result in positive cash flow provided by operating activities.

Net cash used in investing activities during the six months ended September 30, 2010 related principally to repairs and modifications at the Company’s Topock LNG production facility. The nature of the LNG Plant is such that continued annual capital investments will be required in order to maintain the plant at peak operating performance. Management estimates that such annual expenditures will continue to fall in the annual range of $0.5 million to $1.0 million.

Cash flow from financing activities during the six months ended September 30, 2010 related to increases in the Company’s line of credit, and repayments of the short term portion of its secured credit agreement and other term debts.

Although the Company generated positive cash from operating activities during the six months ended September 30, 2010, the Company’s cash flow and liquidity were adversely affected by certain unscheduled maintenance and repairs to its Plant. As well, the Company’s liquidity was adversely affected as a result of an increase in required prepayments to our natural gas supplier. Plant maintenance and repairs are generally scheduled and anticipated as part of the Company’s business model. However, to the extent such repairs and maintenance occurs on an unscheduled basis, such expenditures can adversely affect our cash flow to the extent of the actual out-of-pocket repair costs incurred, and to the extent of lost customer revenue, and in some limited instances, through penalty features incorporated into our customer contracts. Furthermore, our margins may be affected during these brief periods if we are caused to supply our customers with higher-cost LNG acquired from other sources.

Certain key liquidity elements as of September 30, 2010 are summarized below (amounts in thousands):

Total Cash
  $ 488  
Current Assets
  $ 3,506  
Current Liabilities
  $ 2,304  
Working Capital
  $ 1,202  
Long-term Debt
  $ 16,983  
Shareholder’s equity
  $ 9,352  
Total Common Shares Outstanding
    20,000,000  

Henceforth, the Company's primary sources of liquidity are expected to include cash flows from operations, existing cash and cash equivalents, and borrowings on its line of credit. Operating assets and liabilities consist primarily of receivables from customers, accounts payable, accrued expenses, and accrued payroll and related benefits. The volume of billings and timing of collections and payments affect these account balances.

Our liquidity and results of operations will, for the foreseeable future, be affected by our operations, our level of fixed and variable indebtedness, and future payment commitments under our Amended Plan. Our cash flow will also be adversely affected commencing in April 2011. In accordance with the terms of the “New Credit Agreement”, the Company will be required to start paying cash interest payments under the New Credit Agreements (see below). The payments will be approximately $430,000 per quarter. The Company currently expects that increased cash flow derived from anticipated growth in revenues over the course of the next few months will be sufficient to allow the Company to meet its interest obligations under the terms of this Credit Agreement. However, there is no assurance that such growth in revenues will actually materialize, and therefore no assurance that the Company will have sufficient cash resources to meet these interest payment requirements.

Current Debt Obligations

New Secured Credit Agreement

On the Effective Date, we entered into a Credit Agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) with Medley, as lender and agent, and Castlerigg, as lender. The New Credit Agreement provides for a senior secured term loan facility in the principal amount of $15.9 million, consisting of a $10.0 million four year senior secured term loan from Medley (the “Medley Loan”), a $5.65 million four year senior secured term loan from Castlerigg (the “Castlerigg Loan”), and a $250,000 ten month senior secured loan from Castlerigg (the “Castlerigg Short Term Loan”).

 
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Borrowings under the New Credit Agreement accrue interest at 10% per annum. Interest accrued on the Medley Loan and the Castlerigg Loan from the Effective Date through the first anniversary of the Effective Date shall, at the Company’s option, be paid-in-kind and added to the principal amount of the Medley Loan and Castlerigg Loan on a monthly basis, in arrears. After the first anniversary of the Effective Date, the accrued interest is payable on a quarterly basis. Interest accrued on the Castlerigg Short Term Loan, along with principal installments of $25,000, shall be paid to Castlerigg on a monthly basis from the Effective Date until the maturity of the Castlerigg Short Term Loan.

As of September 30, 2010, the Company has capitalized $812,000 of paid in-kind interest accrued through such date by increasing the principal amounts of the Medley Loan and the Castlerigg Loan.

Pursuant to a Guarantee and Collateral Agreement (the “Collateral Agreement”), the obligations under the New Credit Agreement are guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”) and are secured by a first priority security interest in substantially all of our assets and the assets of the Guarantors, now existing or hereafter acquired (excluding accounts receivable and inventory of certain of our subsidiaries) (collectively, the “Greenfield Collateral”) as to which Greenfield has a senior secured interest), and a second priority security interest in the Greenfield Collateral. In addition, the Medley Loan and Castlerigg Loan (including the Castlerigg Short Term Loan) are secured by a first priority security interest and a second priority security interest, respectively, in our existing fleet of twenty-four (24) cryogenic trailers. The obligations under the New Credit Agreement are also secured by a pledge of the equity interests of the subsidiaries of the Company and each Guarantor, subject to certain exceptions, including exceptions for equity interests in foreign subsidiaries.

The New Credit Agreement contains covenants that limit our ability to, among other things, incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, incur liens, pay dividends on or repurchase stock, make certain types of investments, enter into transactions with affiliates, sell assets or merge with other companies, or change lines of business.

The New Credit Agreement also contains certain mandatory payment provisions, including the application of the proceeds from the sale of any assets, and acceleration of the debt in the event of a change in control.

The New Credit Agreement contains a variety of events of default, which are customary for transactions of this type, including the following events:

 
failure to pay amounts due under the New Credit Agreement;

 
a breach of any representation or warranty contained in the New Credit Agreement or related documents;

 
failure to comply with or perform certain covenants under the New Credit Agreement;

 
the insolvency of the Company or any of our subsidiaries;

 
a termination or default under our Intercreditor Agreement with Greenfield; or

 
any change of control of our outstanding shares.

The New Credit Agreement also contains certain financial covenants as summarized as follows:

 
fixed charge coverage ratio of 0.6:1.0 for the quarters ended June 30, 2011, September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2011; and 1.2:1.0 for all subsequent quarters;

 
EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of $200,000 per quarter for the quarter ended March 31, 2011; $350,000 for the quarters ended June 30, 2011, September 30, 2011, and December 31, 2011; and $600,000 for all subsequent quarters; and

 
Capital expenditures are limited to $750,000 during 2010; and limited to $1,000,000 for years thereafter.

Greenfield Line of Credit

On the Effective Date, we entered into the Fifth Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Loan Note (and related Loan and Security Agreement) with Greenfield Commercial Credit, LLC (the “Greenfield Note”) effective as of April 1, 2010. The Greenfield Note is a revolving credit facility in the principal amount of up to $2,000,000 which accrues interest annually at a

 
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rate of LIBOR plus 7%, with LIBOR subject to a floor of 2% (9% at September 30, 2010), and includes provisions for other monthly fees for services provided under the agreement, including a monthly service fee, that results in additional annualized charges of 9.0%. Including the interest rate, loan servicing fees and various other fees and charges, the Company’s average annualized effective interest rate during the 3rd quarter of 2010 associated with this facility was approximately 36.22%. The Note is secured by a senior secured interest in our accounts receivable and inventory. The Greenfield Note matures on the earlier of demand or April 1, 2011, and is subject to a prepayment penalty of $20,000 of the maximum loan amount in the event of a Company repayment prior to the maturity date. As of September 30, 2010, the balance outstanding on this note was approximately $685,395.

Other Long Term Liabilities

Other liabilities include certain priority tax payments in the approximate amount of $583,000, payable in 60 equal monthly installments commencing May 2010, with interest at approximately 7% per annum. The Company also has an agreement with its legal counsel to defer $150,000 of legal fees incurred during the Chapter 11 process, payable in quarterly installments commencing December 31, 2010.

Outlook

Our plan of operation for the next twelve months is to pursue a growth strategy intended to take advantage of the increasing demand for alternative fuel sources, We intend to execute on our planned growth strategy by expanding the geographic and operational scope of our business operations, establishing additional retail fueling stations, increasing  our LNG storage and production capacity, and expanding our sales and marketing efforts. We believe that cash flows generated from operations, existing cash, and cash equivalents and borrowing capacity under our revolving credit facility should be sufficient to meet the immediate requirements of our operations, as presently constituted. However, our current capital resources will not be sufficient to fund our intended growth strategy. Further, in the absence of an organic increase in our business, our current resources may not be sufficient to cover, among others, unexpected increases in operating expenses, unscheduled Plant maintenance and repairs, or the scheduled increase in debt service under the New Credit Agreement. As a result, subject to certain consents that may be required under our New Credit Agreement and our Shareholders Agreement, we will need to raise additional capital in the near term as we attempt to supplement our working capital, invest in capital equipment, acquire increased LNG production capacity and finance the overall growth of our business. This may take the form of either debt-based financing, or the sale of equity securities, although there is no assurances that such capital can be secured. If we cannot obtain funds on terms favorable to us, we may need to delay, scale back, or eliminate plans for expansion.

Our ability to obtain needed financing may be impaired by such factors as the capital markets (both generally and in the natural gas industry in particular), our status as a newly reorganized enterprise without a significant demonstrated operating history, the location of our natural gas properties and prices of natural gas on the commodities markets (which could impact the amount of financing available to us), the loss of key management and our need to obtain consents from Medley and Castlerigg under the New Credit Agreement and Shareholders’ Agreement.  Further, if oil and/or natural 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, together with our revenues from operations, is not sufficient to satisfy our capital needs (even to the extent that we reduce our operations), we may be required to cease our operations.

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 may also 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.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

For information regarding our critical accounting policies, please refer to the discussion provided in Item 1 of Part 1 of this report under the caption “Note 3 – Significant Accounting Policies.”


 
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
As of September 30, 2010, we did not have any relationships with unconsolidated entities or financial partners, such as entities often referred to as structured finance or special purpose entities that had been established for the purpose of facilitating off-balance sheet arrangements or other contractually narrow or limited purposes. As such, we are not materially exposed to any financing, liquidity, market, or credit risk that could arise if we had engaged in such relationships. 

ITEM 4.    Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2010, the end of the period covered by this report, as required   by Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based upon management’s evaluation, our current Chief Executive Officer and the Principal Accounting Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2010, our disclosure controls and procedures were designed at the reasonable assurance level and were effective at the reasonable assurance level to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our current Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

This conclusion was based, in part, upon the nature of our business, which is characterized by a relatively low volume of routine and non-complex transactions. The design of our disclosure controls and procedures includes the scrutiny by the Chief Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and other key employees throughout the reporting period, of operating results in the context of their comprehensive knowledge of operations, contracts, involvement in the management of the business and understanding of the impact of disclosures. Such controls and procedures are supplemented and enhanced by internal review and closing procedures that were implemented as part of the year-end financial statement preparation process. We believe that the scrutiny of management and other key personnel provides an adequate compensating control for deficiencies in internal controls, if any, elsewhere in the process of financial reporting.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
 
In our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, we indicated that we have several material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting. We are continuing to address these issues and have made improvements in our internal controls, and expect to be in a position to report the existence of no material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting by the end of this fiscal year.

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2.                                Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

We issued options to certain of our key employees and to a director to purchase an aggregate of 350,000 shares of common stock as follows:

 
·
On July 21, 2010, we issued to Matthew Pliskin, a director of the Company, an option to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock. The options have an exercise price of $0.58 per share and terminate ten years from the date of grant. Upon grant, 100,000 shares were fully vested, while the remaining 100,000 shares vest in four equal quarterly installments. Mr. Pliskin resigned as a director of the Company on November 2, 2010.

 
·
On August 2, 2010, we issued options to purchase 50,000 shares to each of  three employees. The options have an exercise price of $0.58 per share and terminate ten years from the date of grant. Shares vest in twenty equal quarterly installments.
 
The foregoing securities were issued in a private placement transaction pursuant to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, without engaging in any advertising or general solicitation of any kind and without payment of underwriting discounts or commissions to any person.
 

 
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Item 6.                       Exhibits

The following documents are filed as part of this report:
 

Exhibit No.
 
Document Description
  10.1  
Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated November 12, 2010, by and between the Company and A. Bradley Gabbard
  31.1  
Certification by Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  31.2  
Certification by Principal Financial and  Accounting Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.1  
Certification by Principal  Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
  32.2  
Certification by Principal Financial and  Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.


 
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SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 

   
APPLIED NATURAL GAS FUELS, INC.
     
     
Dated:   November 15, 2010
By:
/s/ Cem Hacioglu
   
Cem Hacioglu
   
Chief Executive Officer


   
APPLIED NATURAL GAS FUELS, INC.
     
     
Dated:   November 15, 2010
By:
/s/ A. Bradley Gabbard
   
 A. Bradley Gabbard
   
 Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

 
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