SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
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to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of
Report (date of earliest event reported):
September 2, 2008
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada
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333-121070
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56-2458730
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4606 FM 1960 West, Suite 400
Houston, Texas, Texas 77069
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of principal executive offices
Registrant’s
telephone number:
(281)
315-8890
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Introduction
– Completion of Voyager Acquisition and related financing and Exit from
“Shell Company” Status
ABC Funding, Inc. a Nevada corporation
(“we” or the “Company”) submits this current report on Form 8-K in connection
with the following events:
·
Our
purchase on September 2, 2008 of all of the outstanding capital stock of Voyager
Gas Corporation, the owner of oil and gas interests located in Duval County,
Texas (the “
Voyager Acquisition
”)
pursuant to that certain Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of May 20,
2008 and amended as of August 15, 2008 and September 2, 2008, by and among the
Company, Voyager Gas Holdings, L.P., as seller, and Voyager Gas Corporation (as
amended, the “
Purchase
Agreement
”). A description of the Voyager Acquisition is set
forth below under the heading “
Item 2.01–– Completion of
Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
” and the Purchase Agreement was
attached as Exhibit 99.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K, previously filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on May 23,
2008.
·
Our entry
on September 2, 2008 into a certain revolving credit agreement and term loan
agreement with CIT Credit USA Inc. (the “CIT Credit Facility”), as set
forth below under the heading “
Item
2
.0
3
––
Creation of a Direct Financial
Obligation.
” We
financed the Voyager Acquisition through funds advanced to us under the CIT
Credit Facility. As part of the CIT Credit Facility, we issued the
CIT Warrant (as defined below) to the participating lender. A
description of the CIT Warrant issuance is set forth below under the
heading “
Item 3.02––
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
”
·
Upon
completion of the Voyager Acquisition, we ceased our status as a “shell
company,” as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"). Descriptions of our
business operations, management and ownership structure, and certain financial
information are set forth below under the heading “
Item 5.06–– Change in Shell Company
Status”
in accordance with those regulations promulgated by the SEC under
the Exchange Act for companies exiting from “shell company” status.
Item
2.01 Completion
of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The
Voyager Acquisition
On
September 2, 2008, we consummated the Voyager Acquisition, whereby we purchased
of all of the outstanding capital stock of Voyager Gas Corporation, the owner of
interests in oil and gas lease blocks located in Duval County, Texas, including
working and other interests in oil and gas leases, producing wells, and
properties, together with rights under related operating, marketing, and service
contracts and agreements, seismic exploration licenses and rights, and personal
property, equipment and facilities. The Voyager Acquisition was made
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment to the
Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated August 15, 2008 and the Second Amendment
to the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated September 2, 2008 among the
parties thereto.
Upon the
completion of the Voyager Acquisition, Voyager Gas Corporation became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of our Company. Our newly acquired subsidiary’s
properties consist of approximately
14,300
net acres located in Duval County, Texas. The purchase price also
included a proprietary 3-D seismic data base covering a majority of the acquired
properties.
The
purchase price paid in the Voyager Acquisition consisted of cash consideration
of $35.0 million and, as amended by the Second Amendment, 10,000 newly issued
shares of our preferred stock designated as Series D preferred stock (the
“Series D Preferred”), having an agreed upon value of $7.0
million. Upon the effectiveness of an amendment to our Articles of
Incorporation increasing the number of shares of Common Stock that we may issue
(the “Charter Amendment”), the Series D Preferred will automatically convert
into 17.5 million shares of our Common Stock.
The
acquired properties have established production over a substantial acreage
position with proved and probable reserves from over ten different horizons
located at depths ranging from 4,000 to 7,500 feet. As of April 1,
2008, the Duval County Properties had independently engineered proved reserves
of 16.2 Bcfe. By category, this includes 5.2 Bcfe of proved developed
producing, 5.6 Bcfe of proved developed non-producing, and 5.4 Bcfe of proved
undeveloped reserves. Approximately 69% of total proved reserves is
natural gas. In addition to proved reserves, our management has
identified net unrisked probable reserves of 7.4 Bcfe covering seven drilling
locations. Net daily production averaged over 3.0 Mmcfe for the month
of August 2008.
Copies of
the First Amendment to the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated August 15,
2008 and the Second Amendment to the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated
September 2, 2008 are filed as Exhibits 99.16 and 99.17 hereto. A
copy of the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated May 20, 2008 was attached as
Exhibit 99.1 to our Company Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 23,
2008.
Item
2.03 Creation
of a Direct Financial Obligation
Entry
into Credit Facility with CIT Capital USA Inc., as Administrative Agent, and the
lender named therein
On
September 2, 2008, we entered into (i) a credit agreement (the “Revolving Loan”)
among the Company, CIT Capital USA Inc. (“CIT Capital”), as Administrative Agent
and the lender named therein and (ii) a second lien term loan agreement (the
“Term Loan”) among the Company, CIT Capital and the lender. The
Revolving Loan and Term Loan are collectively referred to herein as the “CIT
Credit Facility.”
Copies of
the agreements and note instruments evidencing the Revolving Loan and Term Loan
are filed as Exhibits 99.2, 99.3, 99.4 and 99.5 hereto. Capitalized
terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings ascribed them in the
Credit Agreement. The summary of the referenced agreements is
qualified in its entirety by reference to these exhibits.
The
Revolving Loan provides for a $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit
facility which is subject to an initial borrowing base of $14.0 million, or an
amount determined based on semi-annual review of our proved oil and gas
reserves. As of September 4, 2008, we had borrowd $11.5 million under
the Revolving Loan to finance the Voyager Acquisition, to repay the related
bridge loan and transaction expenses, and to fund capital expenditures
generally. Monies advanced under the Revolving Loan mature in three
years and bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.50%, as the
case may be.
The Term
Loan provides for a one-time advance to us of $22.0 million. We drew
down the full amount on September 2, 2008 to finance the Voyager Acquisition and
to repay the related bridge loan and transaction expenses. Monies
borrowed under the Term Loan mature in three and one-half years and bear
interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 5% during the first twelve months after
closing and LIBOR plus 7.50%, thereafter.
The loan
instruments evidencing the Revolving Loan contain various restrictive covenants,
including financial covenants requiring that we will not: (i) as of the last day
of any fiscal quarter, permit our ratio of EBITDAX for the period of four fiscal
quarters then ending to interest expense for such period to be less than 2.0 to
1.0; (ii) at any time permit our ratio of total debt as of such time to EBITDAX
for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter
immediately preceding the date of determination for which financial statements
are available to be greater than 4.0 to 1.0; and (iii) permit, as of the last
day of any fiscal quarter, our ratio of (a) consolidated current assets
(including the unused amount of the total commitments, but excluding non-cash
assets under FAS 133) to (b) consolidated current liabilities (excluding
non-cash obligations under FAS 133 and current maturities under the CIT Credit
Facility) to be less than 1.0 to 1.0.
The loan
instruments evidencing the Term Loan contain various restrictive covenants,
including financial covenants requiring that we will not: (i) permit, as of the
last day of any fiscal quarter, our ratio of (a) consolidated current assets
(including the unused amount of the total commitments, but excluding non-cash
assets under FAS 133) to (b) consolidated current liabilities (excluding
non-cash obligations under FAS 133 and current maturities under the CIT Credit
Facility) to be less than 1.0 to 1.0; and (ii) as of the date of any
determination permit our ratio of total reserve value as in effect on such date
of determination to total debt as of such date of determination to be less than
2.0 to 1.0
Upon our
failure to comply with covenants, the lender has the right to refuse to advance
additional funds under the revolver and/or declare any outstanding principal and
interest immediately due and payable.
All
borrowings under the Revolving Loan are secured by a first lien on all of our
assets and those of our subsidiaries. All borrowings under the Term
Loan are secured by a second lien on all of our assets and those of our
subsidiaries. Copies of the Guaranty and Collateral Agreement dated
September 2, 2008 and the Second Lien Guaranty and Collateral Agreement dated
September 2, 2008, whereby we granted to the lender a security interest in all
of our oil & natural gas properties (including those acquired in the Voyager
Acquisition), as well as the Intercreditor Agreement dated September 2, 2008,
defining the priorities between first and second lien holders, are filed as
Exhibits 99.6, 99.7 and 99.8 hereto. The summary of the referenced
agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to these
exhibits.
Under the
CIT Credit Facility, we were required to enter into hedging arrangements
mutually agreeable between us and CIT Capital. Effective on
September 2, 2008, we entered into hedging arrangements with a bank whereby we
hedged 65% of our proved developed producing natural gas production and 25% of
our proved developed producing oil production through December 2011 at $7.72 per
Mmbtu and $110.25 per barrel, respectively.
CIT
Capital is entitled to one percent (1%) overriding royalty interest of our net
revenue interest in the oil and gas properties acquired in the Voyager
Acquisition. The overriding royalty interest is applicable to any
renewal, extension or new lease taken by us within one year after the date of
termination of the ORRI Properties, as defined in the overriding
royalty agreement covering the same property, horizons and
minerals.
CIT
Capital also received, and is entitled to receive in its capacity as
administrative agent, various fees from us while monies advanced or loaned
remain outstanding, including an annual administrative agent fee of $20,000 for
each of the Revolving Loan and Term Loan and a commitment fee ranging from
0.375% to 0.5% of any unused portion of the borrowing base available under the
Revolving Loan.
In connection with our entering into
the CIT Credit Facility, upon closing the Voyager Acquisition, we paid our
investment banker, Global Hunter Securities, LLC (“GHS”), the sum of $557,500
and delivered to GHS a promissory note (the “GHS Note”), payable on or before
March 15, 2008, in the principal amount of $557,500. A copy of the GHS Note is
filed as Exhibit 99.9 hereto.
Item
1.02 Termination
of a Material Definitive Agreement.
Satisfaction
of Debentures
As
previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May
23, 2008, on May 21, 2008 we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with
the purchasers identified therein (the “Bridge Loan”), whereby we received
proceeds of $800,000 evidenced by senior secured convertible debentures (the
“Debentures”). The Debentures matured on the earlier of September 29,
2008 and the completion of the Voyager Acquisition, and could be satisfied in
full by our payment of the aggregate redemption price of $900,000 or, at the
election of the purchasers, by the conversion of the Debentures into shares of
our Common Stock, at an initial conversion price of $0.33.
On
September 2, 2008, we repaid $450,000 principal amount of the Debentures in cash
from our CIT Credit Facility and issued, in full satisfaction of our obligation
with respect to the other $450,000 principal amount, 10,000 shares of our Series
E Preferred (as further described below in “
Item 3.02 Unregistered Sale of
Equity Securities
”).
Item
3.02 Unregistered
Sale of Equity Securities.
Granting
of Warrants to Lender in CIT Credit Facility
As
further consideration for entering into the CIT Credit Facility disclosed under
“
Item 2.03 Creation of Direct
Financial Obligation
” above, we issued a warrant to CIT Capital (the “CIT
Warrant”), exercisable at an exercise price of $0.35 per share for up to
24,199,996 shares of our common stock, par value $.001 per share (“
Common
Stock
”), or approximately 27.5% of our Common Stock on a
fully-diluted basis at September 2, 2008. The CIT Warrant is exercisable for a
period of seven (7) years and affords the holder(s) thereof certain
anti-dilution protection. The CIT Warrant is not exercisable until
the effective date of the Charter Amendment.
A copy of
the CIT Warrant is filed as Exhibit 99.10 hereto. The summary of the referenced
instrument is qualified in its entirety by reference to this
exhibit.
Granting
of Warrant to Global Hunter Securities LLC
As further consideration for entering
into the CIT Credit Facility, we issued a warrant to GHS (the “GHS Warrant”),
exercisable for up to 225,000 shares of our Common Stock, at an exercise price
of $0.33 per share. The GHS Warrant is exercisable for a period of
five years. The GHS Warrant is not exercisable until the effective
date of the Charter Amendment.
A copy of
the GHS Warrant is filed as Exhibit 99.11 hereto. The summary of the referenced
instrument is qualified in its entirety by reference to this
exhibit.
Issuance
of Series D and Series E Preferred Stock
As set
forth above, we issued 10,000 shares of Series D Preferred to the seller in the
Voyager Acquisition. As set forth in the Certificate of Designations
filed with the State of Nevada August 27, 2008 with respect to the Series D
Preferred, upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment, each share of Series
D Preferred will automatically convert into 1,750 shares of Common Stock for an
aggregate of 17,500,000 shares of our Common Stock.
Concurrent
with the closing of the Voyager Acquisition, we issued 10,000 shares of our
newly designated Series E Preferred to the former holder of a $450,000 Debenture
in satisfaction of our obligations under such Debenture. As set forth in the
Certificate of Designations filed with the State of Nevada August 29, 2008 with
respect to the Series E Preferred, upon the effectiveness of the
Charter Amendment, each share of Series E Preferred will automatically convert
into 136.3636 shares of Common Stock for an aggregate of 1,363,636 shares of our
Common Stock. The Common Stock underlying the Series E Preferred are
subject to the registration rights previously disclosed in our Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 23, 2008.
The
shares of Series D and Series E Preferred rank senior to all other shares of the
Company’s capital stock and are on parity with each other. Copies of
the Certificates of Designation of the Series D and Series E Preferred are filed
as Exhibits 99.12 and 99.13 hereto,
respectively. The summary of the referenced instruments is qualified
in its entirety by reference to these exhibits.
Granting
of Certain Registration Rights
On
September 2, 2008, we entered into a registration rights agreement with CIT
Capital and Voyager Gas Holdings, LP (the “Registration Rights Agreement”),
whereby we agreed to file, within ninety (90) days from the closing of the
Voyager Acquisition, a registration statement with respect to all shares of
Common Stock underlying the CIT Warrant and the shares of Series D
Preferred. In the event that a registration statement covering all
such shares is not deemed effective within one hundred eighty (180) days from
the closing of the Voyager Acquisition, then we will be obligated to pay
liquidated damages on the unregistered shares as set forth in the Registration
Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 99.14
hereto. The summary of the referenced agreement is qualified in its
entirety by reference to this exhibit.
Item
5.06 Change
in Shell Company Status.
Prior to
the Voyager Acquisition described above under the heading
“Item 2.01
Completion of Acquisition or
Disposition of Assets”
we were a “shell
company” as that term is defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange
Act. However, upon completing the Voyager Acquisition we ceased to be
a shell company.
Accordingly,
we provide below the following Form 10-SB registration statement-type
disclosures concerning our business, properties, management (personnel and
compensation) and ownership, including recent issuances of equity and debt
securities, and financial position, as of the dates and periods identified
below.
PART
I
Item
1.
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Description
of Business.
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Company
Overview
We were
incorporated as a Nevada corporation on May 13, 2004. Other than the
capital raising activity discussed elsewhere under “
- Development of Business
,”
prior to the Voyager Acquisition and during the period covered by this Current
Report we engaged in only nominal operations and had only nominal
assets. Our activities primarily involved such capital-raising
activities and business planning, with the stated intention to engage in the oil
and natural gas industry by (i) acquiring established oil and gas properties and
exploiting them through the application of conventional and specialized
technology to increase production, ultimate recoveries, or both, and (ii)
participating in joint venture drilling programs with repeatable low risk
results. During this time, we remained a “shell company” as that term
is defined in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act and, as
such, were subject to the rules of the SEC applicable to shell
companies.
As disclosed elsewhere in
this Current Report under
“Item 1. Completion of Acquisition
or Disposition of Assets – The Voyager Acquisition
,”
we consummated the Voyager Acquisition on September 2,
2008, at which time we ceased to be a shell company and became an independent
oil and natural gas company.
Development
of Business.
On April 28, 2006, Energy Venture,
Inc., a privately-held Delaware corporation ("Energy Venture") consummated its
acquisition of shares of the capital stock of our Company in accordance with the
terms of that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2006, as
amended by that Amendment, dated as of April 28, 2006, among Energy Venture and
those certain selling stockholders of our Company named
therein. Under the purchase agreement, Energy Venture acquired a
total of 8,200,000 shares of our Common Stock for an aggregate purchase price of
$433,037 (the "April 2006 Stock Transaction"). Included among the
selling stockholders in the April 2006 Stock Transaction was the then Chief
Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chairman of our Company, Harold
Barson.
Prior to the completion of the April
2006 Stock Transaction, Harold Barson and Jeffrey Brown, another former officer
and director of our Company, held 9,160,000 and 100,000 shares of the Common
Stock, respectively, representing collectively 92.6% of our 10,000,000 shares of
Common Stock then issued and outstanding. After giving effect to the
April 2006 Stock Transaction, Energy Venture held an aggregate of 8,200,000
shares constituting, in the aggregate, 82% of the issued and outstanding shares
of Common Stock. As a result of the April 2006 Stock Transaction,
each of Alan D. Gaines, a current director, and Steven Barrenechea, a former
director and current advisor, became indirect owners of all 8,200,000 shares of
the Common Stock acquired by Energy Venture by reason of their control of Energy
Venture, in which Messrs. Gaines and Barrenechea served as directors and Mr.
Gaines owned a majority of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock. In connection with the April 2006 Stock Transaction, Messrs.
Gaines and Barrenechea became directors and officers of our
Company.
On May 26, 2006, we and our
wholly-owned subsidiary, EVI Acquisition Corp., a Nevada corporation, entered
into, and consummated, the Agreement and Plan of Merger with Energy
Venture. Pursuant to the merger agreement, Energy Venture merged with
and into EVI Acquisition Corp. (the "May 2006 Merger") and, in return: (i) each
share of common stock of Energy Venture then issued and outstanding was
exchanged for one share of our Common Stock; (ii) each outstanding option to
purchase shares of common stock of Energy Venture was exchanged for an option to
purchase, at the same exercise price, an equal number of shares of our Common
Stock; and (iii) all of the obligations and liabilities of Energy Venture,
including those certain 10% Convertible Promissory Notes of Energy Venture in
the aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000 (the "2006 Notes"), were assumed by
us. As part of the May 2006 Merger, EVI Acquisition Corp. amended its
Articles of Incorporation to change its name to "Energy Venture,
Inc." Immediately prior to the issuance of shares of our Common Stock
pursuant to the merger agreement, there were 10,000,000 shares of our Common
Stock outstanding, of which 8,200,000 were held by Energy Venture and were
cancelled pursuant to the merger agreement.
As a result
of the May 2006 Merger, the former stockholders of Energy Venture became the
controlling stockholders of our Company. Since we had no substantial
assets immediately prior to the May 2006 Merger, the transaction was treated for
accounting purposes as a reverse acquisition and was accounted for as a
recapitalization of Energy Venture rather than a business
combination. Consequently, the historical financial statements of
Energy Venture became the historical financial statements of our
Company.
Recent
Developments
On September 2, 2008, we completed the
Voyager Acquisition, pursuant to which Voyager Gas Corporation became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of our Company. Our newly acquired
subsidiary’s properties consist of oil and natural gas lease blocks, including
related, including working and other interests in oil and gas leases, wells, and
properties, together with rights under related operating, marketing, and service
contracts and agreements, seismic exploration licenses and rights, and personal
property, equipment and facilities, located on approximately 14,300 net acres
located in Duval County, Texas, or the Duval County Properties, as defined and
more particularly described elsewhere in this Current Report under “
Item 2. Description of
Properties
.” The purchase price also included a proprietary
3-D seismic data base covering a majority of the property. We
financed the Voyager Acquisition with funds from the CIT Credit
Facility.
Employees
We
currently have three employees, Robert P. Munn, our Chief Executive Officer,
Carl A. Chase, our Chief Financial Officer and Steven Barrenechea, our former
CEO, who serves as an advisor.
We intend
to add additional employees as required to provide the technical expertise and
administrative support to fully develop and implement the Voyager
Acquisition.
Risk
Factors
The reader should carefully consider
each of the risks described below. If any of the following risks
develop into actual events, our business, financial condition or results of
operations could be materially adversely affected and the trading price of our
Common Stock could decline significantly.
Risk Factors of our
Company
We
are a company with limited operating history and very limited
resources.
Since our inception in May 2004, we
have had limited operations and nominal revenues. To date, we have
been engaged principally in organization, capital-raising activities and early
business development planning matters related primarily to making acquisitions
or participating in strategic joint ventures in the oil and natural gas
industry. Except for the Voyager Acquisition, to date we have made no
acquisitions or entered into any joint ventures. While we expect to
realize revenues through oil and gas production from our newly-acquired
interests in the Duval County Properties and such other properties as we may
acquire in the future, there can be no assurance that we will be
successful. In addition, we anticipate significant expenses relating
to the development of our infrastructure and business. Our prospects
must be considered in light of the risks, expenses, delays, problems and
difficulties frequently encountered in the establishment of a new business in
the energy industry, given the volatile nature of the energy
markets. Our ability to generate net income will be strongly affected
by, among other factors, our ability to successfully drill undeveloped reserves
as well as the market price of crude oil and natural gas. There can
be no assurance that we will achieve our objective and business plan, or that we
will be able to succeed in achieving our objective and business
plan.
If
adequate funds are unavailable from our anticipated operations from the Duval
County Properties, the CIT Credit Facility or additional sources of financing,
we might be forced to reduce or delay acquisitions or capital expenditures, sell
assets, reduce operating expenses, refinance all or a portion of our debt, or
delay or reduce important drilling or enhanced production
initiatives. In the future we may seek to raise any necessary
additional funds through equity or debt financings, convertible debt financing,
joint ventures with corporate partners or other sources, which may be dilutive
to our existing shareholders and may cause the price of our Common Stock to
decline.
We
have future capital needs and without adequate capital we may go out of
business.
As a result of the Voyager
Acquisition, we anticipate that we will experience substantial capital needs to
exploit the Duval County Properties pursuant to our planned development
program. We also expect that additional external financing will be
required in the future to fund our growth.
Under the CIT Credit Facility, of the
initial borrowing base of $14.0 million under the Revolving Loan, only $2.5
million is currently available to us. As of September 4, 2008 we had
borrowed $33.5 million to finance the Voyager Acquisition, to repay the Bridge
Loan and related transaction expenses, and to fund capital expenditures
generally. In connection with the Voyager Acquisition, we drew down
the full $22.0 million under the Term Loan.
Our growth and continued operations
could be impaired by limitations on our access to the capital markets or
traditional secured sources of credit. There is no assurance that
capital will be available to us, or if available, would be adequate for the
long-range growth of our Company or obtainable by us on acceptable
terms. If financing is available, it may involve issuing securities
senior to our shares or equity financings which are dilutive to holders of our
shares. In addition, in the event we do not raise additional capital
from conventional sources, such as our existing investors or commercial banks,
there is every likelihood that our growth will be restricted and we may need to
scale back or curtail implementing our business plan. Even if we are
successful in raising capital, we will likely need to raise additional capital
to continue and/or expand our operations.
Without adequate capital resources,
we may be forced to limit our planned oil and natural gas acquisition and
development activities and thereby adversely affect the recoverability and
ultimate value of our oil and natural gas properties. If we are
unable to service our indebtedness, we may also be forced to adopt an
alternative strategy that may include actions such as reducing or delaying
acquisitions and capital expenditures, selling assets, restructuring or
refinancing our indebtedness or seeking equity capital. We cannot
assure you that any of these alternative strategies could be effected on
satisfactory terms, if at all, or that they would yield sufficient funds to make
required payments on our indebtedness.
If
we are unable to realize the perceived potential of the Voyager Acquisition or
successfully integrate such other companies or assets we acquire in the future
into our operations on a timely basis, our profitability could be negatively
affected.
Our
growth and operating strategies for businesses or assets we acquire, including
the Voyager Acquisition, may be different from the strategies currently pursued
by such businesses or the current owners of such assets. If our
strategies are not successful for the Duval County Properties or such company or
other assets we acquire, it could have a material adverse effect on our
business, financial condition and results of operations. Further,
there can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain or enhance the
profitability of any acquired business or consolidate the operations of any
acquired business to achieve cost savings.
In
addition, there may be risks and liabilities that we failed, or were unable, to
discover in the course of performing due diligence investigations in the Voyager
Acquisition or with respect to any other business or property we may acquire in
the future. Such risks include the possibility of title defects or
liabilities not discovered by our due diligence review. Such
liabilities could include those arising from employee benefits contribution
obligations of a prior owner or non-compliance with, or liability pursuant to,
applicable federal, state or local environmental requirements by prior owners
for which we, as a successor owner, may be responsible. We cannot
assure you that rights to indemnification, even if obtained, will be
enforceable, collectible or sufficient in amount, scope or duration to fully
offset the possible liabilities associated with the business or property
acquired, including the Voyager Acquisition. Any such liabilities,
individually or in the aggregate, could have a material adverse effect on our
business.
Our
failure to realize any perceived value from the Duval County Properties or to
integrate acquired properties successfully into our existing business, or the
expense incurred in consummating future acquisitions, could result in our
incurring unanticipated expenses and losses. In addition, we may have
to assume cleanup or reclamation obligations or other unanticipated liabilities
in connection with these acquisitions, and the scope and cost of these
obligations may ultimately be materially greater than estimated at the time of
the acquisition.
We
depend on successful exploration, development and acquisitions to maintain
revenue in the future.
In
general, the volume of production from natural gas and oil properties declines
as reserves are depleted, with the rate of decline depending on reservoir
characteristics. Except to the extent that we conduct successful
exploration and development activities with respect to the Duval County
Properties or acquire properties containing proved reserves, or both, our proved
reserves will decline as reserves are produced. Our future natural
gas and oil production is, therefore, highly dependent on our level of success
in finding or acquiring additional reserves. Additionally, the
business of exploring for, developing, or acquiring reserves is capital
intensive. Recovery of our reserves, particularly undeveloped
reserves, will require significant additional capital expenditures and
successful drilling operations. To the extent cash flow from
operations is reduced and external sources of capital become limited or
unavailable, our ability to make the necessary capital investment to maintain or
expand our asset base of natural gas and oil reserves would be
impaired. In addition, we may be required to find partners for any
future exploratory activity. To the extent that others in the
industry do not have the financial resources or choose not to participate in our
exploration activities, we will be adversely affected.
Drilling
for and producing oil and natural gas are high risk activities with many
uncertainties that could adversely affect our business, financial condition or
results of operations.
Our oil and natural gas exploration
and production activities will be subject to numerous risks beyond our control,
including the risk that drilling will not result in commercially viable oil or
natural gas production. Our decisions to purchase, explore, develop
or otherwise exploit prospects or properties will depend in part on the
evaluation of data obtained through geophysical and geological analyses,
production data and engineering studies, the results of which are often
inconclusive or subject to varying interpretations. Please read
"- Reserve estimates depend on many
assumptions that may turn out to be inaccurate
" below for a discussion of
the uncertainties involved in these processes. Our costs of drilling,
completing and operating wells are often uncertain before drilling
commences. Overruns in budgeted expenditures are common risks that
can make a particular project uneconomical. Further, many factors may
curtail, delay or cancel drilling, including the following:
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delays
imposed by or resulting from compliance with regulatory
requirements;
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pressure
or irregularities in geological
formations;
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shortages
of or delays in obtaining equipment and qualified
personnel;
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equipment
failures or accidents;
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adverse
weather conditions;
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reductions
in oil and natural gas prices;
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oil
and natural gas property title problems;
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market
limitations for oil and natural
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In addition, there is no way to
predict in advance of drilling and testing whether any particular prospect will
yield oil or natural gas in sufficient quantities to recover drilling or
completion costs or to be economically viable. The use of seismic
data and other technologies and the study of producing fields in the same area
will not enable us to know conclusively prior to drilling whether oil or natural
gas will be present or, if present, whether oil or natural gas will be present
in commercial quantities. We cannot assure you that the analogies we
draw from available data from other wells, more fully explored prospects or
producing fields will be applicable to our drilling prospects.
If
our access to markets is restricted, it could negatively impact our production,
our income and ultimately our ability to retain our leases.
Market conditions or the
unavailability of satisfactory oil and natural gas transportation arrangements
may hinder our access to oil and natural gas markets or delay our
production. The availability of a ready market for our oil and
natural gas production depends on a number of factors, including the demand for
and supply of oil and natural gas and the proximity of reserves to pipelines and
terminal facilities. Our ability to market our production depends in
substantial part on the availability and capacity of gathering systems,
pipelines and processing facilities owned and operated by third
parties. Our failure to obtain such services on acceptable terms
could materially harm our business.
Our productive properties may be
located in areas with limited or no access to pipelines, thereby necessitating
delivery by other means, such as trucking, or requiring compression
facilities. Such restrictions on our ability to sell our oil or
natural gas could have several adverse affects, including higher transportation
costs, fewer potential purchasers (thereby potentially resulting in a lower
selling price) or, in the event we were unable to market and sustain production
from a particular lease for an extended time, possibly causing us to lose a
lease due to lack of production.
Hedging
activities we engage in may prevent us from benefiting from price increases and
may expose us to other risks.
Following
our entry into the CIT Credit Facility on September 2, 2008, we executed
arrangements to use derivative instruments to hedge the impact of market
fluctuations on crude oil and natural gas prices. To the extent that
we engage in hedging activities, we may be prevented from realizing the benefits
of future price increases above the levels of the hedges. This is
particularly relevant given the precipitous drop in natural gas prices in the
weeks prior to our September 2
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entry
into such hedging arrangements. In addition, we will be subject to
risks associated with differences in prices received at different locations,
particularly where transportation constraints restrict our ability to deliver
oil and gas volumes to the delivery point to which the hedging transaction is
indexed.
Our
CIT Credit Facility imposes significant operating and financial restrictions on
us that may prevent us from pursuing certain business opportunities and restrict
our ability to operate our business.
The CIT
Credit Facility contains covenants that restrict our ability and the ability of
our subsidiaries to take various actions, such as:
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incurring
or generating additional indebtedness or issuing certain preferred
stock;
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paying
dividends on our capital stock or redeeming, repurchasing or retiring our
capital stock or subordinated indebtedness or making other restricted
payments;
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entering
into certain transactions with
affiliates;
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creating
or incurring liens on our assets;
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transferring
or selling assets;
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incurring
dividend or other payment restrictions affecting certain of our future
subsidiaries; and
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consummating
a merger, consolidation or sale of all or substantially all of our
assets.
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In
addition, the CIT Credit Facility includes other and more restrictive covenants
including those that will restrict our ability to prepay our other indebtedness,
while borrowings under the CIT Credit Facility remain
outstanding. The CIT Credit Facility also requires us to achieve
specified financial and operating results and maintain compliance with specified
financial ratios. Our ability to comply with these ratios may be
affected by events beyond our control.
The
restrictions contained in the CIT Credit Facility could:
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limit
our ability to plan for or react to market conditions or meet capital
needs or otherwise restrict our activities or business plans;
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adversely
affect our ability to finance our operations, strategic acquisitions,
investments or alliances or other capital needs or to engage in other
business activities that would be in our best
interest.
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A breach
of any of the restrictive covenants or our inability to comply with the required
financial ratios could result in a default under the CIT Credit
Facility.
If a
default occurs, the lenders under the CIT Credit Facility may elect
to:
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declare
all borrowings outstanding thereunder, together with accrued interest and
other fees, to be immediately due and payable;
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exercise
their remedies against our assets subject to their first
liens.
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The
lenders under the CIT Credit Facility would also have the right in these
circumstances to terminate any commitments they have to provide us with further
borrowings.
One
of our directors possesses, and as a result of the Voyager Acquisition, a
principal stockholder will possess significant control over our operations
based, in large part, upon their ownership of our capital stock, and because of
this they could choose a plan of action which could devalue our outstanding
securities.
One of our directors, Alan D. Gaines
currently holds 11,151,000 shares of Common Stock, or 47.7% of our outstanding
shares at September 4, 2008. Accordingly, until such time as his
ownership is sufficiently diluted by the issuance of additional shares of Common
Stock upon the automatic conversion of the outstanding shares of our Series D
and E Preferred, Mr. Gaines could significantly influence our Company on matters
submitted to the stockholders for approval. These matters include the
election of directors, mergers, consolidations, the sale of all or substantially
all of our assets, and also the power to prevent or cause a change in
control. Even after issuance of shares of Common Stock upon
conversion of the preferred stock, Mr. Gaines will continue to be in a position
to influence our Company.
After giving effect to the automatic
conversion upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment of the Series D
Preferred issued in the Voyager Acquisition, a designee of Voyager Gas Holdings,
L.P. (“Voyager”) will hold 17,500,000 shares of Common Stock or, assuming no
additional issuance of our securities, approximately 42.8% of our outstanding
shares. As a result, Voyager could also significantly influence our
Company on any of the foregoing matters that require stockholders’
approval.
The amount of control yielded by Mr.
Gaines and/or Voyager, as applicable, gives each of them the ability to
determine the future of our Company, and as such, they could cause us to close
the business, change the business plan or make any number of other major
business decisions without the approval of other stockholders. This
control may significantly reduce the value of our shares.
We
may not be able to retain the services of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer or we may be unable to successfully recruit qualified
managerial and field personnel having experience in oil and gas exploration and
development.
Our
success also depends to a significant extent upon the continued services of
Robert P. Munn, our Chief Executive Officer, and Carl A. Chase, our Chief
Financial Officer. Loss of the services of either Mr. Munn or Mr.
Chase could have a material adverse effect on our growth, revenues, and
prospective business. We do not have key-man insurance on the lives
of Messrs. Munn and Chase. In addition, in order to successfully
implement and manage our business plan, we will be dependent upon, among other
things, successfully recruiting qualified managerial and field personnel having
experience in the oil and gas exploration and production
business. Competition for qualified individuals is
intense. There can be no assurance that we will be able to find,
attract and retain existing employees or that we will be able to find, attract
and retain qualified personnel on acceptable terms.
Our
Articles of Incorporation provide for indemnification of officers and directors
at our expense and limit their liability.
Our Articles of Incorporation and
applicable Nevada law provide for the indemnification of our directors,
officers, employees, and agents, under certain circumstances, against attorney's
fees and other expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become
a party arising from their association with or activities on behalf of our
Company. We will also bear the expenses of such litigation for any of
our directors, officers, employees, or agents, upon such person's promise to
repay us therefore if it is ultimately determined that any such person shall not
have been entitled to indemnification. This indemnification policy
could result in substantial expenditures by us which we will be unable to
recoup.
We have been advised that in the
opinion of the SEC, this type of indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act’), and
is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against these types of liabilities, other than the payment by us
of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding, is asserted by a
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, we will (unless in the opinion of our counsel, the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent) submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction, the question whether indemnification by us is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
We
have not and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends on our Common Stock,
because of this our securities could face devaluation in the
market.
We have paid no cash dividends on our
Common Stock to date and it is not anticipated that any cash dividends will be
paid to holders of our Common Stock in the foreseeable future. The
CIT Credit Facility disallows us paying dividends, except under certain
circumstances. While our dividend policy will be based on the
operating results and capital needs of the business, it is anticipated that any
earnings will be retained to finance our future expansion. As an
investor, you should take note of the fact that a lack of a dividend can further
affect the market value of our stock, and could significantly affect the value
of any investment in our Company.
Our
Common Stock is listed on the OTC Bulletin Board.
Our Common Stock is not quoted on the
NASDAQ National Market System or listed on a national securities
exchange. The NASDAQ National Market System and national securities
exchanges require companies to fulfill certain requirements in order for their
shares to be listed and to continue to be listed. The securities of a
company may be ineligible for listing or, if listed, may be considered for
delisting if the company fails to meet certain financial thresholds, including
if the company has sustained losses from continuing operations and/or net losses
in recent fiscal years. There can be no assurance that we will not
report losses in the future or that we will be able to list or have our Common
Stock quoted on the NASDAQ National Market or a national securities
exchange. An inability to list our Common Stock could adversely
affect our ability to raise capital in the future by issuing Common Stock or
securities convertible into or exercisable for our Common Stock.
We
will continue to incur significant increased costs as a result of operating as a
public company and our management will be required to devote substantial time to
new compliance requirements.
In January 2006, we registered our
Common Stock under the Exchange Act and thereby became subject to the reporting
requirements promulgated by the SEC thereunder. As a public company,
we incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses under the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, together with rules implemented by the SEC and
applicable market regulators. These rules impose various requirements
on public companies, including requiring certain corporate governance
practices. Our management and other personnel will need to devote a
substantial amount of time to these new compliance
requirements. Moreover, these rules and regulations will increase our
legal and financial compliance costs and will make some activities more
time-consuming and costly.
In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act
requires, among other things, that we maintain effective internal controls for
financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures. In
particular, for fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2007, we must
perform system and process evaluation and testing of our internal controls over
financial reporting to allow management to report on the effectiveness of our
internal controls over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. For fiscal years ending on or after December 15,
2008, we must perform system and process evaluation and testing of our internal
controls over financial reporting to allow management and our independent
registered public accounting firm to report on the effectiveness of our internal
controls over financial reporting, as required by Section 404 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Our testing, or the subsequent testing by our
independent registered public accounting firm, may reveal deficiencies in our
internal controls over financial reporting that are deemed to be material
weaknesses. Compliance with Section 404 may require that we incur
substantial accounting expense and expend significant management
efforts. If we are not able to comply with the requirements of
Section 404 in a timely manner or if our independent registered public
accounting firm later identifies deficiencies in our internal controls over
financial reporting that are deemed to be material weaknesses, the market price
of our stock could decline and we could be subject to sanctions or
investigations by the SEC or other applicable regulatory
authorities.
Our
Board of Directors has the authority, without stockholder approval, to issue
preferred stock with terms that may not be beneficial to Common Stock holders
and with the ability to adversely affect stockholder voting power and perpetuate
our Board's control over our Company.
Our Articles of Incorporation
authorizes the issuance of up to 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value
$ .001 per share, of which up to 522,000 aggregate shares have been designated
as Series A, B, C, D and E preferred stock. As such, our Board of
Directors (the “Board”) is currently entitled to authorize the issuance of an
additional 418,000 shares of preferred stock in one or more series with such
designations; preferences; conversion rights; cumulative, relative;
participating; and optional or other rights, including: voting rights;
qualifications; limitations; or restrictions as may be determined in its sole
discretion, with no further authorization by security holders required for the
issuance thereof.
The issuance of additional preferred
stock from the shares available could adversely affect the voting power and
other rights of the holders of Common Stock. Preferred stock may be
issued quickly with terms calculated to discourage, make more difficult, delay
or prevent a change in control of our Company or make removal of management more
difficult. As a result, our Board's ability to issue preferred stock
may discourage the potential hostile acquirer, possibly resulting in beneficial
negotiations. Negotiating with an unfriendly acquirer may result in,
among other things, terms more favorable to us and our
stockholders. Conversely, the issuance of preferred stock may
adversely affect any market price of, and the voting and other rights of the
holders of the Common Stock.
Risk Factors of the
Industry
Oil
and Natural Gas Prices are Volatile.
The prices we receive for future oil
and natural gas production will heavily influence our revenue, profitability,
access to capital and rate of growth. Oil and natural gas are
commodities and their prices are subject to wide fluctuations in response to
relatively minor changes in supply and demand or global macroeconomic
disruptions. Historically, the markets for oil and natural gas have
been volatile. These markets will likely continue to be volatile in
the future. The prices we may receive for any future production, and
the levels of this production, depend on numerous factors beyond our
control. These factors include the following:
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changes
in global supply and demand for oil and natural
gas;
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the
actions of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, or
OPEC;
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the
price and quantity of imports of foreign oil and natural gas in the
U.S.;
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political
conditions, including embargoes, which affect other oil-producing
activities;
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the
level of global oil and natural gas exploration and production
activity;
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the
level of global oil and natural gas
inventories;
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weather
conditions affecting energy
consumption;
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technological
advances affecting energy consumption;
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price and availability of alternative
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Lower oil and natural gas prices may
not only decrease our revenues on a per unit basis but also may reduce the
amount of oil and natural gas that we can produce economically. Lower
prices will also negatively impact the value of our proved
reserves. A substantial or extended decline in oil or natural gas
prices may materially and adversely affect our future business, financial
condition, results of operations, liquidity or ability to finance planned
capital expenditures.
Competition
in the oil and natural gas industry is intense.
We will operate in a highly
competitive environment for developing properties, marketing of oil and natural
gas and securing trained personnel. Many of our competitors possess
and employ financial, technical and personnel resources substantially greater
than ours, which can be particularly important in the areas in which we
operate. Those companies may be able to pay more for productive oil
and natural gas properties and prospects and to evaluate, bid for and purchase a
greater number of properties and prospects than our financial or personnel
resources permit. Our ability to acquire additional prospects and to
find and develop reserves in the future will depend on our ability to evaluate
and select suitable properties and to consummate transactions in a highly
competitive environment. In addition, there is substantial
competition for capital available for investment in the oil and natural gas
industry. We may not be able to compete successfully in the future in
acquiring prospective reserves, developing reserves, marketing oil and natural
gas, attracting and retaining quality personnel and raising additional
capital.
If
oil and natural gas prices decrease, we may be required to take write-downs of
the carrying values of our oil and natural gas properties, potentially
triggering earlier-than-anticipated repayments of any outstanding debt
obligations and negatively impacting the trading value of our
securities.
Accounting
rules require that we review periodically the carrying value of our oil and
natural gas properties for possible impairment. Based on specific
market factors and circumstances at the time of prospective impairment reviews,
and the continuing evaluation of development plans, production data, economics
and other factors, we may be required to write down the carrying value of our
oil and natural gas properties. Because our properties will serve as
collateral for advances under the CIT Credit Facility, a write-down in the
carrying values of our properties could require us to repay debt earlier than
would otherwise be required. A write-down would also constitute a
non-cash charge to earnings. It is likely that the effect of such a
write-down could also negatively impact the trading price of our
securities.
We will
account for our oil and gas properties using the full cost method of
accounting. Under this method, all costs associated with the
acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas properties, including
costs of undeveloped leasehold, geological and geophysical expenses, dry holes,
leasehold equipment and overhead charges directly related to acquisition,
exploration and development activities, are capitalized. Proceeds
received from disposals are credited against accumulated cost except when the
sale represents a significant disposal of reserves, in which case a gain or loss
is recognized. The sum of net capitalized costs and estimated future
development and dismantlement costs for each cost center is depleted on the
equivalent unit-of-production method, based on proved oil and gas reserves as
determined by independent petroleum engineers. Excluded from amounts
subject to depletion are costs associated with unevaluated
properties.. We evaluate impairment of our proved oil and gas
properties whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate an asset’s
carrying amount may not be recoverable. The risk that we will be
required to write down the carrying value of our oil and natural gas properties
increases when oil and gas prices are low or volatile. In addition,
write-downs would occur if we were to experience sufficient downward adjustments
to our estimated proved reserves or the present value of estimated future net
revenues.
Reserve
estimates depend on many assumptions that may turn out to be
inaccurate. Any material inaccuracies in these reserve estimates or
underlying assumptions will materially affect the quantities and present value
of our reserves acquired under the Voyager Acquisition.
The
process of estimating oil and natural gas reserves is complex. It
requires interpretations of available technical data and many assumptions,
including assumptions relating to economic factors. Any significant
inaccuracies in these interpretations or assumptions could materially affect the
estimated quantities and present value of our reported reserves. In
order to prepare our estimates, we must project production rates and the timing
of development expenditures. We must also analyze available
geological, geophysical, production and engineering data. The extent,
quality and reliability of this data can vary. The process also
requires that economic assumptions be made about matters such as oil and natural
gas prices, drilling and operating expenses, capital expenditures, taxes and
availability of funds. Therefore, estimates of oil and natural gas
reserves are inherently imprecise.
Actual
future production, oil and natural gas prices received, revenues, taxes,
development expenditures, operating expenses and quantities of recoverable oil
and natural gas reserves most likely will vary from our
estimates. Any significant variance could materially affect the
estimated quantities and present value of our reported reserves. In
addition, we may adjust estimates of proved reserves to reflect production
history, results of exploration and development, prevailing oil and natural gas
prices and other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
The
Duval County Properties and our future acquired properties may yield revenues or
production that vary significantly from our projections.
Our
assessments of the recoverable reserves, future natural gas and oil prices,
operating costs, potential liabilities and other factors relating to the Duval
County Properties and other producing properties that may be acquired in the
future are necessarily inexact and their accuracy is inherently
uncertain. A review of properties will not reveal all existing or
potential problems or permit us to become sufficiently familiar with the
property to assess fully its deficiencies and capabilities. We may
not inspect every well, and we may not be able to identify structural and
environmental problems even when we do inspect a well. If problems
are identified, the seller may be unwilling or unable to provide effective
contractual protection against all or part of those problems. Any
acquisition of property interests may not be economically successful, and
unsuccessful acquisitions may have a material adverse effect on our financial
condition and future results of operations.
We
may incur substantial losses and be subject to substantial liability claims as a
result of our oil and natural gas operations.
We are not insured against all
risks. Losses and liabilities arising from uninsured and underinsured
events could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition
or results of operations. Our oil and natural gas exploration and
production activities will be subject to all of the operating risks associated
with drilling for and producing oil and natural gas, including the possibility
of:
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environmental
hazards, such as uncontrollable flows of oil, natural gas, brine, well
fluids, toxic gas or other pollution into the environment, including
groundwater and shoreline
contamination;
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abnormally
pressured formations;
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mechanical
difficulties, such as stuck oil field drilling and service tools and
casing collapses;
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Any of these risks could adversely
affect our ability to conduct operations or result in substantial losses to our
Company. We may elect not to obtain insurance if we believe that the
cost of available insurance is excessive relative to the risks
presented. In addition, pollution and environmental risks generally
are not fully insurable. If a significant accident or other event
occurs and is not fully covered by insurance, then that accident or other event
could adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition and cash
flows.
We
may not have enough insurance to cover all of the risks that we
face.
In accordance with customary industry
practices, we maintain insurance coverage against some, but not all, potential
losses in order to protect against the risks we face. We do not carry
business interruption insurance. We may elect not to carry insurance
if our management believes that the cost of available insurance is excessive
relative to the risks presented. In addition, we cannot insure fully
against pollution and environmental risks. The occurrence of an event
not fully covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our
financial condition and results of operations.
Our
operations may cause us to incur substantial liabilities for failure to comply
with environmental laws and regulations.
Our oil and natural gas operations
will be subject to stringent federal, state and local laws and regulations
relating to the release or disposal of materials into the environment or
otherwise relating to environmental protection. These laws and
regulations may require the acquisition of a permit before drilling commences,
restrict the types, quantities and concentration of substances that can be
released into the environment in connection with drilling and production
activities, limit or prohibit drilling activities on certain lands lying within
wilderness, wetlands and other protected areas, and impose substantial
liabilities for pollution resulting from our operations. Failure to
comply with these laws and regulations may result in the assessment of
administrative, civil and criminal penalties, incurrence of investigatory or
remedial obligations or the imposition of injunctive relief. Changes
in environmental laws and regulations occur frequently, and any changes that
result in more stringent or costly waste handling, storage, transport, disposal
or cleanup requirements could require us to make significant expenditures to
maintain compliance, and may otherwise have a material adverse effect on our
results of operations, competitive position or financial condition as well as
the industry in general. Under these environmental laws and
regulations, we could be held strictly liable for the removal or remediation of
previously released materials or property contamination regardless of whether we
were responsible for the release or if our operations were standard in the
industry at the time they were performed.
We
are subject to complex laws that can affect the cost, manner or feasibility of
doing business.
The
exploration, development, production and sale of oil and natural gas is subject
to extensive federal, state, local and international regulation. We may be
required to make large expenditures to comply with such governmental
regulations. Matters subject to regulation include:
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permits
for drilling operations;
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drilling
and plugging bonds;
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reports
concerning operations;
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the
spacing and density of wells;
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unitization
and pooling of properties;
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environmental
maintenance and cleanup of drill sites and surface facilities;
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Under
these laws, we could be liable for personal injuries, property damage and other
damages. Failure to comply with these laws also may result in the suspension or
termination of our operations and subject us to administrative, civil and
criminal penalties. Moreover, these laws could change in ways that substantially
increase our costs. Any such liabilities, penalties, suspensions, terminations
or regulatory changes could materially adversely affect our financial condition
and results of operations.
We
may not be able to keep pace with technological developments in our
industry.
The oil
and natural gas industry is characterized by rapid and significant technological
advancements and introduction of new products and services which utilize new
technologies. As others use or develop new technologies, we may be
placed at a competitive disadvantage or competitive pressures may force us to
implement those new technologies at substantial costs. In addition,
other oil and natural gas companies may have greater financial, technical, and
personnel resources that allow them to enjoy technological advantages and may in
the future allow them to implement new technologies before we are able
to. We may not be able to respond to these competitive pressures and
implement new technologies on a timely basis or at an acceptable
cost. If one or more of the technologies we use now or in the future
were to become obsolete or if we are unable to use the most advanced
commercially available technology, our business, financial condition, and
results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Item
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Management
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s Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Statements or Plan of
Operation.
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We were incorporated in the State of
Nevada on May 13, 2004.
By virtue of the May 2006 Merger, in
which Energy Venture merged into a newly created, wholly-owned subsidiary of
ours, Energy Venture was deemed the acquiring entity for financial accounting
purposes and the historical financial statements of our Company were restated to
be those of Energy Venture. We have not had any revenues from
operations since the May 2006 Merger; rather, we have primarily been involved in
conducting business planning and capital-raising activities in our bid to become
an independent oil and natural gas company.
On September 2, 2008, we completed the
Voyager Acquisition. The Voyager Acquisition is the first oil and gas
acquisition consummated by us.
Plan
of Operation
On September 2, 2008, we completed the
Voyager Acquisition whereby our newly acquired subsidiary gives us ownership
interests in oil and natural gas lease blocks in the Duval County Properties
covering approximately 14,300 net acres, as more particularly described
elsewhere in this Current Report under “
Item 2. Description of
Properties
.” We also acquired in the Voyager Acquisition a
proprietary 3-D seismic data base covering a majority of the Duval County
Properties. As disclosed elsewhere in this Current Report under
“
Item
2.03. Creation of Direct Financial Obligation,
” we paid cash
consideration of $35.0 million, plus 10,000 shares of our Series D Preferred,
having an agreed upon value of $7.0 million, in the Voyager
Acquisition.
Having
consummated the Voyager Acquisition, we intend to engage in the exploration,
production, development, acquisition and exploitation of the crude oil and
natural gas properties located in the Duval County Properties. We
believe that these properties and other assets acquired in the Voyager
Acquisition will provide us a number of opportunities to realize increased
production and revenues. We also believe that the reserve base
located in the Duval County Properties can be further developed through infill
and step-out drilling of new wells, workovers targeting proved reserves and
stimulating existing wells. As such, we plan to investigate and
evaluate various formations therein to potentially recover significant
incremental oil and natural gas reserves and to create new drilling programs to
exploit the full reserve potential of the fields located therein.
Pursuant
to our third party independent reservoir engineering report, we have identified
four non-productive wells with immediate recompletion potential to currently
non-producing formations in these wellbores. We will immediately
prepare recompletion procedures which target these proved non-producing reserves
identified in the report. Our estimated capital expenditures for
these recompletions are $400,000, or $100,000 per well. In addition
to the recompletions, pursuant to the reserve report, we have identified
drilling opportunities for six proved undeveloped locations and seven probable
locations. Total estimated capital expenditures for drilling of these
13 wells is $11.7 million. These recompletions and drilling
opportunities will be funded through a combination of cash flow from the Duval
County Properties and borrowings under our CIT Credit Facility.
We expect
to utilize 3-D seismic analysis and other modern technologies and production
techniques to improve drilling results and ultimately enhance our production and
returns. We also believe use of such technologies and production
techniques in exploring for, developing and exploiting oil and natural gas
properties will help us reduce drilling risks, lower finding costs and provide
for more efficient production of oil and natural gas from our
properties.
We will
continue to review opportunities to acquire additional producing properties,
leasehold acreage and drilling prospects that are located in and around the
Duval County Properties, or which might result in the establishment of new
drilling areas. When identifying acquisition candidates, we focus
primarily on underdeveloped assets with significant growth
potential. We seek acquisitions which allow us to absorb, enhance and
exploit properties without taking on significant geologic, exploration or
integration risk.
The
implementation of our foregoing strategy will require that we make significant
capital expenditures in order to replace current production and find and develop
new oil and gas reserves. In order to finance our capital program, we
will depend on cash flow from anticipated operations, cash or cash equivalents
on hand, or committed credit facilities, as discussed below in “
- Liquidity and Capital
Resources
.”
If we are unable to raise additional
capital from conventional sources, including lines of credit and additional
sales of additional stock in the future, we may be forced to curtail or cease
our business operations. We may also be required to seek additional
capital by selling debt or equity securities, selling assets, or otherwise be
required to bring cash flows in balance when we approach a condition of cash
insufficiency. We cannot assure you, however, that financing will be
available in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Even if
we are able to continue our operations, the failure to obtain sufficient
financing could have a substantial adverse effect on our business prospects and
financial results.
Our forecasted operating needs and
funding requirements, as well as our projected ability to obtain adequate
financial resources, involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results could
vary as a result of a number of factors, including the risk factors included
above under “
Item 1.
Description of Business - Risk Factors
.” The risks described
therein are not the only ones facing us and additional risks that we do not yet
know of or that we currently think are not material may also have an adverse
effect on our business operations. If any of the risks actually
occur, our business could be adversely affected as well as the value of our
shares.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
Our main
sources of liquidity and capital resources for the fiscal year 2009 will be
cash, short-term cash equivalent investments on hand , anticipated internally
generated cash flows from operations following the Voyager Acquisition and
committed credit facilities.
We
believe our short-term and long-term liquidity is adequate to fund operations,
including capital expenditures, interest and repayment of debt maturities during
our fiscal year ending June 30, 2009.
CIT Credit
Facility
As
disclosed elsewhere under “Item
2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial
Obligation
,” on September 2, 2008 we entered into the Revolving Loan and
the Term Loan , or the “CIT Credit Facility.”
The
Revolving Loan provides for a $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit
facility which is subject to an initial borrowing base of $14.0 million, or an
amount determined based on semi-annual review of our proved oil and gas
reserves. As of September 4, 2008, we had borrowed $11.5 million
under the Revolving Loan to finance the Voyager Acquisition, to repay the
related bridge loan and transaction expenses, and to fund capital
expenditures. Monies advanced under the Revolving Loan mature in
three years and bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.50%, as
the case may be.
The Term
Loan provides for a one-time advance to us of $22.0 million. We drew
down the full amount on September 2, 2008 to finance the Voyager Acquisition and
to repay the related bridge loan and transaction expenses. Monies
borrowed under the Term Loan mature in three and one-half years and bear
interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 5% during the first twelve months after
closing and LIBOR plus 7.50%, thereafter.
All
borrowings under the CIT Credit Facility are secured by a first lien on all of
our assets and those of our subsidiaries. All borrowings under the
Term Loan Agreement are secured by a second lien on all of our assets and those
of our subsidiaries.
The loan
instruments evidencing the Revolving Loan contain various restrictive covenants,
including financial covenants requiring that we will not: (i) as of the last day
of any fiscal quarter, permit our ratio of EBITDAX for the period of four fiscal
quarters then ending to interest expense for such period to be less than 2.0 to
1.0; (ii) at any time permit our ratio of total debt as of such time to EBITDAX
for the four fiscal quarters ending on the last day of the fiscal quarter
immediately preceding the date of determination for which financial statements
are available to be greater than 4.0 to 1.0; and (iii) permit, as of the last
day of any fiscal quarter, our ratio of (a) consolidated current assets
(including the unused amount of the total commitments, but excluding non-cash
assets under FAS 133) to (b) consolidated current liabilities (excluding
non-cash obligations under FAS 133 and current maturities under the CIT Credit
Facility) to be less than 1.0 to 1.0.
The loan
instruments evidencing the Term Loan contain various restrictive covenants,
including financial covenants requiring that we will not: (i) permit, as of the
last day of any fiscal quarter, our ratio of (a) consolidated current assets
(including the unused amount of the total commitments, but excluding non-cash
assets under FAS 133) to (b) consolidated current liabilities (excluding
non-cash obligations under FAS 133 and current maturities under the CIT Credit
Facility) to be less than 1.0 to 1.0; and (ii) as of the date of any
determination permit our ratio of total reserve value as in effect on such date
of determination to total debt as of such date of determination to be less than
2.0 to 1.0
Upon our
failure to comply with covenants, the lender has the right to refuse to advance
additional funds under the revolver and/or declare any outstanding principal and
interest immediately due and payable.
CIT
Capital, as lender, is entitled to a one percent (1%) overriding royalty
interest of our net revenue interest in the oil and gas properties acquired in
the Voyager Acquisition. The overriding royalty interest is
applicable to any renewal, extension or new lease taken by us within one year
after the date of termination of the ORRI Properties, as defined the term is
defined in the overriding royalty agreement, covering the same property,
horizons and minerals.
CIT
Capital also received, and is entitled to receive in its capacity as
administrative agent, various fees from us while monies advanced or loaned
remain outstanding, including an annual administrative agent fee of $20,000 for
each of the Revolving Loan and Term Loan and a commitment fee ranging from
0.375% to 0.5% of any unused portion of the borrowing base available under the
Revolving Loan.
Under the
CIT Credit Facility, we were required to enter into hedging arrangements
mutually agreeable between us and CIT Capital Effective on September
2, 2008, we entered into hedging arrangements with a bank whereby we hedged 65%
of our proved developed producing natural gas production and 25% of our proved
developed producing oil production through December 2011 at $7.82 per Mmbtu and
$110.35 per barrel, respectively.
Convertible Debentures
(Bridge Loan)
On May
21, 2008, we entered into the Bridge Loan, whereby we issued the Debentures and
used the proceeds to fund our payment of the deposit required under the Voyager
Acquisition.
The
Debentures matured the earlier of September 29, 2008 and the completion of the
Voyager Acquisition, and may be satisfied in full by our payment of the
aggregate redemption price of $900,000 or, at the election of the purchasers, by
the conversion of the Debentures into shares of our Common Stock, at an initial
conversion price of $0.33 subject to adjustments and full-ratchet protection
under certain circumstances.
On
September 2, 2008, we repaid $450,000 principal amount of the Debentures in cash
from our CIT Credit Facility and issued, in full satisfaction of our obligation
with respect to the other $450,000 principal amount, 10,000 shares of our Series
E Preferred. Each share of preferred stock is automatically
convertible into 136.3636 shares of our Common Stock, for an aggregate of
1,363,636 shares of our Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment, as provided by the Certificate of Designation governing the Series E
Preferred.
2007
Convertible Notes
On
November 1, 2007, we sold $350,000 in convertible notes (the "2007 Notes"),
which 2007 Notes mature on October 31, 2008 and bear interest at 10% per annum,
payable in either cash or shares of our Common Stock based upon a conversion
price of $0.35 per share. The investors in the 2007 Notes also
received 200,004 shares of Common Stock. During May 2008, we
exchanged 37,100 shares of our Series B Preferred in full satisfaction of our
obligation under the 2007 Notes to pay $350,000 of principal and $21,000 of
interest, with each share of such preferred stock being automatically
convertible into 28.58 shares of our Common Stock, for an aggregate of 1,060,318
shares of our Common Stock, upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment.
2006 Convertible
Notes
As a
result of the May 2006 Merger, we assumed $1,500,000 of convertible promissory
notes (the "2006 Notes") previously sold by Energy Venture. The 2006
Notes had an original maturity date of August 31, 2007, carried an interest rate
of 10% per annum, payable in either cash or shares, and were convertible into
shares of Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.50 per share at the option of
the investor. Each investor also received a number of shares of
Common Stock equal to 20% of his or her investment divided by
$0.50. Thus, a total of 600,000 shares were initially issued to
investors in the 2006 Notes.
On August
31, 2007 (the original maturity date), we repaid in cash six of the holders of
the 2006 Notes an aggregate amount of $424,637, of which $410,000 represented
principal and $14,637 represented accrued interest. On September 4,
2007, an additional $44,624 of accrued and current period interest was repaid
through the issuance of 89,248 shares of our Common Stock. The
remaining holders of the 2006 Notes entered into an agreement with us whereby
the maturity date of the 2006 Notes was extended to February 28, 2008 and,
beginning September 1, 2007 until the 2006 Notes are paid in full, the interest
rate on the outstanding principal increased to 12% per annum. In
addition, we agreed to issue to the remaining holders of the 2006 Notes, 218,000
shares of our Common Stock with a value of $98,100 as consideration for
extending the 2006 Note's maturity date.
On February 28, 2008, $1,090,000 of the
2006 Notes came due and we were unable to repay them. We continued to
accrue interest on the notes at 12%, the agreed upon rate for the extension
period. On March 6, 2008, we issued 130,449 shares of Common Stock in
lieu of cash in payment of $65,221 of accrued and current period interest to
holders of 2006 Notes. On April 22, 2008, we repaid $100,000
principal amount in cash to one of the holders of the 2006 Notes in satisfaction
thereof. During May 2008, we exchanged 99,395 shares of our Series A
Preferred for the remaining 2006 Notes in payment of the $965,000 of principal
and $28,950 of interest thereunder. Each share of Series A Preferred
is automatically convertible into 20 shares of our Common Stock, for an
aggregate of 1,987,900 shares of our Common Stock, upon the effectiveness of the
Charter Amendment, as provided by the Certificate of Designation with respect to
the Series A Preferred filed with the State of Nevada on May 15,
2008. At June 30, 2008, $25,000 principal amount of the 2006 Notes
held by one noteholder remained outstanding.
Recent
Accounting and Reporting Pronouncements
During
February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB
Statement of Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”) which permits all
entities to choose, at specified election dates, to measure eligible items at
fair value. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many
financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not
currently required to be measured at fair value, and thereby mitigate volatility
in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities
differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. This Statement also establishes presentation and
disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that
choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and
liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an
entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. We
are evaluating the impact that this Statement will have on its financial
statements.
During
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement of Accounting Standards (“SFAS”)
No. 157. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework
for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and
expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement
applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value
measurements, where fair value has been determined to be the relevant
measurement attribute. This Statement is effective for fiscal years
beginning after November 15, 2007. We are evaluating the impact that
this Statement will have on its financial statements.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The preparation of financial statements
and related notes requires us to make judgments, estimates, and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and
related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. An
accounting policy is considered to be critical if it requires an accounting
estimate to be made based on assumptions about matters that are highly uncertain
at the time the estimate is made, and if different estimates that reasonably
could have been used, or changes in the accounting estimates that are reasonably
likely to occur periodically, could materially impact the financial
statements.
Because of our limited level of
operations, we have not had to make material assumptions or estimates other than
our assumption that we are a [going concern]. If our business
increases, our principal estimates will involve whether engagements in process
will be profitable.
Off-Balance-Sheet
Arrangements.
We have
no off balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a
current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures, or capital resources that is material to any investor in our
securities.
Item
3.
|
Description
of Property.
|
Duval
County Properties
With the Voyager Acquisition, we
acquired oil and natural gas properties consisting of approximately 14,300 net
acres located in Duval County, South Texas, on trend with several prolific
producing Frio, Jackson and Yegua (Oligocene and Eocene) fields (the “Duval
County Properties”).
The acquired properties have
established production over a substantial acreage position with proved and
probable reserves from over ten different horizons located at depths ranging
from 4,000 to 7,500 feet. As of April 1, 2008, the Duval County
Properties had independently engineered proved reserves of 16.2
Bcfe. By category, this includes 5.2 Bcfe of proved developed
producing, 5.6 Bcfe of proved developed non-producing, and 5.4 Bcfe of proved
undeveloped reserves. Approximately 69% of total proved reserves is
natural gas. In addition to proved reserves, our management has
identified net unrisked probable reserves of 7.4 Bcfe covering seven drilling
locations. Net daily production averaged over 3.0 Mmcfe for the month
of August 2008.
The SEC net present value of proved
reserves (PV10) as of April 1, 2008 totaled $75.6 million, $122.9 million
including probable reserves, as per the independent reserve
report. We are the operator and own an average 100% working interest
in its proved reserve base.
Corporate
Office
Presently, our corporate office is an
executive office suite located at 4606 FM 1960 West, Suite 400, Houston, Texas
77069. The lease covering such space is a month-to-month lease and
calls for minimum monthly rental payments of approximately $1,612 plus the cost
of rental furniture, telephone lines and Internet connections, which costs
average approximately$1,300 per month. We intend to relocate to
permanent office space in the near term to provide space for the technical and
administrative employees we intend to employ to develop our Voyager Acquisition
and implement our business plan of growth.
Item
4.
|
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners.
|
The following table sets forth certain
information regarding the beneficial ownership of our Common Stock as of
September 4, 2008 by (i) each person who, to our knowledge, beneficially owns
more than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of our Common Stock; (ii)
each of our current directors and executive officers; and (iii) all of our
current directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise
noted below, we believe that all persons named in the table have sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares of Common Stock beneficially owned
by them. We have 23,363,136 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
September 4, 2008.
Name
of Beneficial Owner
|
Amount
(1)
|
Percent
of Class
|
Directors
and Executive Officers
(2)
|
|
|
Robert
P. Munn, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
|
1,000,000
(3)
|
4.1%
|
Alan
D. Gaines, Director
|
11,151,000
(4)
|
47.7%
|
Carl
A. Chase, Chief Financial Officer
|
750,000
(5)
|
3.1%
|
Officers
and Directors as a Group (3 persons)
|
12,901,000
(3) (4)
(5)
|
51.4%
|
Five
Percent and Above Holders
|
|
|
Amiel
David
|
5,000,000
(6)
|
17.8%
|
Natural
Gas Partners VII, LP
|
17,500,000
(7)
|
42.8%
|
CIT
Capital USA Inc.
|
24,199,996
(8)
|
50.9%
|
____________________
(1)
|
For
purposes hereof, a person is deemed to be the beneficial owner of
securities that can be acquired by such person within sixty (60) days from
the date hereof upon the exercise of warrants or options or the conversion
of convertible securities. Each beneficial owner's percentage
ownership is determined by assuming that any warrants, options or
convertible securities that are held by such person (but not those held by
any other person) and which are exercisable within sixty (60) days from
the date hereof, have been
exercised.
|
(2)
|
The
address for each of our officers and directors is 4606 FM 1960 West, Suite
400, Houston, Texas 77069.
|
(3)
|
Represents
(i) option exercisable to purchase 500,000 shares of our Common Stock at a
purchase price of $0.52 per share, which option will be exercisable upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and (ii) 500,000 shares of
restricted stock awarded May 22, 2008, issuable upon the effectiveness of
the Charter Amendment. Excludes (i) options to purchase 500,000
shares at $0.57 per share and options to purchase 500,000 shares at $0.62,
per share, which options become exercisable on May 22, 2009 and 2010,
respectively, and (ii) 500,000 shares of restricted stock that vest on May
22, 2009 and 500,000 shares of restricted stock that vest on May 22,
2010.
|
(4)
|
Excludes
an aggregate of 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock held by two sons and a
daughter of Mr. Gaines, each of whom is greater than 18 years of age,
which shares Mr. Gaines may be deemed a beneficial owner thereof because
of such relationship. Mr. Gaines expressly disclaims beneficial
ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed to be
an admission that he is the beneficial owner of these securities for
purposes of Sections 13(d) or 16 or for any other
purpose.
|
(5)
|
Represents
(i) option exercisable to purchase 375,000 shares of our Common Stock at a
purchase price of $0.52 per share, which option will be exercisable upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and (ii) 375,000 shares of
restricted stock awarded May 22, 2008, issuable upon the effectiveness of
the Charter Amendment. Excludes (i) options to purchase 375,000
shares at $0.57 per share and options to purchase 375,000 shares at $0.62
per share, which options become exercisable on May 22, 2009 and 2010,
respectively, and (ii) 375,000 shares of restricted stock that vest on May
22, 2009 and 375,000 shares of restricted stock that vest on May 22,
2010.
|
(6)
|
Includes
(i) options currently exercisable at $0.35 per share for an aggregate of
1,500,000 shares of Common Stock and (ii) option currently exercisable at
$0.53 per share for 3,300,00 shares of Common Stock. Mr.
David’s address is 5707 Spanish Oak Drive, Houston, Texas
77066.
|
(7)
|
Represents
17,500,000 shares of our Common Stock underlying 10,000 shares of Series D
Preferred issued by us in the Voyager Acquisition which automatically
convert upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. Holder’s address
is c/o Natural Gas Partners, 125 E. John Carpenter Fwy., Ste. 600, Irving,
TX 75062.
|
(8)
|
Represents
up to 24,199,996 shares of our Common Stock underlying a warrant we
granted in connection with the CIT Credit Facility, which warrant is
exercisable upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment at an exercise
price of $0.35 per share, subject to adjustments and full-ratchet
protection under certain circumstances. CIT Capital USA Inc.’s
address is 505 Fifth Avenue, 10
th
Floor, New York, NY 10017.
|
Change
in Control
As disclosed elsewhere in this Current
Report under “
Item 3.02
Unregistered Sale of Equity Securities – Issuance of Series D and Series E
Preferred Stock,”
in connection with the Voyager Acquisition we issued
10,000 shares of our Series D Preferred, which shares will automatically convert
into 17,500,000 shares of our Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment. After giving effect to the issuance of shares of Common
Stock under the Series D Preferred, and assuming no additional issuance of our
securities, the shares of Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the Series D
Preferred represents approximately 42.8% of our issued and outstanding
shares.
Item
5
|
Directors
and Executive Officers, Promoters and Control
Persons.
|
The following table sets forth
information with respect to the current directors and executive officers of our
Company:
Name
of Individual
|
Age
|
Position
with our Company
|
Robert
P. Munn
|
49
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer,
Chairman
and Director
|
Carl
A. Chase
|
58
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Secretary
|
Alan
D. Gaines
|
52
|
Director
|
The business experience of each
director and executive officer of our Company is set forth below:
Robert P.
Munn.
Mr. Munn joined our Company on May 22, 2008, as Chief
Executive Officer and also serves as a member of our Board, and
Chairman. His work experience spans over 27 years' involvement in the
United States and International oil and gas arenas, where he has worked for both
small and large independent E&P companies in different basins throughout the
United States, the Gulf of Mexico and offshore West Africa. Prior to
joining us, Mr. Munn served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a director
of Striker Oil & Gas, Inc. (formerly Unicorp, Inc.), a publicly traded
independent E&P company from September 2007 until his resignation in
February 2008. In 2003, he opened the U.S. office for Sterling
Energy, PLC and, until September 2007, served as Executive Vice-President and
director for Sterling, where he managed the growth of its U.S. operations by
successfully adding oil and gas reserves through drilling and acquiring
producing properties. Prior to his tenure with Sterling, Mr. Munn
served as Vice-President of Exploration for FW Oil. From 1987 through
2001, he served in supervisory and senior technical roles with Amerada Hess
working in oil and gas basins located both onshore and offshore the United
States. From 1981 to 1987, Mr. Munn worked as an exploration and
exploitation geologist for Buckhorn Petroleum and Harper Oil Company in Denver,
Colorado. Mr. Munn received a B.A. degree in Geology from the
University of Colorado in 1981.
Carl A. Chase
. Mr.
Chase joined our Company on May 22, 2008, as Chief Financial Officer, Secretary
and Treasurer. He has over 33 years' experience with major and
independent E&P companies and has held various financial and administrative
positions with publicly traded companies. Most recently, he served as
Chief Financial Officer and a director of Striker Oil & Gas, Inc. (formerly
Unicorp, Inc.), a publicly traded independent E&P company from August 2004
until his resignation in April 2008. From May 2007 until March 2008,
he served as a consultant and director of Oncolin Therapeutics, Inc., a
publicly-traded bio-technology company involved in developing products to treat
cancer, infectious diseases and other medical conditions associated with
compromised immune systems. From August 2000 to May 2006, Mr. Chase
served as both a consultant and senior vice president to Rockport Healthcare
Group, Inc., a publicly-traded preferred provider organization, PPO, for
work-related injuries and illnesses. From 2003 until 2006, Mr. Chase
served as a director of eLinear, Inc., an integrated technology solutions
provider of security, IP telephony and network and storage solutions
infrastructure. In September 2006, eLinear filed a voluntary petition
in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas,
Houston Division, seeking relief under Chapter 7 of the United States
Code. From August 1999 to May 2000, Mr. Chase was Chief Financial
Officer of ClearWorks.net, Inc., an information technology company providing IT
consulting and computer hardware and software solutions. From
December 1992 to August 1999, Mr. Chase served as Chief Financial Officer of
Bannon Energy Incorporated, a privately held, independent E&P company, where
his responsibilities included acquisitions, financing and accounting and
administration. Mr. Chase has held various financial and
administrative positions with various oil and gas companies, including Amoco
Production Company and Union Pacific Resources Corporation. Mr. Chase
received a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from the University of Oklahoma in
1975.
Alan D.
Gaines.
Mr. Gaines served as our Chief Executive Officer from
April 2006 to September 2007, as Chairman from April 2006 to May 2008 and a
director of our Company since April 2006. He is currently the
Chairman of Dune Energy, Inc., an independent E&P company engaged in the
development, exploration and acquisition of oil and gas properties, with
operations presently concentrated onshore the Louisiana/Texas Gulf
Coast. He served from April 2005 until August 2008 as Vice-Chairman
and from April 2005 until July 18, 2008 as a director of Baseline Oil & Gas
Corp., a public company engaged in the development, exploration and acquisition
of oil and gas properties. Mr. Gaines has 25 years’ of experience as
an energy investment and merchant banker. In 1983, he co-founded
Gaines, Berland Inc., an investment bank and brokerage firm, specializing in
global energy markets, with particular emphasis given to small to medium
capitalization companies involved in exploration and production, pipelines,
refining and marketing, and oilfield services. Prior to selling his
interest in Gaines, Berland, the firm managed or co-managed, and participated in
$4 billion of equity and debt financings during a three year
period. He has acted as an advisor to financier Carl Icahn during
such corporate takeovers as USX Corporation (Marathon Oil) and
Texaco. Mr. Gaines holds a BBA in Finance from Baruch College, and an
MBA in Finance (with distinction) from Zarb School, Hofstra University School of
Graduate Management.
Item
6.
|
Executive
Compensation.
|
The following sets forth the annual and
long-term compensation received by (i) our Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), (ii)
our two most highly compensated executive officers, if any, other than the CEO,
whose total compensation during fiscal year 2008 exceeded $100,000 and who were
serving as executive officers at the end of the 2008 fiscal year and (iii) the
two most highly compensated former officers (collectively, the "Named Executive
Officers"), at our fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007:
Summary
Compensation Table
|
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards ($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
($)
|
Change
in
Pension
Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($)
|
All
Other
Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
Robert
P. Munn
Chief
Executive
Officer
(1)
|
2008
|
24,716
|
--
|
780,000
|
738,674
|
--
|
--
|
650
(2)
|
1,544,040
|
Carl
A. Chase
Chief
Financial
Officer
(3)
|
2008
|
19,773
|
--
|
585,000
|
554,006
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
1,158,779
|
Steven
Barrenechea
Chief
Executive
Officer
(4)
|
2008
|
27,000
|
--
|
--
|
239,423
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
266,423
|
Richard
Cohen
Chief
Financial
Officer
(5)
|
2008
|
36,000
|
--
|
--
|
72,564
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
108,564
|
|
2007
|
72,000
|
--
|
--
|
294,623
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
366,623
|
________________
(1)
|
Mr.
Munn was employed as our Chief Executive Officer on May 22,
2008.
|
(2)
|
Includes
$650 monthly car allowance.
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Chase was employed as our Chief Financial Officer on May 22,
2008.
|
(4)
|
Mr.
Barrenechea served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director from
September 2007 until his resignation on May 22, 2008, and continues to be
employed by us as an advisor.
|
(5)
|
Mr.
Cohen served as our Chief Financial Officer until his resignation in
January 2008.
|
The following table indicates the
total number and value of exercisable stock options and restricted stock awards
held by the Named Executive Officers during the 2008 fiscal year:
|
Outstanding
Equity Awards at June 30, 2008
|
Name
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Exercisable
|
Number
of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options
(#)
Unexercisable
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised
Unearned Options
(#)
|
Option
Exercise Price
($)
|
Option
Expiration Date
|
Number
of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
(#)
|
|
Market
Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested
($)
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Number of Unearned Shares, Units or Rights That
Have Not Vested
(#)
|
Equity
Incentive Plan Awards: Market or Payout Value of Unearned Shares, Units or
Other Rights That Have Not Vested
($)
|
(a)
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
(d)
|
(e)
|
(f)
|
(g)
|
|
(h)
|
(i)
|
(j)
|
Robert
P. Munn,
Chief
Executive
Officer
(1)
|
--
|
500,000
|
--
|
$0.52
|
5/20/13
|
1,500,000
|
(2)
|
825,000
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
500,000
|
--
|
$0.57
|
5/20/13
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
--
|
500,000
|
--
|
$0.62
|
5/20/13
|
--
|
|
--
|
|
|
Carl
A. Chase,
Chief
Financial
Officer
(3)
|
--
|
375,000
|
--
|
$0.52
|
5/20/13
|
1,125,000
|
(4)
|
618,750
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
375,000
|
--
|
$0.57
|
5/20/13
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
375,000
|
--
|
$0.62
|
5/20/13
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Steven
Barrenechea,
Chief
Executive
Officer
(5)
|
--
|
500,000
|
--
|
$0.35
|
12/29/12
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
250,000
|
--
|
$0.52
|
2/27/13
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
Richard
Cohen,
Chief
Financial
Officer
(6)
|
--
|
250,000
|
--
|
$0.30
|
5/22/12
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
250,000
|
--
|
$0.35
|
10/26/12
|
--
|
|
--
|
--
|
--
|
____________
(1)
|
Mr.
Munn was employed as our Chief Executive Officer on May 22,
2008.
|
(2)
|
Restricted
Stock Awards vest with respect to 1/3
rd
of the total shares, or 500,000 shares, awarded on each of the effective
date of the Charter Amendment and the first and second year anniversary of
the grant date.
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Chase was employed as our Chief Financial Officer on May 22,
2008.
|
(4)
|
Restricted
Stock Awards vest with respect to 1/3
rd
of the total shares, or 375,000 shares, awarded on each of the effective
date of the Charter Amendment and the first and second year anniversary of
the grant date.
|
(5)
|
Mr.
Barrenechea served as our Chief Executive Officer and a director from
September 2007 until his resignation on May 22, 2008, and continues to be
employed by us as an advisor.
|
(6)
|
Mr.
Cohen served as our Chief Financial Officer until his resignation in
January 2008.
|
On May 22, 2008, Steven Barrenechea
resigned as our President, Chief Executive Officer and acting Chief Financial
Officer and Robert P. Munn and Carl A. Chase were appointed our President and
Chief Executive Officer, and Chief Financial Officer, respectively. Mr.
Barrenechea currently serves as an advisor to our Company.
Employment
Agreements
We currently have in place employment
agreements with respect to our principal executive and financial officers,
providing for the following:
·
|
Robert
P. Munn to serve as our President and Chief Executive Officer, at an
initial annual base salary of $225,000, which base salary shall increase
to $260,000 at the first anniversary date of his employment, subject to
increase upon review of our Board;
and
|
·
|
Carl
A. Chase to serve as our Chief Financial Officer, at an initial annual
base salary of $180,000, which base salary shall increase to $210,000 at
the first anniversary date of his employment, subject to increase upon
review of our Board.
|
The initial term of employment under
the Employment Agreements is two (2) years, unless earlier terminated by us or
the executive officer by reason of death, disability, without cause, for cause,
for "good reason," change of control or otherwise.
In addition to their base salaries,
Messrs. Munn and Chase are guaranteed an annual bonus of $45,000 and $36,000,
respectively, on the first year anniversary and an amount up to 100% and 75%,
respectively, of such officer's then applicable base salary, as determined by
our Board or committee thereof, based on such officer's performance and
achievement of quantitative and qualitative criteria set by our Board, for such
year. Each of Messrs. Munn and Chase is further eligible under his
employment agreement to participate, subject to any eligibility, co-payment and
waiting period requirements, in all employee health and/or benefit plans offered
or made available to our senior officers.
Upon termination of an officer without
"cause", upon the resignation of either officer for "good reason", or upon his
termination following a "change of control" (each as defined in the employment
agreements), such officer will be entitled to receive from us, in addition to
his then current base salary through the date of resignation or termination, as
applicable, and pro rata bonus and fringe benefits otherwise due and unpaid at
the time of resignation or termination, a severance payment equal to twelve (12)
months base salary at the then current rate plus pro rata performance bonus
earned and unpaid through the date of termination or resignation, as
applicable. Each such officer shall also be entitled to any unpaid
bonus from the preceding year of employment, and any restricted stock granted to
him shall immediately vest and all other stock options or grants, if any, made
to him pursuant to any incentive or benefit plans then in effect shall vest and
be exercisable, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of any such plans or
agreements.
We have also agreed to pay these
executive officers an additional gross-up amount equal to all Federal, state or
local taxes that may be imposed upon them by reason of the severance
payments.
Each of Messrs. Munn and Chase have
agreed that, during the respective term of his employment and for a one-year
period after his termination (other than termination by him for good reason or
by us without cause or following a change of control), not to engage, directly
or indirectly, as an owner, employee, consultant or otherwise, in any business
engaged in the exploration, drilling or production of natural gas or oil within
any five (5) mile radius from any property that we then have an ownership,
leasehold or participation interest. Each officer is further
prohibited during the above time period from soliciting or inducing, directly or
indirectly, any of our then-current employees or customers, or any customers of
ours during the one year preceding the termination of his
employment.
Restricted
Stock Agreements
Pursuant to the restricted stock
agreements, we have agreed upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment to
grant restricted stock awards to each of Messrs. Munn and Chase, as
follows:
·
|
1,500,000
shares of our Common Stock to Mr. Munn, which vest equally as to one-third
of the shares over a two year period, commencing on the effective date of
the Charter Amendment in the State of Nevada and each of the first and
second year anniversary of the grant
date;
|
·
|
1,125,000
shares of our Common Stock to Mr. Chase, which vest equally as to
one-third of the shares over a two year period, commencing on the
effective date of the Charter Amendment in the State of Nevada and each of
the first and second year anniversary of the grant
date.
|
The above vesting schedule is subject to the officer being continuously employed
by us at the applicable vesting date.
As provided in the restricted stock
agreements, we have also agreed to pay each above executive officer an
additional gross-up amount equal to all federal, state or local taxes imposed
upon him by reason of the restricted stock awards.
Each officer has, with respect to all
of the restricted shares (whether then vested or not), all of the rights of a
holder of our Common Stock, including the right to vote such shares and to
receive dividend as may be declared. Notwithstanding the proceeding
sentence, the restricted stock shall not be transferable until and unless they
have become vested in accordance with the vesting schedule.
Option
Agreements
As part of the employment agreement
with Mr. Munn, on May 22, 2008, we granted stock options, exercisable for up to
1,500,000 shares of our Common Stock, as follows:
·
|
option
exercisable for up to 500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.52 per
share (the closing price of our Common Stock, as reported by the OTC
Bulletin Board on May 22, 2008), which option vests with respect to these
shares on the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment in the State of
Nevada;
|
·
|
option
exercisable for up to 500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.57 per
share, which option vests with respect to these shares on May 22, 2009;
and
|
·
|
option
exercisable for up to 500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.62 per
share, which option vests with respect to these shares on May 22,
2010.
|
As part of the Employment Agreement
with Mr. Chase, on May 22, 2008 we granted stock options, exercisable for up to
1,125,000 shares of our Common Stock, as follows:
·
|
option
to Mr. Chase for up to 375,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.52 per
share (the closing price of our Common Stock, as reported by the OTC
Bulletin Board on May 22, 2008), which option vests with respect to these
shares upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment in the State of
Nevada;
|
·
|
option
to Mr. Chase for up to 375,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.57 per
share, which option vests with respect to these shares on May 22, 2009;
and
|
·
|
option
to Mr. Chase for up to 375,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.62 per
share, which option vests with respect to these shares on May 22,
2010.
|
Options vesting on May 22, 2009 and May
22, 2010 are subject to acceleration in the event we undergo a "change of
control" while such executive officer is still employed by us. All
options expire on May 22, 2015.
The holders of the options shall have
none of the rights and privileges of a stockholder of our Company with respect
to any of the underlying shares of Common Stock, in whole or in part, prior to
the exercise of the options with respect to such underlying shares.
We granted "piggy-back" registration
rights to the option holders affording each of them the opportunity to include
for sale in any registration statement under the Securities Act (other than in
connection with a Form S-8 or any successor form registering any employment
benefit plan ) we propose to file with respect to our securities any time during
the next five (5) years, commencing May 22, 2009.
2004
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan
Pursuant to the May 14, 2004 Board’s
approval and subsequent stockholder approval, our Company adopted our 2004
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") whereby we reserved for issuance up
to 1,500,000 shares of our Common Stock. Non-Statutory Stock Options
do not meet certain requirements of the Internal Revenue Service as compared to
Incentive Stock Options which meet the requirements of Section 422 of the
Internal Revenue Code. Nonqualified options have two disadvantages
compared to incentive stock options. One is that recipients have to
report taxable income at the time that they exercise the option to buy stock,
and the other is that the income is treated as compensation, which is taxed at
higher rates than long-term capital gains. We may file a Registration
Statement on Form S-8 so as to register those 1,500,000 shares of Common Stock
underlying the options in the Plan.
As of June 30, 2008, no options have
been issued under the Plan.
As previously indicated, our Board, on
May 14, 2004, adopted the Plan so as to provide a long-term incentive for
employees, non-employee directors, consultants, attorneys and advisors of our
Company and our subsidiaries, if any. The Board believes that our
policy of granting stock options to such persons will provide us with a
potential critical advantage in attracting and retaining qualified
candidates. In addition, the Plan is intended to provide us with
maximum flexibility to compensate plan participants. We believe that
such flexibility will be an integral part of our policy to encourage employees,
non-employee directors, consultants, attorneys and advisors to focus on the
long-term growth of stockholder value. The Board believes that
important advantages to ABC are gained by an option program such as the Plan
which includes incentives for motivating our employees, while at the same time
promoting a closer identity of interest between employees, non-employee
directors, consultants, attorneys and advisors on the one hand, and the
stockholders on the other.
The principal terms of the Plan are
summarized below; however, it is not intended to be a complete description
thereof and such summary is qualified in its entirety by the actual text of the
Plan, a copy of which has been filed as an exhibit to our registration statement
of which this prospectus is a part.
Summary Description of the
ABC Funding Inc, Inc. 2004 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan
The purpose of the Plan is to provide
directors, officers and employees of, as well as consultants, attorneys and
advisors to, our Company and our subsidiaries, if any, with additional
incentives by increasing their ownership interest in our
Company. Directors, officers and other employees of our Company and
our subsidiaries are eligible to participate in the Plan. Options in
the form of Non-Statutory Stock Options ("NSO") may also be granted to directors
who are not employed by us and consultants, attorneys and advisors to us
providing valuable services to us and our subsidiaries. In addition,
individuals who have agreed to become an employee of, director of or an
attorney, consultant or advisor to us and/or our subsidiaries are eligible for
option grants, conditional in each case on actual employment, directorship or
attorney, advisor and/or consultant status. T he Plan provides for the issuance
of NSO's only, which are not intended to qualify as "incentive stock options"
within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code, as
amended. Further, NSO's have two disadvantages compared to ISO's in
that recipients of NSO's must report taxable income at the time of NSO option
exercise and income from NSO's is treated as compensation which is taxed at
higher rates than long-term capital gains.
Our Board or a compensation committee (once established) will administer the
Plan with the discretion generally to determine the terms of any option grant,
including the number of option shares, exercise price, term, vesting schedule
and the post-termination exercise period. Notwithstanding this
discretion (i) the term of any option may not exceed ten (10) years and (ii) an
option will terminate as follows: (a) if such termination is on account of
termination of employment for any reason other than death, without cause, such
options shall terminate one year thereafter; (b) if such termination is on
account of death, such options shall terminate fifteen (15) months thereafter;
and (c) if such termination is for cause (as determined by our Board and/or
compensation committee), such options shall terminate
immediately. Unless otherwise determined by our Board or compensation
committee, the exercise price per share of Common Stock subject to an option
shall be equal to no less than ten percent (10%) of the fair market value of the
Common Stock on the date such option is granted. No NSO shall be
assignable or otherwise transferable except by will or the laws of descent and
distribution or except as permitted in accordance with SEC Release No.33-7646 as
effective April 7, 1999.
The Plan may be amended, altered,
suspended, discontinued or terminated by our Board without further stockholder
approval, unless such approval is required by law or regulation or under the
rules of the stock exchange or automated quotation system on which the Common
Stock is then listed or quoted. Thus, stockholder approval will not
necessarily be required for amendments which might increase the cost of the Plan
or broaden eligibility except that no amendment or alteration to the Plan shall
be made without the approval of stockholders which would:
·
|
decrease
the NSO price (except as provided in paragraph 9 of the Plan) or change
the classes of persons eligible to participate in the Plan,
or
|
·
|
extend
the NSO period, or
|
·
|
materially
increase the benefits accruing to Plan participants,
or
|
·
|
materially
modify Plan participation eligibility requirements,
or
|
·
|
extend
the expiration date of the Plan.
|
Unless otherwise indicated the Plan
will remain in effect for a period of ten years from the date adopted unless
terminated earlier by our Board except as to NSOs then outstanding, which shall
remain in effect until they have expired or been exercised.
Director
Compensation
Directors of our Company are not
compensated in cash for their services but are reimbursed for out-of-pocket
expenses incurred in furtherance of our business.
Item
7.
|
Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions and Director
Independence.
|
Except as set forth below, since July
1, 2007 there have been no transactions, or currently proposed transactions, of
an amount exceeding or to exceed $120,000, to which we were or are to be a
party, in which any of our executive officers, directors or other
Related Party (as defined below) had or is to have a direct or indirect material
interest.
As previously disclosed in our Current
Report filed with the SEC on August 21, 2008, on August 20, 2008 we issued 500
shares of our newly designated Series C Preferred (defined below) to Alan D.
Gaines, our largest stockholder and a director of our Company, in exchange for
the cancellation of a promissory note made by us in favor of Mr. Gaines, in the
principal amount of $50,000. In addition to these shares of Series C
Preferred, on August 20, 2008 we also issued an additional 500 shares of Series
C Preferred to Mr. Gaines for cash consideration of $50,000. The
Series C Preferred are automatically redeemable by our Company at the rate of
$100 for every one (1) share of Series C Preferred being redeemed upon the
closing of a debt or equity financing whereby we realize gross proceeds in
excess of $5,000,000. Our lender in the CIT Credit Facility did not
permit us to redeem the Series C Preferred upon funding, with the understanding
that, based upon the success of our workover program and increased production
resulting from the Voyager Acquisition, the lender would permit a subsequent
distribution to Mr. Gaines for his Series C Preferred.
Shares of preferred stock, $.001 par value, designated out of our authorized
“blank check preferred stock” by our Board as “Series C Preferred Stock” (the
“Series C Preferred”), have the rights, preferences, powers, restrictions and
obligations set forth in the Certificate of Designation filed with the Secretary
of State of the State of Nevada on August 20, 2008, including the automatic
redemption rights referenced above. However, holders of the Series C
Preferred are not entitled to any dividends, preemption, voting, conversion or
other rights as a stockholder of our Company.
Pursuant to the April 2006 Stock
Transaction, Energy Venture acquired 8,200,000 of the issued and outstanding
shares of our Common Stock. After giving effect to the stock
transaction, Mr. Gaines, on of our directors, became an indirect owner of
8,200,000 shares of the Common Stock acquired (or otherwise previously owned) by
Energy Venture as a result of his controlling interest in Energy Venture, in
which he served as a director and owned a majority of the issued and outstanding
shares of its capital stock. Such securities ownership represented
82% of the then issued and outstanding shares of our Common Stock and a
controlling interest. In connection with the April 2006 Stock
Transaction, Mr. Gaines became a director of our Company.
For purposes hereof, “Related Party”
includes (a) any person who is or was (at any time during the last fiscal year)
an executive officer, director or nominee for election as a director; (b) any
person or group who is a beneficial owner of more than 5% of our Company’s
voting securities; (c) any immediate family member of a person described in
provisions (a) or (b) of this sentence; or (d) any entity in which any of the
foregoing persons is employed, is a partner or has a greater than 5% beneficial
ownership interest.
Director
Independence.
The OTC
Bulletin Board, on which our Common Stock is currently traded, does not maintain
director independence standards.
Item
8.
|
Description
of Securities.
|
Holders
of outstanding shares of Common Stock are entitled to one vote for each share of
stock standing in his or her name on the records of the company on all matters
submitted to a vote of stockholders, including the election of
directors. The holders of Common Stock do not have cumulative voting
rights. Dividends may be paid to holders of Common Stock when, as and
if declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available
therefore. Holders of Common Stock have no conversion, redemption or
preemptive rights. All shares of Common Stock, when validly issued
and fully paid, will be non-assessable. In the event of any
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our Company, holders of Common Stock
are entitled to share ratably in the assets of our Company remaining after
provision for payment of creditors and after the liquidation preference, if any,
of any Preferred stock outstanding at the time. Under our Articles of
Incorporation, we are authorized to issue up to 24,000,000 shares of Common
Stock.
We are
also authorized to issue up to a total of 1,000,000 shares of “blank check”
preferred stock, $0.001 par value. In accordance with our Articles of
Incorporation, the Board may, by resolution, issue preferred stock in one or
more series at such time or times and for such consideration as the Board may
determine. The Board is expressly authorized to provide for such
designations, preferences, voting power (or no voting power), relative,
participating, optional or other special rights and privileges, and such
qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as it determines in the
resolutions providing for the issue of such class or series of preferred stock
prior to the issuance of any shares thereof.
As of
September 4, 2008, our Board has issued (i) 99,395 shares of Series A Preferred,
(ii) 37,100 shares of Series B Preferred, (iii) 1,000 shares of Series C
Preferred, (iv) 10,000 shares of Series D Preferred and (v) 10,000 shares of
Series E Preferred. Except for the Series C Preferred which is not
convertible, the outstanding shares of preferred stock are convertible into an
aggregate of 21,911,854 shares of our Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the
Charter Amendment. Except as provided by law, holders of preferred
stock do not have voting rights, provided, however, that if the Charter
Amendment is not declared effective within one hundred fifty (150) days from the
closing of the Voyager Acquisition, then holders of our Series D and Series E
Preferred Stock shall be entitled to the same voting rights and vote with (and
in the same class as) the holders of Common Stock with respect to every matter
voted on by the holders of Common Stock, on an “as if converted”
basis.
PART II
Item 1.
|
Market Price of and Dividends
on the Registrant
’
s Common Equity and Related
Stockholders Matters
.
|
Market
Information.
Our Common Stock is quoted on the OTC
Bulletin Board under the trading symbol "AFDG". The prices set forth
below reflect the quarterly high and low sale information for shares of our
Common Stock for the last two fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007,
respectively. These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without
retail markup, markdown or commission, and may not represent actual
transactions. There were no trades of our securities on the OTC
Bulletin Board prior to April 13, 2006.
|
|
High
|
|
|
Low
|
|
2007-2008
Quarter Ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
$
|
0.76
|
|
|
$
|
0.46
|
|
March
31, 2008
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
September
30, 2007
|
|
$
|
0.57
|
|
|
$
|
0.37
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006-2007
Quarter Ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June
30, 2007
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
$
|
0.28
|
|
March
31, 2007
|
|
$
|
0.55
|
|
|
$
|
0.35
|
|
December
31, 2006
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
|
$
|
0.21
|
|
September
30, 2006
|
|
$
|
0.65
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
Our Common Stock is covered by an SEC
rule that imposes additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who
sell such securities to persons other than established customers and accredited
investors, which are generally institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000,
or individuals with net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding
$200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. For transactions
covered by the rule, the broker-dealer must make a special suitability
determination for the purchaser and transaction prior to the
sale. Consequently, the rule may affect the ability of broker-dealers
to sell our securities, and also may affect the ability of purchasers of our
Common Stock to sell their shares in the secondary market. It may
also cause fewer broker-dealers to be willing to make a market in our Common
Stock, and it may affect the level of news coverage we receive.
Holders
of Securities.
As of September 4, 2008, there were
approximately 151 holders of record of our Common Stock.
We have outstanding as of September 4,
2008 (i) stock options exercisable, subject to vesting schedules in some cases,
to purchase up to an aggregate 12,675,000 shares of Common Stock, (ii) warrants
exercisable, subject to vesting conditions in some cases, to purchase up to
27,424,996 shares of Common Stock, (ii) shares of preferred stock convertible,
subject to the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment, into an
aggregate of 21,911,854 shares of Common Stock and (iv) a convertible promissory
note in the principal amount of $25,000, convertible into shares of Common Stock
at $0.50 per share. At September 4, 2008, we also had outstanding
restricted stock agreements for the issuance of an aggregate of 2,625,000 shares
of Common Stock, with one-third of such grants vesting upon the effectiveness of
the Charter Amendment.
Dividends.
We have
not declared or paid any cash dividends on our Common Stock since our inception,
and our board of directors currently intends to retain all earnings for use in
the business for the foreseeable future. Any future payment of
dividends will depend upon our results of operations, financial condition, cash
requirements and other factors deemed relevant by our board of
directors. Pursuant to the CIT Credit Facility, as long as there is
outstanding indebtedness thereunder, we may not declare or pay a cash dividend
on our Common Stock without the consent of the Lender.
Equity
Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides
information as of June 30, 2008, about our equity compensation plans and
arrangements:
|
Number
of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants
and Rights
|
|
Weighted
Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and
Rights
|
Number
of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity
Compensation Plans (Excluding Securities Reflected in Column
(a))
|
|
Plan
Category
|
(a)
|
|
(b)
|
(c)
|
|
Equity
compensation plans
approved
by security holders
|
--
|
|
--
|
1,500,000
|
|
Equity
compensation plans
not
approved by security holders
|
7,150,000
|
(1)
|
$0.41
|
5,525,000
|
(2)
|
Total
|
7,150,000
|
|
$0.41
|
7,025,000
|
|
__________________
(1)
|
Consists
of warrants and options granted to our employees, officers, directors and
consultants, to the extent vested and exercisable (within the meaning of
Rule 13d-3(d)(1) promulgated by the Commission under the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of June 30,
2008.
|
(2)
|
Includes
an aggregate of: (i) 2,625,000 shares of our Common Stock underlying
restrictive stock awards not yet vested with respect to such shares
pursuant to Restricted Stock Agreements, each dated May 22, 2008, between
us and our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer,
respectively, which awards vest with respect to one-third of the shares on
each of the effective date of the Charter Amendment and the first and
second year anniversary of the grant date; and (ii) 2,625,000
shares of our common stock underlying options granted but not yet vested
with respect to such shares pursuant to Option Agreements, each dated May
22, 2008, between us and our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, respectively, which options vest with respect to one-third of the
shares on each of the effective date of the Charter Amendment and the
first and second year anniversary of the grant
date.
|
Set forth
below is a description of the individual compensation arrangements or equity
compensation plans not currently approved by our security holders pursuant to
which the 7,150,000 shares of our Common Stock included in the chart above were
issuable as of June 30, 2008:
·
|
Option
granted by Energy Venture on March 1, 2006 (and assumed by us under the
May 2006 Merger) to a non-employee in consideration of services performed,
which option expires five years from grant date and is currently
exercisable to purchase up to 350,000 shares of our Common Stock at an
exercise price of $0.05 per share;
|
·
|
Option
granted by Energy Venture on March 1, 2006 (and assumed by us under the
May 2006 Merger) to two non-employees in consideration of services
performed, which options expire five years from grant date and are
currently exercisable to purchase up to 1,950,000 shares of our Common
Stock at an exercise price of $0.60 per
share;
|
·
|
Options
granted on December 28, 2006 to four non-employees in consideration of
services performed, which options expire five years from grant date and
are currently exercisable to purchase up to 1,500,000 shares of our Common
Stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per
share;
|
·
|
Options
granted on May 22, 2007 to two non-employees in consideration of services
performed, which options expire five years from grant date and are
currently exercisable to purchase up to 800,000 shares of our Common Stock
at an exercise price of $0.30 per
share;
|
·
|
Option
granted on May 22, 2007 to our former Chief Financial Officer in
consideration of services performed, which option expires five years from
grant date and is currently exercisable to purchase up to 250,000 shares
of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per
share;
|
·
|
Options
granted on October 22, 2007 to two non-employees in
consideration of services performed, which options expire five years from
grant date and are currently exercisable to purchase up to 1,000,000
shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per
share;
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·
|
Option
granted on October 22, 2007 to our former Chief Financial
Officer in consideration of services performed, which option expires five
years from grant date and is currently exercisable to purchase up to
250,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per
share;
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·
|
Options
granted on December 19, 2007 to two non-employees in consideration of
services performed, which options expire five years from grant date and
are currently exercisable to purchase up to 1,100,000 shares of our Common
Stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per
share;
|
·
|
Option
granted on December 29, 2007 to our former Chief Executive Officer in
consideration of services performed, which option expires five years from
grant date and is currently exercisable to purchase up to 500,000 shares
of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per
share;
|
·
|
Option
granted on February 28, 2008 to a non-employee in consideration of
services performed, which options expire five years from grant date and is
currently exercisable to purchase up to 3,300,000 shares of our Common
Stock at an exercise price of $0.52 per share;
and
|
·
|
Option
granted on February 28, 2008 to our former Chief Executive Officer in
consideration of services performed, which option expires five years from
grant date and is currently exercisable to purchase up to 250,000 shares
of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.52 per
share.
|
Item
2.
|
Legal
Proceedings.
|
We are
not currently subject to any pending litigation proceedings.
Item
3.
|
Changes
in and Disagreements with
Accountants.
|
None
.
Item
4.
|
Recent
Sales of Unregistered Securities.
|
As of
September 4, 2008, we have 23,363,136 shares of Common Stock issued and
outstanding, plus options, warrants, convertible preferred stock and convertible
promissory notes that are convertible into or exercisable for up to an
additional 64,636,851 shares of Common Stock.
Unless
stated otherwise below, all issuances of securities described under this “
Item 4 – Recent Sales of
Unregistered Securities
” were issued pursuant to exemptions from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D
promulgated thereunder.
Preferred
Stock
During
May 2008, certain of our outstanding (i) convertible promissory notes, in the
aggregate principal amount of $965,000 and bearing interest at 12% per annum
from September 1, 2007 and (ii) convertible promissory notes, in the aggregate
principal amount of $350,000 and bearing interest of 10% per annum, due October
31, 2008, were exchanged for shares of our Series A and Series B Preferred
pursuant to Section 3(c)(9) of the Securities Act, in full satisfaction of our
obligations under the notes including, without limitation, the repayment of
principal and accrued unpaid interest thereon. Pursuant to the
exchange transaction, we issued 99,395 shares of Series A Preferred in exchange
for the redemption of $965,000 of principal and $28,950 of accrued interest on
the 12% notes, with each share of such preferred stock being automatically
convertible into 20 shares of our common stock, for an aggregate of 1,987,900
shares of our common stock. Additionally, we issued 37,100 shares of
Series B Preferred in exchange for the redemption of $350,000 of principal and
$21,000 of accrued interest on the 10% notes, with each share of such preferred
stock being automatically convertible into 28.58 shares of our common stock, for
an aggregate of 1,060,318 shares of our common stock. The Series A
and Series B Preferred stock will automatically convert into shares of our
common stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. The 12%
notes matured on February 28, 2008 and the 10% notes were due to mature on
October 31, 2008.
On May
20, 2008 we issued 1,000 shares of our Series C Preferred to Alan
D. Gaines, a current director and principal stockholder of our Company, in
consideration for monies in the aggregate sum of $100,000 advanced by Mr. Gaines
to us for general corporate purposes. These shares of preferred stock
are redeemable by us at $100 a share.
On
September 2, 2008 we issued 10,000 shares of our Series D Preferred to
Voyager in partial consideration under the Voyager Acquisition. These
shares of preferred stock are automatically convertible into an aggregate of
17,500,000 shares of our Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment.
On
September 2, 2008 we issued 10,000 shares of our Series E Preferred to
Whalehaven Capital Fund Limited in full satisfaction of its Debenture in the
redemption amount of $450,000. These shares of preferred stock are
automatically convertible into an aggregate of 1,363,636 shares of our Common
Stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment.
Common
Stock
On May
26, 2006, we issued an aggregate of 20,265,000 shares of our Common Stock to the
stockholders of Energy Venture as partial consideration in the May 2006 Merger
transaction.
On August
21, 2007, we issued 100,000 shares of Common Stock with a value of $45,000 to a
non-employee as compensation for services rendered.
On
September 4, 2007, we issued 89,248 shares of Common Stock in lieu of cash in
payment of $44,624 of accrued and current period interest to noteholders who
chose to redeem their 2006 Notes.
On
September 4, 2007, we issued 218,000 shares of Common Stock with a value of
$98,100 as consideration to those noteholders who chose to extend the maturity
date of their 2006 Notes to February 28, 2008.
On
September 17, 2007, we issued 100,000 shares of Common Stock with a value of
$45,000 to a non-employee as compensation for services rendered.
On
September 19, 2007, our Board of Directors approved the issuance of 150,000
shares of Common Stock with a value of $55,500 to a former member of our Board
of Directors as compensation for assuming the role of Chief Executive
Officer.
On
November 1, 2007, we issued 200,004 shares of Common Stock with a relative fair
market value of $116,666 to purchasers of $350,000 of our newly issued
convertible notes.
On
November 7, 2007, we issued 310,435 shares of Common Stock in lieu of cash in
payment of $155,215 of accrued interest to holders of convertible notes issued
in 2006 who chose to extend the maturity date of their notes through February
28, 2008.
On March
4, 2008, our Board of Directors and the holders of a majority of the Company's
outstanding shares of Common Stock, approved an increase in the number of
authorized common shares that the Company may issue to 149,000,000
shares. As of the date hereof, the number of shares of Common Stock
that the Company may issue is 24,000,000, pending the effectiveness of the
Charter Amendment.
On March
6, 2008, we issued 130,449 shares of Common Stock in lieu of cash in payment of
$65,221 of accrued and current period interest to holders of our 2006
Notes.
Pursuant
to restricted stock agreements entered into with Robert P. Munn, our Chief
Executive Officer and Carl A. Chase, our Chief Financial Officer, on May 22,
2008 we agreed to grant restricted stock to each of Messrs. Munn and Chase upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. Mr. Munn is to receive
1,500,000 shares and Mr. Chase is to receive 1,125,000 shares of our Common
Stock, each which vests equally as to one-third of the shares over a two year
period, commencing on the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and each of the
first and second year anniversary of the grant dates.
Warrants
and Options
On
October 26, 2007, we granted three non-employees warrants to purchase up to an
aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.35
per share for services rendered. The warrants vested immediately and
terminate on October 26, 2012.
On
December 19, 2007, we granted our former CEO, options to purchase up to 500,000
shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share for services
rendered. The options vested immediately and terminate on December
19, 2012.
On
December 19, 2007, we granted two non-employees warrants to purchase up to an
aggregate of 1,100,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.35
per share for services rendered. The warrants vested immediately and
terminate on December 19, 2012.
On
February 28, 2008, we granted our former CEO, additional options to purchase up
to 250,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.54 per share
for services rendered. The options vested immediately and terminate
on February 27, 2013.
On
February 28, 2008, we granted a non-employee warrant to purchase up to an
aggregate of 3,300,000 shares of our Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.54
per share for services rendered. The warrants vested immediately and
terminate on February 27, 2013.
As part
of our employment agreement with Mr. Munn, our CEO, on May 22, 2008 we granted
stock options, exercisable for up to 500,000 shares of our Common Stock, at an
exercise price of $0.52 per share, which option vests with respect to these
shares on the effectiveness of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation, 500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.57 per share, which
option vests on May 22, 2009, and 500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.62
per share, which option vests on May 22, 2010.
As part
of our employment agreement with Mr. Chase, our CFO, on May 22, 2008 we granted
stock options, exercisable for up to 375,000 shares of our Common Stock, at an
exercise price of $0.52 per share, which option vests with respect to these
shares on the effectiveness of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of
Incorporation, 375,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.57 per share, which
option vests on May 22, 2009, and 375,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.62
per share, which option vests on May 22, 2010.
As part
of the consideration for entry into the Bridge Loan, on May 21, 2008 we granted
to the investors in our Debentures warrants, exercisable for up to an aggregate
of 3,000,000 shares of our Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.33 per
share. These warrants vested immediately and expire on May
21, 2013.
As part
of the consideration for entry into the CIT Credit Facility, on September 2,
2008 we granted the CIT Warrant, exercisable for up to 24,199,996 shares of our
Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.35 per share. The CIT
Warrant expires on September 2, 2013 and is exercisable upon the effectiveness
of the Charter Amendment.
As part
of a commission due to the investment banking firm that identified the holders
of the Debentures, on September 2, 2008 we granted the GHS Warrant, exercisable
for up to 225,000 shares of our Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.33 per
share. The GHS Warrant expires on September 2, 2013 and is
exercisable upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment.
Item
5.
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Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
|
Our
Articles of Incorporation and by-laws provide that we will indemnify to the
fullest extent permitted by the Nevada Revised Statutes any person made or
threatened to be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such
person, or such person’s testator or intestate, is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of our Company or serves or served at our request as a
director, officer or employee of another entity.
We may
enter into agreements to indemnify our directors and officers, in addition to
the indemnification provided for in our articles of incorporation and
by-laws. These agreements, among other things, would indemnify our
directors and officers for certain expenses (including advancing expenses for
attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by any such
person in any action or proceeding, including any action by us or in our right,
arising out of such person’s services as a director or officer of our Company,
any subsidiary of ours or any other company or enterprise to which the person
provides services at our request.
We
maintain a directors, officers and company liability insurance
policy.
Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that, in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable.
Part
F/S
The
historical financial statements and the pro forma financial information required
by Form 10-SB are included below under “
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and
Exhibits”
Part
III
Item
1.
|
Index
to Exhibits.
|
The
information required by this Item 1 to Part III of Form 10-SB Information is
included below under “
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits”
Item
2.
|
Description
of Exhibits.
|
The
information required by this Item 2 to Part III of Form 10-SB Information is
included below under “
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits”
Item
9.01 Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
Financial Statements
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets at June 30, 2008 and 2007
|
F-3
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended June 30, 2008
and
2007 and the Period February 21, 2006 (Inception) through June 30,
2008
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the Years
Ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the Period February 21, 2006
(Inception)
through June 30, 2008
|
F-5
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended June 30, 2008
and
2007 and the Period February 21, 2006 (Inception) through June 30,
2008
|
F-6
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-8
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-21
|
Balance
Sheets at December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
F-22
|
Statements
of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
|
F-23
|
Statement
of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Years
Ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
F-24
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
|
F-25
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
F-26
|
Balance
Sheets at June 30, 2008 (unaudited) and December 31, 2007
|
F-39
|
Statements
of Operations for the Three and Six Month Periods Ended June 30, 2008 and
2007 (unaudited)
|
F-40
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and 2007
(unaudited)
|
F-41
|
Notes
to Unaudited Financial Statements
|
F-42
|
Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet at June 30,
2008
|
F-46
|
Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year
Ended June 30, 2008
|
F-47
|
Unaudited
Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the Year
Ended June 30, 2007
|
F-48
|
Notes
to Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements
|
F-49
|
Exhibits
|
|
|
|
|
|
99.1
|
Stock
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 22, 2008, among the Company,
Voyager Gas Holdings, L.P. and Voyager Gas
Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1
of the Company's Form 8-K report, filed May 23, 2008).
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
99.15
|
Registration
Rights Agreement, dated May 21, 2008, among the Company and the purchasers
named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.10 of the
Company's Form 8-K report, filed May 23, 2008).
|
|
|
|
|
|
Summary Third Party Engineering Report of Ralph E.
Davis Assoicayes, Inc.
|
(a) Financial
Statements of ABC Funding, Inc.
Index
to Financial Statements
Description of Exhibit
|
Page
No.
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheets at June 30, 2008 and 2007
|
F-3
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended June 30, 2008
and
2007 and the Period February 21, 2006 (Inception) through June 30,
2008
|
F-4
|
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Deficit for the
Years
Ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007 and the Period February 21, 2006
(Inception)
through June 30, 2008
|
F-5
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended June 30, 2008
and
2007 and the Period February 21, 2006 (Inception) through June 30,
2008
|
F-6
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-8
|
|
|
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING
FIRM
To the
Board of Directors
ABC
Funding, Inc.
(a
Development Stage Company)
Houston,
Texas
We have audited the accompanying
consolidated balance sheet of ABC Funding, Inc. ("the Company") (a Development
Stage Company) as of June 30, 2008 and 2007, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, cash flows and changes in stockholders' deficit for
the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, and for the period from February 21,
2006 (inception) through June 30, 2008, respectively. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance
with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United
States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we
engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial
reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over
financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated
financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects,
the consolidated financial position of the Company as of June 30, 2008 and 2007,
and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the
periods described in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
the United States of America.
/s/ Malone & Bailey,
PC
www.malone-bailey.com
Houston,
Texas
September
8, 2008
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS
JUNE
30, 2008 AND 2007
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
12,158
|
|
|
$
|
550,394
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
31,215
|
|
|
|
30,428
|
|
Deferred
financing costs, net of amortization of $55,871
|
|
|
143,472
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
186,845
|
|
|
|
580,822
|
|
Acquisition
costs
|
|
|
976,284
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Fixed
assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $183
|
|
|
7,881
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
1,171,010
|
|
|
$
|
580,822
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
404,027
|
|
|
$
|
7,180
|
|
Accounts
payable – related parties
|
|
|
20,825
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
1,397
|
|
|
|
188,996
|
|
Convertible
debt, net of unamortized discount of $0 and $36,973
at
June
30, 2008 and 2007, respectively
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
1,463,027
|
|
Senior
secured convertible debentures, net of unamortized
discount
of $778,362
|
|
|
121,638
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
|
11,893,573
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
12,466,460
|
|
|
|
1,659,203
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’ deficit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock - 863,505 undesignated authorized, $0.001 par value at June 30, 2008
and 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 99,395 authorized and
outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
99
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Series B Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 37,100 authorized and
outstanding at June 30, 2008
|
|
|
37
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Common
stock, $0.001 par value, 24,000,000 shares authorized,
24,378,376
and 22,065,000 issued and outstanding at June 30,
2008
and 2007, respectively
|
|
|
24,378
|
|
|
|
22,065
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
769,318
|
|
|
|
1,244,765
|
|
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
|
|
(12,089,282
|
)
|
|
|
(2,345,211
|
)
|
Total
stockholders’ deficit
|
|
|
(11,295,450
|
)
|
|
|
(1,078,381
|
)
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' deficit
|
|
$
|
1,171,010
|
|
|
$
|
580,822
|
|
See the
accompanying summary of accounting policies and notes to financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007 AND
THE
PERIOD FEBRUARY 21, 2006 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
February
21,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Inception)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
Years
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General
and administrative:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Payroll
and related expenses
|
|
$
|
3,593,652
|
|
|
$
|
589,346
|
|
|
$
|
4,608,516
|
|
Office
and administration
|
|
|
40,263
|
|
|
|
72,216
|
|
|
|
123,491
|
|
Professional
fees
|
|
|
307,508
|
|
|
|
267,945
|
|
|
|
732,294
|
|
Depreciation
expense
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
183
|
|
Other
|
|
|
110,755
|
|
|
|
14,319
|
|
|
|
567,414
|
|
Total
general and administrative
|
|
|
4,052,361
|
|
|
|
943,826
|
|
|
|
6,031,898
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
5,174
|
|
|
|
31,163
|
|
|
|
41,523
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(2,039,213
|
)
|
|
|
(332,329
|
)
|
|
|
(2,441,236
|
)
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
(3,657,671
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(3,657,671
|
)
|
Total
other expense
|
|
|
(5,691,710
|
)
|
|
|
(301,166
|
)
|
|
|
(6,057,384
|
)
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,244,992
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12,089,282
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share:
Basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.42
|
)
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding:
Basic
and diluted
|
|
|
23,067,241
|
|
|
|
22,065,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
See the
accompanying summary of accounting policies and notes to financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007 AND
THE
PERIOD FEBRUARY 21, 2006 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
Series
A Preferred
|
|
|
Series
B Preferred
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Additional
Paid-in
|
|
|
Deficit
Accumulated
During
Development
|
|
|
Total
Stockholders'
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Stage
|
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
February 21, 2006
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of
common stock
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
19,665,000
|
|
|
|
19,665
|
|
|
|
(17,698
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,967
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of
common stock
to
note holders
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
600
|
|
|
|
249,400
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
Shares
issued in reverse merger
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,800,000
|
|
|
|
1,800
|
|
|
|
(1,800
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
425,518
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
425,518
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(1,100,219
|
)
|
|
|
(1,100,219
|
)
|
Balance,
June 30, 2006
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
22,065,000
|
|
|
|
22,065
|
|
|
|
655,420
|
|
|
|
(1,100,219
|
)
|
|
|
(422,734
|
)
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
589,345
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
589,345
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(1,244,992
|
)
|
|
|
(1,244,992
|
)
|
Balance,
June 30, 2007
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
22,065,000
|
|
|
|
22,065
|
|
|
|
1,244,765
|
|
|
|
(2,345,211
|
)
|
|
|
(1,078,381
|
)
|
Shares
issued for services
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,365,240
|
|
|
|
1,365
|
|
|
|
672,060
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
673,425
|
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
2,865,196
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
2,865,196
|
|
Convertible
debenture tainted
warrants
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(5,856,395
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(5,856,395
|
)
|
Stock
issued for note extensions
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
218,000
|
|
|
|
218
|
|
|
|
97,882
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
98,100
|
|
Stock
issued with convertible
notes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
200,004
|
|
|
|
200
|
|
|
|
58,133
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
58,333
|
|
Beneficial
conversion feature
related to convertible
notes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
58,333
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
58,333
|
|
Stock
issued for payment of
interest
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
530,132
|
|
|
|
530
|
|
|
|
264,530
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
265,060
|
|
Preferred
stock issued for note
conversions
|
|
|
96,500
|
|
|
|
96
|
|
|
|
35,000
|
|
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,314,869
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,315,000
|
|
Preferred
stock issued for
payment of
interest
|
|
|
2,895
|
|
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
2,100
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
49,945
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
49,950
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
|
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
Balance,
June 30, 2008
|
|
|
99,395
|
|
|
$
|
99
|
|
|
|
37,100
|
|
|
$
|
37
|
|
|
|
24,378,376
|
|
|
$
|
24,378
|
|
|
$
|
769,318
|
|
|
$
|
(12,089,282
|
)
|
|
$
|
(11,295,450
|
)
|
See the
accompanying summary of accounting policies and notes to financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007 AND
THE
PERIOD FEBRUARY 21, 2006 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
February
21,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Inception)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Through
|
|
|
|
Years
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
|
$
|
(1,244,992
|
)
|
|
$
|
(12,089,282
|
)
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
183
|
|
Share
based compensation
|
|
|
3,538,621
|
|
|
|
589,345
|
|
|
|
4,553,484
|
|
Common
stock issued for interest
|
|
|
225,704
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
225,704
|
|
Preferred
stock issued for interest
|
|
|
49,950
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
49,950
|
|
Common
stock issued for loan extensions
|
|
|
98,100
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
98,100
|
|
Amortization
of deferred financing costs
|
|
|
55,871
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
55,871
|
|
Amortization
of debt discounts
|
|
|
1,743,593
|
|
|
|
182,482
|
|
|
|
1,956,620
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
3,657,671
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
3,657,671
|
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
and other current assets
|
|
|
896
|
|
|
|
36,033
|
|
|
|
(29,532
|
)
|
Accounts
payable, related parties and other
|
|
|
417,672
|
|
|
|
(56,407
|
)
|
|
|
424,852
|
|
Accrued
liabilities
|
|
|
(148,245)
|
|
|
|
134,417
|
|
|
|
40,751
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(104,055
|
)
|
|
|
(359,122
|
)
|
|
|
(1,055,628
|
)
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
costs of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(976,284
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(976,284
|
)
|
Purchase
of fixed assets
|
|
|
(8,064
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(8,064
|
)
|
Deposits
|
|
|
(1,682
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(1,682
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(986,030
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(986,030
|
)
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of common stock
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,967
|
|
Proceeds
from convertible debentures
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
Debt
issuance costs
|
|
|
(88,151
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(88,151
|
)
|
Proceeds
from convertible notes
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
1,850,000
|
|
Repayment
of convertible notes
|
|
|
(510,000
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(510,000
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
551,849
|
|
|
|
15,000
|
|
|
|
2,053,816
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
|
|
(538,236
|
)
|
|
|
(344,122
|
)
|
|
|
12,158
|
|
Cash
at beginning of period
|
|
|
550,394
|
|
|
|
894,516
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Cash
at end of period
|
|
$
|
12,158
|
|
|
$
|
550,394
|
|
|
$
|
12,158
|
|
Supplemental
information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
$
|
14,637
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
14,637
|
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
See the
accompanying summary of accounting policies and notes to financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007 AND
THE
PERIOD FEBRUARY 21, 2006 (INCEPTION) THROUGH JUNE 30, 2008
(Continued)
|
|
Years
Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-Cash
Investing and Financing Activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
shares issued in payment of interest
|
|
$
|
39,355
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Preferred
shares issued in payment of principal
|
|
$
|
1,315,000
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Warrants
issued for convertible debenture commission
|
|
$
|
111,192
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Discount for beneficial conversion feature and debt discount
|
|
$
|
116,666
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
See the
accompanying summary of accounting policies and notes to financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
AND
SUBSIDIARY
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JUNE
30, 2008
NOTE
1.
ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PREPARATION
Headquartered
in Houston, Texas, ABC Funding, Inc. (the “Company”, “ABC”, “we” or “us”), is a
development stage company incorporated in Nevada, with our primary business
focus to engage in the acquisition, exploitation and development of
properties for the production of crude oil and natural gas. We intend
to explore for oil and gas reserves through the drill bit and acquire
established oil and gas properties. We intend to exploit oil and
gas properties through the application of conventional and specialized
technology to increase production, ultimate recoveries, or both, and participate
in joint venture drilling programs with repeatable low risk
results.
We were
incorporated in Nevada on May 13, 2004. In May 2006, Energy
Venture, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("EV Delaware") merged into EVI
Acquisition Corp. ("EVI"), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ABC. In
connection with the merger, EVI, a Nevada corporation, changed its name to
Energy Venture, Inc. ("EV Nevada"). The merger transaction was
accounted for as a reverse merger with EV Delaware being deemed the acquiring
entity for financial accounting purposes. Thus, the historical
financial statements of the Company prior to the effective date of the merger
have been restated to be those of EV Delaware. Since the merger, we
have primarily been involved in conducting business planning and capital-raising
activities.
As of June 30, 2008, we have one
subsidiary, Energy Venture, Inc., a Nevada corporation. Energy
Venture, Inc. currently has no operations, assets or
liabilities. However, we intend to use this subsidiary in the future
as an operating company to perform the operations of our oil and gas
business.
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ABC Funding, Inc. and
its subsidiary, which is wholly owned. All inter-company transactions
are eliminated upon consolidation.
NOTE
2. SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Use of
Estimates.
In preparing financial statements, management makes
estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities in the balance sheet and revenue and expenses in the statement of
operations. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents.
For purposes of the statement of cash flows, we
consider all highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of
three months or less to be cash equivalents.
Revenue
Recognition.
Revenue is recognized when persuasive evidence of
an arrangement exists, services have been rendered, the sales price is fixed or
determinable, and collectability is reasonably assured. There were no
revenues from inception (February 21, 2006) through June 30, 2008.
Income Taxes
. We
recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences between the
financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities using the enacted
tax rates and laws that are expected to be in effect when the differences are
expected to be recovered. We provide a valuation allowance for
deferred tax assets for which we do not consider realization of such assets to
be more likely than not.
Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per
Share.
We compute net income (loss) per share pursuant to
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 128 “Earnings per
Share”. Basic net income (loss) per share is computed by dividing
income or loss applicable to common shareholders by the weighted average number
of shares of our Common Stock outstanding during the period. Diluted
net income (loss) per share is determined in the same manner as basic net income
(loss) per share except that the number of shares is increased assuming exercise
of dilutive stock options, warrants and convertible debt using the treasury
stock method and dilutive conversion of our convertible preferred
stock.
During the
year ended June 30, 2008, convertible preferred stock convertible into 3,048,218
shares of common stock; a convertible note and accrued interest convertible into
52,000 shares of common stock; vested options to purchase 11,150,000 shares of
common stock; convertible debt convertible into 2,777,273 shares of common
stock; and warrants to purchase 3,225,000 shares of common stock were excluded
from the calculation of net loss per share since their inclusion would have been
anti-dilutive. During the year ended June 30, 2007, convertible debt
and accrued interest, convertible into 3,377,992 shares of common stock and
vested stock options to purchase 3,650,000 shares of common stock were excluded
from the calculation of net loss per share since their inclusion would have been
anti-dilutive. During the year ended June 30, 2007, there was no
convertible preferred stock outstanding.
Stock Based
Compensation
. In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123R,
"Share-Based Payments" ("FAS 123R"). We adopted the disclosure
requirements of FAS 123R as of July 1, 2006 using the modified prospective
transition method approach as allowed under FAS 123R. FAS 123R
establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity
exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. FAS 123R
focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains
employee services in share-based payment transactions. FAS 123R
requires that the fair value of such equity instruments be recognized as expense
in the historical financial statements as services are performed.
Valuation of the Embedded and
Warrant Derivatives.
The valuation of our embedded derivatives and
warrant derivatives is determined primarily by a lattice model using probability
weighted discounted cash flow based upon future projections over a range of
potential outcomes and the Black-Scholes option pricing model. An embedded
debenture derivative is a derivative instrument that is embedded within a
contract, which under the convertible debenture (the host contract) includes the
right to convert the debenture by the holder, reset provisions with respect to
the conversion provisions, call/redemption options and liquidated damages.
In accordance with FASB Statement 133, as amended, Accounting for Derivative
Instrumments and Hedging Activities, these embedded derivatives are
marked-to-market each reporting period, with a corresponding non-cash gain or
loss charged to the current period. A warrant derivative liability is
determined in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No.
00-19, "Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to, and
Potentially Settled in, a Company's Own Stock" ("EITF 00-19"). Based on
EITF 00-19, warrants which are determined to be classified as derivative
liabilities are marked-to-market each reporting period, with a corresponding
non-cash gain or loss charged to the current period. The practical effect
of this has been that when our stock price increases so does our derivative
liability, resulting in a non-cash loss charge that reduces earnings and
earnings per share. When our stock price declines, we record a non-cash
gain, increasing our earnings and earnings per share.
To determine the fair
value of our embedded derivativs, management evaluates assumptions regarding the
probability of certain events. Other factors used to determine fair value
include our period end stock price, historical stock volatility, risk free
interest rate and derivative term. The fair value recorded for the
derivative liability varies from period to period. This variability may
result in the actual derivative liability for a period either above or below the
estimates recorded on our consolidated financial statements, resulting in
significant fluctuations in other income (expense) because of the corresponding
non-cash gain or loss recorded.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
. Our financial instruments consist of cash and
cash equivalents, accounts payable and notes payable. The carrying
amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and notes payable
approximate fair value due to the highly liquid nature of these short-term
instruments.
Reclassifications.
Certain prior period
amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year
presentation.
New Accounting
Pronouncements
. During February 2007, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Statement of Accounting
Standards (“SFAS”) No 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and
Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS No. 159”) which permits all entities to choose, at
specified election dates, to measure eligible items at fair
value. SFAS No. 159 permits entities to choose to measure many
financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not
currently required to be measured at fair value, and thereby mitigate volatility
in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities
differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting
provisions. This Statement also establishes presentation and
disclosure requirements designed to facilitate comparisons between entities that
choose different measurement attributes for similar types of assets and
liabilities. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an
entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. We
are evaluating the impact that this Statement will have on our financial
statements.
During
September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement of Accounting Standards (“SFAS”)
No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements." This Statement defines fair
value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted
accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, where fair value
has been determined to be the relevant measurement attribute. This
Statement is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2007. We are evaluating the impact that this Statement will have on
our financial statements.
NOTE
3. ACQUISITION
COSTS
We have entered into a stock purchase
and sale agreement to acquire from Voyager Gas Holdings, L.P. all of the issued
and outstanding shares of common stock of Voyager Gas Corporation, a Delaware
corporation. (See Note 8. “Subsequent Events”). The
following table summarizes costs incurred pursuant to the acquisition as of June
30, 2008.
Acquisition
costs:
|
|
|
|
Earnest
money deposit
|
|
$
|
800,000
|
|
Legal
fees
|
|
|
99,731
|
|
Third
party engineering fees
|
|
|
71,915
|
|
Other
|
|
|
4,638
|
|
Total
acquisition costs
|
|
$
|
976,284
|
|
NOTE
4. NOTES
PAYABLE
Convertible
Debentures
On May
21, 2008, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with those purchasers
identified therein (the “Bridge Financing”), whereby we received proceeds of
$800,000 evidenced by senior secured convertible debentures (the “Debentures”)
with a principal amount of $900,000, issued at a discount of
$100,000. The proceeds from the Debentures were used to fund our
payment of the deposit under the Voyager Gas Corporation stock purchase and sale
agreement (the “Voyager Agreement”).
The
Debentures mature the earlier of September 29, 2008, or the closing date under
the Voyager Agreement, and may be satisfied in full by our payment of the
aggregate redemption price of $900,000 or, at the election of the purchasers, by
the conversion of the Debentures into shares of our common stock (the
“Conversion Shares”), at an initial conversion price of $0.33, subject to
adjustments and full-ratchet protection under certain
circumstances. Alternatively, the purchasers may elect to participate
in a Subsequent Financing (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase
Agreement) by exchanging all or some of their Debentures for securities issued
in the Subsequent Financing, upon the same terms being offered under the
Subsequent Financing.
Under the
Debentures, so long as any portion of the Debentures remain outstanding, we are
precluded from incurring additional indebtedness or suffering additional liens
on our property, subject to limited exceptions therein, including, without
limitation, such indebtedness incurred by us in connection with the financing of
the consideration owing under the Voyager Agreement.
As
additional consideration for the bridge loan evidenced by the Debentures, we
issued common stock purchase warrants to the purchasers and their affiliates,
exercisable to purchase up to 3,000,000 shares of our common stock (the “Warrant
Shares”), based upon an initial exercise price of $0.33 subject to adjustments
and full-ratchet protection under certain circumstances.
Our
performance under the Debentures, including payment of the redemption amount
thereof or conversion thereunder, is secured by (i) our grant of a security
interest and first lien on all of our existing and after-acquired assets, (ii)
the guarantee of our wholly-owned subsidiary, Energy Venture, Inc., and (iii)
the pledge of an aggregate of 14,151,000 shares of our common stock currently
held by Mr. Alan D. Gaines, one of our directors, and his affiliates, which
pledged shares represent approximately 60.6% of the shares of our common stock
issued and outstanding as of the grant date.
We
incurred debt issuance costs of $199,343 associated with the issuance of the
Debentures. These costs were capitalized as deferred financing costs
and are being amortized over the life of the Debentures using the effective
interest method. Amortization expense related to the deferred
financing costs was $55,871 for the period May 21, 2008 through June 30,
2008.
Common
shares issuable if the Debentures were converted would exceed the number of
authorized shares we have available for issuance. In addition, the
Debentures contain more than one embedded derivative feature which would
individually warrant separate accounting as derivative instruments under SFAS
No. 133 and EITF 00-19. We evaluated the application of SFAS No. 133 and
EITF 00-19 and determined the various embedded derivative features have been
bundled together as a single, compound embedded derivative instrument that has
been bifurcated from the debt host contract, and referred to as the "Single
Compound Embedded Derivatives within Convertible Note". The single
compound embedded derivative features include the conversion feature with the
reset provisions within the Debentures, the call/redemption options and
liquidated damages. The value of the single compound embedded
derivative liability was bifurcated from the debt host contract and recorded as
a derivative liability, which results in a reduction of the initial carrying
amount (as unamortized discount) of the Debentures of the value at
inception. The value of the embedded derivative at issuance exceeded
the notional amount of the loan, and the excess amount was expensed to interest
in the amount of $1,468,316. The unamortized discount has been
amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the life
of the Debentures. At June 30, 2008, $121,638 has been amortized with
an unamortized discount balance remaining of $778,362.
Due to
the insufficient unissued authorized shares to share settle the Debentures, this
caused other convertible instruments, specifically the Series A and B Preferred,
the convertible note and non-employee stock options, to also be classified as
derivative liabilities under FAS 133. Each reporting period, this
derivative liability is marked-to-market with the non-cash gain or loss recorded
in the period as a gain or loss on derivatives. At June 30, 2008, the
aggregate derivative liability was $11,893,573.
On
September 2, 2008, we satisfied in full the Debentures by repayment of $450,000
of principal with funds advanced under the CIT Credit Facility (as defined in
Note 8 hereto) and by delivery of shares of our Series E Preferred in exchange
for the principal amount of $450,000, which shares of preferred stock
automatically convert into an aggregate of 1,363,636 shares of our common stock,
based upon an implied conversion price of $0.33 per share of common stock upon
the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment.
Probability
- Weighted Expected Cash Flow Methodology
Assumptions: Single
Compound Embedded Derivative within Debentures
|
|
Transaction
Date
|
|
|
As
of
|
|
|
|
May
21, 2008
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
Risk
free interest rate
|
|
|
4.53
|
%
|
|
|
4.59
|
%
|
Timely
registration
|
|
|
95.00
|
%
|
|
|
95.00
|
%
|
Default
status
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
|
|
5.00
|
%
|
Alternative
financing available and exercised
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
|
|
0.00
|
%
|
Trading
volume, gross monthly dollars monthly rate increase
|
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
Annual
growth rate stock price
|
|
|
29.14
|
%
|
|
|
29.20
|
%
|
Future
projected volatility
|
|
|
150.00
|
%
|
|
|
150.00
|
%
|
The stock
purchase warrants are freestanding derivative financial instruments which were
valued using the Black-Scholes method. The fair value of the
derivative liability of the single compound embedded derivatives, the warrants
issued with the Debentures and the other tainted convertible instruments and
options was recorded at $1,470,868 and $5,967,587, respectively, on May 21,
2008. Consequently, the Debentures were initially recorded at zero, after
application of the discounts. The unamortized discount will be
accreted to interest expense using the effective interest method over the life
of the Debentures. The total accretion expense was $121,638 for
the period May 21, 2008 through June 30, 2008. The remaining value of
$1,468,316 was expensed at inception to interest expense since the total fair
value of the derivatives at inception exceeded the face value of the
Debentures. The effective interest rate on the Debentures is
1,441.9%.
So long
as the Debentures were outstanding, they were potentially convertible into an
unlimited number of common shares, resulting in us no longer having the control
to physically or net share settle existing non-employee stock
options. Thus under EITF 00-19, all non-employee stock options that
are exercisable during the period that the Debentures are outstanding are
required to be treated as derivative liabilities and recorded at fair value
until the provisions requiring this treatment have been settled.
As of the
date of issuance of the notes on May 21, 2008, the fair value of options to
purchase 8,900,000 shares and other tainted convertible
instruments totaling $5,856,395 was reclassified to the liability caption
“Derivative liabilities” from additional paid-in capital. The change
in fair value of $2,703,694 as of June 30, 2008, has been included in earnings
under the caption “Change in fair value of derivatives.”
Variables
used in the Black-Scholes option-pricing model include: (1) 4.53% to 4.59%
risk-free interest rate; (2) expected warrant life is the actual remaining life
of the warrant as of each period end; (3) expected volatility is 150.00%; and
(4) zero expected dividends.
Both the
embedded and freestanding derivative financial instruments were recorded as
liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet and measured at fair
value. These derivative liabilities will be marked-to-market each
quarter with the change in fair value recorded as either a gain or loss in the
income statement.
The
impact of the application of SFAS No. 133 and EITF 00-19 in regards to the
derivative liabilities on the balance sheet and statements of operations as of
inception (May 21, 2008) and through June 30, 2008 are as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Liability
As
of
|
|
|
|
May
21, 2008
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
Derivative
liability – single compound embedded derivatives
within
the debentures
|
|
$
|
797,447
|
|
|
$
|
797,447
|
|
Derivative
liability – warrants, non-employee options and other tainted convertible
instruments
|
|
|
7,438,455
|
|
|
|
7,438,455
|
|
Net
change in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
3,657,671
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
$
|
8,235,902
|
|
|
$
|
11,893,573
|
|
The
following summarizes the financial presentation of the Debentures at inception
(May 21, 2008) and at June 30, 2008:
|
|
At
Inception
|
|
|
As
of
|
|
|
|
May
21, 2008
|
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
Notional
amount of debentures
|
|
$
|
900,000
|
|
|
$
|
900,000
|
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount
for single compounded embedded derivatives
within
debentures and original issue discount
|
|
|
(900,000
|
)
|
|
|
(900,000
|
)
|
Amortized
discount on debentures
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
121,638
|
|
Convertible
debentures balance, net
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
121,638
|
|
Convertible
Notes
At June 30, 2008 and 2007,
convertible short-term debt consisted of the following:
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
12%
convertible notes due February 28, 2008
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,500,000
|
|
Unamortized
discount
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(36,973
|
)
|
Total
convertible debt
|
|
$
|
25,000
|
|
|
$
|
1,463,027
|
|
2006
Convertible Notes
During 2006, EV Delaware sold
$1,500,000 of convertible promissory notes (the "2006 Notes") which were
expressly assumed by us. The 2006 Notes had an original maturity date
of August 31, 2007, carried an interest rate of 10% per annum, payable in either
cash or shares, and were convertible into shares of Common Stock at a conversion
rate of $0.50 per share at the option of the investor. Each investor
also received a number of shares of Common Stock equal to 20% of his or her
investment divided by $0.50. Thus, a total of 600,000 shares were
initially issued to investors in the 2006 Notes. The relative fair
value of these shares was $250,000 and was recorded as a debt discount and as
additional paid-in capital. The debt discount was amortized over the
original term of the notes payable using the effective interest
method. The original issue discount rate was
23.44%. During the period from February 21, 2006 (inception) to
August 31, 2007, the entire discount of $250,000 was amortized and recorded as
interest expense.
We evaluated the application of SFAS
No. 133 and EITF 00-19. Based on the guidance of SFAS No. 133 and
EITF 00-19, we concluded that these instruments were not required to be
accounted for as derivatives.
On August 31, 2007 (the original
Maturity Date), we repaid in cash six of the holders of the 2006 Notes an
aggregate amount of $424,637, of which $410,000 represented principal and
$14,637 represented accrued interest. On September 4, 2007, an
additional $44,624 of accrued and current period interest was repaid through the
issuance of 89,248 shares of our Common Stock. The remaining holders
of the 2006 Notes entered into an agreement with us whereby the maturity date of
the 2006 Notes was extended to February 28, 2008 and, beginning September 1,
2007 until the 2006 Notes are paid in full, the interest rate on the outstanding
principal increased to 12% per annum. In addition, we agreed to issue
to the remaining holders of the 2006 Notes, 218,000 shares of our common stock
with a value of $98,100 as consideration for extending the 2006 Note's maturity
date. We evaluated the application of EITF 96-19, "Debtor's
Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments" and concluded
that the revised terms constituted a debt modification rather than a debt
extinguishment and accordingly, the value of the common stock has been treated
as interest expense in the accompanying statements of operations.
On February 28, 2008, $1,090,000 of
the 2006 Notes came due and we were unable to repay them. We
continued to accrue interest on the notes at 12%, the agreed upon rate for the
extension period. On March 6, 2008, we issued 130,449 shares of
common stock in lieu of cash in payment of $65,221 of accrued and current period
interest to holders of 2006 Notes. On April 22, 2008, we repaid
$100,000 principal amount in cash to one of the holders of the
notes. During May 2008, we exchanged 99,395 shares of our Series A
Preferred in full satisfaction of our obligation under the notes to pay $965,000
of principal and $28,950 of interest, with each share of such preferred stock
being automatically convertible into 20 shares of our common stock, for an
aggregate of 1,987,900 shares of our common stock. The Series A
Preferred will automatically convert into shares of our Common Stock upon the
effectiveness of the Charter Amendment. At June 30, 2008, we have
outstanding $25,000 principal amount of the 2006 Notes with one
noteholder.
2007
Convertible Notes
On November 1, 2007, we sold $350,000
in convertible notes (the "2007 Notes") on the following terms: each note
matures October 31, 2008 and a 10% interest rate payable in shares of our Common
Stock based upon a conversion price of $ 0.35 per share. The
investors in the 2007 Notes also received 200,004 shares of Common
Stock. The total proceeds from the sale of the 2007 Notes were
allocated between the 2007 Notes and the related common stock based upon the
relative fair value, which resulted in the allocation of $58,333 to the common
stock and $291,667 to the 2007 Notes. The $58,333 was recorded as a
discount to the 2007 Notes and as additional paid in capital. The
debt discount was being amortized over the term of the 2007 Notes using the
effective interest method.
We evaluated the application of SFAS
133 and EITF 00-19 for the 2007 Notes and concluded these instruments were not
required to be accounted for as derivatives. We also evaluated the
application of EITF 98-05, "Accounting for Convertible Securities with
Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios,"
and EITF 00-27, "Application of Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible
Instruments" and concluded that the conversion option was a beneficial
conversion feature with intrinsic value. After allocation of the
proceeds between the 2007 Notes and the common stock, the conversion option had
an intrinsic value of $58,333. This resulted in an additional
discount to be amortized over the term of the 2007 Notes as additional interest
expense using the effective interest method. The original issue
discount rate was 53.83%.
During May 2008, we exchanged 37,100
shares of our Series B Preferred in full satisfaction of our obligation under
the notes to pay $350,000 of principal and $21,000 of interest, with each share
of such preferred stock being automatically convertible into 28.58 shares of our
common stock, for an aggregate of 1,060,318 shares of our common
stock. The Series B Preferred will automatically convert into shares
of our Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment.
NOTE
5. PREFERRED
STOCK AND COMMON STOCK
Preferred
Stock
Certain
of our outstanding (i) convertible promissory notes, in the aggregate principal
amount of $965,000 and bearing interest at 12% per annum from September 1, 2007
and (ii) convertible promissory notes, in the aggregate principal amount of
$350,000 and bearing interest of 10% per annum, due October 31, 2008, were
exchanged for shares of our Series A and Series B Preferred stock in
full satisfaction of our obligations under the notes including, without
limitation, the repayment of principal and accrued unpaid interest
thereon.
Pursuant
to the exchange transaction, we issued 99,395 shares of Series A Preferred in
exchange for the redemption of $965,000 of principal and $28,950 of accrued
interest on the 12% notes, with each share of such preferred stock being
automatically convertible into 20 shares of our common stock, for an aggregate
of 1,987,900 shares of our common stock. Additionally, we issued
37,100 shares of Series B Preferred in exchange for the redemption of $350,000
of principal and $21,000 of accrued interest on the 10% notes, with each share
of such preferred stock being automatically convertible into 28.58 shares of our
common stock, for an aggregate of 1,060,318 shares of our common
stock. The Series A and Series B Preferred stock will automatically
convert into shares of our common stock upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment. The 12% notes matured on February 28, 2008 and the 10%
notes were due to mature on October 31, 2008.
Common
Stock
On August 21, 2007, we issued 100,000
shares of common stock with a value of $45,000 to a non-employee as compensation
for services rendered.
On September 4, 2007, we issued
89,248 shares of common stock in lieu of cash in payment of $44,624 of accrued
and current period interest to noteholders who chose to redeem their
notes. (See Note 4.)
On September 4, 2007, we issued
218,000 shares of common stock with a value of $98,100 as consideration to those
noteholders who chose to extend the maturity date of their notes to February 28,
2008. (See Note 4.)
On September 17, 2007, we issued
100,000 shares of common stock with a value of $45,000 to a non-employee as
compensation for services rendered.
On September 19, 2007, our Board of
Directors approved the issuance of 150,000 shares of common stock with a value
of $55,500 to a former member of our Board of Directors as compensation for
assuming the role of Chief Executive Officer.
On November 1, 2007, we issued
200,004 shares of common stock with a relative fair market value of $58,333 to
purchasers of $350,000 of our newly issued convertible notes. (See
Note 4.)
On November 7, 2007, we issued
310,435 shares of common stock in lieu of cash in payment of $155,215 of accrued
interest to holders of convertible notes issued in 2006 who chose to extend the
maturity date of their notes through February 28, 2008. (See Note
4.)
On March 4, 2008, our Board of
Directors and the holders of a majority of the Company's outstanding shares of
common stock, approved an increase in the number of authorized common shares
that the Company may issue to 149,000,000 shares. As of the date
hereof, the number of shares of common stock that the Company may issue is
24,000,000, pending the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment.
On March 6, 2008, we issued 130,449
shares of common stock in lieu of cash in payment of $65,221 of accrued and
current period interest to holders of our 2006 Notes. (See Note
4.)
Pursuant
to restricted stock agreements entered into with Robert P. Munn, our Chief
Executive Officer and Carl A. Chase, our Chief Financial Officer, we have agreed
upon the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment to grant restricted stock to
each of Messrs. Munn and Chase. Mr. Munn is to receive 1,500,000
shares and Mr. Chase is to receive 1,125,000 shares of our Common Stock, each
which vests equally as to one-third of the shares over a two year period,
commencing on the effectiveness of the Charter Amendment and each of the first
and second year anniversary of the grant dates. We valued the
restricted stock issuances on the grant date of their respective restricted
stock agreements, May 22, 2008, at $0.52 per share and recorded compensation
expense for Mr. Munn of $301,671 and Mr. Chase of $226,254 for the vested
portion of their restricted stock awards. In addition, we
represent on our consolidated balance sheets and consolidated statement of
changes in stockholders’ deficit the issuance 580,137 shares of the restricted
stock to Mr. Munn and 435,103 shares of restricted stock to Mr.
Chase.
NOTE
6. GRANTS
OF WARRANTS AND OPTIONS
Effective
July 1, 2006, we adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Statement of
Financial Accounting Standard 123(R) “
Share-Based Payment”
(“SFAS
123(R)”) using the modified prospective transition method. In
addition, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 107 “
Share-Based
Payment
” (“SAB 107”) in March 2005, which provides supplemental SFAS
123(R) application guidance based on the views of the SEC. Under the
modified prospective transition method, compensation cost recognized in the
fiscal year ended June 30, 2007, includes: (a) compensation cost for all
share-based payments granted prior to, but not yet vested as of July 1, 2006,
based on the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original
provisions of SFAS No. 123, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based
payments granted beginning July 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value
estimated in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123(R). In
accordance with the modified prospective transition method, results for prior
periods have not been restated.
We use
the Black-Scholes option-pricing model to estimate option fair values. The
option-pricing model requires a number of assumptions, of which the most
significant are: expected stock price volatility, the expected pre-vesting
forfeiture rate and the expected option term (the amount of time from the grant
date until the options are exercised or expire).
Volatilities
are based on the historical volatility of our closing common stock
price. Expected term of options and warrants granted represents the
period of time that options and warrants granted are expected to be
outstanding. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual
life of the options and warrants is based on the comparable U.S. Treasury rates
in effect at the time of each grant. The weighted average grant-date
fair value of options granted during the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, was
$2.26 and $3.56, respectively. The weighted average grant date fair
value of warrants granted during the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 was
$2.36 and $4.39, respectively. There have been no options or warrants
exercised during the period May 12, 2006 through June 30, 2008.
None of the stock options or warrants
listed below are exercisable until such time as we file our Articles of
Amendment to our Articles of Incorporation with the State of Nevada to increase
our authorized shares of common stock from the current authorized of 24,000,000
shares to 149,000,000 shares.
O
n
December 28, 2006, we granted two non-employees warrants to purchase up to an
aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.25
per share for services rendered. The options vested immediately and terminate on
December 28, 2011. The fair value of the warrants was determined utilizing the
Black-Scholes stock option valuation model. The significant assumptions used in
the valuation were: the exercise price as noted above; the market value of our
common stock on December 28, 2006, $0.25; expected volatility of 105%; risk free
interest rate of 4.69%; and a term of five years. The fair value of the warrants
was $294,722 at December 28, 2006 and was recorded as share based
compensation.
On May
22, 2007, we granted three non-employees warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 1,050,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.30 per share
for services rendered. The warrants vested immediately and terminate on May 22,
2012. The fair value of the warrants was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The significant assumptions used in the valuation were:
the exercise price as noted above; the market value of our common stock on May
22, 2007, $0.30; expected volatility of 160%; risk free interest rate of 4.76%;
and a term of five years. The fair value of the warrants was $294,623 at May 22,
2007 and was recorded as share based compensation.
On October 26, 2007, we granted 250,000 employee options and 1,000,000 warrants
to two non-employees to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of
our common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share for services
rendered. The options and warrants vested immediately and terminate
on October 26, 2012. The fair value of the options and warrants of
$362,822, which was expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions and the
lack of a future service requirement, was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes
option-pricing model. The significant assumptions used in the
valuation were: the exercise price as noted above; the market value of ABC's
common stock on October 26, 2007, $0.35; expected volatility of 170%; risk free
interest rate of 4.04%; and an expected term of 2.5 years. Due to the
limited trading history of our common stock, the volatility assumption was
estimated by averaging the volatility of two active companies that have
operations similar to ours. The warrants qualify as “plain vanilla”
warrants under the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107")
and, due to limited warrant exercise data available to us, the term was
estimated pursuant to the provisions of SAB 107.
On
December 19, 2007, we granted our former CEO, options to purchase up to 500,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share for services
rendered. The options vested immediately and terminate on December
19, 2012. The fair value of the options of $124,997, which was
expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions and the lack of a future
service requirement, was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The significant assumptions used in the valuation were: the
exercise price as noted above; the market value of ABC's common stock on
December 19, 2007, $0.30; expected volatility of 177%; risk free interest rate
of 3.46%; and a term of 2.5 years. Due to the limited trading history
of our common stock, the volatility assumption was estimated by averaging the
volatility of two active companies that have operations similar to
ours. The options qualify as “plain vanilla” options under the
provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107") and, due to limited
option exercise data available to us, the term was estimated pursuant to the
provisions of SAB 107.
On December 19, 2007, we granted two
non-employees warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,100,000 shares of our
common stock at an exercise price of $0.35 per share for services
rendered. The warrants vested immediately and terminate on December
19, 2012. The fair value of the warrants of $274,993, which was
expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions and the lack of a future
service requirement, was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The assumptions and term utilized in the valuation were
identical to those described above for valuation of the options granted to our
former CEO on December 19, 2007.
On February 28, 2008, we granted our
former CEO, additional options to purchase up to 250,000 shares of our common
stock at an exercise price of $0.54 per share for services
rendered. The options vested immediately and terminate on February
27, 2013. The fair value of the options of $114,425, which was
expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions and the lack of a future
service requirement, was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The significant assumptions used in the valuation were: the
exercise price as noted above; the market value of ABC's common stock on
February 28, 2007, $0.54; expected volatility of 178%; risk free interest rate
of 2.73%; and a term of 2.5 years. Due to the limited trading history
of our common stock, the volatility assumption was estimated by averaging the
volatility of two active companies that have operations similar to
ours. The options qualify as “plain vanilla” options under the
provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107") and, due to limited
option exercise data available to us, the term was estimated pursuant to the
provisions of SAB 107.
On February 28, 2008,
we granted a non-employee warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,300,000
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.54 per share for services
rendered. The warrants vested immediately and terminate on February
27, 2013. The fair value of the warrants of $1,510,408, which was
expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions and the lack of a future
service requirement, was determined utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The assumptions and term utilized in the valuation were
identical to those described above for valuation of the options granted to our
former CEO on February 28, 2008.
As part
of our employment agreement with Mr. Munn, our CEO, we granted stock options,
exercisable for up to 500,000 shares of our common stock, at an exercise price
of $0.52 per share, which option vests with respect to these shares on the
effectiveness of the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation,
500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.57 per share, which option vests on
May 22, 2009, and 500,000 shares, at an exercise price of $0.62 per share, which
option vests on May 22, 2010. The fair value of the $0.52 options of
$232,369, which was expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions; the
$0.57 options of $252,090 which is being amortized over the one year vesting
period and the $0.62 options of $254,215 which is being amortized over the two
year vesting period, was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing
model. The significant assumptions used in the valuation were: (i)
for the $0.52 options; the exercise price, the market value of our Common Stock
on May 22, 2007, $0.52; expected volatility of 169%; risk free interest rate of
3.52%; and a term of 3.5 years; (ii) for the $0.57 options; the exercise price,
the market value of our Common Stock on May 22, 2007, $0.52; expected volatility
of 216%; risk free interest rate of 3.52%; and a term of 4.0; and (iii) for the
$0.62 options; the exercise price, the market value of our Common Stock on May
22, 2007, $0.52; expected volatility of 216%; risk free interest rate of 3.52%;
and a term of 4.5 years. The options qualify as “plain vanilla”
options under the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107")
and, due to limited option exercise data available to us, the term was estimated
pursuant to the provisions of SAB 107.
As part of our employment agreement
with Mr. Chase, our CFO, we granted stock options, exercisable for up to 375,000
shares of our common stock, at an exercise price of $0.52 per share, which
option vests with respect to these shares on the effectiveness of the Articles
of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation, 375,000 shares, at an exercise
price of $0.57 per share, which option vests on May 22, 2009, and 375,000
shares, at an exercise price of $0.62 per share, which option vests on May 22,
2010. The fair value of the $0.52 options of $174,277, which was
expensed immediately due to the vesting provisions; the $0.57 options of
$189,068 which is being amortized over the one year vesting period and the $0.62
options of $190,661 which is being amortized over the two year vesting period,
was determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The
assumptions and term utilized in the valuation were identical to those described
above for valuation of the options granted to our CEO on May 22,
2008.
As part of a commission due to the
investment banking firm that identified the holders of the Convertible
Debentures, we have agreed to grant warrants, exercisable for up to 225,000
shares of our Common Stock, at an exercise price of $0.33 per
share. The warrants vested immediately and terminate on May 22,
2013. The fair value of the warrants of $111,192, which was
capitalized as deferred financing costs to be amortized over the life of the
Debentures using the effective interest rate method, was determined
utilizing the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The significant
assumptions used in the valuation were: the exercise prices as noted above; the
market value of ABC's common stock on May 22, 2008, $0.52; expected volatility
of 216%; risk free interest rate of 3.24%; and a term of 2.5
years. The options qualify as “plain vanilla” options under the
provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 ("SAB 107") and, due to limited
option exercise data available to us, the term was estimated pursuant to the
provisions of SAB 107.
Due to
the limited trading history of our common stock, the volatility assumption was
estimated by using the volatility of two active companies that have operations
similar to ours.
A summary
of stock option transactions for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 is
as follows:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Wtd.
Avg.
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Options
|
|
|
Wtd.
Avg.
Exercise
Price
|
|
Outstanding
beginning of year
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
3,625,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.52
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Outstanding
end of year
|
|
|
3,775,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.51
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
Exercisable
end of year
|
|
|
2,025,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.44
|
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
Weighted
average fair value of options granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2.26
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
3.56
|
|
At June
30, 2008, the range of exercise prices and weighted average remaining
contractual life of outstanding options was $0.30 to $0.62 and 4.75 years,
respectively.
A summary
of warrant transactions for the years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 is as
follows:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Wtd.
Avg.
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
Warrants
|
|
|
Wtd.
Avg.
Exercise
Price
|
|
Outstanding
beginning of year
|
|
|
3,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
|
|
1,100,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.43
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
8,625,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.42
|
|
|
|
2,400,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.27
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Forfeited
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Outstanding
end of year
|
|
|
12,125,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
3,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
Exercisable
end of year
|
|
|
12,125,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.39
|
|
|
|
3,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.32
|
|
Weighted
average fair value of warrants granted
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
2.36
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
4.39
|
|
At June
30, 2008, the range of exercise prices and weighted average remaining
contractual life of outstanding warrants was $0.05 to $0.60 and 3.8 years,
respectively.
NOTE
7.
INCOME TAXES
ABC uses the liability method, where
deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the expected future
tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets
and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting
purposes. During fiscal years ended June 30, 2008,and 2007, ABC
incurred net losses and, therefore, has no tax liability. The net
deferred tax asset generated by the loss carry-forward has been fully
reserved. The cumulative net operating loss carry-forward is
approximately $2,684,552 at June 30, 2008.
At June 30, 2008 and 2007, deferred
tax assets consisted of the following:
|
2008
|
|
2007
|
|
Deferred
tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating loss
|
$
939,593
|
|
$
|
465,622
|
|
Less:
valuation allowance
|
(939,593)
|
|
|
(465,622
|
)
|
Net
deferred tax assets
|
$
--
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
The net operating loss will expire
beginning in 2027. The valuation allowance increased by $473,971
during the year ended June 30, 2008.
NOTE
8. SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
Acquisition
of Voyager Gas Corporation
On May
22, 2008, we entered into a Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Voyager
Agreement”) with Voyager Gas Holdings, L.P. (“Seller”) and Voyager Gas
Corporation (“Voyager”). On September 2, 2008, we completed our
purchase of all of the outstanding capital stock of Voyager Gas Corporation, the
owner of interests in oil and gas lease blocks located in Duval County, Texas,
including working and other interests in oil and gas leases, wells, and
properties, together with rights under related operating, marketing, and service
contracts and agreements, seismic exploration licenses and rights, and personal
property, equipment and facilities (the "Voyager Acquisition"). Upon
the completion of the Voyager Acquisition, Voyager Gas Corporation became a
wholly-owned subsidiary of our Company. Our newly acquired
subsidiary’s properties consist of approximately 14,300 net acres located in
Duval County, Texas, or the Duval County Properties, as defined and more
particularly described elsewhere in this annual report under “
Item 2. Description of
Properties
.” The purchase price also included a proprietary
3-D seismic data base covering a majority of the property.
The purchase price
paid in the Voyager Acquisition consisted of cash consideration of $35.0
million, plus 10,000 newly issued shares of our preferred stock designated as
Series D preferred stock (the “Series D Preferred”), having an agreed upon value
of $7.0 million. Upon the effectiveness of an amendment to our
Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of shares of Common Stock that
we may issue (the “Charter Amendment”), the Series D Preferred will
automatically convert into 17.5 million shares of our Common Stock, as provided
by the Certificate of Designation with respect to the Series D Preferred filed
with the State of Nevada on August 27, 2008.
CIT
Credit Facility
On
September 2, 2008, we entered into (i) a First Lien Credit Agreement (the
“Revolving Loan”) among the Company, CIT Capital USA Inc. (“CIT Capital”), as
Administrative Agent and the lenders named therein and party thereto (the
“Lenders”) and (ii) a Second Lien Term Loan Agreement (the “Term Loan”) among
the Company, CIT Capital and the Lenders. The Revolving Loan and Term
Loan are collectively referred to herein as the “CIT Credit
Facility.”
The
Revolving Loan provides for a $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit
facility which is subject to an initial borrowing base of $14.0 million, or an
amount determined based on semi-annual review of our proved oil and gas
reserves. As of September 4, 2008, we had borrowed $11.5 million
under the Revolving Loan to finance the Voyager Acquisition, to repay the
related bridge loan and transaction expenses, and to fund capital expenditures
generally. Monies advanced under the Revolving Loan mature in three
years and bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.50% based upon
a percentage of funds advanced against the Revolving Loan as it relates to the
borrowing base.
The Term
Loan provides for a one-time advance to us of $22.0 million. We drew
down the full amount on September 2, 2008 to finance the Voyager Acquisition and
to repay the related bridge loan and transaction expenses. Monies
borrowed under the Term Loan mature in three and one-half years and bear
interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 5% during the first twelve months after
closing and LIBOR plus 7.50%, thereafter.
All of
the oil and natural gas properties acquired in the Voyager Acquisition are
pledged as collateral for the CIT Credit Facility. We have also agreed not to
pay dividends on our Common Stock.
As further
consideration for entering into the CIT Credit Facility, we issued to CIT
Capital a warrant exercisable at an exercise price of $0.35 per share for up to
24,199,996 shares of our common stock, or approximately 27.5% of our common
stock on a fully-diluted basis at September 2, 2008. The warrant is
exercisable for a period of seven years, contains certain anti-dilution
provisions and is not exercisable until the effective date of the Charter
Amendment.
Related
Party Transaction
On August 20, 2008, we issued 500
shares of our newly designated Series C Preferred (defined below) to Alan D.
Gaines, our largest stockholder and a director of our Company, in exchange for
the cancellation of a promissory note made by us in favor of Mr. Gaines, in the
principal amount of $50,000. In addition to these shares of Series C
Preferred, on August 20, 2008 we also issued an additional 500 shares of Series
C Preferred to Mr. Gaines for cash consideration of $50,000. The
Series C Preferred are automatically redeemable by our Company at the rate of
$100 for every one (1) share of Series C Preferred being redeemed upon the
closing of a debt or equity financing whereby we realize gross proceeds in
excess of $5,000,000.
Shares of preferred stock, $.001 par
value, designated out of our authorized “blank check preferred stock” by our
Board as “Series C Preferred Stock” (the “Series C Preferred”), have the rights,
preferences, powers, restrictions and obligations set forth in the Certificate
of Designation filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nevada on
August 20, 2008, including the automatic redemption rights referenced
above. However, holders of the Series C Preferred are not entitled to
any dividends, preemption, voting, conversion or other rights as a stockholder
of our Company.
(b)
Financial Statements of Voyager Gas
Corporation
Voyager
Gas Corporation
|
Financial
Statements Together With
|
|
Report
of Independent Auditors
|
|
December
31, 2007 and 2006
|
Montgomery
Coscia Greilich LLP
Certified
Public Accountants
Montgomery
Coscia Greilich LLP
Certified
Public Accountants
2701
Dallas Parkway, Suite 300
Plano,
Texas 75093
972.378.0400
p
972.378.0416
f
Thomas A.
Montgomery, CPA
Matthew
R. Coscia, CPA
Paul E.
Greilich, CPA
Jeanette
A. Musacchio
James M.
Lyngholm
Chris C.
Johnson, CPA
INDEPENDENT
AUDITOR’S REPORT
To the
Stockholders of
Voyager
Gas Corporation
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Voyager Gas Corporation as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006 and the related statements of operations, changes in
stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in
the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform
the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal
control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that
are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Voyager Gas Corporation as of
December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ MONTGOMERY
COSCIA GREILICH LLP
Montgomery
Coscia Greilich LLP
Plano,
Texas
May 8,
2008
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
BALANCE
SHEETS
DECEMBER
31, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
631,755
|
|
Trade
accounts receivable, net of allowance of $0
|
|
|
1,791,519
|
|
|
|
1,811,319
|
|
Option
contracts
|
|
|
205,639
|
|
|
|
1,445,403
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
7,933
|
|
|
|
6,333
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
2,005,091
|
|
|
|
3,894,810
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
38,798,447
|
|
|
|
52,763,865
|
|
Other
long-term assets
|
|
|
16,728
|
|
|
|
17,714
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
40,820,266
|
|
|
$
|
56,676,389
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
overdraft
|
|
$
|
316,239
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
1,517,811
|
|
|
|
1,190,080
|
|
Credit
facility, current
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
15,000,000
|
|
Deferred
taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
511,506
|
|
Income
taxes currently payable
|
|
|
771,352
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
2,605,402
|
|
|
|
16,701,586
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit
facility, long-term
|
|
|
15,116,287
|
|
|
|
29,965,589
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
4,876,267
|
|
|
|
369,447
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
22,597,956
|
|
|
|
47,036,622
|
|
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, $.01 par value, 10 shares authorized, issued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
outstanding
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
|
11,082,310
|
|
|
|
2,499,767
|
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
18,222,310
|
|
|
|
9,639,767
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
|
|
$
|
40,820,266
|
|
|
$
|
56,676,389
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE YEARS MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas revenue
|
|
$
|
10,739,352
|
|
|
$
|
15,370,438
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
2,464,653
|
|
|
|
2,936,265
|
|
Production
tax
|
|
|
836,349
|
|
|
|
721,510
|
|
Exploration
expenses
|
|
|
9,399
|
|
|
|
391,482
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
4,834,352
|
|
|
|
5,440,973
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
979,832
|
|
|
|
1,928,909
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
970,701
|
|
|
|
785,059
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
10,095,286
|
|
|
|
12,204,198
|
|
Income
from operations
|
|
|
644,066
|
|
|
|
3,166,240
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on sale of lease
|
|
|
12,702,811
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Income
before provision for income taxes
|
|
|
13,346,877
|
|
|
|
3,166,240
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
(4,764,334
|
)
|
|
|
(805,503
|
)
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
8,582,543
|
|
|
$
|
2,360,737
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS
OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Paid-In
|
|
|
Retained
|
|
|
Stockholders’
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
Capital
|
|
|
Earnings
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
$
|
139,030
|
|
|
$
|
7,279,030
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
2,360,737
|
|
|
|
2,360,737
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
|
2,499,767
|
|
|
|
9,639,767
|
|
Net
income
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
8,582,543
|
|
|
|
8,582,543
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
$
|
11,082,310
|
|
|
$
|
18,222,310
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
8,582,543
|
|
|
$
|
2,360,737
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to cash provided
by
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
4,834,351
|
|
|
|
5,440,973
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
3,995,314
|
|
|
|
805,503
|
|
Gain
on sale of leased property
|
|
|
(12,702,811
|
)
|
|
|
370,188
|
|
Unrealized
derivative (gain) loss
|
|
|
1,239,764
|
|
|
|
(1,868,442
|
)
|
(Increase)
decrease in operating assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
19,800
|
|
|
|
(1,194,427
|
)
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
(1,600
|
)
|
|
|
853
|
|
Other
long-term assets
|
|
|
986
|
|
|
|
(7866
|
)
|
Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
327,731
|
|
|
|
400,440
|
|
Income
taxes payable
|
|
|
771,352
|
|
|
|
(11,572
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
7,067,430
|
|
|
|
6,296,387
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase
of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(7,195,160
|
)
|
|
|
(44,656,768
|
)
|
Proceeds
from sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
29,029,038
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
21,833,878
|
|
|
|
(44,656,768
|
)
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(repayments) proceeds from long-term debt
|
|
|
(29,849,302
|
)
|
|
|
39,172,563
|
|
Bank
overdraft
|
|
|
316,239
|
|
|
|
(180,427
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
|
|
(29,533,063
|
)
|
|
|
38,992,136
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
|
|
(631,755
|
)
|
|
|
631,755
|
|
Cash
at beginning of year
|
|
|
631,755
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Cash
at end of year
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
631,755
|
|
Supplemental
information:
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
$ 1,255,923
|
$ 1,635,908
|
Cash
paid for income taxes
|
$ --
|
$ --
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements
December
31, 2007 and 2006
Note
1. Organization
Voyager
Gas Corporation (the “Company”) was formed in May 2004 as a Delaware
corporation. The Company is engaged in the acquisition, development,
production, and sale of oil and gas. The Company sells its oil and
gas products primarily to domestic pipelines and refineries.
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A summary
of the Company’s significant accounting policies consistently applied in the
preparation of the accompanying financial statements as follows:
Basis
of Accounting and Revenue Recognition
The financial statements are prepared
on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. Revenues and their related costs are
recognized when petroleum products are delivered to the customer in accordance
with the underlying sales contract.
Cash
and Cash Equivalents
For
purposes of the statement of cash flows, the Company considers all short-term
securities with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash
equivalents. There were no cash equivalents at December 31, 2007 or
2006.
Accounts
Receivable
At
December 31, 2007 and 2006, accounts receivable consisted primarily of accrued
oil and gas revenue. The Company extends unsecured credit to its
customers in the ordinary course of business but mitigates the associated credit
risk by performing credit checks and actively pursuing past due accounts. The
company does not have a history of uncollectible accounts, and did not record an
allowance for bad debt at December 31, 2007 or 2006.
Property
and Equipment
The
Company capitalizes all exploratory well costs until a determination is made
that the well has found proved reserves or is deemed noncommercial, in which
case the well costs are charged to exploration expense.
The Company uses the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and gas
producing activities. Costs to acquire mineral interests in oil and gas
properties, to drill and equip exploratory wells that find proved reserves, to
drill and equip development wells and related asset retirement costs are
capitalized. Costs to drill exploratory wells that do not find proved reserves,
geological and geophysical costs, and costs of carrying and retaining unproved
properties are expensed. Exploratory expenses and unsuccessful
exploratory well costs were $9,399 and $391,482 for the year ended December 31,
2007 and 2006 respectively.
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Property
and Equipment, continued
Unproved
oil and gas properties that are individually significant are periodically
assessed for impairment of value and a loss is recognized at the time of
impairment by providing an impairment allowance. There were no
unproved oil and gas properties at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Other
property and equipment consists of lease and well equipment, automobiles and
office furniture and equipment. Major renewals and improvements are
capitalized while the costs of repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as
incurred. The costs of assets retired or disposed and the related
accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts, and the resulting gain
or loss is reflected in operations.
The
Company provides depreciation, depletion and amortization of their investment in
producing oil and natural gas properties on the units-of-production method,
based upon qualified internal reserve engineer estimates of recoverable oil and
natural gas reserves from the property. Depreciation expense for other property
and equipment is depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful
lives of three to seven years.
Impairment
of Assets
The
Company evaluates producing property costs for impairment and reduces such costs
to fair value if the sum of expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than
net book value pursuant to SFAS 144,
Accounting for the Impairment or
Disposal of Long-Lived Assets
. The Company assesses impairment of
non-producing leasehold costs and undeveloped mineral and royalty interests
periodically on a property-by-property basis. The Company charges any impairment
in value to expense in the period incurred. There was no impairment
loss recognized for the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Capitalized
Interest
The
Company capitalizes interest on significant investments in unproved properties
that were not being currently depreciated, depleted or amortized and on which
exploration activities were in progress. Interest is capitalized
using the weighted average interest rate on our outstanding
borrowings. There was no capitalized interest for the years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Income
taxes
Provisions
for income taxes are based on taxes payable or refundable for the current year
and deferred taxes on temporary differences between the amount of taxable income
and pretax financial income and between the tax bases of assets and liabilities
and their reported amounts in the financial statements. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are included in the financial statements at currently enacted income
tax rates applicable to the period in which the deferred tax assets and
liabilities are expected to be realized or settled as prescribed in SFAS 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes.
As changes in tax laws or rates are enacted, deferred tax assets and
liabilities are adjusted through the provision for income
taxes.
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant
estimates include the evaluation of proved reserves and related depletion
expense as well as changes in the value of unrealized option
contracts.
Environmental
Matters
Environmental
expenditures are expensed or capitalized, as appropriate, depending on their
future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition
caused by past operations, and that do not have future economic benefit are
expensed. Liabilities related to future costs are recorded on an undiscounted
basis when environmental assessments and/or remediation activities are probable
and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Any insurance recoveries are recorded
as assets when received. There are no estimated environmental
liabilities at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
Abandonment
Costs
SFAS 143
requires that the fair value of a liability for a retirement obligation be
recognized in the period in which the liability is incurred. For oil
and gas properties, this is the period in which an oil and gas well is acquired
or drilled. The asset retirement obligation is capitalized as part of
the carrying amount of our oil and gas properties at its discounted fair
value. The liability is then accreted each period until the liability
is settled or the well is sold, at which time the liability is
reversed. The Company has not recorded an abandonment cost liability
at December 31, 2007 or 2006 because it believes that any costs, net of related
salvage value, are insignificant.
Option
Contracts
The
Company enters into option contracts to reduce the effect of the volatility of
price changes on the oil and gas products sold. Realized gains and
losses on option contracts are included as component of oil and gas
sales. Unrealized gains and losses due to changes in fair value of
option contracts not qualifying for designation as either cash flow or fair
value hedges that occur prior to maturity are also included as a component of
oil and gas sales.
The
Company has established the fair value of all derivative instruments using
estimates determined by financial risk management professionals engaged to
execute hedging activities on behalf of the Company. These values are
based upon, among other things, futures prices, volatility, time to maturity and
credit risk. The values the Company reports in their financial statements change
as these estimates are revised to reflect actual results, changes in market
conditions or other factors.
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, continued
Option
Contracts, continued
SFAS 133,
Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities
, establishes accounting and reporting
standards requiring that derivative instruments (including certain derivative
instruments embedded in other contracts) be recorded at fair value and included
in the balance sheet as assets or liabilities. The accounting for changes in the
fair value of a derivative instrument depends on the intended use of the
derivative and the resulting designation, which is established at the inception
of a derivative. For derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges,
changes in fair value, to the extent the hedge is effective, are recognized in
other comprehensive income until the derivative instrument is sold or recognized
in earnings. Any change in the fair value resulting from ineffectiveness, as
defined by SFAS 133, is recognized in oil and gas sales.
No option
contracts expense or benefit was recognized in other comprehensive income in
2007 or 2006. For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006,
realized gains (losses) of $630,539 and ($267,852) and unrealized gains (losses)
of ($1,239,764) and $1,868,442 were recorded, net, in oil and gas sales,
respectively.
Concentrations
and Credit Risk
Financial
instruments that potentially subject us to a concentration of credit risk
consist principally of cash, accounts receivable and our option contract
instruments. The Company places its cash with high credit quality financial
institutions and has not experience any such losses. The Company sells its oil
and natural gas to one customer. The Company places their option
contract instruments with financial institutions and other firms that they
believe have high credit ratings.
Note
3. Acquisitions and Sales of Lease Properties
Voyager
South Texas Holdings, L.L.C. (“VST”) was formed in May 2006, in order to
facilitate a Section 1031 exchange of certain oil gas lease
properties. The Company borrowed and guaranteed funds under its
credit facility to fund the acquisition of the Duval Lease property through
VST.
The acquisition of the Duval Lease was
recorded by allocating the total purchase consideration to the fair values of
the net assets acquired as follows:
Net
Assets Acquired:
|
|
|
|
Proven,
developed properties
|
|
$
|
22,065,415
|
|
Proven,
undeveloped properties
|
|
|
13,298,590
|
|
Tangible
drilling costs
|
|
|
5,508,670
|
|
Total
purchase price
|
|
$
|
40,872,675
|
|
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
3. Acquisitions and Sales of Lease Properties, continued
To
complete the IRS Section 1031 exchange, the Company executed an asset sale
agreement in January 2007 to sell the Garza Lease property for approximately
$29,000,000 in cash, resulting in a gain of approximately
$13,000,000. Included in property and equipment is approximately
$16,000,000 of assets held for sale at December 31, 2006. In February
2007, VST was merged with the Company. As a result of the economic
dependencies and debt guarantees between the Company and VST at December 31,
2006, the financial statements of VST have been combined for financial statement
presentation purposes. All inter-company profits, transactions and
balances have been eliminated in the combined financial statements.
The IRS
Section 1031 exchange did not qualify for like-kind exchange accounting for book
purposes because the counter parties were not the same and the earnings process
was completed with each leg of the exchange.
Note
4. Property and Equipment
Property
and equipment consisted of the following at December 31, 2007 and
2006:
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Non-producing
leaseholds
|
|
$
|
13,298,591
|
|
|
$
|
14,025,344
|
|
Producing
leaseholds and related costs
|
|
|
33,287,330
|
|
|
|
43,691,392
|
|
Lease
and well equipment
|
|
|
1,125,349
|
|
|
|
1,522,491
|
|
Furniture,
fixtures, and office equipment
|
|
|
25,400
|
|
|
|
24,650
|
|
Automobiles
|
|
|
28,688
|
|
|
|
28,688
|
|
|
|
|
47,765,358
|
|
|
|
59,292,565
|
|
Accumulated
depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
|
(8,966,911
|
)
|
|
|
(6,528,700
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
38,798,447
|
|
|
$
|
52,763,865
|
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006 was $4,834,351 and $5,440,973, respectively.
Note
5. Credit Facility
On March
22, 2005, the Company entered into a three-year asset-based borrowing facility
with Bank of Texas (the “Credit Facility”). The total commitment
under the Credit Facility is $75,000,000. The borrowing base is set
by the bank every March 1
st
and
September 1
st
of each
year and is based on the present value of the future net income accruing to the
property. The borrowing base was $17,000,000 at December 31,
2007.
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
5. Credit Facility, continued
Interest
on the Credit Facility is payable quarterly and is based upon the prime rate or
LIBOR rate, in each case plus an applicable margin, at the option of the Company
(6.72% and 7.94% weighted average interest rates at December 31, 2007 and 2006
respectively). On December 31, 2007, the Company had $15,116,287 in
outstanding borrowings and $1,833,713 available for borrowings. The
Company is subject to a floating unused borrowing base commitment fee of 0.25%
to 0.50% (0.375% and 0.500% at December 31, 2007 and 2006). The
Credit Facility matures on March 22, 2009 at which time all unpaid principal and
interest are due. The Credit Facility is collateralized by all the
Company’s assets. The entire principal balance outstanding at
December 31, 2007 is due at maturity.
The
Credit Facility contains various affirmative and negative
covenants. These covenants, among other things, limit additional
indebtedness, the sale of assets, and require the Company to meet certain
financial ratios. Specifically, the Company must maintain a current
ratio greater than or equal to 1.0, an interest coverage ratio greater than or
equal to 3.0 and a funded debt to EBITDA less than 3.5. As of
December 31, 2007, the Company was in compliance with regard to the
covenants.
The
Credit Facility requires the Company to enter into option contracts to hedge
crude oil prices. The Credit Facility allows for additional lines of
credit not to exceed $500,000 securing obligations of the Company under its
option contracts with other parties.
Note
6. Income Taxes
The components of the provision for
income taxes at December 31, 2007 and 2006:
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Current
income tax expense
|
|
$
|
(769,019
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Deferred
income tax expense
|
|
|
(3,995,315
|
)
|
|
|
(805,503
|
)
|
Total
income tax expense
|
|
$
|
(4,764,334
|
)
|
|
$
|
(805,503
|
)
|
The
Company’s effective income tax rate differed from the federal statutory rate as
follows at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
U.S.
Federal statutory rate
|
|
|
34.00
|
%
|
|
|
34.00
|
%
|
State
Income Tax
|
|
|
0.80
|
%
|
|
|
0.50
|
%
|
Permanent
differences
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)%
|
|
|
(10.30
|
)%
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)%
|
|
|
(0.00
|
)%
|
Other
|
|
|
1.00
|
%
|
|
|
1.23
|
%
|
|
|
|
35.8
|
%
|
|
|
25.43
|
%
|
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Note
6. Income Taxes, continued
Temporary differences in the amount
of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting and tax purposes
create deferred tax assets and liabilities, which are summarized as follows at
December 31, 2007 and 2006.
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Current
deferred tax assets (liabilities):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss on option contracts
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(500,977
|
)
|
Other
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(10,529
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
(511,506
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-current
deferred tax assets (liabilities):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealized
loss on option contracts
|
|
$
|
(71,274
|
)
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation, and amortization
|
|
|
(249,428
|
)
|
|
|
(279,066
|
)
|
Net
operating losses
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
829,332
|
|
Intangible
drilling costs
|
|
|
(109,509
|
)
|
|
|
(919,713
|
)
|
Gain
on sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(4,402,795
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Other
|
|
|
(43,261
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
$
|
(4,876,267
|
)
|
|
$
|
(369,447
|
)
|
Note
7. Lease Commitments
The
Company presently leases office space under a non-cancelable operating
lease. Rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
was $20,404 was $28,912, respectively. Future minimum lease payments
under this lease as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:
Years
ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
15,754
|
|
|
|
$
|
15,754
|
|
Note
8. Related Party Transactions
During
2004, the Company entered into an Advisory Services, Reimbursement, and
Indemnification Agreement (“The Agreement”) with Natural Gas Partners (NGP), a
related party. NGP is a majority partner in Voyager Gas Holdings LLP
which owns one hundred percent of the Company’s common stock. This
Agreement states that the Company will pay NGP $75,000 per year in advisory fees
beginning in May 2005 until the earlier of (i) the date of dissolution of the
company or (ii) the second anniversary of an initial public offering by the
company. During 2007 and 2006 the total amounts paid to NGP for
advisory fees was $75,000 and $75,000 respectively.
NGP also
serves as a director of the Company and was paid $30,000 and $30,000 in
director’s fees during 2007 and 2006 respectively.
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
9. Common Stock
Authorized
and outstanding shares of common stock are as follows:
|
|
Authorized
|
|
|
Outstanding
|
|
|
Par
Value
|
|
Common
stock
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
|
$
|
0.01
|
|
Holders
of the common stock have exclusive voting rights and powers at shareholders’
meetings, including the exclusive right to notice of such shareholders’
meetings.
Note
10. Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited)
The
estimates of proved reserves are made using available geological and reservoir
data as well as production performance data. These estimates are
reviewed annually and revised, either upward or downward, as warranted by
additional data. Revisions are necessary due to changes in, among
other things, reservoir performance, prices, economic conditions and
governmental restrictions as well as changes in the expected recovery rates
associated with infill drilling. Decreases in prices, for example,
may cause a reduction in some proved reserves due to reaching economic limits
sooner.
The
supplementary oil and gas data that follows is presented in accordance with SFAS
No. 69, “Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing Activities” and includes (1)
capitalized costs, costs incurred and results of operations related to oil and
gas producing activities, (2) net proved oil and gas reserves, and (3) a
standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil
and gas reserves. During July 2006 the Company acquired the Duval
Lease located in Duval County, Texas and in January 2007 sold its Garza Lease
located in Garza County, Texas.
Proved
oil and gas reserves estimates, all of which are located in the United States,
were prepared solely by Company engineers and is the responsibility of
management. The reserve reports were prepared in accordance with
guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission and,
accordingly, were based on existing economic and operating
conditions. Crude oil prices in effect as of the date of the reserve
reports were used without any escalation. Operating costs, production
and ad valorem taxes and future development costs were based on current costs
with no escalation.
There are
numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves and
in projecting the future rates of production and timing of development
expenditures. The following reserve data represents estimates only
and should not be construed as being exact. Moreover, the present
values should not be construed as the current market value of the Company’s
crude oil and natural gas reserves or the costs that would be incurred to obtain
equivalent reserves.
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
10. Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited),
continued
The
changes in proved reserves for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were
as follows:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
Oil
|
|
|
Natural
Gas
|
|
|
Oil
|
|
|
Natural
Gas
|
|
|
|
(Mbbls)
|
|
|
(MMcf)
|
|
|
(Mbbls)
|
|
|
(MMcf)
|
|
Beginning
balance
|
|
|
2,881
|
|
|
|
10,453
|
|
|
|
2,800
|
|
|
|
382
|
|
Revisions
|
|
|
659
|
|
|
|
7,461
|
|
|
|
(446
|
)
|
|
|
(537
|
)
|
Extensions/discoveries
|
|
|
242
|
|
|
|
2,718
|
|
|
|
320
|
|
|
|
38
|
|
Purchases
in place
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
342
|
|
|
|
11,562
|
|
Sales
in place
|
|
|
(2,564
|
)
|
|
|
(351
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Production
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
|
|
(1,068
|
)
|
|
|
(135
|
)
|
|
|
(992
|
)
|
Ending
balance
|
|
|
1,172
|
|
|
|
19,213
|
|
|
|
2,881
|
|
|
|
10,453
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
capitalized costs relating to oil and gas producing activities and the related
accumulated depletion, depreciation and amortization as of December 31, 2007 and
2006 were as follows:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Non-producing
leaseholds
|
|
$
|
13,298,591
|
|
|
$
|
14,025,344
|
|
Proved
properties
|
|
|
34,412,679
|
|
|
|
45,213,883
|
|
Accumulated
depletion and depreciation
|
|
|
(8,936,029
|
)
|
|
|
(6,510,338
|
)
|
Net
capitalized costs
|
|
$
|
38,775,241
|
|
|
$
|
52,728,889
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
following table reflects total costs incurred, both capitalized and expensed,
for oil and gas property acquisitions and exploration and development activities
during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006.
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Property
acquisition costs:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
27,574,085
|
|
Unproved
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
13,298,590
|
|
Total
acquisition costs
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
40,872,675
|
|
Unproved
acreage
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Development
costs
|
|
|
7,195,160
|
|
|
|
3,784,093
|
|
Exploration
costs
|
|
|
9,399
|
|
|
|
391,482
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
7,204,559
|
|
|
$
|
45,048,250
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
10. Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited),
continued
Net
revenues from production in the following schedule include only the revenues
from the production and sale of oil and natural gas. The income tax
expense is calculated by applying the current statutory tax rates to the
revenues after deducting costs, which include DD&A
allowances. The results of operations exclude general office overhead
and interest expense attributable to oil and gas activities. Results
of operations from producing operations for the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006 are set forth below:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Oil
and gas sales
|
|
$
|
10,739,352
|
|
|
$
|
15,370,438
|
|
Oil
and gas production costs
(1)
|
|
|
(3,301,002
|
)
|
|
|
(3,657,775
|
)
|
Exploration
expense
|
|
|
(9,399
|
)
|
|
|
(391,482
|
)
|
Depletion
expense
|
|
|
(4,824,336
|
)
|
|
|
(5,430,957
|
)
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
2,604,615
|
|
|
|
5,890,224
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
(911,615
|
)
|
|
|
(2,061,578
|
)
|
Results
from producing activities
|
|
$
|
1,693,000
|
|
|
$
|
3,828,646
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
Production
costs consist of oil and natural gas operations expense and production and
ad valorem taxes.
|
The
Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows and Changes Therein
Relating to Proved Oil and Natural Gas Reserves (“Standardized Measure”) do not
purport to present the fair market value of the Company’s crude oil and natural
gas properties. An estimate of such value should consider, among
other factors, anticipated future prices of crude oil and natural gas, the
probability of recoveries in excess of existing proved reserves, the value of
probable reserves and acreage prospects, and perhaps different discount
rates. It should be noted that estimates of reserve quantities,
especially from new discoveries, are inherently imprecise and subject to
substantial revision.
Under the
Standardized Measure, future cash inflows were estimated by applying year-end
prices to the estimated future production of the year-end
reserves. These prices have varied widely and have a significant
impact on both the quantities and value of the proved reserves as reduced prices
cause wells to reach the end of their economic life much sooner and also make
certain proved undeveloped locations uneconomical, both of which reduce
reserves.
At
December 31, 2007, the present value (discounted at 10%) of future net cash
flows from the Company’s proved reserves was $87.8 million, (stated in
accordance with the regulations of the SEC and the FASB). The
increase of $14.6 million or 20% in 2007 compared to 2006 is primarily due to
higher oil and natural gas prices at year-end 2007 and successful exploration
and development, partially offset by the sale of the Company’s West Texas
properties.
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
10. Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited),
continued
The
present value of future net cash flows does not purport to be an estimate of the
fair market value of the Company’s proved reserves. An estimate of
fair value would also take into account, among other things, anticipated changes
in future prices and costs, the expected recovery of reserves in excess of
proved reserves and a discount factor more representative of the time value of
money and the risks inherent in producing oil and gas. Significant
changes in estimated reserve volumes or commodity prices could have a material
effect on the Company’s financial statements.
The
standardized measure of discounted cash flows related to proved oil and gas
reserves at December 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Future
revenues
|
|
$
|
211,713
|
|
|
$
|
215,413
|
|
Future
production costs
|
|
|
(51,454
|
)
|
|
|
(70,592
|
)
|
Future
development costs
|
|
|
(12,350
|
)
|
|
|
(11,395
|
)
|
Future
net cash flows
|
|
|
147,909
|
|
|
|
133,426
|
|
10%
discount factor
|
|
|
(60,147
|
)
|
|
|
(60,143
|
)
|
Standardized
measure of discounted future net cash
relating
to proved reserves
|
|
$
|
87,762
|
|
|
$
|
73,284
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future
cash flows are computed by applying year-end prices, adjusted for location and
quality differentials on a property-by-property basis, to year-end quantities of
proved reserves, except in those instances where fixed and determinable price
changes are provided by contractual arrangements at year-end. The
discounted future cash flow estimates do not include the effects of the
Company’s derivative instruments.
The
following table reflects the year-end prices for crude oil and natural
gas.
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Average
crude oil price per Bbl
|
|
$
|
71.40
|
|
|
$
|
52.41
|
|
Average
natural gas price per Mcf
|
|
$
|
6.66
|
|
|
$
|
6.16
|
|
Voyager
Gas Corporation
Notes to
Financial Statements, Continued
Note
10. Oil and Natural Gas Producing Activities (Unaudited),
continued
The
primary changes in the standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows
for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 were as follows:
|
|
Years
Ended December 31,
|
|
(Dollars
in thousands)
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
Standardized
measure, beginning balance
|
|
$
|
73,284
|
|
|
$
|
42,196
|
|
Oil
and gas sales, net of costs
|
|
|
(7,228
|
)
|
|
|
(11,713
|
)
|
Discoveries,
extensions and transfers
|
|
|
9,964
|
|
|
|
3,788
|
|
Purchase
of minerals in place
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
47,313
|
|
Sales
of minerals in place
|
|
|
(32,402
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Changes
in estimates of future development costs
|
|
|
4,520
|
|
|
|
(4,045
|
)
|
Net
changes in prices
|
|
|
11,035
|
|
|
|
13,453
|
|
Development
costs incurred during the period
|
|
|
7,195
|
|
|
|
3,784
|
|
Revisions
of estimates and other
|
|
|
21,395
|
|
|
|
(21,492
|
)
|
Standardized
measure, ending balance
|
|
$
|
87,763
|
|
|
$
|
73,284
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Voyager
Gas Corporation
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
BALANCE
SHEETS
|
|
June
30,
|
|
|
December
31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited)
|
|
|
|
|
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
708,367
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
801,525
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Trade
accounts receivable, net of allowance of $0
|
|
|
576,214
|
|
|
|
1,791,519
|
|
Option
contracts
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
205,639
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
9,124
|
|
|
|
7,933
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
2,095,230
|
|
|
|
2,005,091
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property
and equipment, net
|
|
|
37,347,690
|
|
|
|
38,798,447
|
|
Other
long-term assets
|
|
|
48,365
|
|
|
|
16,728
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
39,491,285
|
|
|
$
|
40,820,266
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bank
overdraft
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
316,239
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
71,823
|
|
|
|
1,517,811
|
|
Credit
facility – short-term
|
|
|
12,239,193
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Option
contracts
|
|
|
1,037,295
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Earnest
money deposit
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Income
taxes currently payable
|
|
|
689,115
|
|
|
|
771,352
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
14,837,426
|
|
|
|
2,605,402
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Credit
facility, long-term
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
15,116,287
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
4,876,267
|
|
|
|
4,876,267
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
19,713,693
|
|
|
|
22,597,956
|
|
Shareholders'
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, $.01 par value, 10 shares authorized, 10 shares
issued
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and
outstanding at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
|
12,637,592
|
|
|
|
11,082,310
|
|
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
|
|
19,777,592
|
|
|
|
18,222,310
|
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity
|
|
$
|
39,491,285
|
|
|
$
|
40,820,266
|
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
(Unaudited)
|
|
Three
Months Ended
June
30,
|
|
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas revenue
|
|
$
|
3,430,047
|
|
|
$
|
2,983,026
|
|
|
$
|
6,828,541
|
|
|
$
|
4,596,748
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
141,410
|
|
|
|
706,128
|
|
|
|
2,326,418
|
|
|
|
1,299,093
|
|
Production
taxes
|
|
|
267,445
|
|
|
|
182,847
|
|
|
|
370,338
|
|
|
|
366,739
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
768,289
|
|
|
|
1,709,034
|
|
|
|
1,699,409
|
|
|
|
4,824,815
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
152,207
|
|
|
|
259,364
|
|
|
|
401,707
|
|
|
|
308,224
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
274,333
|
|
|
|
254,952
|
|
|
|
475,387
|
|
|
|
498,204
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
1,603,684
|
|
|
|
3,112,325
|
|
|
|
5,273,259
|
|
|
|
7,297,075
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
|
1,826,363
|
|
|
|
(129,299
|
)
|
|
|
1,555,282
|
|
|
|
(2,700,327
|
)
|
Gain
on sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
12,702,811
|
|
Income
(loss) before provision for income taxes
|
|
|
1,826,363
|
|
|
|
(129,299
|
)
|
|
|
1,555,282
|
|
|
|
10,002,484
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
4,402,795
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
1,826,363
|
|
|
$
|
(129,299
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,555,282
|
|
|
$
|
5,599,689
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2008 AND 2007
(Unaudited)
|
|
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$
|
1,555,282
|
|
|
$
|
5,599,689
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to cash provided
by
operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
1,699,409
|
|
|
|
4,824,815
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
4,402,794
|
|
Gain
on sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(12,702,811
|
)
|
Unrealized
derivative loss
|
|
|
1,242,934
|
|
|
|
942,460
|
|
Non-cash
investment interest
|
|
|
(1,525
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Changes
in assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
1,215,305
|
|
|
|
626,278
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
(1,191
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Other
long-term assets
|
|
|
(31,637
|
)
|
|
|
(1,364
|
)
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
|
(1,445,988
|
)
|
|
|
370,698
|
|
Income
taxes payable
|
|
|
(82,237
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
4,150,352
|
|
|
|
4,062,559
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
in oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(248,652
|
)
|
|
|
(2,966,495
|
)
|
Net
proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
29,029,038
|
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
|
|
(248,652
|
)
|
|
|
26,062,543
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(repayments) proceeds from long-term debt
|
|
|
(2,877,094
|
)
|
|
|
(30,756,857
|
)
|
Repayment
of bank overdraft
|
|
|
(316,239
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Net
cash used in financing activities
|
|
|
(3,193,333
|
)
|
|
|
(30,756,857
|
)
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash
|
|
|
708,367
|
|
|
|
(631,755
|
)
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
631,755
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
708,367
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
Supplemental
cash flow disclosures:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
paid
|
|
$
|
400,724
|
|
|
$
|
624,672
|
|
Taxes
paid
|
|
$
|
82,237
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
See
accompanying notes to unaudited financial statements.
VOYAGER
GAS CORPORATION
Notes to
Unaudited Financial Statements
March 31,
2008 and 2007
Note
1. Organization
The
accompanying unaudited financial statements of Voyager Gas Corporation (the
"Company" or "Voyager") have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim
financial information. They do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America for a complete financial presentation. In the
opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included in
the accompanying unaudited financial statements. Operating results
for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may
be expected for the full year.
These
unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s
annual audited financial statements and footnotes for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006, which are included as part of this Form 8-K.
Voyager
was formed in May 2004 as a Delaware corporation. The Company is
engaged in the acquisition, development, production, and sale of oil and natural
gas and its operations are conducted primarily in Duval County,
Texas The Company sells its oil and natural gas products primarily to
domestic pipelines and refineries.
Note
2. Acquisitions
and Sales of Lease Properties
Voyager
South Texas Holdings, L.L.C. (“VST”) was formed in May 2006, in order to
facilitate a Section 1031 exchange of certain oil and gas lease
properties. The Company borrowed and guaranteed funds under its
credit facility to fund the acquisition of the Duval County, Texas lease
property through VST. The acquisition of the Duval lease was recorded
by allocating the total purchase consideration to the fair values of the net
assets acquired as follows:
Net
assets acquired:
|
|
|
|
Proven,
developed properties
|
|
$
|
22,065,415
|
|
Proven,
undeveloped properties
|
|
|
13,298,590
|
|
Tangible
drilling costs
|
|
|
5,508,670
|
|
Total
purchase price
|
|
$
|
40,872,675
|
|
To
complete the IRS Section 1031 exchange, the Company executed an asset sale
agreement in January 2007 to sell the Garza lease property located in Garza
County, Texas for approximately $29,000,000 in cash, resulting in a gain of
approximately $13,000,000. In February 2007, VST was merged with the
Company. As a result of the economic dependencies and debt guarantees
between the Company and VST at December 31, 2006, the financial statements of
VST have been combined for financial statement presentation
purposes. All inter-company profits, transactions and balances have
been eliminated in the combined financial statements. The IRS Section
1031 exchange did not qualify for like-kind exchange accounting for book
purposes because the counter parties were not the same and the earnings process
was completed with each leg of the exchange.
On May
22, 2008, the Company and Voyager Gas Holdings, L.P. (“Seller”) entered into a
Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “ABC Agreement”) with ABC Funding, Inc.,
a Nevada corporation, (“Buyer”). Pursuant to the ABC Agreement, as
amended on August 15, 2008 and September 2, 2008, on September 2, 2008, Seller
sold to Buyer all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of
Voyager Gas Corporation. Included in the sale were the Company’s
interests in its oil and gas field located in Duval County, Texas, including
working and other interests in oil and gas leases, wells, and properties,
together with rights under related operating, marketing, and service contracts
and agreements, seismic exploration licenses and rights, and personal property,
equipment, and facilities. The purchase price also included a
proprietary 3-D seismic data base covering a majority of the
property.
The sales price received in the sale
consisted of cash consideration of $35.0 million, plus 10,000 newly issued
shares of ABC’s preferred stock designated as Series D preferred stock, having
an agreed upon value of $7.0 million. Upon the effectiveness of an
amendment to ABC’s Articles of Incorporation increasing the number of shares of
common stock that it may issue, the Series D preferred stock will automatically
convert into 17.5 million shares of ABC’s common stock, as provided by the
Certificate of Designation with respect to the Series D preferred filed by ABC
Funding, Inc. with the State of Nevada on August 27, 2008.
Note
3. Property
and Equipment
Property
and equipment consisted of the following at June 30, 2008 and December 31,
2007:
|
|
June
30, 2008
|
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
Non-producing
leaseholds
|
|
$
|
13,299,340
|
|
|
$
|
13,298,591
|
|
Producing
leaseholds and related costs
|
|
|
34,661,332
|
|
|
|
34,412,679
|
|
Furniture,
fixtures and office equipment
|
|
|
24,650
|
|
|
|
25,400
|
|
Automobiles
|
|
|
28,688
|
|
|
|
28,688
|
|
|
|
|
48,014,010
|
|
|
|
47,765,358
|
|
Accumulated
depreciation, depletion and amortization
|
|
|
(10,666,320
|
)
|
|
|
(8,966,911
|
)
|
Net
property and equipment
|
|
$
|
37,347,690
|
|
|
$
|
38,798,447
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization expense for the six months ended June 30, 2008 and
2007, was $1,699,409 and $4,824,815, respectively.
Note
4. Credit
Facility
On March
22, 2005, the Company entered into a three-year asset-based borrowing facility
with Bank of Texas (the “Credit Facility”). The total commitment
under the Credit Facility is $75,000,000. The borrowing base is set
by the bank every March 1st and September 1st of each year and is based on the
present value of the future net income accruing to the property. The borrowing
base was $17,000,000 at June 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Interest
on the Credit Facility is payable quarterly and is based upon the prime rate or
LIBOR rate, in each case plus an applicable margin, at the option of the
Company. On June 30, 2008, the Company had $12,239,193 in outstanding
borrowings and $4,760,807 available for borrowings. The Company is
subject to a floating unused borrowing base commitment fee of 0.25% to 0.50%
(0.375% at June 30, 2008). The Credit Facility matures on March 22,
2009, at which time all unpaid principal and interest are due. The
Credit Facility is collateralized by all the Company’s assets. The
entire principal balance outstanding at June 30, 2008, is due at
maturity. The Credit Facility contains various affirmative and
negative covenants. These covenants, among other things, limit
additional indebtedness, the sale of assets, and require the Company to meet
certain financial ratios. Specifically, the Company must maintain a
current ratio greater than or equal to 1.0, an interest coverage ratio greater
than or equal to 3.0 and a funded debt to EBITDA less than 3.5. As of
June 30, 2008, the Company was in compliance with regard to the
covenants. The Credit Facility requires the Company to enter into
option contracts to hedge crude oil and natural gas prices. The
Credit Facility allows for additional lines of credit not to exceed $500,000
securing obligations of the Company under its option contracts with other
parties.
Note
5. Lease Commitments
The
Company previously leased office space under a non-cancelable operating lease,
which lease expired on June 30, 2008. Rent expense for the six months
ended June, 2008 and 2007, was $14,120 and $14,785,
respectively. Future minimum lease payments under this lease as of
December 31, 2007 are as follows:
Years
ending December 31,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$
|
15,754
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
15,754
|
|
The Company entered into a new lease
agreement effective as of August 1, 2008, for a period of thirty-nine
months. The Company’s lease is for approximately 2,173 square feet at
an initial base monthly rental rate of $3,622 and increases to $3,712 for months
16 through 27 and $3,803 for the balance of the lease. The Company
will receive free rent for months seven through nine.
Note
6. Related
Party Transactions
During
2004, the Company entered into an Advisory Services, Reimbursement, and
Indemnification Agreement (“The Agreement”) with Natural Gas Partners (“NGP”), a
related party. NGP is a majority partner in Voyager Gas Holdings LLP
which owns one hundred percent (100%) of the Company’s common
stock. This Agreement states that the Company will pay NGP $75,000
per year in advisory fees beginning in May 2005 until the earlier of (i) the
date of dissolution of the company or (ii) the second anniversary of an initial
public offering by the company. During the six months ended June 30,
2008 and 2007, the total amounts paid to NGP for advisory fees was $37,500 in
each period. NGP also serves as a director of the Company and was
paid $15,000 in director’s fees in each of the six month periods ended June 30,
2008 and 2007.
(c)
Pro Forma Financial Information of ABC Funding,
Inc.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The
following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements and
related notes are presented to show the pro forma effects of the Voyager
Acquisition. The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement
of operations for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, are presented
to show income from continuing operations as if the Voyager Acquisition occurred
as of the beginning of each period. The unaudited pro forma condensed
balance sheet is based on the assumption that the Voyager Acquisition occurred
effective as of June 30, 2008.
Pro forma
data are based on assumptions and include adjustments as explained in the notes
to the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial
statements. The pro forma data are not necessarily indicative of the
financial results that would have been attained had the Voyager Acquisition
occurred on the dates referenced above and should not be viewed as indicative of
operations in future periods. The unaudited pro forma condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes
thereto of our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2008 and
Voyager’s audited financial statements as of and for the years ended December
31, 2007 and 2006, and the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007included
elsewhere in this Form 8-K.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
|
|
As
of June 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
12,158
|
|
|
$
|
708,367
|
|
|
$
|
32,990,000
|
|
(a)
|
|
$
|
382,364
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(450,000
|
)
|
(b)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(32,276,227
|
)
|
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(601,935
|
)
|
(d)
|
|
|
|
|
Restricted
cash
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
801,525
|
|
|
|
(751,525
|
)
|
(c)
|
|
|
50,000
|
|
Trade
accounts receivable
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
576,214
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
576,214
|
|
Prepaid
expenses and other current assets
|
|
|
31,215
|
|
|
|
9,124
|
|
|
|
75,000
|
|
(c)
|
|
|
115,339
|
|
Deferred
financing costs, net
|
|
|
143,472
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(143,471
|
)
|
(b)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
186,845
|
|
|
|
2,095,230
|
|
|
|
(1,158,158
|
)
|
|
|
|
1,123,917
|
|
Oil
and natural gas properties, net
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
37,347,690
|
|
|
|
2,481,351
|
|
(c)
|
|
|
39,829,041
|
|
Fixed
assets, net
|
|
|
7,881
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
7,881
|
|
Acquisition
costs
|
|
|
976,284
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(976,284
|
)
|
(c)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Deferred
financing costs, net
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
510,000
|
|
(a)
|
|
|
1,637,435
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,127,435
|
|
(d)
|
|
|
|
|
Other
assets
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
48,365
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
48,365
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
1,171,010
|
|
|
$
|
39,491,285
|
|
|
$
|
1,984,344
|
|
|
|
$
|
42,646,639
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
and Shareholders’ Equity (Deficit)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
|
$
|
426,249
|
|
|
$
|
71,823
|
|
|
$
|
(32,000
|
)
|
(d)
|
|
$
|
466,072
|
|
Convertible
debt
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
Notes
payable
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
557,500
|
|
(d)
|
|
|
557,500
|
|
Senior secured
convertible debentures, net
|
|
|
121,638
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(121,638
|
)
|
(b)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Credit
facility – short-term
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
12,239,193
|
|
|
|
(12,239,193
|
)
|
(c)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Option
contracts
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
1,037,295
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
1,037,295
|
|
Earnest
money deposit
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
|
|
(800,000
|
)
|
(c)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
|
11,893,573
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(1,060,366
|
)
|
(b)
|
|
|
34,060,982
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,227,775
|
|
(i)
|
|
|
|
|
Current
income taxes payable
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
689,115
|
|
|
|
(689,115
|
)
|
(c)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
12,466,460
|
|
|
|
14,837,426
|
|
|
|
8,842,963
|
|
|
|
|
36,146,849
|
|
Credit
facility – long-term
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
33,500,000
|
|
(a)
|
|
|
33,500,000
|
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
4,876,267
|
|
|
|
(4,876,267)
|
|
(c)
|
|
|
--
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
12,466,460
|
|
|
|
19,713,493
|
|
|
|
37,466,696
|
|
|
|
|
69,646,849
|
|
Shareholders'
equity (deficit):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock
|
|
|
136
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
(b)
|
|
|
156
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
|
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock
|
|
|
24,378
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
24,378
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
769,318
|
|
|
|
7,140,000
|
|
|
|
1,549,277
|
|
(b)
|
|
|
9,318,585
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(140,010
|
)
|
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
Retained
earnings (deficit)
|
|
|
(12,089,282
|
)
|
|
|
12,637,592
|
|
|
|
(960,754
|
)
|
(b)
|
|
|
(36,343,329
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(12,703,110
|
)
|
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(23,227,775
|
)
|
(i)
|
|
|
|
|
Total
shareholders’ equity (deficit)
|
|
|
(11,295,450
|
)
|
|
|
19,777,592
|
|
|
|
(35,482,352
|
)
|
|
|
|
(27,000,210
|
)
|
Total
liabilities and shareholders' equity (deficit)
|
|
$
|
1,171,010
|
|
|
$
|
39,491,285
|
|
|
$
|
1,984,344
|
|
|
|
$
|
42,646,639
|
|
See notes
to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
|
Twelve
Months Ended June 30, 2008
|
|
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas revenue
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
12,971,145
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
$
|
12,971,145
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
3,491,978
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
3,491,978
|
|
Production
taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
839,948
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
839,948
|
|
Exploration
expenses
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
9,399
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
9,399
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
183
|
|
|
|
1,708,946
|
|
|
|
88,426
|
|
(j)
|
|
|
1,797,555
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
4,052,178
|
|
|
|
947,884
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
(c)
|
|
|
5,005,062
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
4,052,361
|
|
|
|
6,998,155
|
|
|
|
93,426
|
|
|
|
|
11,143,942
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
|
(4,052,361
|
)
|
|
|
5,972,990
|
|
|
|
(93,426
|
)
|
|
|
|
1,827,203
|
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
5,174
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
5,174
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(2,039,213
|
)
|
|
|
(1,073,315
|
)
|
|
|
(921,833
|
)
|
(b)
|
|
|
(6,369,295
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(60,518
|
)
|
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(467,839
|
)
|
(f)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,806,577
|
)
|
(h)
|
|
|
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
(3,657,671
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(38,921
|
)
|
(b)
|
|
|
(3,696,592
|
)
|
Total
other
|
|
|
(5,691,710
|
)
|
|
|
(1,073,315
|
)
|
|
|
(3,295,688
|
)
|
|
|
|
(10,060,713
|
)
|
Income
(loss) before provision for income taxes
|
|
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
|
|
4,899,675
|
|
|
|
(3,389,114
|
)
|
|
|
|
(8,233,510
|
)
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(361,539
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
(361,539
|
)
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(9,744,071
|
)
|
|
$
|
4,538,136
|
|
|
$
|
(3,389,114
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
(8,595,049
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.07
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
(0.37
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
|
23,067,241
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,067,241
|
|
See notes
to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
UNAUDITED
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
|
|
Twelve
Months Ended June 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
ABC
Funding
|
|
|
Voyager
|
|
|
Adjustments
|
|
|
|
Pro
Forma
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas revenue
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
$
|
16,661,492
|
|
|
$
|
--
|
|
|
|
$
|
16,661,492
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Costs
and expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Lease
operating expenses
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
3,437,409
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
3,437,409
|
|
Production
taxes
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
994,493
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
994,493
|
|
Exploration
expenses
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
385,719
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
385,719
|
|
Depletion,
depreciation and amortization
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
9,646,288
|
|
|
|
550,491
|
|
(j)
|
|
|
10,196,779
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
943,826
|
|
|
|
920,487
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
(c)
|
|
|
1,869,313
|
|
Total
costs and expenses
|
|
|
943,826
|
|
|
|
15,384,396
|
|
|
|
555,491
|
|
|
|
|
16,883,713
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations
|
|
|
(943,826
|
)
|
|
|
1,277,096
|
|
|
|
(555,491
|
)
|
|
|
|
(222,221
|
)
|
Other
income (expense):
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
|
31,163
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,163
|
|
Interest
expense
|
|
|
(332,329
|
)
|
|
|
(2,070,380
|
)
|
|
|
(60,518
|
)
|
(c)
|
|
|
(3,190,585
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(467,839
|
)
|
(e)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(259,519
|
)
|
(g)
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on sale of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
12,702,811
|
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
12,702,811
|
|
Total
other
|
|
|
(301,166
|
)
|
|
|
10,632,431
|
|
|
|
(787,876
|
)
|
|
|
|
9,543,389
|
|
Income
(loss) before provision for income taxes
|
|
|
(1,244,992
|
)
|
|
|
11,909,527
|
|
|
|
(1,343,367
|
)
|
|
|
|
9,321,168
|
|
Income
tax expense
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
(5,013,513
|
)
|
|
|
--
|
|
|
|
|
(5,013,513
|
)
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
(1,244,992
|
)
|
|
$
|
6,896,014
|
|
|
$
|
(1,343,367
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
4,307,655
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
and diluted
|
|
|
22,065,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,065,000
|
|
See notes
to unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial
statements.
ABC
FUNDING, INC.
NOTES
TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Basis
of Presentation
On
September 2, 2008, we consummated the Voyager Acquisition, whereby we purchased
all of the outstanding capital stock of Voyager Gas Corporation, the owner of
interests in oil and gas lease blocks located in Duval County, Texas, including
working and other interests in oil and gas leases, producing wells, and
properties, together with rights under related operating, marketing, and service
contracts and agreements, seismic exploration licenses and rights, and personal
property, equipment and facilities. The Voyager Acquisition was made
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment to the
Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated August 15, 2008 and the Second Amendment
to the Stock Purchase and Sale Agreement dated September 2, 2008 among the
parties thereto.
The
purchase price paid in the Voyager Acquisition consisted of cash consideration
of $35.0 million and, as amended by the Second Amendment, 10,000 newly issued
shares of our preferred stock designated as Series D preferred stock (the
“Series D Preferred”), having an agreed upon value of $7.0
million. Upon the effectiveness of an amendment to our Articles of
Incorporation increasing the number of shares of Common Stock that we may issue
(the “Charter Amendment”), the Series D Preferred will automatically convert
into 17.5 million shares of our Common Stock.
The acquisition will be accounted for
in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Standards (“SFAS”)
No. 141, “Business Combinations.” The total purchase price of
$42,000,000 will be allocated to the net tangible assets based on the estimated
fair values. No goodwill will be recorded as there will be no excess
of the purchase price over the net tangible assets to be acquired.
On
September 2, 2008, we entered into (i) a credit agreement (the “Revolving Loan”)
among the Company, CIT Capital USA Inc. (“CIT Capital”), as Administrative Agent
and the lender named therein and (ii) a second lien term loan agreement (the
“Term Loan”) among the Company, CIT Capital and the lender. The
Revolving Loan and Term Loan are collectively referred to herein as the “CIT
Credit Facility.”
The
Revolving Loan provides for a $50.0 million senior secured revolving credit
facility which is subject to an initial borrowing base of $14.0 million, or an
amount determined based on semi-annual review of our proved oil and gas
reserves. As of September 4, 2008, we had $11.5 million borrowed to
finance the Voyager Acquisition, to repay the related bridge loan and
transaction expenses, and to fund capital expenditures
generally. Monies advanced under the Revolving Loan mature in three
years and bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% to 2.50%, as the
case may be.
The Term
Loan provides for a one-time advance to us of $22.0 million. We drew
down the full amount on September 2, 2008 to finance the Voyager Acquisition and
to repay the related bridge loan and transaction expenses. Monies
borrowed under the Term Loan mature in three and one-half years and bear
interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 5% during the first twelve months after
closing and LIBOR plus 7.50%, thereafter.
The unaudited pro forma condensed
consolidated statement of operations for the twelve months ended June 30, 2008
and 2007, and the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet as of
June 30, 2008, are based on the consolidated financial statements of ABC
Funding, Inc. and Voyager Gas Corporation for the twelve months ended June
30, 2008 and 2007, and the adjustments and assumptions are described
below.
2. ABC/Voyager
Pro Forma Adjustments:
The unaudited pro forma financial
statements reflect the following adjustments:
a.
|
Record
the net proceeds from the CIT Credit Facility and CIT’s fees as deferred
financing costs to be amortized over the life of the loan, or three and
one-half years.
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b.
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Record
the cash payment of $450,000 principal amount to retire a portion of the
convertible debentures and conversion of $450,000 principal amount into
our Series E Preferred.
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c.
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Record
the cash payment of $35.0 million, as adjusted, pursuant to the Voyager
Acquisition and issuance of 10,000 shares of our Series D Preferred having
an agreed upon value of $7.0
million.
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d.
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Record
the commission due Global Hunter Securities LLC pursuant to the CIT
funding, the cash payment for a portion of the commission and the issuance
of a non-interest bearing promissory note due March 15, 2009, for the
balance.
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e.
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Record
amortization of deferred financing costs over the three and one-half year
term of the CIT Credit Facility for the twelve months ended June 30,
2007.
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f.
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Record
amortization of deferred financing costs over the three and one-half year
term of the CIT Credit Facility for the twelve months ended June 30,
2008.
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g.
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Adjust
interest expense to exclude interest expense from redeemed existing debt
of Voyager and include $2,329,899 associated with the CIT Credit Facility
for the twelve months ended June 30,
2007.
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h.
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Adjust
interest expense to exclude interest expense from redeemed existing debt
of Voyager and include $2,879,892 associated with the CIT Credit Facility
for the twelve months ended June 30,
2008.
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i.
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Record
the derivative liability, change in fair value of derivatives and
mark-to-market for the tainted warrants issued to CIT pursuant to the CIT
Credit Facility.
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j.
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Record
the incremental increase in depletion associated with the increased
capital investment in the oil and gas properties acquired in the Voyager
Acquisition of approximately $7.4
million.
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Explanatory Note:
The derivative liabilities exist because we
have insufficient authorized and unissued shares of our Common Stock to
settle our contracts including the outstanding preferred stock
(Series A, B, D, and E), our outstanding warrants and stock options and our
outstanding convertible debt. Upon the effectiveness of the Charter
Amendment to increase our number of authorized shares of Common Stock from
24,000,000 to 149,000,000 we will have sufficient authorized and unissued
shares to settle these contracts. At that point, the derivative
liability will be eliminated and we will record a gain on the change in fair
value of derivatives.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
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Company Name
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Date:
September 9, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Carl
A. Chase
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Carl
A. Chase
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Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
23.1
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Consent
of Ralph E. Davis Associates, Inc., independent petroleum
engineer
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23.2
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Consent
of Malone & Bailey PC, independent registered
accountants
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23.3
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Consent
of Montgomery Coscia Greilich LLP, independent registered
accountants
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99.1
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Stock
Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated May 22, 2008, among the Company,
Voyager Gas Holdings, L.P. and Voyager Gas
Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1
of the Company's Form 8-K report, filed May 23, 2008).
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99.2
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Credit
Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2008, among the Company, as borrower,
CIT Capital USA Inc., as administrative agent, and the lenders party
thereto (the “Revolving Loan”).
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99.3
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Second
Lien Term Loan Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2008, among the
Company, as borrower, CIT Capital USA, Inc., as administrative agent, and
the lenders party thereto (the “Term Loan”).
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99.4
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$50.0
million Note, issued under the Revolving Loan on September 2,
2008 to CIT Capital USA Inc., as lender.
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99.5
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$22.0
million Note, issued under the Term Loan on September 2, 2008 to CIT
Capital USA Inc., as lender.
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99.6
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Intercreditor
Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2008, among the Company, as borrower,
its subsidiaries, CIT Capital USA, Inc., as first lien and second lien
administrative agents
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99.7
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Guaranty
and Collateral Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2008, made by the
Company and guarantors named therein for the benefit of CIT Capital USA,
Inc., as administrative agent.
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99.8
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Second
Lien Guaranty and Collateral Agreement, dated as of September 2, 2008,
made by the Company and guarantors named therein for the benefit of CIT
Capital USA, Inc., as administrative agent
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99.9
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$557,500
Note, issued September 2, 2008 to Global Hunter Securities,
LLC
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99.10
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Warrant,
dated September 2, 2008, from the Company to CIT Capital USA,
Inc.
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99.11
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Warrant,
dated September 2, 2008, from the Company to Global Hunter Securities,
LLC.
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99.12
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Certificate
of Designation, dated August 27, 2008, with respect to the Company’s
Series D Preferred Stock.
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99.13
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Certificate
of Designation, dated August 29, 2008, with respect to the Company’s
Series E Preferred Stock.
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99.14
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated September 2, 2008, among the Company, Voyager Gas
Holdings, L.P. and CIT Capital USA, Inc.
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99.15
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated May 21, 2008, among the Company and the purchasers
named therein (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.10 of the
Company's Form 8-K report, filed May 23, 2008).
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99.16
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First
Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of August 15,
2008, among the Company, Gas Holdings, L.P.
and Voyager Gas Corporation
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99.17
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Second
Amendment to Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of September 2,
2008, among the Company, Gas Holdings, L.P.
and Voyager Gas Corporation
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99.18
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Summary Third Party Engineering Report of Ralph E. Davis
Assoicayes, Inc.
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