U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2006
OR
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TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
to
Commission
file number 000-50929
Ignis Petroleum Group, Inc.
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
16-1728419
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
7160 Dallas Parkway, Suite 380, Plano, Texas 75024
(Address of principal executive offices)
972-526-5250
(Issuers telephone number)
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
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No
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in rule 12 b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes
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No
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State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common equity, as of the
latest practicable date. As of November 5, 2007, the registrant had issued and outstanding
57,171,982 shares of common stock.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one);
Yes
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No
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
We are filing this Amendment No.1 (Amendment No.1) to our Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended
September 30, 2006 filed on November 14, 2006 (Original 10-QSB) to amend and restate our
consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2006 and our consolidated statements of operation,
stockholders equity, and cash flows for the quarter ended September 30, 2006. This Amendment No. 1
amends our original recordation of warrant and derivative liability and the related method of
amortization of debt discount, as well as various expense and reclassifications affecting net loss
and loss per share. The effects of the restatement are presented in Item 2 Managements Discussion
and Analysis of this Amendment No.2 and in Note 2, Notes to the Financial Statements, September 30,
2006.
We are also filing amendments to our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended March
31, 2006, December 31, 2006 and March 31, 2007, to reflect the effects of these restatements. For
the convenience of the reader, this Amendment No.1 sets forth our original 10-QSB in its entirety,
as amended by, and to reflect, the Amendment No.1. No attempt has been made in this Amendment No.1
to update other disclosures presented in our original 10-QSB, except as required to reflect the
effects of the restatement. This Amendment No.1 does not reflect events occurring after the filing
of our Original 10-QSB, or modify or update those disclosures, including the exhibits to the
Original 10-QSB affected by subsequent events except as applicable in our financial statement
footnotes subsequent event disclosures. The following sections of our Original 10-QSB have been
amended to reflect this Amendment No.1:
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Part I - Item 1 Financial Statements;
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Part I - Item 2 Managements Discussion and Analysis or Plan
of Operation;
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Part II - Item 3 Controls and Procedures.
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This Amendment No.1 has been signed as of a current date and all certifications of our Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer are given as of a current date. Accordingly, this
Amendment No.1 should be read in conjunction with our filings made with the Securities and Exchange
Commission subsequent to the filing of the Original 10-QSB for the quarter ended September 30,
2006.
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Ignis
Petroleum Group, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
September 30, 2006
(Unaudited)
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Restated
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ASSETS
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Current assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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993,697
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Accounts receivable
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229,747
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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320,944
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Total current assets
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1,544,388
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Property and equipment:
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Oil and gas
properties net, successful efforts method
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1,748,192
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Other assets
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794,270
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Total assets
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$
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4,086,850
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
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Current liabilities:
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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$
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1,167,234
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Notes payable
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600,000
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Current portion of long term debt
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5,000,000
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Less current portion of debt discount
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(4,999,994
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Current portion of derivative liability
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877,564
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Current portion of warrant liability
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3,134,451
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Total current liabilities
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5,779,255
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Stockholders deficit:
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Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 5,000,000 shares authorized
none issued and outstanding
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Common stock, $0.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares authorized
50,288,589 issued and outstanding
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50,289
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Additional paid-in capital
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7,835,711
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Accumulated deficit
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(9,578,405
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Total stockholders deficit
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(1,692,405
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Total liabilities and stockholders deficit
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$
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4,086,850
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
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Ignis Petroleum Group, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statement of Operations
(Unaudited)
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For the
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For the
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Three Months Ended
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Three Months Ended
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September 30, 2006
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September 30, 2005
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Restated
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Revenues from oil and natural gas product sales
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$
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487,121
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$
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Operating expenses:
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Lease operating expense
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4,579
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Production and ad valorem taxes
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27,170
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization
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372,783
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Exploration expenses, including dry holes
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219
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General and administrative expenses
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483,015
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1,050,858
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Total operating expenses
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887,766
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1,050,858
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Loss from operations
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(400,645
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(1,050,858
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Other income (expense)
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Gain from valuation of derivative liability
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2,111,426
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Interest expense
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(259,866
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(27,617
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1,851,560
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(27,617
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Net income
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$
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1,450,915
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(1,078,475
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Basic income (loss) per common share
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$
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0.03
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(0.02
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Weighted average number of common shares outstanding
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49,537,232
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43,373,125
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Diluted income (loss) per common share
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$
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0.03
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(0.02
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Diluted weighted average number of common shares outstanding
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57,566,136
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43,373,125
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
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Ignis Petroleum Group, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2006
Restated
(Unaudited)
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Additional
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Common Stock
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Paid-in
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Accumulated
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Shares
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Par value
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Capital
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Deficit
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Total
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Balance June 30, 2006
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50,020,464
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$
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50,020
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$
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7,742,498
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(11,029,320
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$
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(3,236,802
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Issuance of common stock to directors
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50,000
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50
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21,450
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21,500
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Issuance of common stock for services
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218,125
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219
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71,763
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71,982
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Net income
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1,450,915
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1,450,915
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Balance at September 30, 2006
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50,288,589
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50,289
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$
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7,835,711
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$
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(9,578,405
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$
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(1,692,405
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
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Ignis Petroleum Group, Inc. and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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For the
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For the
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Three Months Ended
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Three Months Ended
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September 30, 2006
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September 30, 2005
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Restated
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Cash flow from operating activities
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Net income
(loss)
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$
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1,450,915
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(1,078,475
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Adjustments to net loss not affecting cash:
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Depreciation and depletion
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372,783
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Amortization of debt cost
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67,099
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Stock issued for compensation and services
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93,481
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768,000
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Amortization of discount of debentures
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Gain from valuation of derivatives
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(2,111,426
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Change in current assets and liabilities
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Accounts receivable
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(156,482
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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(132,444
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19,000
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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74,471
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(1,069,719
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Cash used in operating activities
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(341,599
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(1,361,194
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Cash flow from investing activities
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Purchase of oil and gas properties
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(37,276
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(54,993
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Cash used for investing activities
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(37,276
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(54,993
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Cash flow from financing activities
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Issuance of common stock and warrants
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1,450,000
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Proceeds from note payable
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500,000
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Advance from related party
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8,131
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Cash provided by financing activities
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500,000
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1,458,131
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Net increase in cash
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121,125
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41,944
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Cash at beginning of period
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872,572
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145,064
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Cash at end of period
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$
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993,697
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$
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187,008
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements
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IGNIS PETROLEUM GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
SELECTED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)
September 30, 2006
Note 1
Basis of Presentation / Accounting Policies
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for
interim financial information and with the instructions of Form 10-QSB and Item 310 of Regulation
S-B. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.
The preparation requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the
date of the financial statements and the reported amount of revenues and expenses during the
reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates. In the opinion of management, all
adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation
have been included. Operating results for the three month period ended September 30, 2006 are not
necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending June 30, 2007.
For further information, refer to the financial statements and footnotes thereto included in our
annual report on Form 10-KSB/A2 for the year June 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Note 2
Restatement of Prior Financial Information
For the three-month period ended September 30, 2006, we elected to reclassify the costs as
presented in the Statement of Operations. The original presentation did not separately disclose
lease operating expense and production taxes for oil and gas operations. We reclassified the
netted oil and natural gas sales from $471,214 to $487,121. Production tax was $27,170. We
reclassified lease operating expense for the Acom A-6 well from proved property to expense in the
amount of $2,074.
We identified an error in recording oil and gas properties. The Acom A-6 well included an
over-accrual of capitalized costs by approximately $100,000. We wrote down the Inglish Sisters #3
well effective June 30, 2006 as stated in our Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
resulting in an overall decrease in oil and gas properties of $146,966.
We identified an error in recording depletion. We recorded a reduction of $30,410 in depletion
expense under the units of production method which has been corrected in this restatement.
We identified an error in exploration expense. The North Wright Field should have been
written off to expense at June 30, 2006. We corrected this error in our Amendment No.2 to our
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, resulting in the decrease in exploration expense of $199,082 for the
period ended September 30, 2006.
The original presentation included amortization of debt discount in general and administrative
expense. We reclassified amortization expense of $66,640 to interest expense.
We identified errors in our accounting for the warrant liability for warrants issued to
Cornell Capital Partners, LP. The warrant liability error relates to adjusting the warrant
liability for changes in fair market value on a quarterly basis. We historically recorded the fair
market value of the warrant liability at inception with no subsequent adjustments for changes in
the market value. As a result, we did not record the gain/loss on change in the warrant liability
as of September 30, 2006.
The
warrant liability error resulted in an overstatement of warrant
liability and related gain of $559,842 for the three months ended
September 30, 2006. These corrections had no effect on our revenue, total assets, cash
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flow or liquidity for any period. In addition, we identified an
error in that the recording of the original warrants dated April 28, 2006 at $0.93 and warrants
dated April 28, 2006 at $0.81 were recorded $374,000 below fair market value. The fair market
value exceeded the principal value of $5,000,000 and any fair market value in excess of the
principal value should have been expensed at inception of the recording of the debt which properly
states the true liability. We will use the full fair market value as calculated by the
Black-Scholes model to record gain/loss on the value of the warrants. In the event of a default of
our obligations under the registration rights agreement, including our agreement to file the
registration statement no later than May 3, 2006, or if the registration statement is not declared
effective by September 5, 2006 we are considered in default. As of September 30, 2006 the
registration statement had not been declared effective, therefore we are considered in default and
accordingly we reclassified the warrant liability from long term to short term liabilities.
We identified an error in our accounting for the derivative liability issued to Cornell
Capital Partners LP. Under the Secured Convertible Debenture, Section 3(b)(i) limits the number of
shares issuable to Cornell Capital Partners, LP upon conversion to 4.99% of the outstanding stock
at time of conversion. Under section 39(a)(ii) of the same agreement, we are required to pay cash
in lieu of shares for the portion greater than 4.99%. The amount of cash is determined by the
number of shares issuable upon conversion and the current market price of our stock. Since the
number of shares issuable is calculated using 94% of the market price, the cash conversion results
in approximately a 6% premium paid on conversion. As a result, the value of the derivative
liability related to the conversion in excess of 4.99% will be based on the conversion premium at
the end of the reporting period, the Cash Premium Method rather than using the Black-Scholes model.
We corrected the derivative liability for the period ended September 30, 2006 resulting in a
decrease in the liability of $4,441,585. In the event of a default of our obligations under the
registration rights agreement, including our agreement to file the registration statement no later
than May 3, 2006, or if the registration statement is not declared effective by September 5, 2006
we are considered in default. As of September 30, 2006 the registration statement had not been
declared effective, therefore we are considered in default and accordingly we reclassified the
derivative liability from long term to short term liabilities.
We also identified an error in accounting for the amortization of the debt discount related to
the $5,000,000 convertible debenture issued to Cornell Capital Partners, LP. We calculated the
amortization of the debt discount using an amortization method that is not in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. We corrected the calculation using the effective
interest method, which results in near zero amortization in the first year and exponentially
increasing in the later years because the debt balance (net of discount) is zero at inception. We
corrected the method of amortization in this restatement resulting in a decrease to interest
expense and increase to the debt discount of $22,885. For the period ended September 30, 2006 the
balance of convertible debt less debt discount was $6. As of September 30, 2006 the registration
statement had not been declared effective, therefore we are considered in default and accordingly
we reclassified the debt and debt discount from long term to short term liabilities.
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The effects of these changes on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2006, and
the statements of operations for the twelve month period ended September 30, 2006 are summarized as
follows:
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September 30, 2006
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As Previously
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September 30 2006
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Reported
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Adjustments
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As Restated
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Accounts receivable
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224,150
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5,597
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229,747
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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317,584
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3,360
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320,944
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Property and equipment
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2,762,061
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(146,966
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)
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2,615,095
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Accumulated depletion
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(866,474
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)
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(430
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)
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(866,904
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)
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Other assets
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603,120
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191,150
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794,270
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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1,158,627
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8,607
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1,167,234
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Current portion of long term debt
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5,000,000
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5,000,000
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Less current portion of debt discount
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(4,999,994
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)
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(4,999,994
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)
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Current portion of derivative liability
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877,564
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877,564
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Current portion of warrant liability
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3,134,451
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3,134,451
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Long term debt
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2,622,377
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(2,622,377
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)
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Derivative liability
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5,319,149
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(5,319,149
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)
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Warrant liability
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3,694,293
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(3,694,293
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)
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Additional paid-in capital
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7,647,356
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188,355
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7,835,711
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Accumulated deficit
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(17,057,952
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)
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7,479,547
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(9,578,405
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)
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Oil and natural gas sales
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471,214
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15,907
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487,121
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Lease operating expense
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4,579
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4,579
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Production and ad valorem taxes
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27,170
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27,170
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization
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403,193
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(30,410
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)
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372,783
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Exploration expenses, including dry holes
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199,302
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(199,082
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)
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220
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General and administrative expenses
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549,655
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(66,640
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)
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483,015
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Gain (loss) from valuation of derivative liability
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(2,714,336
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)
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4,825,762
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2,111,426
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Interest expense
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(883,255
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)
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623,389
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(259,866
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)
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Net income
(loss)
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(4,278,527
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)
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5,729,442
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1,450,915
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Basic and
diluted income (loss) per common share
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(0.09
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)
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0.12
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0.03
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Note 3
Nature of Operations
Ignis Petroleum Corporation was incorporated in the State of Nevada on December 9, 2004.
On May 11, 2005, the stockholders of Ignis Petroleum Corporation entered into a stock exchange
agreement with Sheer Ventures, Inc. pursuant to which Sheer Ventures, Inc. issued 9,600,000 shares
of common stock in exchange for all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Ignis
Petroleum Corporation. As a result of this stock exchange, Ignis Petroleum Corporation became a
wholly owned subsidiary of Sheer Ventures, Inc. The stock exchange was accounted for as a reverse
acquisition in which Ignis Petroleum Corporation acquired Sheer Ventures, Inc. in accordance with
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141, Business Combinations. Also on May 11, 2005,
and in connection with the stock exchange, D.B. Management Ltd., a corporation owned and controlled
by Doug Berry, who was then the President, Chief Executive Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and sole
director of Sheer Ventures, Inc., agreed to sell an aggregate of 11,640,000 shares of Sheer
Ventures, Inc.s common stock to six individuals, including Philipp Buschmann, the President,
Secretary, Treasurer and sole director of Ignis Petroleum Corporation, for $0.0167 per share for a
total purchase price of $194,000. The stock exchange and the stock purchase were both consummated
on May 16, 2005.
On July 11, 2005, Sheer Ventures, Inc. changed its name to Ignis Petroleum Group, Inc.
Our Operations
We are engaged in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas
properties in the United States. We plan to explore for and develop crude oil and natural gas
primarily in the onshore areas of the United States Gulf Coast. Our strategy is to build an energy
portfolio that benefits from:
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the maturing of new petroleum technologies, such as seismic interpretation;
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the expected increase of oil and gas prices; and
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the availability of short outsteps in the same play as previously-discovered hydrocarbons.
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We have acquired several prospects that benefit from state-of-the-art 3-D seismic data
interpretation. In addition, we are actively seeking to acquire other prospects. We employ and
leverage industry technology, engineering, and operating talent. We may, from time to time,
participate in high-value or fast-payback plays for short-term strategic reasons. We outsource
lower value activities so that we can focus our efforts on the earliest part of the value chain
while leveraging outstanding talent and strategic partnerships to execute our strategy. We believe
this approach will allow us to grow our business through rapid identification, evaluation and
acquisition of high-value prospects, while enabling us to use specialized industry talent and keep
overhead costs to a minimum. We believe this strategy will result in significant growth in our
reserves, production and financial strength.
Our Properties
We own or have the right to acquire working interests in the following oil and gas prospects in the
United States onshore Gulf Coast region.
North Wright Field Prospect
We have the right to earn 75% of the working interest, which is equal to a 52.5% net revenue
interest, in oil and gas leases and proposed operations covering the North Wright Field Prospect,
which is located in Acadia Parish, Louisiana. We will carry 100% of the costs to drill and test
each well drilled on the prospect. Bayou City
Exploration, Inc. will be the operator of the prospect. The remaining 25% of the working
interest in the prospect will be held by Argyle Energy, Inc., who will hold 12.5% of the working
interest, and three other parties, who collectively will hold 12.5% of the working interest in the
prospect. We are required to commence drilling operations on the prospect on or before December 31,
2006, or our interests in the prospect will revert to Argyle. We decided not to pursue the prospect
and we should have taken a write down at June 30, 2006. We corrected this error in these financial
statements and in the restated 10KSB/A2 for the period ended June 30, 2006. This resulted in
decrease in exploration expense of $199,082 for the three months ended September 30, 2006.
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Acom A-6 Property
We have 25% of the working interest, which is equal to an 18.75% net revenue interest, in the
Acom A-6 Prospect, which is located in Chambers County, Texas. Anadarko Petroleum Corporation is
the operator of the prospect and holds the remainder of the working interest. Drilling of this
prospect commenced production in August 2005 and was completed in October 2005. The Acom A-6
Prospect currently holds proved reserves and is producing oil and gas with revenues being earned by
us. We have estimated remaining proved reserves of 8,701 Bbls of oil and 48,045 Mcf of gas. We have
realized a total of 10,299 Bbls of oil at an average price of $61.09 and 41,179 Mcf of gas at an
average price of $7.47 through September 30, 2006.
Our partner and operator, Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, recently performed a workover of the
well to clean out paraffin buildup, which had progressively reduced the oil and gas production
rates. Upon completion of the project, the downhole pressure increased to levels close to those
encountered when production began in October 2005, and average gross daily production rates
increased to over 225 Bbls of crude oil and 1.15 Mcf of natural gas.
Crimson Bayou Prospect
We have the right to earn 25% of the working interest, which is equal to a 17.88% net revenue
interest, in the test well before payout and 20% of the working interest, which is equal to a 14.3%
net revenue interest, after payout in the Crimson Bayou Prospect, which is located in Iberville
Parish, Louisiana. Range Production I, L.P. is the operator of the prospect and will hold the
remainder of the working interest. Drilling of the first test well on the prospect is expected to
commence in 2007. The Crimson Bayou Prospect is currently unproved. We do not expect to drill this
prospect and expect a full refund of our investment in the second quarter 2006.
Barnett Shale Property
We hold 12.5% of the working interest, which is equal to a 9.38% net revenue interest before
payout and 10% of the working interest, which is equal to a 7.5% net revenue interest after payout,
in three wells located in the Barnett Shale trend in Greater Fort Worth Basin, Texas. Rife Energy
Operating, Inc. is the operator of the prospect and holds a majority of the remaining working
interest. All three wells have been drilled. One well has been completed and is producing oil and
gas. The other two wells have been partially completed to test the geological formations and have
some revenue production. During the fourth calendar quarter of 2006, we anticipate that we will
complete these two wells, which will bring them up to their full production potential. The Barnett
Shale Prospect currently holds proved reserves and is producing oil and gas. We have estimated
proved reserves of 2,072 Bbl of oil and 13,085 Mcf of gas. Between April 6, 2006 and September 30,
2006 the Barnett Shale wells produced approximately 324 Bbls of oil and 2.1 Mcf of gas, net to us.
Sherburne Prospect
On May 5, 2006 we entered into a participation agreement to drill the Sherburne Field
Development prospect, located in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. Under the terms of the agreement,
we will pay 15% of the drilling, testing and completion costs. Upon completion, we will earn a 15%
working interest in the well before payout and an 11.25% working interest in the well after payout.
Drilling operations commenced in August 2006 and was finished in September 2006. Multiple gas zones
were detected. The commercial viability of the gas zones will be tested in the fourth quarter of
2006. The Sherburne Prospect is currently unproved.
Ignis Barnett Shale Joint Venture
On September 27, 2006, through our then wholly-owned subsidiary, Ignis Barnett Shale, LLC, we
entered into a purchase and sale agreement with W.B. Osborn Oil & Gas Operations., Ltd. and St. Jo
Pipeline, Limited to acquire the 45% of W.B. Osborn Oil & Gas Operations and St. Jo Pipelines
interest in the acreage, oil and natural gas producing properties and natural gas gathering and
treating system located in the St. Jo Ridge Field in the North Texas Fort Worth Basin. The purchase
price of the acquisition is $17,600,000, subject to certain adjustments, plus
$850,000 payable by us in thirty-six monthly installments of $23,611, beginning one month after
closing. In addition, we agreed to fund additional lease acquisitions up to a total of $5,000,000
for a period of two years. To fund Ignis Barnett Shales acquisition of the properties as
contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, on November 15, 2006, we entered into an Amended and
Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Ignis Barnett Shale with affiliates of Silver Point
Capital, L.P.. Under the terms of the LLC Agreement, we agreed to manage the day-to-day operations
of Ignis Barnett Shale and the Silver Point affiliates agreed to fund 100% of the purchase price of
the
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transaction and 100% of future acreage acquisitions and development costs of Ignis Barnett Shale to
the extent approved by Silver Point. Ignis Barnett Shales budget and generally all material
decisions affecting Ignis Barnett Shale are subject to the approval of Silver Point. Distributions
from Ignis Barnett Shale will be made first to Silver Point until Silver Point has received a
return of its aggregate capital contributions and a specified return on such contributions.
Thereafter, we can earn up to 50% of the cash distributions after Ignis Barnett Shale meets certain
performance criteria.
Note 4
Property and equipment
Oil and gas properties consisted of the following at September 30, 2006:
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Oil and gas properties:
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Proved
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$
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1,794,202
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Unproved
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820,893
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2,615,095
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Less depreciation and depletion
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(866,903
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)
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$
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1,748,192
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Note 5
Income Taxes
Potential benefits of income tax losses are not recognized in the accounts until realization
is more likely than not. We had net operating income of approximately $1,450,000 for the three
months ended September 30, 2006 and accumulated deficit of approximately $9,578,000. Pursuant to
SFAS No. 109 we are required to compute tax asset benefits for net operating losses carried
forward. Potential benefit of net operating losses have not been recognized in these financial
statements because we cannot be assured it is more likely than not we will utilize the net
operating losses carried forward in future years.
The components of the net deferred tax asset at September 30, 2006, and the effective tax rate and
the elected amount of the valuation allowance are indicated below:
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Net Operating Tax Loss
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$
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9,578,000
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Effective Tax Rate
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34
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%
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Deferred tax asset
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$
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3,256,520
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Valuation allowance
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$
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(3,256,520
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)
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Net Deferred Tax Asset
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$
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Note 6
Convertible Notes
To obtain funding for our ongoing operations, we entered into a securities purchase agreement
with Cornell Capital Partners, LP, an accredited investor, on January 5, 2006 and amended and
restated on February 9, 2006 and April 28, 2006, for the sale of $5,000,000 in secured convertible
debentures and 12,000,000 warrants. Cornell Capital provided us with an aggregate of $5,000,000 as
follows:
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$2,500,000 was disbursed on January 5, 2006;
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$1,500,000 was disbursed on February 9, 2006; and
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$1,000,000 was disbursed on April 28, 2006
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Out of the $5 million in gross proceeds that we received from Cornell Capital upon issuance of all
the secured convertible debentures, the following fees payable in cash were deducted or paid in
connection with the transaction:
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$400,000 fee payable to Yorkville Advisors LLC, the general partner of Cornell Capital;
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$15,000 structuring fee payable to Yorkville Advisors LLC, the general partner of
Cornell Capital;
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$5,000 due diligence fee payable to Cornell Capital; and
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$250,000 placement agent fee payable to Stonegate Securities, Inc.
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$65,000 other professional fees paid at closing
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Thus, we received total net proceeds of $4,260,000 from the issuance of secured convertible
debentures to Cornell Capital. In connection with the issuance of secured convertible debentures to
Cornell Capital, we were required under our placement agency agreement with Stonegate Securities,
Inc. to issue to affiliates of Stonegate 75,000 shares of our common stock and 5-year warrants to
purchase 400,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.25.
The secured convertible debentures bear interest at 7%, mature three years from the date of
issuance, and are convertible into our common stock, at the selling stockholders option, at the
lower of (i) $0.93 or (ii) 94% of the lowest volume weighted average prices of our common stock, as
quoted by Bloomberg, LP, during the 30 trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion.
Please refer to paragraph on limits of shares issuable on page 15. As of November 6, 2006, the lowest intraday trading price for our
common stock during the preceding 30 trading days as quoted by Bloomberg, LP was $0.17 and,
therefore, the conversion price for the secured convertible debentures was $0.1598. Based on this
conversion price, the $5,000,000 in secured convertible debentures, excluding interest, were
convertible into 31,289,112 shares of our common stock. The conversion price of the secured
convertible debentures will be adjusted in the following circumstances:
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If we pay a stock dividend, engage in a stock split, reclassify
our shares of common stock or engage in a similar transaction, the
conversion price of the secured convertible debentures will be
adjusted proportionately;
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If we issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of our
common stock (and not to Cornell Capital) entitling them to
subscribe for or purchase shares of common stock at a price per
share less than $0.93 per share, other than issuances specifically
permitted by the securities purchase agreement, as amended and
restated, then the conversion price of the secured convertible
debentures will be adjusted on a weighted-average basis;
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If we issue shares, other than issuances specifically permitted by
the securities purchase agreement, as amended and restated, of our
common stock or rights, warrants, options or other securities or
debt that are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our
common stock, at a price per share less than $0.93 per share, then
the conversion price will be adjusted to such lower price on a
full-ratchet basis;
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If we distribute to all holders of our common stock (and not to
Cornell Capital) evidences of indebtedness or assets or rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, then the
conversion price of the secured convertible debenture will be
adjusted based upon the value of the distribution as a percentage
of the market value of our common stock on the record date for
such distribution;
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If we reclassify our common stock or engage in a compulsory share
exchange pursuant to which our common stock is converted into
other securities, cash or property, Cornell Capital will have the
option to either (i) convert the secured convertible debentures
into the shares of stock and other securities, cash and property
receivable by holders of our common stock following such
transaction, or (ii) demand that we prepay the secured convertible
debentures; and
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If we engage in a merger, consolidation or sale of more than
one-half of our assets, then Cornell Capital will have the right
to (i) demand that we prepay the secured convertible debentures,
(ii) convert the secured convertible debentures into the shares of
stock and other securities, cash and property receivable by
holders of our common stock following such transaction, or (iii)
in the case of a merger or consolidation, require the surviving
entity to issue to a convertible debenture with similar terms.
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In connection with the securities purchase agreement, as amended and restated, we issued
Cornell Capital warrants to purchase 6,000,000 shares of our common stock exercisable for a period
of five years at an exercise price of $0.81 and warrants to purchase 6,000,000 shares of our common
stock, exercisable for a period of five years at an exercise price of $0.93. We have the option to
force the holder to exercise the warrants, as long as the shares underlying the warrants are
registered pursuant to an effective registration statement, if our closing bid price trades above
certain levels. If the closing bid price of our common stock is greater than or equal to $1.10 for
a period of 15 consecutive trading days prior to the forced conversion, we can force the warrant
holder to exercise the warrants exercisable at a price of $0.81. If the closing bid price of our
common stock is greater than or equal to $1.23 for a period of 15 consecutive trading days prior to
the forced conversion, we can force the warrant holder to exercise the warrants exercisable at a
price of $0.93.
In connection with the exercise of any of the warrants issued to Cornell Capital, we are
required under our placement agency agreement with Stonegate Securities, Inc. to pay a fee to
Stonegate equal to five percent (5%) of the gross proceeds of any such exercise.
Cornell Capital has agreed to restrict its ability to convert the secured convertible
debentures or exercise the warrants and receive shares of our common stock such that the number of
shares of common stock held by it and its affiliates after such conversion does not exceed 4.99% of
the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. If the conversion price is less than $0.93,
Cornell Capital may not convert more than $425,000 of secured convertible debentures in any month,
unless we waive such restriction. In the event that the conversion price is equal to or greater
than $0.93, there is no restriction on the amount Cornell Capital can convert in any month.
We have the right, at our option, with three business days advance written notice, to redeem a
portion or all amounts outstanding under the secured convertible debentures prior to the maturity
date if the closing bid price of our common stock, is less than $0.93 at the time of the
redemption. In the event of redemption, we are obligated to pay an amount equal to the principal
amount being redeemed plus a 15% redemption premium, and accrued interest.
In connection with the second amended and restated securities purchase agreement, we also
entered into a second amended and restated registration rights agreement providing for the filing,
within five days of April 28, 2006, of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission registering the common stock issuable upon conversion of the secured convertible
debentures and warrants. We are obligated to use our best efforts to cause the registration
statement to be declared effective no later than 130 days after filing and to insure that the
registration statement remains in effect until the earlier of (i) all of the shares of common stock
issuable upon conversion of the secured convertible debentures have been sold or (ii) January 5,
2008. In the event of a default of our obligations under the registration rights agreement,
including our agreement to file the registration statement no later than May 3, 2006, or if the
registration statement is not declared effective by September 5, 2006, we are required pay to
Cornell Capital, as liquidated damages, for each month that the registration statement has not been
filed or declared effective, as the case may be, either a cash amount or shares of our common stock
equal to 2% of the liquidated value of the secured convertible debentures. The Company has accrued
a liability of $100,000 at September 30, 2006 in connection with this provision.
In connection with the securities purchase agreement, we executed a security agreement in
favor of the investor granting them a first priority security interest in all of our goods,
inventory, contractual rights and general intangibles, receivables, documents, instruments, chattel
paper, and intellectual property. The security agreement states that if an event of default occurs
under the secured convertible debentures or security agreements, the investor has the right to take
possession of the collateral, to operate our business using the collateral, and have the right to
assign, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the collateral, at
public or private sale or otherwise to satisfy our obligations under these agreements.
We also pledged 18,750,000 shares of common stock to secure the obligations incurred pursuant
to the securities purchase agreement, as amended and restated.
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In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, (FASB 133), we determined that the conversion
feature of the secured convertible debentures met the criteria of an embedded derivative and
therefore the conversion feature of the debt needed to be bifurcated and accounted for as a
derivative. Due to the reset provisions of the secured convertible debentures, the debt does not
meet the definition of conventional convertible debt because the number of shares which may be
issued upon the conversion of the debt is not fixed. Therefore, the conversion feature fails to
qualify for equity classification under EITF 00-19, and must be accounted for as a derivative
liability.
Under the Secured Convertible Debenture, Section 3(b)(i) limits the number of shares issuable
to Cornell Capital Partners, LP upon conversion to 4.99% of the outstanding stock at time of
conversion. Under section 39(a)(ii) of the same agreement, we are required to pay cash in lieu of
shares for the portion greater than 4.99%. The amount of cash is determined by the number of
shares issuable upon conversion and the current market price of our stock. Since the number of
shares issuable is calculated using 94% of the market price, the cash conversion results in
approximately a 6% premium paid on conversion. As a result, the value of the derivative liability
related to the conversion in excess of 4.99% will be based on the Cash Premium Method rather than
using the Black-Scholes model. The value of the conversion feature up to the 4.99% cap will be
valued using the Black-Scholes model. We are correcting the error due to valuation in this
restatement. As of September 30, 2006 we recorded a liability of $877,564.
The holders of the secured convertible debentures and warrants have registration rights that
required us to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to
register the resale of the common stock issuable upon conversion of the debenture or the exercise
of the warrants. Under EITF No. 00-19,
Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments Indexed to,
and Potentially Settled in, a Companys Own Stock
the ability to register stock was deemed to be
outside of our control. Accordingly, the initial aggregate fair value of the warrants were recorded
as a derivative liability in the consolidated balance sheet, and is marked to market at the end of
each reporting period. For the three months ended September 30, 2006 the warrants were assigned
a value of $3,694,293 which is corrected in this restatement. Prior to the restatement the
warrants were not marked-to-market. Utilizing the Black-Scholes method we marked-to-market the
warrants on a quarterly basis which resulted in a liability at September 30, 2006 and 2005 of
$3,134,451 and $0, respectively. In accordance with EITF No. 00-19, EITF No. 00-27,
Application of
Issue No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments
, the values assigned to both the debenture,
conversion feature and the warrants were allocated based on their fair values. The fair market
value of the warrants and conversion option at issuance exceeded the principal balance of the
secured convertible debentures by $4,933,880. The excess value was expensed to interest expense at
issuance. The amount allocated as a discount on the secured convertible debentures for the value of
the warrants and conversion option will be amortized to interest expense, using the effective
interest method, over the term of the secured convertible debentures. For the quarter ended
September 30, 2006 we recorded the amortization of the debt discount using the effective interest
method. For the period ended September 30, 2006, the amortization of the discount and resulting
balance of convertible debt less debt discount was $6. As of September 30, 2006 we had not
completed the registration statement and therefore we are considered in default of our agreement.
The lender has not technically declared us in default of our amended and restated securities
purchase agreement. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, we reclassified net convertible
debenture debt from long term to short term liabilities along with the associated warrant and
derivative liability on our consolidated balance sheet.
The convertible debenture liability is as follows at September 30, 2006:
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Convertible debentures payable
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5,000,000
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Note 7
Stockholders Equity
On July 20, 2006, we issued 25,000 shares of common stock to Roger A. Leopard for services to
us as a director. This issuance is considered exempt pursuant to Rule 506 and/or Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act. No underwriters were used. These shares were valued at $10,750 or $0.22 per
share, the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant.
On July 20, 2006, we issued 25,000 shares of common stock to Geoff Evett for services to us as
a director. This issuance is considered exempt pursuant to Rule 506 and/or Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act. No underwriters were used. These shares were valued at $10,750 or $0.22 per share,
the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant.
On September 21, 2006, we issued an aggregate of 218,125 shares of common stock to our
advisors for services to us as advisors. This issuance is considered exempt pursuant to Rule 506
and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. No underwriters were used. These shares were valued at
$71,981 or $0.33 per share, the fair market value of the common stock at the date of grant.
Note 8
Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share
We compute net income (loss) per share in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share.
SFAS No. 128 requires presentation of both basic and diluted earnings per share (EPS) on the face
of the income statement. Basic EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common
shareholders (numerator) by the weighted average number of shares outstanding (denominator) during
the period. Diluted EPS gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the
period using the treasury stock method and convertible notes using the if-converted method. In
computing Diluted EPS, the average stock price for the period is used in determining the number of
shares assumed to be purchased from the exercise of stock options or warrants. Diluted EPS excludes
all dilutive potential shares if their effect is anti dilutive.
As of September 30, 2006, the senior convertible debentures diluted earnings per share to
$0.03. The net income attributed to common stock was reduced by $1,694,323 represented by interest
expense, debt discount amortization and changes in the derivative liability. The weighted average
shares was increased by approximately 8,000,000 share assuming conversion of the senior convertible
debentures.
Any of our warrants which were outstanding in the periods presented were also excluded from
the calculation of diluted earnings per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION.
Forward-looking Statement and Information
We are including the following cautionary statement in this amendment no. 1 to our quarterly report
on Form 10-QSB for any forward-looking statements made by, or on behalf of, us. Certain statements
contained herein and other materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission are
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended and, accordingly, involve risks
and uncertainties which could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include statements
concerning
plans, objectives, goals, strategies, expectations, future events or performance and underlying
assumptions and other statements which are other than statements of historical facts. Forward
looking statements are accompanied by words such as may, will, could, should, anticipate,
believe, budgeted, expect, intend, plan, project, potential, estimate, or future
or variations thereof or similar statements. Our expectations, beliefs and
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projections are
expressed in good faith and are believed by us to have a reasonable basis, including without
limitation, managements examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records
and other data available from third parties, but we cannot assure you that managements
expectations, beliefs or projections will result or be achieved or accomplished.
Introduction
For the year ended June 30, 2006, our auditors, in Note 2 of the Financial Statements from the Form
10-KSB/A 2, have noted that there is substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going
concern. Our existence is dependent upon management funding operations and raising sufficient
capital. At this point in time it is impossible to state an amount of profitable operations and/or
additional funding which we believe would remove the going concern opinion.
We do not have any historical business operations. We have neither a history of earnings nor have
we paid dividends. We are unlikely to realize earnings or pay dividends in the immediate or
foreseeable future.
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 AND 2005
Revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were $487,121. Revenue was a result of
production of crude oil and natural gas at the Acom A-6 Prospect, located in Chambers County, Texas
and the Barnett Shale prospect, located in Montague and Cooke counties, Texas. There were no
revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2005.
We incurred operating expenses in the amount of $887,766 and $1,050,858 for the three months ended
September 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Depletion expense was $372,783 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Depletion expense is
related to the Acom A-6 prospect and the Barnett Shale prospect.
For the three months ended September 30, 2006 general and administrative expenses of $483,015
were mainly comprised of payroll expenditures of $101,203, professional fees of $266,004 (of which
$172,523 was in cash and $93,481 was a non-cash issuance of our common stock), advertising of
$10,090, rent expense of $28,379, travel expenses of $28,799, and other office and related
expenses of $48,540. The total cash expended for general and administrative expenses were $389,534.
For the three months ended September 30, 2005 general and administrative expenses were $1,050,858.
These operating expenses were mainly comprised of payroll expenditures of $280,562 (of which
$207,000 was a non-cash issuance of our common stock), professional fees of $671,458 (of which
$561,000 was a non-cash issuance of our common stock), advertising of $64,300, rent expense of
$7,927, travel expenses of $10,007, and other office and related expenses of $16,605. The total
cash expended for general and administrative expenses were $282,858.
For the three months ended September 30, 2006 we incurred interest expense of $259,866 of
which $67,099 represented amortization of the discount associated with the convertible debentures.
In addition, we incurred a gain of $2,111,426 in connection with valuing our derivative and warrant
liability at September 30, 2006. Both the amortization of the discount and the charge related to
the derivative and warrant liability are non-cash charges.
PLAN OF OPERATION
Our strategy is to identify and acquire prospects with attractive return potential and
significant in-field development and expansion opportunities. We hope to accomplish this through a
disciplined approach and a rigorous process of screening and evaluating projects. We seek to apply
the most advanced technologies and methods with
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staff, consultants, and operating partners having
proven track records. Our strategy emphasizes the following core elements:
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Focused geography;
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Experienced team;
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Prospects with attractive risk to reward balance;
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Control over value-added activities; and
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Conservative financial and cost structure.
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Focused Geography
We intend to focus on specific geographic areas primarily along the onshore United States Gulf
Coast. We believe that substantial undiscovered reserves remain in this region. Because of
significant existing 3-D seismic data, numerous industry participants are currently engaged in the
reprocessing and review of this data to identify prospective acreage. In addition, many of the
major and large independent oil companies are focusing less on such areas as they are engaged in
seeking elephant fields in the offshore and international areas. At present we own several
prospects and we intend to initially focus our resources primarily to develop those opportunities.
In the future, we intend to generate prospects both internally and in partnership with others to
take advantage of area-specific expertise gained by exploration specialists over the past few
decades.
Experienced team
We have assembled a highly talented team of professionals with executive, exploration,
engineering and financial experience. We intend to employ personnel with specialized geological,
geophysical and other technical expertise to carry out the most crucial value-added functions. We
seek to attract and retain a high-quality workforce by offering an entrepreneurial team-oriented
environment, equity ownership and performance-based compensation programs.
Prospects with attractive risk to reward balance
We plan to grow reserves through drilling a balanced portfolio of prospects. We will retain
the majority of the interests in those prospects that we believe will have a highly attractive risk
to reward balance and where we have high confidence in its success. Such prospects will have a high
expected net present value relative to capital investment. Additionally, we will sell a portion of
our interests in prospects that involve higher costs and greater risks, to industry partners. This
will mitigate our exploration risk and fund the anticipated capital requirements and will enable us
to gain access, through trades of property interest, to our partners prospects in order to
diversify our exploratory program.
Control over value-added activities
In our participation agreements with industry partners, we seek to exercise control over what
we believe are the most critical functions in the exploration process. These functions include:
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Identification, evaluation and acquisition of prospects;
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Creation of development plans and design of drill sites;
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Management of portfolio risk; and
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Direction of critical reservoir management and production operations activities.
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Our approach is to perform the day to day field operations activities by contracting
experienced operators with proven track records.
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Conservative financial and cost structure
We believe that a conservative financial structure is crucial to consistent, positive
financial results. This has benefits for the management of cyclical swings in the industry and
enables us to move quickly to take advantage of acquisition and drilling opportunities. In order to
maximize our financial flexibility while improving overall stockholder returns, we plan to maintain
a conservative debt-to-capital ratio. We seek to fund most of our ongoing capital expenditures from
operating cash flow, reserving our debt capacity for potential investment opportunities that will
profitably add to our program. Part of a sound financial structure is constant attention to costs,
both operating and overhead. We will work to control our operating and overhead costs, and
institute a formal, disciplined capital budgeting process. We will, wherever practicable, use
partnerships to leverage our resources and enhance our ability to meet objectives.
Planned Projects
The table below outlines specific oil and gas projects that we have planned through June 30,
2007 and the estimated time to for us to drill the test well to casing point or complete the test
well and begin production on each of our prospects. We anticipate raising an additional $5 million
during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2007 to conduct our planned operations. We currently do not
have any contracts, plans or commitments for any additional financing. There is no guarantee that
we will be successful in raising additional funds on terms that are acceptable to us, if at all. If
we are unable to raise additional funds, we will be forced to reduce or eliminate the drilling
activities outlined below.
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Barnett Shale
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Finish completion of two wells and continue production on one well.
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Crimson Bayou
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The table below outlines the following:
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the estimated amount of costs we have incurred to date for specific oil
and gas projects, including the costs to acquire our interests in the
prospects, if any;
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the estimated cash outlays that are expected to be incurred by us to drill
test wells to casing point and determine whether or not to complete such
test wells;
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the estimated cash outlays that are expected to be incurred by us to
complete the test wells and begin production, if we deem it advisable to
do so;
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the total costs expected to be incurred by us on each of the prospects; and
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the percentage of the total costs for each prospect expected to be
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If we are not satisfied with the results of our test wells on any of the prospects, we will
not complete such well and no additional wells will be drilled on such prospect unless we decide to
drill a substitute test well. If we are unable to raise an addition $5 million in gross proceeds
from Cornell Capital or other sources during calendar year 2006, we will be forced to slow down or
stop our drilling activities and the costs outlined below will be reduced accordingly.
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Acom A-6
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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of September 30, 2006, we had a working capital deficit of $4,234,867. Excluding the
reclassification of debt, derivative and warrant liability we had working capital of $222,846. For
the three ended September 30, 2006, we generated a net cash flow deficit from operating activities
of $341,599. Cash used in investing activities totaled $37,276, which was utilized for the purchase
of oil and gas properties. Cash provided by financing activities totaled $500,000.
We expect continued capital expenditures through the end of calendar year 2006, contingent
upon raising capital. These anticipated expenditures are for seismic data acquisitions, land and
drilling rights acquisitions, drilling programs, overhead and working capital purposes. We have
sufficient funds to conduct our operations for approximately four months under our current drilling
plan without additional external capital or improved operating income. We anticipate that we will
need approximately $5 million to continue our planned operations for the next 12 months, depending
on revenues from operations. Additional financing may not be available in amounts or on terms
acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to secure additional capital, we will be forced to
slow or stop our drilling activities.
By reducing our drilling activity to a level consistent with our current capital resources, we
believe we could continue to operate our business for at least 12 months. However, if during that
period or thereafter, we are not successful in generating sufficient liquidity from operations or
in raising sufficient capital resources, on terms acceptable to us, this could have a material
adverse effect on our business, results of operations liquidity and financial condition.
We presently do not have any available credit, bank financing or other external sources of
liquidity. Due to our brief history and historical operating losses, our operations have not been a
source of liquidity. We will need to obtain additional capital in order to expand operations and
become profitable. In order to obtain capital, we may need to sell additional shares of our common
stock or borrow funds from private lenders. We cannot assure you that we will be successful in
obtaining additional funding.
We will still need additional investments in order to continue operations to cash flow break
even. Additional investments are being sought, but we cannot guarantee that we will be able to
obtain such investments. Financing transactions may include the issuance of equity or debt
securities, obtaining credit facilities, or other financing mechanisms. However, the trading price
of our common stock and a downturn in the U.S. stock and debt markets could make it more difficult
to obtain financing through the issuance of equity or debt securities. Even if we are able to raise
the funds required, it is possible that we could incur unexpected costs and expenses, fail to
collect significant amounts owed to us, or experience unexpected cash requirements that would force
us to seek alternative financing. Further, if we issue additional equity or debt securities,
stockholders may experience additional dilution or the new
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equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges senior to those of existing
holders of our common stock. If additional financing is not available or is not available on
acceptable terms, we will have to curtail our operations.
Our registered independent auditors have stated in their report dated October 13, 2006, that
we are dependent on outside financing, lack sufficient working capital, and have incurred recurring
losses from operations. These factors among others may raise substantial doubt about our ability to
continue as a going concern.
To obtain funding for our ongoing operations, we entered into a securities purchase agreement
with Cornell Capital Partners, LP, an accredited investor, on January 5, 2006 and amended and
restated on February 9, 2006 and April 28, 2006, for the sale of $5,000,000 in secured convertible
debentures and 12,000,000 warrants. The investors provided us with an aggregate of $5,000,000 as
follows:
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$2,500,000 was disbursed on January 5, 2006;
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$1,500,000 was disbursed on February 9, 2006; and
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Out of the $5 million in gross proceeds we received from Cornell Capital upon issuance of the
secured convertible debentures, the following fees payable in cash have been deducted in connection
with the transaction:
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$400,000 fee payable to Yorkville Advisors LLC, the general partner of Cornell Capital;
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$15,000 structuring fee payable to Yorkville Advisors LLC, the general partner of Cornell Capital;
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$5,000 due diligence fee payable to Cornell Capital;
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$250,000 placement agent fee payable to Stonegate Securities, Inc.; and
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$65,000 other professional fees paid at closing
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Thus, we received net proceeds of $4,265,000 from the issuance of secured convertible
debentures to Cornell Capital, prior to any other expenses we have or will incur in connection with
the transaction. In connection with the issuance of secured convertible debentures to Cornell
Capital, we were required under our placement agency agreement with Stonegate Securities, Inc. to
issue to affiliates of Stonegate 75,000 shares of our common stock and 5-year warrants to purchase
400,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.25.
The secured convertible debentures bear interest at 7%, mature three years from the date of
issuance, and are convertible into our common stock, at the selling stockholders option, at the
lower of (i) $0.93 or (ii) 94% of the lowest volume weighted average prices of our common stock, as
quoted by Bloomberg, LP, during the 30 trading days immediately preceding the date of conversion.
Accordingly, there is no limit on the number of shares into which the secured convertible
debentures may be converted. As of November 6, 2006, the lowest intraday trading price for our
common stock during the preceding 30 trading days as quoted by Bloomberg, LP was $0.17 and,
therefore, the conversion price for the secured convertible debentures was $0.1598. Based on this
conversion price, the $5,000,000 in secured convertible debentures, excluding interest, were
convertible into 31,289,112 shares of our common stock. The conversion price of the secured
convertible debentures will be adjusted in the following circumstances:
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If we pay a stock dividend, engage in a stock split, reclassify
our shares of common stock or engage in a similar transaction, the
conversion price of the secured convertible debentures will be
adjusted proportionately;
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If we issue rights, options or warrants to all holders of our
common stock (and not to Cornell Capital) entitling them to
subscribe for or purchase shares of common stock at a price per
share less than $0.93 per share, other than issuances specifically
permitted be the securities purchase agreement, as amended and
restated, then the conversion price of the secured convertible
debentures will be adjusted on a weighted-average basis;
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If we issue shares, other than issuances specifically permitted be
the securities purchase agreement, as amended and restated, of our
common stock or rights, warrants, options or other securities or
debt that are convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our
common stock, at a price per share less than $0.93 per share, then
the conversion price will be adjusted to such lower price on a
full-ratchet basis;
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If we distribute to all holders of our common stock (and not to
Cornell Capital) evidences of indebtedness or assets or rights or
warrants to subscribe for or purchase any security, then the
conversion price of the secured convertible debenture will be
adjusted based upon the value of the distribution as a percentage
of the market value of our common stock on the record date for
such distribution;
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If we reclassify our common stock or engage in a compulsory share
exchange pursuant to which our common stock is converted into
other securities, cash or property, Cornell Capital will have the
option to either (i) convert the secured convertible debentures
into the shares of stock and other securities, cash and property
receivable by holders of our common stock following such
transaction, or (ii) demand that we prepay the secured convertible
debentures; and
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If we engage in a merger, consolidation or sale of more than
one-half of our assets, then Cornell Capital will have the right
to (i) demand that we prepay the secured convertible debentures,
(ii) convert the secured convertible debentures into the shares of
stock and other securities, cash and property receivable by
holders of our common stock following such transaction, or (iii)
in the case of a merger or consolidation, require the surviving
entity to issue to a convertible debenture with similar terms.
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In connection with the securities purchase agreement, as amended and restated, we issued
Cornell Capital warrants to purchase 6,000,000 shares of our common stock exercisable for a period
of five years at an exercise price of $0.81 and warrants to purchase 6,000,000 shares of our common
stock, exercisable for a period of five years at an exercise price of $0.93. Six million of the
warrants were issued upon closing on January 5, 2006 and the other six million were issued on April
28, 2006 in connection with amending and restating our securities purchase agreement. We have the
option to force the holder to exercise the warrants, as long as the shares underlying the warrants
are registered pursuant to an effective registration statement, if our closing bid price trades
above certain levels. If the closing bid price of our common stock is greater than or equal to
$1.10 for a period of 15 consecutive trading days prior to the forced conversion, we can force the
warrant holder to exercise the warrants exercisable at a price of $0.81. If the closing bid price
of our common stock is greater than or equal to $1.23 for a period of 15 consecutive trading days
prior to the forced conversion, we can force the warrant holder to exercise the warrants
exercisable at a price of $0.93.
In connection with the exercise of any of the warrants issued to Cornell Capital, we are
required under our placement agency agreement with Stonegate Securities, Inc. to pay a fee to
Stonegate equal to five percent (5%) of the gross proceeds of any such exercise.
The investor has contractually agreed to restrict its ability to convert the secured
convertible debentures or exercise the warrants and receive shares of our common stock such that
the number of shares of common stock held by it and its affiliates after such conversion does not
exceed 4.99% of the then issued and outstanding shares of common stock. If the conversion price is
less than $0.93, the investor may not convert more than $425,000 of secured convertible debentures
in any month, unless we waive such restriction. In the event that the conversion price is equal to
or greater than $0.93, there is no restriction on the amount that the investor can convert in any
month.
We have the right, at our option, with three business days advance written notice, to redeem a
portion or all amounts outstanding under the secured convertible debentures prior to the maturity
date if the closing bid price of our common stock, is less than $0.93 at the time of the
redemption. In the event of a redemption, we are obligated to pay an amount equal to the principal
amount being redeemed plus a 15% redemption premium, and accrued interest.
In connection with the second amended and restated securities purchase agreement, we also
entered into a second amended and restated registration rights agreement providing for the filing,
within five days of April 28, 2006, of a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission registering the common stock issuable upon conversion of the secured convertible
debentures and warrants. We are obligated to use our best efforts to cause the registration
statement to be declared effective no later than 130 days after filing and to insure that the
registration statement remains in effect until the earlier of (i) all of the shares of common stock
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conversion of the secured convertible debentures have been sold or (ii) January 5,
2008. In the event of a default of our obligations under the registration rights agreement,
including our agreement to file the registration statement no later than May 3, 2006, or if the
registration statement is not declared effective by September 5, 2006, we are required pay to
Cornell Capital, as liquidated damages, for each month that the registration statement has not been
filed or declared effective, as the case may be, either a cash amount or shares of our common stock
equal to 2% of the liquidated value of the secured convertible debentures. The Company has accrued
a liability of $100,000 at September 30, 2006 in connection with this provision. The lender has not
technically declared us in default of our amended and restated securities purchase agreement.
In connection with the securities purchase agreement, we executed a security agreement in
favor of the investor granting them a first priority security interest in all of our goods,
inventory, contractual rights and general intangibles, receivables, documents, instruments, chattel
paper, and intellectual property. The security agreement states that if an event of default occurs
under the secured convertible debentures or security agreements, the investor has the right to take
possession of the collateral, to operate our business using the collateral, and have the right to
assign, sell, lease or otherwise dispose of and deliver all or any part of the collateral, at
public or private sale or otherwise to satisfy our obligations under these agreements.
We also pledged 18,750,000 shares of common stock to secure the obligations incurred pursuant
to the securities purchase agreement, as amended and restated.
On August 28, 2006, we entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement with Petrofinanz
GmbH, which amended and restated the Loan Agreement with Petrofinanz GmbH, dated December 22, 2005,
in the original principal amount of $100,000. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement,
Petrofinanz agreed to loan us an additional $500,000. Interest on the entire loan amount will
accrue interest at a rate of 10% per annum beginning August 28, 2006. We must repay the principal
amount of the loan at a rate of $30,000 per month beginning January 28, 2007 and continuing until
the February 28, 2008, at which time the entire outstanding principal amount and accrued interest
will be due. Petrofinanz may accelerate the loan if we obtain new financing from the issuance of
debt or equity securities in excess of $1,000,000 prior to the loans maturity date.
ACCOUNTING CHANGES AND ERROR CORRECTIONS
For the three-month period ended September 30, 2006, we elected to reclassify the costs as
presented in the Statement of Operations. The original presentation did not separately disclose
lease operating expense and production taxes for oil and gas operations. We reclassified the
netted oil and natural gas sales from $471,214 to $487,121. Production tax was $27,170. We
reclassified lease operating expense for the Acom A-6 well from proved property to expense in the
amount of $2,074.
We identified an error in recording oil and gas properties. The Acom A-6 well included an
over-accrual of capitalized costs by approximately $100,000. We wrote down the Inglish Sisters #3
well effective June 30, 2006 as stated in our Amendment No. 2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
resulting in an overall decrease in oil and gas properties of $146,966.
We identified an error in recording depletion. We recorded a reduction of $30,410 in depletion
expense under the units of production method which has been corrected in this restatement.
We identified an error in exploration expense. The North Wright Field should have been
written off to expense at June 30, 2006. We corrected this error in our Amendment No.2 to our
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, resulting in the decrease in exploration expense of $199,082 for the
period ended September 30, 2006.
The original presentation included amortization of debt discount in general and administrative
expense. We reclassified amortization expense of $66,640 to interest expense.
We identified errors in our accounting for the warrant liability for warrants issued to
Cornell Capital Partners, LP. The warrant liability error relates to adjusting the warrant
liability for changes in fair market value on a quarterly basis. We historically recorded the fair
market
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value of the warrant liability at inception with no subsequent adjustments for changes in
the market value. As a result, we did not record the gain/loss on change in the warrant liability
as of September 30, 2006.
The warrant liability error resulted in an overstatement of warrant liability and related
expense of $559,842 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. These corrections had no effect
on our revenue, total assets, cash flow or liquidity for any period. In addition, we identified an
error in that the recording of the original warrants dated April 28, 2006 at $0.93 and warrants
dated April 28, 2006 at $0.81 were recorded $374,000 below fair market value. The fair market
value exceeded the principal value of $5,000,000 and any fair market value in excess of the
principal value should have been expensed at inception of the recording of the debt which properly
states the true liability. We will use the full fair market value as calculated by the
Black-Scholes model to record gain/loss on the value of the warrants. In the event of a default of
our obligations under the registration rights agreement, including our agreement to file the
registration statement no later than May 3, 2006, or if the registration statement is not declared
effective by September 5, 2006 we are considered in default. As of September 30, 2006 the
registration statement had not been declared effective, therefore we are considered in default and
accordingly we reclassified the warrant liability from long term to short term liabilities.
We identified an error in our accounting for the derivative liability issued to Cornell
Capital Partners LP. Under the Secured Convertible Debenture, Section 3(b)(i) limits the number of
shares issuable to Cornell Capital Partners, LP upon conversion to 4.99% of the outstanding stock
at time of conversion. Under section 39(a)(ii) of the same agreement, we are required to pay cash
in lieu of shares for the portion greater than 4.99%. The amount of cash is determined by the
number of shares issuable upon conversion and the current market price of our stock. Since the
number of shares issuable is calculated using 94% of the market price, the cash conversion results
in approximately a 6% premium paid on conversion. As a result, the value of the derivative
liability related to the conversion in excess of 4.99% will be based on the conversion premium at
the end of the reporting period, the Cash Premium Method rather than using the Black-Scholes model.
We corrected the derivative liability for the period ended September 30, 2006 resulting in a
decrease in the liability of $4,441,585. In the event of a default of our obligations under the
registration rights agreement, including our agreement to file the registration statement no later
than May 3, 2006, or if the registration statement is not declared effective by September 5, 2006
we are considered in default. As of September 30, 2006 the registration statement had not been
declared effective, therefore we are considered in default and accordingly we reclassified the
derivative liability from long term to short term liabilities.
We also identified an error in accounting for the amortization of the debt discount related to
the $5,000,000 convertible debenture issued to Cornell Capital Partners, LP. We calculated the
amortization of the debt discount using an amortization method that is not in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. We corrected the calculation using the effective
interest method, which results in near zero amortization in the first year and exponentially
increasing in the later years because the debt balance (net of discount) is zero at inception. We
corrected the method of amortization in this restatement resulting in a decrease to interest
expense and increase to the debt discount of $22,885. For the period ended September 30, 2006 the
balance of convertible debt less debt discount was $6. As of September 30, 2006 the registration
statement had not been declared effective, therefore we are considered in default and accordingly
we reclassified the debt and debt discount from long term to short term liabilities.
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The effects of these changes on the consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2006, and
the statements of operations for the three month period ended September 30, 2006 are summarized as
follows:
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September 30, 2006
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As Previously
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September 30, 2006
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Reported
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Adjustments
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As Restated
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Accounts receivable
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224,150
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5,597
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229,747
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets
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317,584
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3,360
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320,944
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Property and equipment
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2,762,061
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(146,966
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)
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2,615,095
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Accumulated depletion
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(866,474
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(430
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(866,904
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Other assets
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603,120
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191,150
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794,270
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Accounts payable and accrued expenses
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1,158,627
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8,607
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1,167,234
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Current portion of long term debt
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5,000,000
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5,000,000
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Less current portion of debt discount
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(4,999,994
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(4,999,994
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Current portion of derivative liability
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877,564
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877,564
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Current portion of warrant liability
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3,134,451
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3,134,451
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Long term debt
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2,622,377
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(2,622,377
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Derivative liability
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5,319,149
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(5,319,149
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Warrant liability
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3,694,293
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(3,694,293
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Additional paid-in capital
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7,647,356
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188,355
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7,835,711
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Accumulated deficit
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(17,057,952
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)
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7,479,547
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(9,578,405
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Oil and natural gas sales
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471,214
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15,907
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487,121
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Lease operating expense
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4,579
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4,579
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Production and ad valorem taxes
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27,170
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27,170
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization
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403,193
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(30,410
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372,783
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Exploration expenses, including dry holes
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199,302
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(199,082
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)
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220
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General and administrative expenses
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549,655
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(66,640
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483,015
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Gain (loss) from valuation of derivative liability
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(2,714,336
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)
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4,825,762
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2,111,426
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Interest expense
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(883,255
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623,389
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(259,866
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Net income
(loss)
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(4,278,527
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)
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5,729,442
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1,450,915
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Basic and
diluted income (loss) per common share
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(0.09
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0.12
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0.03
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future
events that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Future
events and their effects cannot be determined with absolute certainty. Therefore, the determination
of estimates requires the exercise of judgment. Actual results inevitably will differ from those
estimates, and such difference may be material to our financial statements. We believe that the
following discussion addresses our Critical Accounting Policies.
Depreciation, depletion and amortization, based on cost less estimated salvage value of the
asset, are primarily determined under either the unit-of-production method, which is based on estimated asset service life taking obsolescence into consideration.
Maintenance and repairs, including planned major maintenance, are expensed as incurred. Major
renewals and improvements are capitalized and the assets replaced are retired.
The accounting for our business is subject to special accounting rules that are unique to the
oil and gas industry. There are two allowable methods of accounting for oil and gas business
activities: the successful-efforts method and the full-cost method. There are several significant
differences between these methods. Under the
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successful-efforts method, costs such as geological and geophysical (G&G), exploratory dry
holes and delay rentals are expensed as incurred, where under the full-cost method these types of
charges would be capitalized to their respective full-cost pool.
We use the successful efforts method to account for our exploration and production
activities. Under this method, costs are accumulated on a field-by-field basis. The costs of
drilling exploratory wells shall be capitalized as part of the enterprises uncompleted wells,
equipment, and facilities pending determination of whether the well has found proved reserves. If
the well has found proved reserves, the capitalized costs of drilling the well shall become part of
the enterprises wells and related equipment and facilities (even though the well may not be
completed as a producing well); if, however, the well has not found proved reserves, the
capitalized costs of drilling the well, net of any salvage value, shall be charged to expense. To
date, we have incurred $2,813,268 in dry hole costs that have been expensed as such. We have yet to
determine any other dry holes that we are drilling or plan to drill. Costs of productive wells and
development dry holes are capitalized and amortized on the unit-of-production method for each
field.
Acquisition costs of proved properties are amortized using a unit-of-production method,
computed on the basis of total proved oil and gas reserves. Significant unproved properties are
assessed for impairment individually and valuation allowances against the capitalized costs are
recorded based on the estimated economic chance of success and the length of time that we expect to
hold the properties. The valuation allowances are reviewed at least annually. Other exploratory
expenditures, including geological, geophysical and 3-D seismic survey costs are expensed as
incurred.
Production costs are expensed as incurred.
In the absence of a determination as to whether the reserves that have been found can be
classified as proved we will not carry the costs of drilling such an exploratory well as an asset
for more than one year following completion of drilling. If, after that year has passed, a
determination that proved reserves have been found cannot be made, we will assume the well is
impaired and charge its costs to expense.
Proved oil and gas properties held and used by us are reviewed for impairment whenever events
or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable.
Liabilities for environmental costs are recorded when it is probable that obligations have
been incurred and the amounts can be reasonably estimated. These liabilities are not reduced by
possible recoveries from third parties, and projected cash expenditures are not discounted. To date
we have not had any environmental cost liabilities.
We accrue for contingencies in accordance with Statement of Accounting Standards (SFAS) No.
5, Accounting for Contingencies, when it is probable that a liability or loss has been incurred
and the amount can be reasonably estimated. Contingencies by their nature relate to uncertainties
that require our exercise of judgment both in assessing whether or not a liability or loss has been
incurred and estimating the amount of probable loss. To date we have not had any significant
contingency accruals.
We account for income taxes in accordance with SFAS No.109. Since we are in the early stages
of our development, our deferred tax assets are not expected to be utilized in the future. We have
provided a full valuation allowance against the assets.
We adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS 133) which establishes accounting and reporting
standards for derivative instruments and for hedging activities. SFAS 133 requires that an entity
recognize derivatives as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and measure those
instruments at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative depends on
the intended use of the derivative and the resulting designation.
In February 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 155 (SFAS 155), Accounting for Certain
Hybrid Financial Instruments: an amendment of FAS 133 and 140. FAS 155 nullifies the guidance from
the FASBs
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Derivatives Implementation Group (DIG) in Issue D1, Application of Statement 133 to Beneficial
Interests in Securitized Financial Assets, which deferred the application of the bifurcation
requirements of SFAS 133 for certain beneficial interests. FAS 155 provides a fair value
measurement option for certain hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative
that would otherwise require bifurcation and requires that beneficial interests in securitized
financial assets be analyzed to determine whether they are freestanding derivatives or whether they
are hybrid instruments that contain embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation. FAS 155 also
provides clarification on specific points related to derivative accounting. FAS 155 is effective
for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2006.
In June 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No.143 Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations. SFAS
No. 143 requires that an asset retirement obligation associated with the retirement of a tangible
long-lived asset be recognized as a liability in the period in which a legal obligation is incurred
and becomes determinable, with an offsetting increase in the carrying amount of the associated
asset. The cost of the tangible asset, including the initially recognized asset retirement
obligation, is depleted such that the cost of the asset retirement obligation is recognized over
the life of the asset. We elected not to recognize asset retirement obligation during prior periods
as the amount was immaterial and did not materially affect our obligations or misstate income.
ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Our management, with the participation of our chief executive officer and chief financial
officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30,
2006. The term disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act, means controls and
other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed
by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure
controls and procedures include controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange
Act is accumulated and communicated to the companys management, including its principal executive
and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer evaluated the effectiveness of our
disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act as of the end of
the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule
13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective as of September 30, 2007.
Our management has identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial
reporting, as defined in the standards by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. The area
of material weakness identified in our internal control over financial reporting is the lack of an
adequate complement of staff to address technical accounting issues. Provided we obtain additional
funding we intend to hire additional qualified staff to address this weakness.
Except for the material weakness described above, there have been no significant changes in
our internal controls or in the other factors since the date of the Chief Executive Officers and
Chief Financial Officers evaluation that could significantly affect these internal controls,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses.
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PART II OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALE OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
On July 20, 2006, we issued 25,000 shares of common stock to Roger A. Leopard for services to
us as a director. This issuance is considered exempt pursuant to Rule 506 and/or Section 4(2) of
the Securities Act.
On July 20, 2006, we issued 25,000 shares of common stock to Geoff Evett for services to us as
a director. This issuance is considered exempt pursuant to Rule 506 and/or Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act.
On September 21, 2006, we issued an aggregate of 218,125 shares of common stock to our
advisors for services to us as advisors. This issuance is considered exempt pursuant to Rule 506
and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
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All of the above offerings and sales were deemed to be exempt under rule 506 of Regulation
D, Regulation S and/or Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. No advertising or
general solicitation was employed in offering the securities. The offerings and sales were made to
a limited number of persons, all of whom were accredited investors, business associates of Ignis
Petroleum Group, Inc. or executive officers of Ignis Petroleum Group, Inc. and transfer was
restricted by Ignis Petroleum Group, Inc. in accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933. In addition to representations by the above-referenced persons, we have made independent
determinations that all of the above-referenced persons were accredited or sophisticated investors,
and that they were capable of analyzing the merits and risks of their investment, and that they
understood the speculative nature of their investment. Furthermore, all of the above-referenced
persons were provided with access to our Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Except as
expressly set forth above, the individuals and entities to whom we issued securities as indicated
in this section of the registration statement are unaffiliated with us.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.
The following are exhibits to this report:
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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10.1
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Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated August 28, 2006, by
and between Ignis Petroleum Group, Inc. and Petrofinanz GmbH,
filed as an exhibit to the current report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 7,
2006 and incorporated herein by reference.
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10.2
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Form of Indemnification Agreement, filed as an exhibit to the
current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 7, 2006 and incorporated
herein by reference.
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10.3
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Purchase and Sale Agreement dated September 27, 2006, by and
among W.B. Osborn Oil & Gas Operations., Ltd., St. Jo
Pipeline, Limited and Ignis Barnett Shale, LLC, filed as an
exhibit to the current report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 3, 2006 and
incorporated herein by reference
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*31.1
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
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*31.2
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Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
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*32.1
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Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
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*32.2
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Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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Ignis Petroleum Group, Inc. (Registrant)
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Date:
November 14 , 2007
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By:
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/s/ Michael Piazza
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Michael Piazza,
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer
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