UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
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FORM 10-KSB/A
Amendment No.
1
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(Mark
One)
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ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
Fiscal Year Ended
December 31, 2007
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
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For the
transition period from __________ to ___________
Commission
file number:
000-50284
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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80-0025175
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(State
or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(IRS
Employer I.D. No.)
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30 Skyline Drive
Lake Mary, Florida
32746
(800) 975-2076
(Address
and telephone number of principal executive offices)
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Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Securities 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.
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Yes
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No
Check if
there is no disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation
S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of
registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to
this Form 10-KSB.
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Issuer’s
revenues for its most recent fiscal year were $1,100
The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates of the issuer as of April 8, 2008, was approximately $8,870,500.
For purposes of this computation, all executive officers, directors and 10%
stockholders were deemed affiliates. Such a determination should not be
construed as an admission that such 10% stockholders are
affiliates.
The
number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share,
outstanding as of April 8, 2008 was 29,885,233 and there were 479 stockholders
of record.
Transitional
Small Business Issuer Format:
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Yes
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No
EXCEPT
WHERE AND AS OTHERWISE STATED TO THE CONTRARY IN THIS ANNUAL REPORT, ALL SHARE
AND PRICES PER SHARE HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO GIVE RETROACTIVE EFFECT TO THE CHANGE
IN THE PRICE PER SHARE OF THE COMMON STOCK RESULTING FROM THE TWO AND ONE-HALF
-FOR-ONE FORWARD SPLIT OF THE COMMON STOCK THAT TOOK EFFECT ON MARCH 14,
2007.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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YES
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NO
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
Universal
Energy Corp. is filing this Amendment to its Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for
the year ended December 31, 2007 (the “Annual Report”) to correct certain
disclosure errors identified during a regulatory review of the Company’s
financial statements and reflects certain corresponding changes described
below. There was no effect on revenue, cash provided by financing
activities, cash used in operating or investing activities as a result of these
errors.
For the
convenience of the reader, this Form 10-KSB/A sets forth the original Form
10-KSB in its entirety. However, this Form 10-KSB/A only amends disclosures
contained in Item 8a. Controls and Procedures, certain corrections to the
certifications pursuant to Exchange Act Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), certain
typographical errors within the body of the Annual Report and in the notes to
our financial statements.
This
Amendment does not reflect events that have occurred after the filing date of
the Annual Report on Form 10-K that the Company originally filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2008, or modify or update the
disclosures presented in the original Form 10-KSB, except to reflect the
corrections described above. Accordingly, this Form 10-KSB/A should be
read in conjunction with our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
subsequent to the filing of the original Form 10-KSB.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
FORM 10-KSB/A
Amendment No. 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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PART
I
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Item
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Description
of Business
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Item
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Description
of Property
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Item
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item
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Submissions
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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PART
II
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Item
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Market
for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters
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Item
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
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Item
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Financial
Statements
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Item
8.
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Changes
In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosures
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Item
8a.
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Controls
and Procedures
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Item
8b.
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Other
Information
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PART
III
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Item
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Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters, Control Persons and Corporate Goverance;
Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act
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Item
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Executive
Compensation
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Item
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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Item
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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Item
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Exhibits
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Item
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward
Looking Statements
This
report includes “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Any statements that express or involve discussions with respect to predictions,
expectations, beliefs, plans, projections, objectives, assumptions or future
events or performance (often, but not always, using words or phrases such as
“expects” or “does not expect”, “is expected”, “anticipates” or “does not
anticipate”, “plans”, “estimates” or “intends”, or stating that certain actions,
events or results “may”, “could”, “should”, “would”, “might” or “will” be taken,
occur or be achieved) are not statements of historical fact and may be
considered “forward looking statements”.
These
forward-looking statements are subject to numerous assumptions, risks and
uncertainties. Factors which may cause our actual results, performance or
achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by us in those statements include, among
others, the following:
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the quality of our properties with regard to, among other things, the
existence of reserves in economic
quantities;
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uncertainties about the estimates of reserves;
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our ability to increase our production of oil and natural gas income
through exploration and
development;
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the number of well locations to be drilled and the time frame within which
they will be drilled;
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the timing and extent of changes in commodity prices for natural gas and
crude oil;
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our ability to complete potential
acquisitions;
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domestic demand for oil and natural gas;
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drilling and operating risks;
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the availability of equipment, such as drilling rigs and transportation
pipelines;
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changes in our drilling plans and related budgets;
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the adequacy of our capital resources and liquidity including, but not
limited to, access to additional borrowing capacity;
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other factors discussed below under the heading "Risks Related To Our
Business".
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Because
such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may
differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking
statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements,
which speak only as of the date of this report.
The
Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
For
further information about these and other risks, uncertainties and factors,
please review the disclosure included in this report under the caption “Risk
Factors.”
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
As used
in this Annual Report, “mcf” means thousand cubic feet, “mmcf” means million
cubic feet, “bcf” means billion cubic feet, “bbl” means barrel, “mbbls” means
thousand barrels, and “mmbbls” means million barrels. Also in this Annual
Report, “boe” means barrel of oil equivalent, “mcfe” means thousand cubic feet
of natural gas equivalent, “mmcfe” means million cubic feet of natural gas
equivalent, “mmbtu” means million British thermal units, and “bcfe” means
billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent. Natural gas equivalents and crude
oil equivalents are determined using the ratio of six mcf of natural gas to one
bbl of crude oil, condensate, or natural gas liquids. All estimates of reserves
and information related to production contained in this Annual Report, unless
otherwise noted, are reported on a “net” basis.
PART I
ITEM 1.
DESCRIPTION OF
BUSINESS
Company
Background
Our
company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on January 4, 2002, under the
name of "Universal Tanning Ventures, Inc." On May 21, 2006, we changed our name
to "Universal Energy Corp." and became a company focused on the acquisition and
development of oil and natural gas properties.
Our
common stock is quoted for trading on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol
UVSE. Our principal executive offices are located at 30 Skyline Drive, Lake
Mary, Florida 32746. Our telephone number is (800) 975-2076. Our fax number is
(800) 805-4561. We maintain a website at
www.universalenergycorp.info
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Operations
Strategy
Our
primary objective is to build stockholder value by creating a well-capitalized
growth platform that provides an underlying base of assets and cash flow. A
disciplined approach of investing in lower risk development drilling with
exposure to higher return exploration opportunities combined with our
acquisition strategy will allow us to cost effectively manage our growth and to
create the largest return to our stockholders.
In
pursuing our operations strategy, we focus on the following:
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Strategic
Acquisitions
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We continually review opportunities to acquire (i) producing properties in
our target areas that contain proved reserve value as well as meaningful
exploitation and exploration upside potential and (ii) small to mid-size
energy companies that, along with our current management expertise, would
display profitability, strong revenue growth and significant cash
flows.
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Exploration
Activities
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We intend to conduct exploration and development programs to grow proven
reserves, production and cash flow. We participate by acquiring working
interests in our projects and we continually review opportunities
generated by industry partners.
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Maintenance of Financial
Flexibility
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We intend to manage and optimize our capital structure to maintain
financial flexibility. A significant component involves hedging a portion
of our expected production to manage our exposure to commodity price and
cash flow volatility. We believe that with an expanded base of internally
generated cash flow and access to improved capital markets, we can
continue to pursue strategic acquisitions and generate additional
projects.
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We have
developed an operating strategy that is based on our participation in
exploration prospects as a non-operator. Based on this strategy, our plan of
operations over the next 12 months and beyond is to acquire
additional oil and natural gas interests and the additional working capital
necessary to acquire and development such properties. We intend to pursue
the acquisition of oil and natural gas interests; including prospects, leases,
wells, mineral rights, working interests, royalty interests, overriding royalty
interests, net profits interests, production payments, farm-ins, drill to earn
arrangements, partnerships, easements, rights of way, licenses and permits, in
the United States and Canada. As a non-operator, we intend to pursue prospects
in partnership with other companies with exploration, development and production
expertise. We will also pursue alliances with partners in the areas of
geological and geophysical services and prospect generation, evaluation and
prospect leasing.
The
business of oil and gas acquisition, drilling and development is capital
intensive and the level of operations attainable by an oil and gas company is
directly linked to and limited by the amount of available capital. Therefore, a
principal part of our plan of operations is to acquire the additional capital
required to finance the acquisition of such properties and our share of the
development costs.
We intend
to use the services of independent consultants and contractors to perform
various professional services, including reservoir engineering, land, legal,
environmental and tax services. As a non-operator working interest owner, we
intend to rely on outside operators to drill, produce and market our natural gas
and oil. We believe that by limiting our management and employee costs, we may
be able to better control total costs and retain flexibility in terms of project
management.
Seasonality
The
exploration for oil and natural gas reserves depends on access to areas where
operations are to be conducted. Seasonal weather variations, including
freeze-up and break-up affect access in certain circumstances. Natural gas
is used principally as a heating fuel and for power generation.
Accordingly, seasonal variations in weather patterns affect the demand for
natural gas. Depending on prevailing conditions, the prices received for
sales of natural gas are generally higher in winter than summer months, while
prices are generally higher in summer than spring and fall months.
Our Properties
We have
working interests ranging from 7.5% to 95.00% (net revenue interests ranging
from 4.11% to 47.5%) in the various prospects in which we are a participant. A
“working interest” is a percentage of ownership in an oil and gas lease granting
its owner the right to explore, drill, and produce oil and gas from a tract of
property. Working interest owners are obligated to pay a corresponding
percentage of the cost of leasing, drilling, producing, and operating a well or
unit. After royalties are paid, the working interest also entitles its owner to
share in production revenues with other working interest owners based on the
percentage of working interest owned. A “net revenue interest” is a share of
production after all burdens, such as royalties, have been deducted from the
working interest. It is the percentage of production that each party actually
receives.
We began
generating revenues from our oil and gas operations during the last few days of
December 2007. We have not completed an engineering evaluation of our interests
to establish proved reserves and cannot forecast when we will do so. “Proved
reserves” are estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas
liquids that geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable
certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing
economic and operating conditions.
During
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, we participated in drilling the
following wells with the interests and results indicated:
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Interest
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Approximate
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Well
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Working
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Net
Revenue
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Depth
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Current
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Amberjack
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7.50%
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4.05%
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10,000’
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In
production as of December 2007
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Lake
Campo
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12.50
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6.75%
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10,000’
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In
production as of January 2008
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Caviar
#1
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10.00
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5.40%
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10,600’
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Awaiting
pipeline completion
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W.
Rosedale
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15.00
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7.92%
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10,300’
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Plugged
and abandoned in Nov. 2007
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Caviar
# 4
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10.00
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5.40%
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10,800’
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Awaiting
pipeline completion
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East
OMG
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17.50
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9.45%
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16,500’
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Plugged
and abandoned in Dec. 2007
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We do not
act as the operator of any of the properties in which we have a working
interest. Rather, we contract out such activities to third parties and
accordingly we rely on such third parties, to implement our exploration
programs, increase production and establish reserves. Under our agreements with
our operators, we typically agree to bear an agreed amount of the costs of
drilling a designated well plus an additional fixed amount for costs of well
completion, if warranted, in consideration of assignment of an agreed percentage
of the working interest in the well, and join in an industry standard joint
operating agreement with all other working interest owners. The operator
typically agrees to obtain necessary permits to conduct proposed operations,
contract with a third-party driller, log and test the well, provide us with
specified drilling and test result reports, and assign the agreed working
interest percentage upon our satisfaction of our covenants. Generally, we pay
approximately one third of the working interest cost of drilling and completing
a well for each one quarter of working interest earned.
Competition
The oil
and natural gas industry is highly competitive in all its phases. These phases
include, but are not limited to:
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acquiring
economically desirable producing properties
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acquiring
exploratory drilling prospects, and
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obtaining
equipment and labor to operate and maintain their
properties
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Properties
in which we may acquire an interest will encounter strong competition from other
oil and gas producers, including many that will possess substantially greater
financial resources than us. Competition could reduce the availability of
properties of merit or increase the cost of acquiring the properties.
We will
be competing with other junior oil and gas exploration companies for financing
from a limited number of investors that are prepared to make investments in
junior oil and gas exploration companies. The presence of competing junior oil
and gas exploration companies may impact our ability to raise the necessary
capital to fund the acquisition and exploration programs if investors view
investments in competitors as more attractive based on the merit of the oil and
gas properties and the price of the investment offered to
investors.
Governmental
Regulations
Our
operations are subject to regulation under a wide range of state and federal
statutes, rules, orders and regulations. State and federal statutes and
regulations govern, among other matters, the amounts and types of substances and
materials that may be released into the environment, the discharge and
disposition of waste materials, the reclamation and abandonment of wells and
facility sites and remediation of contaminated sites. They also require permits
for drilling operations, drilling bonds and reports concerning operations.
The
region where we own property and conduct exploration activities, and other
localities where we may acquire properties, may have regulations
governing conservation matters, including provisions for the unitization or
pooling of oil and natural gas properties, the establishment of maximum rates of
production from oil and natural gas wells and the regulation of the spacing,
plugging and abandonment of wells. The effect of these regulations is to limit
the amount of oil and natural gas we can produce from our wells, if any, and to
limit the number of wells or the locations at which we can drill. Moreover, each
governmental agency generally imposes an ad valorem, production or severance tax
with respect to the production and sale of crude oil, natural gas and gas
liquids within its jurisdiction.
Environmental
Regulations
Our
exploration, production and marketing operations are regulated extensively at
the federal, state and local levels. These regulations affect the costs, manner
and feasibility of our operations. As an owner of oil and gas properties, we are
subject to federal, state and local regulation regarding the discharge of
materials into, and protection of, the environment. We have no material
outstanding site restoration or other environmental liabilities, and we do not
anticipate that we will incur any material environmental liabilities with
respect to our properties in the future. We believe we utilize operating
practices that are environmentally responsible and meet, or exceed, regulatory
requirements with respect to environmental and safety matters. Despite the
above, however, we may be required to make significant expenditures in our
efforts to comply with the requirements of these environmental regulations,
which may impose liability on us for the cost of pollution clean-up
resulting from operations, subject us to liability for pollution damages and
require suspension or cessation of operations in affected areas. Changes in or
additions to regulations regarding the protection of the environment could
increase our compliance costs and might adversely affect our
business.
We are
subject to state and local regulations that impose permitting, reclamation, land
use, conservation and other restrictions on our ability to drill and produce.
These laws and regulations can require well and facility sites to be closed and
reclaimed.
We did
not incur any material costs relating to our compliance with federal, state or
local laws during the year ended December 31, 2007.
RISK FACTORS
Risks Specific to Our
Company
WE HAVE LIMITED OPERATING FUNDS, AND
OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN IS DEPENDENT UPON OUR ABILITY TO
OBTAIN ADDITIONAL CAPITAL TO OPERATE THE BUSINESS.
The
Company has experienced net losses since January 4, 2002 (date of inception),
which losses have caused an accumulated deficit of approximately $15,418,500 as
of December 31, 2007. In addition, the Company has consumed cash in its
operating activities of approximately $2,653,800 and $337,900 for the years
ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
We will
require additional funds to execute our business plan. Our lack of sufficient
financing to fully implement our business plan, and our expectation to continue
operating losses for the foreseeable future raises substantial doubt about our
ability to continue as a going concern.
OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS HAVE
EXPRESSED SUBSTANTIAL DOUBT ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO CONTINUE AS A GOING CONCERN,
WHICH MAY HINDER OUR ABILITY TO OBTAIN FUTURE FINANCING.
Our
independent registered certified public accounting firm has issued its report,
which includes an explanatory paragraph for going concern uncertainty on our
financial statements as of December 31, 2007. Our ability to continue as a going
concern is heavily dependent upon our ability to obtain additional capital to
sustain operations. Currently, we have no commitments to obtain additional
capital, and there can be no assurance that financing will be available in
amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
SINCE WE ARE IN THE EARLY STAGE OF
DEVELOPMENT AND HAVE A LIMITED OPERATING HISTORY, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO
ASSESS OUR BUSINESS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS.
We have a
limited history of revenues from oil and natural gas operations. We have yet to
generate positive earnings and there can be no assurance that we will ever
operate profitably. With this limited operating history our company must be
considered in the exploration stage. Our success is significantly dependent on a
successful acquisition, drilling, completion and production program. Our
operations will be subject to all the risks inherent in the establishment of a
developing enterprise and the uncertainties arising from the absence of a
significant operating history. We may be unable to locate recoverable reserves
or operate on a profitable basis. We are in the exploration stage and potential
investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by
enterprises in the exploration stage. If our business plan is not successful,
and we are not able to operate profitably, investors may lose some or all of
their investment in our company.
WE WILL NEED ADDITIONAL CAPITAL, THE
AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS UNCERTAIN, TO FUND OUR BUSINESS AND COMPLETE THE
IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR BUSINESS PLAN.
We will
require additional financing in order to carry out our business plan. Such
financing may take the form of the issuance of common or preferred stock or debt
securities, or may involve bank financing. There can be no assurance that we
will obtain such additional capital on a timely basis, on favorable terms, or at
all. If we are unable to generate the required amount of additional capital, our
ability to meet our financial obligations and to implement our business plan may
be adversely affected.
BECAUSE WE ARE SMALL AND DO NOT HAVE
MUCH CAPITAL, WE MAY HAVE TO LIMIT OUR EXPLORATION ACTIVITY WHICH MAY RESULT IN
A LOSS OF YOUR INVESTMENT.
Because
we are small and do not have much capital, we must limit our exploration
activity. As such we may not be able to complete an exploration program that is
as thorough as we would like. In that event, existing reserves may go
undiscovered. Without finding reserves, we cannot generate revenues and you will
lose your investment.
AS OUR PROPERTIES ARE IN THE
EXPLORATION STAGE, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL ESTABLISH COMMERCIAL
DISCOVERIES ON OUR PROPERTIES.
Exploration
for economic reserves of oil and gas is subject to a number of risk factors. Few
properties that are explored are ultimately developed into producing oil and/or
gas wells. Our properties are in the exploration stage only and are without
proven reserves of oil and gas. We may not establish commercial discoveries on
any of our properties.
THE POTENTIAL PROFITABILITY OF OIL
AND GAS VENTURES DEPENDS UPON FACTORS BEYOND THE CONTROL OF OUR COMPANY.
The
potential profitability of oil and gas properties is dependent upon many factors
beyond our control. For instance, world prices and markets for oil and gas are
unpredictable, highly volatile, potentially subject to governmental fixing,
pegging, controls, or any combination of these and other factors, and respond to
changes in domestic, international, political, social, and economic
environments. Additionally, due to worldwide economic uncertainty, the
availability and cost of funds for production and other expenses have become
increasingly difficult, if not impossible, to project. In addition, adverse
weather conditions can also hinder drilling operations. These changes and events
may materially affect our financial performance. These factors cannot be
accurately predicted and the combination of these factors may result in our
company not receiving an adequate return on invested capital.
THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IS HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE AND THERE IS NO ASSURANCE THAT WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL IN ACQUIRING
LEASES.
The oil
and gas industry is intensely competitive. We compete with numerous individuals
and companies, including many major oil and gas companies, which may have
substantially greater technical, financial and operational resources and staffs.
Accordingly, there is a high degree of competition for desirable oil and gas
leases, suitable properties for drilling operations and necessary drilling
equipment, as well as for access to funds. We cannot predict if the necessary
funds can be raised or that any projected work will be completed. Our budget
anticipates our acquisition of additional land the Alberta area. This acreage
may not become available or if it is available for leasing, that we may not be
successful in acquiring these leases.
Risks Specific to Our
Industry
THE MARKETABILITY OF NATURAL
RESOURCES WILL BE AFFECTED BY NUMEROUS FACTORS BEYOND OUR CONTROL.
The
marketability of natural resources which may be acquired or discovered by us
will be affected by numerous factors beyond our control. These factors include
market fluctuations in oil and gas pricing and demand, the proximity and
capacity of natural resource markets and processing equipment, governmental
regulations, land tenure, land use, regulation concerning the importing and
exporting of oil and gas and environmental protection regulations. The exact
effect of these factors cannot be accurately predicted, but the combination of
these factors may result in us not receiving an adequate return on invested
capital to be profitable or viable.
OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO
COMPREHENSIVE REGULATION WHICH MAY CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL DELAYS OR REQUIRE CAPITAL
OUTLAYS IN EXCESS OF THOSE ANTICIPATED CAUSING AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR COMPANY.
Oil and
gas operations are subject to federal, state, and local laws relating to the
protection of the environment, including laws regulating removal of natural
resources from the ground and the discharge of materials into the environment.
Oil and gas operations are also subject to federal, state, and local laws and
regulations which seek to maintain health and safety standards by regulating the
design and use of drilling methods and equipment. Various permits from
government bodies are required for drilling operations to be conducted; no
assurance can be given that such permits will be received. Environmental
standards imposed by federal, provincial, or local authorities may be changed
and any such changes may have material adverse effects on our activities.
Moreover, compliance with such laws may cause substantial delays or require
capital outlays in excess of those anticipated, thus causing an adverse effect
on us. Additionally, we may be subject to liability for pollution or other
environmental damages. To date we have not been required to spend any material
amount on compliance with environmental regulations. However, we may be required
to do so in future and this may affect our ability to expand or maintain our
operations.
EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS WHICH MAY PREVENT OR DELAY THE
COMMENCEMENT OR CONTINUANCE OF OUR OPERATIONS.
In
general, our exploration and production activities are subject to certain
federal, state and local laws and regulations relating to environmental quality
and pollution control. Such laws and regulations increase the costs of these
activities and may prevent or delay the commencement or continuance of a given
operation. Compliance with these laws and regulations has not had a material
effect on our operations or financial condition to date. Specifically, we are
subject to legislation regarding emissions into the environment, water
discharges and storage and disposition of hazardous wastes. In addition,
legislation has been enacted which requires well and facility sites to be
abandoned and reclaimed to the satisfaction of state authorities. However, such
laws and regulations are frequently changed and we are unable to predict the
ultimate cost of compliance. Generally, environmental requirements do not appear
to affect us any differently or to any greater or lesser extent than other
companies in the industry. We believe that our operations comply, in all
material respects, with all applicable environmental regulations. Our operating
partners maintain insurance coverage customary to the industry; however, we are
not fully insured against all possible environmental risks.
EXPLORATORY DRILLING INVOLVES MANY
RISKS AND WE MAY BECOME LIABLE FOR POLLUTION OR OTHER LIABILITIES WHICH MAY HAVE
AN ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR FINANCIAL POSITION.
Drilling
operations generally involve a high degree of risk. Hazards such as unusual or
unexpected geological formations, power outages, labor disruptions, blow-outs,
sour gas leakage, fire, inability to obtain suitable or adequate machinery,
equipment or labor, and other risks are involved. We may become subject to
liability for pollution or hazards against which it cannot adequately insure or
which it may elect not to insure. Incurring any such liability may have a
material adverse effect on our financial position and operations.
Risks Related to Our
Securities
IF WE ARE REQUIRED FOR ANY REASON TO
REPAY OUR OUTSTANDING DEBENTURES WE WOULD BE REQUIRED TO DEPLETE OUR WORKING
CAPITAL, IF AVAILABLE, OR RAISE ADDITIONAL FUNDS. OUR FAILURE TO REPAY THE
DEBENTURES, IF REQUIRED, COULD RESULT IN LEGAL ACTION AGAINST US, WHICH COULD
REQUIRE THE SALE OF SUBSTANTIAL
ASSETS.
We have
outstanding, as of December 31, 2007, $6,852,941 aggregate original principal
amount of our Debentures. The Debentures bear interest at the rate of 8% per
annum.
Unless
deferred by the holders of the Senior Debentures, we are required to redeem the
Senior Debentures on a monthly basis commencing on September 1, 2008, by
payment, at our option, in cash or in shares of our common stock, one-twelfth of
the aggregate original principal amount of the Senior Debentures or
approximately $425,900 plus interest on the outstanding balance. Similarly, we
are required to redeem the Junior Debentures on a monthly basis commencing on
November 1, 2008, by payment, at our option, in cash or in shares of our common
stock, one-twelfth of the aggregate original principal amount of the Junior
Debentures or approximately $145,200 plus interest on the outstanding
balance.
The
Senior Debentures and the Junior Debentures are due and payable on
September 1, 2009 and October 31, 2009, respectively, unless sooner
converted into shares of our common stock. Any event of default could require
the early repayment of the Debentures, including the accruing of interest on the
outstanding principal balance of the Debentures if the default is not cured with
the specified grace period. We anticipate that the full amount of the Debentures
will be converted into shares of our common stock, in accordance with the terms
of the Debentures; however no assurance can be provided that any amount of
Debentures will be converted. If, prior to the maturity date, we are required to
repay the Debentures in full, we would be required to use our limited working
capital and raise additional funds. If we were unable to repay the notes when
required, the Debenture holders could commence legal action against us to
recover the amounts due. Any such action could require us to curtail or cease
operations.
THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF SHARES
UNDERLYING OUR DEBENTURES AND WARRANTS THAT ARE REGISTERED AND IF RESOLD BY
THEIR HOLDERS, MAY DEPRESS THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR COMMON
STOCK.
As of
December 31, 2007, we had outstanding:
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$6,852,941
principal amount of Debentures that may be converted into an estimated
8,566,176 shares of common stock based on a conversion price of $0.80;
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A
Warrants to purchase up to 6,667,868 shares of common stock with an
exercise price of $0.88 that were issued in connection with the sale of
the Debentures;
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B
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,387,868 units, each unit
consisting of a share of our common stock and one C Warrant at exercise
price of $0.80 per unit, for a period of 1 year from the effective date of
the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is part; the
Class C Warrants permit the holders thereof to purchase one share of our
common stock at a price of $0.88 per
share.
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Class
D Warrants (“D Warrants”) to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,313,309
shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.88 per share, for a
period of 5 years from the closing date of the November 2007
Financing;
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E
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,178,309 units, each unit
consisting of a share of our common stock and one Class F Warrant (“F
Warrants”), at exercise price of $0.80 per unit, for a period of 1 year
from the effective date of the initial registration statement of which
this prospectus is not part; the Class F Warrants permit the holders
thereof to purchase one share of our common stock at a price of $0.88 per
share; and
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G
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,178,309 of shares at $1.00
per share for a period of five years from the closing date of the November
2007 Financing.
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The sales
of the shares of our common stock underlying theses Debentures and Warrants in
the public market could adversely affect the market price for our common stock
and make it more difficult for you to sell shares of our common stock at times
and prices that you feel are appropriate.
THERE IS AN INCREASED POTENTIAL FOR
SHORT SALES OF OUR COMMON STOCK DUE TO THE SALES OF SHARES ISSUED TO THE HOLDERS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE SENIOR DEBENTURES AND A WARRANTS, WHICH COULD MATERIALLY
AFFECT THE MARKET PRICE OF OUR STOCK.
Downward
pressure on the market price of our common stock that likely will result from
sales of our common stock by the Holders issued in connection with exercises of
the A Warrants and conversions of the Senior Debentures could encourage short
sales of common stock by the Purchasers or others. A "short sale" is
defined as the sale of stock by an investor that the investor does not
own. Typically, investors who sell short believe that the price of
the stock will fall, and anticipate selling at a price higher than the price at
which they will buy the stock. Significant amounts of such short
selling could place further downward pressure on the market price of our common
stock, which could make it more difficult for existing shareholders to sell
their shares.
THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES UPON
CONVERSION OF THE DEBENTURES AND EXERCISE OF OUTSTANDING WARRANTS WILL CAUSE
IMMEDIATE AND SUBSTANTIAL DILUTION TO OUR EXISTING
STOCKHOLDERS.
The
issuance of shares upon conversion of the Debentures and exercise of warrants
will result in substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders since
the purchasers may ultimately convert and sell the full amount issuable on
conversion or exercise as the case may be. Although no single purchaser may
convert its Debentures and/or exercise its warrants if such conversion or
exercise would cause it to own more than 4.99% of our outstanding common stock,
this restriction does not prevent each purchaser from converting and/or
exercising some of its holdings and then converting the rest of its holdings. In
this way, each purchaer could sell more than this limit while never holding more
than this limit. There is no upper limit on the number of shares that may be
issued which will have the effect of further diluting the proportionate equity
interest and voting power of holders of our common stock, including investors in
this offering. In addition, the issuance of the Debentures and the warrants
triggered certain anti-dilution rights for certain third parties currently
holding our securities resulting in substantial dilution to the interests of
other stockholders.
PAYMENT OF MANDATORY MONTHLY
REDEMPTIONS IN SHARES OF COMMON STOCK WILL RESULT IN SUBSTANTIAL
DILUTION.
To the
extent that the Debentures are not converted and the holders do not defer the
monthly redemption provisions of the Debentures, we expect to satisfy all or a
significant portion of our obligation to redeem one-twelfth of the aggregate
original principal amount of Debentures per month through issuance of additional
shares of our common stock.
This may
result in substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders because
the redemption price is 80% of the average of the three (3) lowest closing bid
prices of the common stock over the twenty (20) trading day period ending on the
trading day immediately preceding the applicable monthly redemption date, but
not more than $0.80 per share, thus possibly requiring the issuance of more
shares than would have been issued upon conversion.
In
addition, we have previously contractually granted certain investors
anti-dilution protections that will result in further dilution in the event the
conversion, exercise or redemption prices associated with the monthly
redemptions, as the case may be, are below $0.80 per share of our common
stock.
IF WE FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS OF THE DEBENTURES, WARRANTS, THE REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENTS,
OR THE SECURITIES AGREEMENT, WE MAY BE OBLIGATED TO PAY THE PURCHASERS OF THE
DEBENTURES DAMAGES.
We have
various obligations to file and obtain the effectiveness of certain registration
statements which include certain outstanding common stock and common stock
underlying outstanding Debentures and common stock underlying the warrants. If
we fail to meet any obligations we have to have effective and current
registration statements available (including the current registration statement
related to the common stock underlying our Debentures and warrants), we may
become obligated to pay damages to investors to the extent they may be entitled
to such damages. In addition, to the filing of registration statements in
connection with both the September 2007 and November 2007 Debentures and the
Related Registration Rights Agreements and the Securities Agreement we may be
required to file additional registration statements at various times in the
future. We are initially seeking to register a number of shares which exceeds 33
percent of our currently issued and outstanding shares of common stock. Because
of the Securities and Exchange Commission's recent interpretation of
Rule 415, we cannot offer any assurances that we will be able to obtain the
effectiveness of any registration statements or post-effective amendments to
existing registration that we may file.
BOTH THE SEPTEMBER 2007 FINANCING AND
THE NOVEMBER 2007 FINANCING IMPOSES CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON HOW WE CONDUCT OUR
BUSINESS. IN ADDITION, ALL OF OUR ASSETS, INCLUDING OUR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY,
ARE PLEDGED TO SECURE THIS INDEBTEDNESS. IF WE FAIL TO MEET OUR OBLIGATIONS
UNDER THE SENIOR DEBENTURES, OUR PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS MAY BE ACCELERATED AND THE
COLLATERAL SECURING THE DEBT MAY BE SOLD TO SATISFY THESE
OBLIGATIONS.
The
financing documents relating to each of the September 2007 Financing and
November 2007 Financing contains various provisions that restrict our operating
flexibility. Pursuant to the agreement, we may not directly or indirectly, among
other things:
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pay,
declare or set apart for such payment, any dividend or other distribution
(whether in cash, property or other securities) on shares of capital stock
or make any other payment or distribution in respect of our capital
stock;
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redeem,
repay, repurchase or otherwise acquire (whether for cash or in exchange
for property or other securities or otherwise) any shares of our capital
stock;
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by
amendment of our charter documents, or through any reorganization,
transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, issue or sale of
securities, or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the
observance or performance of any of the terms of the
Debentures;
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enter
into, create, incur, assume, guarantee or suffer to exist any indebtedness
for borrowed money of any kind, including but not limited to, a guarantee,
on or with respect to any of its property or assets now owned or hereafter
acquired or any interest therein or any income or profits
therefrom;
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other
than permitted liens, enter into, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist
any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or other encumbrance
upon or in any property or assets (including accounts and contract rights)
owned by us or any of our
subsidiaries;
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enter
into any transaction with any of our
affiliates;
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redeem,
defease, repurchase, repay or make any payments in respect of, by the
payment of cash or cash equivalents (in whole or in part, whether by way
of open market purchases, tender offers, private transactions or
otherwise), all or any portion of any indebtedness; or
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effect
any type of variable price
financing.
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These
provisions could have important consequences for us, including (i) making
it more difficult for us to obtain additional debt or equity financing from
another lender, or obtain new debt financing on terms favorable to us, and or
(ii) causing us to use a portion of our available cash for debt repayment
and service rather than other corporate purposes.
IT MAY BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO
RAISE FUNDS IN SUBSEQUENT STOCK OFFERINGS AS A RESULT OF THE SALES OF OUR COMMON
STOCK BY THE HOLDERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE A WARRANTS AND THE SENIOR
DEBENTURES.
As noted
above, sales by the Holders likely will result in substantial dilution to the
holdings and interest of current and new shareholders. Additionally,
as noted above, the volume of shares sold by the Holders could depress the
market price of our stock. These factors could make it more difficult
for us to raise additional capital through subsequent offerings of our common
stock, which could have a material adverse effect on our
operations.
OUR OBLIGATIONS, UNDER THE SENIOR
DEBENTURES AND THE SEPTEMBER SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT, ARE SECURED BY
SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF OUR ASSETS.
In
connection with the September 2007 Financing we entered into a security
agreement pursuant to which we granted a security interest in and to
substantially all of our assets for the purpose of securing our obligations
under the Senior Debentures and the September Securities Purchase Agreement.
Consequently, if we default under the terms of the, Senior Debentures or the
September Securities Purchase Agreement, the agent (as defined in the Security
Agreement), on behalf of the Debenture holders, may foreclose on the security
interest and sell and liquidate all of our assets. This would require us to
cease operations.
OUR COMMON STOCK IS SUBJECT TO THE
“PENNY STOCK” RULES OF THE SEC AND THE TRADING MARKET IN OUR SECURITIES IS
LIMITED, WHICH MAKES TRANSACTIONS IN OUR STOCK CUMBERSOME AND MAY REDUCE THE
VALUE OF AN INVESTMENT IN OUR STOCK.
The
Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which establishes the
definition of a “penny stock,” for the purposes relevant to us, as any equity
security that has a market price of less than $5.00 per share or with an
exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. For
any transaction involving a penny stock, unless exempt, the rules require:
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that
a broker or dealer approve a person’s account for transactions in penny
stocks; and
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the
broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the
transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to
be purchased.
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In order
to approve a person’s account for transactions in penny stocks, the broker or
dealer must:
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obtain
financial information and investment experience objectives of the person;
and
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make
a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are
suitable for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and
experience in financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of
transactions in penny stocks.
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The
broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any transaction in a penny stock, a
disclosure schedule prescribed by the Commission relating to the penny stock
market, which, in highlight form:
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sets
forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability
determination; and
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that
the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the
investor prior to the transaction.
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Generally,
brokers may be less willing to execute transactions in securities subject to the
“penny stock” rules. This may make it more difficult for investors to dispose of
our common stock and cause a decline in the market value of our stock.
Disclosure
also has to be made about the risks of investing in penny stocks in both public
offerings and in secondary trading and about the commissions payable to both the
broker-dealer and the registered representative, current quotations for the
securities and the rights and remedies available to an investor in cases of
fraud in penny stock transactions. Finally, monthly statements have to be sent
disclosing recent price information for the penny stock held in the account and
information on the limited market in penny stocks.
FUTURE SALES OF SHARES MAY ADVERSELY
IMPACT THE VALUE OF OUR STOCK.
We will
seek to raise additional capital through the sale of our common stock. Future
sales of our common stock could cause the market price of our common stock to
decline.
IF A MARKET WERE TO DEVELOP FOR OUR
SHARES, THE SHARE PRICES MAY BE HIGHLY VOLATILE.
The
market prices of equity securities of small companies have experienced extreme
price volatility in recent years not necessarily related to the individual
performance of specific companies. Factors such as announcements by us, or our
competitors concerning products, technology, governmental regulatory actions,
other events affecting energy companies generally and general market conditions
may have a significant impact on the market price of our shares and could cause
it to fluctuate substantially.
POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF ADDITIONAL
SHARES MAY IMPACT THE PRICE OF OUR STOCK SHOULD A PUBLIC TRADING MARKET EVER
DEVELOP.
Our
Certificate of Incorporation authorizes the issuance of 250,000,000 shares of
common stock. Approximately 88% of our authorized common stock remains
un-issued. Our Board of Directors has the power to issue any or all of such
additional common stock without stockholder approval. Investors should be aware
that any stock issuances might result in a reduction of the book value or market
price, if any, of the then outstanding common stock. If we were to issue
additional common stock, such issuance will reduce proportionate ownership and
voting power of the other stockholders. Also, any new issuance of common stock
may result in a change of control.
THE VALUE AND TRANSFERABILITY OF OUR
SHARES MAY BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE LACK OF A TRADING MARKET FOR OUR SHARES
AND THE PENNY STOCK RULES SHOULD SUCH A MARKET DEVELOP.
There is
no current trading market for our shares and there can be no assurance that a
trading market will develop, or, if such trading market does develop, that it
will be sustained. To the extent that a market develops for our shares at all,
they will likely appear in what is customarily known as the “pink sheets” or,
assuming we are able to satisfy the requisite criteria, on the OTC Bulletin
Board, which may limit their marketability and liquidity.
ITEM 2.
DESCRIPTION OF
PROPERTY
Our prior
business operations occupied 1,700 square feet of retail space in Altamonte
Springs, Florida, and also served as our executive offices. Our rent for this
location was approximately $3,900 per month and our five year lease expired on
February 28, 2007.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 30 Skyline Drive, Lake Mary, Florida
32746. We rent three offices on a month-to-month lease at a rate of
approximately $1,650 per month in rent and incidentals.
Oil and Gas Properties
The
following is a brief description of the oil and gas properties in which we held
an interest as of December 31, 2007:
Non-Producing Oil and Gas
Interests
Agreement
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Approximate
Acreage
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Universal’s
Interest
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Location
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1097885
Alberta Ltd.
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480
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95.0%
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Alberta,
Canada
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Amberjack
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840
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7.5%*
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Louisiana,
USA
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Caviar
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932
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10.0%*
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Louisiana,
USA
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East
OMG
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923
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17.5%*
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Louisiana,
USA
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Lake
Campo
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190
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12.5%*
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Louisiana,
USA
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Lone
Oak
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3,526
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12.5%*
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Texas,
USA
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W.
Rosedale
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204
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15.0%*
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Louisiana,
USA
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Working
interest before casing point
Our Properties
Figure
1 – US properties.
We have
not yet established proven reserves on any of our properties.
Nisku Reef Prospect –
Alberta, Canada
In
September 2006, we acquired a working interest in the Nisku Reef project which
is situated in the Pembina oil field. We have an agreement to earn a 95% working
interest in 480 acres of leased lands by drilling a test well to the base of the
Nisku formation, subject to a convertible 15.0% GORR (gross overriding royalty)
to the lease holder. The allowable 160 acre spacing does permit for up to three
wells to be drilled on this prospect.
We have
performed 3-D seismic programs and magneto telluric programs on our prospect
during the 4th quarter of 2006 and the first quarter of 2007. We do not have any
arrangements with any third party regarding the drilling program on this
property. As of December 31, 2007, management has considered this prospect as
impaired and has included an impairment charge of approximately $141,200 during
the twelve months ended 2007.
Caviar Prospects –
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
In March
2007, we signed a participation agreement that expanded our oil and gas
exploration and production activities into Southeastern Louisiana. The agreement
allowed us to earn a 10% working interest before casing point and a 7.5%
interest after casing point based on the participation in the drilling of a test
well. If we satisfy our obligation, we then have the right to participate in
three remaining wells to be drilled within the prospect. This prospect, named
Caviar, lies in the prolific Middle Miocene Trend, which stretches across most
of Southeastern Louisiana. Drilling on the first well was completed in September
2007 and the subsequent election was made by well participants to complete the
well. Production casing has been set and the well is expected to start
production in the second quarter of 2008, as soon as the gas pipeline is
installed to the prospect.
Amberjack Prospect –
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
In May
2007, we signed a participation agreement that continued the expansion of our
oil and gas exploration and production activities into Southeastern Louisiana.
The agreement allowed us to earn a 7.5% working interest before casing point and
a 5.625% interest after casing point based on the participation in the drilling
of a test well. This prospect, known as the Amberjack Prospect, is amplitude
supported, 10500’, normal pressured, drilling venture located in inland waters
of Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. The project targeted multiple Middle
Miocene (Tex-W, Big-H) sands on a well defined structural closure. The prospect
was successfully drilled in June 2007 and began production in the last few days
of December 2007.
East OMG Prospect – Cameron
Parish, Louisiana
We signed
a participation agreement in August 2007 that gives us the right to earn a 17.5%
working interest before casing point and a 13.125% interest after casing point
based on the participation in the drilling of a well on the East OMG Prospect.
Wells adjacent to the East OMG Prospect such as Chalkley Miogyp field and S.
Lake Arthur, have cumulative production of 500 billion BCFE and 800 billion
BCFE, respectively; however, you should note that proximity of these fields to
our property provides no assurance that we will establish any reserves on our
property.
Production
from the adjacent wells listed above is from the same Upper Miogyp sandstones
that are the main objective of the East OMG Prospect. The combined reserve
potential of the four principal objective sandstones that comprise the East OMG
prospect is estimated to be greater than 59 BCFE. The project began drilling in
October 2007 and is concluded in December 2007. After review of the well logs,
it was determined the best course of action was to plug and abandon the well. As
of December 31, 2007, management has considered this prospect as impaired and
has included an impairment charge of approximately $2,164,100 during the twelve
months ended 2007.
Lake Campo Prospect –
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana
We have a
9.375% interest after casing point in the Lake Campo Prospect; this prospect is
an established productive structure that produces gas from water drive sands
down-dip to the proposed drill location. Lake Campo also lies in the prolific
Middle Miocene Trend. Drilling was completed on the test well in October 2007
and the election was made to complete the well. This well began production in
January 2008.
W. Rosedale Prospect
–Ibervile Parish, Louisiana
We have
the right to earn a 15.0% working interest before casing point and a 12.0%
interest after casing point based on the participation in the drilling of a test
well. This prospect, named W. Rosedale, is 3-D and sub-surface supported
multiple objectives, 10,150’ normal pressured drilling prospect located 20 miles
west of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Drilling on the prospect began in October 2007
and the prospect was plugged and abandoned in November 2007. As of December 31,
2007, management has considered this prospect as impaired and has included an
impairment charge of approximately $396,900 during the twelve months ended
2007.
Lone Oak Prospect –
Galveston Bay, Texas
We have
the right to earn a 12.5% working interest before casing point and a 9.375%
interest after casing point based on the participation in the drilling of a test
well. This prospect, named Lone Oak, is a 3,526 acre prospect located in the
inland waters of Galveston Bay, Texas. Drilling of this 13,000 foot well is
scheduled to begin in May 2008.
Exploratory Wells Drilled
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Interest
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Approximate
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Well
Name
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Working
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Net
Revenue
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Depth
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Current
Status
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Amberjack
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7.50%
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4.05%
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10,000’
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In
production as of December 2007
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Lake
Campo
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12.50
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6.75%
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10,000’
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In
production as of January 2008
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Caviar
#1
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10.00
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5.40%
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10,600’
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Awaiting
pipeline completion
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W.
Rosedale
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15.00
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7.92%
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10,300’
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Plugged
and abandoned in Nov. 2007
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Caviar
# 4
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10.00
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5.40%
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10,800’
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Awaiting
pipeline completion
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East
OMG
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17.50
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9.45%
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16,500’
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Plugged
and abandoned in Dec. 2007
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Miscellaneous
We are
not obligated to provide quantities of oil or gas in the future under existing
contracts or agreements. We have not filed any reports containing oil or gas
reserve estimates with any federal or foreign governmental authority or agency
within the past 12 months.
ITEM 3.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are
not a party to any pending legal proceeding or litigation. In addition, none of
our property is the subject of a pending legal proceeding. We are not aware of
any legal proceedings against the company or our property contemplated by any
governmental authority.
ITEM 4.
SUBMISSIONS OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF
SECURITY HOLDERS
No
matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the last quarter of
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007.
PART II
ITEM 5.
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "UVSE".
For the
periods indicated, the following table sets forth the high and low per share
intra-day sales prices per share of common stock. These prices represent
inter-dealer quotations without retail markup, markdown, or commission and may
not necessarily represent actual transactions.
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High ($)
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Low ($)
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Fiscal Year
2007
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Fourth
Quarter
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$
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1.29
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$
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0.58
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Third
Quarter
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$
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2.55
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$
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0.62
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Second
Quarter
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$
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2.10
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$
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1.10
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First
Quarter
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$
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1.20
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$
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0.80
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Fiscal Year 2006
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Fourth
Quarter
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$
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0.86
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$
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0.78
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Third
Quarter
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$
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0.80
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$
|
0.52
|
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.70
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
First
Quarter
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
$
|
0.60
|
|
_____________________
(*)
Prices
adjusted to reflect 2.5:1 stock split effective March 14, 2007
Holders
As of
April 8, 2008, we had approximately 479 holders of our common stock. The number
of record holders was determined from the records of our transfer agent and does
not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names
of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies. The
transfer agent of our common stock is Madison Stock Transfer, Inc., 1688 East
16
th
Street,
Suite #7, Brooklyn, New York 11229.
Dividends and Dividend
Policy
We have
not declared any dividends since inception, and have no present intention of
paying any cash dividends on our shares in the foreseeable future. The payment
of dividends, if any, in the future, rests within the discretion of our Board of
Directors and will depend, among other things, upon our earnings, our capital
requirements and our financial condition, as well as other relevant
factors.
Recent Sales of Unregistered
Securities
Our November 2007
Financing
. On or
about November 29, 2007 we consummated a Securities Purchase Agreement (the
“November SPA”) in which we received aggregate proceeds of $1,350,000 reflecting
a 20% original issue discount to the purchasers. Pursuant to the November SPA,
we issued:
|
·
|
An
aggregate of $1,742,647 of Junior Debentures convertible into shares of
our common stock at $0.80 per
share;
|
|
·
|
D
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,178,309 shares of our common
stock at an exercise price of $0.88 per share, for a period of 5 years
from the closing date of the November 2007
Financing;
|
|
·
|
E
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,178,309 units, each unit
consisting of a share of our common stock and one F Warrant, at exercise
price of $0.80 per unit, for a period of 1 year from the effective date of
the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is part; the F
Warrants permit the holders thereof to purchase one share of our common
stock at a price of $0.88 per
share.
|
|
·
|
G
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,178,309 shares at $1.00 per
share for a period of five years from the closing date of the November
2007 financing.
|
The
outstanding principal balances of the Junior Debentures are due and payable on
October 31, 2009, and will begin to amortize monthly commencing on November 1,
2008. The Junior Debentures bear interest at a rate of 8 percent per annum. The
amortization may be effected through cash payments, or at our option subject to
certain conditions, through the issuance of shares of our common stock, based on
a price per share equal to 80% of the lowest three (3) closing bid prices of the
common stock over the 20 trading days immediately preceding the date of such
payment.
Until the
maturity date of the Junior Debentures, the purchasers have the right to convert
the Junior Debentures, in whole or in part, into shares of our common stock at a
price $0.80 (subsequently adjusted to $0.50), or 2,178,309 (subsequently
adjusted to 3,485,294) shares in the aggregate. The conversion price may be
adjusted downward under circumstances set forth in the Junior Debentures. If so
adjusted, the aggregate number of shares issuable, upon conversion in full, will
increase.
The
Junior Debentures include customary default provisions and an event of default
includes, among other things, a change of control, the sale of all or
substantially all of our assets, the failure to file and have a registration
statement declared effective on or before the deadlines set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, or the lapse of the effectiveness of registration
statements for more than 20 consecutive trading days or 30 non-consecutive days
during any 12-month period (with certain exceptions) which results in such
indebtedness being accelerated. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, each
Debenture may become immediately due and payable, either automatically or by
declaration of the holder of such Debenture. The aggregate amount payable upon
an acceleration by reason of an event of default shall be equal to the greater
of 125% of the principal amount of the Junior Debentures to be prepaid or the
principal amount of the Junior Debentures to be prepaid, divided by the
conversion price on the date specified in the Debenture, multiplied by the
closing price on the date set forth in the Debenture. Since a registration
statement was not filed timely, the debentures are in technical default and have
therefore been recorded as a current liability.
The
purchasers also received D Warrants to purchase 2,178,309 (subsequently adjusted
to 3,833,824) additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.88 per share
(subsequently adjusted to $0.50) exercisable for five (5) years. The investors
also received E Warrants to purchase 2,178,309 (subsequently adjusted to
3,485,294) additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.80 per share
(subsequently adjusted to $0.50) exercisable for one year after the registration
statement is declared effective. The investors will also receive a F Warrant
with the exercise of the E Warrant that will allow the investors to purchase
2,178,309 (subsequently adjusted to 3,833,824) additional shares of common stock
at a price of $0.88 per share (subsequently adjusted to $0.50) exercisable for a
period of five (5) years. The Purchases also received a G Warrants that will
allow the purchase of up 2,178,309 (subsequently adjusted to 4,356,618) of
additional shares of common stock at a price of $1.00 per share (subsequently
adjusted to $0.50). All warrants vest immediately upon issuance. Upon the
occurrence of an event of default, the holder of the warrant can demand payment
for their warrants at fair value.
The
debenture agreements also have certain milestones that the Company has agreed to
that if not met, results in the repricing of the conversion rate and warrant
exercise price. One such milestone was a revenue target to be achieved by March
31, 2008. This milestone was not met. However, the conversion rates and exercise
prices had been previously adjusted due to a subsequent rights offering in
conjunction with a financing transaction to a price below the market value of
the common stock at March 31, 2008.
The
Junior Debentures and the warrants contain anti-dilution
provisions.
In
connection with this transaction, each purchaser has contractually agreed to
restrict its ability to convert the Junior Debentures, exercise the warrants and
additional investment rights and receive shares of our common stock such that
the number of shares of our common stock held by them and their affiliates after
such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of our
common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or
exercise.
The fair
values as of November 29, 2007, the date of issuance, of the debentures and
related derivative instruments were valued using the Black-Scholes model,
resulting in an initial fair value of approximately $3,234,400. The effects of
interactions between embedded derivatives are calculated and accounted for in
arriving at the overall fair value of the financial instruments. The excess of
the fair value over the transaction price of the Debentures was recorded through
the results of operations as a debit of approximately $1,884,400 to Charges
Related to Issuance of November 2007 Convertible Debentures and
Warrants.
The
November 2007 Convertible Debentures and related derivatives outstanding at
December 31, 2007 were again valued at fair value using a combination of
Binomial and Black Scholes models, resulting in a increase in the fair value of
the liability of approximately $409,400, which was recorded through the results
of operations as a credit to adjustments to fair value of
derivatives.
In
connection with this financing, we paid cash fees to a broker-dealer of $94,500
and issued a warrant to purchase 135,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $0.88 per share. The initial fair value of the warrant was estimated at
approximately $73,100 using the Black Scholes pricing model. The assumptions
used in the Black Scholes model are as follows: (1) dividend yield of 0%,
(2) expected volatility of 145.14%, (3) risk-free interest rate of
5.09%, and (4) expected life of 1 year. Cash fees paid, and the
initial fair value of the warrant, have been capitalized as debt issuance costs
and are being amortized over 24 months using the effective interest rate
method.
The
following table summarizes the November 2007 Convertible Debentures and
discounts outstanding at December 31, 2007:
November
2007 Debentures at fair value
|
|
$
|
1,742,647
|
|
Warrant
derivative discount
|
|
|
(1,273,406
|
)
|
Original
issue discount
|
|
|
(370,369
|
)
|
Net
convertible debentures
|
|
$
|
98,872
|
|
Our September 2007
Financing
. On or
about September 13, 2007, we consummated a securities purchase agreement (the
“September 2007 SPA”) in which we received aggregate proceeds of $4,000,000
reflecting a 20% original issue discount to the purchasers. Pursuant to the
September 2007 SPA, we issued:
|
·
|
An
aggregate of $5,110,294 of Senior Debentures, convertible into shares of
our common stock at $0.80 per
share;
|
|
·
|
A
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,387,868 shares of our common
stock at an exercise price of $0.88 per share, for a period of 5 years
from the closing date of the 2007
Financing;
|
|
·
|
B
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,387,868 units, each unit
consisting of a share of our common stock and one C Warrant, at exercise
price of $0.80 per unit, for a period of 1 year from the effective date of
the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is part; the C
Warrants permit the holders thereof to purchase one share of our common
stock at a price of $0.88 per
share.
|
The
Senior Debentures are due and payable on August 31, 2009, and will begin to
amortize monthly commencing on September 1, 2008. The Senior Debentures bear
interest at a rate of eight percent per annum. The amortization may be effected
through cash payments, or at our option subject to certain conditions, through
the issuance of shares of our common stock, based on a price per share equal to
80% of the lowest three (3) closing bid prices of the common stock over the 20
trading days immediately preceding the date of such payment.
Until the
maturity date of the Senior Debentures, the purchasers have the right to convert
the Senior Debentures, in whole or in part, into shares of our common stock at a
price $0.80, which was subsequently adjusted downward to $0.50. The conversion
price may be adjusted downward under circumstances set forth in the Senior
Debentures. If so adjusted, the aggregate number of shares issuable, upon
conversion in full, will increase.
The
Senior Debentures include customary default provisions and an event of default
includes, among other things, a change of control, the sale of all or
substantially all of our assets, the failure to file and have a registration
statement declared effective on or before the deadlines set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, or the lapse of the effectiveness of registration
statements for more than 20 consecutive trading days or 30 non-consecutive days
during any 12-month period (with certain exceptions) which results in such
indebtedness being accelerated. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, each
Debenture may become immediately due and payable, either automatically or by
declaration of the holder of such Debenture. The aggregate amount payable upon
an acceleration by reason of an event of default shall be equal to the greater
of 125% of the principal amount of the Senior Debentures to be prepaid or the
principal amount of the Senior Debentures to be prepaid, divided by the
conversion price on the date specified in the Debenture, multiplied by the
closing price on the date set forth in the Debenture. Since a registration
statement was not filed timely, the debentures are in technical default and have
therefore been recorded as a current liability.
The
purchasers also received A Warrants to purchase 6,387,868 (subsequently adjusted
to 11,242,647) additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.88 per share
(subsequently adjusted to $0.50) exercisable for five (5) years. The investors
also received B Warrants to purchase 6,387,868 (subsequently adjusted to
10,220,588) additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.80 (subsequently
adjusted to $0.50) per share exercisable for one year after the registration
statement is declared effective. The investors will also receive a C Warrant
with the exercise of the B Warrant that will allow the investors to purchase
6,387,868 (subsequently adjusted to 11,242,647) additional shares of common
stock at a price of $0.88 per share (subsequently adjusted to $0.50) exercisable
for a period of five (5) years. The exercise price of the warrants may be
adjusted downward under the circumstances set forth in the warrants. All
warrants vest immediately upon issuance. If so adjusted, the aggregate number of
shares issuable, upon exercise in full, will be increased so that the total
aggregate cash exercise price remains constant. Upon the occurrence of an event
of default, the holder of the warrant can demand payment for their warrants at
fair value.
The
debenture agreements also have certain milestones that the Company has agreed to
that if not met, results in the repricing of the conversion rate and warrant
exercise price. One such milestone was a revenue target to be achieved by March
31, 2008. This milestone was not met. However, the conversion rates and exercise
prices had been previously adjusted due to a subsequent rights offering in
conjunction with a financing transaction to a price below the market value of
the common stock at March 31, 2008.
Our
obligations to the Holders in the September 2007 Financing are secured by a
senior security interest and lien granted upon all of our assets pursuant to the
terms of a Security Agreement entered into in connection with the
closing. The Senior Debentures and the September 2007 Warrants
contain anti-dilution provisions.
In
connection with this transaction, each purchaser has contractually agreed to
restrict its ability to convert the Senior Debentures, exercise the warrants and
additional investment rights and receive shares of our common stock such that
the number of shares of our common stock held by them and their affiliates after
such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of our
common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or
exercise.
The fair
values as of September 13, 2007, the date of issuance, of the debentures
and related derivative instruments were valued using the Black-Scholes model,
resulting in an initial fair value of approximately $8,621,400. The effects of
interactions between embedded derivatives are calculated and accounted for in
arriving at the overall fair value of the financial instruments. The excess of
the fair value over the transaction price of the Debentures was recorded through
the results of operations as a debit of approximately $4,621,400 to Charges
Related to Issuance of September 2007 Convertible Debentures and
Warrants.
The 2007
Convertible Debentures and related derivatives outstanding at December 31,
2007 were again valued at fair value using a combination of Binomial and Black
Scholes models, resulting in a decrease in the fair value of the liability of
approximately $1,349,400, which was recorded through the results of operations
as a debit to adjustments to fair value of derivatives.
In
connection with this financing, we paid cash fees to a broker-dealer of $120,000
and issued a warrant to purchase 280,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $0.88 per share. The initial fair value of the warrant was estimated at
approximately $147,900 using the Black Scholes pricing model. The assumptions
used in the Black Scholes model are as follows: (1) dividend yield of 0%,
(2) expected volatility of 64.45%, (3) risk-free interest rate of
5.09%, and (4) expected life of 2 years. Cash fees paid, and the
initial fair value of the warrant, have been capitalized as debt issuance costs
and are being amortized over 24 months using the effective interest rate
method.
The
following table summarizes the September 2007 Secured Convertible Debentures and
discounts outstanding at December 31, 2007:
September
2007 Debentures at fair value
|
|
$
|
5,110,294
|
|
Warrant
derivative discount
|
|
|
(3,245,561
|
)
|
Original
issue discount
|
|
|
(900,882
|
)
|
Net
convertible debentures
|
|
$
|
963,851
|
|
2006
Financings
On
October 6, 2006, the Company entered into a two-year employment agreement
with Mr. Kevin Tattersall to be its chief exploration officer. As part of
his compensation and pursuant to the agreement, we issued Mr. Tattersall
812,500 shares of common stock in the company. As of December 31, 2006, a total
of 94,792 shares vested under the employment agreement.
On or
about December 11, 2006, we sold 5,000 restricted shares of our common stock for
total net proceeds of $1,325. The securities were exempt from registration
pursuant to Regulation S and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Beginning
in October and ending in December 2006, we sold 3,442,540 restricted shares of
our common stock for total net proceeds of $608,822 to accredited investors. The
securities were exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D
and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On
September 12, 2006, we sold 2,500,000 restricted shares of our common stock
for total net proceeds of $150,000 to a single accredited investor.
Subsequently, on September 15, 2006, the board of directors approved hiring
this investor to serve as our Chief Executive Officer.
On or
about August 14, 2006, we entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with
Mr. Isaac Rotnemer, an accredited investor. Mr. Rotnemer would be able
to purchase up to 25,000,000 restricted shares of our common stock in a private
offering pursuant to and based upon the terms and conditions set in the
Agreement. The Company has sold 614,680 shares of common stock under this
agreement for net proceeds of $53,477. On November 6, 2006, the remaining
24,385,320 shares held in escrow were cancelled.
On or
about May 12, 2006, we entered into an agreement with Rhino Island Capital,
Ltd., a BVI International Business Company. Rhino will be able to purchase up to
87,500,000 restricted shares of our common stock in a private offering pursuant
at a fixed percentage of the closing bid price based on the terms and conditions
set in the agreement. We issued 87,500,000 shares of our common stock in advance
and in anticipation of the purchase of such shares by Rhino which have been
placed in escrow with our transfer agent until conditions are met for release.
Under the agreement we sold 694,445 shares of common stock for net proceeds of
$43,500. The remaining 86,805,555 shares were cancelled.
Equity Compensation
Plan
The
following table summarizes our equity compensation plans as of December 31,
2007:
Plan
category
|
|
Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
warrants and
rights
|
|
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and
rights
|
|
Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance
under
equity
compensation
plans
|
|
Equity
compensation plans approved by shareholders
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Equity
compensation plans not approved by shareholders
|
|
|
12,500,000
|
|
$
|
0.78
|
|
|
25,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total:
|
|
|
12,500,000
|
|
$
|
0.78
|
|
|
25,000,000
|
|
2006 Non-Statutory Stock
Option Plan
The 2006
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on
September 13, 2006. The plan was intended to advance the interests of the
Company by encouraging and enabling eligible employees, non-employee directors,
consultants and advisors to acquire proprietary interests in the Company, and by
providing the participating employees, non-employee directors, consultants, and
advisors with an additional incentive to promote the success of the Company.
Under this plan, a maximum of 37,500,000 shares of our common stock, par value
$0.0001, were authorized for issue. The vesting and terms of all of the options
are determined by the Board of Directors and may vary by optionee; however, the
term may be no longer than 10 years from the date of grant.
ITEM 6.
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
OR PLAN OF OPERATION
The following discussion of our plan
of operation, financial condition and results of operations should be read in
conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and notes
thereto, included elsewhere herein. This discussion contains forward-looking
statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ
materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a
result of various factors including, but not limited to, those discussed in this
Annual Report.
Corporate History
We were
incorporated in the State of Delaware on January 4, 2002, under the name of
"Universal Tanning Ventures, Inc." From inception until 2006, we owned and
operated a single indoor tanning salon business that offered a full range of
indoor tanning products and services to our customers. On May 21, 2006, we
changed our name to "Universal Energy Corp." and focused our operations on the
acquisition and development of oil and natural gas properties.
Plan of Operation
We are a
small independent energy company engaged in the acquisition and development of
crude oil and natural gas leases in the United States and Canada. We
pursue oil and gas prospects in partnership with oil and gas companies with
exploration, development and production expertise. Our prospect areas currently
consist of land in Alberta, Canada, Louisiana and Texas.
As of
December 31, 2007, we have acquired interests in oil and gas properties and have
participated in the drilling of 6 wells. We currently have working interests in
ranging from 7.5% to 95%, see “Description of Property.” We continue to be
considered an exploration-stage company due to the absence of significant
revenue.
We plan
to grow our business by acquiring (i) low risk in-field oil and gas rights that
are primarily developmental in nature that offset existing production and (ii)
energy companies that when combined with our management expertise in that area
will display strong top line growth and cash flows. As we expand our business we
will eventually seek to act as the operator of those properties in which we have
an interest.
Since
inception, we have funded our operations primarily from private placements of
our common stock and debt issuances. Although we expect that, during the next 12
months, our operating capital needs will be met from our current economic
resources and by additional private capital stock transactions, there can be no
assurance that funds required will be available on terms acceptable to us or at
all. Without additional financing, we do not expect that our current working
capital will be able to fund our operations through 2008. If we are unable to
raise sufficient funds on terms acceptable to us, we may be unable to complete
our business plan. If equity financing is available to us on acceptable terms,
it could result in additional dilution to our stockholders.
We have
no proven reserves as of December 31, 2007, and we have generated minimal
revenues from operations of our oil and gas activities. From inception to
December 31, 2007, we have accumulated losses of approximately $15,418,500 and
expect to incur further losses in the development of our business, all of which
casts doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our ability to
continue as a going concern is dependent upon our ability to generate future
profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet our
obligations and repay our liabilities arising from normal business operations
when they become due.
To the
extent that we are successful in finding and producing oil and gas, of which
there is no assurance, proceeds from that activity would be added to our working
capital reserves and be available to fund future exploration.
We
believe that we will require additional funds to operate throughout the next 12
months. Furthermore any expansion beyond our current plans, will require
additional capital funding. We intend to continue to seek drilling opportunities
on the acreage in which we currently have an interest or in other acreage and to
consider the possible acquisition of producing properties. We do not have funds
to undertake any of these activities and would have to obtain funding from
external sources. We believe that additional capital funding is available
through private or public equity financing or perhaps bank financing. Success in
the field will enhance our opportunities to obtaining financing, but we will
probably need to obtain reserve reports and have sufficient length of production
to obtain favorable financing arrangements. Furthermore, outside events such as
the price of oil, the condition of the stock market, and interest rate levels
could affect our ability to obtain financing. Our ability to obtain financing
may also be affected by antidilution provisions contained in the warrants we
have issued, as described in detail under “Risk Factors.” At this time, we have
no financing arrangements in place.
We
estimate the drilling and completion costs to operate our prospects and our
business for the next twelve months are as follows:
Caviar
|
|
$
|
200,000
|
|
Amberjack
|
|
|
125,000
|
|
Lake
Campo
|
|
|
175,000
|
|
Lone
Oak
|
|
|
1,300,000
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
2,550,000
|
|
As of
December 31, 2007, we have participated in drilling the following wells with the
interests and results indicated as follows:
|
|
Interest
|
|
Approximate
|
|
|
Well
Name
|
|
Working
|
|
Net
Revenue
|
|
Depth
|
|
Current
Status
|
Amberjack
|
|
7.50%
|
|
4.05%
|
|
10,000’
|
|
In
production as of December 2007
|
Lake
Campo
|
|
12.50
|
|
6.75%
|
|
10,000’
|
|
In
production as of January 2008
|
Caviar
#1
|
|
10.00
|
|
5.40%
|
|
10,600’
|
|
Awaiting
pipeline completion
|
W.
Rosedale
|
|
15.00
|
|
7.92%
|
|
10,300’
|
|
Plugged
and abandoned in Nov. 2007
|
Caviar
# 4
|
|
10.00
|
|
5.40%
|
|
10,800’
|
|
Awaiting
pipeline completion
|
East
OMG
|
|
17.50
|
|
9.45%
|
|
16,500’
|
|
Plugged
and abandoned in Dec. 2007
|
Results of
Operations
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
1,100
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Impairment
of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
2,702,147
|
|
|
-
|
|
Investor
awareness/public relations expense
|
|
|
1,672,531
|
|
|
-
|
|
General
and administrative expense
|
|
|
2,808,980
|
|
|
762,095
|
|
Other
expense
|
|
|
6,828,609
|
|
|
-
|
|
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
33,618
|
|
|
10,718
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
(14,044,872
|
)
|
|
(772,813
|
)
|
Comparison of the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006.
Revenues
.
Revenues for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007 and
December 31, 2006 were $1,100 and $0 respectively. These amounts relate
primarily to successful drilling and completion of our Amberjack prospect that
began production on December 29, 2007.
Impairment of oil and gas
properties
. During
2007, we expensed approximately $2,702,100 relating to charges associated with
unsuccessful drilling operations at our East OMG and W. Rosedale prospects along
with a charge relating to an impairment of our Pembina Nisku Reef prospect.
Investor awareness/public relations
expense
.
Investor/public relations expenses for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
increased $1,672,500 to approximately $1,672,500 from $0 for the same period in
2006. The increase was primarily attributable to investor/public awareness
campaigns to help develop a brand name for the Company.
Selling, General and
Administrative
.
Selling, general and administrative expenses for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2007 increased $2,046,900 (or 269%) to approximately $2,809,000
from approximately $762,100 for the same period in 2006. Approximately
$1,377,400 of the increase was attributable to increased stock based
compensation expense for 2007 relating to option awards, stock grants and stock
given to our advisory board members. The remainder of the increase was due to
wages, travel and other acquisition costs associated with changing the direction
of the Company to pursue oil and gas prospects. Additionally,
Other expenses
. Loss
from other expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007 increased
$6,828,600 to $6,828,600 from $0 for the same period in 2006. The increase was
attributable to accounting charges associated with the valuation of the
debentures and warrants that were issued during 2007. Additionally, the increase
was related to the increased debt of the company and the interest charges
associated with that debt.
Discontinued
Operations
. Loss
from discontinued operations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2007
increased $22,900 to $33,600 from $10,700 for the same period in 2006. The
increase was attributable to costs associated with winding down the operations
of the tanning business. As of December 31, 2007, there were no further
operations of the discontinued operations.
Net Loss.
Net loss
for 2007 was approximately $14,044,900 compared to $772,800 for 2006. The
increase in our net loss was due to the reasons described herein above.
Liquidity and Capital
Resources
Net cash
used by operating activities totaled approximately $2,653,800 during the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007, compared to net cash used of approximately
$337,900 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. The increase in cash used
in operating activities is a result of additional losses incurred with changing
the direction of the company to pursue oil and gas prospects.
Net cash
used in discontinued operating activities totaled approximately $42,600 during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, compared to net provided by
discontinued operation of approximately $61,600 for the same period in
2006.
Cash used
in investing activities from totaled $4,855,700 and approximately $106,900
during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
Capital expenditures in 2006 and 2007 were primarily comprised of acquisition
and developmental expenditures relating to our oil and gas prospects. We have no
material commitments for capital expenditures.
Net cash
provided by financing activities totaled approximately $7,328,600 and $834,100
during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. During
2006, financing activities consisted of proceeds from the sale of our common
stock, promissory notes and proceeds from the issuance of
debentures.
At
December 31, 2007 we had cash balances in the amount of approximately $235,000.
Our principal source of funds has been cash generated from financing activities.
We have
been unable to generate significant liquidity or cash flow from our current
operations. We anticipate that cash flows from operations will be insufficient
to fund our business operations for the full year 2008 and that we must continue
attempting to raise additional capital to fund our operations and implement our
business plan.
Variables and
Trends
We have
no operating history with respect to our acquisition and development of oil and
gas properties. In the event we are able to obtain the necessary financing to
move forward with our business plan, we expect our expenses to increase
significantly as we grow our business. Accordingly, the comparison of the
financial data for the periods presented may not be a meaningful indicator of
our future performance and must be considered in light these circumstances.
Critical Accounting
Policies
We
prepare our financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. As such, we are required to make
certain estimates, judgments and assumptions that we believe are reasonable
based upon the information available to us. These estimates and assumptions
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the periods presented. The significant accounting policies that we believe are
the most critical to aid in fully understanding and evaluating our reported
financial results include the following:
Revenue
recognition
. Our
revenue recognition policy is significant because revenue is anticipated to be a
key component of our results of operations and our forward-looking statements
contained in our analyses of liquidity and capital resources. We
derive our revenue primarily from the sale of produced natural gas and crude
oil. We report revenue as the gross amounts we
receive before taking into account production taxes and transportation
costs, which are reported as separate expenses. Revenue is recorded
in the month our production is delivered to the purchaser, but payment is
generally received between 30 and 90 days after the date of
production. No revenue is recognized unless it is determined that
title to the product has transferred to a purchaser. At the end of
each month we make estimates of the amount of production delivered to the
purchaser and the price we will receive. We use our knowledge of our
properties, their historical performance, NYMEX and local spot market prices,
and other factors as the basis for these estimates. Variances between
our estimates and the actual amounts received are recorded in the month payment
is received.
Accounts
Receivable.
We
have receivables for sales of oil, gas and natural gas liquids. Management has
established an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance is evaluated by
management and is based on management’s periodic review of the collectibility of
the receivables in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the
receivables, and other subjective factors.
Stock-Based
Compensation
. During
the first quarter of 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 123R, "Share-Based Payment" using the modified
prospective method of transition. Under SFAS No. 123R, the estimated fair value
of stock options or restricted stock granted under our Stock Option Plan is
recognized as expense. The estimated fair value of stock options is expensed on
a straight-line basis over the expected service period of the option.
The
estimated fair value of each option grant is determined on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Black-Scholes model is
dependent upon key inputs estimated by management, including the expected term
of an option and the expected volatility of our common stock price over the
expected term. The risk-free interest rate is based on the yield on zero-coupon
U.S. treasury securities at the time of grant for a period commensurate with the
expected term. The expected volatility is calculated based on the historic
monthly closing prices for a period commensurate with the expected term, which
is the same method used both prior and subsequent to the adoption of SFAS 123R.
Changes in the subjective assumptions could materially affect the estimated fair
value of an option and consequently the amount of stock option expense
recognized in the Company's results of operations.
Full Cost Method.
The
Company utilizes the full-cost method of accounting for petroleum and natural
gas properties. Under this method, the Company capitalizes all costs associated
with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas reserves,
including leasehold acquisition costs, geological and geophysical expenditures,
lease rentals on undeveloped properties and costs of drilling of productive and
non-productive wells into the full cost pool. As of December 31, 2007, the
Company had no properties with proven reserves. When the Company obtains proven
oil and gas reserves, capitalized costs, including estimated future costs to
develop the reserves proved and estimated abandonment costs, net of salvage,
will be depleted on the units-of-production method using estimates of proved
reserves. The costs of unproved properties are not amortized until it is
determined whether or not proved reserves can be assigned to the properties.
Until such determination is made, the Company assesses quarterly whether
impairment has occurred, and includes in the amortization base drilling
exploratory dry holes associated with unproved properties.
Derivative
Liabilities
.
We record
derivatives at their fair values on the date that they meet the requirements of
a derivative instrument and at each subsequent balance sheet date. Any change in
fair value will be recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or expense at each
reporting date.
Use of Estimates
.
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates. We regularly evaluate estimates and
assumptions related to useful life and recoverability of long-lived assets,
asset retirement obligations, stock-based compensation and deferred income tax
asset valuation allowances. We base our estimates and assumptions on current
facts, historical experience and various other factors that we believe to be
reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for
making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the
accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources.
The actual results experienced by us may differ materially and adversely from
our estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the
estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be
affected.
Net operating loss carryforwards.
We have
not recognized the benefit in our financial statements with respect to the
approximately $9,014,000 net operating loss carryforward for federal income tax
purposes as of December 31, 2007. This benefit was not recognized due to the
possibility that the net operating loss carryforward would not be utilized, for
various reasons; including the potential that we might not have sufficient
profits to use the carryforward or that the carryforward may be limited as a
result of changes in our equity ownership. We intend to use this carryforward to
offset our future taxable income. If we were to use any of this net operating
loss carryforward to reduce our future taxable income and the Internal Revenue
Service were to then successfully assert that our carryforward is subject to
limitation as a result of capital transactions occurring in 2007 or otherwise,
we may be liable for back taxes, interest and, possibly, penalties
prospectively.
The
Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows were
not impacted by the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for
Uncertain Tax Positions.”
Recently Issued Accounting
Standards
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements"
(“SFAS No. 157”), which establishes a formal framework for measuring fair value
under GAAP. SFAS No. 157 defines and codifies the many definitions of fair value
included among various other authoritative literature, clarifies and, in some
instances, expands on the guidance for implementing fair value measurements, and
increases the level of disclosure required for fair value measurements.
Although
SFAS No. 157 applies to and amends the provisions of existing FASB and AICPA
pronouncements, it does not, of itself, require any new fair value measurements,
nor does it establish valuation standards. SFAS No. 157 applies to all other
accounting pronouncements requiring or permitting fair value measurements,
except for: SFAS No. 123(R), share-based payment and related pronouncements, the
practicability exceptions to fair value determinations allowed by various other
authoritative pronouncements, and AICPA Statements of Position 97-2 and 98-9
that deal with software revenue recognition. SFAS No. 157 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007,
and interim periods within those fiscal years. We do not expect that SFAS 157
will have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial
position or liquidity.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value
Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an Amendment
of FASB Statement No. 115” (“FAS 159”).
FAS 159,
which becomes effective for the company on January 1, 2008, permits
companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other
items at fair value and report unrealized gains and losses in earnings. Such
accounting is optional and is generally to be applied instrument by instrument.
The company does not anticipate that election, if any, of this fair-value option
will have a material effect on its (consolidated) financial condition, results
of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141 (R), “Business
Combinations” (FAS 141(R)), which establishes accounting principles and
disclosure requirements for all transactions in which a company obtains control
over another business. Statement 141 (R) applies prospectively to business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier
adoption is prohibited. We do not expect that SFAS 141 (R) will have a material
impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or
liquidity.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS No. 160
establishes accounting and reporting standards that require that the ownership
interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be clearly
identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statement of financial
position within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity; the amount of
consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling
interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated
statement of income; and changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the
parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be accounted
for consistently. SFAS No. 160 also requires that any retained noncontrolling
equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value
when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also sets forth the disclosure
requirements to identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and
the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 applies to all entities
that prepare consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit
organizations, but will affect only those entities that have an outstanding
noncontrolling interest in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a
subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods
within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier
adoption is prohibited. SFAS No. 160 must be applied prospectively as of the
beginning of the fiscal year in which it is initially applied, except for the
presentation and disclosure requirements. The presentation and disclosure
requirements are applied retrospectively for all periods presented. We do not
expect that SFAS 160 will have a material impact on our consolidated results of
operations, financial position or liquidity.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities”. SFAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting
about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced
disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an
entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161
achieves these improvements by requiring disclosure of the fair values of
derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also
provides more information about an entity’s liquidity by requiring disclosure of
derivative features that are credit risk-related. Finally, it requires
cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate
important information about derivative instruments. SFAS 161 will be effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008, will be adopted by the Company beginning in the first
quarter of 2009. The Company does not expect there to be any significant impact
of adopting SFAS 161 on its financial position, cash flows and results of
operations.
Off Balance Sheet
Arrangements
We have
no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a
current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial
condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital
expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.
ITEM 7.
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The
financial statements required to be filed hereunder are set forth on pages
F-1
through
F-27 and are incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM 8.
CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH
ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
On
November 5, 2007, Universal Energy Corp. (the "Company") was notified by Tedder,
James, Worden & Associates, P.A. in a letter dated October 31, 2007, that
they had been recently acquired and therefore would be resigning as the
independent registered auditor for the Company. Cross, Fernandez, Riley, LLP was
appointed as the Company's new auditor on November 26, 2007. The audit reports
of Tedder, James, Worden & Associates, P.A. on the consolidated financial
statements of Universal Energy Corp. and subsidiary as of and for the years
ended December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 did not contain an adverse opinion
or a disclaimer of opinion, and were not qualified or modified as to
uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles; however, the report contained
a modification paragraph that expressed substantial doubt about Universal Energy
Corp.'s ability to continue as a going concern.
Other
than this change, there were no other changes in or disagreements with our
accountants on accounting and financial disclosure during the last two fiscal
years.
ITEM 8A.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
We
maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information
required to be disclosed in the reports we file pursuant to the Exchange Act are
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified
in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and that such
information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our
Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") and Principal Accounting Officer ("PAO") as
appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In
designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management
recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and
operated, can only provide a reasonable assurance of achieving the desired
control objectives, and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance, management
necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit
relationship of possible controls and procedures. Management designed the
disclosure controls and procedures to provide reasonable assurance of achieving
the desired control objectives.
We
carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of
our management, including our CEO and PAO, of the effectiveness of the design
and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the
period covered by this Annual Report. As a result of the material weakness in
internal control over financial reporting discussed below, our disclosure
controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31,
2007.
We
believe our financial statements fairly present, in all material respects, the
financial position results of operations and cash flows for the interim and
annual periods presented in our annual report on Form 10-KSB and quarterly
reports on Form 10-QSB. The unqualified opinion of our independent
registered public accounting firm on our financial statements for the period
ended December 31, 2007 is included in this Form 10-KSB.
Management's
Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Internal control over
financial reporting refers to the process designed by, or under the supervision
of, our CEO and PAO, and effected by our Board of Directors, management and
other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of
financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and
includes those policies and procedures that:
(1)
|
pertain
to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our
assets;
|
(2)
|
provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being
made only in accordance with the authorization of our management and
directors; and
|
(3)
|
provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have
a material effect on the financial
statements.
|
Based on our assessment, and because of the material
weakness described below,
management has concluded that
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007 was not
effective
based on the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in
Internal Control-Integrated
Framework.
This
annual report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered
public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting.
Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public
accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange
Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual
report.
Reporting of the Valuation of Derivative
Instruments
As
of December 31, 2007, we have determined that a material weakness in our
internal control over the reporting of the valuation of our September and
November debentures existed during the third and fourth quarter of 2007. A
material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control
deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material
misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented
or detected. The control deficiency resulted from the lack of effective
detective and monitoring controls within internal control over financial
reporting over these accounts. In addition, as previously disclosed,
the Company only has two employees and therefore, an adequate segregation of
duties is difficult. Solely as a result of this material weakness, we
concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of
December 31, 2007.
Management's
Remediation Effort Remediation of Valuation of Derivative
Instruments
We
have taken and will take the following actions to enhance our internal controls:
retain additional specialized staff in the preparation of annual and interim
financial statements and implement a system of segregation of duties in the
processing of transactions within the recording cycle.
Changes
in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Except
as noted above, there have been no significant changes in our internal controls
over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act) during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely
to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM 8B.
OTHER INFORMATION
None.
PART III
ITEM 9.
DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS,
PROMOTERS, CONTROL PERSONS AND CORPORATE GOVERANCE; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION
16(a) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT
The names
of our executive officers and directors, their ages as of April 1, 2008, and the
positions currently held by each are as follows:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
Billy
R. Raley
|
|
51
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
|
Dyron
M. Watford
|
|
32
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer and Chairman
|
Biographies of Executive Officers and
Directors
Billy R.
Raley
, was
appointed to serve as CEO in September 2006. Prior to joining Universal, Mr.
Raley was the Regional Vice President for Progress Energy Florida, Inc., a
Progress Energy Company. At Progress, Mr. Raley was responsible for operations
and community relations throughout a six-county area in Central Florida. His
team consisted of 400 company employees and 200 contract employees, most of who
were responsible for distribution construction and operations to nearly 400,000
customers. Prior to joining Progress Energy Florida in 2002, Mr. Raley held the
position of Vice President of Transmission for Carolina Power & Light, also
a Progress Energy Company. In that position, he was responsible for the
construction and maintenance of all transmission facilities in North and South
Carolina. He also provided oversight for all transmission engineering and
maintenance for the Florida transmission system. Mr. Raley’s background is
comprised of over 25 years of electric utility industry experience, including
expertise in the areas of Transmission and Distribution Operations, Construction
and Maintenance, and Nuclear Generation. Mr. Raley currently serves as a trustee
of Stetson University and is the Chairman of the Foundation Board of Seminole
Community College. He also serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida Blood
Centers and the Cystic Fibrosis Executive Committee. He is a member of the Board
of Directors and is Chair-Elect of the Seminole Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Raley was recently awarded “Business Person of the Year” for Seminole
County.
Dyron M.
Watford
, a
Certified Public Accountant, was appointed to serve as our Principal Accounting
Officer and was elected to serve as a director of the company in November 2002.
In September 2006, Mr. Watford was appointed to serve as our Chief Financial
Officer and Chairman. Since August 2000, Mr. Watford has served as the
president, sole stockholder and director of Sirus Capital Corp, Inc., a
consulting company providing financial services to existing and emerging private
and public companies. From December 1998 to August 2000, Mr. Watford was an
auditor for Arthur Andersen, LLP. Mr. Watford obtained a Master of Business
Administration degree from the University of Central Florida in December 1998.
Our
employment agreement with Mr. Kevin Tattersall, our former Chief Exploration
Officer, was terminated on December 14, 2007. Mr. Tattersall served in such
capacity since October 2006
.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership
Reporting Compliance.
Based
solely upon a review of Forms 3 and 4 (there have been no amendments) furnished
to the Company during the year ended December 31, 2007 (no Forms 5 having been
furnished with respect to such year) and written representation furnished to the
Company as provided in paragraph (b)(2)(i) of Item 405 of Form 10-KSB, there are
no persons who need to be identified under this Item as having failed to file on
a timely basis reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 during the most recent fiscal year.
Code of Ethics
We
adopted the Universal Energy Corp. Code of Ethics for the CEO and CFO (the
“finance code of ethics”), a code of ethics that applies to our Chief Executive
Officer, Chief Financial Officer and other finance organization employees. A
copy of the finance code of ethics may be obtained from the Company, free of
charge, upon written request delivered to the Company’s Investor Relations
Department, c/o Universal Energy Corp., 30 Skyline Drive, Lake Mary, Florida
32746. If we make any substantive amendments to the finance code of ethics or
grant any waiver, including any implicit waiver, from a provision of the code to
our Chief Executive Officer, our Principal Financial Officer or controller, we
will disclose the nature of such amendment or waiver in a report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 10.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The
following table summarizes all compensation recorded by us in the last completed
fiscal year for our principal executive officer and each other executive officer
serving as such whose annual compensation exceeded $100,000 as of the end of the
last completed fiscal year. Such officers are referred to herein as our “Named
Executive Officers.”
Summary Compensation
Table
Name and
principal position
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary($)
(1)
|
|
Bonus($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
Option
Awards
($)(2)(3)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
|
|
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
|
|
All Other
Compensation
($)(4)
|
|
Total
($)
|
|
Billy
Raley
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CEO
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
214,250
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
690,413
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
$
|
904,663
|
|
Dyron
Watford
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CFO
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
171,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
690,413
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
861,413
|
|
Kevin
Tattersall
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exploration
Officer
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
55,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
308,597
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
|
368,597
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
|
440,250
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
308,597
|
|
|
1,380,826
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
5,000
|
|
$
|
2,134,673
|
|
|
(1)
|
Salaries
are provided for that part of 2007 during which each Named Executive
Officer served as such.
|
|
(2)
|
Granted
under the terms of our 2006 Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan. The amounts
in this column represent the dollar amounts recognized for financial
statement reporting purposes in fiscal 2007 with respect to option grants
made in 2006, in accordance with SFAS
123R.
|
|
(3)
|
We
used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of
all 2006 option grants.
|
|
(4)
|
Mr.
Tattersall’s employment contract was terminated on December 14, 2007.
Pursuant to the contract, Mr. Tattersall was paid a $5,000
severance.
|
Messrs.
Watford and Raley were granted stock options on September 14, 2006 and September
15, 2006, respectively, which vest and therefore become exercisable on a pro
rata basis monthly over three years from the date of grant, commencing on their
date of hire. We valued the stock grant based on the following
assumptions:
Dividend
Yield (per share)
|
|
$
|
0.00
|
|
Volatility
(%)
|
|
|
71.3
|
%
|
Risk-free
Interest Rate (%)
|
|
|
4.625
|
%
|
Expected
Life
|
|
|
3.0 years
|
|
Forfeiture
Rate
|
|
|
15
|
%
|
Accordingly,
the weighted average fair value per option at the grant date was
$0.39.
Mr.
Tattersall was granted a stock award as part of his employment agreement on
October 6, 2006. The restricted shares vest pro rata basis monthly over three
years from the date of grant, commencing on their date of hire. We valued the
stock grant based on the closing price of our stock on the date of
hire.
Accordingly,
the fair value per share was $0.66.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal
Year End
The
following table provides information concerning unexercised options, stock that
has not vested and equity incentive plan awards for each of our Named Executive
Officers as of December 31, 2007.
|
|
OPTION
AWARDS
|
|
STOCK
AWARDS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incentive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
Plan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incentive
|
|
Awards:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plan
|
|
Market
or
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Awards:
|
|
Payout
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Incentive
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number
of
|
|
Value of
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plan
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unearned
|
|
Unearned
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Awards;
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Market
|
|
Shares,
|
|
Shares,
|
|
|
|
Number
of
|
|
Number
of
|
|
Number
of
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of
|
|
Value of
|
|
Units or
|
|
Units or
|
|
|
|
Securities
|
|
Securities
|
|
Securities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Share or
|
|
Shares
or
|
|
Other
|
|
Other
|
|
|
|
Underlying
|
|
Underlying
|
|
Underlying
|
|
|
|
|
|
Units of
|
|
Units of
|
|
Rights
|
|
Rights
|
|
|
|
Unexercised
|
|
Unexercised
|
|
Unexercised
|
|
Option
|
|
Option
|
|
Stock that
|
|
Stock That
|
|
That
Have
|
|
That
Have
|
|
|
|
Options
(#)
|
|
Options
(#)
|
|
Unearned
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Expiration
|
|
Have Not
|
|
Have Not
|
|
Not Vested
|
|
Not Vested
|
|
Name
|
|
Exercisable
|
|
Unexercisable
|
|
Options
(#)
|
|
Price ($)
|
|
Date
|
|
Vested (#)
|
|
Vested($)
|
|
(#)
|
|
($)
|
|
Billy
Raley,
|
|
|
86,806
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
09/30/2011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
CEO
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
10/30/2011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
11/30/2011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
12/31/2011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
01/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
02/28/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
03/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
04/30/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
05/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
06/30/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
07/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
08/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
09/30/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
10/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
11/30/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
12/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,559,029
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
2,690,971
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,559,029
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dyron
Watford,
|
|
|
86,806
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
09/30/2011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
CFO
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
10/30/2011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
11/30/2011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
12/31/2011
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
01/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
02/28/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
03/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
04/30/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
05/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
06/30/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
07/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
08/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
09/30/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
10/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
11/30/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
12/31/2012
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,559,029
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
|
(2
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
2,690,971
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
3,559,029
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(1)
|
These
options held by Mr. Raley vest in equal monthly installments pursuant
to his employment contract at a rate of 173,611 per
month.
|
|
(2)
|
These
options held by Mr. Watford vest in equal monthly installments
pursuant to his employment contract at a rate of 173,611 per
month.
|
Directors
Compensation
Currently
there is no compensation package for our board. While we expect to create a
compensation package for our board members during the next 12 months, we do not
currently have any preliminary agreements or understandings with respect to such
compensation packages.
The terms
of each of the directors expires at the next annual meeting of the stockholders,
the date for which has not been set by the Board of Directors. The officers
serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.
All
directors hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until
their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Directors will be elected
at the annual meetings to serve for one-year terms. The Company does not know of
any agreements with respect to the election of directors. The Company has not
compensated its directors for service on the Board of Directors of Universal or
any of its subsidiaries or any committee thereof. Any non-employee director of
Universal or its subsidiaries is reimbursed for expenses incurred for attendance
at meetings of the Board of Directors and any committee of the Board of
Directors, although no such committee has been established. Each executive
officer of Universal is appointed by and serves at the discretion of the Board
of Directors.
None of
the officers or directors of Universal is currently an officer or director of a
company required to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
other than Universal.
Employment
Agreements
Chief Executive
Officer
Effective
September 14, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Billy R. Raley
as chief executive officer. Mr. Raley became a director as of December 14, 2006.
Mr. Raley’s employment agreement was for an initial term of three years and
provided for an annual base salary of $96,000 (payable commencing September 15,
2006), an award of options to purchase up to 6,250,000 shares of common stock
and certain bonus compensation, including a discretionary bonus as determined by
the board of directors. If we terminated Mr. Raley’s employment other than for
cause, we would have been obligated to pay the product of the sum of the
Executive’s then Base Salary plus the amount of the highest annual bonus or
other incentive compensation payment theretofore made by the Company to the
Executive, multiplied times (y) one. The Board of Directors amended Mr.
Raley’s annual base salary to $225,000 in March 2007.
Chief Financial
Officer
Effective
September 14, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Dyron M.
Watford as chief financial officer. Mr. Watford, who was already a director,
became the chairman of the board as of that date. Mr. Watford’s employment
agreement was for an initial term of three years and provided for an annual base
salary of $72,000 (payable commencing September 15, 2006), an award of options
to purchase up to 6,250,000 shares of common stock and certain bonus
compensation, including a discretionary bonus as determined by the board of
directors. If we terminated Mr. Watford’s employment other than for cause, we
would have been obligated to pay the product of the sum of the Executive’s then
Base Salary plus the amount of the highest annual bonus or other incentive
compensation payment theretofore made by the Company to the Executive,
multiplied times (y) one. The Board of Directors amended Mr. Watford’s
annual base salary to $180,000 in March 2007.
Chief Exploration
Officer
Effective
October 6, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Kevin Tattersall
as chief exploration officer. Mr. Tattersall’s employment agreement was for an
initial term of two years and provided for an annual base salary of $60,000
(payable commencing October 6, 2006), an award of 812,500 shares of restricted
stock and certain bonus compensation, including a discretionary bonus as
determined by the board of directors. If we terminated Mr. Tattersall’s
employment other than for cause, we would have been obligated to pay one month
base salary to the executive. Our employment agreement with Mr. Tattersall was
terminated in accordance with the terms of a Separation Agreement and General
Release dated December 14, 2007, pursuant to which we agreed to pay Mr.
Tattersall an aggregate severance payment of $5,000.
ITEM 11.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
The
following table sets forth beneficial ownership information as of December 31,
2007 for shares of our capital stock or rights to acquire shares of our capital
stock exercisable within 60 days beneficially owned by:
|
·
|
our
chief executive officer and other executive
officers;
|
|
·
|
our
directors and executive officers as a group;
and
|
|
·
|
each
person who is known by us to beneficially own more than 5% of the
outstanding shares of our common stock and other classes of voting
stock.
|
Percentage
ownership in the following table is based on 29,847,733 shares of common stock
outstanding as of December 31, 2007. A person is deemed to be the beneficial
owner of securities that can be acquired by that person within 60 days from the
date of this Annual Report upon the exercise of options, warrants or convertible
securities. Each beneficial owner’s percentage ownership is determined by
dividing the number of shares beneficially owned by that person by the base
number of outstanding shares, increased to reflect the shares underlying
options, warrants or other convertible securities included in that person’s
holdings, but not those underlying shares held by any other person.
To our
knowledge, each person, along with his or her spouse, has sole voting and
investment power over the shares unless otherwise noted.
Name of Beneficial
Owner
|
|
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
|
|
Percentage of
Class (1)
|
|
Billy
Raley
(2)
|
|
|
5,538,193
|
|
|
16.8
|
%
|
Dyron
M. Watford
(3)
|
|
|
4,600,693
|
|
|
14.0
|
%
|
All
officers and directors as a group (2 persons)
|
|
|
10,138,886
|
|
|
28.2
|
%
|
Beneficial
Owners of More than 5% of the Company’s Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Glen
Woods
(4)
|
|
|
5,625,000
|
|
|
18.8
|
%
|
|
(1)
|
Calculated
pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Rules and Regulations under the Exchange
Act. Percentages shown for all officers and directors as a group are
calculated on an aggregate basis and percentages shown for individuals are
rounded to the nearest one-tenth of one percent. The mailing address for
each of the directors and officers is c/o Universal Energy Corp, 30
Skyline Drive, Lake Mary, Florida
32746.
|
|
(2)
|
Includes
3,038,193 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock
options vested through 2/29/08
|
|
(3)
|
Includes
3,038,193 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock
options vested through 2/29/08
|
|
(4)
|
Mr.
Woods address is 6563 Gibson Drive, Orlando, Florida
32809.
|
ITEM 12.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED
TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE
On
October 4, 2007, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount
of $200,000 to Billy Raley, the Company’s CEO and Director. Interest accrues on
the outstanding principal balance from and after October 4, 2007 at a rate of 11
percent per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year,
and shall be charged on the principal outstanding from time to time for the
actual number of days elapsed. The Company shall pay the Holder all accrued
interest and the outstanding principal on the maturity date. The maturity date
of the note was April 4, 2008. The note was not paid at maturity and is
therefore in default.
On
October 4, 2007, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount
of $150,000 to Dyron M. Watford, the Company’s CFO and Chairman. Interest
accrues on the outstanding principal balance from and after October 4, 2007 at a
rate of 11 percent per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year, and shall be charged on the principal outstanding from time to
time for the actual number of days elapsed. The Company shall pay the Holder all
accrued interest and the outstanding principal on the maturity date. The
maturity date of the note was April 4, 2008. The note was not paid at maturity
and is therefore in default.
On
September 12, 2006, we sold 2,500,000 restricted shares of our common stock
for total net proceeds of $150,000 to a single accredited investor.
Subsequently, on September 15, 2006, the board of directors approved hiring
this investor to serve as our Chief Executive Officer.
October
6, 2006, we entered into an employment agreement with Kevin Tattersall as chief
exploration officer. Mr. Tattersall’s employment agreement was for an initial
term of two years and provided for an annual base salary of $60,000 (payable
commencing October 6, 2006), an award of 812,500 shares of restricted stock and
certain bonus compensation, including a discretionary bonus as determined by the
board of directors. Our employment agreement with Mr. Tattersall was terminated
in accordance with the terms of a Separation Agreement and General Release dated
December 14, 2007, pursuant to which we agreed to pay Mr. Tattersall an
aggregate severance payment of $5,000.
Other
than the transaction listed above, we have not been a party to any transaction,
proposed transaction, or series of transactions in which the amount involved
exceeds $60,000, and in which, to our knowledge, any of our directors, officers,
five percent beneficial security holders, or any member of the immediate family
of the foregoing persons has had or will have a direct or indirect material
interest.
ITEM 13.
EXHIBITS
Exhibits and Financial
Statements.
(A)
|
Financial
Statements and Schedules
|
|
See
“Index to Financial Statements”
|
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
|
|
DESCRIPTION
|
3.1
|
|
Form
of Articles of Incorporation of Universal Tanning Ventures, Inc.
(previously filed in registration statement on Form SB-2 File No.
333-101551, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November
27, 2002).
|
3.2
|
|
By-laws
of Universal Tanning Ventures (previously filed in registration statement
on Form SB-2 File No. 333-101551, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on November 27, 2002).
|
3.3
|
|
Certificate
of Renewal and Revival, filed September 23, 2006 (previously filed with
Form 10-QSB, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August
14, 2006).
|
3.4
|
|
Certificate
of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, filed September 23, 2006
(previously filed with Form 10-QSB, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 14, 2006).
|
10.1
|
|
Investment
Advisory Agreement, dated as of May 5, 2006, by and among Universal
Tanning Ventures, Inc. and Galileo Asset Management SA (previously filed
with Form 10-QSB, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 14, 2006).
|
10.2
|
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2006, by and among Universal
Tanning Ventures, Inc. and Rhino Island Capital, Ltd. (previously filed
with Form 10-QSB, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 14, 2006).
|
10.3
|
|
Share
Deposit Escrow Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2006, by and among Universal
Tanning Ventures, Inc., Rhino Island Capital, Ltd. and Madison Stock
Transfer, Inc. (previously filed with Form 10-QSB, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 14, 2006).
|
10.4
|
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement, dated August 14, 2006, between Universal Energy Corp.
and Mr. Isaac Rotnemer (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 18, 2006).
|
10.5
|
|
2006
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan, dated September 13, 2006 (previously
filed on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 18, 2006).
|
10.6
|
|
Employment
Agreement, dated as of September 14, 2006, by and between Universal
Energy Corp. and Dyron M. Watford (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18,
2006).
|
10.7
|
|
Stock
Option Agreement between Universal Energy Corp. and Dyron M. Watford,
dated September 14, 2006 (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18,
2006).
|
10.8
|
|
Employment
Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2006, by and between Universal
Energy Corp. and Billy Raley (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18,
2006).
|
10.9
|
|
Stock
Option Agreement between Universal Energy Corp. and Billy Raley, dated
September 15, 2006 (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 18,
2006).
|
10.10
|
|
Seismic
Option, Farmout and Net Carried Interest Agreement between 1097885 Alberta
Ltd., 0700667 BC Ltd., and Universal Energy Corp., dated September 22,
2006 (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 26, 2006).
|
10.11
|
|
Employment
Agreement, dated as of October 6, 2006, by and between Universal
Energy Corp. and Kevin Tattersall (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 12,
2006).
|
EXHIBIT
NUMBER
|
|
DESCRIPTION
|
10.12
|
|
Participation
Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2007, by and Between Universal
Explorations Corp. and Yuma Exploration And Production Company, Inc.
(previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 5, 2007)
|
10.13
|
|
Agreement,
dated as of May 2, 2007, by and Between Universal Energy Corp. and Capital
Financial Media, LLC (previously filed on Form 10Q-SB, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20, 2007).
|
10.14
|
|
Participation
Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2007, by and Between Universal Explorations
Corp. and Yuma Exploration And Production Company, Inc. (previously filed
on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8,
2007)
|
10.15
|
|
Participation
Agreement, dated as of May 2, 2007, by and Between Universal Explorations
Corp. and Yuma Exploration And Production Company, Inc. (previously filed
on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8,
2007)
|
10.16
|
|
Agreement,
dated as of June 11, 2007, by and Between Universal Energy Corp. and
Capital Financial Media, LLC (previously filed on Form 10Q-SB, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 20,
2007).
|
10.17
|
|
Form
of Senior Secured Convertible Debenture (previously filed on Form 8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19,
2007).
|
10.18
|
|
Form
of Registration Rights Agreement (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19,
2007).
|
10.19
|
|
Form
of “A” Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (previously filed on Form 8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19,
2007).
|
10.20
|
|
Form
of “B” Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (previously filed on Form 8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19,
2007).
|
10.21
|
|
Form
of “C” Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (previously filed on Form 8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19,
2007).
|
10.22
|
|
Form
of Security Agreement (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19,
2007).
|
10.23
|
|
Form
of Subsidiary Guarantee (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19,
2007).
|
10.24
|
|
Form
of Pledge Agreement (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19,
2007).
|
10.25
|
|
Form
of Limited Standstill Agreement (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19,
2007).
|
10.26
|
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5,
2007).
|
10.27
|
|
Form
of Convertible Debenture (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5,
2007).
|
10.28
|
|
Form
of “D” Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (previously filed on Form 8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5,
2007).
|
10.29
|
|
Form
of “E” Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (previously filed on Form 8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5,
2007).
|
10.30
|
|
Form
of “F” Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (previously filed on Form 8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5,
2007).
|
10.31
|
|
Form
of “G” Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (previously filed on Form 8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 5,
2007).
|
14
|
|
Code
of Ethics (previously filed on Form 10-KSB, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 29,
2004).
|
*
Filed
herewith.
ITEM 14.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND
SERVICES
The
Company's Board of Directors reviews and approves audit and permissible
non-audit services performed by its independent accountants, as well as the fees
charged for such services. In its review of non-audit service fees and its
appointment of Cross, Fernandez, Riley, LLP as the Company's independent
accountants, the Board of Directors considered whether the provision of such
services is compatible with maintaining independence. All of the services
provided and fees charged by our independent auditors were approved by the Board
of Directors. The following table presents fees for audit services rendered by
Cross, Fernandez, Riley, LLP for the audit of the Company’s annual financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2007and fees billed for other
services rendered by Cross, Fernandez, Riley, LLP during that
period.
|
|
Fiscal 2007
|
|
Audit
Fees
(1)
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
Audit-Related
Fees
(2)
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Tax
Fees
(3)
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
other Fees
(4)
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
(1)
Audit Fees
–
Audit fees billed to the Company by Cross, Fernandez, and Riley LLP for auditing
the Company’s annual financial statements and/or reviewing the financial
statements included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form
10-QSB.
(2)
Audit-Related
Fees
–
There were no other fees billed by during the last two fiscal years for
assurance and related services that were reasonably related to the performance
of the audit or review of the Company's financial statements and not reported
under "Audit Fees" above.
(3)
Tax Fees
–
There were no tax fees billed during the last two fiscal years for professional
services by or Cross, Fernandez, and Riley LLP
(4)
All Other Fees
–
There were no other fees billed by during the last two fiscal years for products
and services provided.
Pre-approval of Audit and Non-Audit
Services of Independent Auditor
The Board
of Director’s policy is to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services provided
by the independent auditors. These services may include audit services,
audit-related services, tax services and other services. Pre-approval is
generally provided for up to 12 months from the date of pre-approval and any
pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service or category of services.
The Board of Directors may delegate pre-approval authority to one or more of its
members when expedition of services is necessary. The Board of Directors has
determined that the provision of non-audit services by Cross, Fernandez and
Riley LLP is compatible with maintaining its independence.
SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
|
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
|
|
|
|
|
Dated:
March 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/S/
Billy R. Raley
|
|
|
Name:
|
Billy
R. Raley
|
|
|
Title:
|
CEO
and Director
|
|
In
accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed
below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.
|
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dated:
March 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/S/
Billy R. Raley
|
|
|
Name:
|
Billy
R. Raley
|
|
|
Title:
|
CEO
and Director
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
/S/
Dyron Watford
|
|
|
Name:
|
Dyron
Watford
|
|
|
Title:
|
CFO
and Chairman
|
|
Universal Energy Corp. And
Subsidiaries
Consolidated Financial
Statements
December 31, 2007 and
2006
Table of
Contents
Report of Independent Registered Certified Public
Accounting Firm
|
F-1
|
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
|
|
Consolidated
Financial Statements:
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Balance Sheet – December 31, 2007
|
F-3
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations – Years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
|
F-4
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficiency) – Years ended
December 31, 2007 and 2006
|
F-5
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows – Years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006
|
F-6
|
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
F-7
|
Report of Independent
Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES:
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of UNIVERSAL ENERGY CORP.
and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders’ deficiency, and cash flows for the year
then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s
management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the financial position of UNIVERSAL ENERGY CORP. and
Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007, and the results of their operations and
their cash flows for the year then period ended, in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the
Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred net losses and
negative cash flows from operations since inception. These factors, and the need
for additional financing in order for the Company to meet its business plans,
raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/
CROSS, FERNANDEZ & RILEY, LLP
Orlando,
Florida
April 14,
2008
Report of Independent
Registered Certified Public Accounting Firm
To the
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Universal
Energy Corp. and Subsidiaries:
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated statements of operations, stockholders'
equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2006 of Universal Energy
Corp. and Subsidiaries. These financial statements are the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly,
in all material respects, the results of operations of Universal Energy Corp.
and Subsidiaries and their cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2006, in
conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the
Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
consolidated financial statements, the Company has incurred net losses and
negative cash flows from operations since inception. These factors, and the need
for additional financing in order for the Company to meet its business plans,
raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern.
Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 2. The
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/
TEDDER, JAMES, WORDEN &
ASSOCIATES, P.A.
Orlando,
Florida
April 13,
2007
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance
Sheet
December 31, 2007
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
234,987
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
963
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
64,228
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
300,178
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
drilling and completion costs
|
|
|
414,377
|
|
Oil
and gas properties, unproven
|
|
|
2,248,771
|
|
Debt
issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $70,926
|
|
|
578,368
|
|
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $2,409
|
|
|
7,731
|
|
Security
deposit
|
|
|
1,545
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
3,550,970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and
Stockholders’ Equity (Capital Deficiency)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
209,536
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
143,031
|
|
Promissory
notes
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
Promissory
notes to stockholders, net of discounts of $80,162
|
|
|
1,019,838
|
|
September
2007 Convertible Debentures, net of discounts of
$4,146,443
|
|
|
963,851
|
|
November
2007 Convertible Debentures, net of discounts of
$1,643,775
|
|
|
98,872
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
|
10,915,752
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
13,600,880
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity (Capital deficiency):
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, $0.0001 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized, 29,847,733 shares
issued and outstanding
|
|
|
2,985
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
5,365,556
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(15,418,451
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
capital deficiency
|
|
|
(10,049,910
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and capital deficiency
|
|
$
|
3,550,970
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of
Operations
For the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
1,100
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of revenue
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
963
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment
loss on oil and gas properties
|
|
|
2,702,147
|
|
|
-
|
|
Investor
awareness and public relations
|
|
|
1,672,531
|
|
|
-
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
2,808,930
|
|
|
762,095
|
|
|
|
|
7,183,608
|
|
|
762,095
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
|
(7,182,645
|
)
|
|
(762,095
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
income (expense)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charges
related to issuance of Sept. 2007 Convertible Debentures &
Warrants
|
|
|
(4,621,371
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Charges
related to issuance of Nov. 2007 Convertible Debentures &
Warrants
|
|
|
(1,884,400
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Excess
embedded derivative value
|
|
|
(831,033
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Accretion
of discounts on convertible debentures
|
|
|
(231,690
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
940,019
|
|
|
-
|
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
|
(200,134
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
other expense
|
|
|
(6,828,609
|
)
|
|
(762,095
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss before discontinued operations
|
|
|
(14,011,254
|
)
|
|
(762,095
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
(loss) from operations of discontinued operations
|
|
|
(33,618
|
)
|
|
12,742
|
|
Loss
on disposal of discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(23,460
|
)
|
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
(33,618
|
)
|
|
(10,718
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(14,044,872
|
)
|
$
|
(772,813
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average common shares outstanding
|
|
|
28,860,301
|
|
|
20,789,605
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss per share from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.49
|
)
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
Net
loss per share from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
Total
Net loss per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
– basic
and diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.49
|
)
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of
Stockholders’ Equity (Capital Deficiency)
For the Years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
paid-in
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Par Value
|
|
capital
|
|
deficit
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances,
December 31, 2005
|
|
|
18,912,500
|
|
|
1,892
|
|
|
553,559
|
|
|
(600,766
|
)
|
|
(45,315
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for
cash,
net of issuance costs
|
|
|
7,256,665
|
|
|
725
|
|
|
856,399
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
857,124
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
expense – stock option issuances
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
402,741
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
402,741
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
expense for stock grant per employment agreement
|
|
|
94,792
|
|
|
9
|
|
|
75,445
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
75,454
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(772,813
|
)
|
|
(772,813
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances,
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
26,263,957
|
|
$
|
2,626
|
|
$
|
1,888,144
|
|
$
|
(1,373,579
|
)
|
$
|
517,191
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Rounding
for stock split
|
|
|
55
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for
cash,
net of issuance costs
|
|
|
976,038
|
|
|
98
|
|
|
283,788
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
283,886
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for
cash,
net of issuance costs
|
|
|
2,070,000
|
|
|
207
|
|
|
772,793
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
773,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value of warrants issued with
promissory
notes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
344,325
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
344,325
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value of warrants issued to private
placement
agents
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
220,974
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
220,974
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
expense – stock
option
issuances
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,380,830
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,380,830
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
expense for stock
grant
per employment agreement
|
|
|
387,683
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
308,557
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
308,595
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
expense for stock
grant
per advisory board contracts
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
166,145
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
166,161
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(14,044,872
|
)
|
|
(14,044,872
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
29,847,733
|
|
$
|
2,985
|
|
$
|
5,365,556
|
|
$
|
(15,418,451
|
)
|
$
|
(10,049,910
|
)
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows
For the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
$
|
(14,044,872
|
)
|
$
|
(772,813
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in continuing operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion
of discounts on convertible debentures
|
|
|
231,690
|
|
|
-
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
(940,019
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Charges
related to issuance of Sept. 2007 Convertible Debentures &
Warrants
|
|
|
4,621,371
|
|
|
-
|
|
Charges
related to issuance of Nov. 2007 Convertible Debentures &
Warrants
|
|
|
1,884,400
|
|
|
-
|
|
Excess
embedded derivative value
|
|
|
831,033
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amortization
of fair value of warrants issued with promissory notes
|
|
|
264,164
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amortization
of debt issuance costs
|
|
|
70,926
|
|
|
-
|
|
Stock
compensation expense – advisory board stock grants
|
|
|
166,162
|
|
|
-
|
|
Stock
compensation expense – stock grants
|
|
|
308,597
|
|
|
75,454
|
|
Stock
compensation expense – stock option grants
|
|
|
1,380,826
|
|
|
402,741
|
|
Charges
related to the impairment of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
2,702,147
|
|
|
-
|
|
Depreciation
and amortization
|
|
|
2,409
|
|
|
-
|
|
Increase
in assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
drilling and completion costs
|
|
|
(414,377
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(963
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Funds
held in escrow
|
|
|
25,206
|
|
|
(25,206
|
)
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
(64,228
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
12,946
|
|
|
(12,946
|
)
|
Increase
(decrease) in liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
179,637
|
|
|
(18,998
|
)
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
129,188
|
|
|
13,843
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities of continuing operations
|
|
|
(2,653,757
|
)
|
|
(337,925
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations
|
|
|
(42,599
|
)
|
|
61,580
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(2,696,356
|
)
|
|
(276,345
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil
and gas properties
|
|
|
(4,843,989
|
)
|
|
(106,929
|
)
|
Security
deposit
|
|
|
(1,545
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(10,140
|
)
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities of continuing operations
|
|
|
(4,855,674
|
)
|
|
(106,929
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by investing activities of discontinued
operations
|
|
|
7,600
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(4,848,074
|
)
|
|
(106,929
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of promissory notes
|
|
|
1,350,000
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures
|
|
|
4,921,680
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
proceeds from issuances of common stock
|
|
|
1,056,887
|
|
|
857,124
|
|
Repayments
of advances from stockholder
|
|
|
|
|
|
(34,880
|
)
|
Proceeds
from advances from stockholder
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,880
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
7,328,567
|
|
|
834,124
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(215,863
|
)
|
|
450,850
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents , beginning of period
|
|
$
|
450,850
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
234,987
|
|
$
|
450,850
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid during the period for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest,
Non
cash financing activities
|
|
$
|
138,747
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value of warrants issued to private placement agents
|
|
$
|
220,974
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
December 31,
2007
NOTE 1 – ORGANIZATION AND
PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION
Reporting
Entity.
Universal Energy Corp. and Subsidiaries (“Universal” or the “Company”) were
incorporated in the State of Delaware on January 4, 2002, January 24, 2002 and
February 26, 2007, respectively. The Company is authorized to issue 250,000,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.0001. The Company’s office is located in
Lake Mary, Florida. Universal Energy Corp. is an independent energy company
engaged in the acquisition and development of crude oil and natural gas leases
in the United States and Canada.
Principles of Consolidation.
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements for the periods ended December 31,
2007 and 2006, include the accounts of its wholly owned subsidiaries UT
Holdings, Inc. and Universal Explorations Corp., both Delaware corporations. All
intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Discontinued
Operations.
Due to
our inability to expand our tanning operations, on May 21, 2006, the Board
of Directors approved changing the business direction from operating our single
tanning salon to fully pursuing plans to acquire and develop oil and natural gas
properties. The Company sold the assets of its tanning business in February 2007
for $7,600. The results of operations from the tanning salon are included in
discontinued operations on the consolidated statements of
operations.
Name
Change.
On May
21, 2006 a majority of the stockholders approved changing the name of the
Company from “Universal Tanning Ventures, Inc.” to “Universal Energy Corp.” and
increasing the number of shares of our capital stock we are authorized to issue
to 250,000,000 shares, of which all 250,000,000 shares will be Common
Stock.
Stock-Split.
On
February 20, 2007, the Company declared a two and one-half-for-one stock split
in the form of a stock dividend, payable March 14, 2007 to stockholders of
record as of March 13, 2007. The Company retained the current par value of
$0.0001 for all shares of common stock. Stockholders’ equity has been restated
to give retroactive recognition to the stock split in prior periods by
reclassifying from additional paid-in-capital to common stock the par value of
the 11,347,500 shares arising from the split. Except where and as otherwise
stated to the contrary in this annual report, all share and prices per share
have been adjusted to give retroactive effect to the change in the price per
share of the common stock resulting from the two and one-half-for-one forward
split of the common stock that took effect on March 14, 2007.
NOTE 2 – BASIS OF
PRESENTATION
The
Company’s consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the
Company will continue as a going concern. The Company has experienced net losses
since January 4, 2002 (date of inception), which losses have caused an
accumulated deficit of approximately $15,418,500 as of December 31, 2007. In
addition, the Company has consumed cash in its continuing operating activities
of approximately $2,653,800 and $337,900 for the years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006, respectively. These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt
about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
Management
has been able, thus far, to finance the losses, as well as the growth of the
business, mostly through private placements of our common stock and debt
offerings. The Company is continuing to seek other sources of financing and
attempting to increase production of their prospects that have been drilled and
completed. Conversely, the ongoing development of our petroleum and natural gas
prospects in Louisiana and Texas will likely result in operating losses for the
foreseeable future.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 2 – BASIS OF PRESENTATION,
CONTINUED
There are
no assurances that the Company will be successful in achieving its goals. In
view of these conditions, the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern
is dependent upon its ability to obtain additional financing or capital sources,
to meet its financing requirements, and ultimately to achieve profitable
operations. Management believes that its current and future plans provide an
opportunity to continue as a going concern. The accompanying consolidated
financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the
recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and
classification of liabilities that may be necessary in the event the Company
cannot continue as a going concern.
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Revenue
Recognition
.
The
Company derives revenue primarily from the sale of produced natural gas and
crude oil. The Company reports revenue as the gross amount received before
taking into account production taxes and transportation costs, which are
reported as separate expenses. Revenue is recorded in the month the
Company’s production is delivered to the purchaser, but payment is generally
received between 30 and 90 days after the date of production. No revenue
is recognized unless it is determined that title to the product has transferred
to a purchaser. At the end of each month, the Company estimates the amount
of production delivered to the purchaser and the price the Company will
receive. The Company uses its knowledge of its properties, their
historical performance, the anticipated effect of weather conditions during the
month of production, New York Mercantile Exchange (“NYMEX”) and local spot
market prices, and other factors as the basis for these estimates.
Cash and Cash
Equivalents.
The
Company considers all highly liquid instruments with maturity of three months or
less at the time of issuance to be cash equivalents.
Concentration of Credit
Risk.
Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of
credit risk consist principally of cash and cash equivalents. The Company places
its cash and cash equivalents with high credit quality financial
institutions.
Accounts
Receivable.
We
have receivables for sales of oil, gas and natural gas liquids. Management has
established an allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance is evaluated by
management and is based on management’s periodic review of the collectibility of
the receivables in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the
receivables, and other subjective factors.
Debt Issue
Costs
. In
accordance with the Accounting Principles Board Opinion 21 “Interest on
Receivables and Payables”, the Company recognizes debt issue costs on the
balance sheet as deferred charges, and amortizes the balance over the term of
the related debt. The Company follows the guidance in the EITF 95-13
“Classification of Debt Issue Costs in the Statement of Cash Flows” and
classifies cash payments for debt issue costs as a financing
activity.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Income
Taxes.
The
Company accounts for income taxes utilizing the asset and liability method. This
approach requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the
expected future tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between
the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and
their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax
assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the
period that includes the enacted date. The Company has net operating loss
carryforwards that may be offset against future taxable income. Due to the
uncertainty regarding the success of future operations, management has valued
the deferred tax asset allowance at 100% of the related deferred tax
assets. T
he
Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows were
not impacted by the adoption of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for
Uncertain Tax Positions.” The Company has not recognized a liability as a result
of the implementation of FIN 48. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending
amount of unrecognized tax benefits has not been provided since there is no
unrecognized benefit as of the date of adoption. The Company has not recognized
interest expense or penalty as a result of the implementation of FIN
48.
Loss per
Share.
The
Company utilizes Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 128,
“Earnings Per Share.” Statement No. 128 requires the presentation of basic and
diluted loss per share on the face of the statement of operations. Basic loss
per share has been calculated using the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period. The Company's common stock warrants, options and
shares underlying certain debt instruments have been excluded from the diluted
loss per share computation since their effect is anti-dilutive.
Full Cost
Method.
The
Company utilizes the full-cost method of accounting for petroleum and natural
gas properties. Under this method, the Company capitalizes all costs associated
with acquisition, exploration and development of oil and natural gas reserves,
including leasehold acquisition costs, geological and geophysical expenditures,
lease rentals on undeveloped properties, interest and costs of drilling of
productive and non-productive wells into the full cost pool. When the Company
obtains proven oil and gas reserves, capitalized costs, including estimated
future costs to develop the reserves proved and estimated abandonment costs, net
of salvage, will be depleted on the units-of-production method using estimates
of proved reserves. The costs of unproved properties are not amortized until it
is determined whether or not proved reserves can be assigned to the properties.
Until such determination is made, the Company assesses quarterly whether
impairment has occurred, and includes in the amortization base drilling
exploratory dry holes associated with unproved properties.
All items
classified as unproved property are assessed on a quarterly basis for possible
impairment or reduction in value. Properties are assessed on an individual basis
or as a group if properties are individually insignificant. The assessment
includes consideration of the following factors, among others: intent to drill;
remaining lease term; geological and geophysical evaluations; drilling results
and activity; the assignment of proved reserves; and the economic viability of
development if proved reserves are assigned. During any period in which these
factors indicate an impairment, the cumulative drilling costs incurred to date
for such property and all or a portion of the associated leasehold costs are
transferred to the full cost pool and are then subject to amortization.
Stock Based
Compensation.
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), “Share-Based
Payment,” which requires the Company to record as an expense in its financial
statements the fair value of all stock-based compensation awards. The Company
currently utilizes a standard option pricing model (i.e., Black-Scholes) to
measure the fair value of stock options granted to employees using the “modified
prospective” method. Under the “modified prospective” method, compensation cost
is recognized in the financial statements beginning with the effective date,
based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123(R) for all share-based payments
granted after that date, and based on the requirements of SFAS No. 123(R) for
all unvested awards granted prior to the effective date of SFAS No. 123(R).
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Use of
Estimates.
The
preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ
from those estimates.
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments.
The
carrying amount of accounts payable, accrued expenses and debt approximates
fair value because of the short maturity of those instruments.
Valuation of Derivative
Instruments
.
FAS 133,
"Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities" requires
bifurcation of embedded derivative instruments and measurement of fair value for
accounting purposes. In determining the appropriate fair value, the Company used
a Black Scholes model. Derivative liabilities are adjusted to reflect fair value
at each period end, with any increase or decrease in the fair value being
recorded in results of operations as Change in Fair Value of Derivatives. The
effects of interactions between embedded derivatives are calculated and
accounted for in arriving at the overall fair value of the financial
instruments. In addition, the fair values of freestanding derivative instruments
such as warrant derivatives are valued using Black Scholes
models.
Recently Issued Accounting
Standards
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, "Fair Value Measurements"
(“SFAS No. 157”), which establishes a formal framework for measuring fair value
under GAAP. SFAS No. 157 defines and codifies the many definitions of fair value
included among various other authoritative literature, clarifies and, in some
instances, expands on the guidance for implementing fair value measurements, and
increases the level of disclosure required for fair value measurements.
Although
SFAS No. 157 applies to and amends the provisions of existing FASB and AICPA
pronouncements, it does not, of itself, require any new fair value measurements,
nor does it establish valuation standards. SFAS No. 157 applies to all other
accounting pronouncements requiring or permitting fair value measurements,
except for: SFAS No. 123(R), share-based payment and related pronouncements, the
practicability exceptions to fair value determinations allowed by various other
authoritative pronouncements, and AICPA Statements of Position 97-2 and 98-9
that deal with software revenue recognition. SFAS No. 157 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007,
and interim periods within those fiscal years. We do not expect that SFAS 157
will have a material impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial
position or liquidity.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, “The Fair Value
Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities - Including an Amendment
of FASB Statement No. 115” (“FAS 159”).
FAS 159,
which becomes effective for the company on January 1, 2008, permits
companies to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other
items at fair value and report unrealized gains and losses in earnings. Such
accounting is optional and is generally to be applied instrument by instrument.
The company does not anticipate that election, if any, of this fair-value option
will have a material effect on its (consolidated) financial condition, results
of operations, cash flows or disclosures.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
In
December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141 (R), “Business
Combinations” (FAS 141(R)), which establishes accounting principles and
disclosure requirements for all transactions in which a company obtains control
over another business. Statement 141 (R) applies prospectively to business
combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the
first annual reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier
adoption is prohibited. We do not expect that SFAS 141 (R) will have a material
impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or
liquidity.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements, an amendment of ARB No. 51”. SFAS No. 160
establishes accounting and reporting standards that require that the ownership
interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent be clearly
identified, labeled, and presented in the consolidated statement of financial
position within equity, but separate from the parent’s equity; the amount of
consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the noncontrolling
interest be clearly identified and presented on the face of the consolidated
statement of income; and changes in a parent’s ownership interest while the
parent retains its controlling financial interest in its subsidiary be accounted
for consistently. SFAS No. 160 also requires that any retained noncontrolling
equity investment in the former subsidiary be initially measured at fair value
when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. SFAS No. 160 also sets forth the disclosure
requirements to identify and distinguish between the interests of the parent and
the interests of the noncontrolling owners. SFAS No. 160 applies to all entities
that prepare consolidated financial statements, except not-for-profit
organizations, but will affect only those entities that have an outstanding
noncontrolling interest in one or more subsidiaries or that deconsolidate a
subsidiary. SFAS No. 160 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods
within those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008. Earlier
adoption is prohibited. SFAS No. 160 must be applied prospectively as of the
beginning of the fiscal year in which it is initially applied, except for the
presentation and disclosure requirements. The presentation and disclosure
requirements are applied retrospectively for all periods presented. We do not
expect that SFAS 160 will have a material impact on our consolidated results of
operations, financial position or liquidity.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments
and Hedging Activities”. SFAS 161 is intended to improve financial reporting
about derivative instruments and hedging activities by requiring enhanced
disclosures to enable investors to better understand their effects on an
entity's financial position, financial performance, and cash flows. SFAS 161
achieves these improvements by requiring disclosure of the fair values of
derivative instruments and their gains and losses in a tabular format. It also
provides more information about an entity’s liquidity by requiring disclosure of
derivative features that are credit risk-related. Finally, it requires
cross-referencing within footnotes to enable financial statement users to locate
important information about derivative instruments. SFAS 161 will be effective
for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning
after November 15, 2008, will be adopted by the Company beginning in the first
quarter of 2009. The Company does not expect there to be any significant impact
of adopting SFAS 161 on its financial position, cash flows and results of
operations.
NOTE 4 – FUNDS HELD IN
ESCROW
On
September 22, 2006, the Company and 1097885 Alberta Ltd. executed a Seismic
Option, Farmout and Net Carried Interest Agreement (the “Agreement”) on certain
lands located in North Central Alberta herein known as the “Nisku Reef Project”.
Concurrent with the execution of the Agreement, the Company deposited $135,500
(approximately $150,000 Canadian Dollars) into an escrow account. The funds were
used, pursuant to the Agreement, to execute the seismic and magnetic telluric
programs for the Nisku Reef Project. As of December 31, 2007, the Company had no
funds remaining in this account.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 5 – OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES,
UNPROVEN
The total
costs incurred by geographic location and excluded from amortization are
summarized as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized
|
|
Impairment
|
|
Net
Carrying Value
December
31,
|
|
|
|
Acquisition
|
|
Exploration
|
|
Interest
|
|
Loss
|
|
2007
|
|
2006
|
|
Canada
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
134,719
|
|
$
|
6,443
|
|
$
|
(141,162
|
)
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
106,929
|
|
Louisiana
|
|
|
550,485
|
|
|
3,528,097
|
|
|
225,204
|
|
|
(2,560,985
|
)
|
|
1,742,801
|
|
|
|
|
Texas
|
|
|
464,625
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
41,345
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
505,970
|
|
|
-
|
|
Totals
|
|
$
|
1,015,110
|
|
$
|
3,662,816
|
|
$
|
272,992
|
|
$
|
(2,702,147
|
)
|
$
|
2,248,771
|
|
$
|
106,929
|
|
Under
full cost accounting, total capitalized costs of natural gas and oil properties
(net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization) less related
deferred income taxes may not exceed an amount equal to the present value of
future net revenues from proved reserves, discounted at 10% per annum, plus the
lower of cost or fair value of unevaluated properties, plus estimated salvage
value, less income tax effects (the “ceiling limitation”). A ceiling limitation
calculation is performed at the end of each quarter. If total capitalized costs
(net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization) less related
deferred taxes are greater than the ceiling limitation, a write-down or
impairment of the full cost pool is required. A write-down of the carrying value
of the full cost pool is a non-cash charge that reduces earnings and impacts
stockholders’ deficiency in the period of occurrence and typically results in
lower depreciation, depletion and amortization expense in future periods. Once
incurred, a write-down is not reversible at a later date.
At
December 31, 2007, all of the Company’s oil and gas properties are unproven and
are located in Alberta, Canada, Louisiana and Texas. In accordance with SFAS
143, asset retirement obligations associated with producing wells will be
accrued over the life of the well. Such costs related to impaired properties
have been expensed in 2007.
NOTE 6 – ADVANCES FROM
STOCKHOLDER
Dyron
Watford, a CFO, Chairman and Director of the Company, advanced $11,880 to the
Company for purposes of meeting general and administrative expenses during the
year ended December 31, 2006. During 2006, the Company repaid $34,880 of these
and prior advances from Mr. Watford. The advances bore no interest and were
payable upon demand. As of December 31, 2007, no amounts are due to Mr.
Watford.
NOTE 7 – PROMISSORY
NOTES
Promissory Note with Stockholder -
$250,000
. On June
12, 2007, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount of
$250,000 to a stockholder. Interest accrues on the outstanding principal balance
from and after June 12, 2007 at a rate of 11 percent per annum. Interest shall
be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, and shall be charged on the
principal outstanding from time to time for the actual number of days elapsed.
The Company shall pay the Holder all accrued interest and the outstanding
principal on the maturity date. The maturity date of the note is December 12,
2007. The note was not paid on maturity and is therefore in
default.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 7 – PROMISSORY NOTES,
CONTINUED
Promissory Notes -
$750,000
. On or
about June 12, 2007, the Company issued unsecured promissory notes in the amount
of $750,000 to certain investors. Interest accrues on the outstanding principal
balance from and after June 12, 2007 at a rate of 11 percent per annum. Interest
shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, and shall be charged on the
principal outstanding from time to time for the actual number of days elapsed.
The Company shall pay the Holder all accrued interest and the outstanding
principal on the maturity date. The maturity date of the note is December 12,
2007. The note was not paid on maturity and is therefore in
default.
Contemporaneous
with the issuance of the promissory notes, a total of 750,000 warrants were
issued at an exercise price of $1.25. The warrants vest immediately and have a 5
year term from the date of the promissory note. If at any time after one year
from the Initial Exercise Date there is no effective registration statement
(“Registration Statement”) registering, or no current prospectus available for,
the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be
exercised at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder
shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares
equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where (A) = the
Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) on the Trading Day immediately preceding
the date of such election; (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as
adjusted; and (X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise
rather than a cashless exercise.
The fair
value of the warrants issued was estimated at the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 5.13%; no dividend yields; volatility
factors of the expected market price of our common stock of 23.12%; an estimated
forfeiture rate of 15%; and an expected life of the warrants of 5 years.
This generates a price of $0.39 per warrant based on a strike price of $1.25 at
the date of grant, which was June 12, 2007. As a result, approximately
$187,500 of discount on promissory notes and additional paid-in capital was
recorded during the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007 relating to the
issuance of the warrants.
Promissory Note -
$200,000
. On
October 4, 2007, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount
of $200,000 to Billy Raley, the Company’s CEO and Director. Interest accrues on
the outstanding principal balance from and after October 4, 2007 at a rate of 11
percent per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year,
and shall be charged on the principal outstanding from time to time for the
actual number of days elapsed. The Company shall pay the Holder all accrued
interest and the outstanding principal on the maturity date. The maturity date
of the note is April 4, 2008. The note was not paid on maturity and is therefore
in default.
Promissory Note - $150,000.
On
October 4, 2007, the Company issued an unsecured promissory note in the amount
of $150,000 to Dyron M. Watford, the Company’s CFO and Chairman. Interest
accrues on the outstanding principal balance from and after October 4, 2007 at a
rate of 11 percent per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a
360-day year, and shall be charged on the principal outstanding from time to
time for the actual number of days elapsed. The Company shall pay the Holder all
accrued interest and the outstanding principal on the maturity date. The
maturity date of the note is April 4, 2008. The note was not paid on maturity
and is therefore in default.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 7 – PROMISSORY NOTES,
CONTINUED
Contemporaneous
with the issuance of the promissory notes, a total of 350,000 warrants were
issued at an exercise price of $1.05. The warrants vest immediately and have a 5
year term from the date of the promissory note. If at any time after one year
from the Initial Exercise Date there is no effective registration statement
(“Registration Statement”) registering, or no current prospectus available for,
the resale of the Warrant Shares by the Holder, then this Warrant may also be
exercised at such time by means of a “cashless exercise” in which the Holder
shall be entitled to receive a certificate for the number of Warrant Shares
equal to the quotient obtained by dividing [(A-B) (X)] by (A), where (A) = the
Volume Weighted Average Price (“VWAP”) on the Trading Day immediately preceding
the date of such election; (B) = the Exercise Price of this Warrant, as
adjusted; and (X) = the number of Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant in accordance with the terms of this Warrant by means of a cash exercise
rather than a cashless exercise.
The fair
value of the warrants issued was estimated at the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following weighted-average
assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 4.75%; no dividend yields; volatility
factors of the expected market price of our common stock of 105.91%; an
estimated forfeiture rate of 0%; and an expected life of the warrant of
5 years. This generates a price of $0.81 per warrant based on a strike
price of $1.05 at the date of grant, which was October 4, 2007. As a result,
approximately $156,800 of discount on promissory notes and additional paid-in
capital was recorded during the twelve month period ended December 31, 2007
relating to the issuance of promissory notes.
NOTE 8 – CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURES – SEPTEMBER 2007
On or
about September 13, 2007, we consummated a securities purchase agreement (the
“September 2007 SPA”) in which we received aggregate proceeds of $4,000,000
reflecting a 20% original issue discount to the purchasers. Pursuant to the
September 2007 SPA, we issued:
·
|
An
aggregate of $5,110,294 of Senior Debentures, convertible into shares of
our common stock at $0.80 per
share;
|
·
|
A
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,387,868 shares of our common
stock at an exercise price of $0.88 per share, for a period of 5 years
from the closing date of the 2007
Financing;
|
·
|
B
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,387,868 units, each unit
consisting of a share of our common stock and one C Warrant, at exercise
price of $0.80 per unit, for a period of 1 year from the effective date of
the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is part; the C
Warrants permit the holders thereof to purchase one share of our common
stock at a price of $0.88 per
share.
|
The
Senior Debentures are due and payable on August 31, 2009, and will begin to
amortize monthly commencing on September 1, 2008. The Senior Debentures bear
interest at a rate of eight percent per annum. The amortization may be effected
through cash payments, or at our option subject to certain conditions, through
the issuance of shares of our common stock, based on a price per share equal to
80% of the lowest three (3) closing bid prices of the common stock over the 20
trading days immediately preceding the date of such payment.
Until the
maturity date of the Senior Debentures, the purchasers have the right to convert
the Senior Debentures, in whole or in part, into shares of our common stock at a
price $0.80, which was subsequently adjusted downward to $0.50. The conversion
price may be adjusted downward under circumstances set forth in the Senior
Debentures. If so adjusted, the aggregate number of shares issuable, upon
conversion in full, will increase.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 8 – CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURES – SEPTEMBER 2007, CONTINUED
The
Senior Debentures include customary default provisions and an event of default
includes, among other things, a change of control, the sale of all or
substantially all of our assets, the failure to file and have a registration
statement declared effective on or before the deadlines set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, or the lapse of the effectiveness of registration
statements for more than 20 consecutive trading days or 30 non-consecutive days
during any 12-month period (with certain exceptions) which results in such
indebtedness being accelerated. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, each
Debenture may become immediately due and payable, either automatically or by
declaration of the holder of such Debenture. The aggregate amount payable upon
an acceleration by reason of an event of default shall be equal to the greater
of 125% of the principal amount of the Senior Debentures to be prepaid or the
principal amount of the Senior Debentures to be prepaid, divided by the
conversion price on the date specified in the Debenture, multiplied by the
closing price on the date set forth in the Debenture. Since a registration
statement was not filed timely, the debentures are in technical default and have
therefore been recorded as a current liability.
The
purchasers also received A Warrants to purchase 6,387,868 (subsequently adjusted
to 11,242,647) additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.88 per share
(subsequently adjusted to $0.50) exercisable for five (5) years. The investors
also received B Warrants to purchase 6,387,868 (subsequently adjusted to
10,220,588) additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.80 (subsequently
adjusted to $0.50) per share exercisable for one year after the registration
statement is declared effective. The investors will also receive a C Warrant
with the exercise of the B Warrant that will allow the investors to purchase
6,387,868 (subsequently adjusted to 11,242,647) additional shares of common
stock at a price of $0.88 per share (subsequently adjusted to $0.50) exercisable
for a period of five (5) years. The exercise price of the warrants may be
adjusted downward under the circumstances set forth in the warrants. All
warrants vest immediately upon issuance. If so adjusted, the aggregate number of
shares issuable, upon exercise in full, will be increased so that the total
aggregate cash exercise price remains constant. Upon the occurrence of an event
of default, the holder of the warrant can demand payment for their warrants at
fair value.
The
debenture agreements also have certain milestones that the Company has agreed to
that if not met, results in the repricing of the conversion rate and warrant
exercise price. One such milestone was a revenue target to be achieved by March
31, 2008. This milestone was not met. However, the conversion rates and exercise
prices had been previously adjusted due to a subsequent rights offering in
conjunction with a financing transaction to a price below the market value of
the common stock at March 31, 2008.
Our
obligations to the Holders in the September 2007 Financing are secured by a
senior security interest and lien granted upon all of our assets pursuant to the
terms of a Security Agreement entered into in connection with the
closing. The Senior Debentures and the September 2007 Warrants
contain anti-dilution provisions.
In
connection with this transaction, each purchaser has contractually agreed to
restrict its ability to convert the Senior Debentures, exercise the warrants and
additional investment rights and receive shares of our common stock such that
the number of shares of our common stock held by them and their affiliates after
such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of our
common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or
exercise.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 8 – CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURES – SEPTEMBER 2007, CONTINUED
The fair
values of the debentures and related derivative instruments were valued as of
September 13, 2007, the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes model,
resulting in an initial fair value of approximately $8,621,400. The effects of
interactions between embedded derivatives are calculated and accounted for in
arriving at the overall fair value of the financial instruments. The excess of
the fair value over the transaction price of the Debentures was recorded through
the results of operations as a debit of approximately $4,621,400 to Charges
Related to Issuance of September 2007 Convertible Debentures and
Warrants.
The 2007
Convertible Debentures and related derivatives outstanding at December 31,
2007 were again valued at fair value using a combination of Binomial and Black
Scholes models, resulting in a decrease in the fair value of the liability of
approximately $1,349,400, which was recorded through the results of operations
as a debit to adjustments to fair value of derivatives.
In
connection with this financing, we paid cash fees to a broker-dealer of $120,000
and issued a warrant to purchase 280,000 shares of common stock at an exercise
price of $0.88 per share. The initial fair value of the warrant was estimated at
approximately $147,900 using the Black Scholes pricing model. The assumptions
used in the Black Scholes model are as follows: (1) dividend yield of 0%,
(2) expected volatility of 64.45%, (3) risk-free interest rate of
5.09%, and (4) expected life of 2 years. Cash fees paid, and the
initial fair value of the warrant, have been capitalized as debt issuance costs
and are being amortized over 24 months using the effective interest rate
method.
The
following table summarizes the September 2007 Secured Convertible Debentures and
discounts outstanding at December 31, 2007:
September
2007 Debentures at fair value
|
|
$
|
5,110,294
|
|
Warrant
derivative discount
|
|
|
(3,245,561
|
)
|
Original
issue discount
|
|
|
(900,882
|
)
|
Net
convertible debentures
|
|
$
|
963,851
|
|
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 9 – CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURES – NOVEMBER 2007
On or
about November 29, 2007 we consummated a Securities Purchase Agreement (the
“November SPA”) in which we received aggregate proceeds of $1,350,000 reflecting
a 20% original issue discount to the purchasers. Pursuant to the November SPA,
we issued:
|
·
|
An
aggregate of $1,742,647 of Junior Debentures convertible into shares of
our common stock at $0.80 per
share;
|
|
·
|
D
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,178,309 shares of our common
stock at an exercise price of $0.88 per share, for a period of 5 years
from the closing date of the November 2007
Financing;
|
|
·
|
E
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,178,309 units, each unit
consisting of a share of our common stock and one F Warrant, at exercise
price of $0.80 per unit, for a period of 1 year from the effective date of
the initial registration statement of which this prospectus is part; the F
Warrants permit the holders thereof to purchase one share of our common
stock at a price of $0.88 per
share.
|
|
·
|
G
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,178,309 shares at $1.00 per
share for a period of five years from the closing date of the November
2007 financing.
|
The
outstanding principal balances of the Junior Debentures are due and payable on
October 31, 2009, and will begin to amortize monthly commencing on November 1,
2008. The Junior Debentures bear interest at a rate of 8 percent per annum. The
amortization may be effected through cash payments, or at our option subject to
certain conditions, through the issuance of shares of our common stock, based on
a price per share equal to 80% of the lowest three (3) closing bid prices of the
common stock over the 20 trading days immediately preceding the date of such
payment.
Until the
maturity date of the Junior Debentures, the purchasers have the right to convert
the Junior Debentures, in whole or in part, into shares of our common stock at a
price $0.80 (subsequently adjusted to $0.50), or 2,178,309 (subsequently
adjusted to 3,485,294) shares in the aggregate. The conversion price may be
adjusted downward under circumstances set forth in the Junior Debentures. If so
adjusted, the aggregate number of shares issuable, upon conversion in full, will
increase.
The
Junior Debentures include customary default provisions and an event of default
includes, among other things, a change of control, the sale of all or
substantially all of our assets, the failure to file and have a registration
statement declared effective on or before the deadlines set forth in the
Registration Rights Agreement, or the lapse of the effectiveness of registration
statements for more than 20 consecutive trading days or 30 non-consecutive days
during any 12-month period (with certain exceptions) which results in such
indebtedness being accelerated. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, each
Debenture may become immediately due and payable, either automatically or by
declaration of the holder of such Debenture. The aggregate amount payable upon
an acceleration by reason of an event of default shall be equal to the greater
of 125% of the principal amount of the Junior Debentures to be prepaid or the
principal amount of the Junior Debentures to be prepaid, divided by the
conversion price on the date specified in the Debenture, multiplied by the
closing price on the date set forth in the Debenture. Since a registration
statement was not filed timely, the debentures are in technical default and have
therefore been recorded as a current liability.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 9 – CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURES – NOVEMBER 2007, CONTINUED
The
purchasers also received D Warrants to purchase 2,178,309 (subsequently adjusted
to 3,833,824) additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.88 per share
(subsequently adjusted to $0.50) exercisable for five (5) years. The investors
also received E Warrants to purchase 2,178,309 (subsequently adjusted to
3,485,294) additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.80 per share
(subsequently adjusted to $0.50) exercisable for one year after the registration
statement is declared effective. The investors will also receive a F Warrant
with the exercise of the E Warrant that will allow the investors to purchase
2,178,309 (subsequently adjusted to 3,833,824) additional shares of common stock
at a price of $0.88 per share (subsequently adjusted to $0.50) exercisable for a
period of five (5) years. The Purchases also received a G Warrants that will
allow the purchase of up 2,178,309 (subsequently adjusted to 4,356,618) of
additional shares of common stock at a price of $1.00 per share (subsequently
adjusted to $0.50). All warrants vest immediately upon issuance. Upon the
occurrence of an event of default, the holder of the warrant can demand payment
for their warrants at fair value.
The
debenture agreements also have certain milestones that the Company has agreed to
that if not met, results in the repricing of the conversion rate and warrant
exercise price. One such milestone was a revenue target to be achieved by March
31, 2008. This milestone was not met. However, the conversion rates and exercise
prices had been previously adjusted due to a subsequent rights offering in
conjunction with a financing transaction to a price below the market value of
the common stock at March 31, 2008.
The
Junior Debentures and the warrants contain anti-dilution
provisions.
In
connection with this transaction, each purchaser has contractually agreed to
restrict its ability to convert the Junior Debentures, exercise the warrants and
additional investment rights and receive shares of our common stock such that
the number of shares of our common stock held by them and their affiliates after
such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the number of shares of our
common stock outstanding immediately after giving effect to such conversion or
exercise.
The fair
values of the debentures and related derivative instruments were valued as of
November 29, 2007, the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes model,
resulting in an initial fair value of approximately $3,234,400. The effects of
interactions between embedded derivatives are calculated and accounted for in
arriving at the overall fair value of the financial instruments. The excess of
the fair value over the transaction price of the Debentures was recorded through
the results of operations as a debit of approximately $1,884,400 to Charges
Related to Issuance of November 2007 Convertible Debentures and
Warrants.
The
November 2007 Convertible Debentures and related derivatives outstanding at
December 31, 2007 were again valued at fair value using a combination of
Binomial and Black Scholes models, resulting in a increase in the fair value of
the liability of approximately $409,400, which was recorded through the results
of operations as a credit to adjustments to fair value of
derivatives.
In
connection with this financing, we paid cash fees to a broker-dealer of $94,500
and issued a warrant to purchase 135,000 shares of Common Stock at an exercise
price of $0.88 per share. The initial fair value of the warrant was estimated at
approximately $73,100 using the Black Scholes pricing model. The assumptions
used in the Black Scholes model are as follows: (1) dividend yield of 0%,
(2) expected volatility of 145.14%, (3) risk-free interest rate of
5.09%, and (4) expected life of 1 year. Cash fees paid, and the
initial fair value of the warrant, have been capitalized as debt issuance costs
and are being amortized over 24 months using the effective interest rate
method.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 9 – CONVERTIBLE
DEBENTURES – NOVEMBER 2007, CONTINUED
The
following table summarizes the November 2007 Convertible Debentures and
discounts outstanding at December 31, 2007:
November
2007 Debentures at fair value
|
|
$
|
1,742,647
|
|
Warrant
derivative discount
|
|
|
(1,273,406
|
)
|
Original
issue discount
|
|
|
(370,369
|
)
|
Net
convertible debentures
|
|
$
|
98,872
|
|
NOTE 10 – DERIVATIVE
LIABILITIES
As
described more fully in Notes 8 - Convertible Debentures - September 2007 and
Note 9 – Convertible Debentures – November 2007, the provisions of our
convertible debenture financing completed in September 2007 and November 2007,
respectively, permit the Company to make its monthly redemption in shares of the
Company’s common stock rather than cash upon satisfaction of certain conditions.
Under the terms of the debenture agreements, the price per share is variable
dependent upon the actual closing price of the Company’s common stock.
Accordingly, the total number of shares to retire outstanding principal is
variable and the Company can not be assured that there are adequate authorized
shares to settle all contractual obligations under the debenture agreement, and
other option and warrant agreements outstanding.
In
accordance with the provisions of SFAS 133, Accounting for Derivative
Instruments” and EITF 00-19, “Accounting for Derivative Financial Instruments
Indexed to and Potentially Settled in a Company’s Own Stock” the Company has
reviewed all instruments previously recorded as permanent equity under this
literature. Additionally, the November 2007 debenture offering contains
derivative instruments that were recorded as liabilities.
The
following table summarizes the components of the Adjustment to Fair Value of
Derivatives which were recorded as charges to results of operations in the year
ended December 31, 2007. The table summarizes by category of derivative
liability the impact from market changes during the year. For these
calculations, the conversion price of the debentures and the exercise price of
the warrants were adjusted to $0.50 per share along with the aggregate number of
shares issuable due to a subsequent financing transaction.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 10 – DERIVATIVE
LIABILITIES, CONTINUED
|
|
Debentures Valued at Closing
|
|
|
|
Gain (loss) on
|
|
|
|
September 13, 2007
|
|
November 26, 2007
|
|
Value at 12/31/07
|
|
Derivative
|
|
Sept.
07 Debentures
|
|
$
|
2,002,920
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
$
|
1,713,957
|
|
$
|
288,963
|
|
A
Warrants
|
|
|
3,041,639
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
2,614,410
|
|
|
427,229
|
|
B
Warrants
|
|
|
1,646,969
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,188,368
|
|
|
458,601
|
|
C
Warrants
|
|
|
1,929,845
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
1,755,245
|
|
|
174,600
|
|
Nov.
07 Debentures
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
599,817
|
|
|
575,940
|
|
|
23,877
|
|
D
Warrants
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
848,702
|
|
|
946,275
|
|
|
(97,573
|
)
|
E
Warrants
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
457,316
|
|
|
430,125
|
|
|
27,191
|
|
F
Warrants
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
567,446
|
|
|
616,120
|
|
|
(48,674
|
)
|
G
Warrants
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
761,112
|
|
|
1,075,312
|
|
|
(314,192
|
)
|
|
|
$
|
8,621,373
|
|
$
|
3,234,402
|
|
$
|
10,915,752
|
|
$
|
940,019
|
|
NOTE 11 – STOCKHOLDERS’
DEFICIENCY
During
2007, the Company issued a total of 150,000 shares to members of its advisory
board. As of December 31, 2007, these shares have been granted but not yet
issued. The securities were exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 506 of
Regulation D and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
During
2007, a total of 387,683 shares vested pursuant to an employment agreement with
our former Chief Exploration Officer. The employment agreement was terminated on
December 14, 2007. The remaining 330,025 unvested shares were cancelled.
From
January 2007 to June 2007, we sold 2,070,000 restricted shares of our common
stock for total net proceeds of $773,000 to accredited investors. The securities
were exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D and
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
In
January 2007, we sold 976,038 restricted shares of our common stock for total
net proceeds of $283,886. The securities were exempt from registration pursuant
to Regulation S and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 11 – STOCKHOLDERS’
DEFICIENCY, CONTINUED
2006
Financings
On
October 6, 2006, the Company entered into a two-year employment agreement
with Mr. Kevin Tattersall to be its chief exploration officer. As part of
his compensation and pursuant to the agreement, we issued Mr. Tattersall
812,500 shares of common stock in the company. As of December 31, 2006, a total
of 94,792 shares vested under the employment agreement. The stock issued to
Mr. Tattersall is restricted as defined by the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The shares will vest monthly over the term of the employment agreement
and vesting is contingent upon continued employment with the Company. Any
remaining unvested shares of common stock at the time of termination or
resignation from the Company will be forfeited by the executive.
On or
about December 11, 2006, we sold 5,000 restricted shares of our common stock for
total net proceeds of $1,325. The securities were exempt from registration
pursuant to Regulation S and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
Beginning
in October and ending in December 2006, we sold 3,442,540 restricted shares of
our common stock for total net proceeds of $608,822 to accredited investors. The
securities were exempt from registration pursuant to Rule 506 of Regulation D
and Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On
September 12, 2006, we sold 2,500,000 restricted shares of our common stock
for total net proceeds of $150,000 to a single accredited investor.
Subsequently, on September 15, 2006, the board of directors approved hiring
this investor to serve as our Chief Executive Officer.
On or
about August 14, 2006, we entered into an agreement (the “Agreement”) with
Mr. Isaac Rotnemer, an accredited investor. Mr. Rotnemer would be able
to purchase up to 25,000,000 restricted shares of our common stock in a private
offering pursuant to and based upon the terms and conditions set in the
Agreement. The Company has sold 614,680 shares of common stock under this
agreement for net proceeds of $53,477. On November 6, 2006, the Company
cancelled the agreement and the remaining 24,385,320 shares held in escrow were
cancelled.
On or
about May 12, 2006, we entered into an agreement with Rhino Island Capital,
Ltd., a BVI International Business Company. Rhino will be able to purchase up to
87,500,000 restricted shares of our common stock in a private offering pursuant
at a fixed percentage of the closing bid price based on the terms and conditions
set in the agreement. We issued 87,500,000 shares of our common stock in advance
and in anticipation of the purchase of such shares by Rhino which have been
placed in escrow with our transfer agent until conditions are met for release.
Under the agreement we sold 694,445 shares of common stock for net proceeds of
$43,500. In December 2006, the Company cancelled the agreement and the remaining
86,805,555 shares were cancelled.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 12 – STOCK OPTION
PLAN
The 2006
Non-Statutory Stock Option Plan was adopted by the Board of Directors on
September 13, 2006. Under this plan, a maximum of 37,500,000 shares of our
common stock, par value $0.0001, were authorized for issue. The vesting and
terms of all of the options are determined by the Board of Directors and may
vary by optionee; however, the term may be no longer than 10 years from the date
of grant.
In
September 2006, the Company awarded 12,500,000 stock options to certain
employees, officers, and directors for services rendered. Under FASB Statement
No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment,” these options were valued at fair value at the
date of grant. The fair value of the options issued was estimated at the date of
grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following
weighted-average assumptions: risk-free interest rate of 4.65%; no dividend
yields; volatility factors of the expected market price of our common stock of
0.71; an estimated forfeiture rate of 15%; and an expected life of the options
of 3 years. This generates a price of $0.39 per option based on a strike
price of $0.78 at the date of grant, which was September 15, 2006. As a
result, approximately $1,380,800 of compensation expense and additional paid-in
capital was recorded during the year ended December 31, 2007 relating to the
vesting of 4,166,664 options awarded. As of December 31, 2007, a total of
7,118,058 non-vested shares remained outstanding with a weighted average price
of $0.78 and a grant date value of $0.39 per share. At December 31, 2007, a
total of 5,381,942 vested shares remained outstanding with a weighted average
price of $0.78 and a weighted average years remaining of 4.375 years. At
December 31, 2007, the aggregate intrinsic value of the stock options issued and
vested was $0 and $0, respectively, as the market value of the underlying stock
was below the average exercise price of all options.
Options
|
|
Number of
Shares
|
|
Option Price
Per Share
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
12,500,000
|
|
$
|
0.78
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
December 31, 2006
|
|
|
12,500,000
|
|
$
|
0.78
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
12,500,000
|
|
$
|
0.78
|
|
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 13 – COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINENGENCIES
On
September 14, 2006, the Company entered into a three-year employment agreement
with Mr. Dyron Watford to be its chief financial officer and chairman. The
employment agreement provides for a base salary of $6,000 per month subject to
certain increases throughout the term of the contract. Pursuant to the
agreement, Mr. Watford received 6,250,000 options to purchase common stock in
the company at a price of $0.78 per share. The options will vest monthly over
the term of the employment agreement and will expire five years after the
vesting date. The Board of Directors amended Mr. Watford’s annual base salary to
$180,000 in March 2007.
On
September 15, 2006, the Company entered into a three-year employment agreement
with Mr. Billy Raley to be its chief executive officer. The employment agreement
provides for a base salary of $8,000 per month subject to certain increases
throughout the term of the contract. Pursuant to the agreement, Mr. Raley
received 6,250,000 options to purchase common stock in the company at a price of
$0.78 per share. The options will vest monthly over the term of the employment
agreement and will expire five years after the vesting date. The Board of
Directors amended Mr. Raley’s annual base salary to $225,000 in March
2007.
On
October 6, 2006, the Company entered into a two-year employment agreement with
Mr. Kevin Tattersall to be its chief exploration officer. The employment
agreement provides for a base salary of $5,000 per month. Pursuant to the
agreement, Mr. Tattersall received 812,500 shares of common stock in the
company. The stock issued to Mr. Tattersall is restricted as defined by the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The shares will vest monthly over the term
of the employment agreement and vesting is contingent upon continued employment
with the Company. Any remaining unvested shares of common stock at the time of
termination or resignation from the Company will be forfeited by the executive.
Our employment agreement with Mr. Kevin Tattersall, our former Chief Exploration
Officer, was terminated on December 14, 2007 and unvested shares were returned
to the Company.
In the
ordinary course of business, the Company is subject to litigation. In the
opinion of management, such litigation will not have a material adverse effect
on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.
NOTE 14 – MATERIAL
ADJUSTMENTS
During
the course of the audit, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer discussed the
accounting for the September debenture financing with Cross, Fernandez &
Riley, LLP. As a result the Company determined that the accounting for the
September debenture was incorrect and that the effect of such
misstatements was material. As a result, the Company decided it will restate its
previously filed quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended September
30, 2007. The restatements are required to properly reflect the Company’s
financial results for certain non-cash and non-operational related charges or
credits to earnings associated with both embedded and freestanding derivative
liabilities.
Historically,
the Company recorded the fair value of the warrants and intrinsic value of the
beneficial conversion features of these convertible debentures as a credit to
equity with a corresponding discount to the notes payable. The Company reviewed
its compliance with the SEC’s interpretation of EITF 00-19 as it relates to
these convertible securities, detachable warrants and registration rights. The
Company has determined that it should have recorded a derivative liability equal
to the fair value of both the detachable warrants and the embedded convertible
feature for certain debentures and then marked to market these derivative
liabilities at the end of each quarter and fiscal period. The effect of the
quarterly financial statements will be to increase the net loss by approximately
$2,808,000 and increase total liabilities by $6,060,800 at September 30,
2007.
UNIVERSAL ENERGY
CORP.
AND SUBSIDIARY
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
NOTE 15 - INCOME
TAXES
No
provision for foreign, federal or state income taxes has been recorded, as the
Company incurred net operating losses for all periods presented for all
jurisdictions in which it operates. The Company has U.S. federal net operating
loss carryforwards of approximately $9,014,000 at December 31, 2007 to reduce
future federal income taxes, if any. These carryforwards expire through 2027 and
are subject to review and possible adjustment by the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS).
The
approximate tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant
portions of the Company's deferred tax assets primarily relate to net operating
loss carryforwards, stock based compensation and derivatives. This amounts to
approximately $10,900,000 as of December 31, 2007. It is the Company's objective
to become a profitable enterprise and to realize the benefits of its deferred
tax assets. However, in evaluating the reliability of these deferred tax assets,
management has considered the Company's short operating history, the volatility
of the market in which it competes and the operating losses incurred to date,
and believes that, given the significance of this evidence, a full valuation
reserve against its deferred tax assets is required as of December 31,
2007.
NOTE 16 – SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
In April
2008, the Company notified its debenture holders of a subsequent financing
transaction. This convertible promissory note offering resulted in the lowering
of the conversion prices of the debentures and associated warrants to $0.50.
This three year note bears interest at a rate of 12 percent per annum. As
of March 13, 2008, the Company has received proceeds from this offering of
$600,000.
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