UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
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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,
2008
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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)
Delaware
(State
or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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80-0025175
(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)
Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
None
Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common Stock, $0.0001 par
value
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
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Yes
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No
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act.
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to
be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
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No
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes
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No
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Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and
will not 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-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definitions of “large
accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting
company
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes
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No
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The
aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by
non-affiliates of the issuer as of May 5, 2009, was approximately
$1,936,400. 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 outstanding of the registrant’s common stock as of July 5, 2009
is 6,458,840,784.
Documents
Incorporated by Reference: None
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.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
FORM
10-K
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
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PART
I
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Item
1.
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Description
of Business
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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Item
2.
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Description
of Property
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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Item
4.
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Submissions
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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10
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PART
II
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10
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Item
5.
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Market
for Registrant’s Common Stock and Related Stockholder
Matters
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10
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Item
6.
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Selected
Financial Data
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12
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Item
7.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
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13
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Item
7A.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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18
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Item
8.
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Financial
Statements
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Item
9.
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Changes
In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosures
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Item
9A.
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Controls
and Procedures
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Item
9B.
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Other
Information
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PART
III
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Item
10.
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Directors
and Executive Officers of the Registrant
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21
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation
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Item
12.
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions
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Item
14.
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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PART
IV
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29
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Item
15.
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Exhibits,
Lists and Reports on Form 8-K
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29
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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 and its subsidiaries were incorporated in the State of Delaware on
January 4, 2002, January 24, 2002 and February 26, 2007,
respectively. In May 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
. 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
. 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
. 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 5.0% to 15.00% (net revenue interests ranging
from 2.93% to 7.9%) 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 recently completed an engineering evaluation of our interests
to establish proved reserves. “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
fiscal years 2007 and 2008, we participated in drilling the following wells with
the interests and results indicated:
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Approximate
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Amberjack
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7.500
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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, Shut-in and worked over during fall 2008,
returned to production in November 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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In
production as of July 2008
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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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In
production as of July 2008
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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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Lone
Oak #1
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5.000
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2.93
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12,600’
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Plugged
and abandoned in July
2008
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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, 2008.
ITEM
1A. RISK
FACTORS
Risks Specific to Our
Company
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, 2008. 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.
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 could require us to
cease operations.
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.
Sales by
the Holders likely will result in substantial dilution to the holdings and
interest of current and new stockholders. 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.
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.
ALTHOUGH
OUR ESTIMATED NATURAL GAS AND OIL RESERVE DATA HAS BEEN PREPARED BY AN
INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY, THE ESTIMATES MAY PROVE TO BE INACCURATE.
There are
numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of oil and natural gas
reserves and the future cash flows attributed to such reserves. In general,
estimates of economically recoverable oil and natural gas reserves and the
future net cash flows are based upon a number of variable factors and
assumptions, such as historical production from the properties, production
rates, ultimate reserve recovery, timing and amount of capital expenditure,
marketability of oil and gas, royalty rates, the assumed effects of regulation
by governmental agencies and future operating costs, all of which may vary
materially from actual results. For those reasons, estimates of the economically
recoverable oil and natural gas reserves attributable to any particular group of
properties, classification of such reserves based on risk of recovery and
estimates of future net revenues associated with reserves prepared by different
engineers, or by the same engineers at different times may vary. Our actual
production, revenues, taxes and development and operating expenditures with
respect to our reserves will vary from estimates thereof and such variations
could be material.
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.
Risks Specific to Our
Industry
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,
2008, $4,790,780 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
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 conversions
of our 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 purchaser 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.
THE
SEPTEMBER 2007 FINANCING, THE NOVEMBER 2007 FINANCING, THE MAY 2008 FINANCING
AND THE OCTOBER 2008 FINANCING IMPOSE 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, November
2007 Financing, May 2008 Financing and October 2008 Financing contain 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 there
from;
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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.
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.
ITEM
2. DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY
Our
principal executive offices are located at 30 Skyline Drive, Lake Mary, Florida
32746. We rent two offices on a month-to-month lease at a rate of approximately
$1,200 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, 2008:
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Amberjack
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840
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7.50
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%*
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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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%*
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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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%*
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Louisiana,
USA
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W.
Rosedale
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204
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15.0
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%
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Louisiana,
USA
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Lone
Oak
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3,526
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5.00
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%*
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Texas,
USA
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* Working
interest before casing point
Our
Properties
Figure 1
– US properties.
Exploratory Wells
Drilled
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Interest
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Approximate
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Amberjack
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7.500
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%
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4.05
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%
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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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%
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6.75
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%
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10,000’
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In
production as of January 2008, Shut-in and worked over during fall 2008,
returned to production in November 2008
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Caviar #1
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10.00
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%
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5.40
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%
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10,600’
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In
production as of July 2008
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W.
Rosedale
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15.00
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%
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7.92
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%
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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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%
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5.40
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%
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10,800’
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In
production as of July 2008
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East
OMG
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17.50
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%
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9.45
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%
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16,500’
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Plugged
and abandoned in Dec. 2007
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Lone
Oak #1
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5.000
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%
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2.93
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%
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12,600’
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Plugged
and abandoned in July
2008
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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.
Information with regard to
oil and gas producing activities follows:
Net
Reserves of Crude Oil and Natural Gas Liquids and Natural Gas at Fiscal Year-End
2008
The
following table summarizes our December 31, 2008 reserves estimates and future
discounted cash flow at 10%, plus our 12 month production for the year ended
December 31, 2008 for these wells.
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Discounted
Cash Flow –
10%
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Estimated
Proved Developed Producing Reserves:
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3,000
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328,920
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$
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1,221,964
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Estimated
Proved Non-Producing Reserves:
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0.0
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226,900
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692,858
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Total
proved
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3,000
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555,820
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$
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1,914,821
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Fiscal
2008 Working Interest Production
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682
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64,019
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We refer
you to Note 4 – Oil and Gas Properties in the consolidated financial statements
for a more detailed discussion of our proved natural gas and oil reserves as
well as our standardized measure of discounted future cash flows related to our
proved natural gas and oil reserves. We also refer you to the risk factor
“Although our estimated natural gas and oil reserve data is independently
audited, our estimates may still prove to be inaccurate” in Item 1A of Part I of
this Form 10-K and to “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations — Cautionary Statement about Forward-Looking
Statements” in Item 7 of Part II of this Form 10-K for a discussion of the risks
inherent in utilization of standardized measures and estimated reserve
data.
In 2008,
the SEC adopted major revisions to its required oil and gas reporting
disclosures which become effective as of January 1, 2010. Among other
things, the amendments provide for the use of the 12-month average price,
calculated as the unweighted arithmetic average of the first-day-of-the-month
price for each month within the 12-month period prior to the end of the
reporting period for purposes of both the disclosure and full-cost accounting
rules. The use of new technologies to determine proved reserves is permitted
under the new rules, and allows companies to disclose probable and possible
reserves to investors unlike current rules which limit disclosure to only proved
reserves. The new disclosure requirements also require companies to report the
independence and qualifications of the auditor of the reserve estimates and file
reports when a third party is relied upon to prepare reserve estimates. The
requirements will be effective for annual reports on Form 10-K for fiscal years
ending on or after December 31, 2009.
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,
2008.
PART
II
ITEM
5.
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MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER
MATTERS
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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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Fourth
Quarter
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$
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0.0023
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$
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0.0001
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Third
Quarter
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$
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0.039
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$
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0.0012
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Second
Quarter
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$
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0.54
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$
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0.01
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First
Quarter
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$
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0.92
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$
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0.40
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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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$
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0.52
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Second
Quarter
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$
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0.70
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$
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0.60
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First
Quarter
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$
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0.60
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$
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0.60
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(*) Prices
adjusted to reflect 2.5:1 stock split effective March 14, 2007
Holders
As of May
5, 2009, we had approximately 464 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
October 2008 Financing
. On or about November 19, 2008 we
consummated a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “October 2008 SPA”) in which we
received the following proceeds reflecting a 20% original issue discount to the
purchasers. Pursuant to the October 2008 SPA, we issued:
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An
aggregate of $652,206 of Junior Debentures (the “October 2008 Debentures”)
convertible into shares of our common stock at the lesser of $0.25 per
share or 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;
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An
aggregate of $156,250 of October 2008 Debentures convertible into shares
of our common stock at the lesser of $0.25 per share or 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 (from conversion features
which were in effect during the time certain promissory notes were
outstanding, allows the note holder to convert outstanding principal and
interest into future financings -see “Note 5 – Promissory Notes” in the
Consolidated Financial Statements).
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J
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,108,824 shares of our common
stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, for a period of 5 years
from the closing date of the October 2008
Financing;
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The
outstanding principal balances of the October 2008 Debentures are due and
payable on September 30, 2010. The October 2008 Debentures bear interest at a
rate of 8 percent per annum.
Until the
maturity date of the debentures, the purchasers have the right to convert their
Debentures, in whole or in part, into shares of our common stock at a price
equal to the lesser of $0.25 or 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. The conversion price may be adjusted downward under
circumstances set forth in the October 2008 Debentures. If so adjusted, the
aggregate number of shares issuable, upon conversion in full, will
increase.
The
October 2008 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 October 2008
Debentures to be prepaid or the principal amount of the October 2008 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.
The
purchasers also received J Warrants to purchase 3,108,824 additional shares of
common stock at a price of $0.25 per share exercisable for five (5) years. 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
October 2008 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 October 2008 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 19, 2008, the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes model,
resulting in an initial fair value of approximately $1,094,900. The excess of
the fair value over the transaction price of the Debentures was recorded through
the results of operations in 2008 as a debit of approximately $464,900 to
Charges Related to Issuance of October 2008 Convertible Debentures and
Warrants.
The
October 2008 Convertible Debentures and related derivatives outstanding at
December 31, 2008 were again valued at fair value using the Black Scholes model,
resulting in a decrease in the fair value of the liability of approximately
$1,094,900, which was recorded through the results of operations as a credit to
adjustments to fair value of derivatives.
The
following table summarizes the October 2008 Convertible Debentures and discounts
outstanding at December 31, 2008:
October
2008 Debentures a
t fair
value
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$
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808,456
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Conversions
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(27,280
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Warrant
derivative discount
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(581,074
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Original
issue discount
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(164,597
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Net
convertible debentures
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$
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35,505
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Equity
Compensation Plan
The
following table summarizes our equity compensation plans as of December 31,
2008:
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Number of securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding options,
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Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding options,
warrants and rights
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Number of securities
remaining available for
future issuance under
equity compensation
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Equity
compensation plans approved by shareholders
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-
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-
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-
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Equity
compensation plans not approved by shareholders
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12,500,000
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$
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0.78
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25,000,000
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Total:
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12,500,000
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$
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0.78
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25,000,000
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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. SELECTED
FINANCIAL DATA
Not
applicable.
ITEM
7. 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.
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. 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 Louisiana and Texas. As of December 31, 2008, we
have acquired interests in oil and gas properties and have participated in the
drilling of 7 wells. We currently have working interests in ranging from 5.0% to
15.0%, see “Description of Property.”
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 2009. 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.
From
inception to December 31, 2008, we have accumulated losses of approximately
$14,798,700 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 obtain 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 anti-dilution 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 #2
|
|
|
800,000
|
|
General
and administrative
|
|
|
750,000
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
2,050,000
|
|
As of
December 31, 2008, we have participated in drilling the following wells with the
interests and results indicated as follows:
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
Approximate
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amberjack
|
|
|
7.500
|
%
|
|
|
4.05
|
%
|
|
|
10,000’
|
|
In
production as of December 2007
|
Lake
Campo
|
|
|
12.50
|
%
|
|
|
6.75
|
%
|
|
|
10,000’
|
|
In
production as of January 2008, Shut-in and worked over during fall 2008,
returned to production in November 2008
|
Caviar #1
|
|
|
10.00
|
%
|
|
|
5.40
|
%
|
|
|
10,600’
|
|
In
production as of July 2008
|
W.
Rosedale
|
|
|
15.00
|
%
|
|
|
7.92
|
%
|
|
|
10,300’
|
|
Plugged
and abandoned in Nov. 2007
|
Caviar
#4
|
|
|
10.00
|
%
|
|
|
5.40
|
%
|
|
|
10,800’
|
|
In
production as of July 2008
|
East
OMG
|
|
|
17.50
|
%
|
|
|
9.45
|
%
|
|
|
16,500’
|
|
Plugged
and abandoned in Dec. 2007
|
Lone
Oak #1
|
|
|
5.000
|
%
|
|
|
2.93
|
%
|
|
|
12,600’
|
|
Plugged
and abandoned in July
2008
|
Results of
Operations
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL INFORMATION
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenues,
net
|
|
$
|
678,016
|
|
|
$
|
1,100
|
|
Impairment
of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
1,504,112
|
|
|
|
2,702,147
|
|
Investor
awareness/public relations expense
|
|
|
129,645
|
|
|
|
1,672,531
|
|
General
and administrative expense
|
|
|
2,443,673
|
|
|
|
2,735,594
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and depletion
|
|
|
665,557
|
|
|
|
73,335
|
|
Other
income (expense)
|
|
|
4,796,343
|
|
|
|
(6,828,609
|
)
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
|
619,729
|
|
|
|
(14,044,872
|
)
|
Comparison
of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007.
Revenues, net
. For
the year ended December 31, 2008, we realized $678,016 in revenue from sales of
natural gas and natural gas liquids compared to $1,100 in the prior year.
Revenue increased due to successful drilling operations in the 4
th
quarter
of 2007 and the 1
st
quarter
of 2008. The successful completion of our Louisiana prospects
(Amberjack, Caviar #1, Caviar #4 and Lake Campo) has resulted in increased
production volumes during fiscal 2008. In August 2008, the Company’s four
producing wells in Louisiana (Caviar #1, Caviar #4, Amberjack and Lake Campo)
were shut-in as ordered by the State of Louisiana for storm
preparations. Production facilities at all four wells were damaged
during the hurricane. Caviar #1, Caviar #4 and Amberjack were
returned into production in late October 2008. When Lake Campo was
returned to production, excessive water production created disposal well
capacity problems and was shut-in after a few days. A workover on
Lake Campo was performed in November 2008 to perforate the Tex W-5 sand which
returned the well to production.
Impairment of oil and gas
properties
. During the twelve months ended December 31,
2008 and December 31, 2007, we expensed $1,504,112 and $2,702,147 of
impairment charges of our oil and gas properties,
respectively. During 2007, the charges related to the 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 in
Canada. During 2008, due to a decline in oil and gas prices, the
capitalized costs of our proved reserves exceeded their estimated realizable
value, resulting in an impairment charge.
Investor awareness/public relations
expense
. Investor/public relations expenses for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008 decreased $1,542,886 to $129,645 from $1,672,531
for the same period in 2007. The decrease was attributable to a cost
control measure.
Selling, General and
Administrative
. Selling, general and administrative expenses
for the twelve months ended December 31, 2008 decreased $291,921 (or 11%) to
$2,443,673 from $2,735,594 for the same period in 2007. The decrease
was primarily attributable to decreased stock-based compensation expense during
2008 as a result of a decline in our stock price.
Other income
(expenses)
. Other income (expense) for the twelve months ended
December 31, 2008 increased $11,624,952 to $4,796,343 from $(6,828,609) for the
same period in 2007. The increase was attributable to adjustments
associated with the valuation of the debentures and warrants that were issued
during 2007 and 2008. This valuation was affected by the decrease in
our stock price during 2008.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
following table sets forth a summary of our cash flows for the periods indicated
below:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
$
|
(520,809
|
)
|
|
$
|
(2,696,356
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(1,301,919
|
)
|
|
|
(4,848,074
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
1,670,265
|
|
|
|
7,328,567
|
|
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(152,463
|
)
|
|
|
(215,863
|
)
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of the period
|
|
|
82,524
|
|
|
|
234,987
|
|
As
reflected in the accompanying financial statements, we have losses from
operations, negative cash flows from operations, a substantial stockholders’
deficit and current liabilities that exceed current assets. We may thus not be
able to continue as a going concern and fund cash requirements for operations
through the next 12 months with current cash reserves. The Company was able to
raise additional cash in during 2008 through the sale of the May 2008 Debentures
and the October 2008 Debentures. Notwithstanding success in raising
capital, there continues to be substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to
continue as a going concern.
In view
of the matters described in the preceding paragraph, recoverability of a major
portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying consolidated
balance sheet is dependent upon our continued operations, which, in turn, is
dependent upon our ability to continue to raise capital and ultimately generate
positive cash flows from operations. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded asset
amounts or amounts and classifications of liabilities that might be necessary
should we be unable to continue in existence.
To a
substantially lesser degree, financing of our operations is provided through
grant funding, payments received under license agreements, and interest earned
on cash and cash equivalents.
With the
exception of 2008, when a decline in the price of our common stock resulted in a
substantial increase in non-cash other income, we have incurred substantial net
losses each year since inception as a result of drilling costs and general and
administrative expenses in support of our operations. We anticipate incurring
substantial net losses in the future.
Our cash
and cash equivalents are limited. In the short term, we will require substantial
additional funding prior to December 31, 2009 in order to maintain our current
level of operations. If we are unable to raise additional funding, we will
be forced to either substantially scale back our business operations or curtail
our business operations entirely.
On a
longer term basis, we anticipate generating our revenues from the sale of oil
and gas products from our proven oil and gas wells in Louisiana. Our
future cash requirements will depend on many factors, including the pace
and scope of our drilling programs, the costs involved in replacing depleted
reserves, and other costs associated with growing our oil and gas operations. We
intend to seek additional funding primarily through public or private financing
transactions. If we are unable to raise additional funds, we will be
forced to either scale back our business efforts or curtail our business
activities entirely. We anticipate that our available cash and expected
income will be sufficient to finance most of our current activities for at least
four months from the date we file these financial statements, although certain
of these activities and related personnel may need to be reduced. We
cannot assure you that public or private financing will be available on
acceptable terms, if at all. Several factors will affect our ability to
raise additional funding, including, but not limited to, the volatility of our
common stock.
Contractual
Obligations
The
following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations as of
December 31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Debt
obligations
(1,2)
|
|
$
|
5,908,516
|
|
|
$
|
3,356,611
|
|
|
$
|
2,551,905
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
(1)
|
Amounts represent total
anticipated payments, including anticipated interest payments that are not
recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. Any future settlement of
convertible debt would reduce anticipated interest and/or principal
payments. Amounts exclude fair value adjustments such as discounts or
premiums that affect the amount recorded on the consolidated balance
sheets.
|
|
(2)
|
The expected timing of
payments of the obligations above are estimates based on current
information. Timing of payments and actual amounts paid may be different,
depending on certain circumstances, or changes to agreed-upon amounts for
some obligations.
|
Variables
and Trends
We have a
limited 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 and Estimates
We are
engaged in the exploration, exploitation, development, acquisition, and
production of natural gas and crude oil. Our discussion of financial
condition and results of operations is based upon the information reported in
our consolidated financial statements. The preparation of these
consolidated financial statements requires us to make assumptions and estimates
that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses
as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of
our financial statements. We base our decisions affecting the
estimates we use on historical experience and various other sources that are
believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may
differ from the estimates we calculate due to changes in business conditions or
unexpected circumstances. Policies we believe are critical to
understanding our business operations and results of operations are detailed
below. For additional information on our significant accounting
policies refer to Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Note 4 -
Oil and Gas Properties Note 10 - Derivative Liabilities, and Note 14 - Income
Taxes of this report.
Oil and gas reserve
quantities.
Estimated reserve quantities and the related
estimates of future net cash flows are critical estimates for an exploration and
production company because they affect the perceived value of our Company, are
used in comparative financial analysis ratios and are used as the basis for the
most significant accounting estimates in our financial
statements. The significant accounting estimates include the periodic
calculations of depletion, depreciation and impairment of our proved oil and gas
properties. Future cash inflows and future production and development
costs are determined by applying benchmark prices and costs, including
transportation, quality, and basis differentials, in effect at the end of each
period to the estimated quantities of oil and gas remaining to be produced as of
the end of that period. Expected cash flows are reduced to present
value using a discount rate that depends upon the purpose for which the reserve
estimates will be used. For example, the standardized measure
calculations required by SFAS No. 69, Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing
Activities, requires a ten percent discount rate to be
applied. Although reserve estimates are inherently imprecise, and
estimates of new discoveries and undeveloped locations are more imprecise than
those of established producing oil and gas properties, we make a considerable
effort in estimating our reserves, including using independent reserve
engineering consultants. We expect that periodic reserve estimates
will change in the future as additional information becomes available or as oil
and gas prices and operating and capital costs change. We evaluate
and estimate our oil and gas reserves at December 31 of each
year. For purposes of depletion, depreciation, and impairment,
reserve quantities are adjusted at all interim periods for the estimated impact
of additions and dispositions. Changes in depletion, depreciation, or
impairment calculations caused by changes in reserve quantities or net cash
flows are recorded in the period that the reserve estimates change.
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. Each month we record revenue based
on the actual sales of crude oil and natural gas. The estimates we
make relate to the average price received throughout the month for those
sales. As the production is relatively steady throughout the month,
the estimates for the price received for those sales are relatively accurate as
the daily prices for the oil and natural gas sold are readily available.
Variances between our estimates and the actual amounts received are recorded in
the month payment is received.
Asset retirement
obligations.
We are required to recognize an estimated
liability for future costs associated with the abandonment of our oil and gas
properties. We base our estimate of the liability on our historical
experience in abandoning oil and gas wells projected into the future based on
our current understanding of federal and state regulatory
requirements. Our present value calculations require us to estimate
the economic lives of our properties, assume what future inflation rates apply
to external estimates, and determine what credit adjusted risk-free rate to
use. The impact to the consolidated statement of operations from
these estimates is reflected in our depreciation, depletion, and amortization
calculations and occurs over the remaining life of our oil and gas
properties.
Full Cost Method.
Generally
accepted accounting principles provide for two alternative methods for the oil
and gas industry to use in accounting for oil and gas producing
activities. These two methods are generally known in our industry as
the full cost method and the successful efforts method. Both methods
are widely used. The methods are different enough that in many
circumstances the same set of facts will provide materially different financial
statement results within a given year. We have chosen the full cost
method of accounting for our oil and gas producing activities, and a detailed
description is included in Note 4 – Oil and gas properties of Part IV, Item 15
of this report.
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 using the
Black-Scholes model. This 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. 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. Any
change in fair value will be recorded as non-operating, non-cash income or
expense at each reporting date.
Income taxes.
We
provide for deferred income taxes on the difference between the tax basis of an
asset or liability and its carrying amount in our financial statements in
accordance with SFAS No. 109. This difference will result in taxable
income or deductions in future years when the reported amount of the asset or
liability is recovered or settled, respectively. Considerable
judgment is required in determining when these events may occur and whether
recovery of an asset is more likely than not. Additionally, our
federal and state income tax returns are generally not filed before the
consolidated financial statements are prepared, therefore, we estimate the tax
basis of our assets and liabilities at the end of each period as well as the
effects of tax rate changes, tax credits, and net operating and capital loss
carryforwards and carrybacks. Adjustments related to differences
between the estimates we used and actual amounts we report are recorded in the
periods in which we file our income tax returns. These adjustments
and changes in our estimates of asset recovery and liability settlement could
have an impact on our results of operations.
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
Please
see Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in Part IV, Item 15 of
this report for accounting matters.
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.
Environmental
Universal
Energy Corp.’s compliance with applicable environmental regulations has not
resulted in any significant capital expenditures or materially adverse effects
to our liquidity or results of operations. We believe we are in
substantial compliance with environmental regulations and do not currently
foresee that material expenditures will be required in the
future. However, we are unable to predict the impact that future
compliance with regulations may have on future capital expenditures, liquidity,
and results of operations.
ITEM
7A.
|
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK
|
ITEM
8.
|
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
|
The
financial statements required to be filed hereunder are set forth on pages F-1
through F-29 and are incorporated herein by this reference.
ITEM
9.
|
CHANGES
IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL
DISCLOSURE
|
Universal
Energy Corp. (the "Company") was notified by Cross, Fernandez & Riley, LLP
in a letter dated November 5, 2008 that confirmed the client-auditor
relationship had ended and therefore would be resigning as the independent
registered auditor for the Company. The cessation of the relationship was
recommended and approved by the board of directors of the Company on November 5,
2008. The decision to engage Mark Bailey & Company, Ltd. was
approved by the board of directors on November 5, 2008. The audit report of
Cross, Fernandez & Riley, LLP on the consolidated financial statements of
Universal Energy Corp. and subsidiary as of and for the year ended December 31,
2007 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, and was 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.
On
November 5, 2007, 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 the above changes, there were no other changes in or disagreements with our
accountants on accounting and financial disclosure during the last two fiscal
years.
ITEM
9A.
|
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
We
maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and
15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures,
management recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how
well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving
the desired control objectives, and we necessarily are required to apply our
judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible disclosure
controls and procedures.
Our
management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial
officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2008 and concluded that
the disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, because certain
deficiencies involving internal controls constituted a material weakness as
discussed below. The material weakness identified did not result in the
restatement of any previously reported financial statements or any other related
financial disclosure, nor does management believe that it had any effect on the
accuracy of the Company’s financial statements for the current reporting
period.
Management's Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Our internal control system was designed 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. Because of inherent limitations,
a system of internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate due to
change in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or
procedures may deteriorate.
Our
management, including our principal executive officer and principal accounting
officer, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting using the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal
Control—Integrated Framework. Based on its evaluation, our management concluded
that there is a material weakness in our internal control over financial
reporting. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of control
deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a
reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company’s annual or
interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely
basis.
The
material weakness(s) identified are:
|
1.
|
The
Company has limited segregation of duties which is not consistent with
good internal control procedures.
|
|
2.
|
The
Company does not have a written internal control procedurals manual which
outlines the duties and reporting requirements of the Directors and any
staff to be hired in the future. This lack of a written
internal control procedurals manual does not meet the requirements of the
SEC or good internal control.
|
|
3.
|
There
are no effective controls instituted over financial disclosure and the
reporting processes.
|
Management
feels the weaknesses identified above, have not had any affect on the financial
results of the Company. The Company and its management will endeavor
to correct the above noted weaknesses in internal control once it has adequate
funds to do so. By appointing independent members to an Audit
Committee and using the services of an expert on the Committee will greatly
improve the overall performance of an Audit Committee. With the
addition of other Board Members and staff will allow for the segregation of
duties issue to no longer be a concern to management. By having a
written policy manual outlining the duties of each of the officers and staff of
the Company will facilitate better internal control procedures.
Management
will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal controls and procedures and its internal controls over financial
reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking further action and
implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds
allow.
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.
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 quarter and fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008 that have materially affected, or are reasonably
likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial
reporting.
ITEM
9A (T).
|
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
|
There
were no changes in the Company’s internal controls or in other factors that
could affect its disclosure controls and procedures subsequent to the Evaluation
Date, nor any deficiencies or material weaknesses in such disclosure controls
and procedures requiring corrective actions.
ITEM
9B.
|
OTHER
INFORMATION
|
None.
PART
III
ITEM
10. 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, 2009, and the
positions currently held by each are as follows:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Billy
R. Raley
|
|
52
|
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
|
|
Dyron
M. Watford
|
|
33
|
|
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 was previously the
Chairman of the Foundation Board of Seminole Community College. He is
a member of the Board of Directors and is past chair 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 had served in such capacity since October
2006
.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership
Reporting Compliance.
Section 16(a) of
the Exchange Act (“Section 16(a)”) requires our directors, executive officers
and beneficial owners of more than 10% of any class of our securities, to file
with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of
our common stock and other equity securities. Officers, directors and 10%
beneficial owners are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of
all Section 16(a) forms they file.
To our
knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to
us and written representations that no other reports were required during the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, all Section 16(a) filing
requirements applicable to its officers, directors and 10% beneficial owners
were complied with, except that two Form 4s were not timely filed for
Mr. Raley and Mr. Watford.
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 11.
|
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 $100,000 as of the end of the
last completed fiscal year. Such officers are referred to herein as our “Named
Executive Officers.”
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|
|
|
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|
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|
|
Nonqualified
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
|
Option
|
|
|
Non-Equity
|
|
|
Deferred
|
|
|
All
Other
|
|
|
|
|
Name
and
|
|
|
|
Salary($)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Awards
|
|
|
Awards
|
|
|
Incentive
Plan
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
Compensation
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Billy
Raley
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CEO
|
|
2008
|
|
|
225,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
690,413
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
915,413
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dyron
Watford
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CFO
|
|
2008
|
|
|
180,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
690,413
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
870,413
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
|
|
405,000
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,380,826
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
1,785,826
|
|
|
(1)
|
Salaries
are provided for that part of 2008 during which each Named Executive
Officer served as such.
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|
(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 2008 with respect to option grants
made in 2006, in accordance with SFAS
123R.
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|
(3)
|
We
used the Black-Scholes option pricing model to determine the fair value of
all 2006 option grants.
|
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.
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, 2008.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(#)
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
01/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
02/28/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
03/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
04/30/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
05/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
06/30/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
07/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
08/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
09/30/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
10/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
11/30/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
12/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,475,697
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
4,774,303
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,475,697
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Incentive
|
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Equity
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Plan
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Incentive
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Awards:
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Plan
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Market or
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Equity
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Awards:
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Payout
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Incentive
|
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Number of
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Value of
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Plan
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Unearned
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Unearned
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Awards;
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Market
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Shares,
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Shares,
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Number of
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Number of
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Number of
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Number of
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Value of
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Units or
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Units or
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Securities
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Securities
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Securities
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Share or
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Shares or
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Other
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Other
|
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|
Underlying
|
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|
Underlying
|
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|
Underlying
|
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Units of
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Units of
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Rights
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|
Rights
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Unexercised
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Unexercised
|
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|
Unexercised
|
|
|
Option
|
|
Option
|
|
Stock that
|
|
|
Stock That
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|
|
That Have
|
|
|
That Have
|
|
|
|
Options (#)
|
|
|
Options (#)
|
|
|
Unearned
|
|
|
Exercise
|
|
Expiration
|
|
Have Not
|
|
|
Have Not
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Not Vested
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|
Not Vested
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
(#)
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
01/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
02/28/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
03/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
04/30/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
05/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
06/30/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
07/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
08/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
09/30/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
10/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
11/30/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
173,611
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
12/31/2013
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,475,697
|
|
|
|
0.78
|
|
(1)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
|
4,774,303
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,475,697
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
(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.
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.
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
12.
|
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED
STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
|
The
following table sets forth beneficial ownership information as of April 1, 2009
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 6,458,840,784 shares of common
stock outstanding as of April 1, 2009. 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 Proxy Statement 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.
|
|
Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Billy
Raley
(2)
|
|
|
8,278,469
|
|
|
|
0.13
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dyron
M. Watford
(3)
|
|
|
7,378,469
|
|
|
|
0.11
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
officers and directors as a group (2 persons)
|
|
|
15,656,938
|
|
|
|
0.24
|
%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beneficial
Owners of More than 5% of the Company’s Common Stock
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
___________
|
(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
5,815,969 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock
options vested through 6/30/09
|
|
(3)
|
Includes
5,815,969 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of stock
options vested through 6/30/09.
|
ITEM
13.
|
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 14.
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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 Mark Bailey & Company, Ltd. 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
Mark Bailey & Company, Ltd. for the audit of the Company’s annual financial
statements for the year ended December 31, 2008 and fees billed for other
services rendered by Mark Bailey & Company, Ltd. during that period. The
following table also 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, 2007 and fees billed for other
services rendered by Cross, Fernandez, Riley, LLP during that
period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Audit
Fees
(1)
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
Audit-Related
Fees
(2)
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
Tax
Fees
(3)
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Subtotal
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All
other Fees
(4)
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
-0-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
|
$
|
60,000
|
|
(1)
Audit Fees
– Audit fees
billed to the Company by Mark Bailey & Company, Ltd. or Cross, Fernandez,
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-Q.
(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 Cross,
Fernandez, Riley, LLP or Mark Bailey & Company, Ltd.
(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 Mark Bailey
& Company, Ltd. is compatible with maintaining its
independence.
PART
IV
Exhibits
and Financial Statements.
(A)
Financial Statements and Schedules
See “Index to Financial
Statements”
(B) Exhibits
|
|
|
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).
|
|
|
|
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).
|
10.32
|
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10,
2007).
|
10.33
|
|
Form
of Convertible Debenture (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10, 2007).
|
10.34
|
|
Form
of “I” Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (previously filed on Form 8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10,
2007).
|
10.35
|
|
Form
of Consent and Amendment Agreement – September 2007 (previously filed on
Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10,
2007).
|
|
|
|
10.36
|
|
Form
of Consent and Amendment Agreement – November 2007 (previously filed on
Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10,
2007).
|
10.37
|
|
Form
of Amended Registration Rights Agreement – September 2007 (previously
filed on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 10, 2007).
|
10.38
|
|
Form
of Amended Registration Rights Agreement – November 2007 (previously filed
on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 10,
2007).
|
10.39
|
|
Form
of Securities Purchase Agreement (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20,
2008).
|
10.40
|
|
Form
of Convertible Debenture (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20,
2008).
|
10.41
|
|
Form
of “J” Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (previously filed on Form 8-K,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20,
2008).
|
10.42
|
|
Form
of Limited Standstill Agreement (previously filed on Form 8-K, filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20,
2008).
|
14
|
|
Code
of Ethics (previously filed on Form 10-KSB, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 29, 2004).
|
31.1
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a),
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended*
|
31.2
|
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and Rule 15d-14(a),
promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended*
|
32.1
|
|
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.*
|
32.2
|
|
Certification
of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.*
|
_______
* Filed
herewith.
(C) Not
applicable.
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: July
22, 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: July
22, 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, 2008 and 2007
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 Sheets at December 31, 2008 and 2007
|
|
F-3
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007
|
|
F-4
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Deficiency for the years ended December
31, 2008 and 2007
|
|
F-5
|
|
|
|
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2008 and
2007
|
|
F-6
|
|
|
|
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
|
|
F-7
|
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors and
Stockholders
Universal Energy Corp.
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Universal Energy Corp.
(the “Company”) as of December 31, 2008, and the related consolidated statements
of income, stockholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for the
year then ended. Universal Energy Corp.’s management is responsible
for these financial statements. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
these financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits 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
consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company
is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of
internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of
expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control
over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the consolidated financial position of Universal Energy
Corp. as of December 31, 2008, and the results of its consolidated
operations and cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that
the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 2 to the
financial statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations
and has a net capital deficiency that 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 financial statements do not
include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this
uncertainty.
/s/ Mark
Bailey & Company, Ltd.
Reno,
Nevada
July
21, 2009
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
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$
|
82,524
|
|
|
$
|
234,987
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
116,416
|
|
|
|
963
|
|
Debt
issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $602,132 and
$70,926
|
|
|
197,994
|
|
|
|
578,368
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
6,280
|
|
|
|
64,228
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
|
403,214
|
|
|
|
878,546
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
drilling and completion costs
|
|
|
24,392
|
|
|
|
414,377
|
|
Oil
and gas properties (Note 4)
|
|
|
1,914,821
|
|
|
|
2,248,771
|
|
Property
and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $6,131 and
$2,409
|
|
|
7,406
|
|
|
|
7,731
|
|
Security
deposit
|
|
|
1,545
|
|
|
|
1,545
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$
|
2,351,378
|
|
|
$
|
3,550,970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities and Stockholders’
Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
$
|
232,604
|
|
|
$
|
209,536
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
163,020
|
|
|
|
72,602
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
68,487
|
|
|
|
70,429
|
|
Promissory
notes
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
250,000
|
|
Promissory
notes to stockholders, net of discounts of $0 and $80,162
|
|
|
350,000
|
|
|
|
1,019,838
|
|
September
2007 Convertible Debentures, net of discounts of $628,813 and
$4,146,443
|
|
|
1,325,869
|
|
|
|
963,851
|
|
November
2007 Convertible Debentures, net of discounts of $288,409 and
$1,643,775
|
|
|
563,947
|
|
|
|
98,872
|
|
May
2008 Convertible Debentures, net of discounts of $920,528
|
|
|
282,038
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
October
2008 Convertible Debentures, net of discounts of $745,671
|
|
|
35,505
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
10,915,752
|
|
Promissory
notes to stockholders, net of discounts of $113,800
|
|
|
161,200
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
|
3,182,670
|
|
|
|
13,600,880
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Asset
retirement obligation
|
|
|
2,270
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
3,184,940
|
|
|
|
13,600,880
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
deficit:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
stock, $0.0001 par value, 6,500,000,000 shares authorized, 3,254,175,258
and 29,847,733 shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
325,419
|
|
|
|
2,985
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
|
13,639,741
|
|
|
|
5,365,556
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
|
(14,798,722
|
)
|
|
|
(15,418,451
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders’ deficit
|
|
|
(833,562
|
)
|
|
|
(10,049,910
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ deficit
|
|
$
|
2,351,378
|
|
|
$
|
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,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue,
net
|
|
$
|
678,016
|
|
|
$
|
1,100
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost
of revenue
|
|
|
111,643
|
|
|
|
137
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
profit
|
|
|
566,373
|
|
|
|
963
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and depletion
|
|
|
665,557
|
|
|
|
73,336
|
|
General
and administrative expenses
|
|
|
2,443,673
|
|
|
|
2,735,594
|
|
Impairment
loss on oil and gas properties
|
|
|
1,504,112
|
|
|
|
2,702,147
|
|
Investor
awareness and public relations
|
|
|
129,645
|
|
|
|
1,672,531
|
|
|
|
|
4,742,987
|
|
|
|
7,183,608
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from continuing operations
|
|
|
(4,176,614
|
)
|
|
|
(7,182,645
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
)
|
Charges
related to issuance of May. 2008 Convertible Debentures &
Warrants
|
|
|
(753,649
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Charges
related to issuance of Oct. 2008 Convertible Debentures &
Warrants
|
|
|
(464,941
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Charges
related to the repricing of the Sept 07 & Nov 07 Debentures &
Warrants
|
|
|
(9,404,508
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Excess
embedded derivative value
|
|
|
(4,418,255
|
)
|
|
|
(831,033
|
)
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
22,057,979
|
|
|
|
940,019
|
|
Loss
on conversion of debentures
|
|
|
(416,959
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accretion
of discounts on convertible debentures
|
|
|
(1,160,169
|
)
|
|
|
(231,690
|
)
|
Interest
expense, net
|
|
|
(643,155
|
)
|
|
|
(200,134
|
)
|
Total
other income (expense)
|
|
|
4,796,343
|
|
|
|
(6,828,609
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) before income taxes and discontinued
operations
|
|
|
619,729
|
|
|
|
(14,011,254
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provision
for income taxes (Note 14)
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss
from operations of discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(33,618
|
)
|
Loss
from discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(33,618
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
619,729
|
|
|
$
|
(14,044,872
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding – basic
|
|
|
544,647,860
|
|
|
|
28,860,301
|
|
– diluted
|
|
|
48,457,238,640
|
|
|
|
28,860,301
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) per share from continuing operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
–
basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
0.00
|
|
|
$
|
(0.49
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss) per share from discontinued operations
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
–
basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
0.00
|
|
|
$
|
(0.00
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Net income (loss) per share
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
–
basic and diluted
|
|
$
|
0.00
|
|
|
$
|
(0.49
|
)
|
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, 2008 and 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
paid-in
|
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 employment agreement stock grant
|
|
|
387,683
|
|
|
|
38
|
|
|
|
308,557
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
308,595
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
expense advisory board contract stock grant
|
|
|
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
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value of warrants issued to brokers
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
71,097
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
71,097
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
expense – stock option issuances
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,380,828
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,380,828
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Compensation
expense advisory board contract stock grants
|
|
|
150,000
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
28,320
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
28,336
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance
of common stock for debt conversions
|
|
|
3,224,177,525
|
|
|
|
322,418
|
|
|
|
6,793,940
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,116,358
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
loss
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
619,729
|
|
|
|
619,729
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balances,
December 31, 2008
|
|
|
3,254,175,258
|
|
|
$
|
325,419
|
|
|
$
|
13,639,741
|
|
|
$
|
(14,798,722
|
)
|
|
$
|
(833,562
|
)
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
For the years ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income (loss)
|
|
$
|
619,729
|
|
|
$
|
(14,044,872
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in continuing operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accretion
of discounts on convertible debentures
|
|
|
1,160,169
|
|
|
|
231,690
|
|
Change
in fair value of derivatives
|
|
|
(22,057,979
|
)
|
|
|
(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
|
|
Charges
related to issuance of May 2008 Convertible Debentures &
Warrants
|
|
|
753,649
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Charges
related to issuance of Oct. 2008 Convertible Debentures &
Warrants
|
|
|
464,941
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Charges
related to the repricing of the Sept 07 & Nov 07 Debentures &
Warrants
|
|
|
9,404,508
|
|
|
|
|
|
Excess
embedded derivative value
|
|
|
4,418,255
|
|
|
|
831,033
|
|
Loss
on debt conversions
|
|
|
416,959
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Amortization
of fair value of warrants issued with promissory notes
|
|
|
80,162
|
|
|
|
264,164
|
|
Stock
issued for interest
|
|
|
119,406
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Penalties
on debentures
|
|
|
76,537
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Stock
compensation expense – advisory board stock grants
|
|
|
28,336
|
|
|
|
166,162
|
|
Stock
compensation expense – stock grants
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
308,597
|
|
Stock
compensation expense – stock options
|
|
|
1,380,826
|
|
|
|
1,380,826
|
|
Charges
related to the impairment of oil and gas properties
|
|
|
1,504,112
|
|
|
|
2,702,147
|
|
Depreciation,
amortization and depletion
|
|
|
665,557
|
|
|
|
73,335
|
|
(Increase)
decrease in operating assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid
drilling and completion costs
|
|
|
389,985
|
|
|
|
(414,377
|
)
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(115,453
|
)
|
|
|
(963
|
)
|
Funds
held in escrow
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
25,206
|
|
Prepaid
expenses
|
|
|
57,948
|
|
|
|
(64,228
|
)
|
Other
current assets
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
12,946
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in operating liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable
|
|
|
23,068
|
|
|
|
179,637
|
|
Accrued
expenses
|
|
|
90,418
|
|
|
|
129,188
|
|
Accrued
interest
|
|
|
(1,942
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash used in operating activities of continuing operations
|
|
|
(520,809
|
)
|
|
|
(2,653,757
|
)
|
Net
cash used in discontinued operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(42,599
|
)
|
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
|
(520,809
|
)
|
|
|
(2,696,356
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investment
in oil and gas properties
|
|
|
(1,298,523
|
)
|
|
|
(4,843,989
|
)
|
Security
deposit
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
(1,545
|
)
|
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
|
|
(3,396
|
)
|
|
|
(10,140
|
)
|
Net
cash used in investing activities of continuing operations
|
|
|
(1,301,919
|
)
|
|
|
(4,855,674
|
)
|
Net
cash provided by investing activities of discontinued
operations
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
7,600
|
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
|
(1,301,919
|
)
|
|
|
(4,848,074
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from issuance of promissory notes
|
|
|
600,000
|
|
|
|
1,350,000
|
|
Net
proceeds from issuance of convertible debentures
|
|
|
1,275,000
|
|
|
|
4,921,680
|
|
Net
proceeds from issuances of common stock
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
1,056,887
|
|
Debt
issuance costs
|
|
|
(79,735
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Repayments
of promissory note
|
|
|
(125,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
1,670,265
|
|
|
|
7,328,567
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(152,463
|
)
|
|
|
(215,863
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents , beginning of period
|
|
$
|
234,987
|
|
|
$
|
450,850
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$
|
82,524
|
|
|
$
|
234,987
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid during the period for:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
$
|
423,372
|
|
|
$
|
138,747
|
|
Non cash financing
activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fair
value of warrants issued to private placement agents
|
|
$
|
73,100
|
|
|
$
|
220,974
|
|
Conversion
of promissory notes into debenture financings
|
|
$
|
325,000
|
|
|
$
|
0
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2008
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 6,500,000,000 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, 2008 and 2007, 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 the Company’s inability to expand its prior
operations, on May 21, 2006, the Board of Directors approved changing the
business direction to fully pursuing plans to acquire and develop oil and
natural gas properties. The Company sold the assets of its prior
operations in February 2007 for $7,600. The results of operations
from the Company’s prior operations are included in discontinued operations on
the consolidated statements of operations.
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 $14,798,700 as of December 31,
2008. In addition, the Company has consumed cash in its continuing
operating activities of approximately $520,800 and $2,653,800 for the years
ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, 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 the Company’s 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
the Company’s petroleum and natural gas prospects in Louisiana and Texas will
likely result in operating losses for the foreseeable future.
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.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
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.
Reclassifications.
Certain prior periods’ balances have been reclassified to conform to the current
year consolidated financial statement presentation. These reclassifications had
no impact on previously reported consolidated results of operations,
stockholders’ deficit, or cash flows.
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.
The Company has 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 collectability of the receivables in light
of historical experience, the nature and volume of the receivables, and other
subjective factors.
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.
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
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. In addition, the fair values
of freestanding derivative instruments such as warrant derivatives are valued
using Black Scholes models.
Revenue
Recognition
.
The Company
derives revenue primarily from the sale of produced natural gas and crude
oil. The Company reports revenue as the net amount received after taking
into account royalties. Production taxes and transportation costs are reported
as separate expenses. Each month we record revenue based on the
actual sales of crude oil and natural gas. The estimates we make
relate to the average price received throughout the month for those
sales. As the production is relatively steady throughout the month,
the estimates for the price received for those sales are relatively accurate as
the daily prices for the oil and natural gas sold are readily available.
Variances between our estimates and the actual amounts received are recorded in
the month payment is received.
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).
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. 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.”
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 penalties as a result of the implementation of FIN
48.
Income (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 and diluted income (loss) per share
has been calculated using the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
Fair Value
Instruments.
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company adopted
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements. This Statement defines fair value for certain financial and
nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value, establishes
a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. This guidance applies to other accounting pronouncements that
require or permit fair value measurements. On February 12, 2008, the FASB
finalized FASB Staff Position (FSP) No. 157-2, Effective Date of FASB Statement
No. 157. This Staff Position delays the effective date of SFAS No. 157 for
nonfinancial assets and liabilities to fiscal years beginning after November 15,
2008 and interim periods within those fiscal years, except for those items that
are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a
recurring basis (at least annually). The adoption of SFAS No. 157 had no effect
on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of
operations.
The
Company partially adopted SFAS 157 on January 1, 2008, delaying application
for non-financial assets and non-financial liabilities as permitted. This
statement establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands
disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 establishes a fair
value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to
measure fair value into three levels as follows:
|
·
|
Level 1 — quoted prices
(unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
that the Company has the ability to access as of the measurement date.
Financial assets and liabilities utilizing Level 1 inputs include active
exchange-traded securities and exchange-based
derivatives.
|
|
·
|
Level 2 — inputs other than
quoted prices included within Level 1 that are directly observable for the
asset or liability or indirectly observable through corroboration with
observable market data. Financial assets and liabilities utilizing Level 2
inputs include fixed income securities, non-exchange-based derivatives,
mutual funds, and fair-value
hedges.
|
|
·
|
Level 3 — unobservable inputs for
the asset or liability only used when there is little, if any, market
activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. Financial
assets and liabilities utilizing Level 3 inputs include
infrequently-traded, non-exchange-based derivatives and commingled
investment funds, and are measured using present value pricing
models.
|
In
accordance with SFAS 157, the Company determines the level in the fair value
hierarchy within which each fair value measurement in its entirety falls, based
on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in
its entirety.
The
following table presents derivative liabilities, the Company’s only financial
assets measured and recorded at fair value on the Company’s Consolidated Balance
Sheets on a recurring basis and their level within the fair value hierarchy
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
As
of December 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Derivative
liabilities
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
The
following table reconciles, for the period ended December 31, 2008, the
beginning and ending balances for financial instruments that are recognized at
fair value in the consolidated financial statements:
Balance
of Derivative Liabilities at December 31, 2007
|
|
$
|
10,915,752
|
|
Fair
Value of warrants and conversion feature of the May 2008 debenture at
issuance
|
|
|
1,723,649
|
|
Fair
Value of warrants and conversion feature of the Oct. 2008 debenture at
issuance
|
|
|
1,094,941
|
|
Fair
Value of warrants and conversion feature of the March 2008 notes at
issuance
|
|
|
420,354
|
|
Conversion
of September 2007 convertible debentures into common stock
|
|
|
(1,127,211
|
)
|
Conversion
of November 2007 convertible debentures into common stock
|
|
|
(374,014
|
)
|
Gain
on fair value adjustments to derivatives
|
|
|
(22,057,979
|
)
|
Charge
related to the repricing of the 2007 Debentures
|
|
|
9,404,508
|
|
Balance
at December 31, 2008
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The
valuation of the derivatives are calculated using a Black-Scholes pricing model
that is based on changes in the volatility of the Company’s shares, its stock
price, the probability of a reduction in exercise and conversion price, and the
time to conversion of the related financial instruments. See Note 6, Note 7,
Note 8 and Note 9 for more information on the valuation methods
used.
Recently Issued
Accounting Standards.
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS
No. 160,
Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements – an amendment of Accounting
Research Bulletin No. 51.
This statement requires an entity to
separately disclose non-controlling interests as a separate component of equity
in the balance sheet and clearly identify on the face of the income statement
net income related to non-controlling interests. This statement is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008. The adoption of this statement will not have a material impact on the
Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (R),
Business Combinations.
This
statement requires assets acquired and liabilities assumed to be measured at
fair value as of the acquisition date, acquisition-related costs incurred prior
to the acquisition to be expensed and contractual contingencies to be recognized
at fair value as of the acquisition date. This statement is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008. We will comply with this statement prospectively in accounting for future
business combinations.
In March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161,
Disclosures about Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities – an amendment of FASB Statement
No. 133.
This statement changes the disclosure requirements for
derivative instruments and hedging activities. The statement requires that
objectives for using derivative instruments be disclosed in terms of underlying
risk and accounting designation. This statement is effective for financial
statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008. This statement will not have a material impact on the
Company’s financial disclosures.
In June
2008, the FASB issued FSP Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) No. 03-6-1,
Determining Whether
Instruments Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating
Securities.
FSP EITF 03-6-1 addresses whether instruments granted in
share-based payments transactions are participating securities prior to vesting
and therefore need to be included in the earnings allocation in calculating
earnings per share under the two-class method described in SFAS No. 128,
Earnings per Share
. FSP
EITF No. 03-6-1 requires companies to treat unvested share-based payment
awards that have non-forfeitable rights to dividend or dividend equivalents as a
separate class of securities in calculating earnings per share. FSP EITF
No. 03-6-1 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15,
2008; earlier application is not permitted. FSP EITF No. 03-6-1 could be
applicable to us but the Company has no current transactions that would be
affected.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
3 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES, CONTINUED
In
October 2008, the FASB issued FSP FAS 157-3,
Determining the Fair Value of a
Financial Asset When the Market for That Asset Is Not Active.
FSP FAS
157-3 clarifies the application of FASB statement No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements, in a market that is not active and provides an example to
illustrate key considerations in determining the fair value of a financial asset
when the market for that financial asset is not active. This FSP could be
applicable to us but the Company currently has no financial assets of this
type.
On
December 31, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted
major revisions to its rules governing oil and gas company reporting
requirements. These include provisions that permit the use of new technologies
to determine proved reserves and that allow companies to disclose their probable
and possible reserves to investors. The current rules limit disclosure to only
proved reserves. The new disclosure requirements also require companies to
report the independence and qualifications of the person primarily responsible
for the preparation or audit of reserve estimates, and to file reports when a
third party is relied upon to prepare or audit reserves estimates. The new rules
also require that oil and gas reserves be reported and the full-cost ceiling
value calculated using an average price based upon the prior 12-month period.
The new oil and gas reporting requirements are effective for annual reports on
Form 10-K for fiscal years ending on or after December 31, 2009, with early
adoption not permitted. We are in the process of assessing the impact of these
new requirements on the Company’s financial position, results of operations and
financial disclosures.
In
May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events” (“FAS
165”), which provides guidance to establish general standards of accounting for
and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before
financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. FAS 165 also
requires entities to disclose the date through which subsequent events were
evaluated as well as the rationale for why that date was selected. This
disclosure should alert all users of financial statements that an entity has not
evaluated subsequent events after that date in the set of financial statements
being presented. FAS 165 is effective for interim and annual periods ending
after June 15, 2009 and will be effective for the Company beginning with
its interim period ended June 30, 2009. Since FAS 165 at most requires
additional disclosures, the Company does not expect the adoption to have a
material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or
cash flows.
In
June 2009, the FASB approved the “FASB Accounting Standards Codification”
(the “Codification”) as the single source of authoritative nongovernmental U.S.
GAAP to be launched on July 1, 2009. The Codification does not change
current U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access to all authoritative
U.S. GAAP by providing all the authoritative literature related to a particular
topic in one place. All existing accounting standard documents will be
superseded and all other accounting literature not included in the Codification
will be considered nonauthoritative. The Codification is effective for interim
and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. The Codification is
effective for the Company in the interim period ending September 30, 2009
and it does not expect the adoption to have a material impact on its
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash
flows.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
4 – OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
The
Company follows the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas operations
whereby all costs of exploring for and developing oil and gas reserves are
initially capitalized on a country-by-country (cost center) basis. Capitalized
costs, less estimated salvage value, are depleted using the units-of-production
method whereby historical costs and future development costs are amortized over
the total estimated proved reserves. Costs of acquiring and evaluating unproven
properties and major development projects are initially excluded from the
depletion and depreciation calculation until it is determined whether or not
proved reserves can be assigned to such properties. These costs are assessed
periodically to ascertain whether impairment has occurred (i.e., "impairment
tests”). All of the Company’s oil and gas properties are located in the United
States. The following table summarizes information regarding the Company's
proved oil and gas acquisition, exploration and development
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capitalized
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Louisiana
|
|
$
|
312,270
|
|
|
$
|
2,616,398
|
|
|
$
|
64,726
|
|
|
$
|
(1,234,742
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,758,652
|
|
|
$
|
1,742,801
|
|
Texas
|
|
|
185,850
|
|
|
|
261,972
|
|
|
|
108,347
|
|
|
|
(400,000
|
)
|
|
|
156,169
|
|
|
|
505,970
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Totals
|
|
$
|
498,120
|
|
|
$
|
2,878,370
|
|
|
$
|
173,073
|
|
|
$
|
(1,634,742
|
)
|
|
$
|
1,914,821
|
|
|
$
|
2,248,771
|
|
In the
United States, depletion and depreciation expense for the year ended December
31, 2008 was $130,630 (2007 - $0). During the year ended December 31,
2008, the Company’s proved properties in the United States exceeded their
estimated realizable value which resulted in a $1,504,112 non-cash impairment
loss being recognized.
Natural
gas and oil reserves- United States (unaudited).
The
following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s proved natural gas and
oil reserves for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008. The
Company had four producing wells at the beginning of fiscal 2008 that were not
assigned proved reserves. The gas and oil reserve quantities owned by the
Company were prepared by an independent petroleum engineering firm.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
reserves, January 1, 2007
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Extensions,
discoveries and other additions
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Revisions
of previous estimates
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Production
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proved
reserves, December 31, 2007
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Proved
reserves, January 1, 2008
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Extensions,
discoveries and other additions
|
|
|
3,682
|
|
|
|
619,839
|
|
|
|
641,931
|
|
Revisions
of previous estimates
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Production
|
|
|
(682
|
)
|
|
|
(64,019
|
)
|
|
|
(68,111
|
)
|
Proved
reserves, December 31, 2008
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
555,820
|
|
|
|
573,820
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved
reserves:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beginning
of year
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
End
of year
|
|
|
3,000
|
|
|
|
555,820
|
|
|
|
573,820
|
|
|
(2)
|
Mcf
– Thousands of cubic feet
|
|
(3)
|
Mcfe
– Thousands of cubic feet equivalent (1 Bbls = 6 Mcf = 6,000
Mcfe)
|
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
4 – OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES, CONTINUED
The
“Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved
Natural Gas and Oil Reserves” (standardized measure) is a disclosure required by
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 69, “Disclosures About Oil and
Gas Producing Activities” (FAS 69). The standardized measure does not
purport to present the fair market value of a company’s proved gas and oil
reserves. In addition, there are uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities
of proved reserves.
Following
is the standardized measure relating to proved gas and oil reserves at December
31, 2008 and 2007:
|
|
For the Fiscal Years Ended
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Future
cash inflows
|
|
$
|
3,262,860
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Future
production costs
|
|
|
(870,507
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Future
net cash flows
|
|
|
2,392,353
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
10%
annual discount for estimated timing of cash flows
|
|
|
(477,532
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Standardized
measure of discounted future net cash flows
|
|
$
|
1,914,821
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Under the
standardized measure, future cash inflows were estimated by applying year-end
prices, adjusted for known contractual changes, to the estimated future
production of year-end proved reserves. Year-end market prices used for the
standardized measures above were $5.63 per Mcf for gas and $44.60 per
barrel for liquids in 2008.
Future
cash inflows were reduced by estimated future production and development costs
based on year-end costs to determine pre-tax cash inflows. Future income taxes
were computed by applying the year-end statutory rate, after consideration of
permanent differences, to the excess of pre-tax cash inflows over the Company’s
tax basis in the associated proved gas and oil properties. Future net cash
inflows after income taxes were discounted using a 10% annual discount rate to
arrive at the standardized measure.
Asset
Retirement Obligations.
In
accordance with SFAS 143, asset retirement obligations associated with producing
wells are accrued over the life of the well. The estimated fair value
of the future costs associated with dismantlement, abandonment and restoration
of oil and natural gas properties is recorded when a liability is incurred,
generally through a lease construction or acquisition or completion of a
well. The current estimated costs are escalated at an inflation rate
and discounted to present value at a credit adjusted risk-free rate over the
estimated economic life of the properties. Such costs are capitalized
as part of the basis of the related asset and are depleted as part of the
applicable full cost pool. The associated liability is recorded
initially as a long-term liability. Subsequent adjustments to the
initial asset and liability are recorded to reflect revisions to estimated
future cash flow requirements. In addition, the liability is adjusted
to reflect accretion expense as well as settlements during the period. A
reconciliation of the changes in the asset retirement obligations is as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
beginning of year
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
Liabilities
incurred
|
|
|
2,270
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Accretion
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Total
asset retirement obligations
|
|
$
|
2,270
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The asset
retirement obligations were estimated based on a discount rate of 10%, an
inflation rate of 3.0% and settlement period of 3.25 years.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
5 – 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 accrued on the outstanding principal balance
from and after June 12, 2007 at a rate of 11 percent per
annum. Interest was calculated on the basis of a 360-day year,
and is charged on the principal outstanding for the actual number of days
elapsed. The Company was required to pay the holder all accrued
interest and the outstanding principal on the maturity date. The
maturity date of the note was December 12, 2007. The conversion
feature which was in effect during the time this loan was outstanding, allows
the note holder to convert outstanding principal and interest into common stock.
The conversion price was subject to the pricing of certain stock offerings.
During July 2008, the note holders converted $250,000 of principal balance of
their note into 21,551,724 shares of common stock under the same terms as the
September 2007 Debenture financing (Note 6).
Promissory Notes
- $750,000
. On or about June 12, 2007, the Company
issued unsecured promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $750,000 to certain
investors. Interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance from
June 12, 2007 at a rate of 11 percent per annum. Interest was
calculated on the basis of a 360-day year, and is charged on the principal
outstanding from time to time for the actual number of days
elapsed. The Company was required to pay the holder all accrued
interest and the outstanding principal on the maturity date of December 12,
2007.
The
conversion feature which was in effect during the time the loan was outstanding,
allowed the note holder to convert outstanding principal and interest into
common stock. The conversion price was subject to the pricing of certain stock
offerings. During the twelve month period ended December 31, 2008, the note
holders converted $625,000 of principal balance of their notes during into
55,484,046 shares of common stock under the same terms as the September 2007
Debenture financing (Note 6).
On
January 9, 2008, the Company repaid $125,000 principal balance and $7,993 of
accrued interest to one investor.
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 vested 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 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 the warrant, as
adjusted; and (X) = the number of warrant shares issuable upon exercise of
the 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 the Company’s common stock of 23.12%; an
estimated forfeiture rate of 15%; and an expected life of the warrants of
5 years. This generated 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.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
5 – PROMISSORY NOTES, CONTINUED
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 accrued on the outstanding
principal balance from October 4, 2007 at a rate of 11 percent per
annum. Interest was calculated on the basis of a 360-day year,
and was charged on the principal outstanding from time to time for the actual
number of days elapsed. The Company was required to pay the
holder all accrued interest and the outstanding principal on the maturity date
of 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 accrued on the outstanding principal balance
from and after October 4, 2007 at a rate of 11 percent per
annum. Interest was calculated on the basis of a 360-day year,
and was charged on the principal outstanding from time to time for the actual
number of days elapsed. The Company was required to pay the
holder all accrued interest and the outstanding principal on the maturity date
of April 4, 2008. The note was not paid on maturity and is
therefore in default.
Contemporaneous
with the issuance of the promissory notes totaling $350,000, 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 was no effective 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 on the trading
day immediately preceding the date of such election; (B) = the exercise price of
the warrant, as adjusted; and (X) = the number of warrant shares issuable
upon exercise of the warrant in accordance with the terms of
the 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 the Company’s 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 at the issue date relating to the issuance of promissory
notes.
Promissory Notes
- $600,000
. On or about March 13, 2008, the Company
issued promissory notes in the amount of $600,000 to certain
investors. Interest accrues on the outstanding principal balance of
this note at the rate of 12% per annum. Interest is calculated on the
basis of a 365-day year, and is charged on the principal outstanding for the
actual number of days elapsed. The Company pays each holder all
accrued interest on a calendar quarterly basis, commencing at the end of the
first calendar quarter following the purchase of this note. The
Company will begin making monthly cash principal payments on the first business
day of each calendar month beginning on the first business day of the thirteenth
full calendar month following purchase of the note. The amount of the
monthly payment is based on a two-year amortization of the note. The
holder has the right to convert the outstanding principal balance (in whole and
not in part) into such number of securities by dividing the outstanding balance
by $0.50.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
5 – PROMISSORY NOTES, CONTINUED
The
conversion feature in effect during the time the loan is outstanding, allows the
note holder to convert outstanding principal and interest into common stock. The
conversion price is subject to the pricing of certain stock offerings. During
June 2008, two of the note holders exchanged $200,000 of principal balance of
their note into the May 2008 Debenture financing. During November 2008, one
of the note holders exchanged $125,000 of principal balance of their note into
the October 2008 Debenture financing.
NOTE
6 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – SEPTEMBER 2007
On or
about September 13, 2007, the Company consummated a securities purchase
agreement (the “September 2007 SPA”) in which the Company received aggregate
proceeds of $4,000,000 reflecting a 20% original issue discount to the
purchasers. Pursuant to the September 2007 SPA, the Company issued:
|
·
|
an
aggregate of $5,110,294 of Senior Debentures (the “Senior Debentures”),
convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.80 per
share;
|
|
·
|
A
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,387,868 shares of the
Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.88 per share, for a
period of 5 years from the closing date of the
financing;
|
|
·
|
B
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 6,387,868 units, each unit
consisting of a share of the Company’s 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; the C Warrants
permit the holders thereof to purchase one share of the Company’s 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 the Company’s option subject to certain conditions,
through the issuance of shares of the Company’s 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 the Company’s common
stock at a price $0.80, which was subsequently adjusted downward to $0.50 in
March 2008 (upon issuance of certain promissory notes discussed in Note 5 –
Promissory Notes) and further adjusted to the lesser of $0.25 or 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 in June 2008 (upon issuance of
the May 2008 Debentures discussed in Note 8). 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 the Company’s 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.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
6 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – SEPTEMBER 2007, CONTINUED
The
purchasers also received A Warrants to purchase 6,387,868 additional shares of
common stock at a price of $0.88 per share exercisable for five years. The
investors also received B Warrants to purchase 6,387,868 additional shares of
common stock at a price of $0.80 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 additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.88 per
share exercisable for a period of five 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.
The
Company’s obligations to the holders in the September 2007 Financing are secured
by a senior security interest and lien granted upon all of the Company’s 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 the Company’s common stock
such that the number of shares of the Company’s common stock held by them and
their affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the
number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after
giving effect to such conversion or exercise.
The fair
values derivative instruments related to the Debentures 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 excess of
the fair value over the transaction price of the Debentures was recorded through
the results of operations in September 2007 as a debit of approximately
$4,621,400 to Charges Related to Issuance of September 2007 Convertible
Debentures and Warrants.
The
derivatives outstanding at December 31, 2008 were again valued at fair value
using the Black Scholes model, resulting in a decrease in the fair value of the
liability of approximately $7,272,000, which was recorded through the results of
operations as a credit to adjustments to fair value of
derivatives.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
6 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – SEPTEMBER 2007, CONTINUED
In
connection with this financing, the Company 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 were 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 Convertible
Debentures and discounts outstanding at December 31, 2008:
September
2007 Debentures at fair value
|
|
$
|
5,110,294
|
|
Penalties
|
|
|
76,537
|
|
Conversions
|
|
|
(3,232,149
|
)
|
Warrant
derivative discount
|
|
|
(492,198
|
)
|
Original
issue discount
|
|
|
(136,615
|
)
|
Net
convertible debentures
|
|
$
|
1,325,869
|
|
NOTE
7 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – NOVEMBER 2007
On or
about November 29, 2007 the Company consummated a Securities Purchase Agreement
(the “November SPA”) in which the Company received aggregate proceeds of
$1,350,000 reflecting a 20% original issue discount to the purchasers. Pursuant
to the November SPA, the Company issued:
|
·
|
an
aggregate of $1,742,647 of Junior Debentures convertible into shares of
the Company’s common stock at $0.80 per
share;
|
|
·
|
D
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,178,309 shares of the
Company’s 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 the Company’s 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; the F Warrants
permit the holders thereof to purchase one share of the Company’s 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 the Company’s option
subject to certain conditions, through the issuance of shares of the Company’s
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.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
7 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – NOVEMBER 2007, CONTINUED
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 the Company’s common
stock at a price $0.80, which was subsequently adjusted downward to $0.50 in
March 2008 (upon issuance of certain promissory notes discussed in Note 5 –
Promissory Notes) and further adjusted to the lesser of $0.25 or 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 in June 2008 (upon issuance of
the May 2008 Debentures discussed in Note 8).
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 the Company’s 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.
The
purchasers also received D Warrants to purchase 2,178,309 additional shares of
common stock at a price of $0.88 per share exercisable for five (5) years. The
investors also received E Warrants to purchase 2,178,309 additional shares of
common stock at a price of $0.80 per share 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 additional shares of common stock at a price of $0.88 per
share 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 of additional
shares of common stock at a price of $1.00 per share. 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 the Company’s common stock
such that the number of shares of the Company’s common stock held by them and
their affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of the
number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after
giving effect to such conversion or exercise.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
7 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – NOVEMBER 2007, CONTINUED
The fair
values derivative instruments related to the debentures 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 excess of
the fair value over the transaction price of the Debentures was recorded through
the results of operations in 2007 as a debit of approximately $1,884,400 to
Charges Related to Issuance of November 2007 Convertible Debentures and
Warrants.
The
derivatives outstanding at December 31, 2008 were again valued at fair value
using the Black-Scholes model, resulting in a decrease in the fair value of the
liability of approximately $3,643,800 which was recorded through the results of
operations as a credit to adjustments to fair value of derivatives.
In
connection with this financing, the Company 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 were 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,
2008:
November
2007 Debentures at fair value
|
|
$
|
1,742,647
|
|
Conversions
|
|
|
(890,291
|
)
|
Warrant
derivative discount
|
|
|
(223,426
|
)
|
Original
issue discount
|
|
|
(64,983
|
)
|
Net
convertible debentures
|
|
$
|
563,947
|
|
NOTE
8 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – MAY 2008
On or
about June 9, 2008 the Company consummated a Securities Purchase Agreement (the
“May 2008 SPA”) in which the Company received the following proceeds reflecting
a 20% original issue discount to the purchasers. Pursuant to the May 2008 SPA,
the Company issued:
|
·
|
an
aggregate of $1,006,618 of Junior Debentures (the “May 2008 Debentures”)
convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the lesser of
$0.25 per share or 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;
|
|
·
|
An
aggregate of $250,000 of May 2008 Debentures convertible into shares of
the Company’s common stock at the lesser of $0.25 per share or 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 (from
conversion features which were in effect during the time certain
promissory notes were outstanding, allows the note holder to convert
outstanding principal and interest into future financings -see Note 5 –
Promissory Notes).
|
|
·
|
I
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 5,026,471 shares of the
Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, for a
period of 5 years from the closing date of the May 2008
Financing;
|
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
8 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – MAY 2008, CONTINUED
The
outstanding principal balances of the May 2008 Debentures are due and payable on
April 30, 2010. The May 2008 Debentures bear interest at a rate of 8 percent per
annum.
Until the
maturity date of the debentures, the purchasers have the right to convert their
Debentures, in whole or in part, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a
price equal to the lesser of $0.25 or 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. The conversion price may be adjusted downward
under circumstances set forth in the May 2008 Debentures. If so adjusted, the
aggregate number of shares issuable, upon conversion in full, will
increase.
The May
2008 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 the Company’s 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 May 2008 Debentures
to be prepaid or the principal amount of the May 2008 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.
The
purchasers also received I Warrants to purchase 5,026,471 additional shares of
common stock at a price of $0.25 per share exercisable for five (5) years. 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 May
2008 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 May 2008 Debentures, exercise the warrants
and additional investment rights and receive shares of the Company’s common
stock such that the number of shares of the Company’s common stock held by them
and their affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed 4.99% of
the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding immediately after
giving effect to such conversion or exercise.
The fair
values of the derivative instruments related to the debentures were valued as of
June 9, 2008, the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes model, resulting
in an initial fair value of approximately $1,723,600. The excess of the fair
value over the transaction price of the Debentures was recorded through the
results of operations in 2008 as a debit of approximately $753,600 to Charges
Related to Issuance of May 2008 Convertible Debentures and
Warrants.
The
derivatives outstanding at December 31, 2008 were again valued at fair value
using the Black Scholes model, resulting in a decrease in the fair value of the
liability of approximately $1,723,600, which was recorded through the results of
operations as a credit to adjustments to fair value of
derivatives.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
8 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – MAY 2008, CONTINUED
In
connection with this financing, the Company paid cash fees to a broker-dealer of
$53,450 and issued warrants to purchase 294,000 shares of Common Stock at an
exercise price of $0.25 per share. The initial fair value of the warrant was
estimated at approximately $71,100 using the Black Scholes pricing model. The
assumptions used in the Black Scholes model were as follows: (1) dividend
yield of 0%, (2) expected volatility of 121.44%, (3) risk-free
interest rate of 3.41%, and (4) expected life of 3 years. Cash fees
paid, and the initial fair value of the warrants, 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 May 2008 Convertible Debentures and discounts
outstanding at December 31, 2008:
May
2008 Debentures at fair value
|
|
$
|
1,256,618
|
|
Conversions
|
|
|
(54,052
|
)
|
Warrant
derivative discount
|
|
|
(710,568
|
)
|
Original
issue discount
|
|
|
(209,960
|
)
|
Net
convertible debentures
|
|
$
|
282,038
|
|
NOTE
9 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – OCTOBER 2008
On or
about November 19, 2008 the Company consummated a Securities Purchase Agreement
(the “October 2008 SPA”) in which the Company received the following proceeds
reflecting a 20% original issue discount to the purchasers. Pursuant to the
October 2008 SPA, the Company issued:
|
·
|
an
aggregate of $652,206 of Junior Debentures (the “October 2008 Debentures”)
convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the lesser of
$0.25 per share or 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;
|
|
·
|
An
aggregate of $156,250 of October 2008 Debentures convertible into shares
of the Company’s common stock at the lesser of $0.25 per share or 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 (from
conversion features which were in effect during the time certain
promissory notes were outstanding, allows the note holder to convert
outstanding principal and interest into future financings -see Note 5 –
Promissory Notes in the Consolidated Financial
Statements).
|
|
·
|
J
Warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 3,108,824 shares of the
Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.25 per share, for a
period of 5 years from the closing date of the October 2008
Financing;
|
The
outstanding principal balances of the October 2008 Debentures are due and
payable on September 30, 2010. The October 2008 Debentures bear interest at a
rate of 8 percent per annum.
Until the
maturity date of the debentures, the purchasers have the right to convert their
Debentures, in whole or in part, into shares of the Company’s common stock at a
price equal to the lesser of $0.25 or 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. The conversion price may be adjusted downward
under circumstances set forth in the October 2008 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
9 – CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES – OCTOBER 2008, CONTINUED
The
October 2008 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 the Company’s 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 October 2008
Debentures to be prepaid or the principal amount of the October 2008 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.
The
purchasers also received J Warrants to purchase 3,108,824 additional shares of
common stock at a price of $0.25 per share exercisable for five (5) years. 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
October 2008 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 October 2008 Debentures, exercise the
warrants and additional investment rights and receive shares of the Company’s
common stock such that the number of shares of the Company’s common stock held
by them and their affiliates after such conversion or exercise does not exceed
4.99% of the number of shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding
immediately after giving effect to such conversion or exercise.
The fair
values of the derivative instruments related to the debentures were valued as of
November 19, 2008, the date of issuance using the Black-Scholes model,
resulting in an initial fair value of approximately $1,094,900. The excess of
the fair value over the transaction price of the Debentures was recorded through
the results of operations in 2008 as a debit of approximately $464,900 to
Charges Related to Issuance of October 2008 Convertible Debentures and
Warrants.
The
derivatives outstanding at December 31, 2008 were again valued at fair value
using the Black Scholes model, resulting in a decrease in the fair value of the
liability of approximately $1,094,900, which was recorded through the results of
operations as a credit to adjustments to fair value of derivatives.
The
following table summarizes the October 2008 Convertible Debentures and discounts
outstanding at December 31, 2008:
October
2008 Debentures at fair value
|
|
$
|
808,456
|
|
Conversions
|
|
|
(27,280
|
)
|
Warrant
derivative discount
|
|
|
(581,074
|
)
|
Original
issue discount
|
|
|
(164,597
|
)
|
Net
convertible debentures
|
|
$
|
35,505
|
|
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
10 –DERIVATIVE LIABILITIES
As
described more fully in Notes 6 - Convertible Debentures - September 2007 and
Note 7 – Convertible Debentures – November 2007, the provisions of the Company’s
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.
For the
year ended December 31, 2008, the Company recorded through the results of
operations $22,057,979 as a credit to Adjustments to fair value of derivatives,
which was a significant component of other income. This adjustment
(gain) is the result of a significant decline in the price of the Company’s
common stock, which, in turn, lowered the amount of derivative liabilities as
calculated using the Black Scholes model to $0 at December 31, 2008
NOTE
11 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIENCY
During
2008, the Company converted approximately $5,195,800 in debt and accrued
interest into 3,254,175,258 shares of our Common Stock.
During
2008, the Company issued a total of 150,000 shares to members of its advisory
board. 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, the Company issued a total of 150,000 shares to members of its advisory
board. 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
the Company’s 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, the Company sold 2,070,000 restricted shares of the
Company’s 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, the Company sold 976,038 restricted shares of the Company’s 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
Warrants
A summary
of warrant activity for the year ended December 31, 2008 is presented
below:
|
|
|
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic
Value
|
|
Outstanding,
January 1, 2007
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issued
|
|
|
29,391,840
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Anti-dilution
adjustments
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Expired/canceled
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Outstanding,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
29,391,840
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Issued
|
|
|
9,460,291
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Anti-dilution
adjustments
|
|
|
116,825,732
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Expired/canceled
|
|
|
(650,000
|
)
|
|
|
-
|
|
Outstanding,
December 31, 2008
|
|
|
155,027,863
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (years)
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
|
|
$
0.25
|
|
|
154,477,864
|
|
|
|
3.84
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
|
|
154,477,864
|
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
$
0.50
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
|
2.19
|
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
|
|
550,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.50
|
|
The
aggregate intrinsic value in the table above is based on the difference between
the exercise price of the warrants and the quoted price of the Company’s common
stock as of the reporting date.
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 the
Company’s 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 the Company’s common
stock of 71%; an estimated forfeiture rate of 15%; and an expected life of the
options of 3 years. This generated 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.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
12 – STOCK OPTION PLAN, CONTINUED
As a
result, approximately $1,380,800 of compensation expense and additional paid-in
capital was recorded during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2008 relating
to the vesting of 4,166,664 options awarded, respectively. As of
December 31, 2008, a total of 2,951,394 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, 2008, a total of 9,548,606 vested shares
remained outstanding with a weighted average price of $0.78 and a weighted
average years remaining of 3.375 years. At December 31, 2008 and
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.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Exercised
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
Cancelled
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding
December 31, 2008
|
|
|
12,500,000
|
|
|
$
|
0.78
|
|
NOTE
13 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINENGENCIES
The
Company has various commitments to oil and gas exploration and production
capital expenditures related to its’ properties and projects in Texas and
Louisiana, arising out of the normal course of business.
The
Company is currently not involved in any material litigation matters arising
from our oil and gas exploration and production activities and as such has
accrued no liability with respect to litigation.
The
Company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, which arise in the
ordinary course of its business. Although occasional adverse decisions or
settlements may occur, the Company believes that the final disposition of such
matters will not have material adverse effect on its financial position, results
of operations or liquidity. Consequently, the Company has not recorded any
reserve for legal matters.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
At
December 31, 2008, the Company had federal and state net operating loss carry
forwards available to offset future taxable income of approximately $7,034,895.
These carry forwards will begin to expire in the year ending December 31, 2024.
These net operating losses are subject to various limitations on utilization
based on ownership changes in the prior years under Internal Revenue Code
Section 382. Such an ownership change would substantially increase the
possibility of net operating losses expiring before complete
utilization.
The
reconciliation of the provision for income taxes attributable to continuing
operations computed at the weighted average statutory tax rate of
37.63%:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
income tax assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
operating loss carryforwards
|
|
$
|
2,647,000
|
|
|
$
|
3,994,000
|
|
Stock
based compensation
|
|
|
1,191,000
|
|
|
|
671,000
|
|
Impairment
Loss
|
|
|
1,583,000
|
|
|
|
1,017,000
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
|
|
(5,421,000
|
)
|
|
|
(5,682,000
|
)
|
Net
deferred income tax asset
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
At
December 31, 2008, based on the weight of available evidence, including
cumulative losses in recent years and expectations of future taxable income, the
Company determined that it was more likely than not that its deferred tax assets
would not be realized and have a $5,421,000 valuation allowance associated with
its deferred tax assets. During the year ended December 31, 2008, the
decrease in the deferred tax asset valuation allowance amounted to approximately
$261,000.
The
provision for income taxes is different than would result from applying the U.S.
statutory rate to profit before taxes for the reasons set forth in the following
reconciliation:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tax
benefit computed at U.S. statutory rates
|
|
$
|
211,000
|
|
|
$
|
(4,775,000
|
)
|
Permanent
differences
|
|
|
28,000
|
|
|
|
4,000
|
|
Change
in valuation allowance
|
|
|
(261,000
|
)
|
|
|
5,281,000
|
|
State
income taxes, net of federal taxes
|
|
|
22,000
|
|
|
|
(510,000
|
)
|
Total
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
|
$
|
-
|
|
The
Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction, and various
state jurisdictions. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to
U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations by tax authorities for
years before 2004.
UNIVERSAL
ENERGY CORP.
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
NOTE
14 - INCOME TAXES, CONTINUED
The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for
Uncertainty in Income Taxes ("FIN 48"), on January 1, 2007. FIN 48 prescribes a
recognition threshold that a tax position is required to meet before being
recognized in the financial statements and provides guidance on recognition,
measurement, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim
periods, disclosure and transition issues. Due to the offsetting effect of the
reduction of the valuation allowance, the adoption of FIN 48 had no impact on
the Company's balance sheets or statements of operations.
Future
changes in the unrecognized tax benefit will have no impact on the effective tax
rate due to the existence of the valuation allowance. The Company estimates that
the unrecognized tax benefit will not change significantly within the next
twelve months. The Company will continue to classify income tax penalties and
interest as part of general and administrative expense in its consolidated
statements of operations. There were no interest or penalties accrued as of
December 31, 2008 or 2007.
The
following table summarizes the open tax years for each major
jurisdiction:
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
2004 - 2006
|
States
|
|
2004
- 2006
|
For
tax year 2008, the Company has not filed its state or federal tax returns; thus,
the statute of limitations has not yet begun its term. As the Company has
significant net operating loss carryforwards, even if certain of the Company's
tax positions were disallowed, it is not foreseen that the Company would have to
pay any taxes in the near future. Consequently, the Company does not calculate
the impact of interest or penalties on amounts that might be
disallowed.
NOTE
15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Ness - Letter of
Intent.
On March 30, 2009, the Company signed a letter of
intent to acquire ownership of Ness Energy of Israel, Inc. (“Ness”) from
creditors of Ness. Company management decided to no longer pursue
this acquisition after completing due diligence.
Conversion
of Debt
. During the first quarter of 2009, the Company
converted approximately $308,663 in debt and $2,064 of accrued interest into
3,204,129,612 shares of our Common Stock.
Authorized
Shares
. In February 2009, the Company reached its authorized
share limit due to the amount of debenture conversions
received. Within the sixty day contractual period for its various
debentures, the Company filed a preliminary proxy statement and is using its
best efforts in increasing the authorized shares pursuant to stock purchase
agreements.
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