Exhibit 99.10
Arris Resources Inc.
Management’s
Discussion &
Analysis
1st Quarter Report
For the period ending March 31, 2009
1250 West Hastings Street
Vancouver, BC
V6E 2M4
Tel: (604) 687-0879 / Fax: (604) 408-9301
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis
General
Management’s discussion and analysis (“MD&A”) has been prepared based on information available to Arris Resources Inc. (“Arris” or the “Company”) as ofMay 29, 2009. MD&A provides a detailed analysis of the Company’s business and compares its results with those of the previous year and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2009 and the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Canadian generally accepted accounting principles (“Canadian GAAP”). This MD&A may contain forward-looking statements about the Company’s future prospects, and the Company provides no assurance that actual results will meet management’s expectations.
The Company is a Canadian resource exploration and development company with assets in the oil and gas sector in Alberta, Canada.
The resource exploration business is risky and most resource exploration projects will not become oil and gas producers. The Company may offer an opportunity to another company to acquire an interest in a property in return for funding all or part of the exploration and development of the property. For the funding property acquisitions and exploration that the Company conducts, the Company depends on the issue of shares from the treasury to investors. These stock issues depend on numerous factors including a positive mineral and resource exploration environment, positive stock market conditions, a Company’s track record, and the experience of management.
Forward Looking Information
Certain statements contained in the MD&A constitute forward looking statements. Such forward looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from actual future results and achievements expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statements were made.
Overview of Exploration Projects
Mineral Properties: Moly Project – Atlin, British Columbia
In October, 2008 the Company entered into an asset purchase and sale agreement (the “Agreement”) with TJJ Holdings Inc., whereby TJJ Holdings Inc. agreed to sell, assign and transfer to the Company an Asset and all the interest in the mineral claims.
Arris owns 22 mineral claims cover approximately 15,000 acres and are located near Gladys Lake molybdenum occurrence (discovered in late 1960s). The molybdenum occurrence is similar to the occurrence at Adanac’s Ruby Creek project. Adanac’s project is located approximately 15 miles northeast of Atlin in northern BC. The claims are located approximately 30 miles northeast of Atlin, British Columbia in the Atlin mining district for aggregated consideration of US $250,000.
Oil and Gas Properties: Alexander Prospect – Alberta
In February, 2007 the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “Agreement”) with Arctos Petroleum Corp. (“Arctos”) whereby Arctos agreed to sell to the Company an interest in the Alexander Area, Alberta property in consideration for a purchase price of $150,000 plus GST.
Arris holds a 30% working interest in 64 gross Ha (19.2 Net Ha) of onshore P&NG rights in Alexander, Alberta. The property includes a producing Ellerslie/Wabamun oil well at 6-7-57-1W5 and a 40% interest in an oil battery at 3-7-57-1W5. Arris Resources is in a non-participation penalty position on both the well and battery and does not currently receive production or fee revenues from these assets.
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An additional 960 gross Ha of non-producing land in this Area expired in 2007. Arris Resources held an average 40% working interest in the expired lands.
The Company is not the operator of the project. The main well in the project, the Alexander 6-7-57-1W5 was re-equipped and has begun periodic production. As the Company did not contribute towards this work, the Company is in a non-participation penalty position.
Convertible Debenture Subscription
On October 31, 2008 the Company subscribed for an unsecured convertible debenture of Desert Gold Ventures Inc. in the principal amount of $500,000. The Debenture carries interest at a rate of 10% per annum and matures on April 30, 2009. Pursuant to the terms of the Debenture, at any time prior to the maturity date, Arris Resources may, at its sole option, convert all or any part of the principal amount of the Debenture and any unpaid interest thereon into units of Desert Gold at price per unit of $0.50. Each Unit consists of one common share of Desert Gold and one common share purchase warrant. Each Warrant entitles Arris Resources to purchase one common share of Desert Gold at a price of $0.60 for a term of six months from the date of issue of such Warrant.
Desert Gold is a publicly traded mineral resource company listed on the TSX-V.
Results of Operations
Year to date (3 months)
For the three months ending March 31, 2009 the Company reported a net loss for the period of $40,319 ($0.00 per share) as compared to a net gain of $1,453 ($0.00 per share) for the same period in 2008. The change was mainly due to increase in management and administrative fees, rent and research and property cost.
In the quarter the Company granted no Stock Options.
Summary of Quarterly Results
The summary of quarterly results has been prepared in accordance with Canadian GAAP.
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| Revenue
$ | Income (Loss)
$ | Income (Loss) per share $ |
March 31, 2009 | Nil | (40,319) | (0.00) |
December 31, 2008 | Nil | (305,762) | (0.00) |
September 30, 2008 | Nil | (51,256) | (0.00) |
June 30, 2008 | Nil | (61,428) | 0.00 |
March 31, 2008 | Nil | 1,453 | 0.00 |
December 31, 2007 | Nil | (23,333) | (0.00) |
September 30, 2007 | Nil | (13,583) | (0.00) |
June 30, 2007 | Nil | 22,206 | 0.00 |
As the Company is still in the exploration and development stage, variances in its quarterly losses are not affected by sales or production-related factors. Year over year increased costs are generally attributed to successful financing activities which result in the Company being able to conduct more exploration, which results in additional overhead costs to maintain.
The Company did not record any stock-based compensation in the quarter ending March 31, 2009.
Liquidity
Financing of operations is achieved primarily by issuing share capital. At March 31, 2009, the Company had $39,029 in cash and cash equivalents and $320,000 in short term investment.
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Arris’ investing activities revolve around developing its properties. The Company did not spend any money on the development of its Alexander prospect and Moly project during the quarter.
Capital Resources
The Company’s primary capital assets are resource property assets. The Company capitalizes all costs related to its properties until those properties are placed in production, sold or abandoned.
The Company has adequate financial resources to conduct its activities for the next quarter.
The Company does not anticipate the payment of dividends in the future.
Transactions with Related Parties
a)
For the Three months ending March 31, 2009, Company paid $13,000 in management and administrative fees and $7,000 in rental expenses. The Company also paid the balance owing of $52,500 during the three months ending on March 31 2009.
b)
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company owed $22,441 (2007- $22,441) to the company controlled by the spouse of the Company’s president. The balance is outstanding at the three months ending on March 31, 2009.
Proposed Transactions
There are no transactions that will materially affect the performance of the Company.
Critical Accounting Estimates
The Company’s accounting policies are described in Note 2 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2008. Management considers the following policies to be the most critical in understanding the judgments and estimates that are involved in the preparation of its consolidated financial statements.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with Canadian GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant areas requiring the use of management estimates relate to the determination of impairment of assets, and useful lives for depreciation and amortization. Financial results as determined by actual events could differ from those estimates.
Accounting for Stock Options
The fair value of stock options used to calculate compensation expense has been estimated using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model. Option pricing models require the input of highly subjective assumptions including the expected price volatility of the Company’s shares. Changes in the subjective input assumptions can materially affect the fair value estimate, and therefore, the existing models do not necessarily provide a reliable measure of the fair value of the Company’s stock options.
CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Effective January 1, 2008, the Company prospectively adopted the following new accounting standards and related amendments to other standards on financial instruments issued by the CICA. Accordingly, prior periods have not been restated.
Assessing Going Concern, Section 1400
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This section was amended to include requirements to assess and disclose an entity’s ability to continue as a going concern (see Note 1). Adoption of this standard did not have any material effect on the financial statements.
Capital Disclosures, Section 1535
This standard requires disclosure of an entity’s objectives, policies and processes for managing capital, quantitative data about what the entity regards as capital and whether the entity has complied with any capital requirements and, if it has not complied, the consequences of such non-compliance. This standard is effective for the Company for interim and annual periods relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2008. The Company has adopted this standard (see note 13).
Financial Instruments – Disclosure,Section 3862
Presentation, Section 3863
These standards replace CICA3861, Financial Instruments – Disclosure and Presentation. They increase the disclosures currently required, which will enable users to evaluate the significance of financial instruments for an entity’s financial position and performance, including disclosures about fair value. In addition, disclosure is required of qualitative and quantitative information about exposure to risks arising from financial instruments including specified minimum disclosures about credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk. The quantitative disclosures must provide information about the extent to which the entity is exposed to risk, based on information provided internally to the entity’s key management personnel. This standard is effective for the Company for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2008. The Company has expanded its disclosures to incorporate the additional requirements (see note 12).
New Accounting Pronouncements
The CICA has issued new standards which may affect the financial disclosures and results of operations of the Company for interim and annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2009. The Company will adopt the requirements on the date specified in each respective section and is considering the impact this will have on the consolidated financial statements.
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Goodwill and Intangible Assets – Section 3064
This new standard replaces the former CICA 3062 – Goodwill and establishes standards for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of goodwill subsequent to its initial recognition and of intangible assets by profit-oriented enterprises. The Company does not expect that the adoption of this new Section will have a material impact on its financial statements. This section is effective for interim and annual financial statements for years beginning on or after January 1, 2009.
ii.
Business combinations – Section 1582, Consolidated financial statements – Section 1601 and Non-controlling interests – Section 1602
These sections replace the former CICA 1581, Business Combinations and CICA 1600, Consolidated Financial Statements and establish a new section for accounting for a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary. These sections provide the Canadian equivalent to FASB Statements No. 141(R), Business Combinations and No. 160 Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements. Section 1582 is effective for business combinations for which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual reporting period beginning on or after January 1, 2011. Section 1601 and 1602 apply to interim and annual consolidated financial statements relating to years beginning on or after January 1, 2011.
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International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”)
In February 2008 the Canadian Accounting Standards Board announced 2011 as the changeover date for publicly-listed companies to use IFRS, replacing Canada’s own generally accepted accounting principles. The specific implementation is set for interim and annual financial statements relating to fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2011. The transition date of January 1, 2011 will require restatement for comparative purposes of amounts reported by the Company for the year ended August 31, 2011. While the Company has begun assessing the adoption of IFRS for 2011, the financial reporting impact of the transition to IFRS cannot be reasonably estimated at this time.
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Share Data
The authorized capital of the Company consists of unlimited common shares. As of the date of this report, there are 12,543,372 common shares issued and outstanding.
During the quarter ending March 31, 2009, there were no stock options granted. Currently, there are no stock options outstanding.
During the quarter ending March 31, 2009, there were no warrants granted and none were outstanding.
Risks and Uncertainties
The Company’s principal activity is oil and gas exploration and development. Companies in this industry are subject to many and varied kinds of risks, including but not limited to, environmental, oil and gas prices, political and economical.
The Company has no significant source of operating cash flow and no revenues from operations. None of the Company’s oil and gas properties currently have reserves. The Company has limited financial resources. Substantial expenditures are required to be made by the Company to establish reserves.
The property interests the Company has are in the exploration stages only, are without proven reserves of commercial levels of production. Oil and gas exploration involves a high degree of risk and few properties, which are explored, are ultimately developed into commercially producing wells. If the Company’s efforts do not result in commercial production at the Alexander Prospect, the Company will be forced to look for other exploration projects.
The Company is subject to the laws and regulations relating to environmental matters in all jurisdictions in which it operates, including provisions relating to property reclamation, discharge of hazardous material and other matters.
The Company’s functional currency is the Canadian dollar.
Subsequent Events
a)
On April 9, 2009, in accordance with terms of the Stock Option Plan, the Company granted 1,250,000 stock options, which are exercisable at the price of US$0.15 per share, for period of 5 years.
b)
On April 21, 2009 the company has completed its private placement for proceeds of US$250,000. Pursuant to the private placement, the company issued a total of 2,500,000 units at a price of US$0.10 per unit. Each unit consists of a common share and a common share purchase warrant. Each common share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase, for a period of two years, an additional common share at an exercise price of US$0.13. The proceeds from the private placement will be used to increase working capital. In connection with the sale of the units the company has paid a cash finder’s fee of $22,600.
c)
Company is trading in Canadian currency as of April 27, 2009.
Other
Additional information relating to the Company can be accessed through the Internet on the Canadian System for Electronic Document Analysisand Retrieval (SEDAR) atwww.sedar.com.
