UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 20-F/A
Amendment No. 1
o REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b)
OR(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
OR
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission file number 0-30858
VALCENT PRODUCTS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant's name into English)
Alberta, Canada
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
789 West Pender Street, Suite 960, Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 1H2
(Address of principal executive offices)
John N. Hamilton
789 West Pender Street, Suite 1010, Vancouver, B.C. Canada V6C 1H2
Phone: (604) 638-4906
Fax: (604) 608-9543
(Name, Telephone, Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person)
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.
| Title of each class | | Name of each exchange |
| | | on which registered |
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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.
Common Stock, no par value
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.
None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report.
52,175,329 common shares, without par value, issued and outstanding at March 31, 2010, after having given effect to the one for eighteen share consolidation effected July 16, 2009, and 57,389,550 common shares, without par value, issued and outstanding as of November 1, 2010.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes o No x
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No x
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 x No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its 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 such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Yes o No x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large Accelerated filer o | Accelerated filer o | Non Accelerated filer x |
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
| U.S. GAAP | o | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued | o | Other | x |
| | | by the International Accounting Standards Board | | | |
If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
Item 17 x Item 18 o
If this is an annual report, indicated by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x
(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX 5.2
EX12.1
EX12.2
EX13.1
EX13.1
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No.1 to the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010, which was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 17, 2010, to amend Item 16F which is amended by replacing such Item in its entirety. Item 16F is amended to provide additional information in regard to the dismissal of Smythe Ratcliffe LLP, Chartered Accountants required under 16F of Form 20-F including the addition of a letter from Smythe Ratcliffe LLP which is filed as an Exhibit as Exhibit 5.2.
No other changes have been made to the Form 20-F. This Amendment does not reflect events that have occurred after the November 17, 2010 filing date of the Annual Report on Form 20-F, or modify or update the disclosures presented therein, except to reflect the amendment described above.
ITEM 16F. CHANGE IN REGISTRANT’S CERTIFYING ACCOUNTANT
On March 15, 2010, our board of directors approved the appointment of BDO Canada LLP as our independent accountants to audit our financial statements and on the same date dismissed Smythe Ratcliffe LLP, Chartered Accountants, as our independent accountants.
During our two recent fiscal years, and any subsequent interim periods preceding the change in accountants, there were no disagreements with Smythe Ratcliffe LLP, Chartered Accountants, on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope procedure, if not to the satisfaction of the former accountant, would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report. The report on the financial statements prepared by Smythe Ratcliffe LLP, Chartered Accountants, for the last two fiscal years did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor was it qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles, except that such report on our financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 contained an explanatory paragraph in respect to uncertainty as to our ability to continue as a going concern. The decision to change independent accountants was based on the determination by our board of directors that such a step was appropriate given the growth of our company and the related growth in our demands, and that such expertise required can be provided by a national accounting firm.
During the two most recent fiscal years and the subsequent interim periods, there were no reportable events requiring disclosure pursuant to Item 16F(a)(1)(v) of Form 20-F, except that such report on our financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2009 and 2008 contained an explanatory paragraph in respect to uncertainty as to our ability to continue as a going concern.
We have provided Smythe Ratcliffe LLP with a copy of this amended Form 20-F prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). We have requested Smythe Ratcliffe LLP to furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the SEC stating whether or not it agrees with the above statements as required by Item 16F of Form 20-F. Such letter is filed as an Exhibit as Exhibit 5.2.
We have engaged the firm of BDO Canada LLP, as of March 15, 2010. During our two most recent fiscal years, and any subsequent interim periods preceding the change in accountants, BDO Canada LLP was not consulted on any matter relating to application of accounting principles to a specific transaction, either completed or proposed, or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on our financial statements.
SIGNATURE
The registrant here certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 on Form 20-F/A to its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned.
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| | VALCENT PRODUCTS, INC. |
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| Date: July 27, 2011 | By: | /s/ John N. Hamilton |
| | | John N. Hamilton Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Documents filed as exhibits to this form 20-F/A No 1:
| No. | Description of Exhibit |
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| 5.2 | Letter from Smythe Ratcliffe addressed to the SEC stating they agree with the statements as required by Item 16F of Form 20-F. FILED HEREWITH |
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| 12.1 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A) in Accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 FILED HEREWITH. |
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| 12.2 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13A-14(A) in Accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 FILED HEREWITH. |
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| 13.1 | 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 FILED HEREWITH. |
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| 13.2 | Certification 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. |
