SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 10-QSB/A
(Amendment No. 1)
(Mark One)
[ X ] | Quarterly Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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| For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2002 or |
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[ ] | Transition Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
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| For the transition period from to |
Commission File Number:000-49690
MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
(Exact Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) | 51-0386871 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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975 Spaulding Grand Rapids, Michigan (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | 49546 (Zip Code)
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(616) 940-3800
(Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
As of February 7, 2003, the registrant had outstanding 23,903,139 shares of common stock, $.0001 par value.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes No X
MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
INDEX TO FORM 10-QSB
| Page Number |
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Part I. Financial Information | |
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Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited) | 1 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet | 1 |
Consolidated Statement of Loss | 2 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows | 3 |
Notes to Interim Consolidated Financial Statements | 5 |
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation | 11 |
Item 3. Controls and Procedures | 13 |
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Part II. Other Information | |
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Item 1. Legal Proceedings | 13 |
Item 2. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities | 14 |
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K | 16 |
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Signatures | 18 |
Certifications | 19 |
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
FIRST QUARTER INTERIM CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
(Unaudited)
(Amounts stated in US dollars)
| | December 31, 2002
| | | September 30, 2002
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| | | | | (Restated) | |
ASSETS |
Current: | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 11,477 | | $ | 45,325 | |
Marketable securities | | 83,465 | | | 83,501 | |
Inventories | | - | | | 19,562 | |
Accounts receivable | | 191,443 | | | 186,961 | |
Prepaid expenses and deposits
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| 151,180
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| 172,057
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| | 437,565 | | | 507,406 | |
Reclamation cash bond | | 338,685 | | | 338,685 | |
Capital assets | | 80,995 | | | 84,577 | |
Goodwill
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| 146,972
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| 146,972
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| $
| 1,004,217
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| $
| 1,077,640
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LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY |
Current: | | | | | | |
Bank indebtedness | $ | 46,710 | | $ | 47,441 | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | 1,032,183 | | | 583,378 | |
Current portion of long-term debt
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| 36,156
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| 36,156
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| | 1,115,049 | | | 666,975 | |
Long-term debt | | 880,673 | | | 888,304 | |
Reclamation and closure liabilities | | 250,000 | | | 250,000 | |
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Redeemable capital stock | | 1,388,693 | | | 1,481,854 | |
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Stockholders' equity (deficiency in assets): | | | | | | |
Capital stock (note 3) 75,000,000 common stock authorized, at $0.001 par value 23,573,740 common stock issued and outstanding | | 21,993 | | | 21,607 | |
Additional paid in capital (note 3) | | 14,307,938 | | | 13,618,367 | |
Accumulated deficit | | (16,970,167 | ) | | (15,872,366 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive income
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| 10,038
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| 22,899
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| | (2,630,198 | ) | | (2,209,493 | ) |
Subsequent event (note 7)
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| $
| 1,004,217
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| $
| 1,077,640
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(See accompanying notes)
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MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF LOSS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts stated in US dollars)
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Cumulative from inception on August 23, 1996
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| | Three months ended December 31,
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| | 2002
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| 2001
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| | | | | (Restated) | | | | |
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Revenue
| $
| 21,681
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| $
| -
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| $
| 34,506
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Expenses: | | | | | | | | | |
Research, development and exploration | | 280,370 | | | 828,828 | | | 6,844,171 | |
Reorganization costs | | - | | | - | | | 102,914 | |
Wages and benefits | | 89,606 | | | 133,526 | | | 1,030,466 | |
General administration | | 38,657 | | | 132,082 | | | 1,004,846 | |
Management salaries | | 340,903 | | | 76,399 | | | 1,896,210 | |
Advertising, promotion and travel | | 36,764 | | | 33,322 | | | 704,853 | |
Professional fees | | 332,460 | | | 22,377 | | | 1,074,535 | |
Amortization | | 5,320 | | | 7,324 | | | 375,802 | |
Interest on long-term debt
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| 1,622
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| 2,432
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| 70,614
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| 1,125,702
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| 1,236,290
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| 13,104,411
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Loss before other income | | (1,104,021 | ) | | (1,236,290 | ) | | (13,069,905 | ) |
Write-down of assets | | - | | | (11,700 | ) | | (1,626,821 | ) |
Write-off of incorporation and reorganization costs | | - - | | | - - | | | (49,137 | ) |
Write (down) up of marketable securities | | 3,779 | | | - | | | (1,067,704 | ) |
Bad debt recovery | | 1,678 | | | - | | | 1,678 | |
Gain (loss) on sale of marketable securities | | 632 | | | - | | | (137,536 | ) |
Interest income
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| 131
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| 2,689
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| 24,271
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Net loss before income and mining taxes
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| (1,097,801
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| (1,245,301
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| (15,925,154
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Mining tax recovery | | - | | | - | | | 141,000 | |
Net loss
| $
| (1,097,801
| )
| $
| (1,245,301
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| $
| (15,784,154
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Comprehensive loss
| $
| (1,110,662
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| $
| (1,205,052
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| $
| (15,774,116
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Loss per share
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| (0.05
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| $
| (0.06
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(See accompanying notes)
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MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts stated in US dollars)
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Cumulative from inception on August 23, 1996
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| | Three months ended December 31,
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| | 2002
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| 2001
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| | | | | (Restated) | | | (Restated) | |
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities: | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | $ | (1,097,801 | ) | $ | (1,245,301 | ) | $ | (15,784,154 | ) |
Items not affecting cash: | | | | | | | | | |
Amortization | | 5,320 | | | 7,324 | | | 375,802 | |
Expenses settled through issuance of common stock | | - -
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| | | 1,442,670
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Capitalized interest on convertible notes payable | | - -
| | | - -
| | | 2,571
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Reclamation and closure costs | | - | | | - | | | 250,000 | |
Write-down of assets | | - | | | 11,700 | | | 1,626,821 | |
Write-down (up) of marketable securities | | (3,779 | ) | | - | | | 1,067,704 | |
Write-off of incorporation and reorganization costs | | - -
| | | - -
| | | 49,137
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Gain (loss) on sale of marketable securities | | (632 | ) | | - | | | 137,536 | |
Stock-based compensation | | 298,482 | | | - | | | 1,617,345 | |
Net change in non-cash working capital related to operations: | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | (15,782 | ) | | (83,260 | ) | | (169,946 | ) |
Inventories | | 19,562 | | | - | | | - | |
Prepaid expenses and deposits | | 20,877 | | | 58,220 | | | (100,696 | ) |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities
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| 448,805
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| 680,119
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| 1,138,475
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| (324,948
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| (571,198
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| (8,346,735
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Financing activities: | | | | | | | | | |
Increase (decrease) in bank indebtedness | | (731 | ) | | - | | | 46,710 | |
Decrease in convertible notes payable | | - | | | - | | | 23,055 | |
Repayment of long-term debt | | (7,631 | ) | | (7,901 | ) | | 61,470 | |
Receipt of repayable government assistance | | - | | | - | | | 855,359 | |
Proceeds from sale of common stock | | 309,614 | | | 111,850 | | | 11,339,618 | |
Redemption of redeemable capital stock | | - | | | - | | | (37,500 | ) |
Purchase of common stock for treasury
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| -
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| (4,369
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| (149,622
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| 301,252
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| 99,580
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| 12,139,090
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(See accompanying notes)
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MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
(Amounts stated in US dollars)
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Cumulative from inception on August 23, 1996
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| | Three months ended December 31,
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| | 2002
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| 2001
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| | | | | (Restated) | | | (Restated) | |
Investing activities: | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of marketable securities | $ | - | | $ | - | | $ | (1,767,835 | ) |
Proceeds - sale of marketable securities | | 4,447 | | | - | | | 479,130 | |
Purchase of reclamation cash bond | | - | | | - | | | (338,685 | ) |
Purchase of capital assets | | (1,738 | ) | | (11,700 | ) | | (2,050,471 | ) |
Incorporation and reorganization costs | | - | | | - | | | (81,769 | ) |
Business acquisition - Dermond
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| -
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| -
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| (31,286
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| 2,709
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| (11,700
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| (3,790,916
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Effect of foreign currency exchange rate changes on cash and equivalents
|
| (12,861
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| (617
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| 10,038
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Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | | (33,848 | ) | | (483,935 | ) | | 11,477 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
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| 45,325
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| 654,186
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| -
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
| $
| 11,477
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| $
| 170,251
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| $
| 11,477
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(See accompanying notes)
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MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
DECEMBER 31, 2002
(Amounts stated in US dollars unless indicated otherwise)
1. Nature of operations
The Company is a development stage company with one primary business segment that is exploring with the intent to develop a mineral property but has not yet determined whether the property contains reserves that are economically recoverable.
2. Accounting policies
The consolidated condensed interim financial statements included herein have been prepared by the Company, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although the Company believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading.
These statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which, in the opinion of management, are necessary for fair presentation of the information contained therein. It is suggested that these consolidated condensed financial statements be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended September 30, 2002. The Company follows the same accounting policies in preparation of interim reports. Results of operations for the interim periods are not indicative of annual results.
[a] Basis of presentation
The financial statements of the Company have been prepared on the basis of the Company continuing as a going concern which contemplates the realization of assets and the payment of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern, it may be unable to realize the carrying value of its assets and to meet its liabilities as they become due.
The Company incurred significant losses over the past three years, has a working capital deficiency of $677,484 and a deficiency in assets of $2,630,198 at December 31, 2002. The Company's continued existence is dependent upon its ability to raise additional capital and generate profits. Management believes that it will be successful at raising additional capital in the short-term and realizing profitable operations in the long-term, however is unable to disclose firm commitments as of the date of these financial statements.
As discussed in note 3, the Company is committed to repurchase shares, at the option of the holders, for an amount of $1,388,693. If this occurs, the Company's future would be uncertain.
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2. Accounting policies (continued)
The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
[b] Consolidation
These financial statements include the activities of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, McKenzie Bay Resources Ltd., Great Western Diamond Company, DERMOND INC. and a 62.5% interest in Ptarmigan Energie Inc.
[c] New accounting pronouncements
In November 2002, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 45, "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others" (FIN 45). FIN 45 requires that upon issuance of a guarantee, a guarantor must recognize a liability for the fair value of an obligation assumed under a guarantee. FIN 45 also requires additional disclosures by a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about the obligations associated with guarantees issued. The recognition provisions of FIN 45 are effective for any guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. The disclosure requirements are effective for the current quarter. The Company does not expect adopting the initial recognition and initial measurement provisions of this interpretation will have a material impact on its financial position or the results of operati ons.
In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148 "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation-Transition and Disclosure". SFAS No. 148 amends SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock Based Compensation", to provide alternative methods of transition for a voluntary change to the fair value based method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation. In addition, this Statement amends the disclosure requirements of Statement 123 to require prominent disclosures in both annual and interim financial statements about the method of accounting for stock-based employee compensation and the effect of the method used, on reported results. The Company will adopt the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148 for the quarter ended March 31, 2003.
In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities" (FIN 46). FIN 46 requires a variable interest entity to be consolidated by a company if that company is subject to a majority of the risk of loss from the variable interest entity's activities or entitled to receive a majority of the entity's residual returns or both. FIN 46 also requires disclosures about variable interest entities that a company is not required to consolidate but in which it has a significant variable interest. The consolidation requirements of FIN 46 apply immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003. The consolidation requirements apply to existing entities in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. The adoption of this interpretation will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position or results of operations.
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2. Accounting policies (continued)
[d] Restatements
i) Stock-based compensation plan
The Company realized in 2002 that it has to apply the provisions of SFAS 123 and/or APB No. 25, as the case may be, for the previous years. Accordingly, the prior periods financial statements have been corrected as follows: increase in net loss by $47,630, in current assets by $97,047 and opening balance accounts of stockholders' equity by $144,677.
ii) Redeemable capital stock
Due to an error in redeemable capital stock, the Company restated its September 30, 2002 balance sheet as follows: increase in redeemable capital stock and decrease in additional paid in capital by $362,500.
3. Capital stock
Authorized -
75,000,000 common stock, par value $0.001 per share
Issued -
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Shares
| | Common stock
| | Additional paid in capital
| | Total (Restated)
|
Balance, beginning of quarter (restated) | | 23,177,640
| $
| 21,689
| $
| 13,767,907
| $
| 13,789,596
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Common stock issued for: | | | | | | | | |
Cash | | 273,100 | | 273 | | 186,341 | | 186,614 |
Exercise of warrants | | 123,000 | | 123 | | 122,877 | | 123,000 |
Stock options, compensation | | - | | - | | 298,482 | | 298,482 |
Expiry of redemption rights
|
| -
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| -
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| 93,161
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| 93,161
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| | 23,573,740 | | 22,085 | | 14,468,768 | | 14,490,853 |
Less treasury stock at cost
|
| 92,000
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| 92
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| 160,830
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| 160,922
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Balance, end of quarter
|
| 23,481,740
| $
| 21,993
| $
| 14,307,938
| $
| 14,329,931
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Share-based incentive plans
At December 31, 2002, the Company had three stock-based incentive plans each being limited so that options to acquire no more than 2,500,000 shares per plan in the aggregate may be outstanding at any one time.
3. Capital stock (continued)
| (i) | Under the 2001 Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan, options may be granted at an exercise price equal to the market price on the date of the grant. All options expire no later than 10 years from the grant date. In the event an option is granted to an employee who owns 10% or more of the voting power of stock of the Company, the purchase price of each share shall be 110% of the fair market value on the date of grant and the expiration date of option shall be no more than five years after the date of grant of such option. |
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3. Capital stock (continued)
| (ii) | Under the 2001 Employee Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, options may be granted to employees or certain non-employees at an exercise price as determined by the administrator of the plan on the date of the grant, all options expire 10 years after the date of grant. |
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| (iii) | Under the 2001 Directors Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, options to purchase common shares of the Company may be granted to directors of the Company or certain non-employees for terms up to ten years at an exercise price as determined by the administrator on the date of the grant. The options granted prior to December 9, 2002 vest over three years and options granted on or after December 9, 2002 vest immediately. |
The following table contains information with respect to all options granted by the Company (note 7):
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Shares
| | Weighted average exercise price US$/share
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| | | | |
Options outstanding, September 30, 2002 | | 3,335,000 | | $1.09 |
Granted
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| 910,417
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| 1.07
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Options outstanding, December 31, 2002
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| 4,245,417
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| $1.08
|
The following table contains information with respect to all options granted by the Company:
| Outstanding options
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| Exercisable options
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Shares
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| Weighted average price US$/share
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Shares
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| Weighted average price US$/share
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$0.66 | 300,000 | | $0.66 | | - | | - |
$1.00 | 2,995,417 | | 1.00 | | 2,545,417 | | $1.00 |
$1.00-$1.50 | 900,000 | | 1.39 | | 500,000 | | 1.38 |
$3.00 | 50,000 | | 3.00 | | 50,000 | | 3.00 |
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3. Capital stock (continued)
As at December 30, 2002, the following are outstanding:
[a] Stock warrants | | |
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| Number of warrants
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| (Restated) | |
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Outstanding at beginning of period | 2,719,095 | |
Issued during the period | 226,225 | |
Exercised during the period
| (123,000
| )
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| | |
Outstanding, December 31, 2002
| 2,822,320
|
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The warrants outstanding at year-end can be exercised at prices ranging from US $1.00 to US $3.00 with a significant number of the warrants having an exercise price equal to the five-day moving average trading price for the stock less 20%. The expiry dates on the warrants range from January 16, 2003 to December 20, 2004.
[b] Treasury stock
During the quarter, the Company repurchased 10,000 common stock for treasury at a cost of $11,300 in settlement of an account receivable.
[c] Redeemable capital stock
938,557 common shares of the Company have certain rights attached permitting the holder to require the Company to repurchase these shares. Pertaining to subscription agreements, if stockholders decide to exercise their rights, the Company would be obligated to pay, as at December 31, 2002 or gradually over the next three years a maximum amount of $1,388,693. This amount is based on two types of repurchase rights exercisable at the option of the stockholder. The first type requires a repurchase at the market-trading price at date of issuance plus a premium increasing in time from 25% to 75%. The second type requires a repurchase at prices increasing in time from $2.50 to $3.25.
4. Kelsey Lake Diamond Mine
The Company is actively seeking a partner or purchaser to take over the Kelsey Lake mine. If the Company is unable to find a partner or purchaser in 2003, Great Western Diamond intends to close the Kelsey Lake mine permanently and initiate mine reclamation.
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5. Comprehensive loss
| | | | | Cumulative from inception | |
| | Three months ended December 31,
| | | on August 23, | |
| | 2002
|
|
| 2001
| | | 1996
|
|
| | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | $ | (1,097,801 | ) | $ | (1,245,301 | ) | $ | (15,784,154 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | (12,861 | ) | | 40,249 | | | 10,038 | |
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Comprehensive loss
| $
| (1,110,662
| )
| $
| (1,205,052
| )
| $
| (15,774,116
| )
|
6. Reclassification
The Company modified the data related to its stock option plans and awards of stock warrants resulting in significantly less options outstanding as discussed under note 7. The Company presents as one amount under Additional paid in capital the amounts previously shown separately as Paid in capital, Stock options and Contributed surplus; there is no substantive difference between such accounts.
7. Subsequent Event
Subsequent to December 31, 2002, the Company determined that 240,000 warrants and 5,395,969 options issued and outstanding were void due to lack of appropriate corporate authorization. Accordingly, the balance of options and warrants outstanding has been adjusted and an amount of $146,573 has been reclassified from additional paid in capital to accumulated deficit.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.
Construction of Pilot Production Facility
McKenzie Bay Resources anticipates that it will begin construction of a pilot production facility during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003.
The cost of construction for the pilot production facility is estimated to be approximately $10 million (US). McKenzie Bay Resources will seek financial support from federal and provincial Canadian governmental agencies and senior lending sources. In addition, the Company anticipates that it will offer up to $1 million of its common stock during the coming year in a private placement for purposes of funding a portion of the costs of constructing the pilot production facility.
Development of Dermond
If funding becomes available during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003, Dermond anticipates that it will begin to design and develop the vertical-axis wind prototypes. Total costs for designing and developing the prototypes are estimated to be approximately $1.7 million (US). Dermond is seeking a strategic partner for this project who would contribute approximately $300,000 (US) of this amount, with the balance anticipated to be raised through grants, loans and investment by Canadian federal and provincial governmental agencies and private funding sources.
Great Western Diamond Company
As described in the section entitled "Legal Proceedings" in Part II, Item 1 below, Great Western Diamond was involved in arbitration involving the Kelsey Lake lease. Great Western Diamond will either sell or shut down the mine early in 2003. Great Western Diamond will use its reclamation bond posted with the state of Colorado to complete reclamation of the property if the mine is shut down.
Cash Requirements for 2003 Fiscal Year Administrative Costs
To date the Company's activities and that of its subsidiaries have been funded primarily through the sale of equity securities and financial assistance from Canadian governmental agencies in the form of loans and grants. As noted above with respect to the costs associated with Lac Doré, the Company will need to raise additional capital to continue to operate its businesses.
The Company's and its subsidiaries' cash requirements for administrative costs for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2003 follows (all amounts are in US dollars):
Use | Amount |
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Employee salaries | $600,000 |
Professional costs (includes consultants, outside accountants, independent auditors and legal counsel) | $500,000 |
General administrative (includes lease obligations, travel and other administrative costs) | $200,000 |
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In its report dated November 30, 2002, the Company's independent auditors state that the Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and has a deficiency in assets that raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company cannot be sure that it will be able to obtain adequate financing from outside sources to fund its operations. If the Company is unable to obtain the necessary funding, the Company will not be able to continue to operate.
Additional Employees
Since September 30, 2002, McKenzie Bay Resources has hired a General Manager and a Director of Production and Technical Processes for Lac Doré. The Company does not anticipate that a significant change will occur in its or its subsidiaries employee base in the next 12 months.
Forward-Looking Statements
This Form 10-QSB contains statements that are forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "estimates," "anticipates," "plans," "believes," "projects," "expects," "intends," "predicts," "potential," "future," "may," "contemplates," "will," "should," "could," "would" or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology. These statements relate to the Company's future operations and financial performance or other future events. Many of the forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, management beliefs, certain assumptions made by the Company's management and estimates and projections about the Company's industry.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict with respect to timing, extent, likelihood and degree of occurrence. Therefore, actual events, results, performance or achievements may differ materially from the events, results, performance or achievements expressed, forecasted or contemplated by any such forward-looking statements. In addition to factors described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2002, and other periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, some of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from those described in the forward-looking statements include:
| • | lack of operating history; |
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| • | projected need for significant capital; |
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| • | unavailability of future equity infusions and other financing alternatives, including funding from provincial and governmental sources; |
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| • | failure or delays in further developing proprietary processes or effectively commercializing such processes; |
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| • | failure to patent the Company's proprietary processes; |
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| • | existence of competitors with more experience and resources related to the mining of metallurgical ores and the production of high-purity vanadium products; |
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| • | need to obtain and maintain governmental permits and/or approvals; |
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| • | lack of active trading market in the Company's common stock; |
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| • | concentration of ownership of the Company's common stock by directors and officers; |
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| • | existence of repurchase obligations related to certain shares of the Company's common stock; |
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| • | reliance on the Company's directors, officers and consultants; |
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| • | dependence on the success of the pilot production facility and, ultimately, Lac Doré; |
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| • | inability to develop new products entering the energy storage market; |
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| • | failure of the high-purity vanadium market to materialize; |
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| • | dependence on the market price of high-purity vanadium once a market materializes; |
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| • | dilution to current stockholders' interest in the Company if the Company issues additional equity securities and upon the exercise of outstanding options and warrants; and |
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| • | operating hazards and risks associated with exploring and developing mineral properties and building and operating refining facilities, such as unusual or unexpected geological formations, environmental pollution, personal injuries, flooding, changes in technology or mining techniques, periodic interruptions due to inclement weather and industrial accidents. |
Unless required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 3. Controls and Procedures.
The Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-14(c) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB (the "Evaluation Date"). These individuals have concluded that, as of the Evaluation Date, the Company's disclosure controls and procedures were adequate and effective. There were no significant changes in the Company's internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect the Company's disclosure controls and procedures subsequent to the Evaluation Date.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The only legal proceeding to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party involves an arbitration proceeding in the state of Colorado between Great Western Diamond, a subsidiary of the Company, and Teddy C. Schaffer and Polly E. Millican, landlord of a large portion of the diamond claims held by Great Western Diamond relating to the Kelsey Lake diamond mine. On April 13, 2001, Great Western Diamond filed suit in the District Court for Larimer County, Colorado against the landlord after the landlord locked Great Western Diamond out of the mine from March 13, 2001 through July 26, 2001. The landlords claimed they were entitled to lock Great Western Diamond out of the mine due to Great Western Diamond failing to make an annual advance royalty payment due in September 2000. The court referred the matter to arbitration as required by the lease agreement. Before the arbitration, Great Western Diamond paid the advance royalty payment.
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On July 26, 2001, the arbitrator ruled that although Great Western Diamond was in default of the lease due to the nonpayment of the royalty payment, the lease required the landlord to give formal notice of default and a period of time to cure the default. Since the default had been cured before arbitration, there was no default at the time of the arbitration hearing. The arbitrator further ruled that the landlord did not have the authority to lock Great Western Diamond out of the mine. Due to the fact that the lock-out had caused the loss of nearly a full season of mining, Great Western Diamond reserved the right to file a further arbitration proceeding seeking damages.
On September 2, 2001, Great Western Diamond entered into an agreement to sell the mine, subject to customary conditions including a due diligence period. As a part of that sale agreement, the potential buyer was given the authority to pursue damages against the landlord for the lost season of mining in the name of Great Western Diamond. On February 21, 2002, the potential buyer filed an arbitration claim seeking damages.
In March 2002, the sale agreement was terminated. Following the termination, Great Western Diamond continued with the arbitration claim for damages. The parties attempted to negotiate a settlement, but were not successful. During this time, the landlord gave Great Western Diamond a notice of default claiming that the company was not conducting mining operations in commercially-reasonable quantities as required by the lease.
An arbitration hearing was held on October 21, 2002. The arbitrator announced its decision on January 16, 2003. The arbitrator ordered the landlords of the property to pay approximately $22,000 (US) to Great Western Diamond as damages for having locked Great Western Diamond out of the mine. In addition, the arbitrator determined that Great Western Diamond was in default under the lease for its failure to make timely advance royalty payments and ordered it to pay all costs of the arbitration proceeding, which total approximately $65,000 (US).
If Great Western Diamond is unable to find a suitable purchaser for the mine in a timely manner, it is likely that the Company will shut down the mine and that the Company will use its reclamation bond posted with the state of Colorado to complete reclamation of the property.
Item 2. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
During its fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2002, the Company issued and sold the following unregistered securities:
On October 1, 2002, the Company issued 123,00 shares of common stock to one individual upon conversion of 123,000 outstanding warrants in the amount of $123,000 (US).
On November 1, 2002, the Company issued 125,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 125,000 shares of common stock to three individuals in the amount of $100,000 (US). The warrants are exercisable until November 1, 2004 and have an exercise price of $2.00 (US) per share.
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On November 1, 2002, the Company issued options to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock to an employee in exchange for services rendered to the Company as an employee. The options are exercisable until November 1, 2009 and have exercise prices of $1.00 (US) per share (with respect to 50,000 options) and $1.30 (US) per share (with respect to 200,000 options).
On December 2, 2002, the Company issued 13,889 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 13,889 shares of common stock to two individuals in the amount of $12,500 (US). The warrants are exercisable until December 2, 2004 and have an exercise price of $2.00 (US) per share. The issuance of these securities was deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on Section 4(2) thereunder. All recipients of such securities either received adequate information about the Company or had access, through employment or other relationships, to such information.
On December 4, 2002, the Company issued 46,711 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 46,711 shares of common stock to one individual and one trust in the approximate amount of $42,000 (US). The warrants are exercisable until December 4, 2004 and have an exercise price of $2.00 (US) per share.
On December 5, 2002, the Company issued 12,500 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 15,625 shares of common stock to one individual in the amount of $10,000 (US). The warrants are exercisable until December 5, 2004 and have an exercise price of $2.00 (US) per share.
On December 6, 2002, the Company issued 5,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 5,000 shares of common stock to one individual in the amount of $4,500 (US). The warrants are exercisable until December 6, 2004 and have an exercise price of $2.00 (US) per share.
On December 6, 2002, the Company issued options to purchase 660,417 shares of common stock to directors and officers of the Company in exchange for services rendered to the Company as directors and/or employees. The options are exercisable until September 30, 2007 (in the case of 350,000 options) or until September 30, 2012 (in the case of 310,417 options) and have an exercise price of $1.00 (US) per share. The issuance of these securities was deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 in reliance on Section 4(2) thereunder. All recipients of such securities either received adequate information about the Company or had access, through employment or other relationships, to such information.
On December 20, 2002, the Company issued 20,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 20,000 shares of common stock to one individual and one trust in the amount of $18,000 (US). The warrants are exercisable until December 20, 2004 and have an exercise price of $2.00 (US) per share.
During its fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2002, the Company issued options to acquire 98,300 shares of common stock and warrants to acquire 95,000 shares of common stock to 10 individuals and one entity as consideration for their purchase of shares of the Company's common stock on the open market. The Company had determined that these options and warrants are void due to lack of appropriate corporate authorization and therefore are no longer considered issued and outstanding. See note 7 to the Company's unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-QSB.
The Company did not engage an underwriter in connection with any of the foregoing transactions.
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Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
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2.1 | | Share Purchase Agreement between the Company and Jacquelin Dery, Laurent Mondou and Experts Conseils Dermond Inc., dated February 12, 2002. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-SB/A (Amendment No. 2) filed on August 28, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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3.1 | | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-SB filed on March 13, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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3.2 | | Bylaws. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-SB filed on March 13, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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4.1 | | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended. See Exhibit 3.1 above. |
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4.2 | | Bylaws. See Exhibit 3.2 above. |
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4.3 | | Specimen of Stock Certificate. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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4.4 | | Form of Warrant. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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4.5 | | Form of Subscription Agreement. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.1 | | Employment Agreement between Experts Conseils Dermond Inc. and Jacquelin Dery, dated February 12, 2002.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.2 | | Royalty Agreement between the Company and Jacquelin Dery, dated February 12, 2002.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.3 | | Employment Agreement between Experts Conseils Dermond Inc. and Lauren Mondou, dated February 12, 2002.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.4 | | Royalty Agreement between the Company and Lauren Mondou, dated February 12, 2002.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.5 | | Employment Agreement between McKenzie Bay Resources, Ltd. and Michel Garon, dated |
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| | November 1, 2002.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.6 | | 2001 Employee Non-qualified Stock Option Plan.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.7 | | Amended 2001 Directors Non-qualified Stock Option Plan.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A (Amendment No. 1) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
10.8 | | 2001 Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.9 | | Option and Joint Venture Agreement dated August 31, 1998, between McKenzie Bay Resources Ltd. and SOQUEM Inc. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.10 | | Letter Agreement dated June 21, 2001 between McKenzie Bay Resources Ltd. and SOQEUM Inc. amending Option and Joint Venture Agreement dated August 31, 1998. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.11 | | Letter Agreement dated June 18, 2002 between McKenzie Bay Resources Ltd. and SOQUEM Inc. amending Option and Joint Venture Agreement dated August 31, 1998. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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99.1 | | Lac Doré Feasibility Study - Executive Summary. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-SB/A (Amendment No. 2) filed on August 28, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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99.2 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This exhibit is furnished, not filed, in accordance with SEC Release Number 33-8212. |
(b) Reports on Form 8-K.
The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K on November 22, 2002 to announce the appointment of Donald C. Harms to the Company's Board of Directors, effective as of November 12, 2002.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| McKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL, LTD. |
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Date: July 8, 2003 | By: | /s/ Gary L. Westerholm
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| | Gary L. Westerholm President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer and duly authorized signatory for the Registrant) |
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Date: July 8, 2003 | By: | /s/ Gregory N. Bakeman
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| | Gregory N. Bakeman Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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CERTIFICATION
I, Gary L. Westerholm, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB/A (Amendment No. 1) of McKenzie Bay International, Ltd.; |
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2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; |
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3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; |
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4. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; |
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| b) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and |
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| c) | Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; |
5. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and |
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| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and |
6. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Date: July 8, 2003 | /s/ Gary L. Westerholm Gary L. Westerholm President and Chief Executive Officer |
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CERTIFICATION
I, Gregory N. Bakeman, certify that:
1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB/A (Amendment No. 1) of McKenzie Bay International, Ltd.; |
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2. | Based on my knowledge, this quarterly report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report; |
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3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this quarterly report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this quarterly report; |
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4. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and have: |
| a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this quarterly report is being prepared; |
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| b) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this quarterly report (the "Evaluation Date"); and |
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| c) | Presented in this quarterly report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the Evaluation Date; |
5. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): |
| a) | All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data and have identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and |
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| b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls; and |
6. | The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this quarterly report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material weaknesses. |
Date: July 8, 2003 | /s/ Gregory N. Bakeman Gregory N. Bakeman Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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2.1 | | Share Purchase Agreement between the Company and Jacquelin Dery, Laurent Mondou and Experts Conseils Dermond Inc., dated February 12, 2002. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-SB/A (Amendment No. 2) filed on August 28, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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3.1 | | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-SB filed on March 13, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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3.2 | | Bylaws. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-SB filed on March 13, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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4.1 | | Certificate of Incorporation, as amended. See Exhibit 3.1 above. |
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4.2 | | Bylaws. See Exhibit 3.2 above. |
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4.3 | | Specimen of Stock Certificate. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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4.4 | | Form of Warrant. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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4.5 | | Form of Subscription Agreement. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.1 | | Employment Agreement between Experts Conseils Dermond Inc. and Jacquelin Dery, dated February 12, 2002.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.2 | | Royalty Agreement between the Company and Jacquelin Dery, dated February 12, 2002.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.3 | | Employment Agreement between Experts Conseils Dermond Inc. and Lauren Mondou, dated February 12, 2002.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.4 | | Royalty Agreement between the Company and Lauren Mondou, dated February 12, 2002.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.5 | | Employment Agreement between McKenzie Bay Resources, Ltd. and Michel Garon, dated November 1, 2002.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.6 | | 2001 Employee Non-qualified Stock Option Plan.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.7 | | Amended 2001 Directors Non-qualified Stock Option Plan.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A (Amendment No. 1) for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.8 | | 2001 Employee Incentive Stock Option Plan.* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.9 | | Option and Joint Venture Agreement dated August 31, 1998, between McKenzie Bay Resources Ltd. and SOQUEM Inc. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.10 | | Letter Agreement dated June 21, 2001 between McKenzie Bay Resources Ltd. and SOQEUM Inc. amending Option and Joint Venture Agreement dated August 31, 1998. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.11 | | Letter Agreement dated June 18, 2002 between McKenzie Bay Resources Ltd. and SOQUEM Inc. amending Option and Joint Venture Agreement dated August 31, 1998. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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99.1 | | Lac Doré Feasibility Study - Executive Summary. Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Form 10-SB/A (Amendment No. 2) filed on August 28, 2002, and incorporated herein by reference. |
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99.2 | | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer required under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. This exhibit is furnished, not filed, in accordance with SEC Release Number 33-8212. |
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