U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009
or
¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _____________________
Commission File No. 333-146163
Osler Incorporated
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
Nevada | N/A |
(State of Incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
1400 Paces Lane, Suite 202, Woodstock, GA, 30189
(Address of principal executive offices)
678-481-1600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, address and fiscal year, if changed since last report)
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 is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer ¨ | Accelerated filer ¨ | Non-accelerated filer ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company x |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of Exchange Act)
Yes x No ¨
The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's common stock, par value $.001 per share, at May 18, 2009 was 54,800,000 shares.
Part I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Osler Incorporated
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Balance Sheets
As of March 31, 2009 and June 30, 2008
| | March 31, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2009 | | | 2008 | |
| | (Unaudited) | | | | |
ASSETS | |
Current Assets: | | | | | | |
Cash | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Total Current Assets | | | - | | | | - | |
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Total Assets | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | |
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Current Liabilities: | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | $ | 11,728 | | | $ | 500 | |
Notes payable | | | 23,616 | | | | 23,616 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | | 35,344 | | | | 24,116 | |
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Total Liabilities | | | 35,344 | | | | 24,116 | |
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STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | |
Stockholders' Deficit | | | | | | | | |
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Common stock, $0.001 par value, 75,000,000 shares authorized | | | | | | | | |
54,800,000 shares issued and outstanding | | | 54,800 | | | | 54,800 | |
Additional paid in capital | | | (27,000 | ) | | | (27,000 | ) |
Deficit, accumulated during the exploration stage | | | (63,144 | ) | | | (51,916 | ) |
Total Stockholders' Deficit | | | (35,344 | ) | | | (24,116 | ) |
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Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Deficit | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
Osler Incorporated
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Operations
For the three months and nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
and Period from July 30, 2004 (Inception) through March 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
| | Three Months | | | Nine Months | | | Three Months | | | Nine Months | | | Inception | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | | | Ended | | | through | |
| | 03/ 31/09 | | | 03/31/09 | | | 03/31/08 | | | 03/31/08 | | | 03/31/09 | |
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Costs and Expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Mineral exploration | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | | | | $ | 750 | | | $ | 4,250 | |
General and administrative | | | 2,332 | | | | 11,228 | | | | (6,084 | ) | | | 31,146 | | | | 58,894 | |
Loss from operations | | | (2,332 | ) | | | (11,228 | ) | | $ | (6,084 | ) | | $ | (31,896 | ) | | | (63,144 | ) |
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Net loss | | $ | (2,332 | ) | | $ | (11,228 | ) | | $ | (6,084 | ) | | $ | (31,896 | ) | | $ | (63,144 | ) |
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Net loss per share | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and Diluted | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | $ | (0.00 | ) | | | | |
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Weighted average number of shares | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic and diluted | | | 54,800,000 | | | | 54,800,000 | | | | 54,800,000 | | | | 54,800,000 | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
Osler Incorporated
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Statements of Cash Flows
For the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008
and Period from July 30, 2004 (Inception) through March 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
| | Nine Months | | | Nine Months | | | Inception | |
| | Ended | | | Ended | | | through | |
| | March 31, 2009 | | | March 31, 2008 | | | March 31, 2009 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (11,228 | ) | | $ | (31,896 | ) | | $ | (63,144 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation | | | - | | | | - | | | | 170 | |
Impairment | | | - | | | | 3,565 | | | | 3,565 | |
Net change in: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | | 11,228 | | | | (3,354 | ) | | | 11,728 | |
Cash flows used in operating activities | | | - | | | | (31,685 | ) | | | (47,681 | ) |
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Cash flows used in investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of property and equipment | | | - | | | | - | | | | (3,735 | ) |
Cash flows used in investing activities | | | - | | | | - | | | | (3,735 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from Notes Payable | | | - | | | | 7,516 | | | | - | |
Cash received from shareholder advances | | | - | | | | - | | | | 23,616 | |
Cash received from common stock | | | - | | | | - | | | | 27,800 | |
Cash flows provided by financing activities | | | - | | | | 7,516 | | | | 51,416 | |
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Net increase (decrease) in cash | | | - | | | | (24,169 | ) | | | - | |
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Cash, beginning of period | | | - | | | | 24,169 | | | | - | |
Cash, end of period | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
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Supplementary Cash Flow Information | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest Paid | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
Income Taxes Paid | | | - | | | | - | | | | - | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
Osler Incorporated
(An Exploration Stage Company)
Notes to Financial Statements
March 31, 2009
(Unaudited)
Note 1 | Nature and Continuance of Operations |
The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on July 30, 2004 to pursue mineral exploration.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which assumes that the Company will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations for its next fiscal year. Realization values may be substantially different from carrying values as shown and these financial statements do not give effect to adjustments that would be necessary to the carrying values and classification of assets and liabilities should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern. At March 31, 2009, the Company had not yet achieved profitable operations, has accumulated losses of $63,144 since its inception, has working capital deficit of $35,344, and expects to incur further losses in the development of its business, all of which casts substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company's ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to generate future profitable operations and/or to obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and repay its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come due. Management has no formal plan in place to address this concern but considers that the Company will be able to obtain additional funds by equity financing and/or related party advances, however there is no assurance of additional funding being available.
Note 2 | Basis of Presentation |
The accompanying financial statements, which should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and footnotes included in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are unaudited, but have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
Operating results for the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year ending June 30, 2009.
Item 2: Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Caution about Forward-Looking Statements
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable law, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Our unaudited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this quarterly report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed below and elsewhere in this quarterly report.
In this quarterly report, unless otherwise specified, all dollar amounts are expressed in United States dollars. All references to "US$" refer to United States dollars and all references to "common shares" refer to the common shares in our capital stock.
As used in this quarterly report, the terms "we", "us", "our", "our company" and "Osler" mean Osler Inc., unless otherwise indicated.
Overview
The address of our principal executive office is 1400 Paces Lane, Suite 202, Woodstock, GA, 30189. Our telephone number is 678-481-1600.
Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol "OSLE".
We do not have any subsidiaries.
We were incorporated on July 30, 2004 under the laws of the state of Nevada
On April 5, 2007 we acquired the Far 1 - 4 mineral claims comprising 82.64 acres (approximately 33.44 hectares) in Esmeralda County, in the State of Nevada from James McLeod (the " Far " property). Due to lack of funding, the Company was unable to pay the maintenance fees on the anniversary date of September 1, 2008 to maintain the Far 1 - 4 mineral claims. As such, title to the Far 1-4 mineral claims have been forfeited. Management will continue to seek out additional mineral claims in the state of Nevada for economic mineral deposits.
Competitive Conditions
The mineral exploration business is a competitive industry. We are competing with many other exploration companies looking for minerals. We compete with numerous other companies which have resources far in excess of ours. Being a junior mineral exploration company, we compete with such other companies for financing and joint venture partners and exploration resources including professional geologists, camp staff, and mineral exploration supplies.
Results of Operations
For the three and nine months ended March 31, 2009, the Company experienced a net loss of $2,332 and $11,228, respectively compared to a net loss of $6,084 and $31,896, respectively, for the comparative period in 2008.
General and administrative expenses for the three and nine months periods ended March 31, 2009 were $2,332 and $11,228, respectively, versus $6,084 and $31,146, respectively for the same period in 2008. This decrease in 2009 can be attributed to a decrease in professional fees incurred for maintaining the Company's publicly reporting status.
Revenues
We have not earned any revenues since our inception and we do not anticipate earning revenues in the upcoming quarter.
During the six month period ended March 31, 2009, the Company satisfied its working capital needs by using cash generated from operations and equity from shareholder's initial seed financing and shareholder loans. As of March 31, 2009, the Company has cash on hand in the amount of $0. Management does not expect that the current level of cash on hand will be sufficient to fund our operations for the next twelve month period. In the event that additional funds are required to maintain operations, we may be able to obtain loans from our shareholders, but there are no agreements or understandings in place currently. We believe we will require additional funding to expand our business and ensure its future profitability. We anticipate that any additional funding will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock. However, we do not have any arrangements in place for any future equity financing. In the event we are not successful in selling our common stock, we may also seek to obtain short-term loans from our director.
Item 3. Quantitative Disclosures About Market Risks
As a "smaller reporting company", we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our president (our principal executive officer, principal accounting officer and principal financial officer) to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating our disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and our management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As of March 31, 2009, the end of the three month period covered by this report, our president (our principal executive officer, principal accounting officer and principal financial officer) carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on the foregoing, our president (our principal executive officer, principal accounting officer and principal financial officer) concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this annual report.
There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the three months ended March 31, 2009 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II: OTHER INFORMATION
Items 1. Legal Proceedings
We know of no material, existing or pending legal proceedings against our company, nor are we involved as a plaintiff in any material proceeding or pending litigation. There are no proceedings in which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial shareholder, is an adverse party or has a material interest adverse to our interest.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Much of the information included in this quarterly report includes or is based upon estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements". Such forward looking statements include any projections or estimates made by us and our management in connection with our business operations. While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggested herein.
Such estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements" involve various risks and uncertainties as outlined below. We caution the reader that important factors in some cases have affected and, in the future, could materially affect actual results and cause actual results to differ materially from the results expressed in any such estimates, projections or other "forward looking statements".
Our common shares are considered speculative during the development of our new business operations. Prospective investors should consider carefully the risk factors set out below.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR BUSINESS
If we do not obtain additional financing, our business may fail.
Our business plan calls for significant expenses in connection with the exploration of our mineral claim and we do not currently have any commitments from our management, shareholders or any third parties to provide us with funding nor have we made any arrangements to secure any additional financing to date. If we are unable to raise additional funds, we will not be able to continue to explore and develop our mineral property and our business may fail.
We rely upon key personnel and if he leaves us, our business plan and results of operations could be adversely affected.
We rely heavily on our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, Treasurer and Director, Lance Friedman for our success. His experience and input create the foundation for our business and he is responsible for the directorship and control over our business activities. We do not currently have an employment agreement or "key man" insurance policy on Mr. Friedman. Moving forward, should we lose the services of Mr. Friedman, for any reason, we will incur costs associated with recruiting a replacement and delays in our operations. If we are unable to replace him with another suitably trained individual or individuals, we may be forced to scale back or curtail our business plan and exploration activities. As a result of this, your investment in us could become devalued or worthless.
We will be subject to numerous risks if we commence mining operations, of which there can be no assurance.
The mineral exploration and mining business is competitive in all of its phases. We currently have no mining operations of any kind; however, if we do commence mining activities in the future, we will be subject to numerous risks, including:
o competitors with greater financial, technical and other resources, in the search for and the acquisition of attractive mineral properties;
o our ability to select and acquire suitable producing properties or prospects for mineral exploration; |
o the accuracy of our reserve estimates, if any, which may be affected by the following factors beyond our control:
| - | declines in the market price of the various metals we mine; |
| - | increased production or capital costs; |
| - | reduction in the grade or tonnage of the deposit; |
| - | increase in the dilution of the ore; or |
| - | reduced recovery rates; |
o risks and hazards associated with environmental hazards, political and country risks, civil unrest or terrorism, industrial accidents, labor disputes, unusual or unexpected geologic formations, cave-ins, explosive rock failures; and flooding and periodic interruptions due to inclement or hazardous weather conditions; and
o our failure to maintain insurance on certain risks associated with any exploration activities we may undertake in the future.
If we do begin exploration activities in the future, of which there can be no assurance, we will be subject to the above risks. If any of the above risks occur, we may be forced to curtail or abandon our operations and/or exploration and development activities, if any. As a result, any investment in us could decrease in value and/or become worthless.
Our determinations of whether our planned activities and estimates of potential reserves, if any, may be inaccurate.
We are currently in the exploration stage. Before we can begin a development project, if ever, we must first determine whether it is economically feasible to do so. This determination is based on estimates of several factors, including:
o | expected recovery rates of metals from the ore; |
o | facility and equipment costs; |
o | capital and operating costs of a development project; |
o | future metals prices; |
o | currency exchange and repatriation risks; |
o | tax rates; |
o | inflation rates; |
o | availability of credit. |
Any development projects we may undertake in the future will likely not have an operating history upon which to base these estimates and as a result, actual cash operating costs and returns from a development project, if any, may differ substantially from our estimates. Consequently, it may not be economically feasible to continue with a development project, if one is started.
Our planned mineral exploration efforts are highly speculative.
Mineral exploration is highly speculative. It involves many risks and is often nonproductive. Even if we believe we have found a valuable mineral deposit, it may be several years before production is possible. During that time, it may become no longer feasible to produce those minerals for economic, regulatory, political, or other reasons. Additionally, we may be required to make substantial capital expenditures and to construct mining and processing facilities. As a result of these costs and uncertainties, we may be unable to start, or if started, to finish our exploration activities.
Mining operations in general involve a high degree of risk, which we may be unable, or may not choose to insure against, making exploration and/or development activities we may pursue subject to potential legal liability for certain claims.
Our operations are subject to all of the hazards and risks normally encountered in the exploration, development and production of minerals. These include unusual and unexpected geological formations, rock falls, flooding and other conditions involved in the drilling and removal of material, any of which could result in damage to, or destruction of, mines and other producing facilities, damage to life or property, environmental damage and possible legal liability. Although we plan to take adequate precautions to minimize these risks, and risks associated with equipment failure or failure of retaining dams which may result in environmental pollution, there can be no assurance that even with our precautions, damage or loss will not occur and that we will not be subject to liability which will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation and financial condition. If this were to happen, we could be forced to curtail or abandon our business activities.
Because we have only recently commenced business operations, we face a high risk of business failure and this could result in a total loss of your investment.
We have not begun the initial stages of exploration activities, and thus have no way to evaluate the likelihood whether we will be able to operate our business successfully. We were incorporated on July 30, 2004 and to date have been involved primarily in organizational activities, obtaining financing and acquiring our mineral claims. We have not earned any revenues and we have never achieved profitability as of the date of this prospectus. Potential investors should be aware of the difficulties normally encountered by new mineral exploration companies and the high rate of failure of such enterprises. The likelihood of success must be considered in the light of problems, expenses, difficulties, complications and delays encountered in connection with the exploration of the mineral property that we plan to undertake. These potential problems include, but are not limited to, unanticipated problems relating to exploration and additional costs and expenses that may exceed current estimates. We have no history upon which to base any assumption as to the likelihood that our business will prove successful, and we can provide no assurance to investors that we will generate any operating revenues or ever achieve profitable operations. If we are unsuccessful in addressing these risks our business will likely fail and you will lose your entire investment in this offering.
Because of the speculative nature of mineral exploration, there is substantial risk that no commercially viable gold or silver deposits will be found and our business will fail.
Exploration for gold and silver is a speculative venture involving substantial risk. We can provide investors with no assurance that any mineral claims we become part of contain commercially viable gold or silver deposits. The exploration program that we will conduct on our claims may not result in the discovery of commercially viable gold or silver deposits. Problems such as unusual and unexpected rock formations and other conditions are involved in gold and silver exploration, which often result in unsuccessful exploration efforts. In such a case, we may be unable to complete our business plan and you could lose your entire investment in this offering.
Because of the inherent dangers involved in gold and silver exploration, there is a risk that we may incur liability or damages as we conduct our business.
The search for gold and silver involves numerous hazards. As a result, we may become subject to liability for such hazards, including pollution, cave-ins and other hazards against which we cannot insure or against which we may elect not to insure. We currently have no such insurance nor do we expect to get such insurance for the foreseeable future. If a hazard were to occur, the costs of rectifying the hazard may exceed our asset value and cause us to liquidate all our assets causing our business to fail.
As we undertake exploration of our mining claims, we will be subject to compliance of government regulation that may increase the anticipated time and cost of our exploration program.
There are several governmental regulations that materially restrict the exploration of minerals. We will be subject to the mining laws and regulations as contained in the Chapter 519A of the Nevada Revised Statutes as we carry out our exploration program. We may be required to obtain work permits and perform remediation work for any physical disturbance to the land in order to comply with these regulations. While our planned exploration program budgets for regulatory compliance, there is a risk that new regulations could increase our time and costs of doing business and prevent us from carrying out our exploration program.
Because our management has no experience in the mineral exploration business we may make mistakes and this could cause our business to fail.
Our President has no previous experience operating an exploration or a mining company and because of this lack of experience he may make mistakes. Our management lacks the technical training and experience with exploring for, starting, or operating a mine. With no direct training or experience in these areas our management may not be fully aware of the many specific requirements related to working in this industry. Our management's decisions and choices may not take into account standard engineering or managerial approaches mineral exploration companies commonly use. Consequently, our operations, earnings, and ultimate financial success could suffer irreparable harm due to our management's lack of experience in this industry.
Our auditors have raised substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that we will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, we were incorporated on July 30, 2004, and we do not have a history of earnings, and as a result, our auditors have expressed substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Continued operations are dependent on our ability to complete equity or debt financings or generate profitable operations. Such financings may not be available or may not be available on reasonable terms. Our financial statements do not include any adjustments that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK
Trading in our common shares on the OTC Bulletin Board is limited and sporadic making it difficult for our shareholders to sell their shares or liquidate their investments.
Our common shares are currently listed for public trading on the OTC Bulletin Board. The trading price of our common shares has been subject to wide fluctuations. Trading prices of our common shares may fluctuate in response to a number of factors, many of which will be beyond our control. The stock market has generally experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations that have often been unrelated or disproportionate to the operating performance of companies with no current business operation. There can be no assurance that trading prices and price earnings ratios previously experienced by our common shares will be matched or maintained. These broad market and industry factors may adversely affect the market price of our common shares, regardless of our operating performance.
In the past, following periods of volatility in the market price of a company's securities, securities class-action litigation has often been instituted. Such litigation, if instituted, could result in substantial costs for us and a diversion of management's attention and resources.
Our stock is a penny stock. Trading of our stock may be restricted by the SEC's penny stock regulations which may limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.
Our stock is a penny stock. The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted Rule 15g-9 which generally defines "penny stock" to be any equity security that has a market price (as defined) less than $5.00 per share or an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share, subject to certain exceptions. Our securities are covered by the penny stock rules, which impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers who sell to persons other than established customers and "accredited investors". The term "accredited investor" refers generally to institutions with assets in excess of $5,000,000 or individuals with a net worth in excess of $1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 or $300,000 jointly with their spouse. The penny stock rules require a broker-dealer, prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from the rules, to deliver a standardized risk disclosure document in a form prepared by the SEC which provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks in the penny stock market. The broker-dealer also must provide the customer with current bid and offer quotations for the penny stock, the compensation of the broker-dealer and its salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market value of each penny stock held in the customer's account. The bid and offer quotations, and the broker-dealer and salesperson compensation information, must be given to the customer orally or in writing prior to effecting the transaction and must be given to the customer in writing before or with the customer's confirmation. In addition, the penny stock rules require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock not otherwise exempt from these rules; the broker-dealer must make a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written agreement to the transaction. These disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in the secondary market for the stock that is subject to these penny stock rules. Consequently, these penny stock rules may affect the ability of broker-dealers to trade our securities. We believe that the penny stock rules discourage investor interest in and limit the marketability of our common stock.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, has adopted sales practice requirements which may also limit a stockholder's ability to buy and sell our stock.
In addition to the "penny stock" rules described above, FINRA has adopted rules that require that in recommending an investment to a customer, a broker-dealer must have reasonable grounds for believing that the investment is suitable for that customer. Prior to recommending speculative low priced securities to their non-institutional customers, broker-dealers must make reasonable efforts to obtain information about the customer's financial status, tax status, investment objectives and other information. Under interpretations of these rules, FINRA believes that there is a high probability that speculative low priced securities will not be suitable for at least some customers. FINRA requirements make it more difficult for broker-dealers to recommend that their customers buy our common stock, which may limit your ability to buy and sell our stock and have an adverse effect on the market for our shares.
Item 2 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None
Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
Item 5 Other Information
None
Item 6: Exhibits
(a) The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:
31.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer filed pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1 Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized May 19, 2009
May 19, 2009 | /s/ | Lance Friedman |
| Mr. Lance Friedman, President |