GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
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ASSETS | | | | | | |
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CURRENT ASSETS | | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 1,093,935 | | | $ | 833,584 | |
Accounts receivable | | | 53,269 | | | | 146,730 | |
Inventory | | | 97,964 | | | | - | |
Other current assets | | | 125,757 | | | | 131,741 | |
Total Current Assets | | | 1,370,925 | | | | 1,112,055 | |
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PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT | | | 7,626,919 | | | | 6,441,489 | |
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DEFERRED GROWING COST | | | 553,928 | | | | - | |
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OTHER NONCURRENT ASSETS | | | 6,190 | | | | 2,691 | |
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TOTAL ASSETS | | $ | 9,557,962 | | | $ | 7,556,235 | |
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | |
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CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | |
Accounts payable | | $ | 1,711,047 | | | $ | 2,117,573 | |
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes | | | 1,763,624 | | | | 1,491,385 | |
Accrued interest payable | | | 909,405 | | | | 853,811 | |
Accrued return on noncontrolling interest | | | 978,776 | | | | 610,870 | |
Promissory notes | | | 32,363 | | | | 509,232 | |
Notes payable to shareholders | | | 292,844 | | | | 321,502 | |
Convertible notes payable | | | 193,200 | | | | 193,200 | |
Total Current Liabilities | | | 5,881,259 | | | | 6,097,573 | |
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LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | | | | | | | | |
Convertible notes payable | | | 567,000 | | | | - | |
Mortgage notes payable | | | 2,793,934 | | | | 2,051,282 | |
Total Long Term Liabilities | | | 3,360,934 | | | | 2,051,282 | |
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EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | | | | | | | |
Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. equity (deficit) | | | | | | | | |
Preferred stock - $0.001 par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized | | | | | | | | |
Series B, convertible; 13,000 shares issued (aggregate liquidation | | | | | | | | |
preference of $1,300,000) | | | 13 | | | | 13 | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; | | | | | | | | |
270,464,478 and 236,919,079 shares issued and outstanding, respectively | | | 270,464 | | | | 236,919 | |
Additional paid-in capital | | | 23,525,695 | | | | 22,998,907 | |
Accumulated deficit | | | (26,607,643 | ) | | | (26,308,143 | ) |
Accumulated other comprehensive loss | | | (7,663 | ) | | | (6,108 | ) |
Total Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. Stockholders' Deficit | | | (2,819,134 | ) | | | (3,078,412 | ) |
Noncontrolling interests | | | 3,134,903 | | | | 2,485,792 | |
Total equity (deficit) | | | 315,769 | | | | (592,620 | ) |
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY (DEFICIT) | | $ | 9,557,962 | | | $ | 7,556,235 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
| | For the Three Months Ended | | | For the Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | | | June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | | | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
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Revenue | | $ | 71,864 | | | $ | 29,236 | | | $ | 204,717 | | | $ | 69,236 | |
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Operating Expenses | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
General and administrative | | | 490,333 | | | | 599,345 | | | | 1,251,992 | | | | 940,438 | |
Plantation operating costs | | | 174,430 | | | | - | | | | 449,438 | | | | - | |
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Total Operating Expenses | | | 664,763 | | | | 599,345 | | | | 1,701,430 | | | | 940,438 | |
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Loss from Operations | | | (592,899 | ) | | | (570,109 | ) | | | (1,496,713 | ) | | | (871,202 | ) |
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Other Income (Expenses) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Interest income | | | 22 | | | | 1 | | | | 27 | | | | 2 | |
Interest expense | | | (105,235 | ) | | | (82,016 | ) | | | (197,665 | ) | | | (163,525 | ) |
Gain on settlement of liabilities | | | 405,530 | | | | - | | | | 600,802 | | | | - | |
Foreign currency transaction adjustments | | | 38 | | | | 2,007 | | | | (7,517 | ) | | | 2,007 | |
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Total Other Income (Expenses) | | | 300,355 | | | | (80,008 | ) | | | 395,647 | | | | (161,516 | ) |
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Loss from Continuing Operations | | | (292,544 | ) | | | (650,117 | ) | | | (1,101,066 | ) | | | (1,032,718 | ) |
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Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations | | | 36,026 | | | | (182,063 | ) | | | 60,873 | | | | (21,315 | ) |
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Net Loss | | | (256,518 | ) | | | (832,180 | ) | | | (1,040,193 | ) | | | (1,054,033 | ) |
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Net Loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest | | | (339,396 | ) | | | (180,768 | ) | | | (740,693 | ) | | | (338,533 | ) |
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Net Income (Loss) attributable to Global Clean Energy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Holdings, Inc. | | $ | 82,878 | | | $ | (651,412 | ) | | | (299,500 | ) | | $ | (715,500 | ) |
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Amounts attributable to Global Clean Energy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Holdings, Inc. common shareholders: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations | | $ | 46,852 | | | $ | (469,349 | ) | | $ | (360,373 | ) | | $ | (694,185 | ) |
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations | | | 36,026 | | | | (182,063 | ) | | | 60,873 | | | | (21,315 | ) |
Net Income (Loss) | | $ | 82,878 | | | $ | (651,412 | ) | | $ | (299,500 | ) | | $ | (715,500 | ) |
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Basic and Diluted Loss per Common Share: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations | | $ | 0.0002 | | | $ | (0.0021 | ) | | $ | (0.0014 | ) | | $ | (0.0031 | ) |
Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations | | | 0.0001 | | | | (0.0008 | ) | | | 0.0002 | | | | (0.0001 | ) |
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Net Income (Loss) | | $ | 0.0003 | | | $ | (0.0029 | ) | | $ | (0.0012 | ) | | $ | (0.0032 | ) |
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Basic and Diluted Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding | | | 268,022,935 | | | | 226,654,728 | | | | 252,833,173 | | | | 225,739,359 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
| | For the Six Months Ended | |
| | June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Cash Flows From Operating Activities | | | | | | |
Net loss | | $ | (1,040,193 | ) | | $ | (1,054,033 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities | | | | | | | | |
Foreign currency transaction loss (gain) | | | 68,390 | | | | (12,399 | ) |
Gain on settlement of liabilities | | | (600,802 | ) | | | - | |
Share-based compensation | | | 60,333 | | | | 386,215 | |
Depreciation | | | 112,116 | | | | 1,099 | |
Changes in operating assets and liabilities | | | | | | | | |
Accounts receivable | | | 94,009 | | | | - | |
Inventories | | | (99,259 | ) | | | - | |
Other current assets | | | 10,891 | | | | 89,756 | |
Deferred growing costs | | | (561,246 | ) | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | | | 370,484 | | | | 496,707 | |
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities | | | (1,585,278 | ) | | | (92,655 | ) |
Cash Flows From Investing Activities | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of land | | | (715,658 | ) | | | - | |
Plantation development costs | | | (334,274 | ) | | | (754,714 | ) |
Purchase of property and equipment | | | (131,603 | ) | | | (136,839 | ) |
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities | | | (1,181,535 | ) | | | (891,553 | ) |
Cash Flows From Financing Activities | | | | | | | | |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock for cash | | | 500,000 | | | | 50,000 | |
Proceeds from issuance of preferred membership in GCE Mexico I, LLC | | | 1,700,382 | | | | 1,558,686 | |
Proceeds from notes payable | | | 742,652 | | | | 15,000 | |
Payments on notes payable | | | (478,043 | ) | | | - | |
Proceeds from convertible notes payable | | | 567,000 | | | | - | |
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities | | | 3,031,991 | | | | 1,623,686 | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | | (4,827 | ) | | | - | |
Net Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents | | | 260,351 | | | | 639,478 | |
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period | | | 833,584 | | | | 291,309 | |
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period | | $ | 1,093,935 | | | $ | 930,787 | |
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Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information: | | | | | | | | |
Cash paid for interest | | $ | 92,254 | | | $ | - | |
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities: | | | | | | | | |
Cashless exercise of warrants | | | 8,545 | | | | - | |
Accrual of return on noncontrolling interest | | | 367,906 | | | | 201,690 | |
Plantation costs financed by accounts payable | | | 32,497 | | | | 190,113 | |
Equipment depreciation capitalized to plantation development costs | | | - | | | | 24,755 | |
Release of common Stock held in escrow | | | | | | | 17,618 | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed unaudited consolidated financial statements
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 – History and Basis of Presentation
History
Medical Discoveries, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah on November 20, 1991. Effective as of August 6, 1992, the Company merged with and into WPI Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Utah corporation (“WPI”), pursuant to which WPI was the surviving corporation. Pursuant to the MDI-WPI merger, the name of the surviving corporation was changed to Medical Discoveries, Inc. (“MDI”). MDI’s initial purpose was the research and development of an anti-infection drug. In 2005, MDI acquired the assets and business associated with the SaveCream technology and carried on the research and development of this drug candidate. As discussed in Note 10, MDI made the decision in 2007 to discontinue further development of its drug candidates and sell the technologies.
On September 7, 2007, MDI entered into a share exchange agreement pursuant to which it acquired all of the outstanding ownership interests in Global Clean Energy Holdings, LLC, discussed further in Note 3. Global Clean Energy Holdings, LLC was an entity that had certain trade secrets, know-how, business plans, term sheets, business relationships, and other information relating to the start-up of a business related to the cultivation and production of seed oil from the seed of the Jatropha plant. With this transaction, MDI commenced the research and development of a business whose purpose will be providing feedstock oil intended for the production of bio-diesel.
On January 29, 2008, a meeting of shareholders was held and, among other things, the name Medical Discoveries, Inc. was changed to Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”).
Effective April 23, 2008, the Company entered into a limited liability company agreement to form GCE Mexico I, LLC (GCE Mexico) along with six unaffiliated investors. The Company owns 50% of the common membership interest of GCE Mexico and five of the unaffiliated investors own the other 50% of the common membership interest. Additionally, a total of 1,000 preferred membership units were issued to two of the unaffiliated investors. GCE Mexico owns a 99% interest in Asideros Globales Corporativo (Asideros I) and a 99% interest in Asideros 2, entities organized under the laws of Mexico, and the Company owns the remaining 1% directly. GCE Mexico was organized primarily to, among other things; acquire land in Mexico through subsidiaries for the cultivation of the Jatropha plant.
On July 2, 2009, the Company acquired 100% of the equity interests of Technology Alternatives, Limited (TAL), which has developed a farm in Belize for cultivation of the Jatropha plant. TAL has also developed a nursery capable of producing Jatropha seedlings and rooted cuttings, and provides technical advisory services for the propagation of the Jatropha plant.
On July 19, 2010, the Company completed a merger with a newly formed, wholly owned subsidiary to reincorporate in the State of Delaware, which merger was approved by the Company’s stockholders at an annual meeting of stockholders held on July 15, 2010. As a result, the Company is now a corporation governed by the laws of the State of Delaware. In addition, the par value of the company’s capital stock changed from no par to $0.001 per share.
The Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Globales Energia Renewables (GER), under the laws of Mexico. The Company’s bio-fuels operations in Latin America will be coordinated through this newly established subsidiary.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc., its subsidiaries, and the variable interest entities of GCE Mexico, Asideros I, and Asideros 2. All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
Generally accepted accounting principles require that if an entity is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (VIE), the entity should consolidate the assets, liabilities and results of operations of the VIE in its consolidated financial statements. Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. considers itself to be the primary beneficiary of GCE Mexico, Asideros I, and Asideros 2, and accordingly, has consolidated these entities since their formation beginning in April 2008, with the equity interests of the unaffiliated investors in GCE Mexico presented as Noncontrolling Interests in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.
Unaudited Interim Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company 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 accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation of these financial statements have been included and are of normal, recurring nature. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2010, may not be indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2010.
Accounting for Agricultural Operations
All costs incurred until the actual planting of the Jatropha Curcas plant are considered development costs. Plantation development costs have been accumulated in the balance sheet during the development period and are being accounted for in accordance with accounting standards for agricultural producers and agricultural cooperatives. See further discussion on the accounting of plantation development cost in Note 4.
The direct costs associated with each farm and the production of the Jatropha revenue streams are deferred and accumulated as a noncurrent asset, deferred growing costs. Once the trees have reached full maturity, estimated at four to five years, the costs will be expensed based on the revenue streams generated and recognized. Other general costs without expected future benefits are expensed when incurred.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Income/Loss per Common Share
Income/Loss per share amounts are computed by dividing income or loss applicable to the common shareholders of the Company by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted income or loss per share amounts are computed assuming the issuance of common stock for potentially dilutive common stock equivalents. All outstanding stock options, warrants, convertible notes, convertible preferred stock, and common stock held in escrow are currently antidilutive and have been excluded from the calculations of diluted income or loss per share at June 30, 2010 and 2009, as follows:
| | June 30, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
Convertible notes | | | 19,028,671 | | | | 128,671 | |
Convertible preferred stock - Series B | | | 11,818,181 | | | | 11,818,181 | |
Warrants | | | 26,475,662 | | | | 29,742,552 | |
Compensation-based stock options and warrants | | | 68,131,483 | | | | 59,859,083 | |
Common stock held in escrow | | | - | | | | 3,915,016 | |
| | | 125,453,997 | | | | 105,463,503 | |
Fair Values of Financial Instruments
The carrying amounts reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate fair value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial instruments. The carrying amounts reported for the various notes payable and the mortgage notes payable approximate fair value because the underlying instruments are at interest rates which approximate current market rates.
Inventory
The inventory reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets consists of finished goods measured at the lower of cost or market. The company uses the FIFO (First in first out) valuation method for all inventories.
Foreign Currency
The Company has current operations located in the United States, Mexico and Belize. During the quarter ended December 31, 2009, the Company changed its functional currency for certain assets located in Mexico from the U.S. dollar to the Mexican peso. For these foreign operations, the functional currency is the local country’s currency. Consequently, revenues and expenses of operations outside the United States of America are translated into U.S. dollars using weighted average exchange rates, while assets and liabilities of operations outside the United States of America are translated into U.S. dollars using exchange rates at the balance sheet date. The effects of foreign currency translation adjustments are included in equity (deficit) as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements. Foreign currency transaction adjustments are included in other income (expense) in the Company’s results of operations.
Certain foreign currency transactions related to the discontinued bio-pharmaceutical business are primarily undertaken in Euros. Gains and losses arising on translation or settlement of foreign currency denominated transactions or balances are included in the determination of income or loss. Consequently, certain foreign currency gains and losses have been included in income from discontinued operations.
The Company has not entered into derivative instruments to offset the impact of foreign currency fluctuations.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In October 2009, the FASB issued a new accounting standard which amends guidance on accounting for revenue arrangements involving the delivery of more than one element of goods and/or services. This standard addresses the unit of accounting for arrangements involving multiple deliverables and removes the previous separation criteria that objective and reliable evidence of fair value of any undelivered item must exist for the delivered item to be considered a separate unit of accounting. This standard also addresses how the arrangement consideration should be allocated to each deliverable. Finally, this standard expands disclosures related to multiple element revenue arrangements. This standard is effective for the Company beginning January 1, 2011. The adoption of this standard is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
In January 2010, the FASB issued new accounting guidance related to the disclosure requirements for fair value measurements and provided clarification for existing disclosures requirements. More specifically, this update will require an entity to disclose separately (a) the amounts of significant transfers in and out of Levels 1 and 2 fair value measurements and to describe the reasons for the transfers; and (b) information about purchases, sales, issuances and settlements to be presented separately (i.e. present the activity on a gross basis rather than net) in the reconciliation for fair value measurements using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3 inputs). This guidance clarifies existing disclosure requirements for the level of disaggregation used for classes of assets and liabilities measured at fair value and require disclosures about the valuation techniques and inputs used to measure fair value for both recurring and nonrecurring fair value measurements using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs. The new disclosures and clarifications of existing disclosures are effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the disclosure requirements related to the purchases, sales, issuances and settlements in the rollforward activity of Level 3 fair value measurements. Those disclosure requirements are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted the new disclosures requirements in the first quarter of fiscal 2010. Other than requiring additional disclosures, adoption of this guidance did not have and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.
Note 2 – Going Concern Considerations
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company incurred a loss from continuing operations applicable to its common shareholders of $360,373 and $928,733 during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 and during the year ended December 31, 2009, respectively, and has an accumulated deficit applicable to its common shareholders of $26,607,643 at June 30, 2010. The Company also used cash in operating activities of $1,585,278 and $1,225,629 during the six-month period ended June 30, 2010 and during the year ended December 31, 2009, respectively. At June 30, 2010, the Company has negative working capital of $4,510,334 and a stockholders’ deficit attributable to its stockholders of $2,819,134. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company commenced its new business related to the cultivation and production of seed oil from the seed of the Jatropha plant in September 2007. Management plans to meet its cash needs through various means including securing financing, entering into joint ventures, and developing the new business model. In order to fund its new operations, the Company has sold Series B preferred stock in the amount of $1,300,000, has issued a secured promissory note with aggregate borrowings of $625,000, has received $6,895,710 in capital contributions from the preferred membership interest in GCE Mexico I, LLC, has issued mortgages in the total amount of $2,793,934 for the acquisition of land, and has received proceeds of $650,000 from the sale of common stock. The Company is developing the new business operation to participate in the rapidly growing bio-diesel industry. The Company continues to expect to be successful in this new venture, but there is no assurance that its business plan will be economically viable. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on that plan’s success. The condensed consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 3 – Jatropha Business Venture
Having determined to discontinue its bio-pharmaceutical operations and dispose of the related assets, the Company considered entering into a number of other businesses that would enable it to be able to provide the shareholders with future value. The Company’s Board of Directors decided to develop a business to produce and sell seed oils, including seed oils harvested from the planting and cultivation of the Jatropha curcas plant, for the purpose of providing feedstock oil intended for the generation of methyl ester, otherwise known as bio-diesel (the “Jatropha Business”). The Company’s Board concluded that there was a significant opportunity to participate in the rapidly growing biofuels industry, which previously was mainly driven by high priced, edible oil-based feedstock. In order to commence its new Jatropha Business, the Company entered into various transactions during September and October of 2007, including: (i) hired Richard Palmer, an energy consultant, and a member of Global Clean Energy Holdings LLC (“Global”) to act as its new President, Chief Operating Officer and future Chief Executive Officer, (ii) engaged Mobius Risk Group, LLC, a Texas company engaged in providing energy risk advisory services, to provide it with consulting services related to the development of the Jatropha Business, (iii) acquired certain trade secrets, know-how, business plans, term sheets, business relationships, and other information relating to the cultivation and production of seed oil from the Jatropha plant for the production of bio-diesel from Global, and (iv) engaged Corporativo LODEMO S.A DE CV to assist with the development of the Jatropha Business in Mexico. Subsequent to entering into these transactions, the Company identified certain real property in Mexico it believed to be suitable for cultivating the Jatropha plant. During April 2008, the Company and six unaffiliated investors formed GCE Mexico I, LLC (GCE Mexico) and Asideros Globales Corporativo (Asideros I), a Mexican corporation. Asideros I acquired the land in Mexico for the cultivation of the Jatropha plant. In July 2009, the Company acquired Technology Alternatives Limited (TAL), which has developed a farm in Belize for cultivation of the Jatropha plant and provides technical advisory services for the propagation of the Jatropha plant. In March 2010, the Company formed Asideros 2, a Mexican corporation, which has acquired additional land in Mexico adjacent to the land acquired by Asideros I. All of these transactions are described in further detail in the remainder of this note to these condensed consolidated financial statements.
Share Exchange Agreement
The Company entered into a share exchange agreement (the Global Agreement) pursuant to which the Company acquired all of the outstanding ownership interests in Global Clean Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Global), on September 7, 2007 from Mobius Risk Group, LLC (Mobius) and from Richard Palmer (Mr. Palmer). Mr. Palmer owned a 13.33% equity interest in Mobius and became the Company’s new President and Chief Operating Officer in September 2007 and its Chief Executive Officer in December 2007.
Mobius Consulting Agreement
Concurrent with the execution of the Global Agreement, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Mobius pursuant to which Mobius agreed to provide consulting services to the Company in connection with the Company’s new Jatropha bio-diesel feedstock business. The Company engaged Mobius as a consultant to obtain Mobius’ experience and expertise in the feedstock/bio-diesel market to assist the Company and Mr. Palmer in developing this new line of operations for the Company. Mobius agreed to provide the following services to the Company: (i) manage and supervise a contemplated research and development program contracted by the Company and conducted by the University of Texas Pan American regarding the location, characterization, and optimal economic propagation of the Jatropha plant; and (ii) assist with the management and supervision of the planning, construction, and start-up of plant nurseries and seed production plantations in Mexico, the Caribbean or Central America.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The original term of the agreement was twelve months. The scope of work under the agreement was completed in August 2008 and the agreement was terminated. Mobius supervised the hiring of certain staff to serve in management and operations roles of the Company, or hired such persons to provide similar services as independent contractors. Mobius’ compensation for the services provided under the agreement was a monthly retainer of $45,000. The Company also reimbursed Mobius for reasonable business expenses incurred in connection with the services provided. The agreement contained customary confidentiality provisions with respect to any confidential information disclosed to Mobius or which Mobius received while providing services under the agreement. The Company had recorded liabilities to Mobius of $322,897 for accrued, but unpaid, compensation and costs as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The Company disputes the total of these charges and is currently in litigation with Mobius to resolve this liability. Based on the Company’s evaluation of the claims made against the Company, the basis for the claims, and the Company’s defenses and counterclaims, management currently does not believe that the anticipated resolution of this outstanding legal matter will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. However, legal matters are subject to inherent uncertainties and there exists the possibility that the ultimate resolution of these matters could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s financial position and the results of operations in the period in which any such effect is recorded.
LODEMO Agreement
On October 15, 2007, the Company entered into a service agreement with Corporativo LODEMO S.A DE CV, a Mexican corporation (the LODEMO Group). The Company had decided to initiate its Jatropha Business in Mexico, and had identified parcels of land in Mexico to plant and cultivate Jatropha. In order to obtain all of the logistical and other services needed to operate a large-scale farming and transportation business in Mexico, the Company entered into the service agreement with the LODEMO Group, a privately held Mexican company with substantial land holdings, significant experience in diesel distribution and sales, liquids transportation, logistics, land development and agriculture.
Under the supervision of the Company’s management, the LODEMO Group was responsible for the establishment, development, and day-to-day operations of the Jatropha Business in Mexico, including the extraction of the oil from the Jatropha seeds, the delivery of the Jatropha oil to buyers, the purchase or lease of land in Mexico, the establishment and operation of one or more Jatropha nurseries, the clearing, planting and cultivation of the Jatropha fields, the harvesting of the Jatropha seeds, the operation of the Company’s oil extraction facilities, and the logistics associated with the foregoing. The LODEMO Group was responsible for identifying and acquiring the farmland. However, ownership of the farmland or any lease thereto is held directly by the Company or by a Mexican subsidiary of the Company. The LODEMO Group was responsible for hiring and the initial management of all necessary employees. All direct and budgeted costs of the Jatropha Business in Mexico were to be borne by the Company or by its Mexican subsidiary or joint venture.
The LODEMO Group initially provided the foregoing and other necessary services for a fee. The Company had agreed to pay the LODEMO Group a fixed fee per year of $60 per hectare of land planted and maintained with minimum payments based on 10,000 hectares of developed land, to follow a planned planting schedule. The Agreement has a 20-year term but could be terminated or modified earlier by the Company under certain circumstances. In June 2009, the scope of work previously performed by LODEMO was reduced and modified based upon certain functions being provided internally by the Company and by Asideros I, the Company’s Mexican subsidiary, on a go-forward basis. Under this agreement, the Company has paid the LODEMO Group or accrued $47,415 and $139,770 during the three months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The company has paid the Lodemo Group or accrued $47,415 and $602,090 during the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, all of which was capitalized as plantation development costs. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the Company owed the LODEMO Group $251,500 and $204,085, respectively, for accrued, but unpaid, compensation and costs.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
GCE Mexico I, LLC, Asideros 1, and Asideros 2
Effective April 23, 2008, the Company entered into a limited liability company agreement (“LLC Agreement”) to form GCE Mexico I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (GCE Mexico), with six unaffiliated investors (collectively, the Investors). GCE Mexico was organized primarily to facilitate the acquisition of approximately 5,000 acres of farm land (the Jatropha Farm) in the State of Yucatan in Mexico to be used primarily for the (i) cultivation of Jatropha curcas, (ii) the marketing and sale of the resulting fruit, seeds, or pre-processed crude Jatropha oil, whether as biodiesel feedstock, biomass or otherwise, and (iii) the sale of carbon value, green fuel value, or renewable energy credit value (and other similar environmental attributes) derived from activities at the Jatropha Farm.
Under the LLC Agreement, the Company owns 50% of the issued and outstanding common membership units of GCE Mexico. The remaining 50% of the common membership units was issued to five of the Investors. The Company and the other owners of the common membership interest were not required to make capital contributions to GCE Mexico.
In addition, two of the Investors agreed to invest in GCE Mexico through the purchase of preferred membership units and through the funding of the purchase of land in Mexico. An aggregate of 1,000 preferred membership units were issued to these two Investors who each agreed to make capital contributions to GCE Mexico in installments and as required, funding the development and operations of the Jatropha Farm. The preferred members have made capital contributions of $1,700,382 and $1,558,686 during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and total contributions of $6,895,710 received by GCE Mexico from these Investors since the execution of the LLC Agreement. The LLC Agreement calls for additional contributions from the Investors, as requested by management and as required by the operation in 2010 and the following years. These Investors are entitled to earn a preferential 12% per annum cumulative compounded return on the cumulative balance of their preferred membership interest. The preferential return totaled $367,906 and $201,690 during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and totaling $978,776 since the execution of the LLC Agreement.
The two investors holding preferred membership units also directly funded the purchase by Asideros I of approximately 5,000 acres of land in the State of Yucatan in Mexico by the payment of $2,051,282. The land was acquired in the name of Asideros I and Asideros I issued a mortgage in the amount of $2,051,282 in favor of these two investors. These two investors also directly funded the purchase by Asideros 2 of approximately 3,700 acres of land adjacent to the land owned by Asideros I by the payment of $742,652. The land was acquired in the name of Asideros 2 and Asideros 2 issued a mortgage in the amount of $742,652 in favor of these two investors. These mortgages bear interest at the rate of 12% per annum, payable quarterly. The Board has directed that this interest shall continue to accrue until such time as the Board determines that there is sufficient cash flow to pay all accrued interest. The initial mortgage, including any unpaid interest, is due in April 2018. The second mortgage, including any unpaid interest, is due in February 2020.
The net income or loss of Asideros I and of Asideros 2 is allocated to its shareholders based on their respective equity ownership, which is 99% to GCE Mexico and 1% directly to the Company. GCE Mexico has no operations separate from its investments in Asideros I and Asideros 2. According to the LLC Agreement of GCE Mexico, the net loss of GCE Mexico is allocated to its members according to their respective investment balances. Accordingly, since the common membership interest did not make a capital contribution, all of the losses have been allocated to the preferred membership interest. The noncontrolling interest presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet includes the carrying value of the preferred membership interests and of the common membership interests owned by the Investors, and exclude any common membership interest in GCE Mexico held by the Company.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Technology Alternatives, Limited
On October 29, 2008, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with the shareholders of Technology Alternatives, Limited (TAL), a company formed under the laws of Belize in Central America. Subsequently, the terms and conditions of the stock purchase agreement were modified prior to closing. The closing was primarily delayed to allow TAL to complete all required conditions for the closing. On July 2, 2009, all closing requirements were completed and the Company consummated the stock purchase agreement by issuing 8,952,757 shares of its common stock in exchange for 100% of the equity interests of TAL. TAL owns approximately 400 acres of land and has developed a Jatropha farm in stages over the last three years for the cultivation of the Jatropha plant. TAL has also developed a nursery capable of producing Jatropha seeds, seedlings and rooted cuttings. During 2009, TAL commenced selling seeds, principally to GCE Mexico. TAL also provides technical advisory services for the propagation of the Jatropha plant.
In connection with the acquisition, certain payables to the former shareholders of TAL were renegotiated and converted into promissory notes in the aggregate principal amount of $516,139 Belize Dollars (US $268,036 based on exchange rates in effect at July 2, 2009). These notes payable to shareholders were interest free through September 30, 2009, and then bear interest at 8% per annum through the maturity date. The notes are secured by a mortgage on the land and related improvements. The notes, plus any related accrued interest, were originally due on December 29, 2009, but the due date had been extended to June 28, 2010 and has subsequently been extended to January 1, 2011. TAL and/or the Company may prepay the notes at any time without penalty, and the Company is required to prepay the notes if and when it receives future funding in an amount that, in the Company’s reasonable discretion, is sufficient to permit the prepayment of the notes without adversely affecting the Company’s operations or financial condition.
Note 4 – Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are as follows:
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | |
Land | | $ | 2,831,639 | | | $ | 2,079,914 | |
Plantation development costs | | | 4,033,744 | | | | 3,633,288 | |
Plantation equipment | | | 905,146 | | | | 805,719 | |
Office equipment | | | 80,287 | | | | 33,478 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Total cost | | | 7,850,816 | | | | 6,552,399 | |
Less accumulated depreciation | | | (223,897 | ) | | | (110,910 | ) |
| | | | | | | | |
Property and equipment, net | | $ | 7,626,919 | | | $ | 6,441,489 | |
Commencing in June 2008, Asideros I purchased certain equipment for purposes of rapidly clearing the land, preparing the land for planting, and actually planting the Jatropha trees. The Company has capitalized farming equipment and costs related to the development of land for farm use in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for accounting by agricultural producers and agricultural cooperatives. Plantation equipment is depreciated using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives of 5 to 15 years. Depreciation expense has been capitalized as part of plantation development costs through the date that the plantation becomes commercially productive. The initial plantations were deemed to be commercially productive on October 1, 2009, at which date the Company commenced the depreciation of plantation development costs over estimated useful lives of 10 to 35 years, depending on the nature of the development. Developments and other improvements with indefinite lives are capitalized and not depreciated. Other developments that have a limited life and intermediate-life plants that have growth and production cycles of more than one year are being depreciated over their useful lives once they are placed in service. The land, plantation development costs, and plantation equipment are located in Mexico and in Belize.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 5 – Accrued Payroll and Payroll Taxes
A significant portion of accrued payroll and payroll taxes relates to unpaid compensation for officers and directors who are no longer affiliated with the Company. Accrued payroll taxes will become due upon payment of the related accrued compensation. Accrued payroll and payroll taxes are composed of the following:
| | June 30, | | | December 31, | |
| | 2010 | | | 2009 | |
| | | | | | |
Accrued payroll, vacation, and related payroll taxes for current officers | | $ | 1,089,335 | | | $ | 570,726 | |
Former Chief Executive Officer, resigned 2007, including $500,000 under the Release and Settlement Agreement | | | 570,949 | | | | 570,949 | |
Other former officers and directors | | | 77,750 | | | | 311,200 | |
Accrued payroll taxes on accrued compensation to former officers and directors | | | 25,590 | | | | 38,510 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes | | $ | 1,763,624 | | | $ | 1,491,385 | |
On August 31, 2007, the Company entered into a Release and Settlement Agreement with Judy Robinett, the Company’s then-current Chief Executive Officer. Under the agreement, Ms. Robinett agreed to, among other things, assist the Company in the sale of its legacy assets and complete the preparation and filing of the delinquent reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the agreement, Ms. Robinett agreed to (i) forgive her potential right to receive $1,851,805 in accrued and unpaid compensation, un-accrued and pro-rata bonuses, and severance pay and (ii) the cancellation of stock options to purchase 14,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.02 per share. In consideration for her services, the forgiveness of the foregoing cash payments, the cancellation of the stock options, and settlement of other issues, the Company agreed, among other things, to pay Ms. Robinett $500,000 upon the receipt of the cash payment under the agreement to sell the SaveCream Assets to Eucodis Pharmaceuticals Forschungs und Entwicklungs GmbH (Eucodis). Pursuant to this agreement, Ms. Robinett resigned on December 21, 2007. Despite the Company’s efforts, the sale to Eucodis was never completed and Eucodis has since ceased operations. Accordingly, the conditions precedent to make the $500,000 payment from the Eucodis proceeds described above has not been fulfilled, i.e., the Company’s sale of the SaveCream Assets to Eucodis did not occur. Furthermore, the Company subsequently sold the SaveCream Assets to an unaffiliated third party on November 16, 2009.
Note 6 – Debt and Commitments
Promissory Notes
Mercator Momentum Fund III
In order to fund ongoing operations pending closing of the sale of the SaveCream Assets, the Company entered into a loan agreement with, and issued a promissory note in favor of, Mercator Momentum Fund III, L.P. (Mercator) in September 2007. At that time, Mercator, along with two other affiliates, owned all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, and was considered a related party to the Company. The loan was secured by a lien on all of the assets of the Company. Under the loan agreement, interest was originally payable on the loan at a rate of 12% per annum, payable monthly. Pursuant to the loan agreement, the original amount to be available under the credit facility was $1,000,000 and was due in December 2007.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Between September 2007 and December 2009, there were various modifications to the loan agreement that resulted in various extensions and modifications of the interest rate. During that period of time, Mercator advanced a total of $625,000 to the Company, of which $150,000 was repaid prior to December 31, 2009, leaving a balance of $475,000 at that date, with interest accruing at 10.68%. In March 2010, the Company used substantially all of the proceeds received from the sale of the convertible promissory notes to repay, in full, the balance of this note, plus accrued interest of $81,909.
Bank Loan
In October 2009, a bank loaned TAL $67,800 Belize Dollars (US $35,554 based on exchange rates in effect on the date of the note). The note bears interest at 13% per annum, is unsecured, and is due on demand. The balance of the note at June 30, 2010 is $62,598 Belize Dollars (US $32,363 based on exchange rates in effect at June 30, 2010). The balance of the note at December 31, 2009 was $66,548 Belize Dollars (US $34,232 based on exchange rates in effect at December 31, 2009).
Notes Payable to Shareholders
The Company has notes payable to certain shareholders in the aggregate amount of $26,000 and $56,000 at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The notes originated between 1997 and 1999, bear interest at 12%, are unsecured, and are currently in default. Accrued interest on the notes totaled $41,705 and $85,541 at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
As more fully disclosed in Note 3 to these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company has promissory notes to the former shareholders of TAL in the amount of $516,139 Belize dollars (US $266,844 based on exchange rates in effect at June 30, 2010 and US $265,502 based on exchange rates in effect at December 31, 2009). These notes payable to shareholders were interest free through September 30, 2009, and then bear interest at 8% per annum through the maturity date. The notes are secured by a mortgage on the land and related improvements. The notes, plus any related accrued interest, were originally due on December 29, 2009, but the due date had been extended to June 28, 2010 and subsequently extended to January 1, 2011.
Convertible Notes Payable
In March 2010, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with the preferred members of GCE Mexico pursuant to which the Company issued senior unsecured convertible promissory notes in the original aggregate principal amount of $567,000 and warrants to acquire an aggregate of 1,890,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Convertible Notes mature on the earlier of (i) March 16, 2012, or (ii) upon written demand of payment by the note holders following the Company’s default thereunder. The maturity date of the Convertible Notes may be extended by written notice made by the note holders at any time prior to March 16, 2012. Interest accrues on the convertible notes at a rate of 5.97% per annum, and is payable quarterly in cash, in arrears, on each three-month anniversary of the issuance of the convertible notes. The Company may at its option, in lieu of paying interest in cash, pay interest by delivering a number of unregistered shares of its common stock equal to the quotient obtained by dividing the amount of such interest by the arithmetic average of the volume weighted average price for each of the five consecutive trading days immediately preceding the interest payment date. At any time following the first anniversary of the issuance of the Convertible Notes, at the option of the note holders, the outstanding balance thereof (including unpaid interest) may be converted into shares of the Company’s common stock at a conversion price equal to $0.03. The conversion price may be adjusted in connection with stock splits, stock dividends and similar events affecting the Company’s capital stock. The convertible notes rank senior to all other indebtedness of the Company, and thereafter will remain senior or pari passu with all accounts payable and other similar liabilities incurred by the Company in the ordinary course of business. The Company may not prepay the convertible notes without the prior consent of the Investors.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The warrants have an exercise price of $0.03 per share and the exercise price of the warrants may be adjusted in connection with stock splits, stock dividends and similar events affecting the Company’s capital stock. The warrants expire on March 16, 2013. The fair value of the warrants was immaterial, accordingly, all of the proceeds from the issuance of the debt were allocated to the Convertible Notes. The Company used substantially all of the proceeds received from the sale of the convertible promissory notes to repay, in full, an outstanding promissory note in the amount of $475,000, plus accrued interest of $81,909.
The Company has other convertible notes payable to certain individuals in the aggregate amount of $193,200 at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009. The notes originated in 1996, bear interest at 12%, are unsecured, and are currently in default. Each $1,000 note is convertible into 667 shares of the Company’s common stock. Accrued interest on the convertible notes totaled $283,480 and $271,983 at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively.
Lease Commitment
During June 2010, the Company entered into a new two-year and two month lease agreement with average monthly payments including prescribed common area fees of $3,400, with a 3% annual increase in lease payments.
The table below is a summary of future minimum lease payments as of June 30, 2010.
2010 | | $ | 17,000 | |
2011 | | | 41,500 | |
2012 | | | 24,500 | |
| | | | |
Total minimum lease payments | | $ | 83,000 | |
Settlement of Liabilities
The Company has negotiated the settlement of liabilities carried on the condensed consolidated balance sheet and has recorded significant gains. The gain on settlement of liabilities for the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2010, was $405,530 and $600,802, respectively. There was no gain on settlement of liabilities for the comparable period in 2009. This gain was primarily from the settlement of historic liabilities primarily incurred by prior management in connection with our discontinued pharmaceutical operations that have been on our records for several years.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 7 – Changes in Equity (Deficit)
A summary of the composition of Equity (Deficit) of the Company at June 30, 2010 and 2009, and the changes during the six months then ended is presented in the following table:
| | Total Global Clean | | | | | | | |
| | Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | |
| | stockholders' | | | Noncontrolling | | | Total equity | |
| | equity (deficit) | | | interest | | | (deficit) | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Balance at December 31, 2009 | | $ | (3,078,412 | ) | | $ | 2,485,792 | | | $ | (592,620 | ) |
Issuance of common stock | | | 500,000 | | | | - | | | | 500,000 | |
Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest | | | - | | | | 1,700,382 | | | | 1,700,382 | |
Share-based compensation | | | 60,333 | | | | - | | | | 60,333 | |
Accrual of preferential return for the noncontrolling interest | | | - | | | | (367,906 | ) | | | (367,906 | ) |
Net loss | | | (299,500 | ) | | | (740,693 | ) | | | (1,040,193 | ) |
Other comprehensive loss | | | (1,555 | ) | | | 57,328 | | | | 55,773 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at June 30, 2010 | | $ | (2,819,134 | ) | | $ | 3,134,903 | | | $ | 315,769 | |
| | Total Global Clean | | | | | | | |
| | Holdings, Inc. | | | | | | | |
| | stockholders' | | | Noncontrolling | | | Total equity | |
| | equity (deficit) | | | interest | | | (deficit) | |
| | | | | | | | | |
Balance at December 31, 2008 | | $ | (5,948,575 | ) | | $ | 1,962,022 | | | $ | (3,986,553 | ) |
Issuance of common stock | | | 50,000 | | | | - | | | | 50,000 | |
Capital contribution from noncontrolling interest | | | - | | | | 1,558,686 | | | | 1,558,686 | |
Share-based compensation | | | 386,215 | | | | - | | | | 386,215 | |
Accrual of preferential return for the noncontrolling interest | | | - | | | | (201,690 | ) | | | (201,690 | ) |
Net loss | | | (715,500 | ) | | | (338,533 | ) | | | (1,054,033 | ) |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance at June 30, 2009 | | $ | (6,227,860 | ) | | $ | 2,980,485 | | | $ | (3,247,375 | ) |
Common Stock
On March 30, 2010 the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement whereby the Company agreed to issue and sell 25,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.02 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of $500,000, which was paid in cash.
Note 8 – Stock Options and Warrants
Stock Options and Compensation-Based Warrants
The Company has two incentive stock option plans wherein 24,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock are reserved for issuance there under. As further explained in Note 9 to these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company granted stock options during the six months ended June 30, 2010 to acquire 12,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, during the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company issued compensation-based warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock to a law firm. Effective April 1, 2010, the Company appointed Martin Wenzel to its board of directors. Mr. Wenzel was granted an option to purchase 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The option vests over ten equal monthly installments commencing May 1, 2010 and expires on April 1, 2015. During the six months ended June 30, 2009, the Company issued compensation-based stock warrants to an investment banking firm to acquire 7,700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at $0.0325 per share. No income tax benefit has been recognized for share-based compensation arrangements. The Company has recognized plantation development costs totaling $124,565 related to a liability that was satisfied by the issuance of warrants in 2008. Otherwise, no share-based compensation cost has been capitalized in the condensed consolidated balance sheet.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
A summary of the status of options and compensation-based warrants at June 30, 2010, and changes during the six months then ended is presented in the following table:
| | | | | | | Weighted | | | |
| | | | | Weighted | | Average | | | |
| | Shares | | | Average | | Remaining | | Aggregate | |
| | Under | | | Exercise | | Contractual | | Intrinsic | |
| | Option | | | Price | | Life | | Value | |
| | | | | | | | | | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2009 | | | 61,209,083 | | | $ | 0.03 | | | | | |
Granted | | | 12,750,000 | | | | 0.02 | | | | | |
Exercised | | | (5,827,600 | ) | | | 0.01 | | | | | |
Expired | | | - | | | | - | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
Outstanding at June 30, 2010 | | | 68,131,483 | | | | 0.03 | | 5.5 years | | $ | 1,174,201 | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Exercisable at June 30, 2010 | | | 55,581,483 | | | $ | 0.04 | | 4.6 years | | $ | 886,826 | |
At June 30, 2010, options to acquire 80,000 shares of common stock have no stated contractual life. The fair value of other stock option grants and compensation-based warrants is estimated on the date of grant or issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted-average fair value of stock options granted and compensation-based warrants issued during the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $0.0081. The weighted-average assumptions used for the stock options granted and compensation-based warrants issued during the six months ended June 30, 2010 were risk-free interest rate of 3.6%, volatility of 155%, expected life of 9.9 years, and dividend yield of zero. The weighted-average assumptions used for the compensation-based warrants issued during the six months ended June 30, 2009 were risk-free interest rate of 2.5%, volatility of 150%, expected life of 5.0 years, and dividend yield of zero. The assumptions employed in the Black-Scholes option pricing model include the following. The expected life of stock options represents the period of time that the stock options granted are expected to be outstanding prior to exercise. The expected volatility is based on the historical price volatility of the Company’s common stock. The risk-free interest rate represents the U.S. Treasury constant maturities rate for the expected life of the related stock options. The dividend yield represents anticipated cash dividends to be paid over the expected life of the stock options. The intrinsic values are based on a June 30, 2010 closing price of $0.0425 per share.
Share-based compensation from all sources recorded during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2010 was $43,343 and $60,333, respectively, and is reported as general and administrative expense in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Share-based compensation from all sources recorded during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2009 was $326,331 and $386,215, respectively, and is reported as general and administrative expense. As of June 30, 2010, there is approximately $57,000 of unrecognized compensation cost related to stock-based payments that will be recognized over a weighted average period of approximately 0.6 years.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Stock Warrants
A summary of the status of the warrants outstanding at June 30, 2010, and changes during the six months then ended is presented in the following table:
| | | | | Weighted | |
| | Shares | | | Average | |
| | Under | | | Exercise | |
| | Warrant | | | Price | |
| | | | | | |
Outstanding at December 31, 2009 | | | 29,742,552 | | | $ | 0.01 | |
Issued | | | 1,890,000 | | | | 0.03 | |
Exercised | | | (4,575,495 | ) | | | 0.01 | |
Expired | | | (581,395 | ) | | | 0.13 | |
| | | | | | | | |
Outstanding at June 30, 2010 | | | 26,475,662 | | | | 0.01 | |
On April 26, 2010, the Company received a notice for the exercise of 4,575,495 financing-based warrants and 5,827,600 compensation-based warrants to acquire common stock on a cashless basis. The warrants were exercisable at $0.01 per share. The Company issued 8,545,399 shares of its common stock to the entity as a result of the cashless exercise.
Note 9 – Employment Agreement
On March 16, 2010, the Company and Richard Palmer, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, entered into an amendment of Mr. Palmer’s employment agreement originally entered into in September 2007. Pursuant to the amendment, the Company extended the term of Mr. Palmer’s employment as the Company’s President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer for an additional two years through September 30, 2012. Thereafter, the term of employment shall automatically renew for successive one-year periods unless otherwise terminated by either party 90 days before the renewal period. In connection with the amendment, the Company granted Mr. Palmer an option to purchase up to 12,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.02, subject to the Company’s achievement of certain market capitalization goals. According to the terms of the option, the option to purchase up to 6,000,000 shares vests when the Company’s market capitalization first reaches $30 million and the option to purchase the other 6,000,000 shares vests when the Company’s market capitalization first reaches $60 million. The option expires on March 16, 2020, ten years after the date of amendment. The remaining terms of the original employment agreement remain in effect.
Note 10 – Discontinued Operations
Prior to 2007, the Company was a developmental-stage bio-pharmaceutical company engaged in the research, validation, development and ultimate commercialization of two drugs known as MDI-P and SaveCream. The Board evaluated the value of its developmental stage drug candidates and in March 2007, the Board determined that the best course of action was to discontinue further development of these drug candidates and sell these technologies. MDI-P was a drug candidate being developed as an anti-infective treatment for bacterial infections, viral infections and fungal infections. In August 2007, the Company sold the MDI-P related assets. SaveCream was a drug candidate that the Company was developing to reduce breast cancer tumors. From March of 2007 through July of 2008, the Company entered into various agreements with Eucodis Pharmaceuticals Forschungs und Entwicklungs GmbH, an Austrian company (Eucodis) related to the sale of the SaveCream assets. Eucodis entered into a binding letter of intent in March 2007 and later entered into a sale and purchase agreement in July 2007. The sale and purchase agreement was approved by the Company’s shareholders in January 2008. Ultimately, all discussions and agreements with Eucodis were terminated in July 2008 due to their inability to obtain their own financing and their failure to close the sale. Eucodis has since ceased operations.
GLOBAL CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
On November 16, 2009, Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiary, MDI Oncology, Inc., entered into a Sale and Asset Purchase Agreement with Curadis Gmbh, an unaffiliated German company, for the sale and of substantially all of the intellectual property associated with the patents, patent applications, pre-clinical study data and ancillary clinical trial data concerning the SaveCream asset. The closing occurred on December 22, 2009. The SaveCream asset had no carrying value on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company. In connection with the sale, the Company recognized a gain of $3,298,511 during the fourth quarter of 2009, consisting of cash received of $518,655, the assumption of a research and development obligation with a carrying value of $2,758,350 (1,850,000 Euros), and the assumption of accounts payable of $21,506. Should the pharmaceutical product ever be commercialized, the entire transaction will be valued at 4.2 million Euros. Although management is hopeful that the pharmaceutical product will be commercialized, no assurance can be given if or when any additional consideration or cash will be provided to the Company after the closing. If additional consideration or cash is received, the Company will recognize additional gain at that time. The Company will hold a security interest in the sold assets until the final two million Euro payment is made, if ever.
Pursuant to accounting rules for discontinued operations, the Company has classified all gain, revenue and expense related to the operations, assets, and liabilities of its bio-pharmaceutical business as discontinued operations. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations consists of the foreign currency transaction gains or losses related to current liabilities associated with the discontinued operations that are denominated in Euros.
Note 11 – Subsequent Events
On July 19, 2010, the majority of the stockholders of the Company voted to change its state of incorporation from Utah to Delaware. In addition, the par value of the Company’s capital stock changed from no par to $0.001 per share. The effects of the change in par value have been reflected retroactively in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for all periods presented. The effect of retroactively applying the par value of $0.001 per share resulted in a reclassification of $17,644,228 of common stock and $1,290,722 of preferred stock as of December 31, 2009 to additional paid-in capital.
Also on July 19, 2010, the stockholders approved the 2010 Stock Incentive Plan. The granting of options and other stock awards is an important incentive tool for the Company’s employees, officers and directors. The 2010 Plan provides a means by which employees, directors and consultants of the Company may be given an opportunity to benefit from increases in the value of our common stock, and to attract and retain the services of such persons. All of our employees, directors and consultants are eligible to participate in the 2010 Plan. The total number of shares of common stock which may be offered, or issued as restricted stock or on the exercise of options or SARs (Stock Appreciation Rights) under the Plan shall not exceed twenty million (20,000,000) shares of common stock. The shares subject to an option or SAR granted under the Plan that expire, terminate or are cancelled unexercised shall become available again for grants under this Plan. If shares of restricted stock awarded under the Plan are forfeited to the Company or repurchased by the Company, the number of shares forfeited or repurchased shall again be available under the Plan. Where the exercise price of an option is paid by means of the optionee’s surrender of previously owned shares of common stock or the Company’s withholding of shares otherwise issuable upon exercise of the option as may be permitted herein, only the net number of shares issued and which remain outstanding in connection with such exercise shall be deemed “issued” and no longer available for issuance under this Plan. No eligible person shall be granted options or other awards during any twelve-month period covering more than five hundred thousand (500,000) shares of common stock