any such person connected with the registrant or any of its parents, subsidiaries as a promoter, managing or principal underwriter, voting trustee, director, officer or employee.
The consolidated financial statements of Cheetah Oil and Gas Ltd. (formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) included in this registration statement have been audited by Moore Stephens Ellis Foster, Chartered Accountants, to the extent and for the period set forth in their report (which contains an explanatory paragraph regarding our company’s ability to continue as a going concern) appearing elsewhere in the registration statement, and are included in reliance upon such report given upon the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
3D-Geo Pty Ltd. has consented to the reference included in this Registration Statement of its reports in regards to our petroleum prospecting licenses.
Our bylaws provide that directors and officers shall be indemnified by us to the fullest extent authorized by the Nevada General Corporation Law, against all expenses and liabilities reasonably incurred in connection with services for us or on our behalf. The bylaws also authorize the board of directors to indemnify any other person who we have the power to indemnify under the Nevada General Corporation Law, and indemnification for such a person may be greater or different from that provided in the bylaws.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act might be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling our company under the provisions described above, we have been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
In North America we operate from our offices at 2nd Floor, 809 Manning Road, N.E. Calgary, Alberta T2E 7M9 Canada V2A 4M2 and in Papua New Guinea we operate from of offices at Ground Floor, Unit 5, Pacific View Apartments, Perth Street, Korobosea, NCD, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. We have entered into a lease agreement for the lease of our 3,500 square foot premises in Calgary, Alberta, at a cost of approximately CDN$10.00 per square foot per year. The lease has a term of three years commencing August 1, 2005. Management does not believe that our office space will need to be expanded beyond this during 2005.
We currently hold five petroleum prospecting licenses in Papua New Guinea directly and through our majority controlled subsidiary, Scotia Petroleum Inc., which in total cover approximately 8.3 million acres in Papua New Guinea. Our five petroleum prospecting licenses are all located along the Northern Coast.
We are an exploration stage oil and gas company engaged in the exploration for petroleum and natural gas in the country of Papua New Guinea. We were previously intending to enter into the businesses of a technology venture finance company to organize, capitalize, acquire and finance technology companies, and subsequent to that attempted to acquire certain resources leases in the Raton Basin. Due to the inability to run these businesses with a profit, the default on the obligations of certain parties under material agreements pertaining to these businesses and the difficulty in attracting additional capital on terms favorable to existing shareholders, previous management of our company ceased operation of these businesses in prior years. From October of 2002 to March of 2004, we did not have any business operations as a result of the termination of the previously mentioned business ventures.
We were incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on May 5, 1992 under the name “Bio-American Capital Corporation”.
On March 5, 2004 we acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares of Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd., a private British Columbia company, in exchange for 25,000,000 shares of our common stock. Therefore, for accounting purposes, Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. was deemed to have acquired Bio American Capital Corporation. We changed our name to “Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd.” by a Certificate of Amendment filed on May 25, 2004 with the Nevada Secretary of State. Immediately prior to the Cheetah acquisition we had 62 shareholders of record.
On May 25, 2005, our board of directors unanimously approved, subject to receiving the approval of a majority of the shareholders of our common stock, an amendment to our Articles to increase our authorized shares of common stock to 200,000,000 shares, and authorize the issuance of up to 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock in the capital of our corporation, for which the board of directors may fix and determine the designations, rights, preferences or other variations of each class or series within each class of the shares of preferred stock.
Subsequent to our Board of Directors’ approval of the Amendments, the holders of the majority of the outstanding shares of our corporation gave us their written consent to the Amendments to our Articles of Incorporation on May 27, 2005. Therefore, our corporation will file Articles of Amendment to amend our Articles of Incorporation to give effect to the foregoing amendments. The Articles of Amendment will become effective when they are filed with the Nevada Secretary of State.
The general purpose and effect of the amendment to our corporation’s Articles is to increase our authorized share capital and authorize the preferred shares, which will enhance our company’s ability to finance the development and operation of our business.
Our common shares were quoted for trading on the OTCBB on December 8, 1998 under the symbol “BIAN”. In October 1999, due to the change in Rule 15c2-11, we were reduced to trading in the “Pink Sheets’ because we did not have an effective Form 10-SB. In August 1999 our Form 10-SB became effective. A Form 211 application was accepted by the NASD Regulations, Inc. and our shares of common stock were quoted for trading on the OTCBB in June 2002. On May 25, 2004 our symbol changed to “COGL”.
We have not been involved in any bankruptcy, receivership or similar proceeding. All dollar amounts referred to herein are U.S. dollars, unless otherwise noted.
Our Current Business
On March 5, 2004, we entered into an acquisition agreement with Georgina Martin, the sole shareholder of Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd., a British Columbia company, for the acquisition of all the outstanding equity securities of Cheetah, being 100 shares of common stock, in exchange for 25,000,000 shares of our common stock. As a result of this transaction, Cheetah has become our wholly owned subsidiary. The principal assets of Cheetah were three petroleum prospecting licenses: PPL #249, PPL #250 and PPL #252 issued by the Minister of Petroleum and Energy for Papua New Guinea. To be maintained, the licenses require Cheetah to engage in exploratory and developmental activities by certain dates, including obtaining seismic data, drilling an exploratory well, drilling an appraisal well and conducting related activities. PPL #249 covers a total of 1,501,050 acres, PPL #250 covers a total of 2,001,400 acres and PPL #252 covers a total of 1,841,288 acres.
As a result of the above acquisition, we changed our name to “Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd.” by a Certificate of Amendment filed on May 25, 2004 with the Nevada Secretary of State.
On June 24, 2004, our wholly owned subsidiary Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. (B.C.) entered into an acquisition agreement with the controlling shareholders of Scotia Petroleum Inc. (“Scotia”) to acquire 31,518,829 Scotia common shares or an 84% controlling interest (of a total of 37,018,829 Scotia shares issued and outstanding). As consideration, we paid the sum of $400,000 Canadian dollars to the selling Scotia shareholders. Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. (B.C.) has also acquired an option to purchase an additional 14%, or 5,000,000 shares, of the issued shares of Scotia for a period of two years for $1,000,000. On March 10, 2005 we exercised our option to acquire the additional Scotia shares, and as consideration for which we issued 142,000 restricted shares of common stock on March 17, 2005. As a result, Scotia has become our majority controlled subsidiary as we now hold 98.65% of the issued and outstanding shares of Scotia.
The principal assets of Scotia are two Petroleum Prospecting Licenses (PPL) - PPL #245 and PPL #246 - issued by the Minister of Petroleum Energy for Papua New Guinea. The licenses require Scotia to engage in exploratory and developmental activities by certain dates, including obtaining seismic data, drilling an exploratory well, drilling an appraisal well and conducting related activities. Scotia will be required to expend certain minimum amounts in respect of the licenses.
The management of Cheetah was undecided on whether it was going to exercise the option to purchase the further 14% of Scotia on the initial purchase of the 85% interest in Scotia. Subsequent to the purchase of the initial Scotia shares, we engaged in further investigation to assist in making the decision to exercise the option and acquire the additional Scotia shares.
The initial purchase of Scotia occurred June 2004. During the month of June 2004, Mr. Braun the present CEO of the company visited Papua New Guinea and began a detailed review of the assets of Scotia Petroleum licenses 245 and 246. Mr. Braun carried out a visual inspection of the licenses with the Company’s chief geologist and a review of historical data on the licenses.
From his review he determined that both licenses had significant potential and PPL #246 offered significant opportunity to Cheetah. Mr. Braun learned the following from his visit to Papua New Guinea in June of 2004:
1. | PPL # 246 was adjacent to existing infrastructure, being the oil pipeline to the Kumul Terminal and the proposed Natural Gas Pipeline to Australia; |
2. | On review of the historical drilling activity on the license three wells had been drilled in the north east section of the license; |
3. | Two of the wells drilled on the license in the 1950’s had intersected a significant gas bearing structure. The Kuru-1 well was a gas discovery, which blew out on the 10th of January 1956. Records indicated that the well blew out for approximately 4 months at a rate of 50 to 100 MCF of gas per day; and |
4. | The Kuru-2 well was drilled and experienced significant pressure as drilling proceeded. | |
In addition to the foregoing investigations and findings, subsequent to Cheetah acquiring Scotia Petroleum, the CEO hired, Tayfun Babadagli, PhD to prepare a reservoir study on the Kuru structure. The results of the study were received during November 2004. Under PPL #246 Cheetah then applied for a petroleum retention license (PRL) on the Kuru structure on November 12, 2004 and was granted PRL #13 on January 27, 2005, covering 40,000 acres. PRL #13 is the only PRL that we have been granted to date.
The significance of a PRL is that such a license is only issued under the following terms: “A licensee whose petroleum prospecting licence is in force in respect of the blocks that constitute a location may, within two years after the date on which the blocks were declared to be a location, or such further period as the Minister allows, make application to the Director for the grant of a petroleum retention licence in respect of such of the blocks as the licensee satisfies the Minister contain a gas field or a part of a gas field or for the better administration of petroleum activities, should be included in a petroleum retention licence,” pursuant to the Oil and Gas Act of Papua, New Guinea.
Subject to the Oil and Gas Act of Papua, New Guinea and to any condition in the licence, a PRL remains in force:
a) | for a period of five years commencing on the day on which the licence takes effect; and |
b) | where the licence is extended, for a further period of five years at each extension. | |
The next step that follows the granting of a PRL is to put the gas field into production and a company then must apply for Petroleum Development Licence.
In June 2004, we also hired 3D-GEO Inc. of Melbourne, Australia to prepare a Hydrocarbon Prospectivity Report of PPL #246. The report was received during November of 2004.
Based on the reports received and the granting of PRL #13, it became clear to management that PPL #246 and PRL #13 were representative of a significant asset to the company. As Cheetah was planning on raising further capital in the
spring of 2005, a greater percentage ownership of Scotia would further assist in the valuation of Cheetah Oil & Gas. In addition it became clear that PPL #246 was becoming the cornerstone of Cheetah’s license portfolio and management determined it to be in the best interest of the company to acquire the interest to ensure that there would not be any potential disputes in the future as to the right to acquire the interest.
PPL #245 covers a total of 2,501,750 acres and is located along the Northern coast of Papua New Guinea, adjacent to Cheetah’s existing PPL #249. It straddles both the East and West Sepik sub-basins. Preliminary evaluation indicates both oil and gas seeps in parts of PPL #245. The oil and gas seeps were identified by our President and our Chief Geologist when they visited PPL#245 in June of 2004. Their physical inspection identified two locations with visible seeps in the Foruk and Matapan locations. PPL #245 was originally issued on September 17, 2003 and will remain valid until September 17, 2009 subject to minimum work expenditures and accomplishments being made. Maximum forecast expenditures to retain this license in good standing for the 6 year period will be $18,900,000.
PPL #246 covers 540,378 acres located in the south-central region of Papua New Guinea, located south of Cheetah’s existing PPL #250. The property is within the Papuan Basin. The western part of PPL #246 is rated to be prospective with potential for petroleum systems. There is potential for gas accumulations in the western part of PPL #246. PPL #246 was originally issued on October 15, 2003 and will remain valid until October 15, 2009 subject to minimum work expenditures and accomplishments being made. Maximum forecast expenditures to retain this license in good standing for the 6 year period will be $19,900,000.
We have commissioned and received a resource and risk assessment of PPL #246 from 3D-GEO Inc. of Melbourne, Australia. As noted above, PPL #246 is held by our majority controlled subsidiary, Scotia Petroleum Inc. 3D Geo is a Melbourne, Australia based seismic-structural geology consulting firm. 3D Geo provides seismic/structural and tectonic interpretation, modeling, restoration and data collection services to the oil and gas industry worldwide. 3D Geo’s particular geographic area of expertise is Australia and Southeast Asia. For the two reports that we have received from 3D Geo, one cost $45,399 and one cost $42,564.
In late October of 2004 we entered into an agreement with Grey Creek Petroleum Inc. pursuant to which we had the option to acquire a 97.5% interest in two further Petroleum Prospecting Licenses in Papua New Guinea, being PPL #257 and PPL #258. After review, we elected not to proceed with the agreement with Grey Creek.
As a result of the above acquisitions, we currently hold five petroleum prospecting licenses in Papua New Guinea directly and through our majority controlled subsidiary, Scotia Petroleum Inc., which in total are petroleum prospecting licenses in Papua New Guinea covering approximately 8.3 million acres. Our five Petroleum Prospecting Licenses are all located along the Northern Coast. We are now evaluating and exploring the oil and gas prospects over approximately 8.3 million acres in our five license areas in Papua, New Guinea. Our consultants produced an evaluation based on available existing survey and seismic data from historical operations on the licenses. In addition, we have gathered extensive information from the reports that we have commissioned on the licenses and have reviewed information and valuations regarding competitors who have acquired similar licenses in the region.
We have established an office in Papua New Guinea which houses administrative and technical persons to carry on the exploration activities and to further liaison with Papua New Guinea Government Officials and other oil and gas industry participants. Our central management is carried on in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.
We have not discovered any oil or gas reserves on the properties over which we hold our licenses nor have we generated any revenue from operations.
License Development Program and Expenses
We will be required to expend certain minimum amounts in respect of our permits and licenses. The initial term of the permits and licenses is six years. To maintain these assets, we will have to raise substantial additional capital. The failure to have the required capital at the times needed, and the ability to modify the agreements or extend the time periods, could result in their termination and the loss of their benefits to us.
To maintain our licenses in good standing we must commence drilling during the second two-year term of the licenses (the third and fourth years). While there are no specific or mandatory expenditure requirements, we anticipate incurring the following costs and conducting the following activities to prepare the licenses for drilling, if warranted:
Licence | Minimum Work Program |
PPL#245 | Conduct the following at cost of up to $200,000: (a) Scan and reprocess existing seismic data. (Completed at a cost of $1,000) (b) Interpret seismic and integrate into regional geological and geophysical review of the license. (c) Acquire SAR imagery over license. (Completed at a cost of $3,200) (d) Social Mapping. (Completed at a cost of $3,000) (e) Data compilation. (Completed at a cost of $3,000) (f) Field Geology to mature prospective leads. (g) Plan year 3 seismic program. |
PPL#246 | Conduct following at of up to $2.0MM: (a) Scan and reprocess existing seismic data and interpret seismic and integrate into regional geological and geophysical review of the license. (Completed at a cost of $200,000) (b) Field geology, structural modeling. (c) Seismic program for Middletown geological structure. (d) Well commitment. |
PPL #249 | Conduct the following at cost of up to $200,000: (a) Scan and reprocess existing seismic data. (Completed at a cost of $3,000) (b) Conduct subsurface review of the license. (Completed at a cost of $25,000) (c) Interpret seismic & integrate into regional geological and geophysical review of the license. (Completed at a cost of $25,000) (d) High grade prospective areas using field geology. (e) Plan Year-3 seismic program. |
PPL #250 | Conduct the following at cost of up to $200,000: (b) Conduct regional geological and geophysical review of the license. (c) Field geology to high grade prospective areas. |
PPL #252 | Conduct the following at cost of up to $150,000: (a) Reprocess selected existing seismic data. (b) Interpret seismic and integrate into regional geological and geophysical review of the license. (c) Compile preliminary prospectus and leads inventory. (d) Undertake field geological survey over prospective parts of license. |
PRL #13 | Conduct the following at a cost of up to $1,220,000: (1) Conduct field geology and revise structural model. (2) Undertake a re-entry into Kuru-2 gas well. (3) Contingent on success of re-entry well acquire seismic to optimize location of new Kuru appraisal well. (4) Complete reservoir engineering studies to confirm reserves and evaluate recovery methods. |
We entered into an oilfield services agreement, with an effective date of July 14, 2005, with Halliburton Overseas Limited for the provision of oilfield services on our oil and gas licenses in Papua New Guinea. The services under the agreement are to commence on or about September of 2005.
Competition
The oil and gas industry is intensely competitive. We compete with numerous individuals and companies, including many major oil and gas companies, which have substantially greater technical, financial and operational resources and staffs. Accordingly, there is a high degree of competition for desirable oil and gas licenses, suitable properties for drilling operations and necessary drilling equipment, as well as for access to funds. There are other competitors that have operations in Papua New Guinea and the presence of these competitors could adversely affect our ability to acquire additional licenses. Specifically, Interoil Corp. (Amex : IOC) has a substantial number of licenses in Papua New Guinea as well and so is a direct competitor in the region.
Governmental Regulations
In the United States we are subject to federal, state and local governmental regulation that effects businesses generally, and the specific regulations that pertain to companies with a class of securities registered under the United States Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
As a result of maintaining an executive office in British Columbia, Canada, we are required to register as an extra-provincial corporation in British Columbia, as we are deemed to be carrying on business in British Columbia under the British Columbia Business Corporations Act. In order to carry on business in British Columbia, Canada, a corporation incorporated in a jurisdiction other than British Columbia must extra-provincially register in British Columbia. Registering as an extra-provincial corporation in British Columbia does not effect our shareholders in any adverse manner and allows us to carry on business in British Columbia.
Our oil and gas operations are subject to various federal and local governmental regulations of Papua New Guinea. Matters subject to regulation include discharge permits for drilling operations, drilling and abandonment bonds, reports concerning operations, the spacing of wells, and pooling of properties and taxation. From time to time, regulatory agencies have imposed price controls and limitations on production by restricting the rate of flow of oil and gas wells below actual production capacity in order to conserve supplies of oil and gas. The production, handling, storage, transportation and disposal of oil and gas, by-products thereof, and other substances and materials produced or used in connection with oil and gas operations are also subject to regulation under federal and local laws and regulations relating primarily to the protection of human health and the environment. To date, expenditures related to complying with these laws, and for remediation of existing environmental contamination, have not been incurred in relation to the results of operations of our company, although we anticipate incurring such expenses as our drilling operations proceed. The requirements imposed by such laws and regulations are frequently changed and subject to interpretation, and we are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance with these requirements or their effect on our operations.
The properties over which we hold our licenses are subject to a 22.5% back-in participation right in favour of the government, which the government may exercise upon payment of 22.5% of the expenses incurred in the development of the property. This back–in interest includes a 2% of revenue royalty payment to indigenous groups, which is only payable if the government exercises its back-in right.
Withholding Tax And Currency Exchange Controls In Papua New Guinea
The current rate of dividend withholding tax stipulated by the Income Tax Act 1959 (Papua New Guinea) is 17%. The Central Banking (Foreign Exchange & Gold) Regulation (Ch138) (Papua New Guinea) regulates the flow of currency into and out of Papua New Guinea. A Papua New Guinea company can only send Papua New Guinea Kina or a foreign currency (other than that which was the subject of a previously approved exchange) out of Papua New Guinea with the Central Bank's prior approval. These authorities or approvals are delegated to certain commercial banks as authorised dealers up to certain limits. The limits to exchanging and remitting foreign currency overseas from Papua New Guinea are K50,000
per transaction without further tax clearance from the Internal Revenue Commission and K500,000 in aggregate per annum without further Central Bank approval.
Research and Development
Our business plan is focused on a strategy for maximizing the long-term exploration and development of our petroleum prospecting licenses in Papua New Guinea. To date, execution of our business plan has largely focused on acquiring petroleum prospecting licenses in Papua New Guinea. We intend to establish a going forward exploration and development plan.
Employees
In addition to our directors and officers who conduct the day-to-day operations of our company, we also have seven employees in Papua, New Guinea. We do not expect any material changes in the number of employees over the next 12 month period. We do and will continue to outsource contract employment as needed. We currently have 3 individual consultants engaged on a contractual basis through two consulting companies, DBS Resources Ltd. and Day Energy Inc., who provide us with technical expertise for oil and gas exploration activities. However, if we are successful in our initial and any subsequent drilling programs we may retain additional employees.
MANAGEMENT’S PLAN OF OPERATION
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated audited financial statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this registration statement. 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 registration statement, particularly in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 8 of this registration statement.
Our consolidated audited financial statements are stated in United States Dollars and are prepared in accordance with United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Overview
We are a Nevada corporation incorporated on May 5, 1992. We are an exploration stage oil and gas company engaged in the exploration for petroleum and natural gas in the country of Papua New Guinea. We were previously intending to enter into the businesses of a technology venture finance company to organize, capitalize, acquire and finance technology companies, and subsequent to that attempted to acquire certain resources leases in the Raton Basin. Due to the inability to run these businesses with a profit, the default on the obligations of certain parties and the difficulty in attracting additional capital on terms favorable to existing shareholders, our previous management ceased operation of all prior businesses in 2002.
Cash Requirements
For the next 12 months we plan to continue to explore for petroleum and natural gas in the country of Papua New Guinea. Currently we hold five petroleum prospecting licences in Papua New Guinea directly and through our majority controlled subsidiary, Scotia Petroleum Inc., which in total are petroleum prospecting licenses in Papua New Guinea covering approximately 8.3 million acres.
The licenses held by us require us to engage in drilling operations by certain dates, which will involve obtaining seismic data, drilling exploratory wells, drilling appraisal wells and conducting related activities. We will be required to expend certain minimum amounts in respect of all of the licenses in order to ascertain where and if drilling will be warranted. These licenses have an initial term of six years and will remain valid until the expiry date (between September 17, 2009 and April 8, 2010) subject to minimum accomplishments being made.
We will require additional funds to implement our growth strategy in our oil and gas exploration operations. These funds may be raised through equity financing, debt financing, or other sources, which may result in further dilution in the equity ownership of our shares. There is still no assurance that we will be able to maintain operations at a level sufficient for
an investor to obtain a return on his investment in our common stock. Further, we may continue to be unprofitable.
Our net cash provided by financing activities during the six month period ended June 30 , 2005 was $6,104,754 .
In order to proceed with our plans we raised funds by way of private placements of equity securities in our company. In April 2004 we completed a private placement of 150,000 shares of common stock and 150,000 stock purchase warrants for total proceeds of $750,288. Subsequently, we received a further $416,000 on the exercise of 55,467 of the stock purchase warrants. The net proceeds received were used as working capital to allow us to finance our commitments under our licences. On May 26, 2005 we completed a private placement of 1,200,000 shares of common stock and 1,200,000 stock purchase warrants for total gross proceeds of $6,000,000, with net proceeds of $5,550,000 after deduction of placement agent fees and expenses .
As at July 31, 2005, our cash on hand is $4,613,322. Over the next twelve months we intend to use all available funds to expand on the exploration and development of our licenses, as follows:
Estimated Funding Required During the Next Twelve Months
Prospect Development & Seismic | $1,470,000 | to | $7,875,000 |
Drilling & Development | $2,500,000 | to | $5,000,000 |
Offering Costs & Expenses | $ 650,000 | to | $1,125,000 |
General Corporate Expenses | $ 700,000 | to | $1,000,000 |
Working Capital | $ 680,000 | to | $850,000 |
Total | $6,000,000 | to | $15,850,000 |
The minimum expenditures noted above will allow us to maintain our licenses in good standing and will provide us with sufficient funds to significantly advance the exploration and development of the properties and commence drilling operations. Our focus has been and will continue to be the exploration and development of PPL #246 and PRL #13. In the event that we are able to raise further funds, we will primarily expend such funds on further prospect development and seismic studies and then to fund further drilling operations. See “Milestones” below for further information.
As at June 30 , 2005, we had $338,658 in current liabilities. As at June 30 , 2005 we had a working capital deficiency of $4,823,973 . Our financial statements report a net loss of $1,553,052 for the cumulative period from January 28, 2003 to June 30 , 2005. Our losses increased in part as a result of an overall increase in all expense categories during the fourteen month period ended June 30 , 2005 as we were actively involved in the oil and gas business and incurred acquisition and exploration expenses, as compared to the period from January 28, 2003 to January 31, 2004 when we had no active business operations.
Our total liabilities as of June 30 , 2005 were $338,658 , compared to $150,061 as at December 31, 2004. The increase was due to an increase to accounts payable.
During the cumulative period from January 28, 2003 to June 30 , 2005 we spent $4,002,812 on exploration and acquisition of our oil and gas properties. Of this amount, $2,890,851 was attributable to acquisitions costs, and $1,111,961 was attributable to exploration costs.
We have suffered recurring losses from operations. The continuation of our company is dependent upon our company attaining and maintaining profitable operations and raising additional capital. In this regard we have raised additional capital through the equity offerings noted above.
The continuation of our business is dependent upon obtaining further financing, a successful program of acquisition and exploration, and, finally, achieving a profitable level of operations. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.
There are no assurances that we will be able to obtain further funds required for our continued operations. We are investigating various financing alternatives to meet our immediate and long-term financial requirements, although we have not entered into any informal or definitive agreements or arrangements. As noted above, these funds may be raised through
equity financing, debt financing, other sources, or any combination of the foregoing. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to obtain the additional financing on a timely basis, we will be unable to conduct our operations as planned, and we will not be able to meet our other obligations as they become due. In such event, we will be forced to scale down or perhaps even cease our operations.
Milestones
Subject to the availability of sufficient funds, we hope to achieve the following milestones in the exploration and development of our licenses over the next twelve months:
On PRL #13 we intend to drill a re-entry well on the Kuru structure. Commencement will be September, 2005 with anticipated completion in October, 2005. Cost to complete will be approximately $1,500,000, with $100,000 towards production testing.
| Geological Survey’s to be carried out on the following geological structures in PPL #246: | |
• | The Middletown Structure will be surveyed in September at an approximate cost of $300,000; | |
• | The South East Iehi Structure will be surveyed in September at an approximate cost of $100,000; | |
• | The Victory Junction Structure will be surveyed in September at an approximate cost of $100,000; and |
• | The Kuru Structure will be surveyed in September at an approximate cost of $100,000. | |
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Also on PPL #246, on the Middletown structure we hope to conduct a drilling program of up to 1800 meters in April and May 2006 (at an approximate cost of $4,000 per meter).
Spot surveys will be conducted on PPL #249, PPL #250 and PPL #245 from October 2005 to February 2006. |
An Airborne Magnetic Survey is planned during the month of November, 2005. The Airborne Survey will carried out over PPL #250 and PPL #245, at an approximate cost of $900,000 and $400,000 respectively.
| Seismic programs will be run on the following geological structures: | |
• | Middletown, a 30 kilometer seismic program will be run in the months of November and December. The estimated cost will be $80,000 per kilometer for a total cost of up to $2,400,000. |
• | Kuru structure, a 15 kilometer seismic program will be run in the months of November and December, 2005. The cost estimated will be $80,000 per kilometer for a total cost of $1,200,000. |
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On PPL #250, a 40 kilometer seismic program will be run in the months of January, February and March of 2006. The estimated cost will be $80,000 per kilometer for a total cost of up to $3,200,000.
Product Research and Development
Our business plan is focused on a strategy for maximizing the long-term exploration and development of our petroleum prospecting licenses in Papua New Guinea. To date, execution of our business plan has largely focused on acquiring petroleum prospecting licenses in Papua New Guinea. We intend to continue to establish and pursue our exploration and development plan.
Purchase of Significant Equipment
We do not intend to purchase any significant equipment over the next twelve months. Any equipment required for our oil and gas activities will be leased and/or provided by third party contractors.
Employees
In addition to our directors and officers we also have seven employees in Papua, New Guinea. We do not expect any material changes in the number of employees over the next 12 month period. We do and will continue to outsource contract employment as needed. We currently have 3 consultants engaged on a contractual basis through two consulting companies, who provide us with technical expertise for oil and gas exploration activities. However, if we are successful in our initial and any subsequent drilling programs we may retain additional employees.
Going Concern
We have suffered recurring losses from operations. The continuation of our company as a going concern is dependent upon our company attaining and maintaining profitable operations and raising additional capital. The financial statements do not include any adjustment relating to the recovery and classification of recorded asset amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should our company discontinue operations.
Due to the uncertainty of our ability to meet our current operating expenses and the capital expenses noted above, in their report on the annual financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2004, our independent auditors included an explanatory paragraph regarding concerns about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our financial statements contain additional note disclosures describing the circumstances that lead to this disclosure by our independent auditors.
The continuation of our business is dependent upon us raising additional financial support. The issuance of additional equity securities by us could result in a significant dilution in the equity interests of our current stockholders. Obtaining commercial loans, assuming those loans would be available, will increase our liabilities and future cash commitments.
There are no assurances that we will be able to obtain further funds required for our continued operations. As noted herein, we are pursuing various financing alternatives to meet our immediate and long-term financial requirements. There can be no assurance that additional financing will be available to us when needed or, if available, that it can be obtained on commercially reasonable terms. If we are not able to obtain the additional financing on a timely basis, we will be unable to conduct our operations as planned, and we will not be able to meet our other obligations as they become due. In such event, we will be forced to scale down or perhaps even cease our operations.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs—an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4”, which is the result of the FASB’s project to reduce differences between U.S. and international accounting standards. SFAS No. 151 requires idle facility costs, abnormal freight, handling costs, and amounts of wasted materials (spoilage) be treated as current-period costs. Under this concept, if the costs associated with the actual level of spoilage or production defects are greater than the costs associated with the range of normal spoilage or defects, the difference would be charged to current-period expense, not included in inventory costs. SFAS No. 151 will be effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 151 does not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.
In December 2004, FASB issued Statement No. 153, “Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets”. This statement addresses the measurement of exchanges of nonmonetary assets and eliminates the exception from fair value measurement for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with an exception for exchanges that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. This Statement is effective for periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this new accounting pronouncement does have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements, as we do not have any exchanges of nonmonetary assets.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. SFAS 123(R) establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. This Statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS 123(R) requires that the fair value of such equity instruments be recognized as expense in the historical financial statements as services are performed. Prior to SFAS 123(R), only certain pro-forma disclosures of fair value were required. SFAS 123(R) shall be effective for us as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005. The adoption of this new accounting pronouncement does not have an impact on our consolidated financial statements.
Application of Critical Accounting Policies
Our audited financial statements and accompanying notes are prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles used in the United States. Preparing financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue, and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are affected by management’s application of accounting policies. We believe that understanding the basis and nature of the estimates and assumptions involved with the following aspects of our consolidated financial statements is critical to an understanding of our financials.
Oil and Gas Properties
We follow the full cost method of accounting for its oil and gas operations. Under this method, all cost incurred in the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas properties are capitalized in one cost center, including certain internal costs directly associated with such activities. Proceeds from sales of oil and gas properties are credited to the cost center with no gain or loss recognized unless such adjustments would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved oil and gas reverses.
If capitalized costs, less related accumulated amortization and deferred income taxes, exceed the “full cost ceiling”, the excess is expensed in the period such excess occurs. The full cost ceiling includes an estimated discounted value of future net revenues attributable to proved reserves using current product prices and operating cost, and an estimate of the value of unproved properties within the cost center.
Costs of oil and gas properties are amortized using the unit-of-production method upon the commencement of production. The significant unevaluated properties are excluded from costs subject to depletion.
As at June 30, 2005, we do not have any proved reserves. |
Long-lived Assets
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 (SFAS 144), Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. An impairment loss would be recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. The amount of the impairment loss to be recorded is calculated by the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value. Fair value is generally determined using a discounted cash flow analysis.
Going Concern
Our annual financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which assumes the realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of operations. The financial statements have been prepared assuming we will continue as a going concern. However, certain conditions exist which raise doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. We have suffered recurring losses from operations and have accumulated losses of $700,264 since inception through March 31, 2005.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Other than as listed below, we have not been a party to any transaction, proposed transaction, or series of transactions in which the amount involved exceeds $60,000, and in which, to our knowledge, any of our directors, officers, five percent beneficial security holder, or any member of the immediate family of the foregoing persons has had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.
During the year ended December 31, 2004, our company paid $27,047 in consulting fees to Ted Kozub, our Chief Financial Officer and a director of our company for consulting services he provides to our company.
MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Our common shares were quoted for trading on the OTCBB on December 8, 1998 under the symbol “BIAN”. In October 1999, due to the change in Rule 15c2-11, we were reduced to trading in the “Pink Sheets” because we did not have
an effective From 10-SB. In August 1999 our Form 10-SB became effective. A Form 211 application was accepted by the NASD Regulations, Inc. and our shares of common stock were quoted for trading on the OTCBB in June 2002 under the symbol “BIAN”. On May 25, 2004 our symbol changed to “COGL”. The following quotations obtained from Canadastockwatch.com reflect the highs and low bids for our common stock based on inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission an may not represent actual transactions.
The high and low bid prices of our common stock for the periods indicated below are as follows:
National Association of Securities Dealers OTC Bulletin Board(1) |
Quarter Ended | High | Low |
March 31, 2005 | $8.15 | $5.80 |
December 31, 2004 | $8.75 | $7.10 |
September 30, 2004 | $10.12 | $7.00 |
June 30, 2004(2) | $10.05 | $6.05 |
March 31, 2004 | $102.00 | $0.50 |
December 31, 2003 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
September 30, 2003 | $10.00 | $10.00 |
June 30, 2003 | $12.00 | $6.00 |
March 31, 2003 | $14.00 | $6.00 |
(1) Over-the-counter market quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or commission, and may not represent actual transactions.
(2) | Our shares started trading under our new symbol, COGL on May 25, 2004. |
Our common shares are issued in registered form. Atlas Stock Transfer, 5899 South State Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 8410, (Telephone: 801.266.7151; Facsimile: 801.262.0907) is the registrar and transfer agent for our common shares. On August 1, 2005, the shareholders’ list of our common shares showed 136 registered shareholders and 35,429,814 shares outstanding.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
As at August 1, 2005 we have two compensation plans in place, entitled 2004 Performance Equity Plan and 2005 Stock Option Plan. These plans have not been approved by our security holders.
Name of Plan
|
Number of Securities that have been issued under the Plan
|
Weighted-Average exercise price
| Number of securities remaining available for further issuance |
2004 Performance Equity Plan | 10,000,000 | Nil | Nil |
2005 Stock Option Plan | 1,400,000 | Nil | 2,100,000 |
Purchases of Equity Securities by the Issuer and Affiliated Purchasers
We did not purchase any of our shares of common stock or other securities during the period ended June 30, 2005. |
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have not declared or paid any cash dividends since inception and we do not intend to pay any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Although there are no restrictions that limit our ability to pay dividends on our common shares other than as described below, we intend to retain future earnings for use in our operations and the expansion of our business.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The chief executive officer of our company received cash or other compensation during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 as disclosed below. No other executive officer of our company received annual salary and bonus in excess of $100,000 for the year ended December 31, 2004, except as listed below.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE |
| | Annual Compensation | Long Term Compensation(1) | |
| | | | | Awards | Payouts | |
Name and Principal Position | Year | Salary | Bonus | Other Annual Compen- sation(1) | Securities Underlying Options/ SARs Granted | Restricted Shares or Restricted Share Units | LTIP Payouts | All Other Compen- sation |
Garth Braun President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and Director(2) | 2004 2003 2002 | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A |
Ted Kozub Chief Financial Officer and Director(3) | 2004 2003 2002 | $12,000 Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | 50,000(4) N/A N/A | $10,500 Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A |
Georgina Martin Secretary, Treasurer and Director(5) | 2004 2003 2002 | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A | Nil Nil N/A |
(1) The value of perquisites and other personal benefits, securities and property for the Named Executive Officers that do not exceed the lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total of the annual salary and bonus is not reported herein.
(2) | Mr. Braun became our President, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman and a director of our company on July 19, 2004. |
(3) | Mr. Kozub became our Chief Financial Officer and a director of our company on December 15, 2003. | |
(4) | Mr. Kozub was granted 50,000 stock options exercisable at a price of $2.50 per share until September 20, 2007. | |
(5) | Ms. Martin became our Secretary, Treasurer and a director of our company on March 5, 2004. | |
| | | | |
The following table sets forth for each of the Named Executive Officers certain information concerning stock options granted to them during fiscal 2004. We have never issued stock appreciation rights.
Name
| Number of Securities Underlying Options/SARs Granted (#) | % of Total Options/SARs Granted to Employees in Fiscal Year(1) |
Exercise Price ($/Share)
|
Expiration Date
|
Garth Braun President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | Nil | Nil | N/A | N/A |
Ted Kozub Chief Financial Officer | 50,000 | 100% | $2.50 | September 20, 2007 |
Georgina Martin Secretary and Treasurer | Nil | Nil | N/A | N/A |
(1) The denominator (of 50,000) was arrived at by calculating the net total number of new options awarded during the year.
The following table sets forth for each Named Executive Officer certain information concerning the number of shares subject to both exercisable and unexercisable stock options as of December 31, 2004. No named Executive Officer exercised options during the period ended March 31 2005.
Name
|
Shares Acquired on Exercise (#)
|
Aggregate Value Realized
| Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options/SARs at FY-End (#) Exercisable /Unexercisable
|
Value of Unexercised In-the -Money Options/SARs at FY-end ($) Exercisable / Unexercisable(1)
|
| | | Exercisable | Unexercisable | Exercisable | Unexercisable |
Garth Braun | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
Ted Kozub | Nil | Nil | 10,000 | 40,000 | $55,5000 | $222,000 |
Georgina Martin | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil | Nil |
(1) The values for “in-the-money” options are calculated by determining the difference between the fair market value of the securities underlying the options as of December 31, 2004 ($8.05 per share on NASD OTCBB) and the exercise price of the individual’s options.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS AND TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND
CHANGE IN CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS
We have entered into a management agreement dated May 1, 2005 with Garth Braun, our President. Under the terms of the agreement, commencing June 1, 2005, Mr. Braun receives $10,000 per month for the services he provides to our company. In addition, Mr. Braun has been granted 500,000 stock options at an exercise price of $5.00 per share for a period of five years, of which 250,000 options are currently exercisable and 250,000 options vest and become exercisable on the first anniversary of the management agreement. The options have been granted pursuant to our 2005 Stock Option Plan. The management agreement expires on April 1, 2008.
Our company has no plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by Named Executive Officers of our company in fiscal 2004 to compensate such officers in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change of control) or a change of responsibilities following a change of control, where the value of such compensation exceeds $100,000 per Named Executive Officer.
COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
During the year ended December 31, 2004, we paid consulting fees of $27,047 to Ted Kozub for consulting services he provided to our company. No other directors or executive officers received any compensation during the year ended December 31, 2004.
Our Directors do not receive salaries or fees for serving as directors, nor do they receive any compensation for attending meetings of the board of directors or serving on committees of the board of directors. We did not pay director’s fees or other cash compensation for services rendered as a director in the period ended March 31, 2005. We may, however, determine to compensate our directors in the future. Directors are entitled to reimbursement of expenses incurred in attending meetings. In addition, our directors are entitled to participate in our stock option plan.
We have no formal plan for compensating our directors for their service in their capacity as directors, although such directors are expected in the future to receive stock options to purchase common shares as awarded by our board of directors or (as to future stock options) a compensation committee which may be established. Directors are entitled to reimbursement for reasonable travel and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings of our board of directors. Our board of directors may award special remuneration to any director undertaking any special services on our behalf other than services ordinarily required of a director. No director received and/or accrued any compensation for their services as a director, including committee participation and/or special assignments.
We have no plans or arrangements in respect of remuneration received or that may be received by our executive officers to compensate such officers in the event of termination of employment (as a result of resignation, retirement, change of control) or a change of responsibilities following a change of control, where the value of such compensation exceeds $60,000 per executive officer.
There are no arrangements or plans in which we provide pension, retirement or similar benefits for directors or executive officers. We have no material bonus or profit sharing plans pursuant to which cash or non-cash compensation is or may be paid to our directors or executive officers, except that stock options may be granted at the discretion of the board of directors or a committee thereof.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our consolidated financial statements are stated in United States Dollars (US$) and are prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America.
The following financial statements are filed as part of this registration statement: |
(a) Audited Consolidated Financial Statements of Cheetah Oil and Gas Ltd. (formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, dated March 18, 2005
Consolidated Balance Sheets as at December 31, 2004 and January 31, 2004
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2004
Consolidated Statements of Operations from January 28, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2004, for the eleven months ended December 31, 2004 and from January 28, 2003 (inception) to January 31, 2004.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows from January 28, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2004, for the eleven months ended December 31, 2004 and from January 28, 2003 (inception) to January 31, 2004.
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(b) Unaudited Consolidated Interim Financial Statements of Cheetah Oil and Gas Ltd. (formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30 , 2005
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the period ended June 30 , 2005
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the period ended June 30 , 2005
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the period ended June 30 , 2005
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Consolidated Financial Statements
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
December 31, 2004 and January 31, 2004
Index
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
MOORE STEPHENS
ELLIS FOSTER LTD.
1650 West 1st Avenue
Vancouver, BC Canada | V6J 1G1 |
Telephone: (604) 737-8117 Facsimile: (604) 714-5916
Website: www.ellisfoster.com
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
We have audited the consolidated balance sheets of Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. (formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation, an exploration stage enterprise) (“the Company”) as at December 31, 2004 and January 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of stockholders’ equity, operations and cash flows for the period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to January 31, 2004, for the period from February 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 and for the cumulative period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2004. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as at December 31, 2004 and January 31, 2004, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to January 31, 2004, for the period from February 1, 2004 to December 31, 2004 and for the cumulative period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2004 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has not generated any revenue from operations that raise substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
Vancouver, Canada | “MOORE STEPHENS ELLIS FOSTER LTD.” |
March 18, 2005 | Chartered Accountants | |
| | | |
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An independently owned and operated member of Moore Stephens North America Inc., a member of Moore Stephens International Limited |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | | |
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | | |
(An exploration stage enterprise) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets | | | | |
December 31, 2004 and January 31, 2004 | | | | |
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | | |
| | December 31, | | January 31, |
| | | 2004 | | 2004 |
ASSETS | | | | | |
Current assets | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 151,076 | $ | 76 |
Prepaid and deposits | | 11,006 | | 226,451 |
| | | | | |
Total current assets | | 162,082 | | 226,527 |
| | | | | |
Refundable deposits for petroleum prospecting licences | | 162,544 | | 62,000 |
Equipment (Note 5) | | 91,052 | | - |
Oil and gas properties, unevaluated (Note 6) | | 2,404,046 | | 1,009,300 |
| | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 2,819,724 | $ | 1,297,827 |
| | | | | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 79,590 | $ | 812 |
Advances payable – related parties (Note 10(c)) | | 70,471 | | - |
Advances payable – non-interest bearing | | | | |
unsecured and due on demand | | - | | 297,751 |
| | | | | |
Total current liabilities | | 150,061 | | 298,563 |
| | | | | |
Commitments (Notes 6 and 11(a)) | | | | |
| | | | | |
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY | | | | |
Share capital | | | | | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 50,000,000 shares | | | |
issued and outstanding: 35,019,682 shares | | 35,020 | | 25,000 |
| | | | | |
Additional paid in capital | | 1,932,853 | | 975,076 |
| | | | | |
Subscriptions received (Note 11(c)) | | 1,166,288 | | - |
| | | | | |
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage | | (464,498) | | (812) |
| | | | | . |
Total stockholders’ equity | | 2,669,663 | | 999,264 |
| | | | | |
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity | $ | 2,819,724 | $ | 1,297,827 |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | | |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | | | | | | | | |
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | | | | | | | | |
(An exploration stage enterprise) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity | | | | | | | | | |
Period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2004 | | | | | | | |
(Expressed in US Dollars) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Deficit | | |
| | | | | | | | accumulated | | Total |
| | | | Additional | | | | during | | Stock- |
| Common stock | | paid in | Subscriptions | | exploration | | holders’ |
| Shares | | Amount | | capital | | received | | stage | | Equity |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Initial capitalization as a result of reverse acquisition (Note 1) | 25,000,000 | $ | 25,000 | $ | (24,924) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 76 |
10,000,000 shares allotted for services in connection with the application for petroleum prospecting licences | - | | - | | 1,000,000 | | - | | - | | 1,000,000 |
Net loss for the period | - | | - | | - | | - | | (812) | | (812) |
Balance, January 31, 2004 | 25,000,000 | | 25,000 | | 975,076 | | - | | (812) | | 999,264 |
Shares issued for services in connection with the application for petroleum prospecting licences | 10,000,000 | | 10,000 | | (10,000) | | - | | - | | - |
Recapitalization to effect the acquisition of Cheetah Nevada | 19,682 | | 20 | | (15,798) | | - | | - | | (15,778) |
Contribution received from a shareholder of the company in connection with the acquisition of Scotia (Note 4) | - | | - | | 604,315 | | - | | - | | 604,315 |
Debt settlement (Note 11(d)) | - | | - | | 357,196 | | - | | - | | 357,196 |
Subscriptions received (Note 11(c)) | - | | - | | - | | 1,166,288 | | - | | 1,166,288 |
Stock-based compensation (Note 9(b)) | - | | - | | 22,064 | | - | | - | | 22,064 |
Net loss for the period | - | | - | | - | | - | | (463,686) | | (463,686) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, December 31, 2004 | 35,019,682 | $ | 35,020 | $ | 1,932,853 | $ | 1,166,288 | $ | (464,498) | $ | 2,669,663 |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | | | | |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | | | | | |
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | | | | |
(An exploration stage enterprise) | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Statements of Operations | | | | | | |
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | | | | | | |
| | | Cumulative | | | January 28, |
| | | January 28, | | Eleven | 2003 |
| | | | 2003 | | Months | | (inception) |
| | | (inception) to | | Ended | | to |
| | | | December 31, | | December 31, | | January 31, |
| | | | 2004 | | 2004 | | 2004 |
| | | | | | | | |
General and administrative expenses | | | | | | | | |
Accounting and legal | | | $ | 123,474 | $ | 122,662 | $ | 812 |
Depreciation | | | | 9,646 | | 9,646 | | - |
Application fees and permits | | | | 47,298 | | 47,298 | | - |
Consulting fee | | | | 35,042 | | 35,042 | | - |
Office and miscellaneous | | | | 29,156 | | 29,156 | | - |
Investor relations and shareholder information | | 110,048 | | 110,048 | | - |
Rental and communication | | | | 40,888 | | 40,888 | | - |
Salaries and benefit | | | | 15,717 | | 15,717 | | - |
Stock-based compensation (Note 9(b)) | | | | 22,064 | | 22,064 | | - |
Travel | | | | 60,848 | | 60,848 | | - |
| | | | | | | | |
Loss before minority interests | | | | (494,181) | | (493,369) | | (812) |
| | | | | | | | |
Minority interests | | | | 29,683 | | 29,683 | | - |
| | | | | | | | |
Net loss for the period | | | $ | (464,498) | $ | (463,686) | $ | (812) |
| | | | | | | | |
Loss per share, | | | | | | | | |
- basic and diluted | | | | | $ | (0.01) | $ | (0.00) |
| | | | | | | | |
Weighted average number of | | | | | | | | |
common stock outstanding | | | | | | | | |
- basic and diluted | | | | | | 33,015,047 | 25,000,000 |
| | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | | |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | | | | |
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | | | | |
(An exploration stage enterprise) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | | | | | | |
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | | | | |
| Cumulative | | | | |
| January 28, | | Eleven | | January 28, |
| | 2003 | | Months | | 2003 |
| (inception) to | | Ended | | (inception) to |
| | December 31, | | December 31, | | January 31, |
| | 2004 | | 2004 | | 2004 |
| | | | | | |
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | | | | | | |
Net loss for the period | $ | (464,498) | $ | (463,686) | $ | (812) |
Items not involving cash | | | | | | |
- depreciation | | 12,862 | | 12,862 | | - |
- stock-based compensation | | 22,064 | | 22,064 | | - |
Change in other assets and liabilities (net of | | | | | | |
effect of acquisition of subsidiaries): | | | | | | |
- prepaid and deposits | | (11,006) | | 215,445 | | (226,451) |
- refundable licences deposits | | (95,400) | | (33,400) | | (62,000) |
- accounts payable and accrued liabilities | | 50,692 | | 49,880 | | 812 |
| | | | | | |
Net cash used in operating activities | | (485,286) | | (196,835) | | (288,451) |
| | | | | | |
Cash flows from financing activities | | | | | | |
Issuance of common stock and subscriptions | | | | | | |
received | | 1,166,364 | | 1,166,288 | | 76 |
Advances payable | | 427,667 | | 129,916 | | 297,751 |
| | | | | | |
Net cash from financing activities | | 1,594,031 | | 1,296,204 | | 297,827 |
| | | | | | |
Cash flows used in investing activities | | | | | | |
Purchase of equipment | | (100,698) | | (100,698) | | - |
Oil and gas properties | | (524,299) | | (514,999) | | (9,300) |
Cash paid in connection with acquisition of Scotia | | | | | | |
net of cash received | | (332,672) | | (332,672) | | - |
| | | | | | |
Net cash used in investing activities | | (957,669) | | (948,369) | | (9,300) |
| | | | | | |
Increase in cash and cash equivalents | | 151,076 | | 151,000 | | 76 |
| | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | | - | | 76 | | - |
| | | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 151,076 | $ | 151,076 | $ | 76 |
| | | | | | |
Non-cash activities | | | | | | |
- Contribution received from a shareholder of the | | | | | | |
Company in connection with the acquisition of Scotia | | $ | 604,315 | $ | - |
- Shares issued for services in connection with the | | | | | | |
application for petroleum prospecting licences | | | | - | | 1,000,000 |
- Debt settlement | | | | 357,196 | | - |
| | | | | | |
Total | | | $ | 961,511 | $ | 1,000,000 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. | | |
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
1. | Incorporation and Continuance of Operations |
These consolidated financial statements presented are those of Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd., formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation (“Cheetah Nevada”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. (“Cheetah BC”) and Cheetah Oil & Gas Limited (“Cheetah PNG”), and 85% owned Scotia Petroleum Inc. (“Scotia”, see note 4). Collectively, they are referred to herein as “the Company”.
Cheetah BC was incorporated on January 28, 2003 in British Columbia, Canada under the name of Universal Data Corp. and changed its name to Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. effective December 11, 2003. Cheetah BC, an exploration stage enterprise, is in the business of acquiring, exploring and developing oil and gas properties in Papua New Guinea.
Cheetah Nevada was incorporated in May 1992 under the laws of the State of Nevada, U.S.A. It has not conducted any business operations since May 2000 and changed its name to Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. effective May 26, 2004.
On March 5, 2004, Cheetah Nevada entered into an Acquisition Agreement (“Agreement”), whereby Cheetah Nevada issued 35,000,000 (post-consolidation) shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the issued and allotted common stock of Cheetah BC. In connection with this transaction, $130,000 debt owed by Cheetah Nevada was assumed and settled by a director. The stockholder owning a majority of the outstanding voting securities of Cheetah Nevada approved a reverse split of common stock at the rate of one share of every 200 shares outstanding and thereafter increased the number of authorized shares of common stock to 50,000,000. Cheetah Nevada is a non-operating shell company and immediately prior to the Agreement, it had 19,682 (post-consolidation) shares of common stock issued and outstanding. The acquisition was accounted for as recapitalization of Cheetah BC because the shareholders of Cheetah BC controlled Cheetah Nevada after the acquisition. Cheetah BC was treated as the acquiring entity for accounting purposes and Cheetah Nevada was the surviving entity for legal purposes. The combined company is considered to be a continuation of the operations of Cheetah BC. The issued and allotted common stock of Cheetah BC prior to the completion of acquisition was restated to reflect the 35,000,000 (post-consolidation) common stock issued by Cheetah Nevada. The Company has an office in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated any revenue and requires additional funds to maintain its operations. Management’s plans in this regard are to raise equity financing as required. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from this uncertainty.
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
2. | Significant Accounting Policies |
| (a) | Principles of Consolidation | |
The consolidated financial statements include accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries Cheetah BC, Cheetah PNG and Scotia. All significant inter-company balances and transactions are eliminated.
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates and assumptions.
(c) | Cash and Cash Equivalents |
Cash equivalents comprise certain highly liquid instruments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased.
(d) | Oil and Gas Properties |
The Company follows the full cost method of accounting for its oil and gas operations. Under this method, all cost incurred in the acquisition, exploration and development of oil and gas properties are capitalized in one cost center, including certain internal costs directly associated with such activities. Proceeds from sales of oil and gas properties are credited to the cost center with no gain or loss recognized unless such adjustments would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved oil and gas reverses.
If capitalized costs, less related accumulated amortization and deferred income taxes, exceed the “full cost ceiling”, the excess is expensed in the period such excess occurs. The full cost ceiling includes an estimated discounted value of future net revenues attributable to proved reserves using current product prices and operating cost, and an estimate of the value of unproved properties within the cost center.
Costs of oil and gas properties are amortized using the unit-of-production method upon the commencement of production. The significant unevaluated properties are excluded from costs subject to depletion.
As at December 31, 2004, the Company does not have any proved reserves.
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
2. | Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
| (e) | Equipment | |
Depreciation is based on the estimated useful lives of the assets and is computed using the declining-balance method. Equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is provided using the following rates:
| Office furniture and equipment | 15% |
| Vehicles | 30% |
(f) | Long-lived Assets Impairment | |
| | | | |
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable, in accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144 (SFAS 144), Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. An impairment loss would be recognized when the carrying amount of an asset exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. The amount of the impairment loss to be recorded is calculated by the excess of the asset’s carrying value over its fair value. Fair value is generally determined using a discounted cash flow analysis.
(g) | Asset Retirement Obligations |
The Company recognizes a liability for future retirement obligations associated with the Company’s oil and gas properties. The estimated fair value of the asset retirement obligation is based on the current cost escalated at an inflation rate and discounted at a credit adjusted rate. This liability is capitalized as part of the cost of the related asset and amortized over its productive life. The liability accretes until the Company settles the obligation. As of December 31, 2004 and January 31, 2004, the Company had no asset retirement obligation.
The Company expenses advertising costs as incurred. There were no advertising expenses incurred by the Company for the eleven months ended December 31, 2004 and the period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to January 31, 2004.
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
2. | Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
| (i) | Earning (Loss) Per Share | |
Basic earning (loss) per share is computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. The Company adopted SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share”. Diluted loss per share is equal to the basic loss per share for the eleven months ended December 31, 2004 because common stock equivalents consisting of stock purchase warrants of 94,533 and stock options of 50,000 that were outstanding at December 31, 2004 were anti-dilutive, however, they may be dilutive in the future.
(j) | Foreign Currency Translation |
Cheetah Nevada uses the United States Dollars as its functional currency. Cheetah BC and Scotia use the Canadian Dollars as their functional currency. Cheetah PNG uses the Papua New Guinea Kinas as its functional currency.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into United States Dollar at the period-end exchange rates. Other assets and liabilities are translated at historical rates. Transactions occurring during the period are translated at rates in effect at the time of the transaction. The resulting foreign exchange gains and losses are included in operations.
(k) | Fair Value of Financial Instruments |
Fair value estimates of financial instruments are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant information about financial markets and specific financial instruments. As these estimates are subjective in nature, involving uncertainties and matters of significant judgement, they cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions can significantly affect estimated fair value.
The carrying value of cash, refundable deposits, accounts payable and accrued liabilities and advances payable approximate their fair value. Management is of the opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest or credit risks arising from these financial instruments.
The Company operates outside of the United States of America and is exposed to foreign currency risk due to the fluctuation between the currency in which the Company operates in and the United States Dollar.
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
2. | Significant Accounting Policies (continued) |
| (l) | Income taxes | |
The Company adopted SFAS No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes”, which requires the Company to recognize deferred tax liabilities and assets for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the Company’s consolidated financial statements or tax returns using the liability method. Under this method, deferred tax liabilities and assets are determined based on the temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect in the years in which the differences are expected to reverse.
(m) | Stock-based Compensation |
The Company adopted the fair value method of accounting for stock-based compensation recommended by of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (SFAS 123), “Accounting for Stock-based Compensation”.
(n) | New Accounting Pronouncements |
In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs—an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4”, which is the result of the FASB’s project to reduce differences between U.S. and international accounting standards. SFAS No. 151 requires idle facility costs, abnormal freight, handling costs, and amounts of wasted materials (spoilage) be treated as current-period costs. Under this concept, if the costs associated with the actual level of spoilage or production defects are greater than the costs associated with the range of normal spoilage or defects, the difference would be charged to current-period expense, not included in inventory costs. SFAS No. 151 will be effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 151 does not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation”. SFAS 123(R) establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. This Statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS 123(R) requires that the fair value of such equity instruments be recognized as expense in the historical financial statements as services are performed. Prior to SFAS 123(R), only certain pro-forma disclosures of fair value were required. SFAS 123(R) shall be effective for the Company as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005. The adoption of this new accounting pronouncement does not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
2. | Significant Accounting Policies (continued) | |
| (n) | New Accounting Pronouncements (continued) |
| | | |
In December 2004, FASB issued Statement No. 153, “Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets”. This statement addresses the measurement of exchanges of nonmonetary assets and eliminates the exception from fair value measurement for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with an exception for exchanges that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. This Statement is effective for periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this new accounting pronouncement does have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as the Company does not have any exchanges of nonmonetary assets
3. | Acquisition of Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. (“Cheetah BC”) |
On March 5, 2004, the Cheetah Nevada acquired 100% of the issued and allotted common stock of Cheetah BC. Cheetah Nevada was a non-operating shell company. This transaction resulted in the shareholders of Cheetah BC having effective control of the combined company (note 1). Accounting principles applicable to reverse acquisition recapitalization have been applied to record this transaction. Under this basis of accounting, Cheetah BC has been identified as acquirer and, accordingly, the combined company is considered to be continuation of the operations of Cheetah BC with the net liabilities of Cheetah Nevada deemed to have been assumed by Cheetah BC as follows:
Current assets | $ | - |
Current liabilities | | (15,778) |
Net liabilities assumed | $ | (15,778) |
| | |
Cheetah Nevada had no operations between January 1, 2004 and March 4, 2004.
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
4. | Acquisition of Scotia Petroleum Inc. (“Scotia”) |
On June 24, 2004, the Company completed the acquisition of 85% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Scotia, a company incorporated in British Columbia, Canada. The total consideration was $906,000 consisting of $332,763 of cash and 256,315 shares of restricted common stock of the Company. The restricted stock was contributed by a shareholder of the Company.
The fair value of net assets acquired are summarized as follows:
Cash | $ | 91 |
Refundable deposits for petroleum prospecting licences | | 57,168 |
Oil and gas properties, unevaluated | | 859,912 |
Current liabilities | | (11,171) |
| $ | 906,000 |
| | |
Scotia is in the business of acquiring, exploring and developing oil and gas properties in Papua New Guinea. The operating results of Scotia from June 24, 2004 to December 31, 2004 are included in the consolidated statement of operations.
The Company had an option to acquire an additional 13.51% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Scotia for a period of two years for $1,000,000. On March 10, 2005, the Company exercised this option (note 11(b)). Scotia did not have material operations since its incorporation on May 8, 2003 until June 24, 3004 (date of acquisition) and accordingly, pro-forma supplemental information on the Company’s results of operations for the eleven months ended December 31, 2004 and the period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to January 31, 2004 as though the acquisition had been completed at the beginning of the respective periods was not presented.
5. | Equipment | |
| | | December 31, | | January 31, |
| | | 2004 | | 2004 |
| | | | | |
| Cost | | | | |
| Office furniture and equipment | $ | 65,541 | $ | - |
| Vehicles | | 38,373 | | - |
| | | 103,914 | | - |
| | | | | |
| Accumulated depreciation | | | | |
| Office furniture and equipment | | 5,515 | | - |
| Vehicles | | 7,347 | | - |
| | | 12,862 | | - |
| | | | | |
| | $ | 91,052 | $ | - |
| | | | | | | |
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
The Company, through its subsidiaries, obtained five (5) Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPL) in Papua New Guinea: PPL#245, PPL#246, PPL#249, PPL#250 and PPL#252. These licences have an initial term of six years and will remain valid until the expiry date (between September 17, 2009 and April 8, 2010) subject to minimum work expenditures and accomplishments being made. The estimated exploration expenditures required are summarized as follows:
Year 2004 – 2005 | $ | 17,000,000 |
Year 2006 – 2007 | | 34,600,000 |
Year 2008 – 2010 | | 43,700,000 |
Total | $ | 95,300,000 |
Subject to certain conditions being met under the Oil and Gas Act of Papua New Guinea, the licences can be extended beyond the original term of six years. Upon discovery of oil or gas, a Petroleum Retention Licence can be obtained under the Oil and Gas Act of Papua New Guinea.
Acquisition and exploration costs incurred were as follows:
| | Eleven months | | January 28, 2003 |
| | ended | | (inception) to |
| | December 31, 2004 | | January 31, 2004 |
Capitalized cost – beginning of period | $ | 1,009,300 | $ | - |
| | | | |
Property acquisition cost, unproved | | 881,551 | | 1,009,300 |
Exploration cost | | 513,195 | | - |
Total cost incurred during the period | | 1,394,746 | | 1,009,300 |
Total capitalized cost | | | | |
- unproved property not being amortized | $ | 2,404,046 | $ | 1,009,300 |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
6. | Oil and Gas Properties (continued) |
Summary of the Exploration Costs
| |
| Eleven months |
| ended |
| December 31, 2004 |
| |
Communication | $ | 12,165 |
Consulting/Engineering | 158,377 |
Depreciation | 3,200 |
Mapping | 4,077 |
Registration/License Fees/Permits | 105,540 |
Salaries & Wages | 87,434 |
Staff Allow & Acc. | 63,116 |
Travel | 79,286 |
| |
Total Exploration cost | $ | 513,195 |
The Company’s business is considered as operating in one segment based upon the Company’s organizational structure, the way in which the operation is managed and evaluated, the availability of separate financial results and materiality considerations.
The Company’s assets by geographical location are as follows:
| | December 31, 2004 | | January 31, 2004 |
| | | | |
North America | $ | 107,440 | $ | 76 |
Papua New Guinea | | 2,712,284 | | 1,297,751 |
Total | $ | 2,819,724 | $ | 1,297,827 |
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
The Company has net losses for income tax purposes totalling approximately $462,000 which expires in the year 2014 and may be applied against future taxable income. The potential tax benefits arising from these losses have not been recorded in the consolidated financial statements. The Company evaluates its valuation allowance requirements on an annual basis based on projected future operations. When circumstances change and this causes a change in management’s judgement about the realizability of deferred tax assets, the impact of the change on the valuation allowance is reflected in current operations.
| | | Eleven months | | January 28, 2003 |
| | | ended | | (inception) to |
| | | December 31, 2004 | | January 31, 2004 |
| | | | | |
| Tax loss carry forwards | $ | 159,000 | $ | - |
| Stock-based compensation | | 8,000 | | - |
| Valuation allowance | | (167,000) | | - |
| Total | $ | - | $ | - |
| | | | | |
9. | Common Stock Transactions | |
| | | | | | | |
(a) | In April 2004, the Company received proceeds of a private placement totalling $750,288. The private placement consisted of 150,000 common stock and 150,000 stock purchase warrants. Each stock purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common stock of the Company at a price of $7.50 per share for a period of two years. The value allocated to the warrants was estimated at $207,460 using the fair value of the warrants assigned by the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, relative to the fair value of the related common stock issued. The value of the warrants was credited to additional paid in capital. The 150,000 common stock is restricted from trading until April 2005 and the securities issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants are restricted from trading for two years. For the period from July 2004 to December 2004, the Company received $416,000 upon the exercise of 55,467 stock purchase warrants. On March 15, 2005, the Company issued 205,467 common stock (note 11(c)) in relation to this private placement and the subsequent exercise of warrants. |
The number of stock purchase warrants outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2004 was 94,533.
CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
9. | Common Stock Transactions (continued) | |
| (b) | On September 20, 2004, the Company granted 50,000 stock options to a director of the Company. The stock options are exercisable at $2.50 per share at a rate of 10,000 common stock every six months from the date of grant, expiring September 20, 2007. The market price of the Company’s shares were $6.50 at the date of grant. All of these options remained unexercised at December 31, 2004. Except for these 50,000 stock options, there were no other granting, cancellation or expiry of stock options for the period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to December 31, 2004. |
| | | |
Stock-based compensation was recorded in the consolidated financial statements in relation to the above granting of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: risk free interest rate of 3.42%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility factor of 50% and an expected life of the option of 3 years. The fair value of stock option was $4.41 each at the date of grant.
Stock based compensation is recognized over the period in which the stock options are vested. At December 31, 2004, the company recorded stock based compensation of $22,064.
| (c) | On December 31, 2004, the Company settled advances payable of $357,196 with a creditor by the issuance of 55,165 common stock. These shares were issued on March 17, 2005 (note 11(d)). |
10. | Related Party Transactions | |
| (a) | During the period ended December 31, 2004, the Company paid consulting fees of $41,711 (period ended January 31, 2004 – nil) to a shareholder of the Company. |
| (b) | During the period ended December 31, 2004, the Company paid consulting fees of $11,000 (period ended January 31, 2004 – nil) to a director of the Company. |
| (c) | Advances payable of $70,471 (January 31, 2004 – nil) represented advances from two directors of the Company. These advances were unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand. |
| | | |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
11. | Subsequent Events | |
| (a) | On January 27, 2005, the Company was granted a Petroleum Retention Licence (PRL) #13 in Papua New Guinea. PRL #13 covers two blocks within PPL #246. The term of the licence is 5 years. The Company has to incur $4,450,000 of exploration expenditures on the two blocks over the term of PRL #13. |
| (b) | On March 10, 2005 Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. completed the acquisition of an additional 13.51% interest in Scotia Petroleum Inc. The Company now owns 98.65% of the outstanding common stock of Scotia. On March 17, 2005, the Company issued 142,000 common stock at $7.04 per share as payment for the 13.51% interest in Scotia. |
| (c) | On March 15, 2005, the Company issued 205,467 common stock. All subscriptions totaling $1,166,288 in connection with this issuance were received at December 31, 2004. |
| (d) | On March 17, 2005, the Company issued 55,165 common stock in connection with debt settlement of $357,196 on December 31, 2004. |
| | | | |
(e) | On March 10, 2005, the Company entered into a Private Placement Term Sheet with a financing agent. The private placement will consist of 3,000,000 units at $5 per unit. Each unit will consist of one common stock and 1/5th of a stock purchase warrant. Each stock purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common stock of the Company at a price of $7 per share for one year. A further 1,000,000 units at $5 per unit will be provided for an over-subscription. The agent will receive 6.5% of gross proceeds of this private placement as commission. An additional 1% finder’s fee will be paid based on the gross proceeds of the 1st 3,000,000 units of this private placement. An initial engagement fee of $50,000 was paid to the agent in February 2005 by the issuance of 7,500 common stock of the Company at $6.67 per share. |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD.
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation)
(An exploration stage enterprise)
Consolidated Financial Statements
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
(Unaudited)
June 30, 2005
Index
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | | |
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | | |
(An exploration stage enterprise) | | | | |
| | | | | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets | | | | |
June 30, 2005 | | | | |
(Unaudited) | | | | |
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | | |
(Basis of Presentation – Note 1) | | June 30 2005 | | December 31 2004 |
ASSETS | | | | | |
Current assets | | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 5,035,382 | $ | 151,076 |
Prepaid and deposits | | 127,249 | | 11,006 |
| | | | | |
Total current assets | | 5,162,631 | | 162,082 |
| | | | | |
Refundable deposits for petroleum prospecting licenses | | 168,574 | | 162,544 |
Equipment (Note 5) | | 98,378 | | 91,052 |
Oil and gas properties, unevaluated (Note 6) | | 4,002,812 | | 2,404,046 |
| | | | | |
Total assets | | $ | 9,432,395 | $ | 2,819,724 |
| | | | | |
LIABILITIES | | | | | |
Current liabilities | | | | |
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 85,933 | $ | 79,590 |
Advances payable – related parties (Note 9) | | 252,725 | | 70,471 |
| | | | | |
Total current liabilities | | 338,658 | | 150,061 |
| | | | | |
Commitments (Note 6) | | | | |
| | | | | |
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | | | | |
Share capital | | | | | |
Common stock, $0.001 par value, authorized 50,000,000 shares issued and outstanding: 36,629,814 shares | 36,630 | | 35,020 |
| | | | | |
Additional paid in capital | | 10,237,659 | | 1,932,853 |
| | | | | |
Subscriptions received | | 372,500 | | 1,166,288 |
| | | | | |
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage | | (1,553,052) | | (464,498) |
| | | | | |
Total stockholders' equity | | 9,093,737 | | 2,669,663 |
| | | | | |
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 9,432,395 | $ | 2,819,724 |
| | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | | | | | | | | |
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | | | | | | | | |
(An exploration stage enterprise) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | | | |
Period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to June 30, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | |
(Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Expressed in US Dollars) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
|
Shares
| |
Amount
| | Additional paid-in capital
| | Subscriptions received
| | Deficit accumulated during exploration stage | | Total Stock- holders' Equity |
Initial capitalization as a result of reverse acquisition (Note 1) | $25,000,000 | $ | 25,000 | $ | (24,924) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 76 |
10,000,000 shares allotted for services in connection with the application for petroleum prospecting licenses | - | | - | | 1,000,000 | | - | | - | | 1,000,000 |
Net loss for the period | - | | - | | - | | - | | (812) | | (812) |
Balance, January 31, 2004 | 25,000,000 | | 25,000 | | 975,076 | | - | | (812) | | 999,264 |
Shares issued for services in connection with the application for petroleum prospecting licenses | 10,000,000 | | 10,000 | | (10,000) | | - | | - | | - |
Recapitalization to effect the acquisition of Cheetah Nevada | 19,682 | | 20 | | (15,798) | | - | | - | | (15,778) |
Contribution received from a shareholder of the company in connection with the acquisition of Scotia | - | | - | | 604,315 | | - | | - | | 604,315 |
Debt settlement (Note 8(b)) | - | | - | | 357,196 | | - | | - | | 357,196 |
Subscriptions received (Note 8(a)) | - | | - | | - | | 1,166,288 | | - | | 1,166,288 |
Stock-based compensation (Note 8(c)) | - | | - | | 22,064 | | - | | - | | 22,064 |
Net loss for the period | - | | - | | - | | - | | (463,686) | | (463,686) |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Balance, December 31, 2004 | $ 35,019,682 | $ | 35,020 | $ | 1,932,853 | $ | 1,166,288 | $ | (464,498) | $ | 2,669,663 |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. | | | | |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | | | | | | | | |
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | | | | | | | | |
(An exploration stage enterprise) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | | | |
Period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to June 30, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | |
(Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Expressed in US Dollars) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Common stock Shares Amount | | Additional paid in capital | | Subscriptions received | | Deficit accumulated during exploration stage | | Total Stock-holders’ Equity |
Balance, December 31, 2004 | $35,019,682 | $ | 35,020 | $ | 1,932,853 | $ | 1,166,288 | $ | (464,498) | | $ 2,669,663 |
Shares issued for subscriptions received (Note 8(a)) | 205,467 | | 205 | | 1,166,083 | | (1,166,288) | | - | | - |
Shares issued for debt settlement (Note 8 (b)) | 55,165 | | 55 | | (55) | | - | | - | | - |
Purchased minority interest of Scotia | 142,000 | | 142 | | 999,858 | | - | | - | | 1,000,000 |
Subscriptions received | - | | - | | - | | 372,500 | | - | | 372,500 |
Share issue costs | 7,500 | | 8 | | (8) | | - | | - | | - |
Stock-based compensation (Note 8(c)) | - | | - | | 22,064 | | - | | - | | 22,064 |
Net loss for the period | - | | - | | - | | - | | (235,766) | | (235,766) |
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Balance, March 31, 2005 | $35,429,814 | $ | 35,430 | $ | 4,120,795 | $ | 372,500 | $ | (700,264) | $ | 3,828,461 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | | | | | | | | |
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | | | | | | | | |
(An exploration stage enterprise) | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity | | | | | | | | | | |
Period from January 28, 2003 (inception) to June 30, 2005 | | | | | | | | | | |
(Unaudited) | | | | | | | | | | | |
(Expressed in US Dollars) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common stock | | Additional paid in capital | | Subscriptions received | | Deficit accumulated during exploration | | Total Stock-holders’ |
| Shares | | Amount | | | | stage | | Equity |
Balance March 31, 2005 | $35,429,814 | $ | 35,430 | $ | 4,120,795 | $ | 372,500 | $ | (700,264) | $ | 3,828,461 |
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Issuance of common stock pursuant to a private placement at $5.00 per share, net of share issuance costs of $450,000 in June, 2005 (Note 8 (d) ) | 1,200,000 | $ | 1,200 | $ | 5,548,800 | | - | | - | | 5,550,000 |
Stock-based compensation (Note 8 (c) ) | - | | - | | 22,064 | | - | | - | | 22,064 |
Stock-based compensation (Note 8 (e) ) | - | | - | | 546,000 | | - | | - | | 546,000 |
Net Loss for the Period | - | | - | | - | | - | $ | (852,788) | $ | (852,788) |
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Balance, June 30, 2005 | $ 36,629,814 | $ | 36,630 | $ | 10,237,659 | $ | 372,500 | $ | (1,553,052) | $ | 9,093,737 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. | | | | |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | | | |
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) (An exploration stage enterprise) Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) | | | | |
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | | | |
| Six months Ended June 30, 2005 | Five months Ended June 30, 2004 | Three months Ended June 30, 2005 | Three months Ended June 30, 2004 | Cumulative from January 28,2003 to June 30, 2005 |
| | (Note 1) | | | |
General and administrative expenses | | | | | |
Accounting and legal | $ 118,349 | $ 44,785 | $ 47,629 | $ 14,714 | $ 241,823 |
Depreciation | 12,000 | | 6,000 | | 21,646 |
Application fees and permits | 5,640 | 32,340 | 1,881 | 50,805 | 52,938 |
Consulting fee | 51,003 | 21,285 | 23,956 | 21,285 | 86,045 |
Office & Misc. | 54,136 | 36,495 | 22,080 | 36,495 | 83,292 |
Investor relations and shareholder Info. | 68,291 | 9,588 | 38,512 | 9,588 | 178,339 |
Insurance | 107,191 | | 107,191 | | 107,191 |
Rental and communication | 21,143 | 7,324 | 10,159 | 7,324 | 62,031 |
Salaries and benefit | 15,901 | 16,872 | 11,174 | 16,872 | 31,618 |
Travel | 44,772 | 21,054 | 16,142 | 21,054 | 105,620 |
Stock-based compensation (Note 8 (e)) direct awards | 546,000 | - | 546,000 | - | 546,000 |
Stock-based compensation (Note 8 (c)) direct awards | 44,128 | - | 22,064 | - | 66,192 |
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Loss before minority interests | (1,088,554) | (189,743) | (852,788) | (178,137) | (1,582,735) |
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Minority interests | - | - | - | - | 29,683 |
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Net loss for the period | $(1,088,554) | $ (189,743) | $ (852,788) | $ (178,137) | $ (1,553,052) |
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Loss per share | | | | | |
- basic and diluted | (0.03) | (0.01) | (0.02) | (0.01) | |
Weighted average number of common stock outstanding - basic and diluted | 35,493,689 | 31,643,065 | 36,656,481 | 34,146,056 | |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | |
(Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | |
(An exploration stage enterprise) | | | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows | | | |
(Unaudited) | | | |
(Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | |
| | Cumulative from January 28,2003 (inception) to June 30,2005 | Six Months Ended June 30,2005 | Five Months Ended June 30,2004 (Note 1) |
Cash flows from (used in) operating activities | | | |
Net loss for the period | $ (1,553,052) | $ (1,088,554) | $ (189,743) |
Items not involving cash | | | |
- depreciation | 24,862 | 12,000 | - |
- stock-based compensation | 612,192 | 590,128 | - |
Change in other assets and liabilities (net of effect of acquisition of subsidiaries): | | | |
- prepaid and deposits | (127,249) | (116,243) | 130,500 |
- refundable licences deposits | (101,430) | (6,030) | - |
- accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 57,035 | 6,343 | (23,244) |
- minority interest | | - | - | 64,473 |
| | | | |
Net cash used in operating activities | (1,087,642) | (602,356) | (18,014) |
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Cash flows from financing activities | | | |
Issuance of common stock and subscriptions received | 7,088,864 | 5,922,500 | 750,289 |
Advances payable | 609,921 | 182,254 | - |
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Net cash from financing activities | 7,698,785 | 6,104,754 | 750,289 |
| | | | |
Cash flows used in investing activities | | | |
Purchase of equipment | (120,024) | (19,326) | - |
Oil and gas properties | (1,123,065) | (598,766) | (151,410) |
Cash paid in connection with acquisition of Scotia net of cash received | (332,672) | - | (399,893) |
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Net cash used in investing activities | (1,575,761) | (618,092) | (551,303) |
| | | | |
Increase in cash and cash equivalents | 5,035,382 | 4,884,306 | 180,972 |
| | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | - | 151,076 | - |
| | | | |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ 5,035,382 | $ 5,035,382 | $ 180,972 |
Supplementary information on non-cash activities: | | | |
- Shares issued for acquisition of minority interests | $ 1,000,000 | $ - | $ - |
- Contribution received from a shareholder of the Company in connection with the acquisition of Scotia | 604,492 | - | 604,492 |
- Debts assumed and settled by a shareholder of the Company | 357,196 | - | 422,411 |
| | | | |
Total | | $ 1,961,511 | - | $ 1,026,903 |
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No interest or Income Taxes were paid in the period |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. |
| CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | |
| (Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | |
| (An exploration stage enterprise) | | | |
| | | | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | | |
| June 30, 2005 | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | |
| (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | |
1. | Incorporation, Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation | |
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These consolidated financial statements presented are those of Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd., formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation (“Cheetah Nevada”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. (“Cheetah BC”) and Cheetah Oil & Gas Limited (“Cheetah PNG”), and 98.65% owned Scotia Petroleum Inc. (“Scotia”, see note 4). Collectively, they are referred to herein as “the Company”.
Cheetah BC was incorporated on January 28, 2003 in British Columbia, Canada under the name of Universal Data Corp. and changed its name to Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. effective December 11, 2003. Cheetah BC, an exploration stage enterprise, is in the business of acquiring, exploring and developing oil and gas properties in Papua New Guinea.
Cheetah Nevada was incorporated in May 1992 under the laws of the State of Nevada, U.S.A. It has not conducted any business operations since May 2000 and changed its name to Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. effective May 26, 2004.
On March 5, 2004, Cheetah Nevada entered into an Acquisition Agreement (“Agreement”), whereby Cheetah Nevada issued 35,000,000 (post-consolidation) shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the issued and allotted common stock of Cheetah BC. In connection with this transaction, $130,000 debt owed by Cheetah Nevada was assumed and settled by a director. The stockholder owning a majority of the outstanding voting securities of Cheetah Nevada approved a reverse split of common stock at the rate of one share of every 200 shares outstanding and thereafter increased the number of authorized shares of common stock to 50,000,000. Cheetah Nevada is a non-operating shell company and immediately prior to the Agreement, it had 19,682 (post-consolidation) shares of common stock issued and outstanding. The acquisition was accounted for as recapitalization of Cheetah BC because the shareholders of Cheetah BC controlled Cheetah Nevada after the acquisition. Cheetah BC was treated as the acquiring entity for accounting purposes and Cheetah Nevada was the surviving entity for legal purposes. The combined company is considered to be a continuation of the operations of Cheetah BC. The issued and allotted common stock of Cheetah BC prior to the completion of acquisition was restated to reflect the 35,000,000 (post-consolidation) common stock issued by Cheetah Nevada. The Company has an office in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
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| CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | |
| (Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | |
| (An exploration stage enterprise) | | | |
| | | | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | | |
| June 30, 2005 | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | |
| (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | |
1. | Incorporation, Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (continued) | |
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The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared by management in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and in accordance with Item 310(b) of Regulation S-B. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The comparatives are for the five months ended June 30, 2004 since the Company previously had the year-end in January 31, 2004.
The balance sheet at December 31, 2004 has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for annual financial statements.
For further information, refer to the annual consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the Company's annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004.
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has not generated any revenue and requires additional funds to maintain its operations. Management’s plans in this regard are to raise equity financing as required. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. These consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from this uncertainty.
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| CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | |
| (Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | |
| (An exploration stage enterprise) | | | |
| | | | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | | |
| June 30, 2005 | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | |
| (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | |
2. | Recent Accounting Pronouncements | |
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In November 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 151, “Inventory Costs—an amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4”, which is the result of the FASB’s project to reduce differences between U.S. and international accounting standards. SFAS No. 151 requires idle facility costs, abnormal freight, handling costs, and amounts of wasted materials (spoilage) be treated as current-period costs. Under this concept, if the costs associated with the actual level of spoilage or production defects are greater than the costs associated with the range of normal spoilage or defects, the difference would be charged to current-period expense, not included in inventory costs. SFAS No. 151 will be effective for inventory costs incurred during fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 151 does not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 123(R), "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation". SFAS 123(R) establishes standards for the accounting for transactions in which an entity exchanges its equity instruments for goods or services. This Statement focuses primarily on accounting for transactions in which an entity obtains employee services in share-based payment transactions. SFAS 123(R) requires that the fair value of such equity instruments be recognized as expense in the historical financial statements as services are performed. Prior to SFAS 123(R), only certain pro-forma disclosures of fair value were required. SFAS 123(R) shall be effective for the Company as of the beginning of the first interim or annual reporting period that begins after December 15, 2005. The adoption of this new accounting pronouncement does not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
In December 2004, FASB issued Statement No. 153, “Exchange of Nonmonetary Assets”. This statement addresses the measurement of exchanges of nonmonetary assets and eliminates the exception from fair value measurement for nonmonetary exchanges of similar productive assets and replaces it with an exception for exchanges that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. This Statement is effective for periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The adoption of this new accounting pronouncement does have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, as the Company does not have any exchanges of nonmonetary assets.
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | |
| (Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | |
| (An exploration stage enterprise) | | | |
| | | | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | | |
| June 30, 2005 | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | |
| (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | |
3. | Acquisition of Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. (“Cheetah BC”) | |
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On March 5, 2004, the Cheetah Nevada acquired 100% of the issued and allotted common stock of Cheetah BC. Cheetah Nevada was a non-operating shell company. This transaction resulted in the shareholders of Cheetah BC having effective control of the combined company (note 1). Accounting principles applicable to reverse acquisition recapitalization have been applied to record this transaction. Under this basis of accounting, Cheetah BC has been identified as acquirer and, accordingly, the combined company is considered to be continuation of the operations of Cheetah BC with the net liabilities of Cheetah Nevada deemed to have been assumed by Cheetah BC as follows:
Current assets | $ - |
Current liabilities | (15,778) |
Net liabilities assumed | $ (15,778) |
| |
Cheetah Nevada had no operations between January 1, 2004 and March 4, 2004.
4. | Acquisition of Scotia Petroleum Inc. (“Scotia”) |
On June 24, 2004, the Company completed the acquisition of 85.14% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Scotia, a company incorporated in British Columbia, Canada. The total consideration was $906,000 consisting of $332,763 of cash and 256,315 shares of restricted common stock of the Company. The restricted stock was contributed by a shareholder of the Company.
On March 10, 2005, the Company completed the acquisition of an additional 13.51% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Scotia for $1,000,000 paid by the issuance of 142,000 common stock of the Company at $7.04 per share.
The total fair value of net assets acquired on June 24, 2004 and March 10, 2005 are summarized as follows:
Cash | $ 91 |
Refundable deposits for petroleum prospecting licenses | 57,168 |
Oil and gas properties, unevaluated | 1,859,912 |
Current liabilities | (11,171) |
| $ 1,906,000 |
Scotia is in the business of acquiring, exploring and developing oil and gas properties in Papua New Guinea.
The operating results of Scotia from January 1, 2005 to March 10, 2005 are included in the consolidated statement of operations.
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| CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | | |
| (Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | | |
| (An exploration stage enterprise) | | | | |
| | | | | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | | | |
| June 30, 2005 | | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | | |
| (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | | |
5. | Equipment | |
| | | June 30 2005 | | December 31 2004 |
| Cost | | | | |
| Office furniture, equipment and vehicles | $ | 123,240 | $ | 103,914 |
| | | | | |
| Accumulated depreciation | | | | |
| Office furniture, equipment and vehicles | | 24,862 | | 12,862 |
| | $ | 98,378 | $ | 91,052 |
6. | Oil and Gas Properties | |
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The Company, through its subsidiaries, obtained five (5) Petroleum Prospecting Licences (PPL) in Papua New Guinea: PPL#245, PPL#246, PPL#249, PPL#250 and PPL#252. These licences have an initial term of six years and will remain valid until the expiry date (between September 17, 2009 and April 8, 2010) subject to minimum work expenditures and accomplishments being made. The estimated exploration expenditures required are summarized as follows:
Year 2004 – 2005 | $ 17,000,000 |
Year 2006 – 2007 | 34,600,000 |
Year 2008 – 2010 | 43,700,000 |
Total | $ 95,300,000 |
Subject to certain conditions being met under the Oil and Gas Act of Papua New Guinea, the licences can be extended beyond the original term of six years. Upon discovery of oil or gas, a Petroleum Retention Licence can be obtained under the Oil and Gas Act of Papua New Guinea.
On January 26, 2005, the Company was granted a Petroleum Retention Licence (PRL) #13 in Papua New Guinea. PRL #13 covers two blocks within PPL #246. The term of the licence is 5 years. The Company has to incur $4,450,000 of exploration expenditures on the two blocks over the term of PRL #13.
The properties over which we hold our licenses are subject to a 22.5% back-in participation right in favour of the government, which the government may exercise upon payment of 22.5% of the expenses incurred in the development of the property. This back-in interest includes a 2% of revenue royalty payment to indigenous groups, which is only payable if the government exercises it back-in right.
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | |
| (Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | |
| (An exploration stage enterprise) | | | |
| | | | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | | |
| June 30, 2005 | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | |
| (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | |
6. | Oil and Gas Properties (continued) | |
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Acquisition and exploration costs incurred were as follows:
| | Six months | January 28, 2003 |
| | ended | (inception) to |
| | June 30, 2005 | December 31, 2004 |
| Capitalized cost – beginning of period | $ 2,404,046 | $ - |
| | | |
| Property acquisition cost, unproved | 1,000,000 | 1,890,851 |
| Exploration cost | 598,766 | 513,195 |
| Total cost incurred during the period | 1,598,766 | 2,404,046 |
| Total capitalized cost | | |
| - unproved property not being amortized | $ 4,002,812 | $ 2,404,046 |
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7. | Segmented Information | |
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The Company’s business is considered as operating in one segment based upon the Company’s organizational structure, the way in which the operation is managed and evaluated, the availability of separate financial results and materiality considerations. The Company’s assets by geographical location are as follows:
| June 30, 2005 | December 31, 2004 |
| | |
North America | $ 5,138,211 | $ 107,440 |
Papua New Guinea | 4,294,184 | 2,712,284 |
Total | $ 9,432,395 | $ 2,819,724 |
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | |
| (Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | |
| (An exploration stage enterprise) | | | |
| | | | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | | |
| June 30, 2005 | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | |
| (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | |
8. | Common Stock Transactions | |
| (a) | In April 2004, the Company received proceeds of a private placement totalling $750,288. The private placement consisted of 150,000 common stock and 150,000 stock purchase warrants. Each stock purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common stock of the Company at a price of $7.50 per share for a period of two years. The value allocated to the warrants was estimated at $207,460 using the fair value of the warrants assigned by the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model, relative to the fair value of the related common stock issued. The value of the warrants was credited to additional paid in capital. The 150,000 common stock is restricted from trading until April 2005 and the securities issued pursuant to the exercise of warrants are restricted from trading for two years. For the period from July 2004 to December 2004, the Company received $416,000 upon the exercise of 55,467 stock purchase warrants. On March 15, 2005, the Company issued 205,467 common stock in relation to this private placement and the subsequent exercise of warrants. At June 30, 2005 the company recorded a subscription receivable for $ 372,500 representing funds received for warrants that will be exercised after June 30, 2005. | |
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The number of stock purchase warrants outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2005 are 44,866. The expiry date for the warrants will be April 2006 at an exercise price of $7.50.
(b) | On March 17, 2005, the Company issued 55,165 common stock in connection with debt settlement of $357,196 on December 31, 2004. |
(c) | On September 20, 2004, the Company granted 50,000 stock options to a director of the Company. The stock options are exercisable at $2.50 per share at a rate of 10,000 common stocks every six months from the date of grant, expiring September 20, 2007. The market price of the Company’s shares was $6.50 at the date of grant. All of these options remained unexercised at June 30, 2005. |
Stock-based compensation was recorded in the consolidated financial statements in relation to the above granting of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: risk free interest rate of 3.42%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility factor of 50% and an expected life of the option of 3 years. The fair value of stock option was $4.41 each at the date of grant.
Stock-based compensation is recognized over the period in which the stock options are vested. At December 31, 2004 the company recorded stock based compensation of $ 22,064. At June 30, 2005 the company has recorded stock based compensation for 2005 totaling $ 44,128.
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CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | |
| (Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | |
| (An exploration stage enterprise) | | | |
| | | | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | | |
| June 30, 2005 | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | |
| (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | |
8. | Common Stock Transactions (continued) | |
| (d) | On May 26, 2005 the Company closed on a Private Placement Term Sheet with a financing agent. The private placement consisted of 1,200,000 units at $5 per unit. Each unit will consist of one common stock and 1 stock purchase warrant. Each stock purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire one common stock of the Company at a price of $7 per share for one year. The agent received 6.5% of gross proceeds of this private placement as commission. An additional 1% finder’s fee was paid based on the gross proceeds of the 1,200,000 units of this private placement. An initial engagement fee of $50,000 was paid to the agent in February 2005 by the issuance of 7,500 common stock of the Company at $6.67 per share. | |
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On May 26, 2005 the company issued 21,429 common stock purchase warrants to C.K. Cooper and Company, Inc., a broker dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This issuance was partial payment of a placement fee in connection with the May 26, 2005 private placement, described above. These warrants may be exercised at any time until one year from the effective date of this Registration Statement at an exercise price of $ 7.00 per share.
In the event that the company fails to have the registration statement declared effective by September 26, 2005 (which is deemed to be a registration default), the company will then pay liquidated damages to the selling stockholders. For the period beginning from and including the date of the registration default to but excluding the date on which the registration default is cured, these liquidated damages will accrue at a rate per month equal to 1%. Any liquidated damages that accrue after one year from the Closing Date shall not exceed 6% of the Subscription Amount paid by the Initial Investor. The liquidated damages pursuant to the terms hereof shall apply on a pro rata basis for any portion of a month prior to the cure of an Event.
(e) | On June 6, 2005 the company established a 2005 stock option plan for its directors, officers, employees and consultants (The 2005 Stock Option Plan). At June 6, 2005 the company had granted 1,400,000 stock options to a director and consultants of the Company. The stock options are exercisable at $ 5.00 per share with a restriction of 12 months. After the 12 months 50% of the options will be exercisable. The remainder Stock Options will be exercisable after another 12 months. The market price of the Company’s shares was $ 5.90 at the date of grant. |
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| CHEETAH OIL & GAS LTD. | | | |
| (Formerly Bio-American Capital Corporation) | | | |
| (An exploration stage enterprise) | | | |
| | | | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | | | |
| June 30, 2005 | | | |
| (Unaudited) | | | |
| (Expressed in U.S. Dollars) | | | |
8. | Common Stock Transactions (continued) | |
| (e) | (continued) | |
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Stock-based compensation was recorded in the consolidated financial statements in relation to the 2005 Stock Option Plan using the Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions: risk free interest rate of 4%, dividend yield of 0%, volatility factor of 50% and an expected life of the option of 5 years. The fair value of the stock option was $ 3.12 each at the date of grant.
Stock-based compensation is recognized over the period in which the stock options are vested. At June 30, 2005 the company recorded stock based compensation for the 2005 Stock Option Plan of $ 546,000
9. | Related Party Transactions |
Advances payable of $252,725 (December 31, 2004 – $70,471) represented advances from two directors of the Company. These advances were unsecured, non-interest bearing and due on demand.
On July 14, 2005 the company entered into a working relationship with Halliburton Overseas Ltd. “Halliburton” a subsidiary of Halliburton Co. Under the terms of the agreement, Halliburton will provide servicing equipment and all necessary support to the Company for its upcoming re-entry of the Kuru #2 well.
On July 19, 2005 the company announced its intention to re-enter the Kuru #2 well located on PRL 13 in south-central PNG.
Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd. announced the opening of its new head office in Calgary, Alberta Canada at Suite 200, 809 Manning Rd. N.E., T2E 7M9.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are required to file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Our Securities and Exchange Commission filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
You may also read and copy any materials we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission at the SEC’s public reference room at 100 F Street North East, Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference rooms.
We have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form SB-2, under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered under this prospectus. This prospectus, which forms a part of that registration statement, does not contain all information included in the registration statement. Certain information is omitted and you should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits. With respect to references made in this prospectus to any contract or other document of Cheetah, the references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract or document. You may review a copy of the registration statement at the SEC’s public reference room. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference rooms. Our filings and the registration statement can also be reviewed by accessing the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
No finder, dealer, sales person or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representation in connection with this offering other than those contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorized by Cheetah Oil and Gas Ltd. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities offered hereby by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is not authorized or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. Neither the delivery of this prospectus nor any sale made hereunder shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that the information contained herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date of this prospectus.
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PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 24 INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Nevada corporation law provides that:
-a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, except an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful;
-a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses, including amounts paid in settlement and attorneys’ fees actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or settlement of the action or suit if he acted in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation. Indemnification may not be made for any claim, issue or matter as to which such a person has been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable to the corporation or for amounts paid in settlement to the corporation, unless and only to the extent that the court in which the action or suit was brought or other court of competent jurisdiction determines upon application that in view of all the circumstances of the case, the person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems proper; and
-to the extent that a director, officer, employee or agent of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation shall indemnify him against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense.
We may make any discretionary indemnification only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances. The determination must be made:
-by our board of directors by majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding;
-if a majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding so orders, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion;
-if a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to the action, suit or proceeding cannot be obtained, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion; or
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Our Certificate of Incorporation and Articles provide that no director or officer shall be personally liable to our company, any of our stockholders or any other for damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director or officer involving any act or omission of such director or officer unless such acts or omissions involve intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing violation of law, or the payment of dividends in violation of the General Corporate Law of Nevada.
Our Bylaws provide that no officer or director shall be personally liable for any obligations of our company or for any duties or obligations arising out of any acts or conduct of the officer or director performed for or on behalf of our company. The Bylaws also state that we will indemnify and hold harmless each person and their heirs and administrators who shall serve at any time hereafter as a director or officer from and against any and all claims, judgments and liabilities to which such persons shall become subject by reason of their having heretofore or hereafter been a director or officer, or by reason of any action alleged to have heretofore or hereafter taken or omitted to have been taken by him or her as a director or officer. We will reimburse each such person for all legal and other expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with any such claim or liability, including power to defend such persons from all suits or claims as provided for under the provisions of the General Corporate Law of Nevada; provided, however, that no such persons shall be indemnified against, or be reimbursed for, any expense incurred in connection with any claim or liability arising out of his (or her) own negligence or wilful misconduct. Our By-Laws also provide that we, our directors, officers, employees and agents will be fully protected in taking any action or making any payment, or in refusing so to do in reliance upon the advice of counsel.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of our company under Nevada law or otherwise, we have been advised the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission is that such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than payment by us for expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of our company in successful defense of any action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by a director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction, the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy in said Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Item 25 OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
The following table sets forth the costs and expenses payable by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereunder. No expenses shall be borne by the selling stockholder. All of the amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC Registration Fees.
SEC registration fees | $1,706.02 |
Printing and engraving expenses | $5,000 (1) |
Accounting fees and expenses | $5,000 (1) |
Legal fees and expenses | $25,000(1) |
Transfer agent and registrar fees | $5,000(1) |
Fees and expenses for qualification under state securities laws | $0 |
Miscellaneous | $1,000 (1) |
Total | $42,706.02 |
(1) We have estimated these amounts
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Item 26 RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
On March 5, 2004 we issued 25,000,000 shares of our common stock to Georgina Martin in exchange for all the outstanding equity securities of Cheetah Oil & Gas Ltd., a British Columbia company, being 100 shares of common stock. We relied on the exemptions from registration provided by Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. None of the subscribers were U.S. persons as at that term is defined in Regulation S. No directed selling efforts were made in the United States by Cheetah, any distributor, any of their respective affiliates or any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing. We are subject to Category 3 of Rule 903 of Regulation S and accordingly we implemented the restrictions required by Category 3 of Rule 903 of Regulation S by including a legend on all materials and documents which stated that the shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US persons unless the shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 is available.
In April 2004 we completed a private placement of units consisting of 150,000 shares of common stock and 150,000 stock purchase warrants to one investor for total proceeds of $750,288. Each stock purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire one share of common stock of our company at a price of $7.50 per share for a period of two years. On March 15, 2005, we issued 55,467 shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock purchase warrants that we issued as part of the private placement. We relied on the exemptions from registration provided by Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. None of the subscribers were U.S. persons as at that term is defined in Regulation S. No directed selling efforts were made in the United States by Cheetah, any distributor, any of their respective affiliates or any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing. We are subject to Category 3 of Rule 903 of Regulation S and accordingly we implemented the restrictions required by Category 3 of Rule 903 of Regulation S by including a legend on all materials and documents which stated that the shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US persons unless the shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 is available.
On March 17, 2005 we issued 142,000 shares of common stock to one individual at $7.04 per share as payment for an additional 13.51% interest in Scotia. We relied on the exemptions from registration provided by Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. None of the subscribers were U.S. persons as at that term is defined in Regulation S. No directed selling efforts were made in the United States by Cheetah, any distributor, any of their respective affiliates or any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing. We are subject to Category 3 of Rule 903 of Regulation S and accordingly we implemented the restrictions required by Category 3 of Rule 903 of Regulation S by including a legend on all materials and documents which stated that the shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US persons unless the shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 is available.
On March 17, 2005, we issued 55,165 common stock in connection with debt settlement of $357,196 on December 31, 2004. The debt was incurred as a result of advances made by an auditor. We relied on the exemptions from registration provided by Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933. None of the subscribers were U.S. persons as at that term is defined in Regulation S. No directed selling efforts were made in the United States by Cheetah, any distributor, any of their respective affiliates or any person acting on behalf of any of the foregoing. We are subject to Category 3 of Rule 903 of Regulation S and accordingly we implemented the restrictions required by Category 3 of Rule 903 of Regulation S by including a legend on all materials and documents which stated that the shares have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US persons unless the shares are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 is available.
On May 26, 2005 we completed a private placement of 1,200,000 shares of common stock and 1,200,000 stock purchase warrants to 17 accredited investors (the selling stockholders) for total proceeds of $6,000,000. Each stock purchase warrant entitles the holder to acquire one share of common stock of our company at a price of $7.00, at any time until one year from the effective date of this Registration Statement. The investors confirmed in writing that they were accredited investors and represented their intention to acquire the securities for investment purposes and not with a view to distribution. We did not, and no person acting on our behalf, used any form of general solicitation or general advertising in connection with this offering. Appropriate legends were affixed to the stock certificates issued to the investors. The investors acknowledged that the sale of the securities was not registered
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under the Securities Act of 1933 and the securities could not be resold unless the securities were registered or unless an exemption from such registration was available. As a result of the foregoing, we relied on the provisions of Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for the issuance of the shares.
On May 26, 2005, we issued 21,429 common stock purchase warrants to C.K. Cooper and Company, Inc., a broker dealer registered pursuant to section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This issuance was partial payment of a placement fee in connection with the May 26, 2005 private placement, described above. These warrants may be exercised at any time until one year from the effective date of this Registration Statement at an exercise price of $7.00 per share.
Item 27 EXHIBITS
The following Exhibits are filed with this Prospectus:
Exhibit Number | Description
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(3) | (i) Articles of Incorporation; and (ii) Bylaws |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference from our Form 10-SB filed on August 2, 1999) |
3.2 | Certificate of Amendment (incorporated by reference from our Form 10-SB filed on August 2, 1999) |
3.3 | Certificate of Amendment dated February 19, 2004 (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2/A filed on August 15, 2005) |
3.4 | Certificate of Amendment dated May 25, 2004 (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2/A filed on August 15, 2005) |
3.5 | Bylaws (incorporated by reference from our Form 10-SB filed on August 2, 1999) |
(4) | Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders |
4.1 | 2004 Equity Performance Plan (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on February 25, 2004) |
4.2 | 2005 Stock Option Plan (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on June 10, 2005) |
(5) | Opinion regarding legality |
5.1* | Opinion of Clark Wilson LLP regarding the legality of the securities being registered |
(10) | Material Contracts |
10.1 | Acquisition Agreement with Georgina Martin dated March 5, 2004 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 18, 2004) |
10.2 | Form of Share Purchase Agreement dated May 13, 2004 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 8, 2004) |
10.3 | Engagement Letter with CK Cooper & Co. dated February 10, 2005 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 16, 2005) |
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10.4 | Managing Dealer Agreement with CK Cooper & Co. dated March 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference from our Form 10-KSB filed on April 8, 2005) |
10.5 | Form of Subscription Agreement with the following subscribers, in connection with the private placement on May 26, 2005 (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 27, 2005): Gary Brennglass B&E Apartments, LP HEM Properties Frey Living Trust Edward Ajootian Bruce E. O’Brien Living Trust Dated 12/17/91 Kent Seymour & Maskaria Seymour GSSF Master Fund, LP Gryphon Master Fund, L.P. Colonial Fund, LLC Enable Opportunity Partners L.P. Enable Growth Partners L.P. Cranshire Capital, L.P. Bushido Capital Master Fund, LP Gamma Opportunity Capital Partners, LP Class C Gamma Opportunity Capital Partners, LP Class A Renata Kalweit |
10.6 | Management Agreement with Garth Braun dated for reference May 1, 2005. (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed on June 23, 2005) |
10.7 | Agreement dated effective July 14, 2005 between Cheetah Oil and Gas (PNG) Limited and Halliburton Overseas Limited. (incorporated by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 12, 2005) |
(14) | Code of Ethics |
14.1 | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (incorporated by reference from our Form 10-KSB filed on April 8, 2005) |
(21) | Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
21.1 | Cheetah Oil and Gas Ltd., a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of British Columbia Scotia Petroleum Inc., a company incorporated pursuant to the laws of British Columbia |
(23) | Consents |
23.1* | Consent of Moore Stephens Ellis Foster Ltd. |
23.2 | Consents of 3D-Geo Pty Ltd. dated August 11, 2005 (incorporated by reference from our Registration Statement on Form SB-2/A filed on August 15, 2005) |
* Filed herewith
Item 28 UNDERTAKINGS
The undersigned company hereby undertakes that it will:
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(1) file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include:
(a) | any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; |
(b) reflect in the prospectus any facts or events which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and
(c) any additional or changed material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement;
(2) for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each of the post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of the securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(3) remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of Cheetah pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission that type of indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against said liabilities (other than the payment by Cheetah of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of Cheetah in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by the director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, Cheetah will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of the issue.
For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on August 23 , 2005.
CHEETAH OIL AND GAS LTD.
/s/ Garth Braun
By: Garth Braun, President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: August 23 , 2005
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person who signature appears below constitutes and appoints Garth Braun as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in connection therewith, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or any of them, or of their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.
Signatures
/s/ Garth Braun
By: Garth Braun, President and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: June 23, 2005
/s/ Ted Kozub
By: Ted Kozub, Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer)
Dated: June 23, 2005
/s/ Georgina Martin
By: Georgina Martin, Director
Dated: June 23, 2005