UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K [x] Annual Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 or [ ] Transition Report under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period _____________________. Commission File No. 0-8874 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (FORMERLY NAMED AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY) (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 84-0750506 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) Suite 1400, 475 Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado 80202 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (303) 293-9133 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: Common Stock, $.0625 par value (Title of Class) Check whether issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes [X] No [ ] Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of Regulation S-K contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X] Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act) [ ]Yes [X] No The aggregate market value as of the Company's voting stock held by non- affiliates of the Company as of September 26, 2003 could not be determined because there is no established public trading market. As of September 26, 2003, 4,666,185 shares of registrant's Common Stock $.0625 par value were issued and outstanding. The Index to Exhibits appears at Page 36 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I PAGE ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS .................................... 3 ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES................................... 7 ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS .......................................... 22 ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS ........ 23 PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS ........................................ 23 ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA .................................... 24 ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS .................................. 24 ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK .. 30 ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA ................ 30 ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE ..................... 30 ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES..................................... 30 PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT ......... 31 ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION ..................................... 33 ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT ............................................. 33 ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS ............. 34 ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES ..................... 34 PART IV ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K ................................................ 35 The terms "Amber," "Company," "we," "our," and "us" refer to Amber Resources Company of Colorado and its subsidiaries unless the context suggests otherwise. 1 CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR PURPOSES OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND OTHER FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS GENERAL. We are including the following discussion to inform our existing and potential security holders generally of some of the risks and uncertainties that can affect us and to take advantage of the "safe harbor" protection for forward-looking statements afforded under federal securities laws. From time to time, our management or persons acting on our behalf make forward-looking statements to inform existing and potential security holders about us. These statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future (1) income, (2) oil and gas production, and (3)capital spending. Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as "estimate," "project," "predict," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "plan," "goal" or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Sometimes we will specifically describe a statement as being a forward-looking statement. In addition, except for the historical information contained in this report, the matters discussed in this report are forward-looking statements. These statements by their nature are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions and will be influenced by various factors. Should any of the assumptions underlying a forward-looking statement prove incorrect, actual results could vary materially. We believe the factors discussed below are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in a forward- looking statement made herein or elsewhere by us or on our behalf. The factors listed below are not necessarily all of the important factors. Unpredictable or unknown factors not discussed herein could also have material adverse effects on actual results of matters that are the subject of forward-looking statements. We do not intend to update our description of important factors each time a potential important factor arises. We advise our shareholders that they should (1) be aware that important factors not described below could affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and (2) use caution and common sense when analyzing our forward-looking statements in this document or elsewhere, and all of such forward-looking statements are qualified by this cautionary statement. - Historically, natural gas and crude oil prices have been volatile. These prices rise and fall based on changes in market demand and changes in the political, regulatory and economic climate and other factors that affect commodities markets generally and are outside of our control. - Projecting future rates of oil and gas production is inherently imprecise. Producing oil and gas reservoirs generally have declining production rates. - Changes in the legal, political and/or regulatory environment could have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations and financial condition. Our ability to economically produce and sell any future oil and gas production may be affected and could possibly be restrained by a number of legal, political and regulatory factors, particularly with respect to our offshore California properties which are the subject of significant political controversy due to environmental concerns. - Our drilling operations are subject to various risks common in the industry, including cratering, explosions, fires and uncontrollable flows of oil, gas or well fluids. 2 PART I ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS (a) Business Development Amber Resources Company of Colorado, formerly named "Amber Resources Company" ("Amber," "we" or "us") is engaged in the exploration, development and production of oil and gas properties. Our business is conducted onshore in the continental United States and in the U.S. coastal waters offshore California. As of June 30, 2003, our principal assets include interests in three undeveloped Federal units located in the Santa Barbara Channel and the Santa Maria Basin offshore California. On July 1, 2001 we sold all of our proved producing properties for $107,045 to Delta Petroleum Corporation ("Delta"). The sale price was calculated at the properties' net present value discounted at 10% (PV10%)as determined by third party, independent engineers. There continue to be uncertainties as to the timing of the development of our offshore properties. (See "Description of Properties," Item 2 herein.) In June 2003, we applied for and received a reinstatement of our charter with the State of Delaware which had been voided. In connection with our reinstatement, we were required to change our name to "Amber Resources Company of Colorado." This was due to the fact that our prior name was taken by another company during the period our charter was void. We were established as a Delaware corporation on January 17, 1978. Our offices are located at Suite 1400, 475 17th Street, Denver, Colorado 80202. As of June 30, 2003, Delta owned 4,277,977 shares (91.68%) of our outstanding common stock. We are managed by Delta under a management agreement effective October 1, 1998 which provides for the sharing of the management between the two companies and allocation of related expenses. At June 30, 2003, we had an authorized capital of 5,000,000 shares of $0.10 par value preferred stock of which no shares were issued and 25,000,000 shares of $0.0625 common stock of which 4,666,185 shares were issued and outstanding. (b) Business of Issuer. During the year ended June 30, 2003, we were engaged in only one industry, namely the acquisition, exploration and development of offshore oil and gas properties and related business activities. Our oil and gas operations now are comprised solely of the development of our offshore interests in undeveloped offshore Federal leases and units near Santa Barbara, California. We have no production and no proved reserves. (1) Principal Products or Services and Their Markets. Although we do not currently have any production, we anticipate that the principal products to be produced by us will be crude oil and natural gas. It is anticipated that these products will be generally sold at the wellhead to purchasers in the immediate area where the product would be produced. The principal markets for oil and gas are refineries and transmission companies which have facilities near our producing properties. 3 (2) Distribution Methods of the Products or Services. We do not currently have any oil or gas production. Generally, when a company does have production, oil is picked up and transported by the purchaser from the wellhead. In some instances a fee is charged for the cost of transporting the oil, which fee is deducted from or accounted for in the price paid for the oil. Natural gas wells are connected to pipelines generally owned by the natural gas purchasers. A variety of pipeline transportation charges are usually included in the calculation of the price paid for the natural gas. (3) Status of Any Publicly Announced New Product or Service. We have not made a public announcement of, and no information has otherwise become public about, a new product or industry segment requiring the investment of a material amount of our total assets. (4) Competitive Business Conditions. Oil and gas exploration and development of undeveloped properties is a highly competitive and speculative business. We compete with a number of other companies, including major oil companies and other independent operators which are more experienced and which have greater financial resources. We do not hold a significant competitive position in the oil and gas industry. (5) Sources and Availability of Raw Materials and Names of Principal Suppliers. Oil and gas may be considered raw materials essential to our business. The acquisition, exploration, development, production, and sale of oil and gas are subject to many factors which are outside of our control. These factors include national and international economic conditions, availability of drilling rigs, casing, pipe, and other equipment and supplies, proximity to pipelines, the supply and price of other fuels, and the regulation of prices, production, transportation, and marketing by the Department of Energy and other federal and state governmental authorities. (6) Dependence on One or a Few Major Customers. The loss of any customer would not have a material adverse effect on our business because of the availability of alternative customers and the marketability of the oil and gas in the regions where our undeveloped properties are located. We currently do not have any oil or gas production and consequently we do not currently have any customers. (7) Patents, Trademarks, Licenses, Franchises, Concessions, Royalty Agreements and Labor Contracts. We do not own any patents, trademarks, licenses, franchises, concessions, or royalty agreements except oil and gas interests acquired from industry participants, private landowners and state and federal governments. We are not a party to any labor contracts. (8) Need for Any Governmental Approval of Principal Products or Services. Except that we must obtain certain permits and other approvals from various governmental agencies prior to drilling wells and producing oil and/or natural gas, we do not need to obtain governmental approval of our principal products or services. Governmental approval, however, has been a major impediment to the development of our undeveloped properties. 4 (9) Government Regulation of the Oil and Gas Industry. General ------- Our business is affected by numerous governmental laws and regulations, including energy, environmental, conservation, tax and other laws and regulations relating to the energy industry. Changes in any of these laws and regulations could have a material adverse effect on our business. In view of the many uncertainties with respect to current and future laws and regulations, including their applicability to us, we cannot predict the overall effect of such laws and regulations on our future operations. The following discussion contains summaries of certain laws and regulations and is qualified in its entirety by the foregoing. Environmental Regulation ------------------------ Together with other companies in the industries in which we participate, we are subject to numerous federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations concerning our oil and gas operations, products and other activities. In particular, these laws and regulations require the acquisition of permits, restrict the type, quantities, and concentration of various substances that can be released into the environment, limit or prohibit activities on certain lands lying within wilderness, wetlands and other protected areas, regulate the generation, handling, storage, transportation, disposal and treatment of waste materials and impose criminal or civil liabilities for pollution resulting from oil, natural gas and petrochemical operations. Governmental approvals and permits are currently, and may in the future be, required in connection with our operations. The duration and success of obtaining such approvals are contingent upon a significant number of variables, many of which are not within our control. To the extent such approvals are required and not obtained, operations may be delayed or curtailed, or we may be prohibited from proceeding with planned exploration or development. Environmental laws and regulations are expected to have an increasing impact on our operations, although it is impossible to predict accurately the effect of future developments in such laws and regulations on our future earnings and operations. Some risk of environmental costs and liabilities is inherent in our operations and products, as it is with other companies engaged in similar businesses, and there can be no assurance that material costs and liabilities will not be incurred. However, we do not currently expect any material adverse effect upon our results of operations or financial position as a result of compliance with such laws and regulations. Although future environmental obligations are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition, there can be no assurance that future developments, such as increasingly stringent environmental laws or enforcement thereof, will not cause us to incur substantial environmental liabilities or costs. 5 Hazardous Substances and Waste Disposal --------------------------------------- We do not currently own or lease any interests in any producing properties. It is possible, however, that we might acquire interests in producing properties or that some of our non-producing properties may become productive in the future. The U.S. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA") and comparable state statutes impose strict, joint and several liability on owners and operators of sites and on persons who disposed of or arranged for the disposal of "hazardous substances" found at sites where hydrocarbons or other waste is found to have been disposed of or released on or under their properties. The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act ("RCRA") and comparable state statutes govern the management and disposal of wastes. Although CERCLA currently excludes petroleum from cleanup liability, many state laws affecting our operations impose clean-up liability regarding petroleum and petroleum related products. In addition, although RCRA currently classifies certain exploration and production wastes as "non-hazardous," such wastes could be reclassified as hazardous wastes thereby making such wastes subject to more stringent handling and disposal requirements. If such a change in legislation were to be enacted, it could have a significant impact on our operating costs, as well as the gas and oil industry in general. Oil Spills ---------- Under the Federal Oil Pollution Act of 1990, as amended ("OPA"), (i) owners and operators of onshore facilities and pipelines, (ii) lessees or permittees of an area in which an offshore facility is located and (iii) owners and operators of tank vessels ("Responsible Parties") are strictly liable on a joint and several basis for removal costs and damages that result from a discharge of oil into the navigable waters of the United States. These damages include, for example, natural resource damages, real and personal property damages and economic losses. OPA limits the strict liability of Responsible Parties for removal costs and damages that result from a discharge of oil to $350 million in the case of onshore facilities, $75 million plus removal costs in the case of offshore facilities, and in the case of tank vessels, an amount based on gross tonnage of the vessel. However, these limits do not apply if the discharge was caused by gross negligence or willful misconduct, or by the violation of an applicable Federal safety, construction or operating regulation by the Responsible Party, its agent or subcontractor or in certain other circumstances. In addition, with respect to certain offshore facilities, OPA requires evidence of financial responsibility in an amount of up to $150 million. Tank vessels must provide such evidence in an amount based on the gross tonnage of the vessel. Failure to comply with these requirements or failure to cooperate during a spill event may subject a Responsible Party to civil or criminal enforcement actions and penalties. The operators of our undeveloped offshore California properties will be primarily liable for oil spills and are required by the Minerals Management Service of the United States Department of the Interior ("MMS") to carry 6 certain types of insurance and to post bonds in that regard. We are generally liable for oil spills as a non-operating working interest owner. Offshore Production ------------------- Offshore oil and gas operations in U.S. waters are subject to regulations of the United States Department of the Interior which currently impose strict liability upon the lessee under a Federal lease for the cost of clean-up of pollution resulting from the lessee's operations, and such lessee could be subject to possible liability for pollution damages. In the event of a serious incident of pollution, the Department of the Interior may require a lessee under Federal leases to suspend or cease operations in the affected areas. Our leases are undeveloped and currently pose no liability for pollution damages. (10) Research and Development. We do not engage in any research and development activities. Since our inception, we have not had any customer or government-sponsored material research activities relating to the development of any new products, services or techniques, or the improvement of existing products. (11) Environmental Protection. Because we are engaged in the business of acquiring, operating, exploring for and developing natural resources, we are subject to various state and local provisions regarding environmental and ecological matters. Therefore, compliance with environmental laws may necessitate significant capital outlays, may materially affect our earnings potential, and could cause material changes in our proposed business. At the present time, however, these laws do not materially hinder nor adversely affect our business. Capital expenditures relating to environmental control facilities have not been material to our operation since our inception. In addition, we do not anticipate that such expenditures will be material during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2004. (12) Employees. We have no full time employees. ITEM 2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTIES (a) Office Facilities We share offices with Delta under a management agreement with Delta. Under this agreement, we pay Delta a quarterly management fee of $25,000 for our share of rent, secretarial and administrative, accounting and management services of Delta's officers and employees. (b) Oil and Gas Properties We own interests in undeveloped offshore Federal leases and units located near Santa Barbara, California. We sold all of our onshore producing properties to Delta on July 1, 2001. As such, no oil and gas revenues were recorded during fiscal 2003. No reserves estimates were prepared for the past two years as all remaining leases are undeveloped. 7 Offshore Federal Waters: Santa Barbara, California Area ------------------------------------------------------- Unproved Undeveloped Properties ------------------------------- We own interests in three undeveloped federal units located in federal waters offshore California near Santa Barbara. The Santa Barbara Channel and the offshore Santa Maria Basin are the seaward portions of geologically well-known onshore basins with over 90 years of production history. These offshore areas were first explored in the Santa Barbara Channel along the near shore three mile strip controlled by the state. New field discoveries in Pliocene and Miocene age reservoir sands led to exploration into the federally controlled waters of the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf ("POCS"). Although significant quantities of oil and gas have been produced and sold from drilling conducted on POCS leases between 1966 and 1989, we do not, however, own any interest in any offshore California production and there is no assurance that any of our undeveloped properties will ever achieve production. Most of the early offshore production was from Pliocene age sandstone reservoirs. The more recent developments are from the highly fractured zones of the Miocene age Monterey Formation. The Monterey is productive in both the Santa Barbara Channel and the offshore Santa Maria Basin. It is the principal producing horizon in the Point Arguello field, the Point Pedernales field, and the Hondo and Pescado fields in the Santa Ynez Unit. Because the Monterey is capable of relatively high productive rates, the Hondo field, which has been on production since late 1981, has already surpassed 224 million Bbls of oil production and 411 Bcf of gas production. All told, offshore fields producing from the Monterey as of the end of calendar 2000 have produced 526 million Bbls of oil and 544 Bcf of gas. California's active tectonic history over the last few million years has formed the large linear anticlinal features which trap the oil and gas. Marine seismic surveys have been used to locate and define these structures offshore. Recent seismic surveying utilizing modern 3-D seismic technology, coupled with exploratory well data, has greatly improved knowledge of the size of reserves in fields under development and in fields for which development is planned. Currently, 11 fields are producing from 18 platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel and offshore Santa Maria Basin. Implementation of extended high-angle to horizontal drilling methods is reducing the number of platforms and wells needed to develop reserves in the area. Use of these new drilling methods and seismic technologies is expected to continue to improve development economics. Leasing, lease administration, development and production within the Federal POCS all fall under the Code of Federal Regulations administered by the MMS. The EPA controls disposal of effluents, such as drilling fluids and produced waters. Other Federal agencies, including the Coast Guard and the Army Corps of Engineers, also have oversight on offshore construction and operations. 8 The first three miles seaward of the coastline are administered by each state and are known as "State Tidelands" in California. Within the State Tidelands off Santa Barbara County, the State of California, through the State Lands Commission, regulates oil and gas leases and the installation of permanent and temporary producing facilities. Because the three units in which we own interests are located in the POCS seaward of the three mile limit, leasing, drilling, and development of these units are not directly regulated by the State of California. However, to the extent that any production is transported to an on-shore facility through the state waters, our pipelines (or other transportation facilities) would be subject to California state regulations. Construction and operation of any such pipelines would require permits from the state. Additionally, all development plans must be consistent with the Federal Coastal Zone Management Act ("CZMA"). In California the decision of CZMA consistency is made by the California Coastal Commission. The Santa Barbara County Energy Division and the Board of Supervisors will have a significant impact on the method and timing of any offshore field development through its permitting and regulatory authority over the construction and operation of on-shore facilities. In addition, the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District has authority in the federal waters off Santa Barbara County through the Federal Clean Air Act as amended in 1990. Each working interest owner will be required to pay its proportionate share of these costs based upon the amount of the interest that it owns. The size of our working interest in these units varies from .87% to 6.97%. We may be required to farm out all or a portion of our interests in these properties to a third party if we cannot fund our share of the development costs. There can be no assurance that we can farm out our interests on acceptable terms. These units have been formally approved and are regulated by the MMS. While the Federal Government has recently attempted to expedite the process of obtaining permits and authorizations necessary to develop the properties, there can be no assurance that it will be successful in doing so. We do not act as operator of any offshore California properties and consequently will not generally control the timing of either the development of the properties or the expenditures for development unless we choose to unilaterally propose the drilling of wells under the relevant operating agreements. The MMS initiated the California Offshore Oil and Gas Energy Resources (COOGER) Study at the request of the local regulatory agencies of the three counties (Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo) affected by offshore oil and gas development. A private consulting firm completed the study under a contract with the MMS. The COOGER Study presents a long-term regional perspective of potential onshore constraints that should be considered when developing existing undeveloped offshore leases. The COOGER Study projects the economically recoverable oil and gas production from offshore leases which have not yet been developed. These projections are utilized to assist in identifying a potential range of scenarios for developing these leases. These scenarios are compared to the projected infrastructural, environmental and socioeconomic baselines between 1995 and 2015. 9 No specific decisions regarding levels of offshore oil and gas development or individual projects will occur in connection with the COOGER Study. Information presented in the study is intended to be utilized as a reference document to provide the public, decision makers and industry with a broad overview of cumulative industry activities and key issues associated with a range of development scenarios. We have attempted to evaluate the scenarios that were studied with respect to properties located in the eastern and central subregions (which include the Sword Unit and the Gato Canyon Unit) and the results of such evaluation are set forth below: Scenario 1 No new development of existing offshore leases. If this scenario were ultimately to be adopted by governmental decision makers as the proper course of action for development, our offshore California properties would in all likelihood have little or no value. In this scenario we would seek to cause the Federal government to reimburse us for all money spent by us and our predecessors for leasing and other costs and for the value of the oil and gas reserves found on the leases through our exploration activities and those of our predecessors. Scenario 2 Development of existing leases, using existing onshore facilities as currently permitted, constructed and operated (whichever is less) without additional capacity. This scenario includes modifications to allow processing and transportation of oil and natural gas with different qualities. It is likely that the adoption of this scenario by the industry as the proper course of action for development would result in lower than anticipated costs, but would cause the subject properties to be developed over a significantly extended period of time. Scenario 3 Development of existing leases, using existing onshore facilities by constructing additional capacity at existing sites to handle expanded production. This scenario is currently anticipated by our management to be the most reasonable course of action although there is no assurance that this scenario will be adopted. Scenario 4 Development of existing leases after decommissioning and removal of some or all existing onshore facilities. This scenario includes new facilities, and perhaps new sites, to handle anticipated future production. Under this scenario we would incur increased costs but revenues would be received more quickly. We have also evaluated our position with regard to the scenarios with respect to properties located in the northern sub-region (which includes the Lion Rock Unit), the results of which are as follows: 10 Scenario 1 No new development of existing offshore leases. If this scenario were ultimately to be adopted by governmental decision-makers as the proper course of action for development, our offshore California properties would in all likelihood have little or no value. In this scenario we would seek to cause the Federal government to reimburse us for all money spent by us and our predecessors for leasing and other costs and for the value of the oil and gas reserves found on the leases through our exploration activities and those of our predecessors. Scenario 2 Development of existing leases, using existing onshore facilities as currently permitted, constructed and operated (whichever is less) without additional capacity. This scenario includes modifications to allow processing and transportation of oil and natural gas with different qualities. It is likely that the adoption of this scenario by the industry as the proper course of action for development would result in lower than anticipated costs, but would cause the subject properties to be developed over a significantly extended period of time. Scenario 3 Development of existing leases, using existing onshore facilities by constructing additional capacity at existing sites to handle expanded production. This scenario that is currently anticipated by our management to be the most reasonable course of action although there is no assurance that this scenario will be adopted. Scenario 4 Development of existing offshore leases, using existing onshore facilities with additional capacity or adding new facilities to handle a relatively low rate of expanded development. This scenario is similar to #3 above but would entail increased costs for any new facilities. Scenario 5 Development of existing offshore leases, using existing onshore facilities with additional capacity or adding new facilities to handle a relatively higher rate of expanded development. Under this scenario we would incur increased costs but revenues would be received more quickly. The development plans for the various units (which have been submitted to the MMS for review) currently provide for 22 wells from one platform set in a water depth of approximately 300 feet for the Gato Canyon Unit; 63 wells from one platform set in a water depth of approximately 1,100 feet for the Sword Unit; and 183 wells from two platforms for the Lion Rock Unit (in which we own only a 1% net profits interest and do not own any working interest). On the Lion Rock Unit, Platform A would be set in a water depth of approximately 507 feet, and Platform B would be set in a water depth of approximately 484 feet. The reach of the deviated wells from each platform required to drain each unit falls within the reach limits now considered to be "state-of-the-art." The development plans for the Rocky Point Unit provide for the inclusion of the Rocky Point leases in the Point Arguello Unit upon which the Rocky Point leases would be drilled from existing Point Arguello platforms with extended reach drilling technology. The approximate distances 11 required to drain the Rocky Point leases range from 2,276 feet to 13,999 feet at proposed total vertical depths ranging from 6,620 feet to 7,360 feet. Current Status. On October 15, 1992 the MMS directed a Suspension of Operations (SOO), effective January 1, 1993, for the POCS undeveloped leases and units. The SOO was directed for the purpose of preparing what became known as the COOGER Study. Two-thirds of the cost of the Study was funded by the participating companies in lieu of the payment of rentals on the leases. Additionally, all operations were suspended on the leases during this period. On November 12, 1999, as the COOGER Study drew to a conclusion, the MMS approved requests made by the operating companies for a Suspension of Production (SOP) status for the POCS leases and units. During the period of a SOP, the lease rentals resume and each operator is generally required to perform exploration and development activities in order to meet certain milestones set out by the MMS. The milestones that were established by the MMS for the properties in which we own an interest were established through negotiations by the MMS on behalf of the United States government and the operators on behalf of the working interest owners. We did not directly participate in these negotiations. Until recently, progress toward the milestones was monitored by the operator in quarterly reports submitted to the MMS. In February 2000 all operators completed and timely submitted to the MMS a preliminary "Description of the Proposed Project". This was the first milestone required under the SOP. Quarterly reports were also prepared and submitted for all the subsequent quarters. On June 22, 2001, however, a Federal Court in the case of California v. Norton, et al (discussed below) ordered the MMS to set aside its approval of the suspensions of our offshore leases and to direct suspensions, including all milestone activities, for a time sufficient for the MMS to provide the State of California with a consistency determination under federal law. As a result of this order, on July 2, 2001 the MMS directed suspensions of operations for all of our offshore California leases for an indefinite period of time and suspended all of the related milestones. The ultimate outcome and effects of this litigation are not certain at the present time. To continue to carry out the requirements of the MMS, all operators of the units in which we own non-operating interests are prepared to meet the next milestone leading to development of the leases, but the status of the milestones is presently uncertain in light of the Norton ruling. The United States government has filed a notice of its intent to appeal the court's order in the Norton case. On January 9, 2002, we and several other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. alleging that the U.S. Government has materially breached the terms of forty undeveloped federal leases, some of which are part of our Offshore California properties. The Complaint is based on allegations by the collective plaintiffs that the United States has materially breached the terms of certain of their Offshore California leases by attempting to deviate significantly from the procedures and standards that were in effect when the leases were entered into, and by failing to carry out its own obligations relating to those leases in a timely and fair manner. More specifically, the plaintiffs have alleged that the judicial determination in the California v. Norton case that a 1990 amendment to the Coastal Zone Management Act required the Government to make a consistency determination prior to granting lease suspension requests in 1999 constitutes a material change in the procedures and standards that were in effect when the leases were issued. The plaintiffs have also alleged that the 12 United States has failed to afford them the timely and fair review of their lease suspension requests which has resulted in significant, continuing and material delays to their exploratory and development operations. The forty undeveloped leases are located in the Offshore Santa Maria Basin off the coast of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and in the Santa Barbara Channel off Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. None of these leases is currently impaired, but in the event that there is some future adverse ruling by the California Coastal Commission under the Coastal Zone Management Act and we decide not to appeal such ruling to the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of Commerce either refuses to hear our appeal of any such ruling or ultimately makes a determination adverse to us, it is likely that some or all of these leases would become impaired and written off at that time. In addition, it should be noted that our pending litigation against the United States is predicated on the ruling of the lower court in California v. Norton. The United States has appealed the decision of the lower court to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. In the event that the United States is not successful in its appeal(s) of the lower court's decision in the Norton case and the pending litigation with us is not settled, it would be necessary for us to reevaluate whether the leases should be considered impaired at that time. As the ruling in the Norton case currently stands, the United States has been ordered to make a consistency determination under the Coastal Zone Management Act, but the leases are still valid. If through the appellate process the leases are found not to be valid for some reason, or if the United States is finally ordered to make a consistency determination and either does not do so or finds that development is inconsistent with the Coastal Zone Management Act, it would appear that the leases would become impaired even though we would undoubtedly proceed with our litigation. It is also possible that other events could occur during the appellate process that would cause the leases to become impaired, and we will continuously evaluate those factors as they occur. The suit seeks compensation for the lease bonuses and rentals paid to the Federal Government, exploration costs and related expenses. The total amount claimed by all lessees for bonuses and rentals exceeds $1.2 billion, with additional amounts for exploration costs and related expenses. In addition, our claim for exploration costs and related expenses will also be substantial. In the event, however, that we receive any proceeds as the result of such litigation, we will be obligated to pay a portion of any amount received by us to landowners and other owners of royalties and similar interests, and to pay expenses of litigation and to fulfill certain pre-existing contractual commitments to third parties. On May 18, 2001 (prior to the Norton decision), a revised Development and Production Plan for the Point Arguello Unit was submitted to the MMS and the California Coastal Commission ("CCC") for approval. If approved by the CCC, this plan would enable development of the Rocky Point Unit from the Point Arguello platforms that are already in existence. Under law, the CCC is typically required to make a determination as to whether or not the Plan is "consistent" with California's Coastal Plan within 13 three months of submission, with a maximum of three months' extension (a total of six months). By correspondence dated August 7, 2001, however, the Unit operator requested that the CCC suspend the consistency review for the revised Development and Production Plan since the MMS had temporarily stopped work on the processing of the plan as the result of the Norton decision. Although it currently appears likely that the CCC may require some additional supplemental information to be provided with respect to some aspects of air and water quality when its review continues, we believe that the Rocky Point Development and Production Plan that was submitted meets the requirements established by applicable federal regulations. In accordance with these regulations, the Plan includes very specific information regarding the planned activities, including a description of and schedule for the development and production activities to be performed, including plan commencement date, date of first production, total time to complete all development and production activities, and dates and sequences for drilling wells and installing facilities and equipment, and a description of the drilling vessels, platforms, pipelines and other facilities and operations located offshore which are proposed or known by the lessee (whether or not owned or operated by the lessee) to be directly related to the proposed development, including the location, size, design, and important safety, pollution prevention, and environmental monitoring features of the facilities and operations. The current Development and Production Plan calls for drilling activities to be conducted from the existing Point Arguello platforms using extended reach drilling techniques with oil and gas production to be transported through existing pipelines to existing onshore production facilities. The plan does not require the construction of new platforms, pipelines or production facilities. In accordance with applicable federal regulations, the following supporting information accompanies the Development and Production Plan: (1) geological and geophysical data and information, including: (i) a plat showing the surface location of any proposed fixed structure or well; (ii) a plat showing the surface and bottomhole locations and giving the measured and true vertical depths for each proposed well; (iii) current interpretations of relevant geological and geophysical data; (iv) current structure maps showing the surface and bottomhole location of each proposed well and the depths of expected productive formations; (v) interpreted structure sections showing the depths of expected productive formations; (vi) a bathymetric map showing surface locations of fixed structures and wells or a table of water depths at each proposed site; and (vii) a discussion of seafloor conditions including a shallow hazards analysis for proposed drilling and platform sites and pipeline routes. As required by federal regulations, the information contained in the Plan contains proposed precautionary measures, including a classification of the lease area, a contingency plan, a description of the environmental safeguards to be implemented, including an updated oil-spill response plan; and a discussion of the steps that have been or will be taken to satisfy the conditions of lease stipulations, a description of technology and reservoir engineering practices intended to increase the ultimate recovery of oil and gas, i.e., secondary, tertiary, or other enhanced recovery practices; a description of technology and recovery practices and procedures intended to assure optimum recovery of oil and gas; a discussion of the proposed drilling and completion programs; a detailed description of new or unusual technology 14 to be employed; and a brief description of the location, description, and size of any offshore and land-based operations to be conducted or contracted for as a result of the proposed activity; including the acreage required in California for facilities, rights-of-way, and easements, the means proposed for transportation of oil and gas to shore; the routes to be followed by each mode of transportation; and the estimated quantities of oil and gas to be moved along such routes; an estimate of the frequency of boat and aircraft departures and arrivals, the onshore location of terminals, and the normal routes for each mode of transportation. As required, the Plan also provides a list of the proposed drilling fluids, including components and their chemical compositions, information on the projected amounts and rates of drilling fluid and cuttings discharges, and methods of disposal, and specifies the quantities, types, and plans for disposal of other solid and liquid wastes and pollutants likely to be generated by offshore, onshore, and transport operations and, regarding any wastes which may require onshore disposal, the means of transportation to be used to bring the wastes to shore, disposal methods to be utilized, and the location of onshore waste disposal or treatment facilities. To comply with federal regulations, the Plan also addresses the approximate number of people and families to be added to the population of local nearshore areas as a result of the planned development, provides an estimate of significant quantities of energy and resources to be used or consumed including electricity, water, oil and gas, diesel fuel, aggregate, or other supplies which may be purchased within California, and specifies the types of contractors or vendors which will be needed, although not specifically identified, and which may place a demand on local goods and services. The Plan also identifies the source, composition, frequency, and duration of emissions of air pollutants and provides a narrative description of the existing environment with an emphasis placed on those environmental values that may be affected by the proposed action. This section of the Plan contains a description of the physical environment of the area covered by the Plan and includes data and information obtained or developed by the lessee together with other pertinent information and data available to the lessee from other sources. The environmental information and data includes a description of the aquatic biota, including fishery and marine mammal use of the lease, the significance of the lease and identifies the threatened and endangered species and their critical habitat. The Plan also addresses environmentally sensitive areas (e.g., refuges, preserves, sanctuaries, rookeries, calving grounds, coastal habitats, beaches, and areas of particular environmental concern) which may be affected by the proposed activities, the pre-development, ambient water-column quality and temperature data for incremental depths for the areas encompassed by the plan, the physical oceanography, including ocean currents described as to prevailing direction, seasonal variations, and variations at different water depths in the lease, and describes historic weather patterns and other meteorological conditions, including storm frequency and magnitude, wave height and direction, wind direction and velocity, air temperature, visibility, freezing and icing conditions, and ambient air quality listing, where possible, the means and extremes of each. 15 The Plan further identifies other uses of the area, including military use for national security or defense, subsistence hunting and fishing, commercial fishing, recreation, shipping, and other mineral exploration or development and describes the existing and planned monitoring systems that are measuring or will measure impacts of activities on the environment in the planning area. As required, the Plan provides an assessment of the effects on the environment expected to occur as a result of implementation of the Plan, and identifies specific and cumulative impacts that may occur both onshore and offshore, and describes the measures proposed to mitigate these impacts. These impacts are quantified to the fullest extent possible including magnitude and duration and are accumulated for all activities for each of the major elements of the environment (e.g., water and biota). The Plan also provides a discussion of alternatives to the activities proposed that were considered during the development of the Plan, including a comparison of the environmental effects. As required, the Plan provides certain supporting information with respect to the projected emissions from each proposed or modified facility for each year of operation and the bases for all calculations, including, for each source, the amount of the emission by air pollutant expressed in tons per year and frequency and duration of emissions; for each proposed facility, the total amount of emissions by air pollutant expressed in tons per year, the frequency distribution of total emissions by air pollutant expressed in pounds per day and, in addition for a modified facility only, the incremental amount of total emissions by air pollutant resulting from the new or modified source(s); and a detailed description of all processes, processing equipment and storage units, including information on fuels to be burned; and a schematic drawing which identifies the location and elevation of each source. To carry out the requirements of the MMS when they resume, all operators of the units in which we own non-operating interests are prepared to complete any studies and project planning necessary to commence development of the leases. Where additional drilling is needed, the operators will bring a mobile drilling unit to the POCS to further delineate the undeveloped oil and gas fields. Cost to Develop Offshore California Properties. The cost to develop all of the offshore California properties in which we own an interest, including delineation wells, environmental mitigation, development wells, fixed platforms, fixed platform facilities, pipelines and power cables, onshore facilities and platform removal over the life of the properties (assumed to be 38 years), is estimated to be slightly in excess of $3 billion. Our share of such costs over the life of the properties is estimated to be approximately $27,000,000. To the extent that we do not have sufficient cash available to pay our share of expenses when they become payable under the respective operating agreements, it will be necessary for us to seek funding from outside sources. Likely potential sources for such funding are currently anticipated to include (a) public and private sales of our Common Stock (which may result in substantial ownership dilution to existing shareholders), (b) bank debt from one or more commercial oil and gas lenders, (c) the sale of debt instruments to investors, (d) entering into farm-out arrangements with respect to one or more of our interests in the properties whereby the recipient of the farm-out would pay the full amount of our share of expenses and we would retain a 16 carried ownership interest (which would result in a substantial diminution of our ownership interest in the farmed-out properties), (e) entering into one or more joint venture relationships with industry partners, (f) entering into financing relationships with one or more industry partners, and (g) the sale of some or all of our interests in the properties. It is unlikely that any one potential source of funding would be utilized exclusively. Rather, it is more likely that we will pursue a combination of different funding sources when the need arises. Regardless of the type of financing techniques that are ultimately utilized, however, it currently appears likely that because of our small size in relation to the magnitude of the capital requirements that will be associated with the development of the subject properties, we will be forced in the future to issue significant amounts of additional shares, pay significant amounts of interest on debt that presumably would be collateralized by all of our assets (including our offshore California properties), reduce our ownership interest in the properties through sales of interests in the property or as the result of farmouts, industry financing arrangements or other partnership or joint venture relationships, or to enter into various transactions which will result in some combination of the foregoing. In the event that we are not able to pay our share of expenses as a working interest owner as required by the respective operating agreements, it is possible that we might lose some portion of our ownership interest in the properties under some circumstances, or that we might be subject to penalties which would result in the forfeiture of substantial revenues from the properties. While the costs to develop the offshore California properties in which we own an interest are anticipated to be substantial in relation to our small size, management believes that the opportunities for us to increase our asset base and ultimately improve our cash flow are also substantial in relation to our size. Although there are several factors to be considered in connection with our plans to obtain funding from outside sources as necessary to pay our proportionate share of the costs associated with developing our offshore properties (not the least of which is the possibility that prices for petroleum products could decline in the future to a point at which development of the properties is no longer economically feasible), we believe that the timing and rate of development in the future will in large part be motivated by the prices paid for petroleum products. To the extent that prices for petroleum products were to decline below their recent levels, it is likely that development efforts will proceed at a slower pace such that costs will be incurred over a more extended period of time. If petroleum prices remain at current levels, however, we believe that development efforts will intensify. Our ability to successfully negotiate financing to pay our share of development costs on favorable terms will be inextricably linked to the prices that are paid for petroleum products during the time period in which development is actually occurring on each of the subject properties. Gato Canyon Unit. We hold a 6.97% working interest, with capitalized costs of $3,170,886, in the Gato Canyon Unit. This 10,100 acre unit is operated by Samedan Oil Corporation. Seven test wells have been drilled on the Gato Canyon structure. Five of these were drilled within the boundaries of the Unit and two were drilled outside the Unit boundaries in the adjacent State Tidelands. The test wells were drilled as follows: within the 17 boundaries of the Unit; three wells were drilled by Exxon, two in 1968 and one in 1969; one well was drilled by Arco in 1985; and, one well was drilled by Samedan in 1989. Outside the boundaries of the Unit, in the State Tidelands but still on the Gato Canyon Structure, one well was drilled by Mobil in 1966 and one well was drilled by Union Oil in 1967. In April 1989, Samedan tested the P-0460 #2 which yielded a combined test flow rate of 5,160 Bbls of oil per day from six intervals in the Monterey Formation between 5,880 and 6,700 feet of drilled depth. The Monterey Formation is a highly fractured shale formation. The Monterey (which ranges from 500' to 2,900' in thickness) is the main productive and target zone in many offshore California oil fields (including our federal leases and/or units). The Gato Canyon field is located in the Santa Barbara Channel approximately three to five miles offshore (see Map). Water depths range from 280 feet to 600 feet in the area of the field. Oil and gas produced from the field is anticipated to be processed onshore at the existing Las Flores Canyon facility (see Map). Las Flores Canyon has been designated a "consolidated site" by Santa Barbara County and is available for use by offshore operators. Any processed oil is expected to be transported out of Santa Barbara County in the All American Pipeline (see Map). Offshore pipeline distances to access the Las Flores site is approximately six miles. Our share of the estimated capital costs to develop the Gato Canyon field is approximately $20 million. As a result of the Norton case, the Gato Canyon Unit leases are under directed suspensions of operations with no specified end date. An updated Exploration Plan is expected to include plans to drill an additional delineation well when activities are resumed. This well will be used to determine the final location of the development platform. Following the platform decision, a Development Plan will be prepared for submittal to the MMS and the other involved agencies. Two to three years will likely be required to process the Development Plan and receive the necessary approvals. Lion Rock Unit. We hold a 1% net profits interest, with capitalized costs of $1,554,898, in the Lion Rock Unit. The Lion Rock Unit is operated by Aera Energy LLC. The Lion Rock Unit is located in the Offshore Santa Maria Basin eight to ten miles from the coastline (see Map). Water depths range from 300 feet to 600 feet in the area of the field. It is anticipated that any oil and gas produced at Lion Rock would be processed at a new facility in the onshore Santa Maria Basin or at the existing Lompoc facility (see Map) and would be transported out of Santa Barbara County in the All American Pipeline or the Tosco-Unocal Pipeline (see Map). Offshore pipeline distance will be eight to ten miles depending on the point of landfill. As a result of the Norton case, the Lion Rock Unit is held under a directed suspension of operations with no specified end date. It is anticipated that upon the resumption of activities there will be an interpretation of the 3D seismic survey and the preparation of an updated Plan of Development leading to production. Additional delineation wells may or may not be drilled depending on the outcome of the interpretation of the 3D survey. Sword Unit. We hold a .87% working interest, with capitalized costs of $280,776, in the Sword Unit. This 12,240 acre unit is operated by Conoco, 18 Inc. In aggregate, three wells have been drilled on this unit of which two wells were completed and tested in the Monterey formation with calculated flow rates of from 4,000 to 5,000 Bbls per day with an estimated average gravity of 10.6E API. The two completed test wells were drilled by Conoco, one in 1982 and the second in 1985. The Sword field is located in the western Santa Barbara Channel ten miles west of Point Conception and five miles south of Point Arguello field's Platform Hermosa (see Map). Water depths range from 1000 feet to 1800 feet in the area of the field. It is anticipated that the oil and gas produced from the Sword Field will likely be processed at the existing Gaviota consolidated facility and the oil would then be transported out of Santa Barbara County in the All American Pipeline (see Map). Access to the Gaviota plant is through Platform Hermosa and the existing Point Arguello Pipeline system. A pipeline proposed to be laid from a platform located in the northern area of the Sword field to Platform Hermosa would be approximately five miles in length. Our share of the estimated capital costs to develop the Sword field is approximately $7 million. As a result of the Norton case, the Sword Unit leases are held under directed suspensions of operations with no specified end date. An updated Exploration Plan is expected to include plans to drill an additional delineation well when activities are resumed. On January 9, 2002, we filed a lawsuit against the U.S. government along with several other companies alleging that the government breached the terms of some of our undeveloped, offshore California properties. See "Legal Proceedings." 19 - -------------- map insert - -------------- 20 (c) Production ---------- Since we sold our producing properties, we no longer have any sales contracts in place. During the last three fiscal years we have not had, nor do we now have, any long-term supply or similar agreements with governments or authorities pursuant to which we acted as producer. The following table sets forth our average sales prices and average production costs during the periods indicated: Year Ended Year Ended Year Ended June 30, 2003 June 30, 2002 June 30, 2001 ------------- ------------- ------------- Average sales price: Oil (per barrel) $ - $ - $29.61 Natural Gas (per Mcf) - - 4.85 Production costs (per Mcf equivalent) - - 1.96 The profitability of our oil and gas production activities is affected by the fluctuations in the sale prices of our oil and gas production. (See "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Plan of Operations"). Impairment of Long Lived Assets ------------------------------- Unproved Undeveloped Offshore California Properties --------------------------------------------------- We acquired many of our offshore properties in a series of transactions from 1992 to the present. These properties are carried at our cost bases and have been subject to an impairment review on an annual basis. These properties will be expensive to develop and produce and have been subject to significant regulatory restrictions and delays. Substantial quantities of hydrocarbons are believed to exist based on estimates reported to us by the operator of the properties and the U.S. government's Mineral Management Services. The classification of these properties depends on many assumptions relating to commodity prices, development costs and timetables. We annually consider impairment of properties assuming that properties will be developed. Based on the range of possible development and production scenarios using current prices and costs, we have concluded that the cost bases of our offshore properties are not impaired at this time. There are no assurances, however, that when and if development occurs, we will recover the value of our investment in such properties. (d) Productive Wells and Acreage ---------------------------- As of June 30, 2003 we had no producing oil and gas wells or developed acreage. Productive wells are producing wells capable of production, including shut-in wells. Developed acreage consists of acres spaced or assignable to productive wells. 21 (e) Undeveloped Acreage ------------------- At June 30, 2003, we held undeveloped acreage by state as set forth below: Undeveloped Acres (1) Location Gross Net -------- ----- --- California (1) 22,340 811 (1) Consists of Federal leases offshore near Santa Barbara, California. (f) Drilling Activities ------------------- During the year ended June 30, 2003, we did not participate in any drilling activities. ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS On January 9, 2002, we and several other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. alleging that the U.S. Government has materially breached the terms of forty undeveloped federal leases, some of which are part of our Offshore California properties. The Complaint is based on allegations by the collective plaintiffs that the United States has materially breached the terms of certain of their Offshore California leases by attempting to deviate significantly from the procedures and standards that were in effect when the leases were entered into, and by failing to carry out its own obligations relating to those leases in a timely and fair manner. More specifically, the plaintiffs have alleged that the judicial determination in the California v. Norton case that a 1990 amendment to the Coastal Zone Management Act required the Government to make a consistency determination prior to granting lease suspension requests in 1999 constitutes a material change in the procedures and standards that were in effect when the leases were issued. The plaintiffs have also alleged that the United States has failed to afford them the timely and fair review of their lease suspension requests which has resulted in significant, continuing and material delays to their exploratory and development operations. The suit seeks compensation for the lease bonuses and rentals paid to the Federal Government, exploration costs and related expenses. The total amount claimed by all lessees for bonuses and rentals exceeds $1.2 billion, with additional amounts for exploration costs and related expenses. In the event, however, that we receive any proceeds as the result of such litigation, we may be obligated to pay a portion of any amount received by us to landowners and other owners of royalties and similar interests, and to pay expenses of litigation and to fulfill certain pre-existing contractual commitments to third parties. 22 The Federal Government has not yet filed an answer in this proceeding pending its motion to dismiss the lawsuit, which motion has not yet been heard by the court. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS No matter was submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of our fiscal year. PART II ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS (a) Market or Markets ----------------- We currently have, and have had for the past three years, only limited trading in the over-the-counter market and there is no assurance that this trading market will expand or even continue. Recent regulations and rules by the SEC and the National Association of Securities Dealers virtually assure that there will be little or no trading in our stock unless and until we are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board or similar quotation service, or listed on NASDAQ or an exchange. There is no assurance that we will be able to meet the requirements for such listing in the foreseeable future. Further, our capital stock may not be able to be traded in certain states until and unless we are able to qualify, exempt or register our stock. Quotations during 2003 and 2002 have not been available. (b) Approximate Number of Holders of Common Stock --------------------------------------------- The number of holders of record of our securities at September 26, 2003 was approximately 1,000. (c) Dividends --------- We have not paid dividends on our stock and we do not expect to do so in the foreseeable future. (d) Changes in Securities --------------------- During the quarter ended June 30, 2003, we did not have any sale of securities that were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. 23 ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The following selected financial information should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the accompanying notes. Fiscal Years Ended June 30, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Total Revenues $ - $ 73,960 $ 119,405 $ 100,245 $ 989,390 Income/(Loss) from Operations $(128,936) $ (54,622) $ (42,648) $ (67,494) $ 659,149 Income/(Loss) Per Share $ (0.03) $ (0.01) $ * $ (0.01) $ 0.14 Total Assets $5,007,427 $5,006,957 $5,062,208 $5,050,869 $5,059,825 Total Liabilities $ - $ 2,912 $ 16,532 $ 64,565 $ 134,020 Stockholders' Equity $5,007,427 $5,004,045 $5,045,676 $4,986,304 $4,925,805 Total Long Term Debt $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - ____________________ * Less than $0.01 per share. ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND PLAN OF OPERATIONS Liquidity and Capital Resources ------------------------------- At June 30, 2003, we had working capital of $867 compared to a working capital deficit of $2,231 at June 30, 2002. The cash used in operating activities of $131,846 during fiscal 2003 remained consistent with fiscal 2002. The lack of cash flow from operations may inhibit the Company from meeting its obligations in a timely manner unless additional financing or the sale of properties occurs. However, the Company has a receivable of $266,179 at June 30, 2003 from Delta. If necessary, Delta will repay its obligation to the Company to meet Amber's operating needs and obligations for costs incurred with our offshore undeveloped California properties. We do not currently have a credit facility with any bank and we have not determined the amount, if any, that we could borrow against our remaining properties. Together with Delta, we will continue to seek additional sources of both short-term and long-term liquidity to fund our working capital needs and our capital requirements for development of our properties, including establishing a credit facility and/or sale of equity or debt securities although there can be no assurance that we will be successful in our efforts. Many of the factors which may affect our future operating performance and liquidity are beyond our control, including oil and natural gas prices and the availability of financing. After evaluation of the considerations described above, we believe that our existing cash balances and funding from the advance to Delta and other sources of funds will be adequate to fund our operating expenses and satisfy our other current liabilities over the next year. 24 Results of Operations - Fiscal 2003 Versus 2002 ----------------------------------------------- Net Income. Our net losses for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 were $128,934 and $46,765 respectively. Revenue. Total revenue for the year ended June 30, 2003 was zero compared to $73,960 for the year ended June 30, 2002. Oil and gas sales for both years were zero as we sold all of our producing properties on July 1, 2001. Gain on sale of oil and gas properties. In fiscal 2002 we sold all of our onshore producing properties to Delta at a gain of $73,960 which was recognized after Delta sold the properties to a third party. Production volumes and average prices received for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002. Production was zero for both periods as we sold our onshore producing properties on July 1, 2002. Lease Operating Expenses. Lease operating expenses for the years ended June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002 both were zero as we sold all of our producing properties. Depletion Expense. There was no depletion in either year as all properties were sold on July 1, 2002. Exploration Expenses. Exploration expenses consist of geological and geophysical costs and lease rentals relating to our offshore properties. We incurred exploration costs of zero and $19,772 for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expense for the year ended June 30, 2003 was $128,936 compared to $108,810 for the year ended June 30, 2002. The increase in general and administrative expense was due to additional filing and recording fees incurred during fiscal 2003. Results of Operations - Fiscal 2002 Versus 2001 ----------------------------------------------- Net Income. Our net losses for the years ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 were $46,765 and $42,628, respectively. Revenue. Total revenue for the year ended June 30, 2002 was $73,960 compared to $119,405 for the year ended June 30, 2001. Oil and gas sales for the year ended June 30, 2002 were zero compared to $67,738 for the year ended June 30, 2001. The decrease in oil and gas sales for the year ended June 30, 2002 compared to the year ended June 30, 2001 is attributable to the sale of our producing properties on July 1, 2001. Gain on sale of oil and gas properties. In fiscal 2002 we sold all of our onshore producing properties to Delta at a gain of $73,960 which was recognized after Delta sold the properties to a third party. There were no assets sold in fiscal 2001. 25 Other Revenue. Other revenue includes amounts recognized from the production of gas previously deferred pending determination of our interest in the properties. We recognized zero in fiscal 2002 and $51,667 in fiscal 2001. Production volumes and average prices received for the years ended June 30, 2002 and 2001 are as follows: Year Ended Year Ended June 30, 2002 June 30, 2001 ------------- ------------- Production: Oil (barrels) - 381 Gas (Mcf) - 11,630 Average Price: Oil (per barrel) $ - $ 29.61 Gas (per Mcf) $ - $ 4.85 Lease Operating Expenses. Lease operating expense for the year ended June 30, 2002 was zero compared to $22,827 for the year ended June 30, 2001. On an MCF equivalent basis production expenses and taxes were zero for the year ended June 30, 2002 and $1.64 per Mcf equivalent for the year ended June 30, 2001. Depletion Expense. Depletion expense for the year ended June 30, 2002 was zero compared to $10,608 for the year ended June 30, 2001. Exploration Expenses. Exploration expenses consist of geological and geophysical costs and lease rentals. We incurred exploration costs of $19,772 and $17,482 for the years ended June 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expense for the year ended June 30, 2002 was $108,810 compared to $111,136 for the year ended June 30, 2001. Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates ------------------------------------------ The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations were based upon the consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to our financial statements. In response to SEC Release No. 33-8040, "Cautionary Advise Regarding Disclosure About Critical Accounting Policies," we have identified certain of these policies as being of particular importance to the portrayal of our financial position and results of operations and which require the application of significant judgment by management. We analyze our estimates, including those related to oil and gas reserves, bad debts, oil and gas properties, marketable securities, income taxes, derivatives, contingencies and litigation, and base our estimates on historical experience and various other assumptions that we believe reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following critical 26 accounting policies affect our more significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of the Company's financial statements. Successful Efforts Method of Accounting --------------------------------------- We account for our natural gas and crude oil exploration and development activities utilizing the successful efforts method of accounting. Under this method, costs of productive exploratory wells, development dry holes and productive wells and undeveloped leases are capitalized. Gas and oil lease acquisition costs are also capitalized. Exploration costs, including personnel costs, certain geological and geophysical expenses and delay rentals for gas and oil leases, are charged to expense as incurred. Exploratory drilling costs are initially capitalized, but charged to expense if and when the well is determined not to have found reserves in commercial quantities. The sale of a partial interest in a proved property is accounted for as a cost recovery and no gain or loss is recognized as long as this treatment does not significantly affect the unit-of-production amortization rate. A gain or loss is recognized for all other sales of producing properties. The application of the successful efforts method of accounting requires managerial judgment to determine that proper classification of wells designated as developmental or exploratory which will ultimately determine the proper accounting treatment of the costs incurred. The results from a drilling operation can take considerable time to analyze and the determination that commercial reserves have been discovered requires both judgment and industry experience. Wells may be completed that are assumed to be productive and actually deliver gas and oil in quantities insufficient to be economic, which may result in the abandonment of the wells at a later date. Wells are drilled that have targeted geologic structures that are both developmental and exploratory in nature and an allocation of costs is required to properly account for the results. Delineation seismic incurred to select development locations within an oil and gas field is typically considered a development costs and capitalized but often these seismic programs extend beyond the reserve area considered proved and management must estimate the portion of the seismic costs to expense. The evaluation of gas and oil leasehold acquisition costs requires managerial judgment to estimate the fair value of these costs with reference to drilling activity in a given area. Drilling activities in an area by other companies may also effectively condemn leasehold positions. The successful efforts method of accounting can have a significant impact on the operational results reported when we are entering a new exploratory area in hopes of finding a gas and oil field that will be the focus of future development drilling activity. The initial exploratory wells may be unsuccessful and will be expensed. Seismic costs can be substantial which will result in additional exploration expenses when incurred. Reserve Estimates ----------------- We do not currently own any reserves and we do not currently have any estimates of any gas or oil reserves. 27 Impairment of Gas and Oil Properties ------------------------------------ We review our gas and oil properties for impairment whenever events and circumstances indicate a decline in the recoverability of their carrying value. We estimate the expected future cash flows of our gas and oil properties and compare such future cash flows to the carrying amount of the gas and oil properties to determine if the carrying amount is recoverable. If the carrying amount exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows, we will adjust the carrying amount of the gas and oil properties to their fair value. The factors used to determine fair value include, but are not limited to, estimates of hydrocarbons that we believe are recoverable even though they are not proved reserves, future commodity pricing, future production estimates, anticipated capital expenditures, and a discount rate commensurate with the risk associated with realizing the expected cash flows projected. Given the complexities associated with such estimates and the history of price volatility in the gas and oil markets, events may arise that would require us to record an impairment of the book values associated with our gas and oil properties. As a result of our review, we did not record an impairment during the years ended June 30, 2003, 2002 or 2001. Recently Issued or Proposed Accounting Standards and Pronouncements -------------------------------------------------------------------- We have been made aware that an issue has arisen within the industry regarding the application of provisions of SFAS No. 142 and SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," to companies in the extractive industries, including oil and gas companies. The issue is whether SFAS No. 142 requires companies to reclassify costs associated with mineral rights, including both proved and unproved leasehold acquisition costs, as intangible assets in the balance sheet, apart from other capitalized oil and gas property costs. Historically, we and other oil and gas companies have included the cost of these oil and gas leasehold interests as part of oil and gas properties. Also under consideration is whether SFAS No. 142 requires registrants to provide the additional disclosures prescribed by SFAS No. 142 for intangible assets for costs associated with mineral rights. If it is ultimately determined that SFAS No. 142 requires us to reclassify costs associated with mineral rights from property and equipment to intangible assets, the amounts that would be reclassified are as follows: June 30, 2003 2002 ----------- ----------- INTANGIBLE ASSETS: Proved leasehold acquisition costs $ - $ - Unproved leasehold acquisition costs 5,006,560 5,006,276 ----------- ----------- Total leasehold acquisition costs 5,006,560 5,006,276 Less: Accumulated depletion - - ----------- ----------- Net leasehold acquisition costs $ 5,006,560 $ 5,006,276 ----------- ----------- 28 The reclassification of these amounts would not affect the method in which such costs are amortized or the manner in which we assess impairment of capitalized costs. As a result, net income would not be affected by the reclassification. Statement 145, Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections (SFAS No. 145) was issued in April 2002. This statement rescinds SFAS No. 4, "Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt," which required all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt to be aggregated and, if material, classified as an extraordinary item, net of income taxes. As a result, the criteria in APB 30 will now be used to classify those gains and losses. Any gain or loss on the extinguishment of debt that was classified as an extraordinary item in prior periods presented that does not meet the criteria in APB 30 for classification as an extraordinary item shall be reclassified. The provisions of this Statement are effective for fiscal years beginning after January 1, 2003. We do not believe this statement will have a material impact on our Financial Statements. In November 2002, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation No. 45, "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others - an interpretation of FASB Statements Nos. 5, 57, and 107 and rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34" ("FIN 45"). FIN 45 elaborates on the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued. It also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. The initial recognition and initial measurement provisions of FIN 45 are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002, irrespective of the guarantor's fiscal year-end. The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. The adoption of FIN 45 has not had any effect on our financial position or results of operations. In January 2003, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - an interpretation of ARB No. 51" ("FIN 46"). FIN 46 is an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements," and addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities ("VIE's"). The primary objective of FIN 46 is to provide guidance on the identification of, and financial reporting for, entities over which control is achieved through means other than voting rights. Such entities are known as VIE's. FIN 46 requires an enterprise to consolidate a VIE if that enterprise has a variable interest that will absorb a majority of the entity's expected losses if they occur, receive a majority of the entity's expected residual returns if they occur, or both. An enterprise shall consider the rights and obligations conveyed by its variable interests in making this determination. This guidance applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003 to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds 29 a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. At this time, we do not have a VIE. In April 2003, FASB issued SFAS No. 149, "Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 149 amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 149 is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. We adopted SFAS No. 149 on July 1, 2003 and do not expect it to have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations. In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity." SFAS No. 150 changes the accounting for certain financial instruments that, under previous guidance, issuers could account for as equity. FASB No. 150 requires that those instruments be classified as liabilities in statements of financial position. SFAS No. 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. SFAS No. 150 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial condition and results of operations. ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK Market risk is the potential loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, such as foreign currency exchange and interest rates and commodity prices. We do not use financial instruments to any degree to manage foreign currency exchange and interest rate risks and do not hold or issue financial instruments to any degree for trading purposes. All of our revenue and related receivables are payable in U.S. dollars. ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA Financial Statements are included beginning on Page F-1. There are no financial statement schedules since they are either not applicable or the information is included in the notes to the financial statements. ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE Not applicable. ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures ------------------------------------------------ We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including 30 the chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management necessarily applied its judgment in assessing the costs and benefits of such controls and procedures, which, by their nature, can provide only reasonable assurance regarding management's control objectives. With the participation of management, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures at the conclusion of the period ended June 30, 2003. Based upon this evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that material information required to be disclosed is included in the reports that it files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Changes in Internal Controls ---------------------------- There were no significant changes in our internal controls or, to the knowledge of our management, in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls subsequent to the date of most recent evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures utilized to compile information included in this filing. PART III ITEM 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT Information with respect to our executive officers and directors is set forth below: Name Age Positions Period of Service - --------------------- --- ------------------------ ------------------- Aleron H. Larson, Jr. 58 Chairman of the Board, May 1987 to Present Secretary, and a Director Roger A. Parker 41 President, Chief May 1987 to Present Executive Officer and a Director Jerrie F. Eckelberger 59 Director September 1996 to Present Kevin K. Nanke 38 Treasurer and Chief December 1999 Financial Officer to Present The following is biographical information as to the business experience of each of our current officers and directors. Aleron H. Larson, Jr. has operated as an independent in the oil and gas industry individually and through public and private ventures since 1978. Mr. Larson served as the Chairman, Secretary, CEO and a Director of Chippewa Resources Corporation, a public company then listed on the American Stock 31 Exchange from July 1990 through March 1993 when he resigned after a change of control. Mr. Larson serves as Chairman of the Board, Secretary and Director of Amber Resources Company of Colorado ("Amber"), as well as Delta, which is our majority shareholder/parent. Mr. Larson practiced law in Breckenridge, Colorado from 1971 until 1974. During this time he was a member of a law firm, Larson & Batchellor, engaged primarily in real estate law, land use litigation, land planning and municipal law. In 1974, he formed Larson & Larson, P.C., and was engaged primarily in areas of law relating to securities, real estate, and oil and gas until 1978. Mr. Larson received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1967 and a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Colorado in 1970. Roger A. Parker served as the President, a Director and Chief Operating Officer of Chippewa Resources Corporation from July of 1990 through March 1993 when he resigned after a change of control. Mr. Parker serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Amber and also Delta. He also serves as a Director and Executive Vice President of P & G Exploration, Inc., a private oil and gas company (formerly Texco Exploration, Inc.). Mr. Parker has also been the President, a Director and sole shareholder of Apex Operating Company, Inc. since its inception in 1987. He has operated as an independent in the oil and gas industry individually and through public and private ventures since 1982. He was at various times, from 1982 to 1989, a Director, Executive Vice President, President and shareholder of Ampet, Inc. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mineral Land Management from the University of Colorado in 1983. He is a member of the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Association and the Independent Producers Association of the Mountain States (IPAMS). Jerrie F. Eckelberger is an investor, real estate developer and attorney who has practiced law in the State of Colorado since 1971. He graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966 and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1971 from the University of Colorado School of Law. From 1972 to 1975, Mr. Eckelberger was a staff attorney with the eighteenth Judicial District Attorney's Office in Colorado. From 1975 to present, Mr. Eckelberger has practiced law in Colorado and is presently a member of the law firm of Eckelberger & Jackson, LLC. Mr. Eckelberger previously served as an officer, director and corporate counsel for Roxborough Development Corporation. Since March 1996, Mr. Eckelberger has acted as President and Chief Executive Officer of 1998, Ltd., a Colorado corporation actively engaged in the development of real estate in Colorado. He is the Managing Member of The Francis Companies, L.L.C., a Colorado limited liability company, which actively invests in real estate and has been since June, 1996. Additionally, since November, 1997, Mr. Eckelberger has served as the Managing Member of the Woods at Pole Creek, a Colorado limited liability company, specializing in real estate development. He also serves on the Board of Directors of Delta. Kevin K. Nanke, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of both Amber and Delta, joined us in April 1995. Since 1989, he has been involved in public and private accounting with the oil and gas industry. Mr. Nanke received a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting from the University of Northern Iowa in 1989. Prior to working with us, he was employed by KPMG LLP. He is a member of the Colorado Society of CPA's and the Council of Petroleum Accounting Society. 32 There is no family relationship among or between any of our Officers and/or Directors. Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance ------------------------------------------------------- Based solely on a review of Forms 3 and 4 and amendments thereto furnished to us during our most recent fiscal year, and Forms 5 and amendments thereto furnished with respect to our most recent fiscal year and certain representations, no persons who were either a director, officer, or beneficial owner of more than 10% of the Company's common stock failed to file on a timely basis reports required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act during the most recent fiscal year. ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION No officer or director received compensation directly from us during the years ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001. Messrs. Larson, Parker, Nanke, Chairman, President and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, are compensated by Delta, which compensation is paid under a management agreement with us. No officer or director received stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, options, warrants or other similar compensation reportable under this section during any of the above referenced periods. ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT (a) & (b) Security Holdings of Management and Persons Controlling more than 5% of shares of Common Stock Outstanding on a Fully-Diluted Basis. Name and Address of Amount & Nature of Beneficial Owners Beneficial Ownership Percent of Class - ------------------- -------------------- ---------------- Delta Petroleum Corporation 4,277,977 (1) 91.68% (1) 475 17th Street, Suite 1400 Denver, Colorado 80202 Roger A. Parker 4,277,977 (1) 91.68% (1) 475 17th St., Ste. 1400 Denver, CO 80202 Aleron H. Larson, Jr. 4,277,977 (1) 91.68% (1) 475 17th St., Ste. 1400 Denver, CO 80202 Jerrie F. Eckelberger 4,277,977(1) 91.68% (1) 7120 East Orchard Road Englewood, CO 80111 Kevin K. Nanke 4,277,977 (1) 91.68% (1) 475 17th St., Ste 1400 Denver, Colorado 80202 Management as a Group (4 people) 4,277,977(1) 91.68% (1) - ------------------------- 33 (1) All shares are owned by Delta; Messrs. Larson, Parker, Nanke and Eckleberger are either officers, directors or shareholders of Delta. ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS Effective October 1, 1998, we entered into an agreement with Delta which provides for the sharing of management between the two companies. Under this agreement we pay Delta $25,000 per quarter for our share of rent, administrative, accounting and management services of Delta officers and employees. This agreement is may be cancelled by either party at any time. It is our opinion that fees paid to Delta for services rendered are comparable to fees that would be charged by similarly qualified non-affiliated persons. This agreement replaces a previous agreement which allocated similar expenses based on our proportionate share of oil and gas production. The charges to us for the provision of services by Delta were $100,000 for the years ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001. We had a receivable from Delta of $266,179 and $398,495 recorded as a reduction in equity at June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. On July 1, 2001, we sold all of our proved producing properties to Delta, which owns over 91% of our issued and outstanding shares, for $107,045 as an increase in the amount receivable from Delta. The sale price was calculated as being an amount equal to the net present value of the estimated hydrocarbons beneath the properties using a discount rate of 10% as determined by third party, independent engineers. Management believes that the terms of this transaction were on terms no less favorable to us than could have been obtained from an independent third party. ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES AUDIT FEES: The aggregate fees billed for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP for the audit of the annual financial statements of the Company for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003 and the review of the financial statements included in the Company's Forms 10-Q for such fiscal year were paid by Delta, our parent, pursuant to our agreement under which we pay Delta $25,000 per quarter. (See Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.) FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION FEES: No fees were billed for professional services rendered by KPMG LLP for financial information systems design and implementation services for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. ALL OTHER FEES: No fees were billed for services rendered by KPMG LLP, other than the services referred to above, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2003. 34 PART IV ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) Financial Statements -------------------- Independent auditors' report F-1 Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2003 and 2002 F-2 Statements of Operations and Accumulated Deficit Years Ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001 F-3 Statements of Cash Flows F-4 Notes to Financial Statements F-5 Financial Statement Schedules ----------------------------- None (b) Reports on Form 8-K ------------------- None (c) Exhibits -------- The Exhibits listed in the Index to Exhibits appearing at page 36 are filed as part of this report. 35 INDEX TO EXHIBITS (2) Plan of Acquisitions, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation, or Succession. Not applicable. (3) Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. 3.1 The Articles of Incorporation(Certificate of Incorporation) and Bylaws of the Registrant filed as Exhibits 4 and 5 to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement filed August 28, 1978 with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated herein by reference. The Restated Articles of Incorporation (Restated Certificate of Incorporation) dated January 26, 1988 and Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated September 18, 1989 are incorporated by reference to Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2 to the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997. 3.2 Certificate for Renewal and Revival of Charter. Filed herewith electronically. (4) Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders. 4.1 Certificate of Designation of the Relative Rights of the Class A Preferred Stock of Amber Resources Company dated July 25, 1989. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997. (9) Voting Trust Agreement. Not applicable. (10) Material Contracts. 10.1 Agreement dated March 31, 1993 between Delta Petroleum Corporation and Amber Resources Company. Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997. 10.2 Amber Resources Company 1996 Incentive Plan. Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 99.1 of the Company's December 4, 1996 Form 8-K. 10.3 Agreement between Amber Resources Company and Delta Petroleum Corporation dated effective October 1, 1998. Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1999. 10.4 Purchase and Sale Agreement between Amber Resources Company and Delta Petroleum Corporation dated July 1, 2001. Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002. (11) Statement Regarding Computation of Per Share Earnings. Not applicable. (12) Statement Regarding Computation of Ratios. Not applicable. 36 (13) Annual Report to Security Holders, Form 10-Q or Quarterly Report to Security Holders. Not applicable. (16) Letter re: Change in Certifying Accountants. Not applicable. (17) Letter re: Director Resignation. Not applicable. (18) Letter Regarding Change in Accounting Principals. Not applicable. (19) Previously Unfiled Documents. Not applicable. (21) Subsidiaries of the Registrant. Not applicable. (22) Published Report Regarding Matters Submitted to Vote of Security Holders. Not applicable. (23) Consent of Experts and Counsel. Not applicable. (24) Power of Attorney. Not applicable. (31) Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications. 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith electronically. 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith electronically. (32) Section 1350 Certifications. 32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. Filed herewith electronically. 32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. Filed herewith electronically. (99) Additional Exhibits. Not applicable. 37 Independent Auditors' Report The Board of Directors and Stockholders Amber Resources Company of Colorado: We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Amber Resources Company of Colorado, formerly named Amber Resources Company (the "Company"), a subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation, as of June 30, 2003 and 2002 and the related statements of operations and accumulated deficit, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2003. 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 auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about 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, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Amber Resources Company of Colorado as of June 30, 2003 and 2002, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended June 30, 2003, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. KPMG LLP Denver, Colorado August 22, 2003 F-1 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO BALANCE SHEETS June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2003 2002 --------- ---------- ASSETS Current Assets: Cash $ 867 $ 681 --------- ---------- Total current assets $ 867 $ 681 --------- ---------- Property and Equipment: Oil and gas properties, at cost (using the successful efforts method of accounting): Undeveloped offshore California properties $5,006,560 $5,006,276 ---------- ---------- $5,007,427 $5,006,957 ========== ========== LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY Current Liabilities: Accounts payable $ - $ 2,912 ---------- ---------- Total current liabilities $ - $ 2,912 ---------- ---------- Stockholders' Equity: Preferred stock, $.10 par value; authorized 5,000,000 shares of Class A convertible preferred stock, none issued - Common stock, $.0625 par value; authorized 25,000,000 shares, issued 4,666,185 shares at June 30, 2003 and 2002 $ 291,637 $ 291,637 Additional paid-in capital $5,755,232 $5,755,232 Accumulated deficit $ (773,263) $ (644,329) Advance to parent $ (266,179) $ (398,495) ---------- ---------- Total stockholders' equity $5,007,427 $5,004,045 ---------- ---------- Commitments $5,007,427 $5,006,957 ========== ========== See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-2 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND ACCUMULATED DEFICIT Years Ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended June 30 2003 2002 2001 --------- --------- --------- Revenue: Oil and gas sales $ - $ - $ 67,738 Gain on sale of oil and gas properties - 73,960 - Other revenue - - 51,667 --------- ---------- ---------- Total revenue $ - 73,960 119,405 Operating expenses: Lease operating expenses - - 22,827 Depreciation and depletion - - 10,608 Exploration expenses - 19,772 17,482 General and administrative, including $100,000 in 2003, 2002 and 2001 to parent 128,936 108,810 111,136 --------- ---------- ---------- Total operating expenses 128,936 128,582 162,053 --------- ---------- ---------- Loss from Operations (128,936) (54,622) (42,648) Other Income: Other income 2 7,857 20 --------- ---------- ---------- Net Loss (128,934) (46,765) (42,628) Accumulated deficit at beginning of the year (644,329) (597,564) (554,936) --------- ---------- ---------- Accumulated deficit at end of the year $ (773,263) $ (644,329) $ (597,564) ========== ========== ========== Basic loss per share $ (0.03) $ (0.01) $ * ========== ========== ========== Weighted average number of common shares outstanding $4,666,185 4,666,185 4,666,185 ========== ========== ========== *loss per share is less than $0.01 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-3 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Years Ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year Ended June 30 2003 2002 2001 --------- --------- --------- Cash flows from operating activities: Net loss $(128,934) $ (46,765) $ (42,628) Adjustments to reconcile net loss to cash used in operating activities: Gain on sale of oil and gas properties - (73,960) - Depletion - - 10,608 Net changes in operating assets and operating liabilities: (Increase) decrease in trade accounts receivable - 7,855 (4,855) Increase (decrease) in accounts payable trade (2,912) (13,620) 3,634 Deferred revenue - - (51,667) --------- --------- --------- Net cash used in operating activities (131,846) (126,490) (84,908) --------- --------- --------- Cash flows from investing activities- Additions to property and equipment, net (284) - (7,522) Proceeds from sale of oil and gas properties - 107,045 - --------- --------- --------- Net Cash used in investing activities (284) 107,045 (7,522) Cash flows from financing activities- Changes in accounts receivable from and accounts payable to parent 132,316 5,135 102,000 --------- --------- --------- Net increase (decrease) in cash 186 (14,311) 9,570 --------- --------- --------- Cash at beginning of period 681 14,992 5,422 --------- --------- --------- Cash at end of period $ 867 $ 681 $ 14,992 --------- --------- --------- See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-4 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Organization Amber Resources Company of Colorado, formerly Amber Resources Company ("the Company"), was incorporated in January, 1978, and is principally engaged in acquiring, exploring, developing, and producing offshore oil and gas properties. The Company owns interests in three undeveloped oil and gas properties in federal units offshore California, near Santa Barbara. As of June 30, 2003, Delta Petroleum Corporation ("Delta") owned 4,277,977 shares (91.68%) of the Company's common stock. Liquidity The Company has incurred losses from operations over the past several years coupled with significant deficiencies in cash flow from operations for the same period. Additionally, during the year ended June 30, 2002 the Company sold its remaining producing reserves to Delta for $107,045 an amount equal to the properties net present value discounted at 10% as determined by third party independent engineers. These factors among others may indicate that without increased cash flow from sale of oil and gas properties or additional financing, the Company may not be able to meet its obligation in a timely manner or be able to fund exploration and development of its remaining oil and gas properties. The Company believes that it could sell oil and gas properties or obtain additional financing. However, there can be no assurance that such financing would be available in a timely fashion or on acceptable terms. Revenue Recognition The Company uses the sales method of accounting for oil and gas revenues. Under this method, revenues are recognized based on actual volumes of oil and gas sold to purchasers. Oil and Gas Properties The Company follows the successful efforts method of accounting for its oil and gas activities. Accordingly, costs associated with the acquisition, drilling, and equipping of successful exploratory wells are capitalized. Geological and geophysical costs, delay and surface rentals and drilling costs of unsuccessful exploratory wells are charged to expense as incurred. Costs of drilling development wells, both successful and unsuccessful, are capitalized. Upon the sale or retirement of oil and gas properties, the cost thereof and the accumulated depreciation and depletion are removed from the accounts and any gain or loss is credited or charged to operations. F-5 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued Depreciation and depletion of capitalized acquisition, exploration and development costs is computed on the units-of-production method by individual fields as the related proved reserves are produced. Capitalized costs of undeveloped properties are assessed periodically on an individual field basis and a provision for impairment is recorded, if necessary, through a charge to operations. Impairment of Long-Lived Assets In August 2001, the FASB issued SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets." SFAS No. 144 supersedes SFAS No. 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long- Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of." SFAS 144 establishes a single accounting model for long-lived assets to be disposed of by sale and requires that those long-lived assets be measured at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell, whether reported in continuing operations or in discontinued operations. For undeveloped properties, the need for an impairment reserve is based on the Company's plans for future development and other activities impacting the life of the property and the ability of the Company to recover its investment. When the Company believes the cost of the undeveloped property is no longer recoverable, an impairment charge is recorded based on the estimated fair value of the property. Earnings (Loss) per Share Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net earnings (loss) attributable to common stock by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period, excluding treasury shares. The Company does not have any dilutive instruments and as such, no diluted earnings per share have been presented. F-6 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reported period. Significant estimates include oil and gas reserves, bad debts, oil and gas properties, income taxes, contingencies and litigation. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Recently Issued Accounting Standards and Pronouncements The Company has been made aware that an issue has arisen within the industry regarding the application of provisions of SFAS No. 142 and SFAS No. 141, "Business Combinations," to companies in the extractive industries, including oil and gas companies. The issue is whether SFAS No. 142 requires registrants to reclassify costs associated with mineral rights, including both proved and unproved leasehold acquisition costs, as intangible assets in the balance sheet, apart from other capitalized oil and gas property costs. Historically, the Company and other oil and gas companies have included the cost of these oil and gas leasehold interests as part of oil and gas properties. Also under consideration is whether SFAS No. 142 requires registrants to provide the additional disclosures prescribed by SFAS No. 142 for intangible assets for costs associated with mineral rights. If it is ultimately determined that SFAS No. 142 requires the Company to reclassify costs associated with mineral rights from property and equipment to intangible assets, the amounts that would be reclassified are as follows: June 30, 2003 2002 ----------- ----------- INTANGIBLE ASSETS: Proved leasehold acquisition costs $ - $ - Unproved leasehold acquisition costs 5,006,560 5,006,276 ----------- ----------- Total leasehold acquisition costs 5,006,560 5,006,276 Less: Accumulated depletion - - ----------- ----------- Net leasehold acquisition costs $ 5,006,560 $ 5,006,276 ----------- ----------- F-7 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued The reclassification of these amounts would not effect the method in which such costs are amortized or the manner in which the Company assesses impairment of capitalized costs. As a result, net income would not be affected by the reclassification. Statement 145, Recission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Corrections (SFAS No. 145) was issued in April 2002. This statement rescinds SFAS No. 4, Reporting Gains and Losses from Extinguishment of Debt, which required all gains and losses from extinguishment of debt to be aggregated and, if material, classified as an extraordinary item, net of income taxes. As a result, the criteria in APB 30 will now be used to classify those gains and losses. Any gain or loss on the extinguishment of debt that was classified as an extraordinary item in prior periods presented that does not meet the criteria in APB 30 for classification as an extraordinary item shall be reclassified. The provisions of this Statement are effective for fiscal years beginning after January 1, 2003. The Company does not believe this statement will have a material impact to the Financial Statements. In November 2002, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation No. 45, "Guarantor's Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others - an interpretation of FASB Statements Nos. 5, 57, and 107 and rescission of FASB Interpretation No. 34" ("FIN 45"). FIN 45 elaborates on the disclosures to be made by a guarantor in its interim and annual financial statements about its obligations under certain guarantees that it has issued. It also clarifies that a guarantor is required to recognize, at the inception of a guarantee, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing the guarantee. The initial recognition and initial measurement provisions of FIN 45 are applicable on a prospective basis to guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002, irrespective of the guarantor's fiscal year-end. The disclosure requirements are effective for financial statements of interim or annual periods ending after December 15, 2002. The adoption of FIN 45 has not had any effect on the Company's financial position or results of operations. In January 2003, the FASB issued Financial Interpretation No. 46, "Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - an interpretation of ARB No. 51" ("FIN 46"). FIN 46 is an interpretation of Accounting Research Bulletin 51, "Consolidated Financial Statements," and addresses consolidation by business enterprises of variable interest entities ("VIE's"). The primary objective of FIN 46 is to provide guidance on the identification of, and financial reporting for, entities over which control is achieved through means other than voting rights. F-8 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Continued Such entities are known as VIE's. FIN 46 requires an enterprise to consolidate a VIE if that enterprise has a variable interest that will absorb a majority of the entity's expected losses if they occur, receive a majority of the entity's expected residual returns if they occur, or both. An enterprise shall consider the rights and obligations conveyed by its variable interests in making this determination. This guidance applies immediately to variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003, and to variable interest entities in which an enterprise obtains an interest after that date. It applies in the first fiscal year or interim period beginning after June 15, 2003, to variable interest entities in which an enterprise holds a variable interest that it acquired before February 1, 2003. At this time, the Company does not have a VIE. In April 2003, FASB issued SFAS No. 149, "Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 149 amends and clarifies financial accounting and reporting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts and for hedging activities under SFAS No. 133 "Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities." SFAS No. 149 is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003 and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. The Company adopted SFAS No. 149 on July 1, 2004 and does not expect to have a material impact on the Company's financial condition and results of operations. In May 2003, the FASB issued SFAS No. 150, "Accounting for Certain Financial Instruments with Characteristics of Both Liabilities and Equity." SFAS No. 150 changes the accounting for certain financial instruments that, under previous guidance, issuers could account for as equity. FASB No. 150 requires that those instruments be classified as liabilities in statements of financial position. SFAS No. 150 is effective for financial instruments entered into or modified after May 31, 2003, and otherwise is effective at the beginning of the first interim period beginning after June 15, 2003. SFAS No. 150 is not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial condition or results of operation. F-9 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Oil and Gas Properties On July 1, 2001, the Company sold all of its producing properties to Delta Petroleum Corporation, our Parent, for $107,045. The sales price for the properties was fair value based on an evaluation performed by an unrelated engineering firm. The difference between the sales price received and the net cost of the properties resulted in a gain of $73,960. The properties were ultimately sold by the Company's parent during fiscal 2002. As such, the gain was realized during fiscal 2002. Unproved Undeveloped Offshore California Properties The Company has ownership interests ranging from .87% to 6.97% in three unproved undeveloped offshore California oil and gas properties with aggregate carrying values of $5,006,560 on June 30, 2003. These property interests are located in proximity to existing producing federal offshore units near Santa Barbara, California and represent the right to explore for, develop and produce oil and gas from offshore federal lease units. Preliminary exploration efforts on these properties have occurred and the existence of substantial quantities of hydrocarbons has been indicated. The recovery of the Company's investment in these properties will require extensive exploration and development activities (and costs) that cannot proceed without certain regulatory approvals that have been delayed and is subject to other substantial risks and uncertainties as discussed herein. The Company is not the designated operator of any of these properties but is an active participant in the ongoing activities of each property along with the designated operator and other interest owners. If the designated operator elected not to or was unable to continue as the operator, the other property interest owners would have the right to designate a new operator as well as share in additional property returns prior to the replaced operator being able to receive returns. Based on the Company's size, it would be difficult for the Company to proceed with exploration and development plans should other substantial interest owners elect not to proceed. However, to the best of its knowledge, the Company believes the designated operators and other major property interest owners intend to proceed with exploration and development plans under the terms and conditions of the operating agreement. The ownership rights in each of these properties have been retained under various suspension notices issued by the Mineral Management Service (MMS) of the U.S. Federal Government whereby as long as the owners of each property were progressing toward defined milestone objectives, the owners' rights with respect to the properties continue to be maintained. The issuance of the suspension notices has been necessitated by the numerous delays in the exploration and development process resulting from regulatory requirements imposed on the property owners by federal, state and local agencies. F-10 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Oil and Gas Properties, Continued The delays have prevented the property owners from submitting for approval an exploration plan on four of the properties. If and when plans are submitted for approval, they are subject to review for consistency with the California Coastal Zone Management Planning (CZMP) and by the MMS for other technical requirements. Even though the Company is not the designated operator of the properties and regulatory approvals have not been obtained, the Company believes exploration and development activities on these properties will occur and is committed to expend funds attributable to its interests in order to proceed with obtaining the approvals for the exploration and development activities. Based on the preliminary indicated levels of hydrocarbons present from drilling operations conducted in the past, the Company believes the fair value of its property interests are in excess of their carrying value at June 30, 2003 and June 30, 2002 and that no impairment in the carrying value has occurred. Should the required regulatory approvals not be obtained or plans for exploration and development of the properties not continue, the carrying value of the properties would likely be impaired and written off. The forty undeveloped leases are located in the Offshore Santa Maria Basin off the coast of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, and in the Santa Barbara Channel off Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. None of these leases are adverse ruling by the California Coastal Commission under the Coastal Zone Management Act and we decide not to appeal such ruling to the Secretary of Commerce, or the Secretary of Commerce either refuses to hear our appeal of any such ruling or ultimately makes a determination adverse to us, it is likely that some or all of these leases would become impaired and written off at that time. As the ruling in the Norton case currently stands, the United States has been ordered to make a consistency determination under the Coastal Zone Management Act, but the leases are still valid. If the leases are found not to be valid for some reason, or if the United States either does not comply with the order requiring it to make a consistency determination or finds that development is inconsistent with the Coastal Zone Management Act, it would appear that the leases would become impaired even though we would undoubtedly proceed with our litigation. It is also possible that other events could occur that would cause the leases to become impaired, and we will continuously evaluate those factors as they occur. F-11 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2) Oil and Gas Properties, Continued On January 9, 2002, we and several other plaintiffs filed a lawsuit in the United States Court of Federal Claims in Washington, D.C. alleging that the U.S. Government has materially breached the terms of forty undeveloped federal leases, some of which are part of our Offshore California properties. The Complaint is based on allegations by the collective plaintiffs that the United States has materially breached the terms of certain of their Offshore California leases by attempting to deviate significantly from the procedures and standards that were in effect when the leases were entered into, and by failing to carry out its own obligations relating to those leases in a timely and fair manner. More specifically, the plaintiffs have alleged that the judicial determination in the California v. Norton case that a 1990 amendment to the Coastal Zone Management Act required the Government to make a consistency determination prior to granting lease suspension requests in 1999 constitutes a material change in the procedures and standards that were in effect when the leases were issued. The plaintiffs have also alleged that the United States has failed to afford them the timely and fair review of their lease suspension requests which has resulted in significant, continuing and material delays to their exploratory and development operations. The suit seeks compensation for the lease bonuses and rentals paid to the Federal Government, exploration costs and related expenses. The total amount claimed by all lessees for bonuses and rentals exceeds $1.2 billion, with additional amounts for exploration costs and related expenses. In the event, however, that we receive any proceeds as the result of such litigation, we may be obligated to pay a portion of any amount received by us to landowners and other owners of royalties and similar interests, and to pay expenses of litigation and to fulfill certain pre-existing contractual commitments to third parties. (3) Preferred Stock The Board of Directors is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock having a par value of $0.10 per share. As of the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002, no preferred stock was issued and outstanding. F-12 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (4) Income Taxes At June 30, 2003 and 2002,the Company's significant deferred tax assets and liabilities are summarized as follows: 2003 2002 ---- ---- Deferred tax assets: Net operating loss carryforwards $ 765,000 $ 841,000 --------- ---------- Gross deferred tax assets 765,000 841,000 Less valuation allowance (765,000) (841,000) --------- ---------- - - Deferred tax liability: Oil and gas properties, principally due to differences in basis and depreciation and depletion - - --------- --------- Net deferred tax asset $ - $ - ========= ========= No income tax expense or benefit has been recorded for the years ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 since the deferred income taxes that would have otherwise been provided were offset by the change in the valuation allowance for such net deferred tax assets. The Company is consolidated in Delta's income tax return and accounts for its income tax as if it filed a separate return. As Delta has a net operating loss carryforward and a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, the consolidation for income tax purposes has no financial statement impact to the Company. At June 30, 2003, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for regular and alternative minimum tax purposes of approximately $2,020,000. If not utilized, the tax net operating loss carryforwards will expire during the period from 2004 through 2023. If not utilized, approximately $1.0 million of net operating losses will expire over the next five years. F-13 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (5) Related Party Transactions Effective October 1, 1998, the Company and Delta entered into an agreement which provides for the sharing of management between the two companies. Under this agreement the Company pays Delta $25,000 per quarter for its share of rent, administrative, accounting and management services of Delta officers and employees. This agreement replaces a previous agreement which allocated similar expenses based on the Company's proportionate share of oil and gas production. The charges to the Company for the provision of services by Delta were $100,000 for the year ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001. The Company had a non-interest bearing receivable from Delta of $266,179 and $398,494 recorded as a reduction in equity at June 30, 2003 and 2002, respectively. On July 1, 2001, the Company sold all of its proved producing properties to Delta, which owns over 91% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares, for $107,045 in cash. The sale price was calculated as being an amount equal to the net present value of the estimated hydrocarbons beneath the properties using a discount rate of 10% as determined by independent third party engineers. Management believes that the terms of this transaction were no less favorable to the Company than could have been obtained from an independent third party. (6) Disclosures About Capitalized Costs, Costs Incurred and Major Customers Capitalized costs related to oil and gas producing activities are as follows: June 30, June 30, 2003 2002 ----------- ----------- Undeveloped offshore California properties $ 5,006,560 $ 5,006,276 Developed onshore domestic properties - - ----------- ----------- 5,006,560 5,006,276 Accumulated depreciation and depletion - - ----------- ----------- $ 5,006,560 $ 5,006,276 =========== =========== Costs incurred in oil and gas producing activities for the years ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001 are as follows: 2003 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- Unproved property acquisition costs $ 284 $ - $ - Intangible drilling costs $ - $ - $ 7,522 Exploration costs $ - $19,772 $17,482 F-14 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (6) Disclosures About Capitalized Costs, Costs Incurred and Major Customers (Continued) A summary of the results of operations for oil and gas producing activities, excluding general and administrative cost, for the years ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001 is as follows: 2003 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- Revenue: Oil and gas sales $ - $ - $67,738 Expenses: Lease operating - - 22,827 Depletion - - 10,608 Exploration - 19,772 17,482 ------ ------- ------- Results of operations of oil Gas producing activities $ - $(19,772) $16,821 ======= ======== ======= Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 131 "Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information" (SFAS 131) establishes standards for reporting information about operating segments in annual and interim financial statements. SFAS 131 also establishes standards for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers. The Company manages its business through one operating segment. As the Company had sold its producing properties at the beginning of fiscal year 2002, there were no 2003 and 2002 customers, but in 2001, sales to three major customers accounted for approximately 44%, 12% and 12% of oil and gas sales. (7) Information Regarding Proved Oil and Gas Reserves (Unaudited) Proved Oil and Gas Reserves. Proved oil and gas reserves are the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions, i.e., prices and costs as of the date the estimate is made. Prices include consideration of changes in existing prices provided only by contractual arrangements, but not on escalations based upon future conditions. F-15 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (7) Information Regarding Proved Oil and Gas Reserves (Unaudited), Continued (i) Reservoirs are considered proved if economic producibility is supported by either actual production or conclusive formation test. The area of a reservoir considered proved includes (A) that portion delineated by drilling and defined by gas-oil and/or oil-water contacts, if any; and (B) the immediately adjoining portions not yet drilled, but which can be reasonably judged as economically productive on the basis of available geological and engineering data. In the absence of information on fluid contacts, the lowest known structural occurrence of hydrocarbons controls the lower proved limit of the reservoir. (ii) Reserves which can be produced economically through application of improved recovery techniques (such as fluid injection) are included in the "proved" classification when successful testing by a pilot project, or the operation of an installed program in the reservoir, provides support for the engineering analysis on which the project or program was based. (iii) Estimates of proved reserves do not include the following: (A) oil that may become available from known reservoirs but is classified separately as "indicated additional reserves"; (B) crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, the recovery of which is subject to reasonable doubt because of uncertainty as to geology, reservoir characteristics, or economic factors; (C) crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, that may occur in underlaid prospects; and (D) crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids, that may be recovered from oil shales, coal, gilsonite and other such sources. Proved developed oil and gas reserves are reserves that can be expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods. Additional oil and gas expected to be obtained through the application of fluid injection or other improved recovery techniques for supplementing the natural forces and mechanisms of primary recovery should be included as "proved developed reserves" only after testing by a pilot project or after the operation of an installed program has confirmed through production response that increased recovery will be achieved. Proved undeveloped oil and gas reserves are reserves that are expected to be recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion. Reserves on undrilled acreage shall be limited to those drilling units offsetting productive units that are reasonably certain of production when drilled. F-16 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2001 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (7) Information Regarding Proved Oil and Gas Reserves (Unaudited), Continued Proved reserves for other undrilled units can be claimed only where it can be demonstrated with certainty that there is continuity of production from the existing productive formation. Under no circumstances should estimates for proved undeveloped reserves be attributable to any acreage for which an application of fluid injection or other improved recovery technique is contemplated, unless such techniques have been proved effective by actual tests in the area and in the same reservoir. A summary of changes in estimated quantities of proved reserves for the years ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001 are as follows: Onshore -------------------- GAS OIL (MCF) (BBLS) --------------------- Balance at June 30, 2000 166,999 2,201 Revisions of quantity estimates (25,299) (138) Production (11,630) (381) -------- ------ Balance at June 30, 2001 130,070 1,682 Sales of Producing Properties (130,070) (1,682) -------- ------ Balance at June 30, 2002 - - ======== ====== Balance at June 30, 2003 - - ======== ====== Proved developed reserves: June 30, 2001 130,070 1,682 June 30, 2002 - - June 30, 2003 - - F-17 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003 and 2002 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- (7) Information Regarding Proved Oil and Gas Reserves (Unaudited), Continued Future net cash flows presented below are computed using year-end prices and costs. The Company has no proved reserves at June 30, 2003 or June 30, 2002. As such, certain disclosures at June 30, 2003 and 2002 have been eliminated. Future corporate overhead expenses and interest expense have not been included. June 30, 2001 Future cash inflows $ 343,937 Future costs: Production 172,264 Development - Income taxes - ---------- Future net cash flows 171,673 10% discount factor 64,629 ---------- Standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows $ 107,044 ========== F-18 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO (A subsidiary of Delta Petroleum Corporation) Notes to Financial Statements Years Ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (7) Information Regarding Proved Oil and Gas Reserves (Unaudited), Continued The principal sources of changes in the standardized measure of discounted net cash flows during the year ended June 30, 2003, 2002 and 2001 are as follows: 2003 2002 2001 ---- ---- ---- Beginning of year $ - $ 107,044 $ 231,936 Sales of oil and gas produced during the period, net of production costs - - (44,911) Net change in prices and production costs - - (51,512) Changes in estimated future development costs - - - Revisions of previous quantity estimates, estimated timing of development and other - - (51,663) Sale of reserves in place - (107,044) - Accretion of discount - - 23,194 -------- --------- --------- End of year $ - $ - $ 107,044 ======== ========= ========= F-19 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have caused this Form 10-K to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver and State of Colorado on the 29th day of September, 2003 AMBER RESOURCES COMPANY OF COLORADO By: /s/ Roger A. Parker ---------------------------------------- Roger A. Parker, Chief Executive Officer By: /s/ Kevin K. Nanke --------------------------------------- Kevin K. Nanke, Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Signature and Title Date /s/ Aleron H. Larson, Jr. September 29, 2003 - ------------------------------- Aleron H. Larson, Jr., Director /s/ Roger A. Parker September 29, 2003 - ------------------------------- Roger A. Parker, Director /s/ Jerrie F. Eckelberger September 29, 2003 - ------------------------------- Jerrie F. Eckelberger, Director