United
States
Securities
and Exchange Commission
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form
10-Q
(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009
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o
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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Commissions
file number 001-12000
YASHENG
ECO-TRADE CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant - registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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13-3696015
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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9107
Wilshire Blvd., Suite 450, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(310)
461-3559
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(310)
461-1901
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Issuer’s
telephone number
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Issuer’s
facsimile number
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VORTEX
RESOURCES CORP.
(Former
name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed from last
report)
Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirement for the past 90 days. Yes x
No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive
Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation
S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
and post such files). Yes
o No x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non
accelerated filer o (Do not check if a
smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of Exchange Act). Yes o No x
State the
number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common equity,
as of the latest practicable date:
Common
Stock, $.001 par value
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113,430,807
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(Class)
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(Outstanding
at August 19. 2009)
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YASHENG
ECO-TRADE CORPORATION
(f/k/a
Vortex Resources Corp.)
INDEX
PART
I.
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Financial
Information
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements (Un-Audited)
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Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2009 and as of December 31,
2008
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3
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for
the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
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4
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' equity for the six months ended
June 30, 2009
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5
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Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30,
2009 and 2008
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6
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Notes
to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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Item
2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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33
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
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49
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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49
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PART
II.
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Other
Information
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51
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Signature
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52
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YASHENG
ECO-TRADE CORPORATION
(f/k/a
Vortex Resources Corp.)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
Amounts
in US dollars
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June
30,
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December
31,
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2009
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2008
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(Unaudited)
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(Audited)
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ |
2,737 |
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$ |
123,903 |
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Intangible,
debt discount on Notes with conversion option, current (Note
3)
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— |
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953,610 |
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Total
current assets from continued operations
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2,737 |
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1,077,513 |
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Note
- from discontinued operations (Notes 5, 12)
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600,000 |
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2,600,000 |
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Total
current assets
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602,737 |
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3,677,513 |
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Other
assets:
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Intangible,
debt discount on Notes with conversion option, net of current portion
(Note 3)
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— |
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731,101 |
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Note
receivable- From discontinued operations at present value (Note
5)
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1,500,000 |
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— |
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Total
assets from continued operations
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2,737 |
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1,808,614 |
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Notes
- from discontinued operations (Notes 5, 12)
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2,100,000 |
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2,600,000 |
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Total
assets
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$ |
2,102,737 |
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$ |
4,408,614 |
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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982,516 |
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813,064 |
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Convertible
notes payable to third party – current portion (Note 3)
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— |
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1,165,900 |
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Other
current liabilities
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88,336 |
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89,400 |
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Total
current liabilities
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1,070,852 |
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2,068,364 |
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Notes
Payable - Third Parties (Note 3)
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2,270,000 |
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2,474,000 |
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Total
liabilities
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3,340,852 |
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4,542,364 |
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Commitments
and contingencies (Notes 5, 6)
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— |
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— |
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Minority
interest in subsidiary’s net assets
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365,000 |
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525,000 |
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Stockholders'
equity
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Preferred
stock, 1,000,000 series B convertible, $1.20 stated value - Authorized and
outstanding 1,200,000
and 0 shares, respectively
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1,200,000 |
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1,200,000 |
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Common
stock, $.001 par value - Authorized 400,000,000 shares;
105,834,347
and 917,809 shares issued; 105,834,347 and 872,809 shares outstanding,
respectively
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105,834 |
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87,281 |
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Additional
paid-in capital
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94,428,981 |
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93,038,051 |
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Accumulated
deficit
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(97,310,895 |
) |
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(94,957,047 |
) |
Accumulated
other comprehensive loss
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(2,226 |
) |
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(2,226 |
) |
Treasury
stock – 100,000 and 1,279,893 common shares at cost, respectively (Note
9)
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(24,809 |
) |
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(24,809 |
) |
Total
stockholders' equity
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(1,603.115 |
) |
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(658,750 |
) |
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Total
liabilities and stockholders' equity
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$ |
2,102,737 |
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$ |
4,408,614 |
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See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
YASHENG
ECO-TRADE CORPORATION
(f/k/a
Vortex Resources Corp.)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(LOSS)
(Un-Audited)
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Six
Months Ended
June
30,
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2009
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2008
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Revenues
from discontinued operations
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$ |
2,300,000 |
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$ |
- |
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Cost
of revenues from discontinued operations
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2,785,000 |
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- |
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Operating
loss from discontinued operations
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(485,000 |
) |
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Operating
expenses
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Compensation
and related costs
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143,065 |
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184,384 |
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Consulting,
professional and directors fees
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271,370 |
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12,094,484 |
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Other
selling, general and administrative expenses
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87,301 |
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137,835 |
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Total
operating expenses ( Note 10)
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501,736 |
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12,416,703 |
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Operating
loss
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(986,736 |
) |
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(12,416,703 |
) |
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Interest
income
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211,567 |
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356,615 |
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Interest
expense
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(1,738,679 |
) |
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(811,960 |
) |
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Net loss before minority
interest (Note 10)
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(2,513,848 |
) |
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(455,345 |
) |
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Minority
interest of consolidated subsidiary
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|
160,000 |
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(5,148,860 |
) |
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Net
loss
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(2,353,848 |
) |
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(18,020,908 |
) |
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Other
comprehensive income
|
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— |
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— |
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Comprehensive loss (Note
10)
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$ |
(2,353,848 |
) |
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$ |
(18,020,908 |
) |
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Net income (loss) per share,
basic (Note 10)
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$ |
(.043 |
) |
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$ |
(346.00 |
) |
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Weighted average number of
shares outstanding, basic (Note 1)
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55,352,003 |
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52,036 |
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Net income (loss) per share,
diluted (Note 1)
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$ |
(.039 |
) |
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$ |
(
346.00 |
) |
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Weighted average number of
shares outstanding, diluted (Note 1)
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58,997,836 |
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|
52,036 |
|
See
accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements.
YASHENG
ECO-TRADE CORPORATION
(f/k/a
Vortex Resources Corp.)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(RESTATED
FOR 1:100 REVERSE SPLIT) AS OF JUNE 30, 2009
(Un-Audited)
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Other
|
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Preferred
Stock
|
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Common
Stock
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Additional
|
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Comprehensive
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Total
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Number
of
|
|
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Number
of
|
|
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Paid-in
|
|
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Accumulated
|
|
|
Income
|
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|
Treasury
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Stockholders'
|
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|
shares
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Amount
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Shares
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Amount
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Capital
|
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Deficit
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|
(Loss)
|
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|
Stock
|
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|
Equity
|
Balances,
December 31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
46,092 |
|
|
$ |
4,609 |
|
|
$ |
53,281,396 |
|
|
$ |
(38,289,630 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,226 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,117,711 |
) |
|
$ |
12,876,438 |
|
Compensation
charge on shares, options and warrants issued to
consultants
|
|
|
|
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|
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2,540 |
|
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|
254 |
|
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|
2,018,161 |
|
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|
|
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|
2,018,415 |
|
Treasury
stock - Open Market
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
(1030 |
) |
|
|
(103 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
(28,400 |
) |
|
|
(28,503 |
) |
Issuance
of preferred shares and subsequent conversion into common
shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
500,000 |
|
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|
50,000 |
|
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|
49,950,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
50,000,000 |
|
Issuance
of shares - common
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25,207 |
|
|
|
2,521 |
|
|
|
1,014,993 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
1,017,514 |
|
Conversion
of notes payable into common shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
450,000 |
|
|
|
45,000 |
|
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|
2,105,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
2,150,000 |
|
Cancellation
of treasury shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
(2,121,302 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
2,121,302 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Discount
on Note Payable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
1,907,220 |
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
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|
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|
1,907,220 |
|
Surrendered shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(150,000 |
)
0) |
|
|
(15,000 |
) |
|
|
(14,985,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(15,000,000 |
) |
Conversion
of note to Series B preferred
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,200,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(132,417 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,067,583 |
|
Net
loss for the period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56,667,417 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(56,667,417 |
) |
Balances, December
31, 2008
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,200,000 |
|
|
|
872,809 |
|
|
$ |
87,281 |
|
|
$ |
93,038,051 |
|
|
$ |
(94,957,047 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,226 |
) |
|
|
(24,809 |
) |
|
$ |
(658,750 |
) |
Conversion
of notes to common shares
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16,500,000 |
|
|
|
16,500 |
|
|
|
1,390,930 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,407,430 |
|
Shares
subscribed (Note
7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,161 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,161 |
|
Shares
subscribed (Note
7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
38,461,538 |
|
|
|
892 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
892 |
|
Net
loss for the period
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,353,848 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,353,848 |
) |
Balances, June
30, 2009
|
|
|
1,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,200,000 |
|
|
|
105,834,347 |
|
|
$ |
105,834 |
|
|
$ |
94,428,981 |
|
|
$ |
(97,310,895 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,226 |
) |
|
|
(24,809 |
) |
|
$ |
(1,603,115 |
) |
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
YASHENG ECO-TRADE
CORPORATION
(f/k/a
Vortex Resources Corp.)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Un-Audited)
|
|
Six
Months Ended
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Operating
activities from continuing operations
|
|
|
(76,166 |
) |
|
|
(687,817 |
) |
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
|
$ |
(76,166 |
) |
|
$ |
(687,817 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from investing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loan
advances to ERC
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(701,085 |
) |
Cash
proceeds received from Vortex Ocean 1 member
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
525,000 |
|
Cash
paid to Vortex Ocean 1 member
|
|
|
160,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Cash
proceeds received from former DCG
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
Net
cash used in investing activities
|
|
$ |
(160,000 |
) |
|
$ |
(166,085 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
flows from financing activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from bank loans
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
17,993 |
|
Proceeds
from related party
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
410,307 |
|
Proceeds
on Note payable, net
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Principal
payments on loan payable
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(200,000 |
) |
Payments
to acquire treasury stock
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
(3,594 |
) |
Proceeds
from issuance of stock
|
|
|
75,000 |
|
|
|
801,025 |
|
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
$ |
115,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,025,731 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(121,166 |
) |
|
|
171,829 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
123,903 |
|
|
|
369,576 |
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
2,737 |
|
|
$ |
541,405 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosure:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
paid for interest
|
|
|
(1,437 |
) |
|
$ |
(4,725 |
) |
Cash
received for interest
|
|
|
40,000 |
|
|
$ |
216,271 |
|
Summary
of non-cash transactions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non
cash Transaction : Notes payable converted to common stock
|
|
$ |
1,369,900 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Non
cash Transaction: Restricted Shares issued (Note 10)
|
|
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non
cash Transaction: Restricted Shares issued (Note 10)
|
|
|
38,461,538 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non
cash Transaction: Notes from selling subsidiary assets (Note
5)
|
|
|
2,100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
See
accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
YASHENG
ECO-TRADE CORPORATION
(f/k/a
Vortex Resources Corp.)
Notes
to Un-Audited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
1.
Organization and Business
Yasheng
Eco-Trade Corporation (f/k/a Vortex Resources Corp, a/k/a Emvelco Corp), is a
Delaware corporation and was organized on November 9, 1992. It was a development
stage company through December 1993. Yasheng Eco-Trade Corporation and its
consolidated subsidiaries are collectively referred to herein as “Yash” or
“Vortex” or the “Company”. Effective July 15, 2009, the Company
changed its name from Vortex Resources Corp. to Yasheng Eco-Trade
Corporation. In addition, effective July 15, 2009, the Company’s
quotation symbol on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board was changed from VXRC to
YASH.
The
Company’s headquarters are located in Beverly Hills, California, and its
operational offices located in West Hollywood, California.
Since
1997, the Company’s strategy has been the identification and acquisition of
undervalued assets within emerging industries for the purpose of consolidation
and development of these businesses and sale if favorable market conditions
exist. The Company’s objective is to find, acquire and develop
resources at the lowest cost possible and recycle its cash flows into new
projects yielding the highest returns with controlled risk. In 2008, the Company
focused on the mineral resources industry, commencing gas and oil sub-industry,
which was approved by its shareholders.
Due to
current issues in the development of the oil and gas project in Crockett County,
Texas, the board obtained in January 2009, a reserve report for the Company's
interest in Davy Crockett Gas Company, LLC (“DCG”) and Vortex Ocean One, LLC
(“Vortex One”) which report indicated that the DCG properties as being negative
in value. As a result of such report, the world and US recessions and the
depressed oil and gas prices, the board of directors elected to dispose of the
DCG property and/or desert the project in its entirely.
As a
result of the series of these acquisition transactions, the Company’s ownership
structure at June 30, 2009 is as follows (designated for sale – see subsequent
events):
100% of
DCG – discontinued operations
50% of
Vortex Ocean One, LLC - discontinued operations
About 7%
of Micrologic, (Via EA Emerging Ventures Corp)
In
connection with the Company continuing its focus of the acquisition,
exploration, and development of undervalued assets, the Company is now focusing
on the active development of a logistic center (the “Asian Pacific
Center”). In connection with these efforts, the Company entered a
contingent lease agreement for a “Big-Box” facility in Southern California (see
subsequent events).
In
connection with these efforts, the Company entered a term sheet with Yasheng
Group ("Yasheng"), a group of companies engaged in the agriculture, chemicals
and biotechnology businesses in the Peoples Republic of China and the export of
such products to the United States, Canada, Australia, Pakistan and various
European Union countries. In connection with the development of the
Asian Pacific Center, on January 20, 2009, the Company entered into a Term Sheet
(the "Term Sheet") with Yasheng Group. Yasheng purchased 80 acres of property
located in Victorville, California (the "Project Site") to be utilized for a
logistics center. It is intended that the Asian Pacific Center will be
implemented in two phases, first, the logistic centre, and then the development
of an eco-trade cooperation zone. As set forth in the Term Sheet, Yasheng has
received an option to merge all or part of its assets as well as the Project
Site into the Company. As an initial stage, Yasheng will contribute the Project
Site to the Company which will be accomplished through either the transferring
title to the Project Site directly to the Company or the acquisition of the
entity holding the Project Site by the Company. As consideration for the Project
Site, the Company will issue Yasheng 130,000,000 shares of common stock (on a
post reverse split basis). In addition, the Company will be required to issue
Capitol Properties, an advisor, 100,000,000 shares of common stock.
At the
second stage, if Yasheng exercises its option within its sole discretion, it may
merge additional assets that it owns into the Company in consideration for
shares of common stock of the Company. In the event that Yasheng exercises this
option, the number of shares to be delivered by the Company will be calculated
by dividing the value of the assets by the volume weighted average price for the
ten days preceding the closing date. The value of the assets contributed by
Yasheng will be based upon the asset value set forth in its audited financial
statements. On March 5, 2009, the Company and Yasheng implemented an
amendment to the Term Sheet pursuant to which the parties agreed to explore
further business opportunities including the potential lease of an existing
logistics center located in Inland Empire, California, and/or alliance with
other major groups complimenting and/or synergetic to the Vortex/Yasheng JV as
approved by the board of directors on March 9, 2009. Further, in accordance with
the amendment, the Company has agreed to issue 50,000,000 restricted shares to
Yasheng and 38,461,538 restricted shares to Capitol Properties (which holding
said shares for the benefit of Yasheng, and not claiming beneficial ownership)
in consideration for exploring the business opportunities, based on the
pro-ration set in the January Term Sheet. The shares of common stock were issued
based on the Board consent on March 9, 2009, in connection with this transaction
in a private transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Rule 506
promulgated there under. Yasheng (and Capitol Properties for this effect) are
accredited investors as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under
the Securities Act of 1933. The shares certificates issued, including
a legend which allow cancellation by the Company itself, in lieu of being issued
subject to agreements. In order to finalize any transaction with Yasheng,
Capitol Properties has agreed restructure its holdings as
necessary.
The above
transactions are subject to the drafting and negotiation of a final definitive
agreement, performing due diligence as well as board approval of the Company. As
such, there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to successfully close
the above transaction..
Effective
February 24, 2009, the Company affected a reverse split of its issued and
outstanding shares of common stock on a 100 for one basis. As a
result of the reverse split, the issued and outstanding shares of common stock
were reduced from 92,280,919 to 922,809. The authorized shares of common
stock remain as 400,000,000. All shares amounts in this filling
taking into effect said reverse, unless stated different. The Company issued
stock on a post-split basis during the six months ended June 30, 2009, resulting
in 105,834,347 shares issued and outstanding.
2.
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The
consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“US
GAAP”).
Basis
of consolidation
The
consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its
majority-owned subsidiaries and all variable interest entities for which the
Company is the primary beneficiary. All inter-company balances and transactions
have been eliminated upon consolidation. Control is determined based on
ownership rights or, when applicable, whether the Company is considered the
primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity.
Variable
Interest Entities
Under
Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 46 (revised
December 2003) “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“FIN 46R”), the
Company is required to consolidate variable interest entities (“VIE's”), where
it is the entity’s primary beneficiary. VIE's are entities in which equity
investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or
do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities
without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. The
primary beneficiary is the party that has exposure to a majority of the expected
losses and/or expected residual returns of the VIE.
Based on
the transactions, which were closed on November 2, 2007, the Company owned 58.3%
of Atia Group Limited (AGL) as of December 31, 2007. This interest
was divested as of effective January 1st, 2008
upon completion of the DCG acquisition transaction. Since the company is the
primary beneficiary through December 31, 2007, the financial statements of AGL
are consolidated into these 2007 financial statements. However, as of
January 1, 2008, the balance sheet and results of operations of AGL are not
consolidated into these financial statements. The Company previously
issued interim financial statements dated as of March 31, 2008 and for the three
month period ending March 31, 2008. Those financial statements
included the consolidation of the AGL. In accordance with
Financial Accounting Standards, FAS 154, Accounting Changes and Error
Corrections, the Company disclosed the accounting change results in
financial statements that are, in effect, the statements of a different
reporting entity. The change shall be retrospectively applied to the
financial statements of all prior periods presented to show financial
information for the new reporting entity for those periods.
Use
of estimates
The
preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with US GAAP
requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts
reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Fair
value of financial instruments
The
carrying values of cash equivalents, notes and loans receivable, accounts
payable, loans payable and accrued expenses approximate fair
values.
Revenue
recognition
The
Company applies the provisions of Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”)
Staff Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") No. 104, “Revenue Recognition in
Financial Statements” (“SAB 104”), which provides guidance on the recognition,
presentation and disclosure of revenue in financial statements filed with the
SEC. SAB 104 outlines the basic criteria that must be met to recognize revenue
and provides guidance for disclosure related to revenue recognition policies.
The Company recognizes revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement
exists, the product or service has been delivered, fees are fixed or
determinable, collection is probable and all other significant obligations have
been fulfilled.
Revenues
from property sales are recognized in accordance with Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate,”
when the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to the buyer, when the
consideration received can be reasonably determined and when the Company has
completed its obligations to perform certain supplementary development
activities, if any exist, at the time of the sale. Consideration is reasonably
determined and considered likely of collection when the Company has signed sales
agreements and has determined that the buyer has demonstrated a commitment to
pay. The buyer’s commitment to pay is supported by the level of their initial
investment, Vortex’ assessment of the buyer’s credit standing and the Company’s
assessment of whether the buyer’s stake in the property is sufficient to
motivate the buyer to honor their obligation to it.
Revenue
from fixed price contracts is recognized on the percentage of
completion method. The percentage of
completion method is also used for condominium projects in which the Company is
a real estate developer and all units have been sold prior to the completion of
the preliminary stage and at least 25% of the project has been carried out.
Percentage of completion is measured by the percentage of costs incurred to
balance sheet date to estimated total costs. Selling, general,
and administrative costs are charged to expense as incurred. Profit
incentives are included in revenues, when their realization is reasonably
assured. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted projects are made in the
period in which such losses are first determined, in the amount of the
estimated loss of the full contract. Differences between estimates and actual
costs and revenues are recognized in the year in which such differences are
determined. The provision for warranties is provided at certain percentage of
revenues, based on the preliminary calculations and best estimates of the
Company's management.
Cost
of revenues
Cost of
revenues includes the cost of real estate sold and rented as well as costs
directly attributable to the properties sold such as marketing, selling and
depreciation.
Real
estate
Real
estate held for development is stated at the lower of cost or market. All direct
and indirect costs relating to the Company's development project are capitalized
in accordance with SFAS No. 67 "Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental
Operations of Real Estate Projects". Such standard requires costs associated
with the acquisition, development and construction of real estate and real
estate-related projects to be capitalized as part of that project. The
realization of these costs is predicated on the ability of the Company to
successfully complete and subsequently sell or rent the property.
Treasury
Stock
Treasury
stock is recorded at cost. Issuance of treasury shares is accounted for on a
first-in, first-out basis. Differences between the cost of treasury shares and
the re-issuance proceeds are charged to additional paid-in capital.
Foreign
currency translation
The
Company considers the United States Dollar (“US Dollar” or "$") to be the
functional currency of the Company and its subsidiaries, the prior owned
subsidiary, AGL, which reports its financial statements in New Israeli Shekel.
(“N.I.S”) The reporting currency of the Company is the US Dollar and
accordingly, all amounts included in the consolidated financial statements have
been presented or translated into US Dollars. For non-US subsidiaries that do
not utilize the US Dollar as its functional currency, assets and liabilities are
translated to US Dollars at period-end exchange rates, and income and expense
items are translated at weighted-average
Rates of
exchange prevailing during the period. Translation adjustments are recorded in
“Accumulated other comprehensive income” within stockholders’ equity. Foreign
currency transaction gains and losses are included in the consolidated results
of operations for the periods presented.
Cash
and cash equivalents
Cash and
cash equivalents include cash at bank and money market funds with maturities of
three months or less at the date of acquisition by the Company.
Marketable
securities
The
Company determines the appropriate classification of all marketable securities
as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale or trading at the time of purchase, and
re-evaluates such classification as of each balance sheet date in accordance
with SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and
Equity Securities” (“SFAS 115”). In accordance with Emerging Issues Task
Force (“EITF”) No. 03-01, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and
Its Application to Certain Investment” (“EITF 03-01”), the Company assesses
whether temporary or other-than-temporary gains or losses on its marketable
securities have occurred due to increases or declines in fair value or other
market conditions.
The
Company did not have any marketable securities within continuing operations for
the period ended June 30, 2009 (other than Treasury Stock as
disclosed).
Property
and equipment
Property
and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. The Company
provides for depreciation of property and equipment using the straight-line
method over the following estimated useful lives:
Software
|
3
years
|
Computer
equipment
|
3-5
years
|
Other
furniture equipment and fixtures
|
5-7
years
|
The
Company’s policy is to evaluate the appropriateness of the carrying value of
long-lived assets. If such evaluation were to indicate an impairment of assets,
such impairment would be recognized by a write-down of the applicable assets to
the fair value. Based on the evaluation, no impairment was indicated in
accordance with SFAS No. 144, "Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets" (“SFAS 144”).
Equipment
purchased under capital leases is stated at the lower of fair value and the
present value of minimum lease payments at the inception of the lease, less
accumulated depreciation. The Company provides for depreciation of leased
equipment using the straight-
line
method over the shorter of estimated useful life and the lease term. During the
year ended December 31, 2008 and the period ended June 30, 2009, the Company did
not enter into any capital leases.
Recurring
maintenance on property and equipment is expensed as incurred.
Goodwill
and intangible assets
Goodwill
results from business acquisitions and represents the excess of purchase price
over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired at the acquisition date.
There was goodwill recorded in the transaction with AGL totaling $1.2 million as
of December 31, 2007. Since this subsidiary was divested as of
January 1, 2008 in compliance with the C Properties Agreement, this goodwill was
impaired during the first quarter of 2008 and presented as a consulting,
director and professional fees in the P&L. As a result of the acquisition of
DCG, the Company recorded Goodwill for a total of $49,990,000 as the former
members of DCG were given conversion rights under the preferred stock
arrangement for 50,000,000 common shares at a $1.00 price per share less the
contribution of $10,000.
In
accordance with SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”, goodwill
is tested for impairment annually and whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable.
Management evaluates the recoverability of goodwill by comparing the carrying
value of the Company’s reporting units to their fair value. Fair value is
determined based a market approach. For the year ended December 31,
2008, an analysis was performed on the goodwill associated with the investment
in DCG, and impairment was charged against the P&L for approximately $35.0
million.
Intangible
assets that have finite useful lives, whether or not acquired in a business
combination, are amortized over their estimated useful lives, and also reviewed
for impairment in accordance with SFAS 144. On July 22, 2007, the Company
entered into a $2 million note payable agreement with third party, which
included an option to convert the debt into equity. Accordingly, the
Company recorded in intangible assets related to the discount on the issuance of
debt. The estimated value of the conversion feature is approximately
$976,334, and will be reported as interest expense over the anticipated
repayment period of the debt. Said note was converted during August
2008 – as such all value of the conversion feature is approximately $976,334 was
recorded as interest expense.
The
Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with
Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund, Luxembourg ("Buyer") on September
25, 2008 for the sale of up to $2,750,000 in convertible notes (the "Notes").
The Company recorded an intangible asset related to the discount on the issuance
of debt. The estimated value of the conversion feature was approximately
$1,907,221 and will be reported as interest expense over the anticipated
repayment period of the debt. As reported under Legal proceedings on
the Company annual filling, the Company notified Trafalgar that Trafalgar is in
breech with regard to the services to be performed in accordance with the
$2,000,000 loan agreement. Pursuant to FASB 5, the $2,000,000 is
recorded as a liability on the balance sheet since the outcome of the legal
actions is undeterminable at this time. The Company filled a lawsuit against
Trafalgar, and as such all the value of the conversion feature was recorded as
interest expense in the first quarter of 2009.
As
disclosed in note 1, the Company issued 50,000,000 restricted shares to Yasheng
and 38,461,538 restricted shares to Capitol Properties (where Capitol Properties
holding said shares as agent for Yasheng) in consideration for exploring the
business opportunities. Said transaction is subject to the drafting and
negotiation of a final definitive agreement, performing due diligence, and as
such to both Yasheng shares include legend which allows the Company to cancel
said shares if the transaction is not completed. Upon finalization of the
transaction, the Company will record goodwill according to SFAS No.
142.
Comparative
periods
Due to
the financial investment in Gas and Oil activity, which commenced in May 2008
and the development of our logistic center operations, the consolidated
statements of operations for the periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 are not
comparable. Most of the 2008 operating activities have been divested,
see Note 5, and in order not to further confuse the readers, The Company did not
combine all the June 2008 operating expenses and present them as one number
under discontinued operations, but rather explain the change in the operating
activities in (ITEM 2) Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
Earnings
(loss) per share
Basic
earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing income (loss) attributable to
common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding
for the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share reflect the effect of dilutive
potential common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and warrants and
convertible preferred stock.
Comprehensive
income (loss)
Comprehensive
income includes all changes in equity except those resulting from investments by
and distributions to shareholders.
Income
taxes
Income
taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating
loss and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a
valuation allowance if it is more likely than not that some portion or all of
the deferred tax asset will not be realized. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities, are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable
income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a
change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the
enactment date.
Stock-based
compensation
Effective
January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R, “Share-Based
Payment” (“SFAS 123R”). Under SFAS 123R, the Company is required to
measure the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of
equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award. The measured
cost is recognized in the statement of operations over the period during which
an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award.
Additionally, if an award of an equity instrument involves a performance
condition, the related compensation cost is recognized only if it is probable
that the performance condition will be achieved.
Prior to
the adoption of SFAS 123R , the Company accounted for stock-based employee
compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting
Principles Board Opinion No. 25, “Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees”
(“APB 25”) and related interpretations, and chose to adopt the disclosure-only
provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 123,
“Accounting for Stock-based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”), as amended by SFAS No.
148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation — Transition and Disclosure”
(“SFAS 148”). Under APB 25, the Company did not recognize expense related to
employee stock options because the exercise price of such options was equal to
the quoted market price of the underlying stock at the grant date.
The
Company adopted SFAS 123R using the modified prospective method, which requires
the application of the accounting standard as of January 1, 2006, the first
day of the Company’s fiscal year 2006. Under this method, compensation cost
recognized during the year
ended December 31, 2006 includes: (a) compensation cost for all share-based
payments granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of January 1, 2006, based on
the grant date fair value estimated in accordance with the original provisions
of SFAS 123 and amortized on an straight-line basis over the requisite service
period, and (b) compensation cost for all share-based payments granted
subsequent to January 1, 2006, based on the grant date fair value estimated in
accordance with the provisions of SFAS 123R amortized on a straight-line basis
over the requisite service period. Results for prior periods have not been
restated.
The
Company estimates the fair value of each option award on the date of the grant
using the Black-Schulz option valuation model. Expected volatilities are based
on the historical volatility of the Company’s common stock over a period
commensurate with the options’ expected term. The expected term represents the
period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding and is
calculated in accordance with SEC guidance provided in the SAB 107, using a
“simplified” method. The risk-free interest rate assumption is based upon
observed interest rates appropriate for the expected term of the Company’s stock
options.
The
amount of $2,018,101 as total non-cash stock-based employee compensation
expense, included in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended
December 31, 2008, as Consulting, professional and directors fees (no such
expenses during the six months ended on June 30, 2009).
Recently Issued Adopted Accounting
Standards
In
December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 110 (“SAB 110”). SAB 110 amends and replaces
Question 6 of Section D.2 of Topic 14, “Share-Based Payment,” of the Staff
Accounting Bulletin series. Question 6 of Section D.2 of Topic 14 expresses the
views of the staff regarding the use of the “simplified” method in developing an
estimate of the expected term of “plain vanilla” share options and allows usage
of the “simplified” method for share option grants prior to December 31,
2007. SAB 110 allows public companies which do not have historically sufficient
experience to provide a reasonable estimate to continue to use the “simplified”
method for estimating the expected term of “plain vanilla” share option grants
after December 31, 2007. The Company will continue to use the “simplified”
method until it has enough historical experience to provide a reasonable
estimate of expected term in accordance with SAB 110.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(“SFAS”) 141-R, “Business Combinations.” SFAS 141-R retains the fundamental
requirements in SFAS 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (referred to
as the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an
acquirer to be identified for each business combination. It also establishes
principles and requirements for how the acquirer: (a) recognizes and
measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree;
(b) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business
combination or a gain from a bargain purchase and (c) determines what
information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate
the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141-R will
apply prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is
on or after the Company’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009. While the
Company has not yet evaluated the impact, if any, that SFAS 141-R will have on
its consolidated financial statements, the Company will be required to expense
costs related to any acquisitions after September 30, 2009.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, “Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements.” This Statement amends Accounting Research
Bulletin 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the
non-controlling (minority) interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation
of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is
an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as
equity in the consolidated financial statements. The Company has not yet
determined the impact, if any, that SFAS 160 will have on its consolidated
financial statements. SFAS 160 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2009.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS
157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having
previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the
relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any
new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements
issued
For
fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those
fiscal years. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position No. FAS
157–2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157”, which provides a one
year deferral of the effective date of SFAS 157 for non–financial assets and
non–financial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed
in the financial statements at fair value at least annually.
Therefore, effective January 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of SFAS
No. 157 with respect to our financial assets and liabilities only. Since
the Company has no investments available for sale, the adoption of this
pronouncement has no material impact to the financial statements.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — including an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure
many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. This statement
provides entities the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings
caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to
apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is effective as of the
beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007.
Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 159 and have chosen not
to elect the fair value option for any items that are not already required to be
measured at fair value in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States.
In
May 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events”. This Statement is
effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15,
2009. This Statement is intended to establish general standards of
accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date
but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.
It requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated
subsequent events and the basis for that date—that is, whether that date
represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be
issued. This disclosure should alert all users of financial statements
that an entity has not evaluated subsequent events after that date in the set of
financial statements being presented. This Statement should not result in
significant changes in the subsequent events that an entity reports—either
through recognition or disclosure—in its financial statements. This
Statement introduces the concept of financial statements being available to be
issued. It requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has
evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date, that is, whether that
date represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available
to be issued. This disclosure should alert all users of financial statements
that an entity has not evaluated subsequent events after that date in the set of
financial statements being presented.
Gas
Rights on Real Property, plant, and equipment
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization, based on cost less estimated salvage value of the
asset, are primarily determined under either the unit-of-production method or
the straight-line method, which is based on estimated asset service life taking
obsolescence into consideration. Maintenance and repairs, including planned
major maintenance, are expensed as incurred. Major renewals and improvements are
capitalized and the assets replaced are retired. Interest costs incurred to
finance expenditures during the construction phase of multiyear projects are
capitalized as part of the historical cost of acquiring the constructed assets.
The project construction phase commences with the development of the detailed
engineering design and ends when the constructed assets are ready for their
intended use. Capitalized interest costs are included in property, plant and
equipment and are depreciated over the service life of the related
assets.
The
Company used the “successful efforts” method to account for its exploration and
production activities. Under this method, costs are accumulated on a
field-by-field basis with certain exploratory expenditures and exploratory dry
holes being expensed as incurred. Costs of productive wells and development dry
holes are capitalized and amortized on the unit-of-production method. The
Company records an asset for exploratory well costs when the well has found a
sufficient quantity of reserves to justify its completion as a producing well
and where the Company is making sufficient progress assessing the reserves and
the economic and operating viability of the project. Exploratory well costs not
meeting these criteria are charged to expense. Acquisition costs of proved
properties are amortized using a unit-of-production method, computed on the
basis of total proved natural gas reserves. Significant unproved properties are
assessed for impairment individually and valuation allowances against the
capitalized costs are recorded based on the estimated economic chance of success
and the length of time that the Company expects to hold the properties. The
valuation allowances are reviewed at least annually. Other exploratory
expenditures, including geophysical costs, other dry hole costs and annual lease
rentals, are expensed as incurred.
Unit-of-production
depreciation is applied to property, plant and equipment, including capitalized
exploratory drilling and development costs, associated with productive
depletable extractive properties. Unit-of-production rates are based
on the amount of proved developed reserves of natural gas and other minerals
that are estimated to be recoverable from existing facilities using current
operating methods. Under the unit-of-production method, natural gas volumes are
considered produced once they have been measured through meters at custody
transfer or sales transaction points at the outlet valve on the lease or field
storage tank.
Gains on
sales of proved and unproved properties are only recognized when there is no
uncertainty about the recovery of costs applicable to any interest retained or
where there is no substantial obligation for future performance by the
Company’s. Losses on properties sold are recognized when incurred or when the
properties are held for sale and the fair value of the properties is less
than the carrying value. Proved oil and gas properties held and used
by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Assets
are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are identifiable cash flows
that are largely independent of the cash flows of other groups of
assets. The Company estimates the future undiscounted cash flows of
the affected properties to judge the recoverability of carrying amounts. Cash
flows used in impairment evaluations are developed using annually updated
corporate plan investment evaluation assumptions for natural gas commodity
prices. Annual volumes are based on individual field production profiles, which
are also updated annually. Cash flow estimates for impairment testing exclude
derivative instruments. Impairment analyses are generally based on proved
reserves. Where probable reserves exist, an appropriately risk-adjusted amount
of these reserves may be included in the impairment evaluation. Impairments are
measured by the amount the carrying value exceeds the fair value.
Restoration,
Removal and Environmental Liabilities
The
Company is subject to extensive federal, state and local environmental laws and
regulations. These laws regulate the discharge of materials into the
environment and may require the Company to remove or mitigate the environmental
effects of the disposal or release of natural gas substances at various
sites. Environmental expenditures are expensed or capitalized
depending on their future economic benefit. Expenditures that relate
to an existing condition caused by past operations and that have no future
economic benefit are expensed. Liabilities for expenditures of a non capital
nature are recorded when environmental assessments and/or remediation is
probable, and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Such liabilities are
generally undiscounted unless the timing of cash payments for the liability or
component is fixed or reliably determinable.
The
Company accounts for asset retirement obligations in accordance with SFAS No.
143, "Accounting for Asset
Retirement Obligations” (SFAS 143). SFAS 143 addresses accounting and
reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived
assets and the associated asset retirement costs. SFAS 143 requires
that the fair value of a liability for an asset's retirement obligation be
recorded in the period in which it is incurred and the
corresponding cost capitalized by increasing the carrying amount of
the related long-lived asset. The liability is accreted to its then
present value each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the
useful life of the related asset. The Company will include estimated
future costs of abandonment and dismantlement in the full cost amortization base
and amortize these costs as a component of our depletion expense in the
accompanying financial statements.
Business
segment reporting
Though
the company had minor holdings of real estate properties which have been sold as
of June 30, 2009, the Company manages its operations in one business segment,
the Resources, Logistic Development, Development and Mineral
business.
3.
Notes Payable and Debt Discount
Trafalgar:
The
Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with
Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund, Luxembourg ("Buyer") on September
25, 2008 for the sale of up to $2,750,000 in convertible notes (the
"Notes").
The Notes
bear interest at 8.5% with such interest payable on a monthly basis with the
first two payments due at closing. The Notes are due in full in September 2010.
As of the date hereof, the Company is obligated on the Notes issued to the Buyer
in connection with this offering. The Notes are a debt obligation arising other
than in the ordinary course of business, which constitute a direct financial
obligation of the Company. The Notes were offered and sold to the Buyer in a
private placement transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506
promulgated there under. The Buyer is an accredited investor as defined in Rule
501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
The
Company recorded an intangible asset related to the discount on the issuance of
debt. The estimated value of the conversion feature was approximately
$1,907,221. Per APB21, the discount was calculated using
the effective interest method. The Company considered prevailing
rates that borrowers with similar credit ratings and similar risks would have
obtained from other sources. The discount was amortized over the term
of the debt and reflected in interest expense in the consolidated statement of
operations and comprehensive income. The rate used for the
transaction was 5.83%.
The debt
conversion feature or discount can be found in the Consolidated Statements of
Shareholder’ Equity. EITF 00-19 – Intrinsic value of a conversion
feature – contingent conversion shows recording of the debt discount as an asset
separate from the note and also recorded as a component of shareholders’ equity
upon conversion. As reported under Legal proceedings, the Company
notified Buyer that Buyer is in breach with regard to the services to be
performed in accordance with the $2,000,000 loan agreement. A
complaint was filled by the Company in Los Angeles, California on April
2009. Up to the date of this filling, the Company failed to
serve Buyer in its Florida offices with said Complaint even though many attempts
were done. The Company continue its attempts to serve Buyer in Florida as well
as overseas Pursuant to FASB 5, the $2,000,000 is recorded as a liability on the
balance sheet since the outcome of the legal actions is undeterminable at this
time. The Company expensed the all conversion feature of $1,907,221 as interest
expense in these financials, and did not accrued interest on the notes, in lieu
of the company position that Trafalgar is in default, and complaint was filled.
The parties holding negotiations trying to resolve the issues without the needs
of court interfering.
Third
Parties:
The
Balance of $270,000 represents two investors which invested with the Company on
its prior DCG business, as passive investors during 2008.The Company and said
investors, negotiating in good faith the terms of said investment in lieu of the
Company dissolved its interest in DCG assets.
4.
Acquisitions
Davy
Crockett Gas Company, LLC
Based on
series of agreements which was formalized on May 1, 2008, the Company entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Exchange with DCG resulting in the acquisition of
DCG by the Company
Vortex
Ocean One, LLC
On June
30, 2008, the Company formed a limited liability company with Tiran Ibgui, an
individual ("Ibgui"), named Vortex Ocean One, LLC (the "Vortex One"). The
Company and Ibgui each own a fifty percent (50%) membership interest in Vortex
One. Per the operating agreement of Vortex One, any cash flow proceeds derived
from said transaction will be spilt 80% to Ibgui and 20% to the Company, until
Ibgui recover his original investment, and then after the parties will split
proceeds based on their equity interest (50/550). The Company is the Manager of
the Vortex One. Vortex One has been formed and organized to raise the funds
necessary for the drilling of the first well being undertaken by the Company's
wholly owned subsidiary DCG (as reported on the Company's Form 8-Ks filed on May
7, 2008 and May 9, 2008 and amended on June 16, 2008). The Company and Ibgui
entered into a Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement which sets forth
the description of the membership interests, capital contributions, allocations
and distributions, as well as other matters relating to Vortex
One. Mr. Ibgui paid $525,000 as consideration for his 50% ownership
in Vortex One and the Company issued 5,250 common shares at an establish $1.00
per share price for its 50% ownership in Vortex One. On October and November
2008, the Company entered into settlement arrangements with Mr. Ibgui, whereby
the Company agree to transfer the 5,250 common shares previously owned by Vortex
One to Mr. Ibgui in exchange for settlement of all disputes between the two
parties, as well as pledge and assigned the DCG 4 term assignments. On March
2009, Vortex One via exercise its pledge entered into a sale agreement with
third party with regards to the 4 term assignments. Said sale was given full
effect in these financial statements (see Dispositions).
5.
Dispositions
On August
19, 2008, the Company entered into a Final Fee Agreement (the “Consultant
Agreement”) with a third party, C. Properties Ltd. (“Consultant”). Pursuant to
the Consultant Agreement, the Company agreed with the Consultant to exchange the
Company’s interest in AGL as a final fee in connection with its DCG
acquisition. The Company had to pay Consultant certain fees in
accordance with the Consultant Agreement and the Consultant had agreed that, in
lieu of cash payment, it would receive an aggregate of up to 734,060,505 shares
of stock of the AGL.
On August
16, 2008 610 N. Crescent Heights, LLC, entered into a sale and escrow agreement
with third parties, for the sale of the real property located at 610 North
Crescent Heights, Los Angeles, for $1,990,000. Said escrow was closed as of
September 30, 2008.
On August
19, 2008, the Dickens LLC conveyed title and its AITD to third party, reversing
the Company’s joint venture with said third party, at no cost or liability to
the Company.
As of
March 2009 the board of directors of the company decided to vacate the DCG
project. Goodwill was impaired by approximately $35.0M in association with this
segment in the Company’s 2008 financials.
Due to
current issues in the development of the oil and gas project in Crockett County,
Texas, the board obtained a current reserve report for the Company's interest in
DCG and Vortex One (on January 2009), which report indicated that the DCG
properties as being negative in value. As a result of such report, the world and
US recessions and the depressed oil and gas prices, the board of directors
elected to dispose of the DCG property and/or desert the project in its
entirely.
On June
30, 2008, the Company formed Vortex One, a limited liability company, with Tiran
Ibgui, an individual ("Ibgui") as reported on the Company's 8-K. Said
agreements, in addition, included the assignment of its four leases in Crockett
County, Texas to Vortex One. As a condition precedent to Ibgui contributing the
required funding, Vortex One pledged all of its assets to Ibgui including the
leases. On October 29, 2008, the Company entered into settlement arrangements
with Mr. Ibgui, whereby the Company agreed to transfer the 5,250 common shares
previously owned by Vortex One to Mr. Ibgui. Further, in February 28, 2009,
Ibgui, as the secured lender to Vortex One, directed Vortex One to assign the
term assignments with 80% of the proceeds being delivered to Ibgui, as secured
lender, and 20% of the proceeds being delivered to the Company - as per the
original agreement. The transaction closed on February 28, 2009 in
consideration of a cash payment in the amount of $225,000, a 12 month promissory
note in the amount of $600,000 and a 60 month promissory note in the amount of
$1,500,000. Mr. Ibgui paid $25,000 fee, and from the net consideration of
$200,000 Mr. Ibgui paid the Company its 20% portion of $40,000 on March 3, 2009,
per the LLC operating agreement between the parties. No relationship exists
between Ibgui, the assignee of the leases and the Company and/or its affiliates,
directors, officers or any associate of an officer or director.
In the
following tables, the Company providing break-down of the balances associated
with discontinued operation, as appear in the financials:
|
|
Six months
ended June 30,
2009
|
|
|
Year ended
December 31,
2008
|
|
Discontinued
Operations – Current Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gas
Rights on Real property
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
2,600.000 |
|
Note
Receivable
|
|
|
600,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total
|
|
$ |
600,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,600,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
Operations – Non Current Assets:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Note
Receivable (in present value)
|
|
$ |
1,500,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued
Operations – Total Assets:
|
|
$ |
2,100,000 |
|
|
$ |
2,600,000 |
|
Per
APB21, discount on the note receivable was calculated using the effective
interest method. The Company considered prevailing rates that
borrowers with similar credit ratings and similar risks would have obtained from
other sources (8%) or approximately $98,000. The amount was reduced
from the sales price and included in operating loss from discontinued
operations.
Minority
interest in subsidiary’s net
As per
the above discloser, the net Minority interest in subsidiary per the operating
agreement instructions, and settlement agreements can be summarized as
following:
Original
Cash Investment
|
|
|
525,000.00 |
|
Proceeds
from sale
|
|
|
|
|
Gross
amount
|
|
|
(225,000.00 |
) |
Fee
paid by Ibgui
|
|
|
25,000.00 |
|
Company
Interest 20% Per operating Agreement
|
|
|
40,000.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
|
|
|
365,000.00 |
|
6.
Commitments and Contingencies
(a)
Employment Agreements
Effective
July 1, 2006, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement with
Yossi Attia as the President and provides for annual compensation in the amount
of $240,000, an annual bonus not less than $120,000 per year, and an annual car
allowance. During the quarter and years 2008 and 2007, Yossi Attia paid
substantial expenses for the Company and also deferred his salary. As of June
30, 2009, the Company owes Mr., Attia approximately 614 thousand dollars. As
disclosed on the Company prior fillings, Mr. Attia is providing the Company with
it’s needed working capital needs. On August 14, 2006, the Company amended the
agreement to provide that Mr. Attia shall serve as the Chief Executive Officer
of the Company for a term of two years commencing August 14, 2006 and granting
annual compensation of $250,000 to be paid in the form of Company shares of
common stock. The number of shares to be received by Mr. Attia is calculated
based on the average closing price 10 days prior to the commencement of each
employment year. No shares were issued to Mr. Attia to date.
On August
19, 2008, the Company entered into that certain Employment Agreement with Mike
Mustafoglu, effective July 1, 2008, pursuant to which Mr. Mustafoglu agreed to
serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company for a period of
five years. Mr. Mustafoglu will receive (i) a salary of $240,000; (ii) a
performance bonus of 10% of net income before taxes, which will be allocated by
Mr. Mustafoglu and other key executives at the sole discretion of Mr.
Mustafoglu; and (iii) a warrant to purchase 10 million shares of common stock of
the Company at an exercise price equal to the lesser of $.50 or 50%
of the average market price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 day
period prior to exercise on a cashless basis (the “Mustafoglu Warrant”). The
Mustafoglu Warrant shall be released from escrow on an equal basis over the
employment period of five years. As a result, 20,000 shares of the Mustafoglu
Warrant would vest per year. On December 24, 2008, Mike Mustafoglu
resigned as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vortex the Company to pursue
other business interests. The Company is currently evaluating its legal options
with respect to Mr. Mustafoglu.
Effective
July 16, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company approved that certain
Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting Agreement (the "M&A Agreement") between
the Company and TransGlobal Financial LLC, a California limited liability
company ("TransGlobal"). Pursuant to the M&A Agreement, TransGlobal agreed
to assist the Company in the identification, evaluation, structuring,
negotiation and closing of business acquisitions for a term of five years. As
compensation for entering into the M&A Agreement, TransGlobal shall receive
a 20% carried interest in any transaction introduced by TransGlobal to the
Company that is closed by the Company. At TransGlobal's election, such
compensation may be paid in restricted shares of common stock of the Company
equal to 20% of the transaction value. Mike Mustafoglu, who is the Chairman of
Transglobal Financial, was elected on July 28, 2008 at a special shareholder
meeting as the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. Further
to Mr. Mustafoglu resignation, that certain Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting
Agreement between the Company and TransGlobal Financial LLC, a California
limited liability company was terminated. Mr. Mustafoglu is the Chairman of
TransGlobal.
On April,
Mr. Darren C Dunckel resigned from the Company board of directors; in order to
persue other opportunities. Since then Mr. Dunckel consult the Company on a
project by project basis. The Company did not enter into agreement in writing
with Mr. Dunckel, and his expenses are reimbursed by the Company, as well as
compensation for his time, based on good faith discussion, per
project.
(b) AGL
Transaction:
Based on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007 AGL
become subsidiary of the Company. During 2008 via a fee agreement
with third party, the Company divested all its interest in AGL, effective
January 1, 2008, and the company financials reflect such disposal. During the
first quarter of 2009, third party (Upswing Ltd) filled a complaint in Israel
against AGL, Mr. Yossi Attia and Mr. Shalom Atia with regards to certain stock
certificates of which the Company was the beneficiary owner at the relevant
times. To date the company was not named as a party to said litigation. Mr.
Attia notify the Company that he hold it responsible to all the damages he may
suffer, as the underline assets which the litigation in Israel is concerning,
was an assets of the Company which was purchased by him from third party that
acquired said assets from the Company. As such, the Company examines its
potential legal actions.
As part
of the AGL closing, the Company undertook to indemnify the AGL in respect of any
tax to be paid by Verge, deriving from the difference between (a) Verge's
taxable income from the Las Vegas project, up to an amount of $21.7 million and
(b) the book value of the project in Las Vegas for tax purposes on the books of
Verge, at the date of the closing of the transfer of the shares of Verge to the
Company. Accordingly, the amount of the indemnification is expected
to be the amount of the tax in respect of the aforementioned difference, up to a
maximum difference of $11 million. The Company believes it as no exposure under
said indemnification. Atia Project undertook to indemnify AGL in respect of any
tax to be paid by Sitnica, deriving from the difference between (a) Verge's
taxable income from the Samobor project, up to an amount of $5.14 million and
(b) the book value of the project in Samobor for tax purposes on the books of
Sitnica, at the date of the closing of the transfer of the shares of Sitnica to
the Company. Accordingly, the amount of the indemnification is
expected to be the amount of the tax in respect of the aforementioned
difference, up
to a
maximum difference of $0.9 million. The Atia Project undertook to bear any
additional purchase tax (if any is applicable) that Sitnica would have to pay in
respect of the transfer of the contractual rights in investment real estate in
Croatia, from the Atia Project to Sitnica.
On April
29, 2008, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment No. 1") to that
certain Share Exchange Agreement between the Company and Trafalgar Capital
Specialized Investment Fund, ("Trafalgar"). Amendment No. 1 states that due to
the fact that the Israeli Securities Authority ("ISA") delayed the issuance of
the Implementation Shares issuable from the Atia Group to Trafalgar, that the
Share Exchange Agreement shall not apply to 69,375,000 of the Implementation
Shares issuable under the CEF. All other terms of the Share Exchange Agreement
remain in full force and effect. As the Company is in dispute with Trafalgar
(see Legal Proceedings), the Company believe it has no exposure under said
Amendment No. 1.
(c) Lease
Agreements
Future
minimum payments of obligations under operating lease at June 30, 2009 are as
follows:
The Company head office is located at
9107 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 450, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, based on a
month-to-month basis, paying $219 per month. The Company’s operation office is
located at 1061 ½ N Spaulding Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046, paying $2,500 per
month.
Future
minimum payments of obligations under operating lease at June 30, 2009 are as
follows:
2009
|
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
$ |
15,000 |
|
|
$ |
30,000 |
|
|
$ |
30,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
The
Company commenced negotiations about its lease terms in the West Hollywood
operation offices, seeking to reduce the monthly lease
payments.
(d) Legal
Proceedings
Except as
set forth below, there are no known significant legal proceedings that have been
filed and are outstanding or pending against the Company.
From time
to time, we are a party to litigation or other legal proceedings that we
consider to be a part of the ordinary course of our business. We are not
involved currently in legal proceedings other than detailed below that could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business,
prospects, financial condition or results of operations. We may become involved
in material legal proceedings in the future.
2007
Litigation - On February 14, 2007, the Company filed a complaint in the Superior
Court of California, County of Los Angeles against Yalon Hecht, a foreign
attorney alleging fraud and seeking the return of funds held in escrow, and
sought damages in the amount of approximately 250,000 Euros (approximately
$316,000 as of the date of actual transferring the funds), plus interest, costs
and fees. On April 2007, Mr. Hecht returned $92,694 (70,000 Euros on the date of
transfer) to the Company which netted $72,694. On June 2007, the
Company filed a claim seeking a default judgment against Yalon
Hecht. On October 25, 2007, the Company obtained a default judgment against
Yalon Hecht for the sum of $249,340.65. As of June 18, 2009, the Company has not
commenced procedures to collect on the default judgment.
Verge
Bankruptcy - On January 23, 2009, Verge Living Corporation (the “Debtor”), a
former wholly owned subsidiary of Atia Group Limited (“AGL), a former subsidiary
of the Company, filed a voluntary petition (the “Chapter 11 Petitions”) for
relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy
Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of California (the
“Bankruptcy Court”). The Chapter 11 Petitions are being administered
under the caption In re: verge Living Corporation, et al., Chapter 11 Case
No. ND 09-10177 (the “Chapter 11 Proceedings”). The Bankruptcy Court
assumed jurisdiction over the assets of the Debtors as of the date of the filing
of the Chapter 11 Petitions. The Debtors will continue to operate
their businesses and manage their properties as “debtors-in-possession” under
the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. On April
28, 2009, Chapter 11 Proceedings changed venue to the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Nevada, Chapter 11 Case No BK-S-09-16295-BAM. As
Debtor as well as its parent AGL were subsidiaries of the Company at time when
material agreements where executed between the parties, the Company may become
part of the proceeding.
Rusk
Litigation - In August 2008, Dennis E. Rusk Architect LLC and Dennis E. Rusk,
(“Rusk”) were terminated by a former affiliate of the Company. Rusk filed a
lawsuit against the Debtor, the Company and multiple other parties in Clark
County, Nevada, Case No. A-564309, whereby Rusk monetary damages for breach of
contract. The Company has taken the position that the Company will have no
liability in this matter as it never entered an agreement with Rusk. The court
handling the Verge bankruptcy entered an automatic stay for this
matter.
Trafalgar
Capital Litigation - The Company via series of agreements (directly or via
affiliates) with European based alternative investment fund - Trafalgar Capital
Specialized Investment Fund, Luxembourg (“Trafalgar”) established financial
relationship which should create source of funding to the Company and its
subsidiaries (see detailed description of said series of agreements in this
filling). The Company position is that the DCG transactions (among others) would
not have been closed by the Company, unless Trafalgar will provide the needed
financing needed for the drilling program. On December 4, 2008 in lieu of the
world economy crisis, the company addressed Trafalgar formally to summarize
amendment to exiting business practice and modification of terms for existing As
well as future financing. On January 16, 2009 based on Trafalgar default, the
Company sent to Trafalgar notice of default together with off-set existing
alleged notes due to Trafalgar to mitigate the Company losses. Representative of
the parties having negotiations, trying to resolve said adversaries between the
parties, with the Company position that in any event the alleged notes to
Trafalgar should be null and void by the Company. On April 14, 2009, the Company
filed a complaint in Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case
No. BC 411768_against Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund, Luxembourg
and its affiliates (which was served on June 5, 2009 via registered mail),
alleging breach of contract and fraud and alleged damages in the amount of
$30,000,000. While the Company believes its has meritorious claims,
it is not possible at this time to reasonably assess the outcome of the case or
its impact on the Company. The Company was advised by one of Trafalgar managers
that a complaint was filled by Trafalgar against the Company, and he (said
manager) believe that a default judgment was obtained. The Company was never
served with any complaint by Trafalgar, and is not aware of said alleged
judgment, or said alleged complaint, yet includes said information as was
brought to it by Trafalgar manger.
Navigator
- The Company entered into a registration rights agreement dated July 21, 2005,
whereby it agreed to file a registration statement registering the 441,566
shares of Company common stock issued in connection with the Navigator
acquisition within 75 days of the closing of the transaction. The Company also
agreed to have such registration statement declared effective within 150 days
from the filing thereof. In the event that Company failed to meet its
obligations to register the shares, it may have been required to pay a penalty
equal to 1% of the value of the shares per month. The Company obtained a written
waiver from the seller stating that the seller would not raise any claims in
connection with the filing of registration statement through May 30, 2006. The
Company since received another waiver extending the registration deadline
through May 30, 2007 without penalty. As of June 30, 2008 (effective March 31,
2008), the Company was in default of the Registration Rights Agreement and
therefore made a provision for compensation for $150,000 to represent agreed
final compensation (the "Penalty"). The holder of the Penalty subsequently
assigned the Penalty to three unaffiliated parties (the "Penalty Holders"). On
December 26, 2008, the Company closed agreements with the Penalty Holders
pursuant to which the Penalty Holders agreed to cancel any rights to the Penalty
in consideration of the issuance 66,667 shares of common stock to each of the
Penalty Holders. The shares of common stock were issued in connection with this
transaction in a private placement transaction made in reliance upon exemptions
from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and
Rule 506 promulgated there under. Each of the Penalty Holders is an accredited
investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities
Act of 1933.
Vortex
One - The Company via Vortex One commended its DCG’s drilling program, where
Vortex One via its member Mr. Ibgui, was the first cash investor. Since said
cash investment was done in July 2008, the Company defaulted on terms, period
and presentations (based on third parties presentations). Based on series of
defaults of third parties, Vortex One entered into a sale agreement with third
parties regarding specific 4 wells assignments. Per the terms of the sale,
Vortex One and the Company should be paid commencing May 1, 2009. Vortex One and
the Company agreed to give the Buyer a one time 60 days extension, and put them
on notice for being default on said notes. On July 7, 2009 the Buyer via it’s
operator issued the first payment to Ibgui of $3,357.37 represents production of
gas from 2 connected wells for several days of productions. Per the Company
agreement with Ibgui the sum of about $671 should be granted to the Company. The
Company and Ibgui learning the operator report, and in lieu of the non material
amount, no provision was made to income of $671 until the Company finish its
investigation of the subject.
On July
1, 2008, DCG entered into a Drilling Contract (Model Turnkey Contract)
("Drilling Contract") with Ozona Natural Gas Company LLC ("Ozona"). Pursuant to
the Drilling Contract, Ozona has been engaged to drill four wells in Crockett
County, Texas. The drilling of the first well commenced immediately at the cost
of $525,000 and the drilling of the subsequent three wells scheduled for as
later phase, by Ozona and Mr. Mustafoglu, as well as the wells locations. Based
on Mr. Mustafoglu negligence and executed un-authorized agreements with third
parties, the Company may have hold Ozona and others responsible for damages to
the Company with regards to surface rights, wells locations and further charges
of Ozona which are not acceptable to the Company.
On August
19, 2008, the Company entered into that certain Employment Agreement with Mike
Mustafoglu, effective July 1, 2008, pursuant to which Mr. Mustafoglu agreed to
serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company for a period of
five years. On December 24, 2008, Mike Mustafoglu resigned as Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the Company to pursue other business interests. Further,
that certain Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting Agreement between the Company
and TranGlobal Financial LLC, a California limited liability company (Mr.
Mustafoglu is the Chairman of Tran Global) was
terminated. The Company is currently evaluating its legal
options with respect to Mr. Mustafoglu.
(e)
Voluntarily delisting from The NASDAQ Stock Market
On June
6, 2008, the Company provided NASDAQ with notice of its intent to voluntarily
delist from The NASDAQ Stock Market, which notice was amended on June 10, 2008.
The Company is voluntarily delisting to reduce and more effectively manage its
regulatory and administrative costs, and to enable Company management to better
focus on its business on developing the natural gas drilling rights recently
acquired in connection with the acquisition of Davy Crockett Gas Company, LLC,
which was announced on May 9, 2008. The Company requested that its shares be
suspended from trading on NASDAQ at the open of the market on June 16, 2008,
which was done. Following clearance by the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority ("FINRA") of a Form 211 application was filed by a market maker in the
Company's stock.
(f)
Vortex Ocean One, LLC
On June
30, 2008, the "Company formed a limited liability company with Tiran Ibgui, an
individual ("Ibgui"), named Vortex Ocean One, LLC (the "Vortex One"). The
Company and Ibgui each own a fifty percent (50%) membership Interest in Vortex
One. The Company is the Manager of the Vortex One. Vortex One has been formed
and organized to raise the funds necessary for the drilling of the first well
being undertaken by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary. To date there has
been no production of the Well by Vortex One or DCG and a dispute has arisen
between the Parties with regards to the Vortex One and other matters, so in
order to fulfill its obligations to Investor and avoid any potential litigation,
Vortex One has agreed to issue the Shares directly into the name of the Ibgui,
as well as pledging the 4 term assignments to secure Mr. Ibgui investment and
future proceeds per the LLC operating agreement (where Mr. Ibgui entitled to 80%
of any future cash flow proceeds, until he recover his investments in full, then
after the parties will share the cash flow equally). Vortex one hereby agreed to
cause the transfer of the Shares to Investor and direct the transfer agent to
issue 5,250 Shares in the name of the Ibgui effective as of the Effective Date,
which is November 4, 2008.
(g)
Trafalgar Convertible Note:
In
connection with said note and as collateral for performance by the Company under
the terms of said note, the Company issued to Trafalgar 45,000 common shares to
be placed as security for said note. Said shares considered to be escrow shares,
and as such are not included in the Company outstanding common
shares.
(h)
Investment (and loans) in Affiliates, at equity
On June
14, 2006, the Company issued a $10 million line of credit to Emvelco RE Corp
(“ERC”). Outstanding balances bore interest at an annual rate of 12% and the
line of credit had a maximum borrowing limit of $10 million. Initially on
October 26, 2006 and then again ratified on December 29, 2006, the Board of
Directors of the Company approved an increase in the borrowing limit of the line
of credit to $20 million. The Board also restricted use of the funds to real
estate development. On November 2, 2007, the Company exercised the
Verge option to purchase a multi-use condominium and commercial property in Las
Vegas, Nevada, thereby reducing the amount outstanding by $10
million. Additionally, the Verge option required that the Company
pays The International Holdings Group (TIHG), the then parent of ERC, and
another $5 million when construction began on the Verge Project. As
of December 31, 2008, the Company has accrued and recorded that payment as a
reduction to this loan receivable balance. As of December 31, 2008,
the outstanding loan receivable balances by ERC and Verge were charged to bad
debt expense on the statement of operations, due to the Company change of
strategy, turmoil in the real estate industry including the sub-prime crisis and
world financial crisis, which among other factor lead Verge to file for
Bankruptcy protection.
(i)
Issuance of Preferred Stock:
The
Company entered into and closed an Agreement (the "TAS Agreement") with T.A.S.
Holdings Limited ("TAS") pursuant to which TAS agreed to cancel the debt payable
by the Company to TAS in the amount of approximately $1,065,000 and its 150,000
shares of common stock it presently holds in consideration of the Company
issuing TAS 1,000,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, which such
shares carry a stated value equal to $1.20 per share (the "Series B Stock"). The
Series B Stock is convertible, at any time at the option of the holder, into
common shares of the Company based on a conversion price of $0.0016 per share.
The Series B Stock shall have voting rights on an as converted basis multiplied
by 6.25. Holders of the Series B Stock are entitled to receive, when declared by
the Company's board of directors, annual dividends of $0.06 per share of Series
B Stock paid semi-annually on June 30 and December 31 commencing June 30, 2009.
In the event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of
Series B Stock will be entitled to receive, in preference to holders of common
stock, an amount equal to the stated value plus interest of 15% per
year.
The
Series B Stock restricts the ability of the holder to convert the Series B Stock
and receive shares of the Company's common stock such that the number of shares
of the Company common stock held by TAS and its affiliates after such conversion
does not exceed 4.9% of the Company's then issued and outstanding shares of
common stock.
The
Series B Stock was offered and sold to TAS in a private placement transaction
made in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2)
under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 promulgated there under. TAS is an
accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933. The Company filed its Certificate of Designation of
Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Preferred Stock with the State
of Delaware.
On March
2009 TAS notify the Company it intends to convert said Preferred Stock into
common stock (see subsequent events)
(j)
Status as Vendor with the Federal Government:
The
Company updated its vendor status with the Central Contractor Registration which
is the primary registrant database for the US Federal government that collects,
validates, stores, and disseminates data in support of agency acquisition
missions, including Federal agency contract and assistance awards.
(k)
Potential exposure due to AGL and Trafalgar Transaction:
On
January 30, 2008, AGL of which the Company was a principal shareholder notified
the Company that it had entered into two (2) material agreements (wherein the
Company was not a party but will be directly affected by their terms) with
Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund ("Trafalgar"). Specifically, AGL
and Trafalgar entered into a Committed Equity Facility Agreement ("CEF") in the
amount of 45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels (approximately US$12,000,000.00 per the
exchange rate at the Closing) and a Loan Agreement ("Loan Agreement") in the
amount of US $500,000 (collectively, the "Finance Documents") pursuant to which
Trafalgar grants AGL financial backing. The Company is not a party to the
Finance Documents. The CEF sets forth the terms and conditions upon which
Trafalgar will advance funds to AGL. Trafalgar is committed under the CEF until
the earliest to occur of: (i) the date on which Trafalgar has made payments in
the aggregate amount of the commitment amount (45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels);
(ii) termination of the CEF; and (iii) thirty-six (36) months. In consideration
for Trafalgar providing funding under the CEF, the AGL will issue Trafalgar
ordinary shares, as existing on the dual listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
(TASE) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in accordance with the CEF. As a
further inducement for Trafalgar entering into the CEF, Trafalgar shall receive
that number of ordinary shares as have an aggregate value calculated pursuant to
the CEF, of U.S. $1,500,000. The Loan Agreement provides for a discretionary
loan in the amount of $500,000 ("Loan") and bears interest at the rate of eight
and one-half percent (8½%) per annum. The security for the Loan shall be a
pledge of AGL’s shareholder equity (75,000 shares) in Verge Living
Corporation.
Simultaneously,
on the same date as the aforementioned Finance Documents, the Company entered
into a Share Exchange Agreement (the "Share Exchange Agreement") with Trafalgar.
The Share Exchange Agreement provides that the Company must deliver, from time
to time, and at the request of Trafalgar, those shares of AGL, in the event that
the ordinary shares issued by AGL pursuant to the terms of the Finance Documents
are not freely tradable on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange or the London Stock
Exchange. In the event that an exchange occurs, the Company will receive from
Trafalgar the same amount of shares that were exchanged. The closing and
transfer of each increment of the Exchange Shares shall take place as reasonably
practicable after receipt by the Company of a written notice from Trafalgar that
it wishes to enter into such an exchange transaction. To date, all of the
Company's shares in AGL are restricted by Israel law for a period of six (6)
months since the issuance date, and then such shares may be released in the
amount of one percent (1%) (From the total outstanding shares of AGL which is
the equivalent of approximately 1,250,000 shares per quarter), subject to volume
trading restrictions.
Further
to the signing of the investment agreement with Trafalgar, the board of
directors of AGL decided to allot Trafalgar 69,375,000 ordinary shares of AGL,
no par value each (the "offered shares") which, following the allotment, will
constitute 5.22% of the capital rights and voting rights in AGL, both
immediately following the allotment and fully diluted.
The
offered shares will be allotted piecemeal, at the following dates: (i)
18,920,454 shares will be allotted immediately following receipt of approval of
the stock exchange to the listing for trade of the offered shares. (ii)
25,227,273 of the offered shares will be allotted immediately following receipt
of all of the necessary approvals in order for the offered shares to be swapped
on 30 April 2008 against a quantity of shares equal to those held by Emvelco
Corp. at that same date.
The
balance of the offered shares, a quantity of up to 25,277,273 shares, will be
allotted immediately after receipt of the approval of the Israel Securities
Authority for the issuance of a shelf prospectus. Notwithstanding, if
the approval of the shelf prospectus will not be granted by the Israel
Securities Authority by the beginning of May 2008, only 12,613,636 shares will
be allotted to Trafalgar at that same date.
Despite
assurances from Trafalgar to both AGL and Verge that the Share Exchange
Agreement ("SEA") was legally permitted in Israel, AGL and Trafalgar could not
implement the above transaction because of objections of the Israeli Securities
Authority to the SEA, and, therefore, AGL caused Verge to pay off the original
loan amount plus interest accrued and premium for early pay-off, transaction
that AGL had entered into.
Trafalgar
is an unrelated third party comprised of a European Euro Fund registered in
Luxembourg. The Company, its subsidiaries, officers and directors are not
affiliates of Trafalgar.
(l) International
Treasure Finders Incorporated
On
January 13, 2009, the Company entered into a Non Binding Term Sheet (the "Term
Sheet") to enter into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Grand Pacaraima
Gold Corp. ("Grand"), which owns 80% of the issued and outstanding securities of
International Treasure Finders Incorporated to acquire certain oil and gas
rights on approximately 481 acres located in Woodward County,
Oklahoma (the "Woodward County Rights"). In consideration for the
Woodward County Rights, the Company will pay Grand an amount equal to 50% of the
current reserves. The consideration shall be paid half in shares of common stock
of the Company and half in the form of a note. The number of shares to be
delivered by the Company will be calculated based upon the volume weighted
average price ("VWAP") for the ten days preceding the closing date. The note
will mature on December 31, 2009 and carry interest of 9% per annum payable
monthly. In addition, the note will be convertible into shares of common stock
of the Company at a 10% discount to the VWAP for the ten days preceding
conversion. At the Company election, the Company may enter into this transaction
utilizing a subsidiary to be traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange. On February 3,
2009, the Company announced it has expanded negotiations to purchase all of the
outstanding shares of International Treasure Finders Incorporated. The above
transaction is subject to the receipt of a reserve report, drafting and
negotiation of a final definitive agreement, performing due diligence as well as
board approval of the Company. As such, there is no guarantee that the Company
will be able to successfully close the above transaction. Dr. Gregory Rubin, a
director of the Company, is an affiliate of ITFI and, as a result, voided
himself from any discussions regarding this matter.
(m)
Reverse Split
Effective
February 24, 2009, the Company affected a reverse split of its issued and
outstanding shares of common stock on a 100 for one basis. As a
result of the reverse split, the issued and outstanding shares of common stock
will be reduced from 92,280,919 to 922,809. The authorized shares of
common stock will remain as 400,000,000. The shareholders holding a majority of
the issued and outstanding shares of common stock and the board of directors
approved the reverse split on November 24, 2008. In addition,
a new
CUSIP was issued for the Company's common stock which is 92905M
203. The symbol of the Company was changed from VTEX into
VXRC. The Company issued stock on a post-split basis during the six
months ended June 30, 2009, resulting in 105,834,347 shares issued and
outstanding.
(n) Name Changed
Effective
July 15, 2009, the Company changed its name from Vortex Resources Corp. to
Yasheng Eco-Trade Corporation. In addition, effective July 15, 2009,
the Company’s quotation symbol on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board was
changed from VXRC to YASH. In addition to the name changed, a new CUSIP number
was issued for the Company’s common stock which is 985085109.
(o) Further business
opportunities and/or alliance with other major groups complimenting and/or
synergetic to the Company/Yasheng LOI as disclosed before:
As
disclosed before, on March 5, 2009, the Company and Yasheng implemented an
amendment to the Term Sheet pursuant to which the parties agreed to explore
further business opportunities including the potential lease of an existing
logistics center located in Inland Empire, California, and/or alliance with
other major groups complimenting and/or synergetic to the Vortex/Yasheng JV as
approved by the board of directors on March 9, 2009. In connection to this
amendment the Company entered agreements or arrangement or negotiations as
followings:
(i) On
May 5, 2009 the Company commenced process to change its name, a process which
was finalized on July 15, 2009.
(ii) On
May 2009 the Company developed a strategy with UFX Bank, through an arrangement
with third party, to provide export currency hedging for Yasheng.
(iii) On
June 2009 the Company engaged Legend Transportation Group (“Legend”) to consult
on the development of its Logistic Center. Legend has been hired to provide
expertise in transportation management systems. Common carrier service, full
truck load brokerage, expedites services, pool distribution and small carrier
evaluation.
(iv) On
June 2009 the Company engaged team of brokers of Colliers International as
exclusive agents to evaluate the real estate market in Southern California and
negotiate to purchase or lease existing logistic center (See subsequent events
in regard to lease agreement that was executed).
(v) On
June 2009 the Company signed an agreement creating the Yasheng Group Russia, as
part of a joint venture with Create Agrogroup Zao (“Create”), which will be
developing an Eco-Trade Distribution and logistic center in Russia similar to
the one the Company is currently developing on Southern California. The first
stage of the development is a Stock Breading Complex in the Russian Federation.
Create presented the Company with certain 220 acres of land, and recently got
approval from the local authorities to begin the development. It is expected to
be built out in three stages over five years an an estimate budget provided by
Create of $186 millions.
The
closing of the any of the above described business opportunities by the Company
will require the completion of definitive documentations and completion of due
diligence by the Company. Final closings are subject to approval of
the final definitive agreements by the Boards of Directors of the
Company. There is no guarantee that the parties will reach final
agreements or that the transactions will close on the terms set forth
above
In
connection with further opportunities and/or alliance with other major groups
complimenting and/or synergetic to the Company, See subsequent
events.
7.
Stockholders’ Equity
Common
Stock:
On
February 14, 2008, the Company raised Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000)
in connection with a private offeringto various accredited investors. The
offering is for Company common stock which was issued as "restricted securities"
at $1.00 per share. The money raised was used for working capital and business
operations of the Company. The private offering was done pursuant to Rule 506. A
Form D has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in compliance
with Rule 506 for each Private Placement.
On March
30, 2008, the Company raised $200,000 from a private offering. The private
placement was for Company common stock which shall be "restricted securities",
which was sold at $1.00 per share. The offering included 200,000 warrants to be
exercised at $1.50 for two years (for 200,000 shares of Company common stock),
and additional 200,000 warrants to be exercised at $2.00 for four years (for
200,000 shares of Company common stock). The money raised from the sale of the
Company’s securities was used for working capital and business operations of the
Company. The sale of the securities was done pursuant to Rule 506. A Form D has
been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission in compliance with Rule
506 for the sale of securities. The investor is D’vora Greenwood (Attia), the
sister of Mr. Yossi Attia. Mr. Attia did not participate in the board meeting
which approved this transaction.
On May 6,
2008 the Company issued 5,000 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per
share, to Stephen Martin Durante in accordance with the instructions provided by
the Company pursuant to the 2004 Employee Stock Incentive Plan registered on
Form S-8 Registration.
On June
6, 2008, the Company raised $300,000 from the private offering pursuant to a
Private Placement Memorandum ("PPM"). The private placement was for Company
common stock which shall be "restricted securities" and were sold at $1.00 per
share. The money raised from the private placement of the Company’s shares was
used for working capital and business operations of the Company. The PPM was
done pursuant to Rule 506. A Form D has been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in compliance with Rule 506 for each Private Placement.
Based on information presented to the Company, and in lieu of the Company
position which was sent to the investor on June 18, 2008 the investor is in
default for not complying with his commitment to invest an additional $225,000
and the Company vested said 3,000 shares under a trustee.
On June
11, 2008, the Company entered into a Services Agreement with Mehmet Haluk Undes
(the "Undes Services Agreement") pursuant to which the Company engaged Mr. Undes
for purposes of assisting the Company in identifying, evaluating and structuring
mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances in
Southeast Europe, Middle East and the Turkic Republics of Central Asia. Pursuant
to the Undes Services Agreement, Mr. Undes has agreed to provide the Company
services related to the identification, evaluation, structuring, negotiating and
closing of business acquisitions, identification of strategic partners as well
as the provision of legal services. The term of the agreement is for five years
and the Company has agreed to issue Mr. Undes 5,250 shares of common stock that
was issued on August 15, 2008.
On June
30, 2008 and concurrent with the formation and organization of Vortex One,
whereby the Company contributed 5,250 shares of common stock (the "Vortex One
Shares"), a common stock purchase warrant purchasing 2,000 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share (the "Vortex One Warrant") and the
initial well that the Company drilled. Mr. Ibgui contributed
$525,000. The Vortex One warrants were immediately transferred to Ibgui. Eighty
percent (80%) of all available cash flow shall be initially contributed to Ibgui
until the full $525,000 has been repaid and the Company shall receive the
balance. Following the payment of $525,000 to Ibgui, the cash flow shall be
split equally.
In July
2008, the Company issued 160 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par
value per share, to Robin Ann Gorelick, the Company Secretary, in accordance
with the instructions provided by the Company pursuant to the 2004 Employee
Stock Incentive Plan registered on Form S-8 Registration.
On July
28, 2008, the Company held a special meeting of the shareholders for four
initiatives, consisting of approval of a new board of directors, approval of the
conversion of preferred shares to common shares, an increase in the authorized
shares and a stock incentive plan. All initiatives were approved by the majority
of shareholders. The 2008 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "2008
Incentive Plan") authorized the board to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of Common
Stock under the plan.
On August
23, 2008, the Company issued 1,000 shares of its common stock 0.001 par value
per share, to Robert M. Yaspan, the Company lawyer, in accordance with the
instructions provided by the Company pursuant to the 2008 Employee Stock
Incentive Plan registered on Form S-8 Registration.
On August
8, 2008, assigned holders of the Undes Convertible Note gave notices to the
Company of their intention to convert their original note dated June 5, 2007
into 250,000 common shares of the Company. The portion of the accrued interest
from inception of the note in the amount of $171,565 was not converted into
shares. The Company accepted these notices and issued the said
shares.
On August
1, 2008, all holders of the Company’s preferred stock notified the Company about
converting said 100,000 preferred stock into 500,000 common shares of the
Company. The conversion of preferred shares to common shares marks the
completion of the acquisition of Davy Crockett Gas Company, LLC. The Company
accepted such notice and instructed the Company’s transfer agent on August 15,
2008 to issue said 500,000 common shares to the former members of DCG, as
reported and detailed on the Company’s 14A filings.
Based
upon a swap agreement dated August 19, 2008, which was executed between C.
Properties Ltd. (“C. Properties”) and KSD Pacific, LLC (“KSD”), which is
controlled by Mr. Yossi Attia Family Trust, where KSD will sell to C.
Properties, and C. Properties will purchase from KSD, all its holdings of the
Company which amount to 15,056 shares of common stock of the Company for a
purchase price of 734,060,505 shares of common stock of AGL.
In
connection of selling a convertible note to Trafalgar (see further disclosures
in this report ), the Company issued on September 25, 2008 the amount of 547
common shares at $0.001 par value per share to Trafalgar as a fee. As part of
collateral to said note, the Company issued to Trafalgar 45,000 common stock
0.001 par values per shares, as security for the Note. Said shares consider
being escrow shares, and accordingly are not included in the outstanding common
shares of the company.
On
November 4, 2008, the Company issued 2,540 shares of its common stock 0.001 par
value per share, to one consultant (2,000 shares) and two employees (540
shares), in accordance with the instructions provided by the Company pursuant to
the 2008 Employee Stock Incentive Plan registered on Form S-8
Registration.
On
December 5, 2008 the Company cancelled 150,000 of its common shares held by
certain shareholder, per comprehensive agreement detailed in this report under
Preferred Stock section. Said shares were surrendered to the Company secretary
for cancellation.
On
December 26, 2008, the Company closed agreements with the Penalty Holders
pursuant to which the Penalty Holders agreed to cancel any rights to the Penalty
in consideration of the issuance 66,667 shares of common stock to each of the
Penalty Holders, totaling in issuing 200,000 of the Company common shares. The
shares of common stock were issued in connection with this transaction in a
private placement transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506
promulgated there under. Each of the Penalty Holders is an accredited investor
as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933.
On
January 23, 2009, the Company completed the sale of 50,000 shares of the
Company's common stock to one accredited investor for net proceeds of $75,000
(or $0.015 per common share). The shares of common stock were issued in
connection with this transaction in a private placement transaction made in
reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the
Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 promulgated there under. The investor is an
accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933.
As
reported by the Company on its Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2008, Star Equity
Investments, LLC (“Star”) entered, on September 1, 2008, into that certain
Irrevocable Assignment of Promissory Note, which resulted in Star being a
creditor of the Company with a loan payable by the Company in the amount of
$1,000,000 (the “Debt”). No relationship exists between Star and the Company
and/or its affiliates, directors, officers or any associate of an officer or
director. On March 11, 2009, the Company entered and closed an
agreement with Star pursuant to which Star agreed to convert all principal and
interest associated with the Debt into 8,500,000 shares of common stock and
released the Company from any further claims.
On March
5, 2009, the Company and Yasheng implemented an amendment to the Term Sheet
pursuant to which the parties agreed to explore further business opportunities
including the potential lease of an existing logistics center located in Inland
Empire, California, and/or alliance with other major groups complimenting and/or
synergetic to the Vortex/Yasheng JV as approved by the board of directors on
March 9, 2009. Further, in accordance with the amendment, the Company has agreed
to issue 50,000,000 shares to Yasheng and 38,461,538 shares to Capitol
Properties (which acting as agent for Yasheng, and has no beneficial ownership
to said shares) in consideration for exploring the business opportunities, based
on the pro-ration set in the January Term Sheet. The shares of common stock were
issued based on the Board consent on March 9, 2009, in connection with this
transaction in a private transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or
Rule 506 promulgated there under. Yasheng and Capitol are accredited investors
as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933. The shares certificates issued, including a legend which
allow cancellation by the Company itself, in lieu of being issued subject to
agreements. In order to finalize any transaction with Yasheng, Capitol
Properties has agreed restructure its holdings as necessary.
As the
Yasheng transaction is subject to finalization, and its shares including legend
which at certain terms allow cancellation by the Company, until said transaction
will be finalized, the Company recorded said issuing as following:
|
|
Number of
shares
|
|
|
Amount
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yasheng
shares subscribed
|
|
|
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,161 |
|
Capitol
shares subscribed
|
|
|
|
38,461,538 |
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|
$ |
892 |
|
Total
|
|
|
|
88,461,538 |
|
|
$ |
2,053 |
|
As
reported by Company on its Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2008, Star entered,
on September 1, 2008, into that certain Irrevocable Assignment of Promissory
Note, which resulted in Star being a creditor of the Company with a loan payable
by the Company in the amount of $1,000,000 (the "Debt"). No relationship exists
between Star and the Company and/or its affiliates, directors, officers or any
associate of an officer or director. On March 11, 2009, the Company entered and
closed an agreement with Star pursuant to which Star agreed to convert all
principal and interest associated with the Debt into 8,500,000 shares of common
stock and released the Company from any further claims. The shares of common
stock were issued in connection with this transaction in a private placement
transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to
Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Rule 506 promulgated
hereunder. Each of the parties are accredited investors as defined in Rule 501
of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
On
October 1, 2008, the Company entered into a short term note payable (6 month
maturity) with AP – a foreign Company controlled by Shalom Atia (the brother of
Yossi Attia, the Company CEO – the “Holder”), a third party, for $330,000. The
note bears 12% interest commencing October 1, 2008 and can be converted
(including interest) into common shares of the Company at an established
conversion price of $0.015 per share. Holder has advised that it has no desire
to convert the AP Note into shares of the Company’s common stock at $1.50 per
share at this time as the Company’s current bid and ask is $0.23 and $0.72,
respectively, and there is virtually no liquidity in the Company’s common stock.
The Company is in default on the AP Note, and Holder has threatened to commence
litigation if it not paid in full. The Company does not have the cash resources
to pay off the AP Note due to current capital constraints. Holder has agreed
that it is willing to convert the AP Note if the conversion price is reset to
$0.04376 resulting in the issuance of 8,000,000 shares of common stock (the
“Shares”) of the Company or 7.56% of the Company assuming 105,884,347 shares of
common stock outstanding (97,884,347 as of May 7, 2009 plus 8,000,000 shares
issued to Holder). The parties entered a settlement agreement in May
2009. The agreement with AP was approved by the Board of Directors
where Mr. Yossi Attia has abstained from voting due to a potential conflict of
interest.
Earnings (Loss) Per
Share
Below is
a reconciliation of earnings (loss) per share and weighted average common
shares outstanding for purposes of calculating basic and diluted earnings
(loss) per share as of the six months ended June 30:
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
Net
Loss from continuing operations
|
|
|
(2,353,848 |
) |
|
|
(18,020,908 |
) |
Weighted
average shares outstanding, basic
|
|
|
55,352,003 |
|
|
|
52,036,000 |
|
Convertible
preferred stock –if converted (diluted) - 6.25 to 1 (see
preferred stock below)
|
|
|
3,645,833 |
|
|
|
— |
|
Weighted
average shares for purpose of computing diluted loss per
share
|
|
|
58,997,836 |
|
|
|
52,036,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding, basic (1:100 reverse
split)
|
|
|
55,352,003 |
|
|
|
52,036 |
|
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding, diluted (1:100 reverse
split)
|
|
|
58,997,836 |
|
|
|
52.036 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
Loss per share, basic
|
|
|
(.043 |
) |
|
|
(346.00 |
) |
Net
Loss per share, diluted
|
|
|
(.039 |
) |
|
|
(346.00 |
) |
Preferred
Stock:
Series A - As disclosed in
Form 8-Ks filed on May 7, 2008 and May 9, 2008, on May 1, 2008, the Company
entered into an Agreement and Plan of Exchange (the "DCG Agreement") with DCG
and the members of DCG Members. Pursuant to the DCG Agreement, the Company
acquired and, the DCG Members sold, 100% of the outstanding securities in DCG.
DCG is a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of
Nevada and headquartered in Bel Air; California is a newly formed designated LLC
which holds certain development rights for gas drilling in Crockett County,
Texas. In consideration for 100% of the outstanding securities in
DCG, the Company issued the DCG Members promissory notes in the aggregate amount
of $25,000,000 payable together with interest in May 2010 (the "DCG Notes"). On
August 1, 2008, all holders of the Company’s preferred stock Series A, notified
the Company of their intention to convert said 100,000 preferred stock into
500,000 common shares of the Company. The conversion of preferred shares to
common shares marks the completion of the acquisition of DCG. The Company
accepted such notice and instructed the Company’s transfer agent on August 15,
2008 to issue said common shares to the former members of DCG, as reported and
detailed on the Company’s 14A filings.
Series B - On December 5, 2008
the Company entered into and closed end Agreement with T.A.S. Holdings Limited
("TAS") (the "TAS Agreement") pursuant to which TAS agreed to cancel the debt
payable by the Company to TAS in the amount of approximately $1,065,000 and its
150,000 shares of common stock it presently holds in consideration of the
Company issuing TAS 1,000,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock,
which such shares carry a stated value equal to $1.20 per share (the "Series B
Stock"). The Series B Stock is convertible, at any time at the option of the
holder, into common shares of the Company based on a conversion price of $0.0016
per share. The Series B Stock shall have voting rights on an as converted basis
multiplied by 6.25. Holders of the Series B Stock are entitled to receive, when
declared by the Company's board of directors, annual dividends of $0.06 per
share of Series B Stock paid semi-annually on June 30 and December 31 commencing
June 30, 2009. The preferred shares were converted to common stock subsequent to
period end and dilution is included in EPS calculation above (see subsequent
events).
In the
event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of Series B
Stock will be entitled to receive, in preference to holders of common stock, an
amount equal to the stated value plus interest of 15% per year. The Series B
Stock restricts the ability of the holder to convert the Series B Stock and
receive shares of the Company's common stock such that the number of shares of
the Company common stock held by TAS and its affiliates after such conversion
does not exceed 4.9% of the Company's then issued and outstanding shares of
common stock. The Series B Stock was offered and sold to TAS in a private
placement transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506
promulgated there under. TAS is an accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933. The Company filed its
Certificate of Designation of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B
Preferred Stock with the State of Delaware.
8.
Stock Option Plan and Employee Options
2004
Incentive Plan
a) Stock
option plans
In 2004,
the Board of Directors established the “2004 Incentive Plan” (“the Plan”), with
an aggregate of 800,000 shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the
Plan. The Plan was approved by the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in
May 2004. In 2005, the Plan was adjusted to increase the number of shares of
common stock issuable under such plan from 800,000 shares to 1,200,000 shares.
The adjustment was approved at the Company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders in
June 2005. The Plan provides that incentive and nonqualified options may be
granted to key employees, officers, directors and consultants of the Company for
the purpose of providing an incentive to those persons. The Plan may be
administered by either the Board of Directors or a committee of two directors
appointed by the Board of Directors (the "Committee"). The Board of Directors or
Committee determines, among other things, the persons to whom stock options are
granted, the number of shares subject to each option, the date or dates upon
which each option may be exercised and the exercise price per share. Options
granted under the Plan are generally exercisable for a period of up to ten years
from the date of grant. Incentive options granted to stockholders that hold
in excess of 10% of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of
stock of the Company must have an exercise price of not less than 110% of the
fair market value of the underlying stock on the date of the grant. The Company
will not grant a nonqualified option with an exercise price less than 85% of the
fair market value of the underlying common stock on the date of the
grant.
(b) Other
Options
As of
June 30, 2009, there were 330,000 options outstanding with a weighted average
exercise price of $3.77.
No
options were exercised during the period ended June 30, 2009 and the year ended
December 31, 2008.
The
following table summarizes information about shares subject to outstanding
options as of June 30, 2009, which was issued to current or former employees,
consultants or directors pursuant to the 2004 Incentive Plan and grants to
Directors:
|
|
Options Outstanding
|
|
|
Options Exercisable
|
|
Number
Outstanding
|
|
Range of
Exercise Prices
|
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
|
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Remaining
Life in Years
|
|
|
Number
Exercisable
|
|
|
Weighted-
Average
Exercise Price
|
|
100,000
|
|
|
$ |
4.21 |
|
|
$ |
4.21 |
|
|
|
1.79 |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
$ |
4.21 |
|
30,000
|
|
|
$ |
4.78 |
|
|
$ |
4.78 |
|
|
|
2.32 |
|
|
|
30,000 |
|
|
$ |
4.78 |
|
200,000
|
|
|
$ |
3.40 |
|
|
$ |
3.40 |
|
|
|
3.31 |
|
|
|
150,000 |
|
|
$ |
3.40 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
330,000
|
|
|
$ |
3.40-$4.78 |
|
|
$ |
3.77 |
|
|
|
2.66 |
|
|
|
280,000 |
|
|
$ |
3.84 |
|
(c)
Warrants
On June
7, 2005, the Company granted 100,000 warrants to a consulting company as
compensation for investor relations services at exercise prices as follows:
40,000 warrants at $3.50 per share, 20,000 warrants at $4.25 per share, 20,000
warrants at $4.75 per share and 20,000 warrants at $5 per share. The warrants
have a term of five years and increments vest proportionately at a rate of a
total 8,333 warrants per month over a one year period. The warrants are being
expensed over the performance period of one year. In February 2006, the Company
terminated its contract with the consultant company providing investor relation
services. The warrants granted under the contract were reduced
time-proportionally to 83,330, based on the time in service by the consultant
company.
As part
of some Private Placement Memorandums the Company issued warrants that can be
summarized in the following table:
Name
|
|
Date
|
|
Terms
|
|
No.
of
Warrants
|
|
|
Exercise
Price
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Party
1
|
|
3/30/2008
|
|
2
years from Issuing
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
1.50 |
|
Party
1
|
|
3/30/2008
|
|
2
years from Issuing
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
2.00 |
|
Party
2
|
|
6/05/2008
|
|
2
years from Issuing
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
$ |
1.50 |
|
Party
3
|
|
6/30/2008
|
|
2
years from Issuing
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,50 |
|
Party
4
|
|
9/5/2008
|
|
2
years from Issuing
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
$ |
1.50 |
|
None of
the warrants were exercised to the date of this filling.
Cashless
Warrants:
On
September 5, 2008 the Company entered a short term loan memorandum, with Mehmet
Haluk Undes a third party, for a short term loan (“bridge”) of up to $275,000 to
bridge the drilling program of the Company. As a consideration for said
facility, the Company grants the investor with 100% cashless warrants coverage
for two years at exercise price of 1.50 per share. The investor made a loan of
$220,000 to the company on September 15, 2008, that was paid in full on October
8, 2008. Accordingly the investor is entitled to 200,000 cashless warrants as
from September 15, 2008 at exercise price of $1.50 for a period of 2 years. The
Company contests the validity of said warrants.
(d)
Shares
On May 6,
2008 the Company issued 5,000 shares of its common stock, $0.001 par value per
share, to Stephen Martin Durante in accordance with the instructions provided by
the Company pursuant to the 2004 Employee Stock Incentive Plan registered on
Form S-8 Registration.
On June
11, 2008, the Company entered into a Services Agreement with Mehmet Haluk Undes
(the "Undes Services Agreement") pursuant to which the Company engaged Mr. Undes
for purposes of assisting the Company in identifying, evaluating and structuring
mergers, consolidations, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic alliances in
Southeast Europe, Middle East and the Turkic Republics of Central Asia. Pursuant
to the Undes Services Agreement, Mr. Undes has agreed to provide us services
related to the identification, evaluation, structuring, negotiating and closing
of business acquisitions, identification of strategic partners as well as the
provision of legal services. The term of the agreement is for five years and the
Company has agreed to issue Mr. Undes 5,250 shares of common stock that shall be
registered on a Form S8 no later than July 1, 2008.
On August
13, 2008, the Company issued 160 (16,032 before the reverse split) shares of its
common stock, $0.001 par value per share, to Robin Ann Gorelick, the Company
Secretary, in accordance with the instructions provided by the Company pursuant
to the 2004 Employee Stock Incentive Plan registered on Form S-8
Registration.
Following
the above securities issuance, the 2004 Plan was closed, and no more securities
can be issued under this plan.
2008
Stock Incentive Plan:
On July
28, 2008 - the Company held a special meeting of the shareholders for four
initiatives, consisting of approval of a new board of directors, approval of the
conversion of preferred shares to common shares, an increase in the authorized
shares and a stock incentive plan. All initiatives were approved by the majority
of shareholders. The 2008 Employee Stock Incentive Plan (the "2008
Incentive Plan") authorized the board to issue up to 5,000,000 shares of Common
Stock under the plan.
On August
23 the Company issued 1,000 shares of its common stock 0.001 par value per
share, to Robert M. Yaspan, the Company lawyer, in accordance with the
instructions provided by the Company pursuant to the 2008 Employee Stock
Incentive Plan registered on Form S-8 Registration.
On
November 4, 2008, the Company issued 2,540 shares of its common stock 0.001 par
value per share, to one consultant (2,000 shares) and two employees (540
shares), in accordance with the instructions provided by the Company pursuant to
the 2008 Employee Stock Incentive Plan registered on Form S-8
Registration.
The
balance of securities that can be issued under the 2008 Plan is 4,646,000 shares
of Common Stock. Per issuing that took place post June 30, 2009 (See subsequent
events), the 2008 Plan was closed, and no more securities can be issued under
this plan.
9.
Treasury Stock
In June
2006, the Company's Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase, from
time to time, at management's discretion, up to 700,000 shares of the Company's
common stock in the open market or in private transactions commencing on June
20, 2006 and continuing through December 15, 2006 at prevailing market prices.
Repurchases will be made under the program using our own cash resources and will
be in accordance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
other applicable laws, rules and regulations. A licensed Stock Broker Firm is
acting as agent for our stock repurchase program. Pursuant to the unanimous
consent of the Board of Directors in September 2006, the number of shares that
may be purchased under the Repurchase Program was increased from 700,000 to
1,500,000 shares of common stock and the Repurchase Program was extended until
October 1, 2007, or until the increased amount of shares is purchased. On
November 20, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing that its Board
of Directors has approved a share repurchase program. Under the program the
Company is authorized to purchase up to ten million of its shares of common
stock in open market transactions at the discretion of management. All stock
repurchases will be subject to the requirements of Rule 10b-18 under the
Exchange Act and other rules that govern such purchases.
As of
June 30, 2009 the Company had 1,000 treasury shares in its possession scheduled
to be cancelled.
10.
Change in the Reporting Entity
In
accordance with Financial Accounting Standards, FAS 154, Accounting Changes and Error
Corrections, when an accounting change results in financial statements
that are, in effect, the statements of a different reporting entity, the change
shall be retrospectively applied to the financial statements of all prior
periods presented to show financial information for the new reporting entity for
those periods. Previously issued interim financial information shall be
presented on a retrospective basis.
On August
19, 2008 the Company entered into final fee agreement with C. Properties
(“Consultant”), where the Company had to pay Consultant certain fees in
accordance with the agreement entered with the Consultant, the Consultant has
agreed that, in lieu of cash payment, it will receive an aggregate of up to
734,060,505 shares of stock of the AGL, and the Consultant was not advised on
the restructuring of the acquisition of DCG by the Corporation, and in order to
compensate the Consultant and avoid any potential litigation, the Company has
agreed to waive the above production requirements and convey all its holdings
with AGL immediately, with such transfer considered effective January 1, 2008.
Based on the agreement, the Company disposed all its holdings in AGL effective
January 1, 2008, and these financials reflect such disposal. Further,
the Company previously issued interim financial statements dated as of March 31,
2008 and for the three month period ending March 31, 2008. Those
financial statements included the consolidation of the AGL. Since the
agreement with Consultant was retroactively applied to January 1, 2008, the
following tables explain the effect of the change of the Company’s financial
balances without consolidating AGL:
|
|
Three Months Ended
March 31, 2008
|
|
|
|
Previously issued
interim Q1
financial
statements (Un-
Audited)
|
|
|
Effect of
change of
reporting entity
(Un-Audited)
|
|
|
Revised
Balances
(Audited)
|
|
Revenues
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
Cost
of revenues
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Total
operating expenses
|
|
|
3,003,060 |
|
|
|
7,307,247 |
|
|
|
10,310,307 |
|
Operating
loss
|
|
|
(3,003,060 |
) |
|
|
(7,307,247 |
) |
|
|
(10,310,307 |
) |
Net
(loss) before minority interest
|
|
|
(2,911,208 |
) |
|
|
(7,363,366 |
) |
|
|
(10,274,573 |
) |
Less
minority interest in loss of consolidated subsidiary
|
|
|
69,419 |
|
|
|
(69,419 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Net
(loss)
|
|
|
(2,841,789 |
) |
|
|
(7,432,785 |
) |
|
|
(10,274,573 |
) |
Other
comprehensive income (loss)
|
|
|
427,022 |
|
|
|
(427,022 |
) |
|
|
— |
|
Comprehensive
(loss)
|
|
$ |
(2,414,767 |
) |
|
$ |
(7,859,807 |
) |
|
$ |
(10,274,573 |
) |
Net
(loss) per share, basic and diluted
|
|
$ |
(0.59 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(2.14 |
) |
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding, basic and diluted
|
|
|
4,797,055 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,797,055 |
|
11.
Subsequent events
Effective
July 15, 2009, the Company changed its name from Vortex Resources Corp. to
Yasheng Eco-Trade Corporation. In addition, effective July 15, 2009,
the Company’s quotation symbol on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board was
changed from VXRC to YASH.
On July
15, 2009 TAS which owned Series B preferred shares, converted the Series B
Preferred Shares to 7,500,000 common stock 0.001 par value per
share.
On July
23, 2009, the Company issued 46,460 shares of its common stock 0.001 par value
per share, to Stephen M. Fleming, the Company’s securities counsel pursuant to
the 2008 Employee Stock Incentive Plan registered on Form S-8 Registration. The
2008 Employee Stock Incentive Plan has been closed and there are no further
shares available for issuing under said plan.
On March
5, 2009, the Company and Yasheng implemented an amendment to the Term Sheet
pursuant to which the parties agreed to explore further business opportunities
including the potential lease of an existing logistics center located in Inland
Empire, California, and/or alliance with other major groups complimenting and/or
synergetic to the Vortex/Yasheng JV as approved by the board of directors on
March 9, 2009. In connection to this amendment, the Company entered agreements
or arrangement or negotiations post June 30, 2009 as followings:
(i) On
July 2009 the Company signed a financial advisor engagement letter with
Cukierman & Co. Investment House Ltd – a foreign Investment banking firm
(“CIH”) to obtain bank financing for the Yasheng Russia Breading Complex as was
signed inJune with Create (See note Commitments and contingencies). CIH has
retained Dr. Sam Frankel to assist in obtaining funds from semi-governmental
funding sources. Per the agreement the Company will pay CIH a monthly retainer
fee of $3,750. A millstone payment of $25,000 will be paid to CIH provided that
CIH will present a banking institution which in principal will secure minimum
$25 million financing to the Create joint venture.
(ii) On
July 2009 the Company signed an agreement with Better Online Solutions (“BOSC”)
for consulting services for the Company logistic center, as well as for the
Crerate joint venture. Said agreement was signed for the purpose of establishing
supply chain solutions and RFID protocols. In return the Company will provide
BOSC with first right of refusal matching bid contract for supply said
services.
(iii) On
July 2009 the Company has entered negotiations with Management Consulting
Company (“MCC”) to explore further expansion and acquisitions for Yasheng Russia
(See Create Joint Venture). MCC is a division of IFD Kapital Group in
Russia.
(iv) On
January 20, 2009, the Company entered into a non-binding Term Sheet (the "Term
Sheet") with Yasheng in connection with the development of a logistics centre.
Pursuant to the Term Sheet, the Company granted Yasheng an irrevocable option to
merge all or part of its assets into the Company (the "Yasheng Option"). If
Yasheng exercises the Yasheng Option, as consideration for the transaction to be
completed between the parties, the Company will issue Yasheng such number of
shares of the Company's common stock calculated by dividing the value of the
assets which will be included in the transaction with the Company by the volume
weighted average price of the Company's common stock as quoted on a national
securities exchange or the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board for the ten days
preceding the closing date of such transaction. The value of the assets
contributed by Yasheng will be based upon the asset value set forth in Yasheng's
audited financial statements provided to the Company prior to the closing of any
such transaction. On June 18, 2009, as a result of Yasheng's efforts, Zhangye
Golden Dragon Industrial Co., Ltd., a company which is not affiliated with
Yasheng ("Golden Dragon"), delivered a notice whereby it has advised that it
wishes to exercise the Yasheng Option by merging into the Company in
consideration of shares of preferred stock with a stated value in the amount of
$220,000,000 that may be converted at a $1.10 per share, a premium to the
Company's current market price, into 200,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company. The shareholders of Golden Dragon (the "Shareholders") are all foreign
citizens. As a result, the issuance, if consummated will be in accordance with
Regulation S as adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Further,
the Shareholders are entitled to assign such shares as each deems appropriate.
In addition, the Company is required to raise $20,000,000 to be used by Golden
Dragon for working capital purposes. Golden Dragon is a Chinese corporation with
primary operation in Gansau province of China. The Company designs, develops,
manufactures and markets farming and sideline products including fruits, barley,
hops and agricultural materials.
(v) On
August 7, 2009, the Company has entered into a Memorandum of
Terms in which it will provide an equity line in the amount up to
$1,000,000 to Golden Water Agriculture, a corporation to be formed in
Israel (“Golden Water”). Upon funding the equity line, the
Company will receive shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Golden Water
Preferred”) convertible into 30% of Golden Water, which assumes that the full
$1,000,000 is funded. The Company will be entitled to convert
the Golden Water Preferred into the most senior class of shares of Golden Water
at a 15% discount to any recent round of financing. The Company shall
be required to convert the Golden Water Preferred in the event of an initial
public offering based on a valuation three times the valuation of the
investment. To date, no consideration has been exchanged between the
Company and Golden Water. Golden Water has developed a process by which gaseous
oxygen can be introduced into water at the molecular level and retained at a
high concentration for a long period of time, as well as the ability to add
gaseous elements including nitrogen, carbon dioxide and more. The parties that
are forming Golden Water have filed for patents in the United States and
Israel.
(vi) On
January 20, 2009, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent (the "Letter of
Intent") with Yasheng in connection with the development of a logistics centre.
In addition, pursuant to the Letter of Intent, the Company granted Yasheng an
irrevocable option to merge all or part of its assets into the Company (the
"Yasheng Option"). In lieu of merging its assets into the Company, the Company
and Yasheng entered into an additional Letter of Intent on June 12, 2009 whereby
Yasheng agreed to use its best efforts to have the majority stockholders of
Yasheng (the "Group Stockholders") enter and close an agreement with the Company
whereby the Company would acquire approximately 55% of the issued and
outstanding securities of Yasheng from the Group Stockholders in consideration
of 300,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The June 12, 2009 letter
of intent was approved by the Company's Board of Directors on August 12, 2009.
The Company and Yasheng initially contemplated a closing date of July 15, 2009.
As the execution of a definitive agreement and the closing did not occur by July
15, 2009, all parties are working to close such transaction upon satisfaction of
all closing conditions.
(vii)
Logistics Center - On August 12, 2009, the Company entered into a 45 day
exclusivity period to finalize an "Option to Buy" on a lease agreement for a
"big box" facility located in Southern, California (the "Facility"). The
Facility consists of approximately 1,000,010 square feet industrial building
located in Victorville, California and the lease is expected to commence
November 1, 2009 and continue for a period of seven years, with two five-year
extension periods The Company will advanced a $25,000 non-refundable deposit
representing 10% of the required security deposit for the entire lease. The
non-refundable deposit will allow the Company to exclusively negotiate the
option to buy the Facility as all other terms of the lease have been agreed upon
in principal. The Company is also pursuing certain tax and economic incentives
associated with the establishment and development of the Yasheng Asia Pacific
Cooperative Zone – its core business. These incentives include LAMBRA Enterprise
Zone Sales and Use Tax Credit (7% of qualified capital equipment expenses),
LAMBRA Enterprise Zone Hiring Credit (50% of qualified employees wages reducing
10% each year for 5 years), County of San Bernardino Economic Development Agency
assistance in employee recruitment screening and qualification and filing for
LAMBRA benefits (estimated value $8,000 per qualified employee).
The
entering of the lease by the Company is subject to the negotiation of the the
option to purchase the facility, drafting of a standard lease agreement, if any,
and obtaining board approval of the Company. As such, there is no guarantee that
the Company will be able to successfully execute acquire such lease. Assuming
that the option to purchase is finalized, the economic terms of the lease
agreement of the Facility (as all other terms of the lease have been agreed upon
in principal) will be as follows:
Year
|
|
Rent
|
|
|
Security
|
|
|
R/E
tax (est)
|
|
|
Mic
(est)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Begin
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
252,500.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100,000.00 |
|
|
|
352,500.00 |
|
1
|
|
|
575,700.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
992,664.00 |
|
2
|
|
|
2,302,800.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
2,719,764.00 |
|
3
|
|
|
2,545,200.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
2,962,164.00 |
|
4
|
|
|
2,545,200.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
2,962,164.00 |
|
5
|
|
|
2,787,600.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
3,204,564.00 |
|
6
|
|
|
3,030,000.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
3,446,964.00 |
|
7
|
|
|
3,030,000.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
3,446,964.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
|
|
|
16,816,500.00 |
|
|
|
252,500.00 |
|
|
|
2,520,000.00 |
|
|
|
498,748.00 |
|
|
|
20,087,748.00 |
|
The
closing of any of the above (i) to (vii) business opportunities by the Company
will require the completion of definitive documentations and completion of due
diligence by the Company. Final closing is subject to approval of the
final definitive agreements by the Boards of Directors of the
Company. There is no guarantee that the parties will reach final
agreements or that the transactions will close on the terms set forth
above.
On August
4, 2009, the Company filed a Form 8-K Current Report with the Securities and
Exchange Commission advising that Eric Qian Wang (“Wang”) was appointed as a
director of the Company on August 3, 2009. Mr. Yang was nominated as a director
at the suggestion of Yasheng which approved the filing of the initial Form 8-K.
On August 5, 2009, Mr. Wang contacted the Company advising that he has not
consented to such appointment. Accordingly, Mr. Wang has been nominated as a
director of the Company but has not accepted such nomination and is not
considered a director of the Company. Mr. Wang's nomination was subsequently
withdrawn. Furthermore, although no longer relevant, Mr. Wang's work history as
disclosed on the initial Form 8K was derived from a resume provided by Mr. Wang.
Subsequent to the filing of the Form 8-K, Mr. Wang advised that the disclosure
regarding his work history was inaccurate. As a result, the disclosure relating
to Mr. Wang's work history should be completely disregarded. The Company believe
that at the time that these willful, malicious, false and fraudulent
representations were made by Wang to the company, Wang knew that the
representations were false and that he never intended to be appointed to the
board. The company informed and believe the delivery of the resumes, and the
later demand for a retraction of the resumes, were part of a scheme (with
others) to injure the business reputation of the company to otherwise damages
its credibility such that the Company would have a lesser bargaining position in
the finalization of the documents relating to the Yasheng transaction. As such
the Company is preparing a complaint against Wang.
On August
17, 2009, an accredited investor purchased 350,877 restricted shares of common
stock (the "Shares") at $0.57 per share for an aggregate purchase price of
$200,000, which was paid in cash, from the Company. The funds raised will be
utilized by the Company for working capital purposes. In addition, the investor
may also invest up to an additional $200,000 ("Additional Investment") of shares
of common stock of the Company. The per share purchase price on the Additional
Investment will be the average closing price for the five trading days prior to
close. The Shares were offered and sold to the accredited investor in a private
placement transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Rule 506
promulgated thereunder. The investor is accredited investors as defined in Rule
501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
12. Supplemental
Oil and Gas Disclosures
The
accompanying table presents information concerning the Company's natural gas
producing activities as required by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 69, “Disclosures about Oil
and Gas Producing Activities." Capitalized costs relating to oil and gas
producing activities from continuing operations for the year ended on December
31, 2008 are as follows (said assets was disposed during the first quarter of
2009):
|
|
As of December 31, 2008
|
|
Proved
undeveloped natural properties – Direct investment
|
|
$ |
2,300,000 |
|
Unproved
properties – option exercised
|
|
|
50,000 |
|
Total
|
|
|
2,350,000 |
|
Accumulated
depreciation, depletion, amortization , and impairment
|
|
|
— |
|
Net
capitalized costs
|
|
$ |
2,350,000 |
|
All of
these reserves are located in DCG field located in the USA.
Estimated
Quantities of Proved Oil and Gas Reserves
The
following table presents the Company's estimate of its net proved crude oil and
natural gas reserves as of September 30, 2008 elated to
continuing operations. The Company's management emphasizes that reserve
estimates are inherently imprecise and that estimates of
new discoveries are more imprecise than those of producing oil and gas
properties. Accordingly, the estimates are expected to change as future
information becomes available. The estimates have been prepared by independent
natural gas reserve engineers.
|
|
MMCF
(thousand cubic feet)
|
|
Proved
undeveloped natural gas reserves at February 22, 2008
|
|
|
— |
|
Purchases
of drilling rights for minerals in place for period February 22, 2008
(inception of DCG) to December 31, 2008 – 4 wells at 355 MCF
each
|
|
|
1,420 |
|
Revisions
of previous estimates *)
|
|
|
(180 |
) |
Extensions
and discoveries**)
|
|
|
— |
|
Sales
of minerals in place
|
|
|
— |
|
Proved
undeveloped natural gas reserves at December 31, 2008
|
|
|
1,420 |
|
*) the
current reserve report revised to include revision by decreasing the MMCF from
1,600 to 1,420 based on 355 MCF compare to 400 MCF in prior report.
Standardized
Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved Oil and Gas
Reserves
The
following disclosures concerning the standardized measure of future cash flows
from proved crude oil and natural gas are presented in accordance with SFAS No.
69. The standardized measure does not purport to represent the fair market value
of the Company's proved crude oil and natural gas reserves. An estimate of fair
market value would also take into account, among other factors, the recovery of
reserves not classified as proved, anticipated future changes in prices and
costs, and a discount factor more representative of the time value of money and
the risks inherent in reserve estimates. Under the standardized measure, future
cash inflows were estimated by applying period-end prices at December 31, 2008
adjusted for fixed and determinable escalations, to the estimated future
production of year-end proved reserves. Future cash inflows were reduced by
estimated future production and development costs based on year-end costs to
determine pre-tax cash inflows. Future income taxes were computed by applying
the statutory tax rate to the excess of pre-tax cash inflows over the tax basis
of the properties. Operating loss carry forwards, tax credits, and permanent
differences to the extent estimated to be available in the future were also
considered in the future income tax calculations, thereby reducing the expected
tax expense. Future net cash inflows after income taxes were discounted using a
10% annual discount rate to arrive at the Standardized Measure.
Set forth
below is the Standardized Measure relating to proved undeveloped natural gas
reserves for the period ending December 31, 2008:
|
|
Period ending December 31,
2008 (in thousands of $)
|
|
|
Period ending
March 30, 2008 (in
thousands of $)
|
|
Future
cash inflows, net of royalties
|
|
|
109,890 |
|
|
|
231,230 |
|
Future
production costs
|
|
|
(32,964 |
) |
|
|
(38,702 |
) |
Future
development costs
|
|
|
(43,050 |
) |
|
|
(25,800 |
) |
Future
income tax expense
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
— |
|
Net
future cash flows
|
|
|
33,876 |
|
|
|
166,728 |
|
Discount
|
|
|
(33,296 |
) |
|
|
(117,475 |
) |
Standardized
Measure of discounted future net cash relating to proved
reserves
|
|
|
580 |
|
|
|
49,253 |
|
Changes
in Standardized Measure of Discounted Future Net Cash Flows Relating to Proved
Natural Gas Reserves. The table above shows the second standardized measure of
discounted future net cash flows for the Company since
inception. Accordingly, there are material changes to disclose, which
in essence were contributed by substantial decline in gas prices in lieu of the
financial turmoil that the USA (and the world) is facing.
Drilling
Contract:
On July
1, 2008, DC Gas entered into a Drilling Contract (Model Turnkey Contract)
("Drilling Contract") with Ozona Natural Gas Company LLC ("Ozona"). Pursuant to
the Drilling Contract, Ozona has been engaged to drill four wells in Crockett
County, Texas. The drilling of the first well commenced immediately at the cost
of $525,000 and the drilling of the subsequent three wells shall take place in
secession. The drilling operations on the first well are due to funding provided
by Vortex One. Such drilling took place, and the Vortex One well has
successfully hit natural gas at a depth of 4,783 feet. Due to this
success with the first well, the Company commenced drilling on its second well
on August 18, 2008, and it’s remaining 2 other locations parallel. As
disclosed on this report Vortex one entered into sale agreements of said four
assignments, and allows 60 days extension (until July 1, 2009) to both Buyer and
operator, to commence payments.
ITEM
2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
The
following discussion and analysis summarizes the significant factors affecting
our condensed consolidated results of operations, financial condition and
liquidity position for the six months ended June 30, 2009. This discussion and
analysis should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements and
notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for our year-ended
December 31, 2008 and the condensed consolidated unaudited financial statements
and related notes included elsewhere in this filing. The following discussion
and analysis contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans,
estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those
discussed in the forward-looking statements.
Forward-Looking
Statements
Forward-looking
statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including without limitation,
statements related to our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations,
intentions and adequacy of resources, are made pursuant to the safe harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors
are cautioned that such forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties including without limitation the following: (i) our plans,
strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions are subject to change at any
time at our discretion; (ii) our plans and results of operations will be
affected by our ability to manage growth; and (iii) other risks and
uncertainties indicated from time to time in our filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
In some
cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as
‘‘may,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘expects,’’ ‘‘plans,’’ ‘‘intends,’’
‘‘anticipates,’’ ‘‘believes,’’ ‘‘estimates,’’ ‘‘predicts,’’ ‘‘potential,’’ or
‘‘continue’’ or the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology.
Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking
statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of
activity, performance, or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other
person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such
statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these
forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. We are under
no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this
Report.
History
of Business and Operating Assets
Yasheng
Eco-Trade Corporation (f/k/a Vortex Resources Corp) (“we”, “us”, “Yash” “Vortex”
or the “Company”), is a Delaware corporation and was organized on November 9,
1992. We were a development stage company through December 1993.” On January 8,
2007, the Company changed its name from “Euroweb International Corp.” to
“Emvelco Corp.”. On August 19, 2008, the Company changed its name
from “Emvelco Corp.” to “Vortex Resources Corp”. On July 15, 2009 the Company
changed its name from “Vortex Resources Corp” to its current name.
The
Company’s holdings in its subsidiaries at June 30, 2009 were as
follows:
100% of
DCG – discontinued operations
50% of
Vortex Ocean One, LLC
Approximately
7% of Micrologic, (held by EA Emerging Ventures Corp, a 100% owned subsidiary of
the Company)
The above
subsidiaries are presently dormant and the Company is presently conducting its
business, the development of the logistics center.
Going
Concern
The
consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on
Form 10-K included an opinion from Robinson, Hill & Co., the Company’s
independent auditors that the financial statements were prepared assuming the
Company will continue as a going concern. The financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty.
General
Business Strategy
Our
business plan since 1993 has been identifying, developing and operating
companies within emerging industries for the purpose of consolidation and sale
if favorable market conditions exist. Although the Company primarily focuses on
the operation and development of its core businesses, the Company pursues
consolidations and sale opportunities in a variety of different industries, as
such opportunities may present themselves, in order to develop its core
businesses as well as outside of its core business. The Company may
invest in other unidentified industries that the Company deems profitable. If
the opportunity presents itself, the Company will consider implementing its
consolidation strategy with its subsidiaries and any other business that it
enters into a transaction. In January 2009, the Company commenced the
development of a logistics center.
Yasheng
Group Logistics Center
On
January 20, 2009, the Company entered into a non-binding Term Sheet (the “Term
Sheet”) with Yasheng Group, Inc., a California corporation
(“Yasheng”). Yasheng is an agriculture conglomerate which has
subsidiaries located in the Peoples Republic of China who are engaged in the
production and distribution of agricultural, chemical and biotechnological
products to the United States, Canada, Australia, Pakistan and various European
Union countries as well as in China. Pursuant to the Term Sheet,
Yasheng agreed to transfer 100% ownership of 80 acres of property located in
Victorville, California for use as a logistics center and eco-trade cooperation
zone (the “Project”). Vortex has also agreed that it will change its
name from “Vortex Resources Corp.” to “Yasheng Eco-Trade
Corporation”. As consideration for contributing the property, the
Company agreed to issue Yasheng 130,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock
and Capital Properties (“Capitol”), an advisor on the transaction, 100,000,000
shares of the Company’s common stock. On March 5, 2009, the Company
and Yasheng implemented an amendment to the Term Sheet pursuant to which the
parties agreed to explore further business opportunities including the potential
lease of an existing logistics center, and/or alliance with other major groups
complimenting and/or synergetic to the development of a logistics
center. Further, in accordance with the amendment, the Company has
agreed to issue 50,000,000 shares to Yasheng and 38,461,538 shares to Capitol
(where Capitol does not have beneficial ownership claims and holds said shares
for the benefit of Yasheng) in consideration for exploring the business
opportunities and their efforts associated with the development of the logistics
center. The issuance of the shares of common stock to Yasheng and
Capital Properties resulted in substantial dilution to the interests of other
stockholders of the Company. but did not represent a change of control in the
Company in light of the number of shares of common stock and Super Voting Series
B Preferred Stock that was outstanding on the date of
issuance. The Company and Yasheng have also evaluated several
properties throughout California with the goal of leasing the property to be
used for the logistics center. Management believes that leasing the
property with an option to buy will have significant cost savings in comparison
to acquiring such property. In June 2009, the Company has
narrowed in search down to a few potential properties.
Our
mission will be to develop an Asian Pacific Cooperation Zone in Southern
California to enhance and enable increased trade between the United States and
China. Our facility will provide a “Gateway to China” through a centralized
location for the marketing, sales, customer service, product completion for
“Made in the USA” products and distribution of goods imported from China. It
will also promote Joint Ventures and exporting opportunities for US
companies.
The
importing or sourcing materials from China has been the solution for creating
significant margins for goods sold in the United States. While many
large multi-national companies have been able to navigate and capitalize on the
opportunities the Chinese industrial complex has created, most US companies
simply do not have the resources to manage the complexities of working with
companies in China. Some of the complexities for US companies
importing from China include selecting the right manufacturer or vendor for your
company, addressing transportation, tax and customs issues and quality control
and delivery issues..
Due to
the complexities and uncertainties US companies have found trying to import
goods and services from China, our goal is to establish a centralized US based
trade center. The goal is to create a “Gateway to China” with warehouse and
office space. The warehouse will be centrally located in Southern California
with easy access to the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, and railways. The
warehouse will have the ability to handle both 20 and 40 foot containers
including wet, dry and cold storage. The office space will be designed to
provide US headquarters for the Chinese companies involved. One of the keys to
success for the Asian Pacific Cooperation Zone is the ability to leverage a
common infrastructure of technology, administration and transportation to sell
goods and services in the United States. We anticipate the Cooperative zone will
be utilized for distribution, sales, marketing, warehousing, administration,
customer service, showroom display, pick and pack services as well as other
value added services that prepares products for delivery to
customers.
The goal
is for the Asian Pacific Cooperation Zone to initially house about 50 companies.
We expect to initially to retain these companies through our relationship with
Yasheng Group which will include their subsidiaries as well as other companies
from the Gansu region of Northwest China.
The
business model is to facilitate the importing and exporting of goods and
services. The primary regions for import/export are Gansu China and the western
United States. Imports and Exports will be promoted and managed through the
Asian Pacific Cooperation Zone. Revenue will be generated through a number of
offerings including the lease of office space, storage space, distribution
services, and administration services along with other value added
services.
On August
12, 2009, the Company entered into a 45 day exclusivity period to finalize an
"Option to Buy" on a lease agreement for a "big box" facility located in
Southern, California (the "Facility"). The Facility consists of approximately
1,000,010 square feet industrial building located in Victorville, California and
the lease is expected to commence November 1, 2009 and continue for a period of
seven years, with two five-year extension periods The Company will advanced a
$25,000 non-refundable deposit representing 10% of the required security deposit
for the entire lease. The non-refundable deposit will allow the Company to
exclusively negotiate the option to buy the Facility as all other terms of the
lease have been agreed upon in principal. The entering of the lease by the
Company is subject to the negotiation of the the option to purchase the
facility, drafting of a standard lease agreement, if any, and obtaining board
approval of the Company. As such, there is no guarantee that the Company will be
able to successfully execute acquire such lease. Assuming that the option to
purchase is finalized, the economic terms of the lease agreement of the Facility
(as all other terms of the lease have been agreed upon in principal) will be as
follows:
Year
|
|
Rent
|
|
|
Security
|
|
|
R/E
tax (est)
|
|
|
Mic
(est)
|
|
|
Total
|
|
Begin
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
252,500.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100,000.00 |
|
|
|
352,500.00 |
|
1
|
|
|
575,700.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
992,664.00 |
|
2
|
|
|
2,302,800.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
2,719,764.00 |
|
3
|
|
|
2,545,200.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
2,962,164.00 |
|
4
|
|
|
2,545,200.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
2,962,164.00 |
|
5
|
|
|
2,787,600.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
3,204,564.00 |
|
6
|
|
|
3,030,000.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
3,446,964.00 |
|
7
|
|
|
3,030,000.00 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
360,000.00 |
|
|
|
56,964.00 |
|
|
|
3,446,964.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
Total
|
|
|
16,816,500.00 |
|
|
|
252,500.00 |
|
|
|
2,520,000.00 |
|
|
|
498,748.00 |
|
|
|
20,087,748.00 |
|
Our
successful development of the logistics center includes many risks including
raising adequate funds to pay for the lease of the facility and development of
the facility of which there is no guarantee that such funds will be available,
the general state of the economy in both the United States and China and
concerns over whether the recession will continue or even possibly
deepen. Further, if we fail to enter into a definitive agreement with
Yasheng Group, we will lose a significant source of our potential clients for
the logistics center. As such, we would be required to develop
additional sources of clients and develop a significant sales force to achieve
such result.
Yasheng
Group Option
Pursuant
to the Term Sheet, the Company granted Yasheng an irrevocable option to merge
all or part of its assets into the Company (the “Yasheng Option”). If Yasheng
exercises the Yasheng Option, as consideration for the transaction to be
completed between the parties, Vortex will issue Yasheng such number of shares
of the Company’s common stock calculated by dividing the value of the assets
which will be included in the transaction with the Company by the volume
weighted average price of the Company’s common stock as quoted on a national
securities exchange or the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board for the ten days
preceding the closing date of such transaction. The value of the assets
contributed by Yasheng will be based upon the asset value set forth in Yasheng’s
audited financial statements provided to the Company prior to the closing of any
such transaction. Furthermore, if a substantial portion of Yasheng is
merged into the Company upon the exercise of the Yasheng Option, the Company
agreed to change its name to “The Yasheng Group, Inc.” As of the date hereof,
Yasheng has not exercised the Yasheng Option. The issuance of the
shares of common stock to Yasheng upon completion of the transaction(s) to be
completed subsequent to the exercise of the Yasheng Option will potentially
result in substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders of the
Company and could result in a change of control of the Company on the date of
issuance. The transaction to be completed upon the exercise of the
Yasheng Option is subject to the drafting and negotiation of a final definitive
agreement, performing due diligence as well as board approval from both parties.
As such, there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to successfully
close the above transaction.
In lieu
of merging its assets into the Company, the Company and Yasheng entered into an
additional Letter of Intent on June 12, 2009 whereby Yasheng agreed to use its
best efforts to have the majority stockholders of Yasheng (the "Group
Stockholders") enter and close an agreement with the Company whereby the Company
would acquire approximately 55% of the issued and outstanding securities of
Yasheng from the Group Stockholders in consideration of 300,000,000 shares of
common stock of the Company. The June 12, 2009 letter of intent was approved by
the Company's Board of Directors on August 12, 2009. The Company and Yasheng
initially contemplated a closing date of July 15, 2009. As the execution of a
definitive agreement and the closing did not occur by July 15, 2009, all parties
are working to close such transaction upon satisfaction of all closing
conditions. The closing of the acquisition will require the completion of
definitive documentation executed by the Company, the Group Stockholders and
Group, and the completion of due diligence. Final closing is subject
to approval of the final definitive agreements by the Boards of Directors of the
Company and Group. . There is no guarantee that the Group Stockholders will
agree to this transaction, that the parties will reach a final agreement or that
the transaction will close on the terms set forth above.
Real
Estate Development and Financial Services Industries
Until
December 31, 2007, the Company’s primary focus was on the business of real
estate development and financial services industries through its wholly-owned
subsidiary, Emvelco RE Corp, a Delaware corporation. (“ERC”) and ERC’s
subsidiaries in the United States and Europe. The Company has
resolved to discontinue its real estate operations.
Mineral
Resources Industry
In 2008,
the Company’s primary focus shifted from real estate development and financial
services industries to the mineral resources industry, specifically within the
gas and oil sub-industry. On May 1, 2008, the Company entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Exchange (the “DCG Agreement”) with Davy Crockett Gas Company, LLC
(“DCG”) and its members (“DCG Members”). Pursuant to the DCG Agreement, the
Company acquired and the DCG Members sold, 100% of the outstanding membership in
DCG in exchange for 500,000 shares of preferred stock of the Company. The sales
price was $50 million, as calculated by the 500 thousand on shares at an agreed
price of $1.00 prior to the reverse split.
On June
30, 2008, the Company formed Vortex Ocean One LLC (“Vortex One”) with Tiran
Ibgui, an individual ("Ibgui"). In addition, we assigned the four leases in
Crockett County, Texas to Vortex One. As a condition precedent to
Ibgui contributing the required funding, Vortex One pledged all of its assets to
Ibgui including the leases. On October 29, 2008, the Company
entered into a settlement arrangement with Mr. Ibgui, whereby the Company agreed
to transfer the 5,250 common shares previously owned by Vortex One to Mr.
Ibgui.
Due to
current issues in the development of the oil and gas project in Crockett County,
Texas, the board obtained a current reserve report for the Company’s interest in
DCG and Vortex One, which report indicated that the DCG properties as being
negative in value. As a result of such report, the world and US recessions and
the depressed oil and gas prices, the board of directors elected to dispose of
the DCG property and/or desert the project in its entirety.
Further,
in February 28, 2009, Ibgui, as the secured lender to Vortex One, directed
Vortex One to assign the term assignments with 80% of the proceeds being
delivered to Ibgui, as secured lender, and 20% of the proceeds being delivered
to the Company – as per the original agreement. The transaction
closed on February 28, 2009 in consideration of a cash payment in the amount of
$225,000, a 12 month promissory note in the amount of $600,000 and a 60 month
promissory note in the amount of $1,500,000. Mr. Ibgui paid $25,000 fee, and
from the net consideration of $200,000 Mr. Ibgui paid the Company its 20%
portion of $40,000 on March 3, 2009. No relationship exists between Ibgui, the
assignee of the leases and the Company and/or its affiliates,
directors, officers or any associate of an officer or director.
On
January 13, 2009, the Company entered into a Non Binding Term Sheet (the “Grand
Term Sheet”) to enter into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Grand
Pacaraima Gold Corp. (“Grand”), which owns 80% of the issued and outstanding
securities of International Treasure Finders Incorporated to acquire certain oil
and gas rights on approximately 481 acres located in Woodward County, Oklahoma
(the “Woodward County Rights”). In consideration for the Woodward
County Rights, the Company will pay Grand an amount equal to 50% of the current
reserves. The consideration shall be paid half in shares of common
stock of the Company and half in the form of a note. The number of
shares to be delivered by the Company will be calculated based upon the volume
weighted average price (“VWAP”) for the ten days preceding the closing
date. The note will mature on December 31, 2009 and carry interest of
9% per annum payable monthly. In addition, the note will be
convertible into shares of common stock of the Company at a 10% discount to the
VWAP for the ten days preceding conversion. At the Company election,
the Company may enter into this transaction utilizing a subsidiary to be traded
on the Swiss Stock Exchange. The above transaction is subject to the
receipt of a reserve report, drafting and negotiation of a final definitive
agreement, performing due diligence as well as board approval of the Company. As
such, there is no guarantee that the Company will be able to successfully close
the above transaction. Dr. Gregory Rubin, a director of the Company, is an
affiliate of ITFI and, as a result, has recused himself from any discussions
regarding this matter. Due to the drastic decline in gas and oil
prices, the Company has shelved this transaction and may in the future again
attempt to commence discussions with Grand in the future.
Micrologic,
Inc.
On
October 11, 2006, the Company, through EA Emerging Ventures Inc. (“EVC”) entered
into a Term Sheet (the “Micro Term Sheet”) with Dr. Danny Rittman in connection
with the formation and initial funding of Micrologic, Inc. (“Micrologic”), a
Nevada corporation, for the design and production of EDA applications and
Integrated Circuit (“IC”) design processes; specifically, the development and
production of the NanoToolBox TM tools suite which shortens the time
to market factor. NanoToolBox TM is a smart platform that is designed to
accelerate IC’s design time and shrink time to market
factor. Pursuant to the Micro Term Sheet, the Company was
obligated to fund Micrologic $1 million and only funded $400,000 to
date.
On
November 15, 2007, the parties entered into a Settlement and Release Agreement
and Amendment No. 1 (the “Micro Amendment”) to that certain Micro Term
Sheet. Pursuant to the Micro Amendment, the Company was required to
fund an additional $50,000 for a total investment of $450,000 and received
100,000 shares of Micrologic (vested via EVC) representing about ten percent
(10%) equity ownership in Micrologic, prior to further dilution. The Micro
Amendment also contains a settlement and release clause releasing the parties
from any further obligations to each other. Micrologic subsequently
issued additional securities diluting our interest to approximately 7% of the
issued and outstanding of Micrologic, Inc.
Employees
As of the
date of this filling, the Company employed a total of four full-time employees,
all of whom are in executive and administrative functions. We believe
that our employee relations are good.
Effective
February 24, 2009, the Company affected a reverse split of its issued and
outstanding shares of common stock on a 100 for one basis. As a
result of the reverse split, the issued and outstanding shares of common stock
were reduced from 92,280,919 to 922,809. The authorized shares of common
stock remain as 400,000,000. All shares amounts in this filling
taking into effect said reverse, unless stated different. The Company issued
stock on a post-split basis during the six months ended June 30, 2009, resulting
in 105,834,347 shares issued and outstanding
Results
of Operations
Six
Months Period Ended June 30, 2009 Compared to Six Months Period Ended June 30,
2008
Due to
the financial investment in Gas and Oil activity, which commenced in May 2008
and the development of our logistic center operations, the consolidated
statements of operations for the periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 are not
comparable.
The
financial figures for 2008 only include the corporate expenses of the Company’s
legal entity registered in the State of Delaware. This section of the report,
should be read together with Note 10 of the Company consolidated financials -
Change in the Reporting Entity:
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards, FAS 154, Accounting Changes and Error
Corrections, when an accounting change results in financial statements
that are, in effect, the statements of a different reporting entity, the change
shall be retrospectively applied to the financial statements of all prior
periods presented to show financial information for the new reporting entity for
those periods. Previously issued interim financial information shall be
presented on a retrospective basis.
The
consolidated statements of operations for the periods ended June 30, 2009 and
2008 are compared (subject to the above description) in the sections
below:
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Total
revenues
|
|
$ |
2,300,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
The sale
of 4 oil wells amounted to $2,300,000. These revenues generated in
2009 are for discontinued operations and presented separately on the statement
of income and operations accordingly.
Cost
of revenues (excluding depreciation and amortization)
The
following table summarizes cost of revenues (excluding depreciation and
amortization) for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:
Six
months ended June 30
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Total
cost of revenues
|
|
$ |
2,785,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
The cost
of sales for four oil wells amounted in $2,785,000. These costs
generated in 2009 are for discontinued operations and presented separately on
the statement of income and operations accordingly.
Compensation
and related costs
The
following table summarizes compensation and related costs for the six months
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Compensation
and related costs
|
|
$ |
143,065 |
|
|
$ |
184,384 |
|
Amounts
are comparable to prior year.
Consulting,
director and professional fees
The
following table summarizes consulting and professional fees for the six months
ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Consulting,
director and professional fees
|
|
$ |
271,370 |
|
|
$ |
12,094,384 |
|
Overall
consulting, professional and director fees decreased by 98%, or approximately
$11,823,000, primarily as the result of a fee charge of $9,782,768 to C.
Properties as a fee associated with the DCG transaction and a $1,820,827 charge
to stock compensation expense for various grants of shares and warrants in
relation to the cost of several consultants, investment bankers, advisors,
accounting and lawyers fee pertaining to prior year and not applicable in
2009.
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses
The
following table summarizes other selling, general and administrative expenses
for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008:
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Other
selling, general and administrative expenses
|
|
$ |
87,301 |
|
|
$ |
137,835 |
|
Overall,
other selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by 37%, or
approximately $50,500, due to cost reduction initiatives occurring in
2009.
Interest
income and expense
The
following table summarizes interest income and expense for the six months ended
June 30, 2009 and 2008:
Six
months ended June 30,
|
|
2009
|
|
|
2008
|
|
Interest
income
|
|
$ |
211,567 |
|
|
$ |
356,615 |
|
Interest
expense
|
|
$ |
(1,738,679 |
) |
|
$ |
(811,960 |
) |
Interest
income is comparable to prior year. Interest expense increased by 114%, or
approximately 926,000, due to expensing the Trafalgar discount on note payable
in dispute. See Part I and part II Legal Proceedings.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company currently anticipates that its available cash resources will not be
sufficient to meet its presently anticipated working capital requirements for at
least the next 12 months. During the quarter and years 2009 and 2008,
Yossi Attia paid substantial expenses for the Company and also deferred his
salary. As of June 30, 2009, the Company owes Mr., Attia approximately
$614,000. The Company will either need to raise capital from third
parties or continue borrowing funds from Mr. Attia. There is no
guarantee that funds from private investors or Mr. Attia will continue to be
available.
On August
17, 2009, an accredited investor purchased 350,877 restricted shares of common
stock (the "Shares") at $0.57 per share for an aggregate purchase price of
$200,000, which was paid in cash, from the Company. The funds raised will be
utilized by the Company for working capital purposes. In addition, the investor
may also invest up to an additional $200,000 ("Additional Investment") of shares
of common stock of the Company. The per share purchase price on the Additional
Investment will be the average closing price for the five trading days prior to
close. The Shares were offered and sold to the accredited investor in a private
placement transaction made in reliance upon exemptions from registration
pursuant to Section 4(2) under the Securities Act of 1933 and/or Rule 506
promulgated thereunder. The investor is accredited investors as defined in Rule
501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933.
As of
June 30, 2009, our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities were $2,736,
a decrease of approximately $121,000 from the end of fiscal year 2008. The
decrease in our cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities is primarily
the result of our convertible note payable to equity of
$1,030,000. This was offset by our net operating loss.
Cash
flows (used in) and provided by operating activities for the six months ended
June 30, 2009 and 2008 was $(121,166) and $(687,817), respectively. The change
is primarily due to the result of our increase in payables along with conversion
of a note for $1,030,000 which was offset by our net operating loss in addition
the cash used in operating activities from prior year pertained to divesture of
the Micrologic entity which was not applicable for 2009.
Cash
flows used in investing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and
2008 was $0 and $(166,058), respectively. The change was primarily due to the
significant reduction in loan advances to ERC in 2008, which did not
occur in 2009.
Cash
provided by financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2009 and 2008
was $0 and $1,025,731 respectively. This decrease is due to decreased net
funding from Trafalgar and net bank loans of approximately
$600,000 and an increase in issuance of stock of approximately
$500,000 in 2008.
In the
event the Company makes future acquisitions or investments, additional bank
loans or fund raising may be used to finance such future acquisitions. The
Company may consider the sale of non-strategic assets. The Company currently
anticipates that its available cash resources will be sufficient to meet its
prior anticipated working capital requirements and it will be sufficient manage
the existing business of the Company without further development.
Critical
Accounting Estimates
Our
discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are
based upon our consolidated financial statements that have been prepared in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America ("US GAAP"). This preparation requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues
and expenses, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. US GAAP
provides the framework from which to make these estimates, assumptions and
disclosures. We choose accounting policies within US GAAP that management
believes are appropriate to accurately and fairly report our operating results
and financial position in a consistent manner. Management regularly assesses
these policies in light of current and forecasted economic conditions. Although
we believe that our estimates, assumptions and judgments are reasonable, they
are based upon information presently available. Actual results may differ
significantly from these estimates under different assumptions, judgments or
conditions for a number of reasons. Our accounting policies are stated in
details in Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements. We identified the
following accounting policies as critical to understanding the results of
operations and representative of the more significant judgments and estimates
used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements: impairment of
goodwill, allowance for doubtful accounts, acquisition related assets and
liabilities, accounting of income taxes and analysis of FIN46R as well as FASB
67.
Investment
in Real Estate and Commercial Leasing Assets. Real estate held for sale and
construction in progress is stated at the lower of cost or fair value less costs
to sell and includes acreage, development, construction and carrying costs and
other related costs through the development stage. Commercial leasing assets,
which are held for use, are stated at cost. When events or circumstances
indicate than an asset’s carrying amount may not be recoverable, an impairment
test is performed in accordance with the provisions of SFAS 144. For properties
held for sale, if estimated fair value less costs to sell is less than the
related carrying amount, then a reduction of the assets carrying value to fair
value less costs to sell is required. For properties held for use, if the
projected undiscounted cash flow from the asset is less than the related
carrying amount, then a reduction of the carrying amount of the asset to fair
value is required. Measurement of the impairment loss is based on the fair value
of the asset. Generally, we determine fair value using valuation techniques such
as discounted expected future cash flows. Based on said GAAP, the Company made a
provision to doubtful debts, on all ERC and Verge balances.
Our
expected future cash flows are affected by many factors including:
a) The
economic condition of the US and Worldwide markets – especially during these
current times of worldwide financial crisis.
b) The
performance of the underline assets in the markets where our properties are
located;
c) Our
financial condition, which may influence our ability to develop our properties;
and
d)
Governmental regulations.
Because
any one of these factors could substantially affect our estimate of future cash
flows, this is a critical accounting policy because these estimates could result
in us either recording or not recording an impairment loss based on different
assumptions. Impairment losses are generally substantial charges.
The
estimate of our future revenues is also important because it is the basis of our
development plans and also a factor in our ability to obtain the financing
necessary to complete our development plans. If our estimates of future cash
flows from our properties differ from expectations, then our financial and
liquidity position may be compromised, which could result in our default under
certain debt instruments or result in our suspending some or all of our
development activities.
Allocation
of Overhead Costs. We periodically capitalize a portion of our overhead costs
and also allocate a portion of these overhead
costs to cost of sales based on the activities of our employees that are
directly engaged in these activities. In order to accomplish
this procedure, we periodically evaluate our “corporate” personnel activities to
see what, if any, time is associated with activities
that would normally be capitalized or considered part of cost of sales. After
determining the appropriate aggregate allocation
rates, we apply these factors to our overhead costs to determine the appropriate
allocations. This is a critical accounting policy
because it affects our net results of operations for that portion which is
capitalized. In accordance with paragraph 7 of SFAS No.
67, we only capitalize direct and indirect project costs associated with the
acquisition, development and construction of a real
estate project. Indirect costs include allocated costs associated with certain
pooled resources (such as office supplies, telephone
and postage) which are used to support our development projects, as well as
general and administrative functions. Allocations
of pooled resources are based only on those employees directly responsible for
development (i.e. project manager and subordinates).
We charge to expense indirect costs that do not clearly relate to a real estate
project such as salaries and allocated expenses
related to the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer.
We
recognize sales commissions and management and development fees when earned, as
lots or acreages are sold or when the services are performed.
Accounting
for Income Taxes: We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the
expected future tax consequences of transactions and events. Under this method,
deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the difference
between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using
enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected
to reverse. If necessary, deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation
allowance to an amount that is determined to be more likely than not
recoverable. We must make significant estimates and assumptions about future
taxable income and future tax consequences when determining the amount of the
valuation allowance. In addition, tax reserves are based on significant
estimates and assumptions as to the relative filing positions and potential
audit and litigation exposures related thereto. To the extent the Company
establishes a valuation allowance or increases this allowance in a period, the
impact will be included in the tax provision in the statement of
operations.
The
disclosed information presents the Company's natural gas producing activities as
required by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 69, “Disclosures about Oil and Gas Producing
Activities.".
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
Payments due by period
|
|
Contractual
obligations
|
|
Total
|
|
|
Less
than 1
year
|
|
|
1-3 years
|
|
|
3-5
years
|
|
|
More
than
5 years
|
|
Long-Term
Debt Obligations
|
|
$ |
2,270,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
2,270,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
$ |
2,270,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
$ |
2,270,000 |
|
|
|
— |
|
|
|
— |
|
Our
Commitments and contingencies are stated in details in Notes to the Consolidated
Financial Statements, which include as mandatory required supplemental
information about gas and oil. On this section management give full
disclosures to commitments and contingencies.
(a)
Employment Agreements
Effective
July 1, 2006, the Company entered into a five-year employment agreement with
Yossi Attia as the President and provides for annual compensation in the amount
of $240,000, an annual bonus not less than $120,000 per year, and an annual car
allowance. During the quarter and years 2008 and 2007, Yossi Attia paid
substantial expenses for the Company and also deferred his salary. As of June
30, 2009, the Company owes Mr., Attia approximately 614 thousand
dollars.
On August
19, 2008, the Company entered into that certain Employment Agreement with Mike
Mustafoglu, effective July 1, 2008, pursuant to which Mr. Mustafoglu agreed to
serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company for a period of
five years. Mr. Mustafoglu will receive (i) a salary of $240,000; (ii) a
performance bonus of 10% of net income before taxes, which will be allocated by
Mr. Mustafoglu and other key executives at the sole discretion of Mr.
Mustafoglu; and (iii) a warrant to purchase 10 million shares of common stock of
the Company at an exercise price equal to the lesser of $.50 or 50%
of the average market price of the Company’s common stock during the 20 day
period prior to exercise on a cashless basis (the “Mustafoglu Warrant”). The
Mustafoglu Warrant shall be released from escrow on an equal basis over the
employment period of five years. As a result, 20,000 shares of the Mustafoglu
Warrant would vest per year. On December 24, 2008, Mike Mustafoglu
resigned as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vortex the Company to pursue
other business interests. Following the resignation of Mr. Mustafoglu and in
connection of his poor performance while engage by the Company, management is
considering its course of actions.
Effective
July 16, 2008, the Board of Directors of the Company approved that certain
Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting Agreement (the "M&A Agreement") between
the Company and TransGlobal Financial LLC, a California limited liability
company ("TransGlobal"). Pursuant to the M&A Agreement, TransGlobal agreed
to assist the Company in the identification, evaluation, structuring,
negotiation and closing of business acquisitions for a term of five years. As
compensation for entering into the M&A Agreement, TransGlobal shall receive
a 20% carried interest in any transaction introduced by TransGlobal to the
Company that is closed by the Company. At TransGlobal's election, such
compensation may be paid in restricted shares of common stock of the Company
equal to 20% of the transaction value. Mike Mustafoglu, who is the Chairman of
Transglobal Financial, was elected on July 28, 2008 at a special shareholder
meeting as the Company’s Chairman of the Board of Directors. Further
to Mr. Mustafoglu resignation, that certain Mergers and Acquisitions Consulting
Agreement between the Company and TransGlobal Financial LLC, a California
limited liability company was terminated. Mr. Mustafoglu is the Chairman of said
LLC.
(b) AGL
Transaction:
Based on
series of agreements commencing June 5, 2007 and following by July 23, 2007 AGL
become subsidiary of the Company. During 2008 via a fee agreement
with third party, the Company divested all its interest in AGL, effective
January 1, 2008, and the company financials reflect such disposal. During the
first quarter of 2009, third party (Upswing Ltd) filled a complaint in Israel
against AGL, Mr. Yossi Attia and Mr. Shalom Atia with regards to certain stock
certificates of which the Company was the beneficiary owner at the relevant
times. To date the company was not named as a party to said litigation. Mr.
Attia notify the Company that he hold it responsible to all the damages he may
suffer, as the underline assets which the litigation in Israel is concerning,
was an assets of the Company which was purchased by him from third party that
acquired said assets from the Company. As such, the Company examines its
potential legal actions.
As part
of the AGL closing, the Company undertook to indemnify the AGL in respect of any
tax to be paid by Verge, deriving from the difference between (a) Verge's
taxable income from the Las Vegas project, up to an amount of $21.7 million and
(b) the book value of the project in Las Vegas for tax purposes on the books of
Verge, at the date of the closing of the transfer of the shares of Verge to the
Company. Accordingly, the amount of the indemnification is expected
to be the amount of the tax in respect of the aforementioned difference, up to a
maximum difference of $11 million. The Company believes it as no exposure under
said indemnification. Atia Project undertook to indemnify AGL in respect of any
tax to be paid by Sitnica, deriving from the difference between (a) Verge's
taxable income from the Samobor project, up to an amount of $5.14 million and
(b) the book value of the project in Samobor for tax purposes on the books of
Sitnica, at the date of the closing of the transfer of the shares of Sitnica to
the Company. Accordingly, the amount of the indemnification is
expected to be the amount of the tax in respect of the aforementioned
difference, up to a
maximum difference of $0.9 million. The Atia Project undertook to bear any
additional purchase tax (if any is applicable) that Sitnica would have to pay in
respect of the transfer of the contractual rights in investment real estate in
Croatia, from the Atia Project to Sitnica.
On April
29, 2008, the Company entered into Amendment No. 1 ("Amendment No. 1") to that
certain Share Exchange Agreement between the Company and Trafalgar Capital
Specialized Investment Fund, ("Trafalgar"). Amendment No. 1 states that due to
the fact that the Israeli Securities Authority ("ISA") delayed the issuance of
the Implementation Shares issuable from the Atia Group to Trafalgar, that the
Share Exchange Agreement shall not apply to 69,375,000 of the Implementation
Shares issuable under the CEF. All other terms of the Share Exchange Agreement
remain in full force and effect. As the Company is in dispute with Trafalgar
(see Legal Proceedings), the Company believe it has no expuser under said
Amendment No. 1.
(c)
Lease Agreements
Future
minimum payments of obligations under operating lease at June 30, 2009 are as
follows:
The Company head office is located at
9107 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 450, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, based on a
month-to-month basis, paying $219 per month. The Company’s operation office is
located at 1061 ½ N Spaulding Ave, West Hollywood, CA 90046, paying $2,500 per
month.
Future
minimum payments of obligations under operating lease at June 30, 2009 are as
follows:
|
2009
|
|
2010
|
|
|
2011
|
|
|
2012
|
|
|
2013
|
|
|
Thereafter
|
|
$
|
15,000 |
|
$ |
30,000 |
|
|
$ |
30,000 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
The
Company commenced negotiations about its lease terms in the West Hollywood
operation offices, seeking to reduce the monthly lease payments.
(d) Legal
Proceedings
Except as
set forth below, there are no known significant legal proceedings that have been
filed and are outstanding or pending against the Company.
From time
to time, we are a party to litigation or other legal proceedings that we
consider to be a part of the ordinary course of our business. We are not
involved currently in legal proceedings other than detailed below that could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business,
prospects, financial condition or results of operations. We may become involved
in material legal proceedings in the future.
Verge
Bankruptcy - On January 23, 2009, Verge Living Corporation (the “Debtor”), a
former wholly owned subsidiary of Atia Group Limited (“AGL), a former subsidiary
of the Company, filed a voluntary petition (the “Chapter 11 Petitions”) for
relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy
Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of California (the
“Bankruptcy Court”). The Chapter 11 Petitions are being administered
under the caption In re: verge Living Corporation, et al., Chapter 11 Case
No. ND 09-10177 (the “Chapter 11 Proceedings”). The Bankruptcy Court
assumed jurisdiction over the assets of the Debtors as of the date of the filing
of the Chapter 11 Petitions. The Debtors will continue to operate
their businesses and manage their properties as “debtors-in-possession” under
the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court and in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the Bankruptcy Code and orders of the Bankruptcy Court. On April
28, 2009, Chapter 11 Proceedings changed venue to the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Nevada, Chapter 11 Case No BK-S-09-16295-BAM. As
Debtor as well as its parent AGL were subsidiaries of the Company at time when
material agreements where executed between the parties, the Company may become
part of the proceeding.
Rusk
Litigation - In August 2008, Dennis E. Rusk Architect LLC and Dennis E. Rusk,
(“Rusk”) were terminated by a former affiliate of the Company. Rusk filed a
lawsuit against the Debtor, the Company and multiple other parties in Clark
County, Nevada, Case No. A-564309, whereby Rusk monetary damages for breach of
contract. The Company has taken the position that the Company will have no
liability in this matter as it never entered an agreement with Rusk. The court
handling the Verge bankruptcy entered an automatic stay for this
matter.
Trafalgar
Capital Litigation - The Company via series of agreements (directly or via
affiliates) with European based alternative investment fund - Trafalgar Capital
Specialized Investment Fund, Luxembourg (“Trafalgar”) established financial
relationship which should create source of funding to the Company and its
subsidiaries (see detailed description of said series of agreements in this
filling). The Company position is that the DCG transactions (among others) would
not have been closed by the Company, unless Trafalgar will provide the needed
financing needed for the drilling program. On December 4, 2008 in lieu of the
world economy crisis, the company addressed Trafalgar formally to summarize
amendment to exiting business practice and modification of terms for existing As
well as future financing. On January 16, 2009 based on Trafalgar default, the
Company sent to Trafalgar notice of default together with off-set existing
alleged notes due to Trafalgar to mitigate the Company losses. Representative of
the parties having negotiations, trying to resolve said adversaries between the
parties, with the Company position that in any event the alleged notes to
Trafalgar should be null and void by the Company. On April 14, 2009, the Company
filed a complaint in Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, Case
No. BC 411768_against Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund, Luxembourg
and its affiliates (which was served on June 5, 2009 via registered mail),
alleging breach of contract and fraud and alleged damages in the amount of
$30,000,000. While the Company believes its has meritorious claims,
it is not possible at this time to reasonably assess the outcome of the case or
its impact on the Company. The Company was advised by one of Trafalgar managers
that a complaint was filled by Trafalgar against the Company, and he (said
manager) believe that a default judgment was obtained. The Company was never
served with any complaint by Trafalgar, and is not aware of said alleged
judgment, or said alleged complaint, yet includes said information as was
brought to it by Trafalgar manger.
Vortex
One - The Company via Vortex One commended its DCG’s drilling program, where
Vortex One via its member Mr. Ibgui, was the first cash investor. Since said
cash investment was done in July 2008, the Company defaulted on terms, period
and presentations (based on third parties presentations). Based on series of
defaults of third parties, Vortex One entered into a sale agreement with third
parties regarding specific 4 wells assignments. Per the terms of the sale,
Vortex One and the Company should be paid commencing May 1, 2009. Vortex One and
the Company agreed to give the Buyer a one time 60 days extension, and put them
on notice for being default on said notes. On July 7, 2009 the Buyer via it’s
operator issued the first payment to Ibgui of $3,357.37 represents production of
gas from 2 connected wells for several days of productions. Per the Company
agreement with Ibgui the sum of about $671 should be granted to the Company. The
Company and Ibgui learning the operator report, and in lieu of the non material
amount, no provision was made to income of $671 until the Company finish its
investigation of the subject.
(e)
Voluntarily delisting from The NASDAQ Stock Market
On June
6, 2008, the Company provided NASDAQ with notice of its intent to voluntarily
delist from The NASDAQ Stock Market, which notice was amended on June 10, 2008.
The Company is voluntarily delisting to reduce and more effectively manage its
regulatory and administrative costs, and to enable Company management to better
focus on its business on developing the natural gas drilling rights recently
acquired in connection with the acquisition of Davy Crockett Gas Company, LLC,
which was announced on May 9, 2008. The Company requested that its shares be
suspended from trading on NASDAQ at the open of the market on June 16, 2008,
which was done. Following clearance by the Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority ("FINRA") of a Form 211 application was filed by a market maker in the
Company's stock.
(f)
Vortex Ocean One, LLC
On June
30, 2008, the "Company formed a limited liability company with Tiran Ibgui, an
individual ("Ibgui"), named Vortex Ocean One, LLC (the "Vortex One"). The
Company and Ibgui each own a fifty percent (50%) membership Interest in Vortex
One. The Company is the Manager of the Vortex One. Vortex One has been formed
and organized to raise the funds necessary for the drilling of the first well
being undertaken by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary. To date there has
been no production of the Well by Vortex One or DCG and a dispute has arisen
between the Parties with regards to the Vortex One and other matters, so in
order to fulfill its obligations to Investor and avoid any potential litigation,
Vortex One has agreed to issue the Shares directly into the name of the Ibgui,
as well as pledging the 4 term assignments to secure Mr. Ibgui investment and
future proceeds per the LLC operating agreement (where Mr. Ibgui entitled to 80%
of any future cash flow proceeds, until he recover his investments in full, then
after the parties will share the cash flow equally). Vortex one hereby agreed to
cause the transfer of the Shares to Investor and direct the transfer agent to
issue 5,250 Shares in the name of the Ibgui effective as of the Effective Date,
which is November 4, 2008.
(g)
Trafalgar Convertible Note:
In
connection with said note and as collateral for performance by the Company under
the terms of said note, the Company issued to Trafalgar 45,000 common shares to
be placed as security for said note. Said shares considered to be escrow shares,
and as such are not included in the Company outstanding common
shares.
(h)
Investment (and loans) in Affiliates, at equity
On June
14, 2006, the Company issued a $10 million line of credit to Emvelco RE Corp
(“ERC”). Outstanding balances bore interest at an annual rate of 12% and the
line of credit had a maximum borrowing limit of $10 million. Initially on
October 26, 2006 and then again ratified on December 29, 2006, the Board of
Directors of the Company approved an increase in the borrowing limit of the line
of credit to $20 million. The Board also restricted use of the funds to real
estate development. On November 2, 2007, the Company exercised the
Verge option to purchase a multi-use condominium and commercial property in Las
Vegas, Nevada, thereby reducing the amount outstanding by $10
million. Additionally, the Verge option required that the Company
pays The International Holdings Group (TIHG), the then parent of ERC, and
another $5 million when construction began on the Verge Project. As
of December 31, 2008, the Company has accrued and recorded that payment as a
reduction to this loan receivable balance. As of December 31, 2008,
the outstanding loan receivable balances by ERC and Verge were charged to bad
debt expense on the statement of operations, due to the Company change of
strategy, turmoil in the real estate industry including the sub-prime crisis and
world financial crisis, which among other factor lead Verge to file for
Bankruptcy protection.
(i)
Issuance of Preferred Stock:
The
Company entered into and closed an Agreement (the "TAS Agreement") with T.A.S.
Holdings Limited ("TAS") pursuant to which TAS agreed to cancel the debt payable
by the Company to TAS in the amount of approximately $1,065,000 and its 150,000
shares of common stock it presently holds in consideration of the Company
issuing TAS 1,000,000 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, which such
shares carry a stated value equal to $1.20 per share (the "Series B Stock"). The
Series B Stock is convertible, at any time at the option of the holder, into
common shares of the Company based on a conversion price of $0.0016 per share.
The Series B Stock shall have voting rights on an as converted basis multiplied
by 6.25. Holders of the Series B Stock are entitled to receive, when declared by
the Company's board of directors, annual dividends of $0.06 per share of Series
B Stock paid semi-annually on June 30 and December 31 commencing June 30, 2009.
In the event of any liquidation or winding up of the Company, the holders of
Series B Stock will be entitled to receive, in preference to holders of common
stock, an amount equal to the stated value plus interest of 15% per
year.
The
Series B Stock restricts the ability of the holder to convert the Series B Stock
and receive shares of the Company's common stock such that the number of shares
of the Company common stock held by TAS and its affiliates after such conversion
does not exceed 4.9% of the Company's then issued and outstanding shares of
common stock.
The
Series B Stock was offered and sold to TAS in a private placement transaction
made in reliance upon exemptions from registration pursuant to Section 4(2)
under the Securities Act of 1933 and Rule 506 promulgated there under. TAS is an
accredited investor as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933. The Company filed its Certificate of Designation of
Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Preferred Stock with the State
of Delaware.
On March
2009 TAS notify the Company it intends to convert said Preferred Stock into
common stock (see subsequent events)
(j)
Status as Vendor with the Federal Government:
The
Company updated its vendor status with the Central Contractor Registration which
is the primary registrant database for the US Federal government that collects,
validates, stores, and disseminates data in support of agency acquisition
missions, including Federal agency contract and assistance awards.
(k)
Potential exposure due to AGL and Trafalgar Transaction:
On
January 30, 2008, AGL of which the Company was a principal shareholder notified
the Company that it had entered into two (2) material agreements (wherein the
Company was not a party but will be directly affected by their terms) with
Trafalgar Capital Specialized Investment Fund ("Trafalgar"). Specifically, AGL
and Trafalgar entered into a Committed Equity Facility Agreement ("CEF") in the
amount of 45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels (approximately US$12,000,000.00 per the
exchange rate at the Closing) and a Loan Agreement ("Loan Agreement") in the
amount of US $500,000 (collectively, the "Finance Documents") pursuant to which
Trafalgar grants AGL financial backing. The Company is not a party to the
Finance Documents. The CEF sets forth the terms and conditions upon which
Trafalgar will advance funds to AGL. Trafalgar is committed under the CEF until
the earliest to occur of: (i) the date on which Trafalgar has made payments in
the aggregate amount of the commitment amount (45,683,750 New Israeli Shekels);
(ii) termination of the CEF; and (iii) thirty-six (36) months. In consideration
for Trafalgar providing funding under the CEF, the AGL will issue Trafalgar
ordinary shares, as existing on the dual listing on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange
(TASE) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in accordance with the CEF. As a
further inducement for Trafalgar entering into the CEF, Trafalgar shall receive
that number of ordinary shares as have an aggregate value calculated pursuant to
the CEF, of U.S. $1,500,000. The Loan Agreement provides for a discretionary
loan in the amount of $500,000 ("Loan") and bears interest at the rate of eight
and one-half percent (8½%) per annum. The security for the Loan shall be a
pledge of AGL’s shareholder equity (75,000 shares) in Verge Living
Corporation.
Simultaneously,
on the same date as the aforementioned Finance Documents, the Company entered
into a Share Exchange Agreement (the "Share Exchange Agreement") with Trafalgar.
The Share Exchange Agreement provides that the Company must deliver, from time
to time, and at the request of Trafalgar, those shares of AGL, in the event that
the ordinary shares issued by AGL pursuant to the terms of the Finance Documents
are not freely tradable on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange or the London Stock
Exchange. In the event that an exchange occurs, the Company will receive from
Trafalgar the same amount of shares that were exchanged. The closing and
transfer of each increment of the Exchange Shares shall take place as reasonably
practicable after receipt by the Company of a written notice from Trafalgar that
it wishes to enter into such an exchange transaction. To date, all of the
Company's shares in AGL are restricted by Israel law for a period of six (6)
months since the issuance date, and then such shares may be released in the
amount of one percent (1%) (From the total outstanding shares of AGL which is
the equivalent of approximately 1,250,000 shares per quarter), subject to volume
trading restrictions.
Further
to the signing of the investment agreement with Trafalgar, the board of
directors of AGL decided to allot Trafalgar 69,375,000 ordinary shares of AGL,
no par value each (the "offered shares") which, following the allotment, will
constitute 5.22% of the capital rights and voting rights in AGL, both
immediately following the allotment and fully diluted.
The
offered shares will be allotted piecemeal, at the following dates: (i)
18,920,454 shares will be allotted immediately following receipt of approval of
the stock exchange to the listing for trade of the offered shares. (ii)
25,227,273 of the offered shares will be allotted immediately following receipt
of all of the necessary approvals in order for the offered shares to be swapped
on 30 April 2008 against a quantity of shares equal to those held by Emvelco
Corp. at that same date.
The
balance of the offered shares, a quantity of up to 25,277,273 shares, will be
allotted immediately after receipt of the approval of the Israel Securities
Authority for the issuance of a shelf prospectus. Notwithstanding, if
the approval of the shelf prospectus will not be granted by the Israel
Securities Authority by the beginning of May 2008, only 12,613,636 shares will
be allotted to Trafalgar at that same date.
Despite
assurances from Trafalgar to both AGL and Verge that the Share Exchange
Agreement ("SEA") was legally permitted in Israel, AGL and Trafalgar could not
implement the above transaction because of objections of the Israeli Securities
Authority to the SEA, and, therefore, AGL caused Verge to pay off the original
loan amount plus interest accrued and premium for early pay-off, transaction
that AGL had entered into.
Trafalgar
is an unrelated third party comprised of a European Euro Fund registered in
Luxembourg. The Company, its subsidiaries, officers and directors are not
affiliates of Trafalgar.
(l) International
Treasure Finders Incorporated
On
January 13, 2009, the Company entered into a Non Binding Term Sheet (the "Term
Sheet") to enter into a definitive asset purchase agreement with Grand Pacaraima
Gold Corp. ("Grand"), which owns 80% of the issued and outstanding securities of
International Treasure Finders Incorporated to acquire certain oil and gas
rights on approximately 481 acres located in Woodward County,
Oklahoma (the "Woodward County Rights"). In consideration for the
Woodward County Rights, the Company will pay Grand an amount equal to 50% of the
current reserves. The consideration shall be paid half in shares of common stock
of the Company and half in the form of a note. The number of shares to be
delivered by the Company will be calculated based upon the volume weighted
average price ("VWAP") for the ten days preceding the closing date. The note
will mature on December 31, 2009 and carry interest of 9% per annum payable
monthly. In addition, the note will be convertible into shares of common stock
of the Company at a 10% discount to the VWAP for the ten days preceding
conversion. At the Company election, the Company may enter into this transaction
utilizing a subsidiary to be traded on the Swiss Stock Exchange. On February 3,
2009the Company announced it has expanded negotiations to purchase all of the
outstanding shares of International Treasure Finders Incorporated. The above
transaction is subject to the receipt of a reserve report, drafting and
negotiation of a final definitive agreement, performing due diligence as well as
board approval of the Company. As such, there is no guarantee that the Company
will be able to successfully close the above transaction. Dr. Gregory Rubin, a
director of the Company, is an affiliate of ITFI and, as a result, voided
himself from any discussions regarding this matter.
(m)
Reverse Split
Effective
February 24, 2009, the Company affected a reverse split of its issued and
outstanding shares of common stock on a 100 for one basis. As a
result of the reverse split, the issued and outstanding shares of common stock
will be reduced from 92,280,919 to 922,809. The authorized shares of
common stock will remain as 400,000,000. The shareholders holding a majority of
the issued and outstanding shares of common stock and the board of directors
approved the reverse split on November 24, 2008. In addition,
a new
CUSIP was issued for the Company's common stock which is 92905M
203. The symbol of the Company was changed from VTEX into
VXRC. The Company issued stock on a post-split basis during the six
months ended June 30, 2009, resulting in 105,834,347 shares issued and
outstanding.
(n) Name Changed
Effective
July 15, 2009, the Company changed its name from Vortex Resources Corp. to
Yasheng Eco-Trade Corporation. In addition, effective July 15, 2009,
the Company’s quotation symbol on the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board was
changed from VXRC to YASH. In addition to the name changed, a new CUSIP number
was issued for the Company’s common stock which is 985085109.
(o) Further business
opportunities and/or alliance with other major groups complimenting and/or
synergetic to the Company/Yasheng LOI as disclosed before:
As
disclosed before, on March 5, 2009, the Company and Yasheng implemented an
amendment to the Term Sheet pursuant to which the parties agreed to explore
further business opportunities including the potential lease of an existing
logistics center located in Inland Empire, California, and/or alliance with
other major groups complimenting and/or synergetic to the Vortex/Yasheng JV as
approved by the board of directors on March 9, 2009. In connection to this
amendment the Company entered agreements or arrangement or negotiations as
followings:
(i) On
May 5, 2009 the Company commenced process to change its name, a process which
was finalized on July 15, 2009.
(ii) On
May 2009 the Company developed a strategy with UFX Bank, through an arrangement
with third party, to provide export currency hedging for Yasheng.
(iii) On
June 2009 the Company engaged Legend Transportation Group (“Legend”) to consult
on the development of its Logistic Center. Legend has been hired to provide
expertise in transportation management systems. Common carrier service, full
truck load brokerage, expedites services, pool distribution and small carrier
evaluation.
(iv) On
June 2009 the Company engaged team of brokers of Colliers International as
exclusive agents to evaluate the real estate market in Southern California and
negotiate to purchase or lease existing logistic center (See subsequent events
in regard to lease agreement that was executed).
(v) On
June 2009 the Company signed an agreement creating the Yasheng Group Russia, as
part of a joint venture with Create Agrogroup Zao (“Create”), which will be
developing an Eco-Trade Distribution and logistic center in Russia similar to
the one the Company is currently developing on Southern California. The first
stage of the development is a Stock Breading Complex in the Russian Federation.
Create presented the Company with certain 220 acres of land, and recently got
approval from the local authorities to begin the development. It is expected to
be built out in three stages over five years an an estimate budget provided by
Create of $186 millions.
(vi) On
July 2009 the Company signed a financial advisor engagement letter with
Cukierman & Co. Investment House Ltd – a foreign Investment banking firm
(“CIH”) to obtain bank financing for the Yasheng Russia Breading Complex as was
signed in June with Create (See note Commitments and contingencies). CIH has
retained Dr. Sam Frankel to assist in obtaining funds from semi-governmental
funding sources. Per the agreement the Company will pay CIH a monthly retainer
fee of $3,750. A millstone payment of $25,000 will be paid to CIH provided that
CIH will present a banking institution which in principal will secure minimum
$25 million financing to the Create joint venture.
(vii) On
July 2009 the Company signed an agreement with Better Online Solutions (“BOSC”)
for consulting services for the Company logistic center, as well as for the
Crerate joint venture. Said agreement was signed for the purpose of establishing
supply chain solutions and RFID protocols. In return the Company will provide
BOSC with first right of refusal matching bid contract for supply said
services.
(iix) On
July 2009 the Company has entered negotiations with Management Consulting
Company (“MCC”) to explore further expansion and acquisitions for Yasheng Russia
(See Create Joint Venture). MCC is a division of IFD Kapital Group in
Russia.
(ix) On
January 20, 2009, the Company entered into a non-binding Term Sheet (the "Term
Sheet") with Yasheng in connection with the development of a logistics centre.
Pursuant to the Term Sheet, the Company granted Yasheng an irrevocable option to
merge all or part of its assets into the Company (the "Yasheng Option"). If
Yasheng exercises the Yasheng Option, as consideration for the transaction to be
completed between the parties, the Company will issue Yasheng such number of
shares of the Company's common stock calculated by dividing the value of the
assets which will be included in the transaction with the Company by the volume
weighted average price of the Company's common stock as quoted on a national
securities exchange or the Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board for the ten days
preceding the closing date of such transaction. The value of the assets
contributed by Yasheng will be based upon the asset value set forth in Yasheng's
audited financial statements provided to the Company prior to the closing of any
such transaction. On June 18, 2009, as a result of Yasheng's efforts, Zhangye
Golden Dragon Industrial Co., Ltd., a company which is not affiliated with
Yasheng ("Golden Dragon"), delivered a notice whereby it has advised that it
wishes to exercise the Yasheng Option by merging into the Company in
consideration of shares of preferred stock with a stated value in the amount of
$220,000,000 that may be converted at a $1.10 per share, a premium to the
Company's current market price, into 200,000,000 shares of common stock of the
Company. The shareholders of Golden Dragon (the "Shareholders") are all foreign
citizens. As a result, the issuance, if consummated will be in accordance with
Regulation S as adopted under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Further,
the Shareholders are entitled to assign such shares as each deems appropriate.
In addition, the Company is required to raise $20,000,000 to be used by Golden
Dragon for working capital purposes. Golden Dragon is a Chinese corporation with
primary operation in Gansau province of China. The Company designs, develops,
manufactures and markets farming and sideline products including fruits, barley,
hops and agricultural materials.
(x) On
August 7, 2009, the Company has entered into a Memorandum of
Terms in which it will provide an equity line in the amount up to
$1,000,000 to Golden Water Agriculture, a corporation to be formed in
Israel (“Golden Water”). Upon funding the equity line, the
Company will receive shares of Series A Preferred Stock (the “Golden Water
Preferred”) convertible into 30% of Golden Water, which assumes that the full
$1,000,000 is funded. The Company will be entitled to convert
the Golden Water Preferred into the most senior class of shares of Golden Water
at a 15% discount to any recent round of financing. The Company shall
be required to convert the Golden Water Preferred in the event of an initial
public offering based on a valuation three times the valuation of the
investment. To date, no consideration has been exchanged between the
Company and Golden Water. Golden Water has developed a process by which gaseous
oxygen can be introduced into water at the molecular level and retained at a
high concentration for a long period of time, as well as the ability to add
gaseous elements including nitrogen, carbon dioxide and more. The parties that
are forming Golden Water have filed for patents in the United States and
Israel.
(xi) On
January 20, 2009, the Company entered into a Letter of Intent (the "Letter of
Intent") with Yasheng in connection with the development of a logistics centre.
In addition, pursuant to the Letter of Intent, the Company granted Yasheng an
irrevocable option to merge all or part of its assets into the Company (the
"Yasheng Option"). In lieu of merging its assets into the Company, the Company
and Yasheng entered into an additional Letter of Intent on June 12, 2009 whereby
Yasheng agreed to use its best efforts to have the majority stockholders of
Yasheng (the "Group Stockholders") enter and close an agreement with the Company
whereby the Company would acquire approximately 55% of the issued and
outstanding securities of Yasheng from the Group Stockholders in consideration
of 300,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company. The June 12, 2009 letter
of intent was approved by the Company's Board of Directors on August 12, 2009.
The Company and Yasheng initially contemplated a closing date of July 15, 2009.
As the execution of a definitive agreement and the closing did not occur by July
15, 2009, all parties are working to close such transaction upon satisfaction of
all closing conditions.
(xii)
Logistics Center - On August 12, 2009, the Company entered into a 45 day
exclusivity period to finalize an "Option to Buy" on a lease agreement for a
"big box" facility located in Southern, California (the "Facility"). The
Facility consists of approximately 1,000,010 square feet industrial building
located in Victorville, California and the lease is expected to commence
November 1, 2009 and continue for a period of seven years, with two five-year
extension periods The Company will advanced a $25,000 non-refundable deposit
representing 10% of the required security deposit for the entire lease. The
non-refundable deposit will allow the Company to exclusively negotiate the
option to buy the Facility as all other terms of the lease have been agreed upon
in principal. The Company is also pursuing certain tax and economic incentives
associated with the establishment and development of the Yasheng Asia Pacific
Cooperative Zone – its core business. These incentives include LAMBRA Enterprise
Zone Sales and Use Tax Credit (7% of qualified capital equipment expenses),
LAMBRA Enterprise Zone Hiring Credit (50% of qualified employees wages reducing
10% each year for 5 years), County of San Bernardino Economic Development Agency
assistance in employee recruitment screening and qualification and filing for
LAMBRA benefits (estimated value $8,000 per qualified employee). The entering of
the lease by the Company is subject to the negotiation of the option to purchase
the facility, drafting of a standard lease agreement, The closing of any of the
above (i) to (xii) business opportunities by the Company will require the
completion of definitive documentations and completion of due diligence by the
Company. Final closing is subject to approval of the final definitive
agreements by the Boards of Directors of the Company. There is no
guarantee that the parties will reach final agreements or that the transactions
will close on the terms set forth above
On August
4, 2009, the Company filed a Form 8-K Current Report with the Securities and
Exchange Commission advising that Eric Qian Wang (“Wang”) was appointed as a
director of the Company on August 3, 2009. Mr. Yang was nominated as a director
at the suggestion of Yasheng which approved the filing of the initial Form 8-K.
On August 5, 2009, Mr. Wang contacted the Company advising that he has not
consented to such appointment. Accordingly, Mr. Wang has been nominated as a
director of the Company but has not accepted such nomination and is not
considered a director of the Company. Mr. Wang's nomination was subsequently
withdrawn. Furthermore, although no longer relevant, Mr. Wang's work history as
disclosed on the initial Form 8K was derived from a resume provided by Mr. Wang.
Subsequent to the filing of the Form 8-K, Mr. Wang advised that the disclosure
regarding his work history was inaccurate. As a result, the disclosure relating
to Mr. Wang's work history should be completely disregarded. The Company believe
that at the time that these willful, malicious, false and fraudulent
representations were made by Wang to the company, Wang knew that the
representations were false and that he never intended to be appointed to the
board. The company informed and believe the delivery of the resumes, and the
later demand for a retraction of the resumes, were part of a scheme (with
others) to injure the business reputation of the company to otherwise damages
its credibility such that the Company would have a lesser bargaining position in
the finalization of the documents relating to the Yasheng transaction. As such
the Company is preparing a complaint against Wang.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
There are
no materials off balance sheet arrangements.
Effect of Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS
157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair
value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about
fair value measurements. This Statement applies under other accounting
pronouncements that require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having
previously concluded in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the
relevant measurement attribute. Accordingly, this Statement does not require any
new fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for financial statements
issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods
within those fiscal years. In February 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position
No. FAS 157–2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157”, which provides a
one year deferral of the effective date of SFAS 157 for non–financial assets and
non–financial liabilities, except those that are recognized or disclosed in the
financial statements at fair value at least annually. Therefore, effective
January 1, 2008, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 157 with respect to
our financial assets and liabilities only. Since the Company has no investments
available for sale, the adoption of this pronouncement has no material impact to
the financial statements.
In
December 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 110 (“SAB 110”). SAB 110 amends and replaces
Question 6 of Section D.2 of Topic 14, “Share-Based Payment,” of the Staff
Accounting Bulletin series. Question 6 of Section D.2 of Topic 14 expresses the
views of the staff regarding the use of the “simplified” method in developing an
estimate of the expected term of “plain vanilla” share options and allows usage
of the “simplified” method for share option grants prior to December 31,
2007. SAB 110 allows public companies which do not have historically sufficient
experience to provide a reasonable estimate to continue to use the “simplified”
method for estimating the expected term of “plain vanilla” share option grants
after December 31, 2007. The Company will continue to use the “simplified”
method until it has enough historical experience to provide a reasonable
estimate of expected term in accordance with SAB 110.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
(“SFAS”) 141-R, “Business Combinations.” SFAS 141-R retains the fundamental
requirements in SFAS 141 that the acquisition method of accounting (referred to
as the purchase method) be used for all business combinations and for an
acquirer to be identified for each business combination. It also establishes
principles and requirements for how the acquirer: (a) recognizes and
measures in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, the
liabilities assumed, and any non-controlling interest in the acquiree;
(b) recognizes and measures the goodwill acquired in the business
combination or a gain from a bargain purchase and (c) determines what
information to disclose to enable users of the financial statements to evaluate
the nature and financial effects of the business combination. SFAS 141-R will
apply prospectively to business combinations for which the acquisition date is
on or after the Company’s fiscal year beginning October 1, 2009. While the
Company has not yet evaluated the impact, if any, that SFAS 141-R will have on
its consolidated financial statements, the Company will be required to expense
costs related to any acquisitions after September 30, 2009.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS 160, “Non-controlling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements.” This Statement amends Accounting Research
Bulletin 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the
non-controlling (minority) interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation
of a subsidiary. It clarifies that a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary is
an ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as
equity in the consolidated financial statements. The Company has not yet
determined the impact, if any, that SFAS 160 will have on its consolidated
financial statements. SFAS 160 is effective for the Company’s fiscal year
beginning October 1, 2009.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities — including an amendment of
FASB Statement No. 115” (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to
measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. This
statement provides entities the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported
earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without
having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. This Statement is effective
as of the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after November
15, 2007. Effective January 1, 2008, we adopted SFAS No. 159 and have
chosen not to elect the fair value option for any items that are not already
required to be measured at fair value in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States.
In May
2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 165, “Subsequent Events”. This Statement is
effective for interim and annual periods ending after June 15,
2009. This Statement is intended to establish general standards of
accounting for and disclosures of events that occur after the balance sheet date
but before financial statements are issued or are available to be issued.
It requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated
subsequent events and the basis for that date—that is, whether that date
represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available to be
issued. This disclosure should alert all users of financial statements
that an entity has not evaluated subsequent events after that date in the set of
financial statements being presented. This Statement should not result in
significant changes in the subsequent events that an entity reports—either
through recognition or disclosure—in its financial statements. This
Statement introduces the concept of financial statements being available to be
issued. It requires the disclosure of the date through which an entity has
evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date, that is, whether that
date represents the date the financial statements were issued or were available
to be issued. This disclosure should alert all users of financial statements
that an entity has not evaluated subsequent events after that date in the set of
financial statements being presented.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks
As a
“Smaller Reporting Company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company
is not required to provide information required by this item.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
The term
disclosure controls and procedures means controls and other procedures of an
issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by
the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act (15
U.S.C. 78a, et seq.) is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified
in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and
procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports
that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated
to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal
financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
The term
internal control over financial reporting is defined as a process designed by,
or under the supervision of, the issuer’s principal executive and principal
financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the
issuer’s board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and includes those policies and
procedures that:
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to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and
fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the
assets
of the issuer;
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Provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance
with
generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and
expenditures of the issuer are being made only in accordance with
authorizations of management and directors of the issuer;
and
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Provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of
unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the issuer’s assets
that could have a material effect on the financial
statements.
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Our
management, including our chief executive officer and principal financial
officer, does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our
internal controls over financial reporting will prevent all error and all
fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated,
can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the
control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must
reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of
controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of
inherent limitations in all control systems, internal control over financial
reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements, and no evaluation of controls
can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud,
if any, within the registrant have been detected. Also, projections
of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk
that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that
the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
Evaluation of Disclosure and
Controls and Procedures. Our management is responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting
as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal
control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation
of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. We carried out an
evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our chief executive officer and principal financial officer, of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. The
evaluation was undertaken in consultation with our accounting
personnel. Based on that evaluation and for the reasons set forth
below, our chief executive officer and principal financial officer concluded
that our disclosure controls and procedures are currently not effective to
ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we
file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and
forms.
Management’s Report on
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management
is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over
financial reporting of the Company. Because of its inherent limitations,
internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect
misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future
periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of
changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and
procedures may deteriorate.
Management,
with the participation of our principal executive officer, financial and
accounting officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting as of June 30, 2009 based on criteria established in
Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations . Based on this evaluation, because of the Company’s limited
resources and limited number of employees, management concluded that, as of June
30, 2009, our internal control over financial reporting is
not effective in providing reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external
purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting
principles. The ineffectiveness of our disclosure controls and
procedures is the result of certain deficiencies in internal controls that
constitute material weaknesses as discussed below. The material weaknesses
identified did not result in the restatement of any previously reported
financial statements or any other related financial disclosure, nor does
management believe that it had any effect on the accuracy of the Company's
financial statements for the current reporting period. We lack segregation of
duties in the period-end financial reporting process. The Company has
historically had limited accounting and minimal operating revenue and, as such,
all accounting and financial reporting operations have been and are currently
performed by one individual. The party that performs the accounting
and financial reporting operations is the only individual with any significant
knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles. The person is
also in charge of the general ledger (including the preparation of routine and
non-routine journal entries and journal entries involving accounting estimates),
the selection of accounting principles, and the preparation of interim and
annual financial statements (including report combinations, consolidation
entries and footnote disclosures) in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. In addition, the lack of additional staff with
significant knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles has resulted
in ineffective oversight and monitoring. The company intends to add
accounting staff, subject to adequate financing, in order to assist in reducing
its risk in these areas and plans to add additional personnel in accounting and
internal auditing in the near future, which is subject to obtaining the required
financing.
Changes in internal
controls
There
have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified
in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or
15d-15 under the Exchange Act that occurred during the quarter ended June 30,
2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect,
our internal control over financial reporting.
PART
II
ITEM
1. RISK
FACTORS
As a
“Smaller Reporting Company” as defined by Item 10 of Regulation S-K, the Company
is not required to provide information required by this item.
ITEM
2. Unregistered Sales of
Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.
ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
As
reported under Legal
proceedings, the Company notified Trafalgar that Trafalgar is in breech
with regard to the services to be performed in accordance with the $2,000,000
loan agreement. A complaint was filled by the Company on April 2009.
Pursuant to FASB 5, the $2,000,000 is recorded as a liability on the balance
sheet since the outcome of the legal actions is undeterminable at this time. The
Company expensed the all conversion feature of $1,907,221 as interest expense in
these financials, and per the Company position, it did not record interest
accrued on said liability.
ITEM 4.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
None.
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION
None.
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal
Financial Officer of YASHENG ECO-TRADE CORPORATION pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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Certification
of the Chief Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and Principal
Financial Officer of YASHENG ECO-TRADE CORPORATION pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los
Angeles, California, on August 19, 2009.
YASHENG
ECO-TRADE CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/Yossi Attia
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Yossi
Attia
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Chief
Executive Officer, Principal Accounting Officer and
Principal
Financial Officer
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