e10vq
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD
ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD
FROM TO
Commission File Number 0001-32145
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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91-0881481 |
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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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CanArgo Energy Corporation
P.O. Box 291, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, British Isles
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GY1 3RR |
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code) |
(44) 1481 729 980
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Indicate by check whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such
reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (check one)
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act)
Yes o No þ
The number of shares of registrants common stock, par value $0.10 per share, outstanding on
November 1, 2007 was 242,107,390.
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CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Below is a list of terms that are common to our industry and used throughout this document:
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d
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= per day |
bbl
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= barrels |
Bbtu
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= billion British thermal units |
Bcf
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= billion cubic feet |
Bcfe
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= billion cubic feet of natural gas equivalents |
bopd
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= barrels of oil per day |
Mbbls
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= thousand barrels |
Mcf
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= thousand cubic feet |
Mcfe
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= thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalents |
MCM
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= thousand cubic metres |
MMBtu
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= million British thermal units |
MMcf
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= million cubic feet |
MMcfe
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= million cubic feet of natural gas equivalents |
MW
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= megawatt |
NGL
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= natural gas liquids |
TBtu
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= trillion British thermal units |
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When we refer to natural gas and oil in equivalents, we are doing so to compare quantities
of oil with quantities of natural gas or to express these different commodities in a common unit.
In calculating equivalents, we use a generally recognized standard in
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which one Bbl of oil is equal to six Mcf of natural gas. Also, when we refer to cubic feet
measurements, all measurements are at a pressure of 14.73 pounds per square inch.
When we refer to us, we, our, ours, the Company, or CanArgo, we are describing CanArgo
Energy Corporation and/or our subsidiaries.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbor
for certain forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current
expectations of CanArgo and speak only as of the date made. These forward-looking statements
involve risks, uncertainties and other factors. The factors discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q are among those factors that in some cases have affected CanArgos historic
results and could cause actual results in the future to differ significantly from the results
anticipated in forward-looking statements made in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, future
filings by CanArgo with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in CanArgos press releases and in
oral statements made by authorized officers of CanArgo. When used in this Quarterly Report on Form
10-Q, the words estimate, project, anticipate, expect, intend, believe, hope, may
and similar expressions, as well as will, shall and other indications of future tense, are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Few of the forward-looking statements in this
Report deal with matters that are within our unilateral control. Acquisition, financing and other
agreements and arrangements must be negotiated with independent third parties and, in some cases,
must be approved by governmental agencies. These third parties generally have interests that do not
coincide with ours and may conflict with our interests. Unless the third parties and we are able to
compromise their various objectives in a mutually acceptable manner, agreements and arrangements
will not be consummated.
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets
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September 30, |
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December 31, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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(Expressed in United States dollars) |
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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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$ |
7,079,858 |
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$ |
14,689,289 |
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Restricted cash |
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299,777 |
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Accounts receivable |
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254,551 |
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503,953 |
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Crude oil inventory |
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1,067,752 |
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452,500 |
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Prepayments |
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407,527 |
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2,254,563 |
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Assets to be disposed |
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8,120 |
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5,965,341 |
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Other current assets |
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169,698 |
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163,561 |
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Total current assets |
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$ |
8,987,506 |
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$ |
24,328,984 |
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Non Current Assets |
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Prepaid financing fees |
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92,406 |
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288,632 |
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Assets to be disposed |
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24,560,166 |
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Capital assets, net (including
unevaluated amounts of
$57,586,235 and
$55,097,099, respectively) |
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93,091,460 |
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87,307,700 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
102,171,372 |
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$ |
136,485,482 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS
EQUITY |
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Accounts payable trade |
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$ |
1,084,432 |
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$ |
3,672,731 |
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Deferred revenue |
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484,515 |
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Accrued liabilities |
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6,432,267 |
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6,918,468 |
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Liabilities to be disposed |
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374,998 |
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1,625,282 |
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Total current liabilities |
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$ |
7,891,697 |
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$ |
12,700,996 |
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Long term debt |
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11,292,148 |
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37,264,270 |
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Other non current liabilities |
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64,671 |
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1,260,079 |
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Provision for future site restoration |
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220,590 |
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205,200 |
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Liabilities to be disposed |
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3,566,055 |
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Total Liabilities |
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$ |
19,469,106 |
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$ |
54,996,600 |
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Temporary Equity |
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$ |
2,119,530 |
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$ |
2,119,530 |
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Stockholders equity: |
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Common stock, par value
$0.10; authorized -
500,000,000 shares at
September 30, 2007 and
375,000,000 at December 31,
2006; shares
issued, issuable and
outstanding - 242,120,974 at
September 30, 2007
and 237,145,974 at December
31, 2006 |
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24,212,096 |
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23,714,596 |
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Capital in excess of par
value |
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245,259,933 |
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233,397,113 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(188,889,293 |
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(177,742,357 |
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Total stockholders
equity |
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$ |
80,582,736 |
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$ |
79,369,352 |
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Total Liabilities, Temporary
Equity and Stockholders Equity |
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102,171,372 |
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$ |
136,485,482 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
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CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations
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Unaudited |
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Unaudited |
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Three Months Ended |
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Nine Months Ended |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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September 30, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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(Expressed in United States dollars) |
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Operating Revenues from Continuing Operations: |
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Oil and gas sales |
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$ |
32,961 |
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$ |
2,090,147 |
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$ |
3,394,808 |
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$ |
4,092,224 |
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32,961 |
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2,090,147 |
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3,394,808 |
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4,092,224 |
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Operating Expenses: |
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Field operating expenses |
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16,427 |
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446,010 |
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690,851 |
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1,340,169 |
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Direct project costs |
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173,105 |
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235,159 |
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515,939 |
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677,656 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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1,901,454 |
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2,891,133 |
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5,327,739 |
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7,810,174 |
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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139,171 |
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700,391 |
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1,516,246 |
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2,231,319 |
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2,230,157 |
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4,272,693 |
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8,050,775 |
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12,059,318 |
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Operating Loss from Continuing Operations |
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(2,197,196 |
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(2,182,546 |
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(4,655,967 |
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(7,967,094 |
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Other Income (Expense): |
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Interest income |
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63,329 |
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70,720 |
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250,146 |
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278,150 |
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Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense |
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(1,144,539 |
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(2,020,279 |
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(5,307,304 |
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(4,601,955 |
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Loss/Cost on debt extinguishment |
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(5,592,828 |
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(12,127,494 |
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Foreign exchange gains (losses) |
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(7,497 |
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(28,509 |
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(38,806 |
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(166,560 |
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Other |
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(1,025,067 |
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(65,793 |
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(761,196 |
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(182,241 |
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Total Other Expense |
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(7,706,602 |
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(2,043,861 |
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(17,984,654 |
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(4,672,606 |
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Loss from Continuing Operations Before Taxes |
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(9,903,798 |
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(4,226,407 |
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(22,640,621 |
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(12,639,700 |
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Income taxes |
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Loss from Continuing Operations |
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(9,903,798 |
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(4,226,407 |
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(22,640,621 |
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(12,639,700 |
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Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of taxes |
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(55,873 |
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(1,491,710 |
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11,493,685 |
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(1,242,595 |
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Net Loss |
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$ |
(9,959,671 |
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$ |
(5,718,117 |
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$ |
(11,146,936 |
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$ |
(13,882,295 |
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Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding |
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- Basic |
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239,053,232 |
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224,260,628 |
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238,557,879 |
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223,942,445 |
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- Diluted |
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239,053,232 |
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224,260,628 |
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238,557,879 |
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223,942,445 |
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Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share |
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- from continuing operations |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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$ |
(0.02 |
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$ |
(0.09 |
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$ |
(0.06 |
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- from discontinued operations |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
(0.01 |
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$ |
0.05 |
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$ |
(0.01 |
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Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share |
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$ |
(0.04 |
) |
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$ |
(0.03 |
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$ |
(0.05 |
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$ |
(0.06 |
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Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share |
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- from continuing operations |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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$ |
(0.02 |
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$ |
(0.09 |
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$ |
(0.06 |
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- from discontinued operations |
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$ |
(0.00 |
) |
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$ |
(0.01 |
) |
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$ |
0.05 |
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$ |
(0.01 |
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Diluted Net (Income) Loss Per Common Share |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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$ |
(0.03 |
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$ |
(0.05 |
) |
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$ |
(0.06 |
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
5
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
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Unaudited |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2007 |
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2006 |
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(Expressed in United States dollars) |
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Operating activities: |
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Net Loss |
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(11,146,936 |
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(13,882,295 |
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Net income from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority
interest |
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11,493,685 |
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(1,242,595 |
) |
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Loss from continuing operations |
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(22,640,621 |
) |
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(12,639,700 |
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Adjustments to reconcile net loss from continuing operations to net
cash used by operating activities: |
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Non-cash stock compensation expense |
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571,429 |
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1,672,651 |
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Non-cash interest expense and amortization of debt discount |
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4,111,714 |
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3,232,166 |
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Non-cash debt extinguishment expense |
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12,127,494 |
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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1,516,246 |
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2,231,319 |
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Allowance for doubtful accounts |
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234,021 |
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Trading loss on securities |
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792,718 |
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Changes in assets and liabilities: |
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Restricted cash |
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299,777 |
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2,881,744 |
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Accounts receivable |
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249,402 |
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(782,269 |
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Inventory |
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(615,252 |
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|
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469,428 |
|
Prepayments |
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|
197,427 |
|
|
|
1,163,375 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
29,135 |
|
|
|
7,783 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
(570,965 |
) |
|
|
(2,906,755 |
) |
Deferred revenue |
|
|
(484,515 |
) |
|
|
528 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
(613,303 |
) |
|
|
(965,714 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used by continuing operating activities |
|
|
(5,029,314 |
) |
|
|
(5,401,423 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(9,317,340 |
) |
|
|
(15,791,671 |
) |
Proceeds from disposition of security investments |
|
|
21,340,396 |
|
|
|
|
|
Change in oil and gas supplier prepayments |
|
|
1,649,608 |
|
|
|
(672,333 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
13,672,664 |
|
|
|
(16,464,004 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of common stock |
|
|
3,560,600 |
|
|
|
527,349 |
|
Proceeds from loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,000,000 |
|
Repayment of loans |
|
|
(19,875,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Deferred loan costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(215,057 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
(16,314,400 |
) |
|
|
23,312,292 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash generated by operating activities |
|
|
61,887 |
|
|
|
(1,192,205 |
) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(1,763,529 |
) |
|
|
(6,461,620 |
) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from assets and liabilities held for sale and to be disposed |
|
|
(1,701,642 |
) |
|
|
(2,653,825 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(9,372,692 |
) |
|
|
(1,206,960 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
16,452,550 |
|
|
|
18,540,558 |
|
Amounts reclassified to discontinued operations |
|
|
(1,763,261 |
) |
|
|
(438,751 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period as stated |
|
|
14,689,289 |
|
|
|
18,101,807 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
7,079,858 |
|
|
$ |
17,333,598 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
6
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
1. Basis of Presentation
The interim consolidated condensed financial statements and notes thereto of CanArgo
Energy Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, we, our, CanArgo or the
Company) have been prepared by management without audit pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management,
the consolidated condensed financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of
normal recurring adjustments, except the discontinued operations as explained in Note 18 and
extinguishment of debt as described in Note 12, as necessary for a fair statement of the
results for the interim period. Although management believes that the disclosures are
adequate to make the information presented not misleading, certain information and footnote
disclosures, including a description of significant accounting policies normally included in
the financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the U.S., have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.
The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction
with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in CanArgos Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. All amounts are in U.S. dollars. The results of operations for
interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for any subsequent quarter or
the entire fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.
Going Concern
The interim consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going
concern. The items listed below raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to
continue as a going concern. The interim consolidated condensed financial statements do not
include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
|
|
|
The Company has incurred net losses from continuing operations to common stockholders
of approximately $54,432,000, $12,522,000 and $6,262,000 for the years ended December
31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 respectively. These net losses included non-cash charges
related to depreciation and depletion, impairments, loan interest, amortization of debt
discount and stock-based compensation of approximately $48,250,000, $6,928,000 and
$5,104,000 for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 respectively. |
|
|
|
|
In the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 the Companys revenues from its
operations did not cover the costs of its operations. |
|
|
|
|
At September 30, 2007 the Company had cash and cash equivalents available for general
corporate use or for use in operations of approximately $7,080,000. |
|
|
|
|
The Company has a planned capital expenditure budget for the remainder of 2007 of
approximately $3,400,000. |
|
|
|
|
The Companys ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon raising
capital through debt and / or equity financing on terms acceptable to the Company in the
immediate short-term. |
|
|
|
|
The covenants contained in the Note Purchase Agreements to which the Company is a
party (see Note 12) restrict the Company from incurring additional debt obligations
unless it receives consent from Noteholders holding at least 51% in aggregate
outstanding principal amount of the of the Notes covered by such Agreements. |
There are no assurances the Company can raise additional sources of equity financing
and because of the covenants contained in the Note Purchase Agreements to which the Company
is a party (see Note 12), the Company is restricted from incurring additional debt
obligations unless it receives consent from
7
Noteholders holding at least 51% in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the of the
Notes covered by such Agreements, which cannot be assured.
If the Company is unable to obtain additional funds when they are required or if the
funds cannot be obtained on terms favourable to the Company, management may be required to
delay, scale back or eliminate its exploration, development and completion program or enter
into contractual arrangements with third parties to develop or market products that the
Company would otherwise seek to develop or market itself, or even be required to relinquish
its interest in the properties or in the extreme situation, cease operations altogether.
Managements Plan
The Company anticipates it will require additional funding within the next twelve
months to continue with its Georgian operations as planned and is in the process of
addressing this situation by exploring available financing alternatives sufficient to cover
its short-term working capital needs.
The Company believes that if it is able to successfully complete the Manavi 12 well
later in the year such that a significant quantity of oil flows are produced, it will be
able to raise additional debt and/or equity funds in order to continue operations and to
properly develop the Manavi Field, continue its development plans for the Ninotsminda Field,
continue appraising the Norio discoveries, and further develop the Companys business in the
region.
Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and
expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
2 |
|
Dismantlement, Restoration and Environmental Costs |
We recognize liabilities for asset retirement obligations associated with tangible
long-lived assets, such as producing well sites, with a corresponding increase in the
related long-lived asset. The asset retirement cost is depreciated along with the property
and equipment in the full cost pool. The asset retirement obligation is recorded at fair
value and accretion expense, recognized over the life of the property, increases the
liability to its expected settlement value. If the fair value of the estimated asset
retirement obligation changes, an adjustment is recorded for both the asset retirement
obligation and the asset retirement cost. As at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006,
the asset retirement obligation, which is included on the consolidated balance sheet in
provision for future site restoration, was $220,590 and $205,200, respectively.
3 |
|
Stock Based Compensation Plans |
Effective January 1, 2006 the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard (SFAS) No. 123 (revised 2004), Share Based Payments (SFAS No. 123(R)) using
the modified-prospective method, beginning January 1, 2006. We also elected to continue to
estimate the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes-option pricing model. Total
compensation cost related to non-vested awards not yet recognized was approximately $197,313
as of September 30, 2007 and the weighted average period over which this cost will be
recognized is approximately 3 months.
8
Effective January 1, 2007 the Company adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48).
FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the financial
statements if that position is more likely than not of being sustained by the taxing
authority. The Company does not believe it has any tax positions that meet this criteria;
therefore, no amounts were recognized in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and its
effective tax rate was not impacted by the adoption of FIN 48. The Company did not adjust
the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2007.
Accordingly, the Company did not accrue or recognize any amounts for interest or
penalties in its financial statements during the first three quarters of 2007. The Company
will classify interest to be paid on an underpayment of income taxes and any related
penalties as income tax expense if it is determined, in a subsequent period that a tax
position is more likely than not of being sustained by the taxing authority.
Our current and future operations and earnings depend upon the results of our
operations in Georgia. There can be no assurance that we will be able to successfully
conduct such operations, and a failure to do so would have a material adverse effect on our
financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Also, the success of our
operations generally will be subject to numerous contingencies, some of which are beyond
management control. These contingencies include general and regional economic conditions,
prices for crude oil and natural gas, competition and changes in regulation. Since we are
dependent on international operations, we will be subject to various additional political,
economic and other uncertainties. Among other risks, our operations may be subject to the
risks and restrictions on transfer of funds, import and export duties, quotas and embargoes,
domestic and international customs and tariffs, and changing taxation policies, foreign
exchange restrictions, political conditions and restrictive regulations.
In the third quarter of 2005, we deposited approximately $300,000 to secure the
issuance of a letter of credit as required under a contract for drilling services we
entered into with Baker Hughes International. This deposit became unrestricted in January
2007.
Accounts receivable at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Audited) |
|
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade receivables before allowance for doubtful debts |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Insurance receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
474,665 |
|
Other receivables |
|
|
254,551 |
|
|
|
29,288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
254,551 |
|
|
$ |
503,953 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bad debt expense for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 was $0
and $234,021 respectively.
9
Included in other receivables of $254,551 is an amount of $113,961 due from Tethys
Petroleum Limited (Tethys) for Tethys selling, general and administrative expenses paid
by the Company immediately before and after we sold our entire Tethys shareholding. The
amount owed by Tethys was paid in full in October 2007.
In the second quarter of 2006 we filed a claim with our insurance carrier for
recovery of drilling equipment lost in the Manavi 12 well. As of December 31, 2006,
$474,665 was recorded as a receivable in connection with this claim. This claim was
settled and paid in full by our insurance carrier in February 2007.
Inventory of crude oil at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Audited) |
|
Crude oil |
|
$ |
1,067,752 |
|
|
$ |
452,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,067,752 |
|
|
$ |
452,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9 Prepayments
Prepayments consisted of the following at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Audited) |
|
Drilling Contractors |
|
$ |
200,015 |
|
|
$ |
1,849,624 |
|
Financing Fees |
|
|
60,964 |
|
|
|
157,372 |
|
Insurance |
|
|
116,835 |
|
|
|
105,052 |
|
Other |
|
|
29,713 |
|
|
|
142,515 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
407,527 |
|
|
$ |
2,254,563 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
|
Prepaid financing fees |
Prepaid financing fees at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Audited) |
|
Commission and Professional fees |
|
$ |
92,406 |
|
|
$ |
288,632 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
92,406 |
|
|
$ |
288,632 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid financing fees as at September 30, 2007 are corporate finance fees incurred in
respect of the following transactions: a $13,000,000 issue of Senior Subordinated
Convertible Guaranteed Notes due
10
September 1, 2009 and a $10,000,000 issue of a 12%
Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Note due June
28, 2010, with a group of investors, discussed in Note 12, which are to be amortized as
interest payable over the term of the loans.
Prepaid financing fees as at December 31, 2006 are corporate finance fees incurred in
respect of the following transactions: a private placement of a $25,000,000 issue of Senior
Convertible Secured Notes due July 25, 2009, a $13,000,000 issue of Senior Subordinated
Convertible Guaranteed Notes due September 1, 2009 and a $10,000,000 issue of a 12%
Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Note due June 28, 2010, with a group of investors,
discussed in Note 12, which are to be amortized as interest payable over the term of the
loans.
Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment, include the following
at September 30, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
And Impairment |
|
|
Assets |
|
Oil and Gas Properties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved properties |
|
$ |
96,404,983 |
|
|
$ |
69,084,798 |
) |
|
$ |
27,320,185 |
|
Unproved properties |
|
|
57,586,235 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
57,586,235 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
153,991,218 |
|
|
|
(69,084,798 |
) |
|
|
84,906,420 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and gas related
equipment |
|
|
13,752,245 |
|
|
|
(5,938,216 |
) |
|
|
7,814,029 |
|
Office furniture,
fixtures and equipment
and other |
|
|
1,120,083 |
|
|
|
(749,072 |
) |
|
|
371.011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,872,328 |
|
|
|
(6,687,288 |
) |
|
|
8,185,040 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
168,863,546 |
|
|
$ |
(75,772,086 |
) |
|
$ |
93,091,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment, include the following
at December 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Audited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
And Impairment |
|
|
Assets |
|
Oil and Gas Properties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved properties |
|
$ |
91,539,624 |
|
|
$ |
(67,608,087 |
) |
|
$ |
23,931,537 |
|
Unproved properties |
|
|
55,097,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
55,097,099 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
146,636,723 |
|
|
|
(67,608,087 |
) |
|
|
79,028,636 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and gas related
equipment |
|
|
13,474,127 |
|
|
|
(5,598,712 |
) |
|
|
7,875,415 |
|
Office furniture,
fixtures and
equipment and other |
|
|
1,027,289 |
|
|
|
(623,640 |
) |
|
|
403,649 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,501,416 |
|
|
|
(6,222,352 |
) |
|
|
8,279,064 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
161,138,139 |
|
|
$ |
(73,830,439 |
) |
|
$ |
87,307,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and Gas Properties
Unproved property additions relate to our exploration activity in the period.
Property and Equipment
Oil and gas related equipment includes materials, drilling rigs and related equipment
currently in use by us in the development of the Ninotsminda and Nazvrevi Fields.
12 |
|
Loans Payable and Long Term Debt |
Loans payable at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Audited) |
|
Long term debt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Convertible Secured Loan Notes |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
25,000,000 |
|
Senior Subordinated Convertible
Guaranteed Loan Notes |
|
|
4,650,000 |
|
|
|
13,000,000 |
|
12% Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed
Loan Note |
|
|
10,600,000 |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unamortized debt discount |
|
|
(3,957,852 |
) |
|
|
(10,735,730 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long term debt |
|
$ |
11,292,148 |
|
|
$ |
37,264,270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
In order to ensure timely procurement of long lead items for our drilling program in
Georgia and for working capital purposes, we have entered into a number of loan agreements
of which those outstanding
during the third quarter of 2007 are described below. For the nine months ended September
30, 2007 and September 30, 2006 we paid interest in respect of these loans of $1,195,590 and
$1,377,833 respectively.
Senior Secured Convertible Notes: On July 25, 2005, CanArgo completed a private
placement of $25,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of our Senior Convertible Secured
Loan Notes due July 25, 2009 (the Senior Secured Notes) with a group of private investors
(the Purchasers) all of which qualified as accredited investors under Rule 501(a)
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended, (the Securities Act) arranged
through Ingalls & Snyder LLC of New York City, as Placement Agent, pursuant to a Note
Purchase Agreement of even date (the Senior Note Purchase Agreement). The Company paid
approximately $100,000 of legal fees for the Purchasers and a $250,000 arrangement fee to
Orion Securities in connection with the Senior Secured Notes.
The unpaid principal balance under the Senior Secured Notes bore interest (computed on
the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) (a) at increasing rates ranging from 3%
from the date of issuance to December 31, 2005; 10% from January 1, 2006 until December 31,
2006; and 15% from January 1, 2007 until final payment, payable semi-annually, on June 30
and December 30, commencing December 30, 2005, until the principal shall have become due and
payable, and (b) at 3% above the applicable rate on any overdue payments of principal and
interest,
Pursuant to the provisions of Emerging Issue Task Force 86-15: Increasing-Rate Debt,
the Company recognized interest expense using the effective interest rate method, which
resulted in the use of a constant interest rate for the life of the Senior Secured Notes.
The effective interest rate was approximately 12.3% per annum.
The Company amortised the professional fees incurred in relation to the Senior Secured
Notes over the term of the Senior Secured Notes.
The Senior Secured Notes were convertible any time, in whole or in part, at the option
of the Note holder, into shares of CanArgo common stock (the Conversion Stock) which was
subject to (a) customary anti-dilution adjustments and (b) adjustment if CanArgo issued any
equity securities (other than pursuant to the granting of employee stock options pursuant to
shareholder approved employee stock option plans or existing outstanding options, warrants
and convertible securities), at a price per share of less than $0.90 per share, as adjusted
(the CanArgo Conversion Price), determined net of all discounts, fees, costs and expenses
incurred in connection with such issuance, in which case the CanArgo Conversion Price would
be reset to such lower price.
We could have, at our option without the consent of Note holders, upon not less than 90
days and not more than 120 days prior written notice, prepaid at any time and from time to
time after July 31, 2006, all or any part of the Senior Secured Notes, in a principal amount
of not less than $100,000 at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of
the principal amount so prepaid): 105% after July 31, 2006; 104% after January 1, 2007; 103%
after July 1, 2007; 102% after January 1, 2008; 101% after July 1, 2008, and 100% after
January 1, 2009, together with all accrued and unpaid interest.
The Senior Secured Notes were subject to mandatory prepayment due to a change in
control of the Company, as defined by the Senior Note Purchase Agreement.
In connection with the execution and delivery of the Senior Note Purchase Agreement,
CanArgo entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers pursuant to which
it agreed to register the Conversion Stock for resale under the Securities Act and indemnify
the Purchasers in connection with the registration. Under the terms of a Registration Rights
Agreement the Company provided the Purchasers with certain registration rights with respect
to the Conversion Stock. On July 27, 2007 the Conversion Stock was no longer restricted,
provided the Noteholders were not affiliates, and no longer need to be covered by a
Registration Statement.
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The Senior Secured Notes were secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company
and its subsidiaries and contained certain negative and affirmative covenants and also
restricted the ability of the
Company to pay dividends to its common stockholders until the loan and all accrued interest
had been paid or the Note holders elected to convert their loans to common stock. (See page
37 Liquidity and Capital Resources section of Item 2 below for a more detailed discussion
of covenants).
The Company evaluated the embedded conversion feature in this debt and determined it
did not meet the criteria for bifurcation under SFAS No 133 Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities during the quarter.
Conversion/Exchange of Senior Secured Notes and issue of Senior Secured Note Conversion
Compensation Warrants: On June 5, 2007, the Company entered into a consent and conversion
agreement (the Consent and Conversion Agreement) with the holders of the Senior Secured
Notes and with CanArgo Limited that became effective on June 13, 2007.
Pursuant to the Consent and Conversion Agreement certain holders of Senior Secured
Notes agreed to convert/exchange $10 million in aggregate principal amount of the Senior
Secured Notes into Tethys common stock. The conversion/exchange was satisfied by the
transfer by CanArgo Limited to the converting note holders of 4 million shares of Tethys
common stock.
As an inducement for those note holders to exchange $10 million in aggregate principal
amount of Senior Secured Notes into Tethys common stock, the Company agreed to issue to
those converting note holders 11,111,111 warrants (the Senior Secured Note Conversion
Compensation Warrants) to purchase CanArgo common stock at an exercise price of $0.90 per
common share in transactions intended to qualify for an exemption from registration under
the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
All of the Senior Secured Note Conversion Compensation Warrants expire on the earlier
of: (i) September 1, 2009; (ii) or such sooner date at the election of the Company and upon
at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Registered Holder in the event that:
(a) the Manavi M12 well indicates, by way of an independent engineering report, sustainable
production, if developed, in excess of 7,500 barrels of oil per day or (b) all warrants
originally issued under that certain Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of March
3, 2006 by and among the Company and the purchasers listed therein are exercised by the
holders thereof and the average closing price for the Companys Common Stock on the American
Stock Exchange or, if the Common Stock is not then listed for trading on the American Stock
Exchange (AMEX) then the Oslo Stock Exchange, is above $2.00 (or its equivalent in NOK,
and in any case adjusted for any stock dividends, stock splits, reverse splits,
recapitalizations or reorganizations) for a period of five consecutive trading days (the
Expiration Date).
We used the following assumptions to determine the fair value of the Senior Secured
Note Conversion Compensation Warrants:
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Additional Loan |
Stock price on date of grant |
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0.74 |
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Risk free rate of interest |
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Expected life of warrant months |
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25 |
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Dividend rate |
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Historical volatility |
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70.4 |
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The Company has accounted for the modification and extinguishment of $10 million of
principal of the Senior Secured Notes under Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 06-16
Debtors Accounting for a Modification (or Exchange) of Convertible Debt Instruments and
EITF 96-19 Debtors Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments. The
Company determined that the fair value of the Tethys shares, issued as consideration paid in
satisfaction of the principal balance, was $2.50 per share or $10 million based on sales of shares to outside investors, and thus no gain or loss was recorded. The Company accounted
for the issuance of the 11,111,111 Senior Note Conversion Compensation Warrants issued as
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additional compensation to induce the conversion of the debt to Tethys shares under SFAS 84
Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt, an Amendment of APB 26 and determined the fair
value of the warrants
using the Black Scholes model to be approximately $2.95 million and has recorded that
expense under the line item Loss/Cost on Debt Extinguishment. In addition, the Company
reversed long-term accruals made under EITF 86-15 noted above in the amount of approximately
$270,000 associated with the debt extinguished against the loss on extinguishment.
Issue of further $1,125,000 Senior Secured Notes in connection with restructuring of
short term interest payments: On June 13, 2007, the Company entered into an amendment,
consent and waiver (the Senior Secured Note Amendment, Consent and Waiver) with the
holders of the Senior Secured Notes in terms of which the holders of the Senior Secured
Notes agreed to receive certain interest payments due on the Senior Secured Notes as of June
30, 2007 by payment in kind of additional Senior Secured Notes. As a result, the Company
issued a further $1,125,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes. These
additional Senior Secured Notes carried the same rights (including as to conversion into shares of common stock of the Company) as the original $25 million in aggregate principal
amount of Senior Secured Notes which were previously issued (see the section above entitled
Senior Secured Convertible Notes).
Amendment, Consent and Waiver to Note Purchase Agreement dated July 25, 2005: On July
31, 2007 CanArgo Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) sold its remaining
interest in Tethys for CDN$23,600,000 (before expenses and commission). On August 3, 2007 the
sum of $21,340,397 was remitted to Ingalls and Snyder LLC (the Escrow Agent) to be held in
an escrow account (the Escrow Account) and released from the Escrow Account pursuant to an
Escrow Agreement (the Escrow Agreement) dated as of August 3, 2007 among CanArgo, CanArgo
Limited and the Escrow Agent. On August 9, 2007, CanArgo entered into an Amendment, Consent
and Waiver Agreement with the holders of the Senior Secured Notes (the Senior
Noteholders), pursuant to which:
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CanArgo agreed to use part of the net proceeds received by CanArgo
Limited (after commission and certain expenses, including CanArgo Limiteds pro
rata share of the costs and expenses incurred in relation to the recent initial
public offering of shares in Tethys, which pro rata share of costs and expenses
of not more than $500,000) to repay to the Senior Noteholders all amounts
outstanding on the Senior Secured Notes (and accordingly on or about August 9,
2007 the sum of $16,864,063 was released from the Escrow Account in full
repayment of the Senior Secured Notes); |
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the Senior Noteholders agreed to waive the notice period which the
Company would otherwise have required to give the Senior Noteholders on early
repayment of the Senior Notes; |
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the Senior Noteholders agreed that, notwithstanding the date of the
Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement, interest on the Senior Notes would
cease to accrue as of (but including) August 8, 2007; |
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the parties agreed that following release from the Escrow Account of
the monies necessary to repay all amounts owing on the Senior Secured Notes the
Escrow Agent would disburse such amounts to the Senior Noteholders in
accordance with the respective entitlements of the Senior Noteholders to
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by waiving the notice period which the Company would otherwise be
required to give the Senior Noteholders of an early repayment of the Senior
Secured Notes and by agreeing to a variation of the interest provisions
attaching to the Senior Secured Notes the Senior Noteholders effectively gave
up (a) certain rights to convert their Senior Secured Notes into common stock
of CanArgo as an alternative to accepting repayment of their Senior Secured
Notes and (b) the right to receive interest on their Senior Secured Notes in
respect of the period between, on the one hand, the date on which CanArgo would
otherwise have served notice of early repayment and, on the other hand, the
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in order to compensate the Senior Noteholders for giving up the
aforesaid rights, CanArgo issued to the Senior Noteholders in the aggregate
warrants to purchase up to 17,916,667 shares of common stock, par value $0.10
per share, at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment,
expiring at the close of business on December 6, 2007 (the Senior Note
Compensatory Warrants); and |
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accordingly, CanArgo and the Senior Noteholders amended the Note
Purchase Agreement and the Senior Secured Notes to give effect to the
foregoing. |
We used the following assumptions to determine the fair value of the Senior Note
Compensatory Warrants:
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Additional Loan |
Stock price on date of grant |
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$ |
0.89 |
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Risk free rate of interest |
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4.64 |
% |
Expected life of warrant months |
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5 |
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Dividend rate |
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Historical volatility |
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92 |
% |
The Company has accounted for the extinguishment of the remaining $15 million of
principal of the Senior Secured Notes under Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 06-16
Debtors Accounting for a Modification (or Exchange) of Convertible Debt Instruments and
EITF 96-19 Debtors Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments. The
Company accounted for the issuance of the 17,916,667 Senior Note Compensatory Warrants
issued, as compensation to the Senior Noteholders for giving up the aforementioned rights,
under SFAS 84 Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt, an Amendment of APB 26 and
determined the fair value of the warrants using the Black Scholes model to be approximately
$3,180,000 and has recorded that expense under the line item Loss/Cost on Debt
Extinguishment. In addition, in the third quarter 2007 the Company reversed long-term accruals made under EITF 86-15
noted above in the amount of approximately $794,000 associated with the debt extinguished
against the loss on extinguishment.
Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes: On March 3, 2006, we finalised a
private placement with a limited group of investors arranged by Ingalls & Snyder LLC of New
York City of a $13,000,000 issue of Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes due
September 1, 2009 (the Subordinated Notes) and warrants to purchase an aggregate of
13,000,000 shares of our common stock, par value $0.10 per share (Subordinated Note Warrant
Shares) at an exercise price of $1.37 per share (which exercise price has, as noted below,
now been reset to $1.00 per share), subject to adjustment as defined below, and expiring on
March 3, 2008 or sooner under certain circumstances (Subordinated Note Warrants).
The proceeds of this financing, after the payment of all placing expenses and
professional fees of approximately $150,000, have been used to fund the development of the
Kyzyloi Gas Field in Kazakhstan and on the commitment exploration programs in Kazakhstan
through Tethys, the former wholly owned subsidiary of CanArgo which held CanArgos former
Kazakhstan assets. See Note 18.
Pursuant to the provisions of Emerging Issue Task Force 86-15: Increasing-Rate Debt,
the Company recognizes interest expense using the effective interest rate method, which
results in the use of a constant interest rate for the life of the Subordinated Notes. The
effective interest rate is approximately 8.3% per annum. The difference between the interest
computed using the actual interest rate in effect (3% per annum to December 31, 2006 and 10%
from January 1, 2007) and the effective interest rate (8.3% per annum) which totalled
$135,221 as of September 30, 2007 of which $70,550 has been included as an accrued liability
and $64,671 has been accrued as a non-current liability.
We entered into a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of March 3, 2006
(Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement) with a limited group of private investors (the
Purchasers) all of whom
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qualified as accredited investors under Rule 501(a) promulgated
under the Securities Act. Pursuant to the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, we issued
the Subordinated Notes, one of which was issued to
Ingalls & Snyder LLC as nominee for certain Purchasers, and the Subordinated Note Warrants,
one of which was also issued to Ingalls & Snyder LLC as nominee for certain Purchasers, in a
transaction intended to qualify for an exemption from registration under the Securities Act
pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder. For purposes
hereof each of the Purchasers for whom Ingalls & Snyder LLC acts as nominee is deemed a
beneficial holder of the Subordinated Notes and Subordinated Note Warrants issued in Ingalls
& Snyder LLCs name and such Purchasers may each be assigned their own Subordinated Note and
Subordinated Note Warrant as provided in the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement.
The principal terms of the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and related agreements
include the following:
Interest. The unpaid principal balance under the Subordinated Notes bears interest (computed
on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) payable semi-annually on June 30 and
December 30 in cash at the rate of 3% per annum until December 31, 2006 and 10% per annum
thereafter and (b) at the rate of 3% per annum above the applicable rate on any overdue
payments of principal and interest.
Optional Prepayments. CanArgo may, at its option, upon at least not less than 60 days and
not more than 120 days prior written notice, prepay at any time and from time to time after
March 1, 2007, all or any part of the Subordinated Notes, in a principal amount of not less
than $100,000 at the following Redemption Prices (expressed as percentages of the principal
amount so prepaid): 105% after March 1, 2007; 104% after September 1, 2007; 103% after
March 1, 2008; 102% after September 1, 2008; 101% after March 1, 2009, and 100% after
September 1, 2009, together with all accrued and unpaid interest.
Mandatory Prepayment. CanArgo will not take any action to consummate a Change of Control (or
Change of Control contemplated by a Control Event) unless it shall offer to prepay all, but
not less than all, of the Subordinated Notes, on not less than 15 business days prior
written notice, in the event of an occurrence of a Change of Control or Control Event.
Mandatory prepayment of the Subordinated Notes shall be in an amount equal to 101% of the
outstanding principal amount of such Subordinated Notes, together with interest on such
Subordinated Notes accrued to the date of prepayment. Change in Control is defined to mean
(a) if CanArgo shall at any time cease to be a publicly held company or cease to have its
capital stock traded on an exchange or (b) a transaction or series of related transactions
pursuant to which (i) at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the outstanding shares of
CanArgos common stock or, on a fully diluted basis, shall subsequent to March 3, 2006 be
owned by any person which is not related to or affiliated with CanArgo, (ii) if CanArgo
merges into or with, consolidates with or effects any plan of share exchange or other
combination with any person which is not related to or affiliated with CanArgo, or (iii) if
CanArgo disposes of all or substantially all of its assets other than in the ordinary course
of business and Control Event is defined to mean (i) the execution by CanArgo or any
material subsidiary of CanArgo which has guaranteed the indebtedness evidenced by the
Subordinated Notes (a CanArgo Group Member) of any agreement or letter of intent with
respect to any proposed transaction or event or series of transactions or events which,
individually or in the aggregate, may reasonably be expected to result in a Change in
Control, or (ii) the execution of any written agreement which, when fully performed by the
parties thereto, would result in a Change in Control.
Conversion. The Subordinated Notes are convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of
CanArgo common stock (Conversion Stock) at a conversion price per share of $1.00 (the
Conversion Price) (the original exercise price of $1.37 having been reset to $1.00), which
is subject to adjustment if CanArgo issues any equity securities (other than pursuant to the
granting of employee stock options pursuant to shareholder approved employee stock option
plans or existing outstanding options, warrants and convertible securities at a price per
share of less than $1.00 (formerly $1.37, the original $1.37 exercise price having been
reset to $1.00) per share, as adjusted, determined net of all discounts, fees, costs and
expenses incurred in connection with such issuance, in which case the Conversion Price will
be reset to such lower price. The Conversion Price shall also be adjusted in connection with
any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization,
combination, merger, consolidation or any similar transaction, in which case the Conversion
Price and number of shares of Conversion Stock will be appropriately adjusted
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to reflect any
such event, such that the holders of the Subordinated Notes will receive upon conversion the
identical number of shares of common stock or other consideration or property to be received
by the
holders of the common stock as if the holders had converted the Subordinated Notes
immediately prior to any such event as such amount would then be adjusted by reason of such
stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization,
combination, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction; provided, however, in no
event shall the number of shares of common stock issuable to the Purchasers upon conversion
cause the Purchasers to collectively own in excess of 19.9% of the shares of CanArgo common
stock outstanding as of March 3, 2006 absent shareholder approval in accordance with
applicable stock exchange requirements. No fractional shares of common stock shall be issued
upon any conversion; instead the Conversion Price shall be appropriately adjusted so that
holders shall receive the nearest whole number of shares upon any conversion. As a result of
entering into the private placement in respect of the 12% Subordinated Notes, the
Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and related agreements dictated that the Conversion
Price and the exercise price of the Subordinated Note Warrants be reset to $1.00 from $1.37.
In connection with the execution and delivery of the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement,
CanArgo entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers pursuant to which
it agreed to register the Conversion Stock and the Subordinated Note Warrant Shares for
resale under the Securities Act. Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement
the Company provided the Purchasers with certain registration rights with respect to all shares of the Companys common stock issuable upon conversion of the Subordinated Notes and
all shares of the Companys common stock issuable upon exercise of the Subordinated Note
Warrants. Under the Registration Rights Agreement the Company had agreed to use all
commercially reasonable efforts to file a Registration Statement on Form S-3 or Form S-1 in
respect of the CanArgo Conversion Stock by December 31, 2006.
Security. Payment of all amounts due and payable under the Subordinated Note Purchase
Agreement, the Subordinated Note and all related agreements (collectively, the Loan
Documents) is secured by subordinated guarantees from each other CanArgo Group Member (the
Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty). If CanArgo forms or acquires a Material Subsidiary (as
defined in the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement) it shall cause such Subsidiary to
execute a Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty (other than for certain excepted companies and
legal entities) and thereby become a CanArgo Group Member subject to the provisions of the
Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement.
Covenants. Under the terms of the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement CanArgo is subject to
certain affirmative and negative covenants, which can be waived by the beneficial holders of
at least 51% of the outstanding principal amount of the Subordinated Notes (the Required
Holders), including the following affirmative and negative covenants, respectively:
(a) providing current information regarding CanArgo and rights of inspection; compliance
with laws; maintenance of corporate existence, insurance and properties; payment of taxes;
adding new material subsidiaries as additional guarantors under the Subordinated Subsidiary
Guaranty; payment of professional fees for the Purchasers (not in excess of US$75,000), and
(b) restrictions on: transactions with affiliates; mergers, consolidations and sales of all
of CanArgos assets; liens (except for certain permitted liens); the issuance of additional
senior indebtedness; changes in CanArgos line of business; certain types of payments;
sale-and leasebacks; sales of assets other than in the ordinary course of business; future
Indebtedness, as defined in the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement (other than certain
permitted indebtedness); cancelling, terminating, waiving or amending provisions of, or
selling any interests in (other than under certain circumstances) any of the Basic
Agreements (as defined in the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement); and adopting any
anti-take-over defences except as permitted by the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement.
CanArgo is not subject to any financial covenants, such as the maintenance of minimum net
worth or coverage ratios, other than the restriction on its ability to incur additional
Indebtedness.
Events of Default. An Event of Default shall exist if one or more of the following occurs
and is continuing: (i) failure to pay when due any principal and, after 5 business days, any
interest, payable under the Subordinated Note or any Loan Document; (ii) default in the
performance of certain enumerated covenants; (iii) default in the performance or compliance
with any other terms which remains unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of a Responsible
Officer first obtaining actual and not constructive knowledge of the default or the receipt
of notice; (iv) any representation or warranty made in writing on behalf of
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CanArgo or any
other CanArgo Group Member proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect;
(v) customary events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; (vi) the entry of a
final
judgment or judgments in excess of $2,500,000 (uncovered by insurance), which is not
discharged or settled; (vii) violations of ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, under funding of accrued benefit liabilities and other matters relating to employee
benefit plans subject to ERISA or Foreign Pension Plans; (viii) any Loan Document ceases to
be in full force and effect (except in accordance with its terms) or its validity is
challenged by CanArgo or any affiliate; (ix) CanArgo or any other CanArgo Group Member
modifies its Charter Document which results in a Default or Event of Default or will
adversely affect the rights of Note holders; or (x) a change occurs in the consolidated
financial condition of CanArgo or in the physical, operational or financial status of the
Properties (as defined in the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement), which change has a
Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement).
Other than for certain Events of Default that will result in an automatic acceleration
without notice, such as bankruptcy, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the
Required Holders may at any time at its or their option, by notice to CanArgo, declare all
outstanding Subordinated Notes to be immediately due and payable and holders of the
Subordinated Note may proceed to enforce their rights under the Loan Documents at law or in
equity. CanArgo is responsible for the payment of all costs of collection, including all
reasonable legal fees actually incurred in connection therewith.
Warrants. The Subordinated Note Warrants expire on March 3, 2008 or such sooner date at the
election of the Company and upon at least 30 days prior written notice in the event that the
Manavi M12 well indicates, by an independent engineering report, sustainable production, if
developed, in excess of 7,500 barrels of oil per day, and are exercisable at an exercise
price of $1.00 per share (Exercise Price) (this exercise price having been reset to $1.00
from $1.37 following the issue of the 12% Subordinated Notes), subject to adjustment in
connection with any stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification,
recapitalization, combination, merger, consolidation or any similar transaction, in which
case the Exercise Price and number of Subordinated Note Warrant Shares will be appropriately
adjusted to reflect any such event, such that the holders of the Subordinated Note Warrants
will receive upon exercise the identical number of shares of common stock or other
consideration or property to be received by the holders of the common stock as if the
holders had exercised the Subordinated Note Warrants immediately prior to any such event as
such amount would then be adjusted by reason of such stock split, stock dividend, reverse
stock split, reclassification, recapitalization, combination, merger, consolidation or other
similar transaction. If CanArgo issues any equity securities (other than pursuant to the
granting of employee stock options pursuant to shareholder approved employee stock option
plans or existing outstanding options, warrants and convertible securities at a price per
share of less than $1.00 per share, as adjusted, determined net of all discounts, fees,
costs and expenses incurred in connection with such issuance, the Exercise Price will be
reset to such lower price; provided, however, in no event shall the number of Subordinated
Note Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise cause Subordinated Note Warrant holders to
collectively own in excess of 19.9% of the shares of CanArgo common stock outstanding as of
March 3, 2006 absent shareholder approval in accordance with applicable stock exchange
requirements. No fractional shares of common stock shall be issued upon any exercise;
instead the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted so that holders shall receive the
nearest whole number of shares upon any conversion.
Miscellaneous. The execution of the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement was conditional
upon the consent, which was obtained, from 51% of the holders of the Senior Secured Notes
pursuant to a Waiver, Consent and Amendment dated as of March 3, 2006 (Waiver, Consent and
Amendment Agreement). Under the terms of the Waiver, Consent and Amendment Agreement, the
holders of the Senior Secured Notes further consented to certain amendments to the Note
Purchase Agreement dated July 25, 2005 among the Company and Ingalls & Snyder Value
Partners, L.P together with the other purchasers listed therein to provide for the amendment
or termination of the Companys or any of the Subsidiaries interests in the Production
Sharing Contract dated May 2001 among the State Agency of Georgia, Georgian Oil and National
Petroleum Limited (the Samgori PSC), a Basic Document as defined in the Senior Note
Purchase Agreement, including without limitation, a waiver of the negative covenants set
forth in Section 11.10 of the Senior Note Purchase Agreement and an increase in the
authorized capital stock of the Company to 380 million shares of which 375 million shares
shall constitute common stock and 5 million shares shall constitute preferred stock. The
Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement, the Subordinated Note,
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the Subordinated Subsidiary
Guaranty and the Registration Rights Agreement are all governed by New York Law and the
Warrants are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware; the CanArgo Group
Members party thereto subject themselves to the jurisdiction of New York Courts and waive
the right to jury trial.
The Company evaluated the embedded conversion feature in this debt and determined it
did not meet the criteria for bifurcation under SFAS No 133 Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities during the quarter.
Pursuant to EITF 98-5 Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion
Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios and EITF 00-27 Application of Issue
No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments, the Company had initially recorded a discount
to the Senior Subordinated Note in the amount of approximately $6,483,000 based on the
relative fair value of the beneficial conversion feature and warrants of $2,245,000 and
$4,238,000, respectively.
We used the following assumptions to determine the fair value of the Subordinated Notes
and Subordinated Note Warrants:
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Additional Loan |
Stock price on date of grant |
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$ |
1.16 |
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Risk free rate of interest |
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4.72 |
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Expected life of warrant months |
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24 |
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Dividend rate |
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Historical volatility |
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68.6 |
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Conversion/Exchange of Subordinated Notes and issue of Subordinated Note Conversion
Compensation Warrants: On June 5, 2007, the Company entered into a conversion agreement (the
Conversion Agreement) with Persistency (one of the then holders of the Subordinated Notes)
and with CanArgo Limited that became effective on June 13, 2007.
Pursuant to the Conversion Agreement Persistency agreed to convert/exchange its holding
of $5,000,000 of the Subordinated Notes into Tethys common stock. The conversion exchange
was satisfied by the transfer by CanArgo Limited to Persistency of 2 million shares of
Tethys common stock.
As an inducement for Persistency to convert its $5 million in aggregate principal
amount of Subordinated Notes into Tethys common stock, the Company agreed to issue to
Persistency 5,000,000 warrants (the Subordinated Notes Conversion Compensation Warrants )
to purchase CanArgo common stock at an exercise price of $1 per common share in transactions
intended to qualify for an exemption from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to
Section 4(2) thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
All of the Subordinated Notes Conversion Compensation Warrants expire on the earlier
of: (i) September 1, 2009; (ii) or such sooner date at the election of the Company and upon
at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Registered Holder in the event that:
(a) the Manavi M12 well indicates, by way of an independent engineering report, sustainable
production, if developed, in excess of 7,500 barrels of oil per day or (b) all Subordinated
Note Warrants originally issued under the Subordinated Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement
are exercised by the holders thereof and the average closing price for the Companys common
stock on the American Stock Exchange or, if the common stock is not then listed for trading
on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) then the Oslo Stock Exchange, is above $2.00 (or its
equivalent in NOK, and in any case adjusted for any stock dividends, stock splits, reverse
splits, recapitalizations or reorganizations) for a period of five consecutive trading days
(the Expiration Date).
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We used the following assumptions to determine the fair value of the Subordinated Notes
Conversion Compensation Warrants:
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Additional Loan |
Stock price on date of grant |
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
Risk free rate of interest |
|
|
5.08 |
% |
Expected life of warrant months |
|
|
26 |
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Dividend rate |
|
|
|
|
Historical volatility |
|
|
72.3 |
% |
The Company has accounted for the modification and extinguishment of $5 million of
principal of the Senior Subordinated Notes under Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 06-16
Debtors Accounting for a Modification (or Exchange) of Convertible Debt Instruments and
EITF 96-19 Debtors Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments. The
Company determined that the fair value of the Tethys shares issued as consideration paid in
the satisfaction of the principal balance, was $2.50 per share or $5 million based on sales
of shares to outside investors and recorded a loss on extinguishment of $2,942,468 which is
equal to the $5 million in Tethys common shares less the carrying value of the loan on the
date of extinguishment of $2,057,532. The Company accounted for the issuance of 5,000,000
Subordinated Notes Conversion Compensation Warrants issued as additional compensation to
induce the conversion of debt to Tethys shares under SFAS 84 Induced Conversions of
Convertible Debt, an Amendment of APB 26 and determined the fair value of such Warrants
using the Black Scholes model to be approximately $1.28 million and has recorded that
expense under the line item Loss/Cost of Debt Extinguishment In addition, the Company
reversed long-term accruals made under EITF 86-15 noted above in the amount of approximately
$152,000 associated with the debt extinguished against the loss on extinguishment.
Issue of further $400,000 Subordinated Notes in connection with restructuring of short
term interest payments: On June 13, 2007, the Company entered into an amendment, consent and
waiver (the Subordinated Note Amendment, Consent and Waiver) with the holders of the
Subordinated Notes in terms of which the holders of the Subordinated Notes agreed to receive
certain interest payments due on the Subordinated Notes as of June 30, 2007 by payment in
kind of additional Subordinated Notes. As a result, the Company issued a further $400,000
in aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes. These additional Subordinated Notes
carry the same rights (including as to conversion into shares of common stock of the
Company) as the original $13 million in aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes
which were previously issued (see the section above entitled Senior Subordinated
Convertible Guaranteed Notes).
Amendment, Consent and Waiver to Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated March 3,
2006: On August 13, 2007, CanArgo entered into an Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement
with the holders of the Subordinated Notes (the Subordinated Noteholders), pursuant to
which:
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it was agreed that the balance standing to the credit of the
Escrow Account (referred to above in the section entitled
Amendment, Consent and Waiver to Note Purchase Agreement
dated July 25, 2005) as at the relevant repayment date would
be used to repay part of the outstanding Subordinated Notes; |
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the aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Notes to
be repaid pursuant to the Amendment, Consent and Waiver
Agreement would be calculated in accordance with the terms of
that agreement (such amount of Subordinated Notes the
Repayment Subordinated Notes); |
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the Subordinated Noteholders agreed that, notwithstanding the
date of the Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement, interest
on the Repayment Subordinated Notes (but not the remaining
Subordinated Notes) would cease to accrue as of (but
including) August 14, 2007; |
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by waiving the notice period which CanArgo
would otherwise be required to give the
Subordinated Noteholders of an early
repayment of the Repayment Subordinated Notes
and by agreeing to a variation of the
interest provisions attaching to the
Repayment Subordinated Notes the Subordinated
Noteholders effectively gave up (a) certain
rights to convert their Repayment
Subordinated Notes into common stock of
CanArgo as an alternative to accepting
repayment of the Repayment Subordinated
Notes and (b) the right to receive interest
on the Repayment Subordinated Notes in
respect of the |
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period between, on the one
hand, the date on which CanArgo would
otherwise have served notice of early
repayment and, on the other hand, the date on
which actual repayment (or conversion) of the
Repayment Subordinated Notes would otherwise
have taken place; |
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in order to compensate the Subordinated
Noteholders for giving up the aforesaid
rights, CanArgo agreed to issue to the
Subordinated Noteholders warrants to purchase
certain shares (subsequently agreed upon as
warrants to purchase 3,750,000 shares) at an
exercise price of $1.00 per share, subject to
adjustment, of CanArgos common stock, par
value $0.10 per share, expiring at close of
business on November 13, 2007 (the
Subordinated Note Compensatory Warrants),
the aggregate number of all such Subordinated
Note Compensatory Warrants being calculated
in accordance with the terms of the
Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement; and |
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accordingly CanArgo and the Subordinated
Noteholders agreed to amend the Subordinated
Note Purchase Agreement and the Repayment
Subordinated Notes to give effect to the
foregoing. |
We used the following assumptions to determine the fair value of the Subordinated Note
Compensatory Warrants:
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|
|
|
|
|
Additional Loan |
Stock price on date of grant |
|
$ |
0.89 |
|
Risk free rate of interest |
|
|
4.39 |
% |
Expected life of warrant months |
|
|
4 |
|
Dividend rate |
|
|
|
|
Historical volatility |
|
|
91.7 |
% |
The Company has accounted for the modification and extinguishment of $3,750,000 of
principal of the Senior Subordinated Notes under Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) 06-16
Debtors Accounting for a Modification (or Exchange) of Convertible Debt Instruments and
EITF 96-19 Debtors Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments. The
Company accounted for the issuance of the Subordinated Notes Compensatory Warrants issued,
as compensation to the Subordinated Noteholders for giving up the aforementioned rights,
under SFAS 84 Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt, an Amendment of APB 26 and
determined the fair value of the warrants using the Black Scholes model to be approximately
$573,375 and has recorded that expense under the line item Loss/Cost of Debt
Extinguishment In addition, in the third quarter 2007 the Company reversed long-term accruals made under EITF 86-15
noted above in the amount of approximately $127,000 associated with the debt extinguished
against the loss on extinguishment.
On June 28, 2006, we announced that we had entered into the private placement with
Persistency, a Cayman Islands company, of a $10,000,000 issue of a 12% Subordinated
Convertible Guaranteed Note due June 28, 2010 (see 12% Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed
Note below) and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of CanArgo common
stock (12% Note Warrant Shares), at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, subject to
adjustment, and expiring on June 28, 2008 or sooner under certain circumstances (the 12%
Note Warrants) which is described more fully below.
As a result of entering into this private placement we issued the 12% Note Warrants at
an exercise price below $1.37 and therefore the terms of the Subordinated Note Purchase
Agreement and related agreements dictated that the conversion and warrant exercise prices
under the Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement be reset to $1.00 per share as described
above.
The Company therefore recorded an additional debt discount of $3,683,000 to the
Subordinated Note, increasing the total debt discount to approximately $10,166,000 based on
the relative fair value of the beneficial conversion feature and warrants of $6,123,000 and
$4,043,000, respectively. Debt discount of $1,462,193 has been amortised to interest expense
in the first nine months of 2007.
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We used the following assumptions in our Black Scholes model to determine the fair
value of the Subordinated Notes and Subordinated Note Warrants:
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|
|
|
|
Additional Loan |
Stock price on date of grant |
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
Risk free rate of interest |
|
|
5.3 |
% |
Expected life of warrant days |
|
|
1,161 |
|
Dividend rate |
|
|
|
|
Historical volatility |
|
|
64.3 |
% |
12% Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Note: On June 28, 2006, we entered into a
$10,000,0000 private placement with Persistency (the Purchaser) of a 12% Subordinated
Convertible Guaranteed Note due June 28, 2010 (the 12% Note) and warrants to purchase an
aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of CanArgo common stock (12% Note Warrant Shares), at an
exercise price of $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment, and expiring on June 28, 2008 or
sooner under certain circumstances (the 12% Note Warrants).
The proceeds of this financing, after the payment of all placing expenses and
professional fees (estimated at $150,000), will be used to fund our appraisal and
development activities in Georgia including further development of the Ninotsminda Field and
potentially appraisal of the Kumisi gas discovery.
We entered into a Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of June 28, 2006 (12%
Note Purchase Agreement) with the Purchaser which qualified as an accredited investor
under Rule 501(a) promulgated under the Securities Act. Pursuant to the 12% Note Purchase
Agreement, we issued the 12% Note and the 12% Note Warrants in a transaction intended to
qualify for an exemption from registration under the Securities Act pursuant to Section 4(2)
thereof and Regulation D promulgated thereunder.
The terms of the 12% Note Purchase Agreement and related agreements include the
following:
Interest. The unpaid principal balance under the 12% Note bears interest (computed on the
basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months) payable semi-annually on June 30 and
December 31, commencing December 31, 2006, in cash at the rate of 12% per annum and (b) at
the rate of 15% per annum on any overdue payments of principal and interest.
Optional Prepayment. CanArgo may, at its option, upon at least not less than 60 days and not
more than 120 days prior written notice, prepay at any time and from time to time after
June 28, 2007, any part of the 12% Notes up to an aggregate of $5,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount, in multiples of not less than $100,000, and at any time after June 28,
2008 the remaining outstanding principal amount at the following Redemption Prices
(expressed as percentages of the principal amount so prepaid): 105% after June 28, 2007 and
103% after June 28, 2008, together with all accrued and unpaid interest.
Mandatory Prepayment. CanArgo will not take any action to consummate a Change of Control (or
Change of Control contemplated by a Control Event) unless it shall offer to prepay all, but
not less than all, of the 12% Note, on not less than 15 business days prior written notice,
in the event of an occurrence of a Change of Control or Control Event. Mandatory prepayment
of the 12% Note shall be in an amount equal to 101% of the outstanding principal amount of
such 12% Note, together with interest on such 12% Note accrued to the date of prepayment.
Change in Control is defined to mean (a) if CanArgo shall at any time cease to be a
publicly held company or cease to have its capital stock traded on an exchange or (b) a
transaction or series of related transactions pursuant to which (i) at least fifty-one
percent (51%) of the outstanding shares of CanArgos common stock or, on a fully diluted
basis, shall subsequent to June 28, 2006 be owned by any person which is not related to or
affiliated with CanArgo, (ii) if CanArgo merges into or with, consolidates with or effects
any plan of share exchange or other combination with any person which is not related to or
affiliated with CanArgo, or (iii) if CanArgo disposes of all or substantially all of its
assets other than in the ordinary course of business; and Control Event is defined to mean
(i) the execution by CanArgo or any material subsidiary of CanArgo which has guaranteed the
indebtedness evidenced by the
12% Note (a CanArgo Group Member) of any agreement or letter of intent with respect to any
proposed transaction or event or series of transactions or events which, individually or in
the aggregate, may
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reasonably be expected to result in a Change in Control, or (ii) the
execution of any written agreement which, when fully performed by the parties thereto, would
result in a Change in Control.
Conversion. The 12% Note is convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of CanArgo common
stock (CanArgo Conversion Stock) at a conversion price per share of $1.00 (the CanArgo
Conversion Price), which is subject to adjustment if CanArgo issues any equity securities
(other than pursuant to the granting of employee stock options pursuant to shareholder
approved employee stock option plans or existing outstanding options, warrants and
convertible securities, including without limitation the Senior Secured Notes and Senior
Subordinated Notes) at a price per share of less than $1.00 per share, as adjusted,
determined net of all discounts, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with such
issuance, in which case the CanArgo Conversion Price will be reset to such lower price. The
CanArgo Conversion Price shall also be adjusted in connection with any stock split, stock
dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization, combination, merger,
consolidation or any similar transaction, in which case the CanArgo Conversion Price and
number of shares of CanArgo Conversion Stock will be appropriately adjusted to reflect any
such event, such that the holder of the 12% Note will receive upon conversion the identical
number of shares of CanArgo common stock or other consideration or property to be received
by the holder of the CanArgo common stock as if the holder had converted the 12% Note
immediately prior to any such event as such amount would then be adjusted by reason of such
stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization,
combination, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction; provided, however, in no
event shall the number of shares of CanArgo Common Stock issuable to the Purchasers upon
conversion cause the Purchasers to collectively own in excess of 19.9% of the shares of
CanArgo common stock outstanding as of June 28, 2006 absent shareholder approval in
accordance with applicable stock exchange requirements. The 12% Note is subject to mandatory
conversion under certain circumstances. No fractional shares of CanArgo common stock shall
be issued upon any conversion; instead the CanArgo Conversion Price shall be appropriately
adjusted so that holders shall receive the nearest whole number of shares upon any
conversion.
In connection with the execution and delivery of the 12% Note Purchase Agreement, CanArgo
entered into a Registration Rights Agreement with the Purchasers pursuant to which it agreed
to register the CanArgo Conversion Stock and the 12% Note Warrant Shares for resale under
the Securities Act. The Registration Rights Agreement gives the holders of the 12% Notes and
12% Note Warrants both demand and piggyback registration rights. In addition the
Registration Rights Agreement required us to use our best efforts to have a registration
statement declared effective by December 31, 2006 and to maintain that effectiveness for a
period of two years in the event that we use a Form S-3 and at least 90 days in the event we
use a Form S-1 to register the shares. The conversion stock was registered for resale under
the Securities Act and the Company is required to maintain the registration effective until
July 2008. There is no penalty associated with our failure to perform under the Registration
Rights Agreement.
Security. Payment of all amounts due and payable under the 12% Note Purchase Agreement,
the 12% Note and all related agreements (collectively, the Loan Documents) is secured by
subordinated guarantees from each other CanArgo Group Member (the 12% Subordinated
Subsidiary Guaranty). If CanArgo forms or acquires a Material Subsidiary (as defined in the
12% Note Purchase Agreement) it shall cause such Subsidiary to execute a 12% Subordinated
Subsidiary Guaranty (other than for certain excepted companies and legal entities) and
thereby become a CanArgo Group Member subject to the provisions of the 12% Note Purchase
Agreement.
Subordination. Payments on the 12% Note and under the 12% Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty
is subordinated and junior in right of payment to the prior payment or conversion in full of
CanArgos Senior Indebtedness in the event of the bankruptcy, insolvency or other
reorganization of CanArgo. Under the terms of the subordination, holders of the 12% Note
agree for the benefit of the holders of the Senior Indebtedness to certain limitations on
their right to accelerate or demand payment under the 12% Note or otherwise realize under
the 12% Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty in the event of a default under the Senior
Indebtedness. Senior Indebtedness is defined to mean (i) all indebtedness under the Senior
Secured Notes (which have now been repaid), the Senior Subordinated Notes, or any related
agreements; (ii) certain permitted indebtedness now existing or hereafter arising, and
(iii) all renewals, refinancings,
extensions, modifications and replacements of the then outstanding principal amount owing
under any of the foregoing.
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Covenants. Under the terms of the 12% Note Purchase Agreement CanArgo is subject to certain
affirmative and negative covenants, which can be waived by the beneficial holders of at
least 51% of the outstanding principal amount of the 12% Notes (the Required Holders),
including the following affirmative and negative covenants, respectively: (a) providing
current information regarding CanArgo and rights of inspection; compliance with laws;
maintenance of corporate existence, insurance and properties; payment of taxes; adding new
material subsidiaries as additional guarantors under the 12% Subordinated Subsidiary
Guaranty; payment of professional fees for the Purchaser (not in excess of $75,000), and
(b) restrictions on: transactions with affiliates; mergers, consolidations and sales of all
of CanArgos assets; liens (except for certain permitted liens); the issuance of additional
senior indebtedness; changes in CanArgos line of business; certain types of payments;
sale-and leasebacks; sales of assets other than in the ordinary course of business; future
Indebtedness, as defined in the 12% Note Purchase Agreement (other than certain permitted
indebtedness); cancelling, terminating, waiving or amending provisions of, or selling any
interests in (other than under certain circumstances) any of the Basic Agreements (as
defined in the 12% Note Purchase Agreement); and adopting any anti-take-over defences except
as permitted by the 12% Note Purchase Agreement. CanArgo is not subject to any financial
covenants, such as the maintenance of minimum net worth or coverage ratios, other than the
restriction on its ability to incur additional Indebtedness.
Events of Default. An Event of Default shall exist if one or more of the following occurs
and is continuing: (i) failure to pay when due any principal and, after 5 business days, any
interest, payable under the 12% Note or any Loan Document; (ii) default in the performance
of certain enumerated covenants; (iii) default in the performance or compliance with any
other terms which remains unremedied for 30 days after the earlier of a Responsible Officer
first obtaining actual and not constructive knowledge of the default or the receipt of
notice; (iv) any representation or warranty made in writing on behalf of CanArgo or any
other CanArgo Group Member proves to have been false or incorrect in any material respect;
(v) customary events involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization; (vi) the entry of a
final judgment or judgments in excess of $2,500,000 (uncovered by insurance), which is not
discharged or settled; (vii) violations of ERISA or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended, under funding of accrued benefit liabilities and other matters relating to employee
benefit plans subject to ERISA or Foreign Pension Plans; (viii) any Loan Document ceases to
be in full force and effect (except in accordance with its terms) or its validity is
challenged by CanArgo or any affiliate; (ix) CanArgo or any other CanArgo Group Member
modifies its Charter Document which results in a Default or Event of Default or will
adversely affect the rights of 12% Note holders; or (x) a change occurs in the consolidated
financial condition of CanArgo or in the physical, operational or financial status of the
Properties (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement), which change has a Material Adverse
Effect (as defined in the Note Purchase Agreement).
Other than for certain Events of Default that will result in an automatic acceleration
without notice, such as bankruptcy, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the
Required Holders may at any time at its or their option, by notice to CanArgo, declare all
outstanding 12% Notes to be immediately due and payable and holders of the 12% Note may
proceed to enforce their rights under the Loan Documents at law or in equity. CanArgo is
responsible for the payment of all costs of collection, including all reasonable legal fees
actually incurred in connection therewith.
12% Note Warrants. The 12% Note Warrants may be exercised at an exercise price of $1.00 per
share, subject to adjustment (the Exercise Price) in whole or in part at any time during
the period (the Exercise Period) commencing on the first Business Day six (6) months after
the date of issuance and terminating at the close of business on June 28, 2008 or shall be
exercised on such sooner date at the election of the Company (a Mandatory Exercise) and
upon at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Registered Holder (the Mandatory
Exercise Notice) in the event that: (i) the Manavi M12 well indicates, by way of an
independent engineering report, sustainable production, if developed, in excess of 7,500
barrels of oil per day or (ii) all the warrants originally issued under that certain Note
and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated as of March 3, 2006 by and among the Company and the
holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes are exercised by the holders thereof and the
average closing price for the CanArgo Common Stock on the
American Stock Exchange or, if the CanArgo Common Stock is not then listed for CanArgos
trading on the American Stock Exchange then the Oslo Stock Exchange, is above $1.25 (or its
equivalent in NOK, and in any case adjusted for any stock dividends, stock split, its
reverse split, recapitalization or reorganization)
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for a period of five consecutive trading days (the Warrant Expiration Date); except that
(a) in the case of a Mandatory Conversion (as defined in the 12% Note Purchase Agreement),
any and all outstanding 12% Note Warrants issued under the 12% Note Purchase Agreement and
held by Purchaser shall automatically and simultaneously become immediately exercisable on
receipt of the Mandatory Conversion Notice, and (b) in the case of a Mandatory Exercise, any
and all outstanding 12% Notes issued under the 12% Note Purchase Agreement and held by
Purchaser shall automatically and simultaneously become immediately convertible on receipt
of the Mandatory Exercise Notice. The Exercise Period may also be extended by the Companys
Board of Directors. The Exercise Price is subject to adjustment in connection with any stock
split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification, recapitalization, combination,
merger, consolidation or any similar transaction, in which case the Exercise Price and
number of 12% Note Warrant Shares will be appropriately adjusted to reflect any such event,
such that the holders of the 12% Note Warrants will receive upon exercise the identical
number of shares of CanArgo common stock or other consideration or property to be received
by the holders of the CanArgo common stock as if the holders had exercised the 12% Note
Warrants immediately prior to any such event as such amount would then be adjusted by reason
of such stock split, stock dividend, reverse stock split, reclassification,
recapitalization, combination, merger, consolidation or other similar transaction. If
CanArgo issues any equity securities (other than pursuant to the granting of employee stock
options pursuant to shareholder approved employee stock option plans or existing outstanding
options, warrants and convertible securities, including without limitation the conversion of
the Senior Subordinated Notes) at a price per share of less than $1.00 per share, as
adjusted, determined net of all discounts, fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection
with such issuance, the Exercise Price will be reset to such lower price; provided, however,
in no event shall the number of 12% Note Warrant Shares issuable upon exercise cause 12%
Note Warrant holders to collectively own in excess of 19.9% of the shares of CanArgo common
stock outstanding as of June 28, 2006 absent shareholder approval in accordance with
applicable stock exchange requirements. The 12% Note Warrants may be converted at the
election of the holders and with the concurrence of the Company into 12% Note Warrant Shares
on a net basis based upon the then spread between the Exercise Price and the market price of
the 12% Note Warrant Shares. No fractional shares of CanArgo common stock shall be issued
upon any exercise; instead the Exercise Price shall be appropriately adjusted so that
holders shall receive the nearest whole number of shares upon any conversion.
Miscellaneous. The execution of the 12% Note Purchase Agreement was conditional upon the
consent, which was obtained, from 51% of the holders of the Senior Secured Notes and from
50% of the holders of the Senior Subordinated Notes each pursuant to Waiver and Consent
Agreements each dated as of June 28, 2006. Under the terms of their Waiver and Consent
Agreement, the holders of 51% in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes
further agreed to issue to the Purchaser an option to purchase their Senior Secured Notes at
par in the event of Default and acceleration of the Senior Secured Notes provided that the
Purchaser concurrently offers to purchase the remaining outstanding Senior Secured Notes on
identical terms and conditions. The 12% Note Purchase Agreement, the 12% Note, the 12%
Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty and the Registration Rights Agreement are all governed by
New York Law and the 12% Note Warrants are governed by the laws of the State of Delaware;
the CanArgo Group Members party thereto subject themselves to the jurisdiction of New York
Courts and waive the right to jury trial.
The Company evaluated the embedded conversion feature in this debt and determined it
did not meet the criteria for bifurcation under SFAS No 133 Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities during the quarter.
Pursuant to EITF 98-5 Accounting for Convertible Securities with Beneficial Conversion
Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion Ratios and EITF 00-27 Application of Issue
No. 98-5 to Certain Convertible Instruments, the Company has recorded a discount to the 12%
Note in the amount of approximately $2,700,000 based on the relative fair value of the
beneficial conversion feature and warrants of $50,000 be and $2,650,000, respectively.
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We used the following assumptions to determine the fair value of the 12% Note and 12%
Note Warrants:
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Additional Loan |
Stock price on date of grant |
|
$ |
0.74 |
|
Risk free rate of interest |
|
|
5.30 |
% |
Expected life of warrant days |
|
|
731 |
|
Dividend rate |
|
|
|
|
Historical volatility |
|
|
64.3 |
% |
The discount is being amortized to interest expense over the life of the 12% Note using
an effective interest rate of 10.1%. As of September 30, 2007 we had amortized $472,000 of debt
discount as interest expense. The total effective interest rate for the 12% Note is 22.1%.
Issue of further $600,000 12% Notes in connection with restructuring of short term
interest payments on the 12% Notes: On June 13, 2007, the Company entered into an amendment,
consent and waiver (the 12% Note Amendment, Consent and Waiver) with Persistency, the
holder of the 12% Notes, in terms of which Persistency agreed to receive the interest
payments due on the 12% Notes as of June 30, 2007 with a payment in kind of additional 12%
Notes. As a result, the Company issued a further $600,000 in aggregate principal amount of
12% Notes. These additional 12% Notes carry the same rights (including as to conversion
into shares of common stock of the Company) as the original $10 million in aggregate
principal amount of 12% Notes which were previously issued. The rights attaching to the 12%
Notes are set out in the 12% Note Purchase Agreement and related agreements.
13 Accrued Liabilities
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following at September 30, 2007 and December 31,
2006:
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September 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
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2007 |
|
2006 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
(Audited) |
Drilling contractors |
|
$ |
5,039,684 |
|
|
$ |
5,039,684 |
|
Loan Interest |
|
|
452,856 |
|
|
|
890,800 |
|
Tethys Spin-Out costs |
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Professional fees |
|
|
250,578 |
|
|
|
706,288 |
|
Other |
|
|
189,149 |
|
|
|
281,696 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,432,267 |
|
|
$ |
6,918,468 |
|
|
|
|
Included in the amounts due to drilling contractors at September 30, 2007 and December
31, 2006 are amounts billed to the Company by WEUS Holding Inc (WEUS) a subsidiary of
Weatherford International Ltd. totalling $4,931,332. We have formally notified WEUS that we
dispute the validity of certain billings to the Company for work WEUS performed in the first
and second quarter of 2005. We have recorded all amounts billed by WEUS as of September 30,
2007 pending the outcome of the dispute resolution (see Note 16) following a formal Request
for Arbitration with the London Court of International Arbitration against CanArgo Energy
Corporation lodged by WEUS on September 12, 2005.
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14 Stockholders Equity
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|
|
|
|
|
Common Stock |
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|
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|
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|
|
Number of |
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|
|
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|
Shares |
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|
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Additional |
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Deferred |
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|
Total |
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|
Issued and |
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|
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|
Paid-In |
|
Compensation |
|
Accumulated |
|
Stockholders |
|
|
Issuable |
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Par Value |
|
Capital |
|
Expense |
|
Deficit |
|
Equity |
|
Total, December 31, 2006 |
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|
237,145,974 |
|
|
$ |
23,714,596 |
|
|
$ |
233,397,113 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
(177,742,357 |
) |
|
$ |
79,369,352 |
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|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
Stock based compensation under SFAS 123R |
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|
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|
|
|
|
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|
571,429 |
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|
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|
571,429 |
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|
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|
|
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|
|
Issue of shares under Exercise of Warrants |
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|
1,000,000 |
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|
|
100,000 |
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|
|
530,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
630,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
Additional discount recorded for issue of
warrants to purchase 5 million shares
persuant to a loan agreement |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
237,875 |
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|
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|
|
237,875 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercise of stock options |
|
|
1,475,000 |
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|
|
147,500 |
|
|
|
283,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
430,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount recorded for Issue of
compensatory warrants to purchase 5
million shares persuant to the
modification to a loan agreement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,283,500 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,283,500 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
Discount recorded for Issue of
compensatory warrants to purchase
11,111,111 shares persuant to the
modification to a loan agreement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
2,953,333 |
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
2,953,333 |
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares Issued persuant to private
placement August 2007 |
|
|
2,500,000 |
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|
|
250,000 |
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|
|
2,250,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
2,500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount recorded for Issue of
compensatory warrants to purchase
17,916,667 shares persuant to the
modification to a loan agreement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,180,208 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
3,180,208 |
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discount recorded for Issue of
compensatory warrants to purchase
3,750,000 shares persuant to the
modification to a loan agreement |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
573,375 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
573,375 |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss |
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
(11,146,936 |
) |
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|
(11,146,936 |
) |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, September 30, 2007 |
|
|
242,120,974 |
|
|
$ |
24,212,096 |
|
|
$ |
245,259,933 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
(188,889,293 |
) |
|
$ |
80,582,736 |
|
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|
|
15 Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share
Net income (loss) per common share is calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 128,
Earnings Per Share. Basic and diluted earnings per share are provided for continuing
operations, discontinued operations and net income (loss). Basic earnings (loss) per share
is computed based upon the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding for
the period and excludes any potential dilution. Diluted earnings per share reflects
potential dilution from the exercise of securities (convertible debt, warrants or options)
into common stock. Outstanding convertible debt, options and warrants to purchase common
stock are not included in the computation of diluted loss per share because the effect of
these instruments would be anti-dilutive for the loss periods presented.
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Options to purchase CanArgos common stock were outstanding at September 30, 2007 and
September 30, 2006 but were not included in the computation of diluted net loss per common
share because the effect of such inclusion would have been anti-dilutive. The total numbers
of such shares excluded from diluted net loss per common share were 101,785,215 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and 97,375,214 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006.
16 Commitments and Contingencies
We have contingent obligations and may incur additional obligations, absolute and
contingent, with respect to the acquisition and development of oil and gas properties and
ventures in which we have interests that require or may require us to expend funds and to
issue shares of our Common Stock.
At September 30, 2007, we had the contingent obligation to issue an aggregate a maximum
amount of 187,500 shares of our Common Stock to Fielden Management Services PTY, Ltd (a
third party management services company), subject to the satisfaction of conditions related
to the achievement of specified performance standards by the Stynawske Field project, an oil
field in Ukraine in which we had a previous interest. As far as management is aware, the
project is not progressing at the desired pace of development and consequently, in
managements opinion the chance of having to issue these shares is remote.
Under the Production Sharing Contract for Blocks XIG and XIH (the
Tbilisi PSC) in Georgia our subsidiary CanArgo Norio Limited had a commitment to acquire
additional seismic data within three years of the effective date of the contract which is
September 29, 2003. The State Agency for Oil & Gas Regulation in Georgia has given written
consent to an extension to the period within which the data should be acquired to July 31,
2008 and we are currently working with the State Agency to amend the Tbilisi PSC
accordingly. The total commitment over the remaining period is $350,000. In the event that a
commercial discovery is not established, our interest in the Tbilisi PSC would terminate 10
years from the effective date, which will be September 29, 2013.
In 2002, the Participation Agreement for the three well exploration program on the
Ninotsminda / Manavi area with AES Gardabani (a subsidiary of AES Corporation) (AES) was
terminated without AES earning any rights to any of the Ninotsminda / Manavi area
reservoirs. We therefore have no present obligations in respect of AES. However, under a
separate Letter of Agreement, if gas from the Sub Middle Eocene is discovered and produced
from the exploration area covered by the Participation Agreement, AES will be entitled to
recover at the rate of 15% of future gas sales from the Sub Middle Eocene, net of operating
costs, approximately $7,500,000, representing their prior funding under the Participation
Agreement. AES have now withdrawn from Georgia, but hydrocarbons have been discovered in the
Manavi area reservoir and in the event of a successful gas development from the Sub Middle
Eocene, it is reasonably possible that AES may exercise their rights under the Letter of
Agreement.
In September 2004, a blow-out occurred at the N100 well on the Ninotsminda Field. The
Company currently estimates that the total costs attributable to the blow-out, including
compensation and cleaning of the environment will be $2,000,000. The Companys insurance
policies cover 80% of these costs up to a maximum of $2,500,000 and the remaining 20%
insurance retention being payable by the Company. In 2005 we received $800,000, as a first
instalment, from our insurers and in 2006 we received a further $560,000, in respect of
costs incurred to date and the chance of receiving the remaining amount up to 80% of our
total costs, is deemed probable.
On July 27, 2005, GBOC Ninotsminda, an indirect subsidiary of the Company in which the
Company has a 50% interest, received a claim raised by certain of the Ninotsminda villagers
(listed on pages 1 to 76 of the claim) in the Tbilisi Regional Court in respect of damage
caused by the blowout of the N100 well on the Ninotsminda Field in Georgia on September 11,
2004. An additional claim was received in December 2005 and amended in March 2006, thus
bringing the relief sought pursuant to both claims to the sum of approximately GEL
314,000,000 (approximately $189,000,000 at the exchange rate of GEL to US dollars in effect
on September 30, 2007). We believe that we have meritorious defences to this claim and
intend to
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defend it vigorously and as a result of discussions with our legal advisors in Georgia, we
would consider the chances of the claim being successful to be remote.
On September 12, 2005, WEUS Holding Inc (WEUS) a subsidiary of Weatherford
International Ltd lodged a formal Request for Arbitration with the London Court of
International Arbitration against CanArgo Energy Corporation in respect of unpaid invoices
for work performed under the Master Service Contract dated June 1, 2004 between the Company
and WEUS for the supply of under-balanced coil tubing drilling equipment and services
during the first and second quarter of 2005. Pursuant to the Request for Arbitration, WEUS
demand for relief is $4,931,332.55. Although the Company has recorded all amounts billed by
Weatherford as of December 31, 2005 (see Note 13) the Company is contesting the claim and
has filed a counterclaim. We believe that we have meritorious defenses to this claim and
intend to defend it vigorously. At this point in the proceedings it is not possible to
predict the outcome of the arbitration. However, in the event that Weatherford is
successful, the extent of the loss to the Company would be limited to the payment of the
unpaid invoices and the payment of Weatherfords professional fess in regards to this
matter.
The Company has been named in a claim with a group of defendants by former interest
holders of the Lelyakov oil field in the Ukraine. The plaintiffs are seeking damages of
approx 600,000 CDN (approx $602,000 at September 30, 2007 exchange rates). The former
owners of UK-Ran Oil Company disposed of their investment in the field prior to selling the
Company to CanArgo. CanArgo believes the claim against it to be meritless. The Company is
unable at this time to determine a potential outcome but in general would consider the
chances of the claim being successful to be remote.
Under the Ninotsminda PSC, NOC is required to relinquish at least half of the area then
covered by the production sharing contract, but not in portions being actively developed, at
five year intervals commencing December 1999. In 1998, these terms were amended with the
initial relinquishment being due in 2008 and a reduction in the area to be relinquished at
each interval from 50% to 25% whereby the Contractor selects the relinquishment portions.
CanArgo Norio Limited currently owns a 100% interest in the Norio (Block
XIC) and North Kumisi Production Sharing Agreement (Norio PSA), although this
interest has a 25 year term it may be reduced to 85% should the state oil company, Georgian
Oil and Gas Corporation (GOGC), exercise an option available to it under the PSA for a
limited period following the submission of a field development plan. Although we are not
able to speak for GOGC, in managements opinion it is likely that GOGC would exercise the
option available to it in the event of a commercial oil or gas discovery. As a contractor
party, GOGC would be liable for all costs and expenses in relation to any interest it may
acquire in the PSA. This PSA covers an area of approximately 265,122 acres (1,061
km2) following a 25% relinquishment in April 2006 and will be subject to a
further 50% relinquishment of the remaining contract area less any development area in April
2011.
17 Temporary Equity
Our 2004 Plan, as amended, allows for up to 17,500,000 shares of the Companys common
stock to be issued to officers, directors, employees, consultants and advisors pursuant to
the grant of stock based awards, including qualified and non-qualified stock, options,
restricted stock, stock appreciation rights and other stock based performance awards. Stock
options may be exercised, in whole or in part, by giving written notice of exercise to the
Company specifying the number of shares to be purchased. However, in the event of Change of
Control (as defined in the 2004 Plan) an optionee (other than an optionee who initiated a
Change of Control in a capacity other than as an officer or director of the Company) may
elect to surrender all or part of the stock option to the Company and to receive in cash an
amount equal to the amount by which the fair market value per share of the stock on the date
of exercise shall exceed the purchase price per share under the stock option multiplied by
the number of shares of the stock granted under the stock option as to which the right
granted by this proviso shall have been exercised.
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The company accounts for options issued with redemption features in accordance with
SEC Accounting Series Release 268 Presentation in Financial Statements of Redeemable
Preferred Stocks and EITF D-98: Classification and Measurement of Redeemable Securities,
the Company has calculated and classified the intrinsic value of $2,119,530 as at December
31, 2005 to Temporary Equity, the vested portion of issued share options from our 2004
Long-Term Incentive Plan in accordance with the related guidance. The Company believes that
the likelihood of a Change in Control is remote at this point in time and therefore has
fixed its Temporary Equity as at the December 31, 2005 level.
18 Discontinued Operations
Tethys Petroleum Limited
CanArgos ownership of Tethys was diluted during the nine month period ended September
30, 2007 from 100% ownership on December 31, 2006 to approximately 17.7% as of June 30,
2007. In the first quarter of 2007, Tethys sold approx 6.8 million shares of its common
stock in a private placement offering to outside investors for gross proceeds of
approximately $16.8 million. This transaction reduced the Companys interest in Tethys to
approximately 67%. In May 2007, Tethys received the approval from the Ministry of Mineral
Resources of Kazakhstan to exchange approximately 6 million of Tethys common shares in
return for the remaining 30% ownership of BN Munai LLP not previously controlled by Tethys.
This transaction reduced the Companys ownership of Tethys to approximately 52%. As more
fully described in Note 12 above, on June 13, 2007, the Company, through its wholly owned
subsidiary, CanArgo Ltd, sold 6 million of its Tethys common shares to the CanArgo
Noteholders in exchange for the extinguishment of $15 million in principal of outstanding
notes payable. This transaction reduced the Companys ownership in Tethys to approximately
30% and resulted in Tethys no longer being a consolidated subsidiary of the Company. On June
27, 2007 Tethys announced that it had completed its initial public offering through the
issuance of approximately 18.2 million shares on the Toronto Stock Exchange reducing the
Companys ownership to approximately 17.7%. On August 3, 2007 the Company sold its remaining
shareholding in Tethys.
The results of discontinued operations in respect of Tethys consisted of the following
for the nine month periods ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Loss Before Income Taxes
and Minority Interest |
|
$ |
(3,999,646 |
) |
|
$ |
(2,006,014 |
) |
|
Realised gain on securities held for sale |
|
|
15,566,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operation |
|
$ |
11,567,232 |
|
|
$ |
(2,006,014 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
31
The results of discontinued operations in respect of Tethys consisted of the following
for the three month periods ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Loss Before Income Taxes
and Minority Interest |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(1,473,556 |
) |
|
Realised gain on securities held for sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operation |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(1,473,556 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross consolidated assets and liabilities in respect of Tethys that are included in assets
to be disposed consisted of the following at September 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Audited) |
|
Assets to be disposed: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,763,261 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,368 |
|
Prepayments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,188,854 |
|
Prepaid financing fees |
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,050 |
|
Other assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,291,834 |
|
Capital assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,238,284 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
30,517,651 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities to be disposed: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
787,581 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
468,762 |
|
Long term debt |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,083,673 |
|
Other non current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
31,715 |
|
Provision for future site restoration |
|
|
| |
|
|
450,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,822,398 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Samgori PSC
On February 17, 2006 we issued a press release announcing that our subsidiary, CanArgo
Samgori Limited (CSL), was not proceeding with further investment in Samgori (Block XI
B) Production Sharing Contract (Samgori PSC) in Georgia and associated farm-in
which became effective in April 2004, and accordingly we terminated our 50% interest in the
Samgori PSC with effect from February 16, 2006. The decision by CSL not to proceed with
further investment under the current farm-in arrangements was due to the inability of CSLs
partner in the project, Georgian Oil Samgori Limited (GOSL), to provide its share of
funding to further the development of the Field. We consider that there would have been
insufficient time to meet the commitments under the Agreement with National Petroleum
Limited (NPL) the previous licence holders and we were not prepared to fund the project,
which is not without risk, on a 100% basis without different commercial terms and an
extension to the commitment period. It was not possible to negotiate a satisfactory
position on either matter. CSL has been informed that NPL has now exercised its
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right to take back 100% of the Contractor Share in the Samgori PSC from GOSL and,
accordingly, effective February 16, 2006 we have withdrawn from the Samgori PSC.
The results of discontinued operations in respect of CSL consisted of the following for
the nine month periods ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Operating Revenues |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
1,002,842 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
and Minority Interest |
|
|
(73,547 |
) |
|
|
763,419 |
|
Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority Interest in Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operation |
|
$ |
(73,547 |
) |
|
$ |
763,419 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The results of discontinued operations in respect of CSL consisted of the following for
the three month periods ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
Operating Revenues |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss Before Income Taxes
and Minority Interest |
|
|
(55,873 |
) |
|
|
(18,154 |
) |
Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority Interest in Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss from Discontinued
Operations |
|
$ |
(55,873 |
) |
|
$ |
(18,154 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross consolidated assets and liabilities in respect of CSL that are included in
assets to be disposed consisted of the following at September 30, 2007 and December 31,
2006:
|
|
|
|
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September |
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30, |
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December 31, |
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2007 |
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(Audited) |
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Assets to be disposed: |
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Accounts receivable (net) |
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$ |
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$ |
1,120 |
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Other current assets |
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8,120 |
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6,736 |
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$ |
8,120 |
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$ |
7,856 |
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Liabilities to be disposed: |
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Accounts payable |
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$ |
366,948 |
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$ |
361,939 |
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Provision for future site restoration |
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8,050 |
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7,000 |
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$ |
374,998 |
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$ |
368,939 |
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19 Segment and Geographical Data
During the nine and three month periods ended September 30, 2007 Georgia represented
the only geographical segment and CanArgos continuing operations operated through one
segment, oil and gas exploration.
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Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Qualifying Statement With Respect To Forward-Looking Information
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SEE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
BELOW AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS REPORT.
In addition to the historical information included in this report, you are cautioned that this
Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. When the words believes, plans, anticipates, will likely
result, will continue, projects, expects, and similar expressions are used in this Form
10-Q, they are intended to identify forward-looking statements, and such statements are subject
to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected. Furthermore, our plans, strategies, objectives, expectations and intentions are subject
to change at any time at the discretion of management and the Board.
These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date this report is filed. The Company
does not intend to update the forward-looking statements contained in this report, so as to reflect
events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events,
except as may occur as part of our ongoing periodic reports filed with the SEC.
The following is a discussion of our financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and
capital resources. This discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated annual
financial statements and the notes thereto, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for
the year ended December 31, 2006 in addition to our condensed consolidated quarterly financial
statements and the notes thereto, included in Item 1 of this report.
Overview
Our share of the 124,144 (455 barrels per day) of gross oil production from the Ninotsminda
Field in Georgia for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 was 80,694 barrels. For the
nine month period ended September 30, 2006 our share of the 134,593 (493 barrels per day) of gross
oil production from the Ninotsminda Field was 87,485 barrels.
During the third quarter 2007, we continued to progress our exploration, appraisal and
development plans in our core area of operation in Georgia. Up until the end of July, operations
also continued on our interests in Kazakhstan, but our Kazakhstan assets were discontinued with our
disposition of our interest in Tethys Petroleum Limited, which held
such assets, on August 3, 2007.
On September 24, 2007 we announced that Jeffrey Wilkins had been appointed to the position of
Executive Director on the Board of CanArgo Energy Corporation with immediate effect in addition to
his current duties as Chief Financial Officer. We also announced that Nils Trulsvik, Non-Executive
Director, stepped down from the CanArgo Board with immediate effect due to potential conflict of
interest in respect of other oil and gas companies in which he is involved. The Company is seeking
to appoint two qualified individuals to the Board of Directors, one to replace Mr. Trulsvik and
another additional director both of whom can qualify as independent directors within the rules of
the American Stock Exchange, which require, respectively, that at least a majority of the directors
comprising the Board of Directors are independent and that the Companys audit committee be
comprised of at least three independent directors. Specifically, the Company currently only has two
independent directors of the five directors on the Companys Board of Directors and an audit
committee composed of only two members. The Company has until December 27, 2007 to regain
compliance with these requirements. If the Company does not comply with these requirements it risks
having its common stock delisted from such Exchange, which may have an adverse impact on the price
of the common stock, although in such circumstances the Company anticipates that the stock will
continue to trade on the Oslo Stock Exchange and in the United States Over-The-Counter-Market.
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Georgia
During the quarter, we continued to perform workover operations on the N52 well on the
Ninotsminda Field using our own CanArgo Rig #1 and crew to extract a complex fish (approximately
9,300 feet (2,843 metres) comprising drill pipe, tubing and a milling assembly) from the well. The
operation is further complicated due to the inclined nature of the well which has a number of
severe doglegs and the potential for the tubing to have deformed when dropped. Although the
fishing operation was always considered to present a considerable technical challenge, we did
succeed in recovering approximately 7,155 feet (2,181 metres) of 2 7/8 and 2 3/8 tubing, however,
we have now reached the pulling capacity of Rig #1 and are unable to progress further with this
unit. We are re-evaluating the operation and if we deem the chances of success to be reasonable, we
will consider moving our larger rig to the site once it has completed operations on Manavi.
We previously announced that our subsidiary company, Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited (NOC),
had contracted with the State of Georgia for the sale of gas from the Ninotsminda Field for
consumption at the Gardabani gas fired thermal power plant to the south of Tbilisi once the State
had completed repairs to the 25 mile (41 kilometres) pipeline between Ninotsminda and Gardabani.
Initial delivery was expected to commence in the fall of 2006, however, due to the pipeline being
much more extensively damaged than originally anticipated and issues over the commingling of gas,
the State has now decided not to proceed with these repairs. As an alternative, the State has
proposed to connect the region of Georgia within which the Ninotsminda Field is located to the
Georgian domestic gas grid. This work is expected to be completed before the end of 2007 and we
believe this could provide NOC with an alternative market for its gas production with potential for
higher prices and sales on an all year round basis.
We previously announced following initial testing of the M12 appraisal well on the Manavi
Cretaceous oil discovery that a hydraulic acid fracturing treatment of the carbonate reservoir
interval was planned and Schlumberger had been contracted to provide pumping equipment, chemicals
and services to the Company. In order to prepare the well for the arrival of this equipment, we
mobilised CanArgo rig #2 to the M12 site in August where operations are continuing. These
operations involve replacing the 2 7/8 production string with a 5 fraccing string, and setting a
temporary plug to reduce the treatment interval, in order to facilitate the acid fracturing
operation. Schlumberger were expected to commence mobilisation of the equipment to Georgia by the
end of September and complete the fracture stimulation during October, but due to unforeseen
circumstances and a general lack of availability of both crew and equipment, mobilisation has not
yet commenced. Once the reservoir has been stimulated, we will flow test the well and if successful
put the well into early production.
On October 18, 2007 we announced that well testing operations had been completed at the Kumisi
#1 well. Following testing of the Cretaceous interval, further tests were carried out of potential
reservoir units in the overlying Middle and Lower Eocene sequences. Three separate tests were
conducted with a total of 79 feet (24 metres) of sandstones being perforated and flow tested.
These tests produced water with gas flow to surface in flareable quantities, but non commercial
volumes. Each interval was flow tested for a number of days over which there was no increase in
the amount of gas produced and the testing was subsequently terminated.
We previously announced that an extensive well testing program carried out over the primary
objective, the Cretaceous carbonate sequence, produced no discernable flow and no hydrocarbons were
detected. It is, therefore, reasonable to assume that the Cretaceous reservoir at this location is
tight and lacks permeability unlike the rocks encountered in other wells in the area.
The Kumisi #1 well is currently being plugged and abandoned. The well results, particularly
for the Cretaceous interval, will be reviewed over the months ahead in order to fully understand
the remaining potential of the Kumisi area, it being possible that potential for a large gas
prospect still exists within this very large structure given better reservoir quality.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2007 we had working capital of $1,096,000 compared to working capital of
$11,628,000 as of December 31, 2006.
On October 13, 2006, we announced the completion of a private placement in Norway of an
aggregate of 12,263,368 shares of common stock at a purchase price of NOK 9.10 per share, for
aggregate gross proceeds of NOK 111,596,239 ($16,687,039 equivalent based upon a conversion rate
of NOK 6.6876 per dollar) before placing fees and expenses of NOK 6,695,774 ($1,001,022). The
shares were issued in a transaction intended to qualify for the exemption from registration
afforded by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation S promulgated thereunder. CanArgo
agreed to register the shares for resale under the Securities Act and the Company filed a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the SEC on October 13, 2006, which included these shares.
As a result of the delays incurred in registering the shares we have paid subscribers a cash
liquidity penalty of 5% of the subscription price of their shares in the aggregate amount of NOK
5,579,812 ($834,352 equivalent). The net proceeds of the placement were used by the Company for
working capital; future capital expenditures in Georgia, including, without limitation, securing
drilling equipment and other related activities.
On August 10, 2007, we entered into a subscription agreement with three accredited investors
in terms of which we issued those investors by way of a private placement 2,500,000 shares of
CanArgo common stock at $1.00 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of $2,500,000. In
consideration for the investors agreeing to make the subscription, we also issued to the investors
warrants to subscribe for an aggregate of 5 million shares of common stock of CanArgo. The warrants
have an exercise price of $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment, and are exercisable up to the end
of August 2009.
Cash flows from our Georgian operations together with the net proceeds of the private
placement in Norway mean we have some of the working capital necessary to cover our immediate and
near term funding requirements. In order to continue with all of our currently planned development
activities in Georgia on our Ninotsminda Field and the appraisal of our Manavi oil discovery, we
are currently investigating further fundraising proposals.
Going Concern
The interim consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with
U.S. GAAP, which contemplates continuation of the Company as a going concern. The items listed
below raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. The
interim consolidated condensed financial statements do not include any adjustments that might
result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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The Company has incurred net losses from continuing operations to common stockholders of
approximately $54,432,000, $12,522,000 and $6,262,000 for the years ended December 31,
2006, 2005 and 2004 respectively. These net losses included non-cash charges related to
depreciation and depletion, impairments, loan interest, amortization of debt discount and
stock-based compensation of approximately $48,250,000, $6,928,000 and $5,104,000 for the
years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 respectively. |
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In the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 the Companys revenues from its operations
did not cover the costs of its operations. |
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At September 30, 2007 the Company had cash and cash equivalents available for general
corporate use or for use in operations of approximately $7,080,000. |
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The Company has a planned capital expenditure budget for the remainder of 2007 of
approximately $3,400,000. |
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The Companys ability to continue as a going concern is dependent upon raising capital
through debt and / or equity financing on terms desirable to the Company in the immediate
short-term. |
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The covenants contained in the Note Purchase Agreements to which the Company is a party
(see Note 12), restrict the Company from incurring additional debt obligations unless it
receives consent from at least 51% of the Noteholders. |
There are no assurances the Company will be able to raise additional sources of equity
financing and because of the covenants contained in the Note Purchase Agreements to which the
Company is a party (see Note 12). The
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Company is restricted from incurring additional debt obligations unless it receives consent from at
least 51% of the Noteholders, which cannot be assured.
If the Company is unable to obtain additional funds when they are required or if the funds
cannot be obtained on terms favourable to the Company, management may be required to delay, scale
back or eliminate its exploration, development and completion program or enter into contractual
arrangements with third parties to develop or market products that the Company would otherwise seek
to develop or market itself, or even be required to relinquish its interest in the properties or in
the extreme situation, cease operations altogether.
Managements Plan
The Company anticipates it will require additional funding within the next twelve months to
continue with its Georgian operations as planned and is in the process of addressing this situation
by exploring available financing alternatives sufficient to cover its short-term working capital
needs. The Company believes that if it is able to successfully complete the Manavi 12 well later in
the year such that a significant quantity of oil flows are produced, it will be able to raise
additional debt and or equity funds in order to continue operations and to properly develop the
Manavi Field, continue appraising the Norio discoveries, and further develop the Companys business
in the region
While a considerable amount of infrastructure for the Ninotsminda Field has already been put
in place, we cannot provide assurance that:
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funding of a field development plan will be timely; |
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that our development plan will be successfully completed or will increase production; or |
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that field operating revenues after completion of the development plan will exceed
operating costs. |
Under the terms of each of the Note issues (see Note 12 to the Financial Statements), we are
restricted from incurring future indebtedness and from issuing additional senior or pari passu
indebtedness, except with the prior consent of the Required Holders or in limited permitted
circumstances. The definition of indebtedness encompasses all customary forms of indebtedness
including, without limitation, liabilities for the deferred consideration, liabilities for borrowed
money secured by any lien or other specified security interest, liabilities in respect of letters
of credit or similar instruments (excluding letters of credit which are 100% cash collateralised)
and guarantees in relation to such forms of indebtedness (excluding parent company guarantees
provided by the Company in respect of the indebtedness or obligations of any of the Companys
subsidiaries under its Basic Documents (as defined in the respective Note Purchase Agreements).
Pursuant to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreements, permitted future indebtedness is (a)
indebtedness outstanding under the Notes; (b) any additional unsecured indebtedness, the aggregate
amount outstanding thereunder at any time not exceeding certain specified amounts and; (c) certain
unsecured intra-group indebtedness (in the case of Senior Secured Notes, Subordinated Notes and 12%
Notes this is limited to the indebtedness of a CanArgo Group Member (as defined in the Note
Purchase Agreements) to a direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company which is not deemed to be a
Material Subsidiary (under the Note Purchase Agreements the aggregate amount outstanding under the
particular indebtedness shall not exceed certain specified levels at any time). See Note 12 to the
financial statements included herein.
To pursue existing projects beyond our immediate appraisal and development plans and to pursue
new opportunities, we will require additional capital. While expected to be substantial, without
further exploration work and evaluation the exact amount of funds needed to fully develop all of
our oil and gas properties cannot at present, be quantified. Potential sources of funds include
additional sales of equity securities, project financing, debt financing and the participation of
other oil and gas entities in our projects. Based on our past history of raising capital and
continuing discussions, we believe that such required funds may be available. However, there is no
assurance that such funds will be available, and if available, will be offered on attractive or
acceptable terms. Should such funding not be forthcoming, we may not be able to pursue projects
beyond our current appraisal and development plans or to pursue new opportunities. As discussed
above, under the terms of the Notes, we are restricted from incurring additional indebtedness.
Development of the oil and gas properties and ventures in which we have interests involves
multi-year efforts and substantial cash expenditures. Full development of our oil and gas
properties and ventures may require the
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availability of substantial additional financing from external sources. We may also, where
opportunities exist, seek to transfer portions of our interests in oil and gas properties and
ventures to entities in exchange for such financing. We generally have the principal
responsibility for arranging financing for the oil and gas properties and ventures in which we have
an interest. There can be no assurance, however, that we or the entities that are developing the
oil and gas properties and ventures will be able to arrange the financing necessary to develop the
projects being undertaken or to support the corporate and other activities of CanArgo. There can
also be no assurance that such financing will be available on terms that are attractive or
acceptable to or are deemed to be in the best interest of CanArgo, such entities and their
respective stockholders or participants.
Ultimate realization of the carrying value of our oil and gas properties and ventures will
require production of oil and gas in sufficient quantities and marketing such oil and gas at
sufficient prices to provide positive cash flow to CanArgo. Establishment of successful oil and
gas operations is dependent upon, among other factors, the following:
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mobilization of equipment and personnel to implement effectively drilling, completion and
production activities; |
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raising of additional capital; |
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achieving significant production at costs that provide acceptable margins; |
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reasonable levels of taxation, or economic arrangements in lieu of taxation in host
countries; and |
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the ability to market the oil and gas produced at or near world prices. |
Subject to our ability to raise additional capital, above, we have plans to mobilize resources and
achieve levels of production and profits sufficient to recover the carrying value of our oil and
gas properties and ventures. However, if one or more of the above factors, or other factors, are
different than anticipated, these plans may not be realized, and we may not recover the carrying
value of our oil and gas properties and ventures.
Balance Sheet Changes
Cash and cash equivalents decreased $7,609,000 from $14,689,000 at December 31, 2006 to
$7,080,000 at September 30, 2007. The decrease was due to expenditures in the period to primarily
fund the cost of development activities at the Ninotsminda Field, our appraisal activities at the
Manavi oil discovery and Kumisi gas discovery in Georgia and net cash used by operating activities.
Restricted cash decreased from $300,000 at December 31, 2006 to $0 at September 30, 2007 due
to the maturing of a deposit funding a letters of credit as required under a drilling service
contract we entered into with Baker Hughes International.
Accounts receivable decreased from $504,000 at December 31, 2006 to $255,000 at September 30,
2007 primarily due to the settlement in January of this year of an insurance claim in connection
with our Georgian exploration activities.
Crude oil inventory increased to $1,068,000 at September 30, 2007 from $453,000 at December
31, 2006 primarily as a result of increased levels of crude oil storage at the end of the period.
Prepayments decreased from $2,255,000 at December 31, 2006 to $408,000 at September 30, 2007
as a result of timing differences in respect of prepayments for materials and services related to
our appraisal activities at the Manavi oil discovery and Kumisi gas discovery and insurance
premiums prepaid. Upon receipt of the materials and services, those amounts will be transferred to
capital assets. This increase is included in the statement of cash flows as an investing activity.
Current assets to be disposed decreased to $8,000 at September 30, 2007 from $5,965,000 at
December 31, 2006 and non current assets to be disposed decreased to nil at September 30, 2007 from
$24,560,000 at December 31, 2006, due to the disposition of our interest in Tethys. See Note 18.
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Prepaid financing fees decreased to $92,000 at September 30, 2007 from $289,000 at December
31, 2006 as a result of expensing the unamortised fees remaining after fully repaying the
$25,000,000 issue of Senior Secured Notes, amortising the fees incurred in respect of the
$13,000,000 issue of Subordinated Notes due September 1, 2009 and the $10,000,000 issue of 12%
Notes due June 28, 2010, over the term of the loans.
Capital assets net, increased to $93,091,000 at September 30, 2007 from $87,308,000 at
December 31, 2006, due to investing in capital assets including oil and gas properties and
equipment, principally related to the Ninotsminda Production Sharing Contract.
Accounts payable decreased to $1,084,000 at September 30, 2007 from $3,673,000 at December 31,
2006 primarily due to timing differences in respect of payments to suppliers in connection with our
appraisal activities at the Manavi oil discovery and Kumisi gas discovery.
Accrued liabilities decreased from $6,918,000 as at December 31, 2006 to $6,432,00 at
September 30, 2007 primarily due to a decrease in accrued interest and professional fees partially
offset by the $500,000 owed to Tethys for our pro rata share of the Tethys IPO costs. Approximately
$4,931,000 relates to the disputed Weatherford invoices referred to in Note 14 of these financial
statements.
Current liabilities to be disposed decreased to $375,000 at September 30, 2007 from $1,625,000
at December 31, 2006 and non current liabilities to be disposed decreased to nil at September 30,
2007 from $3,566,000 at December 31, 2006, due to the disposition of our interest in Tethys. See
Note 18.
Long term debt net of discounts decreased from $37,264,000 at December 31, 2006 to $11,292,000
at September 30, 2007 due to the repayment of $19,875,000 of long term debt from the sale of
CanArgos remaining Tethys shareholding, the exchange/conversion of $15,000,000 of long term debt
into 6,000,000 shares of Tethys previously held by CanArgo partially offset by the amortization of
debt discounts associated with the detachable warrants and beneficial conversion features in
connection with the issuance of the $13,000,000 in Subordinated Notes in March 2006 and the
$10,000,000 issue of the 12% Notes in June 2006, the issue and sale to the Noteholders of further
Notes of $2,125,000 on June 30, 2007 in substitution of the aggregate amount of interest of
$2,125,000 due and payable to the Noteholders on June 30, 2007. The repayment comprised a
$16,125,000 repayment of the remaining amounts outstanding of the Senior Secured Notes and the
repayment of $3,750,000 of the Subordinated Notes. The exchange/conversion comprised the
exchange/conversion of $10,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Senior Secured Notes and
exchange/conversion of $5,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Notes. The
further Notes issued comprised $1,125,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Secured Notes,
$400,000 in aggregate principal amount of Subordinated Notes and $600,000 in aggregate principal
amount of 12% Notes.
Other non current liabilities decreased to $65,000 at September 30, 2007 from $1,260,000 at
December 31, 2006 as a result of reducing the effective interest amount due to the debt repayments
and exchange/conversions on the $25,000,000 in Senior Secured Notes and the $13,000,000 in
Subordinated Notes and amortizing some of the difference in computing interest using the actual
interest rate and the effective interest rate due on both of these notes.
Results of Continuing Operations
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2006
We recorded operating revenue from continuing operations of $3,395,000 during the nine month
period ended September 30, 2007 compared with $4,092,000 for the nine month period ended September
30, 2006. The decrease is attributable to lower sales volumes achieved from the Ninotsminda Field
in 2007 partially offset by a higher price per barrel realized by the Company in 2007. Ninotsminda
Oil Company Limited (NOC) sold 55,603 barrels of oil for the nine month period ended September
30, 2007 compared to 69,287 barrels of oil for NOC for the nine month period ended September 30,
2006.
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NOCs net share of the 124,144 (455) barrels per day of gross oil production for sale from the
Ninotsminda Field in the period amounted to 80,694 barrels. In the period, 25,091 barrels of oil
were added to storage. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2006, NOCs net share of the
134,593 (493 barrels per day) of gross oil production was 87,485 barrels.
NOCs entire share of production was sold under international contracts or added to storage.
Net sale prices for Ninotsminda oil sold during the first nine months of 2007 averaged $58.79 per
barrel as compared with an average of $55.47 per barrel in the first nine months of 2006. NOCs
net share of the 437,009 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of gas delivered was 284,056 Mcf at an average
net sale price of $0.70 per Mcf of gas for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. However,
due to the uncertainty of the collectibility of gas revenues under these contracts, the Company has
decided in accordance with its revenue recognition policy, to record gas revenues on a cash basis.
Gas revenues recorded for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 were $126,000. For the nine
month period ended September 30, 2006, NOCs net share of the 570,179 Mcf of gas delivered was
370,617 Mcf at an average net sale price of $0.62 per Mcf of gas.
The operating loss from continuing operations for the nine month period ended September 30,
2007 amounted to $4,656,000 compared with an operating loss of $7,967,000 for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2006. The decrease in operating loss is attributable to reduced field operating
expenses, direct project costs, selling, general and administration costs, and depreciation,
depletion and amortization partially offset by decreased operating revenues.
Field operating expenses decreased to $691,000 for the nine month period ended September 30,
2007 as compared to $1,340,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006. The decrease is
primarily as a result of lower operating costs in Georgia during the nine months ended September
30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period in 2006.
Direct project costs decreased to $516,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007,
from $678,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 primarily due to reduced costs
directly associated with non operating activity at the Ninotsminda Field.
Selling, general and administrative costs decreased to $5,328,000 for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2007 from $7,810,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006. The
decrease is mainly attributable to reduced professional fees and non cash stock compensation
expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to the corresponding period in
2006.
The decrease in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense to $1,516,000 for the nine
month period ended September 30, 2007 from $2,231,000 for the nine month period ended September 30,
2006 is attributable principally to decreased production for the nine month period ended September
30, 2007 compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 and from the reduction in our
amortization base resulting from the impairment at year end 2006 of $38,400,000.
The increase in other expense to $17,985,000 for the nine month period ended September 30,
2007, from $4,673,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 is primarily a result of
the loss on debt extinguishment of $12,127,000 arising from the issue of an aggregate of 37,777,778
compensatory warrants to the Noteholders in connection with the repayment of $18,750,000 of long
term debt and the exchange/conversion of $15,000,000 of long term debt into Tethys shares and the
write off of the portion of debt discount related to the repayment of $3,750,000 and $5,000,000 of
the debt exchange/conversion. These are partially offset by the reduced effective interest amount
as a result of the debt extinguishment, increased levels of debt discount amortisation, the
commission paid to the brokers on the sale of the remaining Tethys shareholding and reduced
interest income partially offset by lower interest expense as a result of the debt
exchange/conversion, reduced foreign exchange losses and the realised gain recorded on selling the
remaining holding of Tethys shares in August 2007.
The loss from continuing operations of $22,641,000 or $0.09 per share for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2007 compares to a net loss from continuing operations of $12,640,000 or
$0.06 per share for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006. The weighted average number of
common shares outstanding was higher during the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 than
during the nine month period ended September
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30, 2006, principally due to the to the exercise of share options in 2007 and 2006, the exercise of
warrants in 2007 and private placements in 2007 and 2006.
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2006
We recorded operating revenue from continuing operations of $33,000 during the three month
period ended September 30, 2007 compared with $2,090,000 for the three month period ended September
30, 2006. This decrease is attributable to lower sales volumes achieved from the Ninotsminda Field
in the third quarter of 2007. Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited (NOC) sold no barrels of oil for
the three month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to 38,968 barrels of oil for the three
month period ended September 30, 2006.
For the three month period ended September 30, 2007, NOCs net share of the 38,510 (419
barrels per day) of gross oil production for sale from the Ninotsminda Field in the period amounted
to 25,032 barrels. In the period, no oil was sold from storage. For the three month period ended
September 30, 2006, NOCs net share of the 40,798 barrels (443 barrels per day) of gross oil
production was 26,519 barrels.
NOCs entire share of production was either sold under international contracts or added to
storage. There were no sales of Ninotsminda oil during the third quarter of 2007. Net sales price
for Ninotsminda oil sold in the third quarter of 2006 was $52.67 per barrel. Its net share of the
123,679 Mcf of gas delivered was 80,391 Mcf at an average net sale price of $0.70 per Mcf of gas.
However, due to the uncertainty of the collectibility of gas revenues under these contracts, the
Company has decided in accordance with its revenue recognition policy, to record gas revenues on a
cash basis. Gas revenues recorded for the three months ended September 30, 2007 were $33,000. For
the three month period ended September 30, 2006, NOCs net share of the 57,998 Mcf of gas delivered
was 37,698 Mcf at an average net sales price of $0.46 per Mcf of gas.
The operating loss from continuing operations for the three month period ended September 30,
2007 amounted to $2,197,000 compared with an operating loss of
$2,183,000 for the three month period
ended September 30, 2006.
Field operating expenses decreased to $16,000 for the three month period ended September 30,
2007 as compared to $446,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2006. The decrease is
primarily as a result of selling no oil in the three month period ended September 30, 2007 and
therefore reducing field operating expenses accordingly until the oil produced is sold and lower
operating costs in Georgia in 2007 compared to 2006.
Direct project costs decreased to $173,000 for the three month period ended September 30,
2007, from $235,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2006, primarily due to reduced
costs directly associated with non operating activity at the Ninotsminda Field.
Selling, general and administrative costs decreased to $1,901,000 for the three month period
ended September 30, 2007 from $2,891,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2006. The
decrease is primarily as a result of reduced professional fees and
non cash stock compensation expense partially offset by our share of the pro rata Tethys IPO costs for the three
month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to the three month period ended September 30, 2006.
The decrease in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense to $139,000 for the three
month period ended September 30, 2007 from $700,000 for the three month period ended September 30,
2006 is attributable principally to the increased levels of oil storage at the end of the three
month period ended September 30, 2007 compared to the end of the three month period ended September
30, 2006.
The increase in other expense to $7,707,000 for the three month period ended September 30,
2007, from $2,044,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2006 is primarily a result of
the loss on debt extinguishment of $5,593,000 arising from the issue of an aggregate of 21,666,667
compensatory warrants to the Noteholders in connection with the repayment of $18,750,000 of long
term debt and the write off of the portion of debt discount related to $3,750,000 of the repayment
partially offset by the reduced effective interest amount as a
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result of the debt extinguishment, increased levels of debt discount amortisation, the commission
paid to the brokers on the sale of the remaining Tethys shareholding and lower interest income
partially offset by lower interest expense as a result of the debt exchange/conversion and reduced
foreign exchange losses.
The
loss from continuing operations of $9,904,000 or $0.04 per share for the three month
period ended September 30, 2007 compares to a net loss from
continuing operations of $4,226,000 or
$0.02 per share for the three month period ended September 30, 2006.
The weighted average number of common shares outstanding was higher during the three month
period ended September 30, 2007 than during the three month period ended September 30, 2006,
principally due to the exercise of share options in 2007 and 2006, the exercise of warrants in 2007
and private placements in 2007 and 2006.
Results of Discontinued Operations
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2006
On August 1, 2007 we announced that we sold our entire shareholding of 8 million shares in
Tethys for gross proceeds before commissions, expenses and payment of a pro rata share of the
Tethys IPO costs to Tethys Petroleum Limited of C$23,600,000. The net proceeds of approximately
$20,800,000 were used to repay outstanding indebtedness.
On February 17, 2006 we issued a press release announcing that our subsidiary, CanArgo Samgori
Limited (CSL), was not proceeding with further investment in Samgori (Block XI B)
Production Sharing Contract (Samgori PSC) in Georgia and associated farm-in which became
effective in April 2004, and accordingly we terminated our 50% interest in the Samgori PSC with
effect from February 16, 2006.
The net income from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest for the nine
month period ended September 30, 2007 of $11,494,000 compared to a loss of $1,243,000 for the nine
month period ended September 30, 2006 due to the activities of Tethys and CSL and the $15,567,000
of realized gains on securities held for sale.
CSL generated no oil and gas revenues in the nine month period ended September 30, 2007
compared with $1,003,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2006 due to the withdrawal
of our interest in the Samgori PSC on February 16, 2006. CSLs entire share of production was
either sold locally in Georgia in 2006 under international contracts or added to storage.
CanArgo recorded an equity loss of approximately $4,000,000 from its investment in Tethys
during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. CanArgos ownership of Tethys diluted during the
period from 100% ownership on December 31, 2006 to approximately 67% on February 15, 2007 due to a
Tethys private placement, to approximately 52% on May 9, 2007 due to a Tethys share exchange for
the 30% minority interest in BN Munai LLP, a subsidiary of Tethys wholly owned subsidiary Tethys
Kazakhstan Limited, to approximately 30% on June 13, 2007 due to a CanArgo debt exchange/conversion
and to approximately 18% on June 27, 2007 due to the Tethys initial public offering. An unrealized
gain on Tethys securities held for sale of $15,567,000 was recorded during the period through to
the Tethys initial public offering date of June 27, 2007.
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2006
On August 1, 2007 we announced that we sold our entire shareholding of 8 million shares in
Tethys for gross proceeds before commissions, expenses and payment of a pro rata share of the
Tethys IPO costs to Tethys Petroleum Limited of C$23,600,000. The net proceeds of approximately
$20,800,000 were used to repay outstanding indebtedness.
On February 17, 2006 we issued a press release announcing that our subsidiary, CanArgo Samgori
Limited (CSL), was not proceeding with further investment in Samgori (Block XI B)
Production Sharing Contract (Samgori PSC) in Georgia and associated farm-in which became
effective in April 2004, and accordingly we terminated our 50% interest in the Samgori PSC with
effect from February 16, 2006.
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The net loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest for the three
month period ended September 30, 2007 of $56,000 decreased from $2,024,000 for the three month
period ended September 30, 2006 due to the activities of Tethys and CSL.
CSL generated $0 of oil and gas revenue in the three month period ended September 30, 2007
compared with $0 for the three month period ended September 30, 2006.
Commitments and Contingencies
See Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 16, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements
The forward-looking statements contained in this Item 2 and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q are
subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the results anticipated in such forward-looking statements. Included among the
important risks, uncertainties and other factors are those hereinafter discussed.
Operating entities in various foreign jurisdictions must be registered by governmental
agencies, and production licenses for development of oil and gas fields in various foreign
jurisdictions must be granted by governmental agencies. These governmental agencies generally have
broad discretion in determining whether to take or approve various actions and matters. In
addition, the policies and practices of governmental agencies may be affected or altered by
political, economic and other events occurring either within their own countries or in a broader
international context.
We may not have a majority of the equity that is the licence developer of some projects that
we may pursue in countries that were a part of the former Soviet Union, even though we may be the
designated operator of the oil or gas field. In such circumstances, the concurrence of co-venturers
may be required for various actions. Other parties influencing the timing of events may have
priorities that differ from ours, even if they generally share our objectives. Demands by or
expectations of governments, co-venturers, customers and others may affect our strategy regarding
the various projects. Failure to meet such demands or expectations could adversely affect our
participation in such projects or our ability to obtain or maintain necessary licenses and other
approvals.
Our ability to finance all of our present oil and gas projects and other ventures according to
present plans is dependent upon obtaining additional funding. An inability to obtain financing
could require us to scale back or abandon part or all of our project development, capital
expenditure, production and other plans. The availability of equity or debt financing to us or to
the entities that are developing projects in which we have interests is affected by many factors,
including:
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Our ability to raise debt financing is currently restricted by certain covenants contained in
Note Purchase Agreements to which we are party. Furthermore, rising interest rates might affect
the feasibility of debt financing that is offered. Potential investors and lenders will be
influenced by their evaluations of us and our projects and comparisons with alternative investment
opportunities.
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The development of oil and gas properties is subject to substantial risks. Expectations
regarding production, even if estimated by independent petroleum engineers, may prove to be
unrealized. There are many uncertainties in estimating production quantities and in projecting
future production rates and the timing and amount of future development expenditures. Estimates of
properties in full production are more reliable than production estimates for new discoveries and
other properties that are not fully productive. Accordingly, estimates related to our properties
are subject to change as additional information becomes available.
Most of our interests in oil and gas properties and ventures are located in countries that
were part of the former Soviet Union. Operations in those countries are subject to certain
additional risks including the following:
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the lack of equipment and services and other factors that could significantly change
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Production estimates are subject to revision as prices and costs change. Production, even if
present, may not be recoverable in the amount and at the rate anticipated and may not be
recoverable in commercial quantities or on an economically feasible basis. World and local prices
for oil and gas can fluctuate significantly, and a reduction in the revenue realizable from the
sale of production can affect the economic feasibility of an oil and gas project. World and local
political, economic and other conditions could affect our ability to proceed with or to effectively
operate projects in various foreign countries.
Demands by, or expectations of governments, co-venturers, customers and others may affect our
strategy regarding the various projects. Failure to meet such demands or expectations could
adversely affect our participation in such projects or our ability to obtain or maintain necessary
licenses and other approvals.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our principal exposure to market risk is due to changes in oil and gas prices and currency
fluctuations. As indicated elsewhere in this Report, as a producer of oil and gas we are exposed
to changes in oil and gas prices as well as changes in supply and demand which could affect its
revenues. We do not engage in any commodity hedging activities. Due to the ready market for our
production in Georgia, we do not believe that any current exposures from this risk will materially
affect our financial position at this time, but there can be no assurance that changes in such
market will not affect CanArgo adversely in the future.
Also, as indicated elsewhere in this Report, because all of our operations are being
conducted in countries that were a part of the former Soviet Union, we are potentially exposed to
the market risk of fluctuations in the relative values of the currencies in areas in which we
operates. At present we do not engage in any currency hedging operations since, to the extent we
receive payments for our production in local currencies, we are utilizing such currencies to pay
for our local operations. In addition, we frequently sell our production from the Ninotsminda
Field in Georgia under export contracts which provide for payment in US dollars.
CanArgo had no material interest in investments subject to market risk during the period
covered by this report.
Because the majority of all revenue to us is from the sale of production from the Ninotsminda
Field a change in the price of oil or a change in the production rates could have a substantial
effect on this revenue and therefore profits.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief
executive officer and chief financial officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures as of September 30, 2007. Based on that evaluation, our chief executive
officer and chief financial officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are
not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file
or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) is recorded, processed,
summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Commissions rules and forms and
to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit
under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including chief executive
officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure.
Disclosure Control and Procedures
We reported in our Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15,
2007 that we had identified material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting
which are listed below.
A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that
results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of our annual or interim
financial statements would not be prevented or detected.
1. Disclosure Controls
The Companys disclosure controls and procedures were 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 Commissions rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in
the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our
management, including chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow
timely decisions. Inadequate controls include the lack of procedures used for identifying,
determining, and calculating required disclosures and other supplementary information
requirements.
2. Information Technology
The Company did not adequately implement certain controls over information technology,
including certain spreadsheets, used in its core business and financial reporting. These areas
included logical access security controls to financial applications, segregation of duties and
backup and recovery procedures. The Companys controls over the completeness, accuracy, validity,
restricted access, and the review of certain spreadsheets used in the period-end financial
statement preparation and reporting process was not designed appropriately. This material weakness
affects the Companys ability to prevent improper access and changes to its accounting records and
misstatements in the financial statements could occur and not be prevented or detected by the
Companys controls in a timely manner.
As a result, misappropriation of assets and misstatements in the financial statements could
occur and not be prevented or detected by the Companys controls in a timely manner. In light of
the review, Management, in consultation with the Audit Committee, is reviewing the most cost
effective way to address the issues raised.
As of September 30, 2007 the material weaknesses identified above had not been remediated.
CEO and CFO Certifications The Certifications of our CEO and CFO which are attached as
Exhibits 31(1) and 31(2) to this Report include information about our disclosure controls and
procedures and internal control over financial reporting.
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Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting in the third quarter.
PART II OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
On September 12, 2005, WEUS Holding Inc (WEUS) a subsidiary of Weatherford International Ltd
lodged a formal Request for Arbitration with the London Court of International Arbitration against
CanArgo Energy Corporation in respect of unpaid invoices for work performed under the Master
Service Contract dated June 1, 2004 between the Company and WEUS for the supply of under-balanced
coil tubing drilling equipment and services during the first and second quarter of 2005. Pursuant
to the Request for Arbitration, WEUS demand for relief is $4,931,332. The Company is contesting
the claim and has filed a counterclaim.
On July 27, 2005, GBOC Ninotsminda, an indirect subsidiary of the Company, received a claim
raised by certain of the Ninotsminda villagers (listed on pages 1 to 76 of the claim) in the
Tbilisi Regional Court in respect of damage caused by the blowout of the N100 well on the
Ninotsminda Field in Georgia on September 11, 2004. An additional claim was received in December
2005 and amended in March 2006, thus bringing the relief sought pursuant to both claims to the sum
of approximately 314,000,000 GEL (approximately $189,000,000 at the exchange rate of GEL to US
dollars in effect on September 30, 2007).
The Company has been named in a legal action commenced in Alberta, Canada, with a group of
defendants by former interest holders of the Lelyaki Oil Field in the Ukraine. The defendants are
seeking damages of approximately 600,000 CDN (approx $602,000 at September 30, 2007 exchange
rates). The former owners of UK-Ran Oil Corporation disposed of their investment in the field prior
to selling the Company to CanArgo. CanArgo believes the claim against it to be meritless. The
Company is unable at this time to determine a potential outcome.
We believe that we have meritorious defences to all three claims and intend to defend them
vigorously.
Other than the foregoing, as at September 30, 2007 there were no legal proceedings pending
involving the Company, which, if adversely decided, would have a material adverse effect on our
financial position or our business. From time to time we are subject to various legal proceedings
in the ordinary course of our business.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
On October 2, 2007, the Company announced that on September 27, 2007, in correspondence with
the American Stock Exchange (AMEX), it acknowledged that it was not in compliance with the rules
of the AMEX as they relate to the requirement that there be at least a majority of independent
directors and at least three independent directors on the audit committee with the possible risk
that the Companys common stock may be delisted from such Exchange as described in the Item 2.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations above. On
November 8, 2007, the Company announced that the 15 day declaration of a state of emergency by the
President of Georgia on November 7, 2007 had not interrupted its operations. On November 8, in an
address to the nation, the President assured Georgians that his government supports all peaceful
protest and called a snap presidential election for January 5, 2008. There were no further
demonstrations reported on November 8, 2007 and the situation was described as calm. There can be
no assurance, however, that if the current state of emergency is prolonged or if the civil
disturbance which prompted the declaration escalates that the Company will continue to be able to
conduct operations at present levels. Apart from the foregoing, there have been no material changes
in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
See Current Report on Form 8-Ks filed on June 11 and June 18, 2007.
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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits
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Management Contracts, Compensation Plans and Arrangements are identified by an asterisk (*) Documents filed herewith are identified by a cross (). |
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1(1)
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Engagement Agreement with Sundal Collier & Co ASA dated August 13, 2001. (Incorporated herein by reference from Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1
Registration Statement, File No. 333-85116 filed on September 10, 2002)). |
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1(2)
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Placement Agent Agreement dated September 22, 2004 by and between ABG Sundal Collier, Norge ASA and CanArgo Energy Corporation (Incorporated herein by
reference from Amendment No 2 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed August 31, 2004 (Reg. No. 333-115645)). |
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1(3)
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Placement Agent Agreement dated September 22, 2004 by and between ABG Sundal Collier Inc. and CanArgo Energy Corporation (Incorporated herein by reference
from Amendment No 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed July 1, 2004 (Reg. No. 333-115645)). |
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1(4)
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Engagement letter between ABG Sundal Collier Norge ASA and CanArgo Energy Corporation dated March 23, 2004 (Incorporated herein by reference from September
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1(5)
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Mandate Agreement dated September 19, 2006 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, Terra Securities ASA and Orion Securities ASA as amended by Addendum
No. 1 dated September 21, 2006. (Incorporated herein by reference from December 31, 2006 Form 10-K). |
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2(4)
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Memorandum of Agreement between Fielden Management Services Pty, Ltd., A.C.N. 005 506 123 and Fountain Oil Incorporated dated May 16, 1995 (Incorporated herein by reference from
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3(1)
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Registrants Certificate of Incorporation and amendments thereto (Incorporated by reference from the Companys Proxy Statements filed May 10, 1999 and May 9, 2000 and Form 8-K filed
July 24, 1998 and May 23, 2006 and March 31, 2004 Form 10-Q filed on May 17, 2004). |
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3(2)
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Registrants Amended and Restated Bylaws as amended (Incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K dated March 2, 2007). |
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3(3)
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Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation as filed with the Office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 5, 2007 (Incorporated herein by
reference from Form 8-K dated June 11, 2007). |
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Amended and Restated 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated herein by reference from September 30, 1998 Form 10-Q). |
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*4(2)
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Amended and Restated CanArgo Energy Inc. Stock Option Plan (Incorporated herein by reference from March 31, 1998 Form 10-Q). |
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CanArgo Energy Corporation 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated May 19, 2004 and Companys definitive Proxy Statement filed March 17,
2006). |
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4(4)
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Amended and Restated Loan and Warrant Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Salahi Ozturk dated August 27, 2004 (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated August
27, 2004) |
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4(5)
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Note Purchase Agreement dated July 25, 2005 among CanArgo Energy Corporation and Ingalls & Snyder Value Partners, L.P. together with the other Purchasers (Incorporated herein by
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4(6)
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Registration Rights Agreement dated July 25, 2005 among CanArgo Energy Corporation and Ingalls & Snyder Value Partners, L.P. together with the other Purchasers (Incorporated herein by
reference from Form 8-K dated July 27, 2005). |
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4(7)
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Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated March 3, 2006 among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated March 8,
2006). |
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4(8)
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Registration Rights Agreement dated March 3, 2006 among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated March 8, 2006). |
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4(9)
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Note and Warrant Purchase Agreement dated June 28, 2006 among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchaser party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 28, 2006). |
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4(10)
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Registration Rights Agreement dated June 28, 2006 among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchaser party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 28, 2006). |
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4(11)
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Form of Subscription Agreement dated as of September 19, 2006 by and between CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchaser named therein (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated
October 12, 2006). |
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4(12)
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Subscription letter agreement dated as of August 10, 2007 to offer the right to subscribe for an
aggregate of 2,500,000 shares of common stock, of the Company and an aggregate of 5,000,000 common stock purchase warrants (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated August 14, 2007). |
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Production Sharing Contract between (1) Georgia and (2) Georgian Oil and JKX Ninotsminda Ltd. dated February 12, 1996 (Incorporated herein by reference from Form S-1 Registration
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Management Services Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Vazon Energy Limited relating to the provisions of the services of Dr. David Robson dated June 29, 2000
(Incorporated herein by reference from September 30, 2000 Form 10-Q). As amended by Deed of Variation of Management Services Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Vazon
Energy Limited dated May 2, 2003 (Incorporated herein by reference to Form 8-K dated May 13, 2003). |
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10(3)
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Tenancy Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Grosvenor West End Properties dated September 8, 2000 (Incorporated herein by reference from September 30, 2000 Form 10-Q). |
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10(4)
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Production Sharing Contract between (1) Georgia and (2) Georgian Oil and CanArgo Norio Limited dated December 12, 2000 (Incorporated herein by reference from December 31, 2000 Form
10-K). |
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Service Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Vincent McDonnell dated December 1, 2000 (Incorporated herein by reference from December 31, 2001 Form 10-K). |
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10(6)
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Sale agreement of CanArgo Petroleum Products Limited between CanArgo Limited and Westrade Alliance LLC dated October 14, 2002. (Incorporated herein by reference from September 30, 2002
Form 10-Q) |
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10(7)
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Stock Purchase Agreement dated September 24, 2003 regarding the sale of all of the issued and outstanding stock of Fountain Oil Boryslaw (Incorporated herein by reference from March 31,
2003 Form 10-Q) |
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10(8)
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Agreement between CanArgo Samgori Limited and Georgian Oil Samgori Limited dated January 8, 2004 (Incorporated herein by reference from Form S-3 filed May 6, 2004 (Reg. No. 333-115261)). |
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10(9)
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Agreement dated March 17, 2004 between CanArgo Acquisition Corporation and Stanhope Solutions Ltd |
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for the sale of Lateral Vector Resources Ltd. (Incorporated herein by reference from
Form 8-K dated May 19, 2004). |
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10(10)
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Master Service Contract dated June 1, 2004 between CanArgo Energy Corporation and WEUS Holding Inc. (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated June 1, 2004). |
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10(11)
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Agreement between Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited and Saipem S.p.A. dated January 27, 2005 (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated January 27, 2005). |
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10(12)
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Agreement between Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited and Primrose Financial Group dated February 4, 2005 (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated February 4, 2005). |
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10(13)
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Subsidiary Guaranty dated July 25, 2005 by and among Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited, CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited, CanArgo Norio Limited, CanArgo Limited, CanArgo Samgori Limited, Tethys
Petroleum Investments Limited and CanArgo Ltd for the benefit of the holders of the Senior Secured Notes (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated July 27, 2005). |
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10(14)
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Security Agreement dated July 25, 2005 among Ingalls & Snyder Value Partners, L.P. together with the other Purchasers (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated July 27,
2005). |
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10(15)
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Agreement dated July 25, 2005 among CanArgo Limited and Ingalls & Snyder Value Partners, L.P. together with the other Purchasers (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated
July 27, 2005). |
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10(16)
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Security Interest Agreement (Securities) dated July 25, 2005 among CanArgo Ltd, CanArgo Limited, Ingalls & Snyder LLC as Security Agent for the Secured Parties (Incorporated herein by
reference from Form 8-K dated July 27, 2005). |
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10(17)
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Security Interest Agreement (Securities) dated July 25, 2005 among Tethys Petroleum Investments Limited, CanArgo Limited, Ingalls & Snyder LLC, as Security Agent for the Secured Parties
and the Secured Parties (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated July 27, 2005). |
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10(18)
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Security Interest Agreement (Bank Account) dated July 25, 2005 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, Ingalls & Snyder LLC, as Security Agent for the Secured Parties and the Secured
Parties (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated July 27, 2005). |
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10(19)
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Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty dated March 3, 2006 by and among Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited, CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited, CanArgo Norio Limited, CanArgo Limited, Tethys Petroleum
Investments Limited, Tethys Kazakhstan Limited and CanArgo Ltd for the benefit of the holders of the Subordinated Notes (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated March 8,
2006). |
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10(20)
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Subordinated Subsidiary Guaranty dated June 28, 2006 by and among Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited, CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited, CanArgo Norio Limited, CanArgo Limited, Tethys Petroleum
Investments Limited, Tethys Kazakhstan Limited and CanArgo Ltd for the benefit of the holder of the 12% Subordinated Note (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K dated June 28,
2006). |
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10(21)
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Waiver, Consent and Amendment Agreement dated March 3, 2006 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K
dated March 8, 2006). |
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10(22)
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Waiver, Consent and Amendment Agreement dated June 28, 2006, by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Senior Secured Noteholders party thereto (Incorporated by reference from
September 30, 2006 Form 10-Q). |
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10(23)
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Waiver, Consent and Amendment Agreement dated June 28, 2006, by and among CanArgo Energy |
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Corporation and the Senior Secured Noteholders party thereto (Incorporated by reference from
September 30, 2006 Form 10-Q). |
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10(24)
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Conversion Agreement dated June 28, 2006, by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, the Subordinated Noteholders and Persistency (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 28,
2006). |
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10(25)
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Memorandum of Understanding dated as of March 2, 2006 by and between the Ministry of Energy of Georgia and CanArgo (Nazvrevi) Limited (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K
dated March 8, 2006) |
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10(26)
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Form of Management Services Agreement for Elizabeth Landles, Executive Vice President and Corporate Secretary dated February 18, 2004 (Incorporated by reference from Form 10-K dated
March 16, 2006). |
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10(27)
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Service Contract between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Jeffrey Wilkins dated August 22, 2006 (Incorporated by reference from September 30, 2006 Form 10-Q). |
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10(28)
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Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated February 9, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K
dated January 24, 2007). |
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10(29)
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Certificate of Discharge dated February 9, 2007 between Ingalls & Snyder LLC and CanArgo Limited (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated January 24, 2007). |
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10(30)
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Security Interest Agreement, dated as of February 9, 2007, among Tethys Petroleum Limited, Ingalls & Snyder LLC and the Secured Parties, as defined herein (Incorporated by reference
from Form 8-K dated January 24, 2007). |
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10(31)
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Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated February 9, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K
dated January 24, 2007). |
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10(32)
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Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated February 9, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and Persistency (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated January
24, 2007). |
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10(33)
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Tethys Shareholders Agreement dated as of January 24, 2007 by and among CanArgo Limited, the Investors party thereto and Tethys Petroleum Limited (Incorporated herein by reference from
December 31, 2006 Form 10-K). |
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10(34)
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Share Exchange Agreement relating to BN Munai LLP between Coin Investments Limited, Tethys Petroleum Limited and Tethys, Kazakhstan Limited (Incorporated herein by reference from
December 31, 2006 Form 10-K). |
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10(35)
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Consent and Conversion Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, CanArgo Limited and the Purchasers party thereto, including the form of the Senior
Compensatory Warrants to purchase up to 11,111,111 shares of CanArgo common stock issuable thereunder (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 11, 2007). |
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10(36)
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Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 11,
2007). |
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10(37)
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Conversion Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, CanArgo Limited and Persistency, including the form of the Persistency Compensatory Warrants to
purchase up to 5 million shares of CanArgo common stock issuable thereunder (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 11, 2007). |
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10(38)
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Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and Persistency (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 11, 2007). |
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10(39)
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Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K
dated June 11, 2007). |
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10(40)
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Certificate of Discharge dated June 5, 2007 between Ingalls & Snyder LLC, Tethys Petroleum Limited and CanArgo Limited (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 11, 2007). |
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10(41)
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Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K
dated June 11, 2007). |
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10(42)
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Amendment, Consent, Waiver and Release Agreement dated June 5, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and Persistency (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 11, 2007). |
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10(43)
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Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement dated June 13, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June
18, 2007). |
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10(44)
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Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement dated June 13, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June
18, 2007). |
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10(45)
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Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement dated June 13, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation and Persistency (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 18, 2007). |
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10(46)
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Agency Agreement dated June 18, 2007 (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated June 27, 2007). |
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Management Services Agreement between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Vazon Energy Limited relating to the provisions of the services of Dr. David Robson dated June 27, 2007
(Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated July 3, 2007). |
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*10(49)
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Amendment No. 1 to the Statement of Terms and Conditions of Employment between Vazon Energy Limited and Elizabeth Landles (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated July 3, 2007). |
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10(50)
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Letter Agreement With Agents (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated July 11, 2007). |
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10(51)
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Placement Agreement dated July 22, 2007 by and between CanArgo Limited and Jernnings Capital Inc (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated July 27, 2007). |
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10(52)
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Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement dated as of August 9, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, Ingalls & Snyder LLC, and the Purchasers party thereto, including the form of
the Senior Note Compensatory Warrants to purchase up to 17,916,667 shares of CanArgo common stock issuable thereunder (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated August 14, 2007). |
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10(53)
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Amendment, Consent and Waiver Agreement dated as of August 13, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy Corporation, Ingalls & Snyder LLC and the Purchasers party thereto, including the form of
the Subordinated Note Compensatory Warrants to purchase certain shares of CanArgo common stock issuable thereunder (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K dated August 14, 2007). |
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Code of Ethics (Incorporated herein by reference from December 31, 2004 Form 10-K). |
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List of Subsidiaries |
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31(1)
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CanArgo Energy Corporation. |
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31(2)
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Rule 13a-14(c)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer of CanArgo Energy Corporation. |
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Section 1350 Certifications. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION
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Date: November 9, 2007 |
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/s/Jeffrey Wilkins
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Jeffrey Wilkins |
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Chief Financial Officer |
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