10-Q
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, 2008 |
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD
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Commission File Number
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0001-32145 |
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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
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
Incorporation or organization) |
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CanArgo Energy Corporation |
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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, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company.
See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2
of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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Large accelerated filer o
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Accelerated filer þ |
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Smaller reporting company 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 3, 2008 was 242,107,390.
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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= 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 meters |
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 |
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 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.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
The
United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a safe harbour
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, could 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.
3
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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2008 |
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2007 |
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(Expressed in United States dollars) |
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(Unaudited) |
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ASSETS |
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Current Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
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$ |
2,449,231 |
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$ |
6,869,381 |
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Accounts receivable |
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172,902 |
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379,268 |
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Crude oil inventory |
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591,840 |
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373,770 |
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Prepayments |
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294,724 |
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311,537 |
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Assets to be disposed |
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80,499 |
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71,294 |
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Other current assets |
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150,930 |
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167,404 |
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Total current assets |
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$ |
3,740,126 |
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$ |
8,172,654 |
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Non Current Assets |
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Prepaid financing fees |
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710,171 |
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74,804 |
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Capital assets, net (including
unevaluated amounts of $14,400,200
and
$9,444,742, respectively) |
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53,675,568 |
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51,304,619 |
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Total Assets |
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$ |
58,125,865 |
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$ |
59,552,077 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS
EQUITY |
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Accounts payable trade |
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801,810 |
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$ |
481,665 |
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Loans payable short term |
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3,626,297 |
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Accrued liabilities |
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6,339,019 |
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6,639,887 |
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Liabilities to be disposed |
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381,071 |
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336,446 |
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Total current liabilities |
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11,148,197 |
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$ |
7,457,998 |
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Long term debt |
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9,339,040 |
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11,697,231 |
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Other non current liabilities |
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37,778 |
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Provision for future site restoration |
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248,024 |
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230,720 |
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Total Liabilities |
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20,735,261 |
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$ |
19,423,727 |
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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 $0.10;
authorized 1,000,000,000 shares
at
September 30, 2008 and 500,000 at
December 31, 2007; shares
issued, issuable and outstanding
242,120,974 at September 30,
2008
and at December 31, 2007 |
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24,212,096 |
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24,212,096 |
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Capital in excess of par value |
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245,650,775 |
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245,316,295 |
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Accumulated deficit |
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(234,591,797 |
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(231,519,571 |
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Total stockholders equity |
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$ |
35,271,074 |
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$ |
38,008,820 |
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Total Liabilities, Temporary Equity
and Stockholders Equity |
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$ |
58,125,865 |
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$ |
59,552,077 |
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See accompanying notes of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
4
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations Unaudited
Consolidated Condensed Statement of Operations
Expressed in United States dollars
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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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2008 |
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2007 |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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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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$ |
2,965,661 |
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$ |
32,961 |
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$ |
8,196,657 |
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$ |
3,394,808 |
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2,965,661 |
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32,961 |
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8,196,657 |
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3,394,808 |
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Operating Expenses: |
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Field operating expenses |
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454,348 |
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16,427 |
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1,252,433 |
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690,851 |
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Direct project costs |
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67,345 |
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173,105 |
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585,620 |
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515,939 |
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Selling, general and administrative |
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1,543,237 |
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1,901,454 |
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4,255,189 |
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5,327,739 |
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Depreciation, depletion and amortization |
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702,432 |
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139,171 |
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2,136,274 |
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1,516,246 |
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2,767,362 |
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2,230,157 |
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8,229,516 |
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8,050,775 |
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Operating Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations |
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198,299 |
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(2,197,196 |
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(32,859 |
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(4,655,967 |
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Other Income (Expense): |
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Interest income |
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2,873 |
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63,329 |
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40,848 |
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250,146 |
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Interest and amortization of debt discount and expense |
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(867,057 |
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(1,144,539 |
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(2,571,244 |
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(5,307,304 |
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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 losses |
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(210,581 |
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(7,497 |
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(401,208 |
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(38,806 |
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Other |
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(15,708 |
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(1,025,067 |
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(72,861 |
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(761,196 |
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Total Other Expense |
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(1,090,473 |
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(7,706,602 |
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(3,004,465 |
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(17,984,654 |
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Loss from Continuing Operations Before Taxes |
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(892,174 |
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(9,903,798 |
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(3,037,324 |
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(22,640,621 |
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Income taxes |
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Loss from Continuing Operations |
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(892,174 |
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(9,903,798 |
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(3,037,324 |
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(22,640,621 |
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Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, net of taxes and
minority interest |
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(4,237 |
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(55,873 |
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(34,902 |
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11,493,685 |
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Net Income (Loss) |
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$ |
(896,411 |
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$ |
(9,959,671 |
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$ |
(3,072,226 |
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$ |
(11,146,936 |
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Weighted average number of
common shares outstanding |
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- Basic |
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242,120,974 |
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239,053,232 |
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242,120,974 |
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238,557,879 |
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- Diluted |
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242,120,974 |
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239,053,232 |
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242,120,974 |
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238,557,879 |
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Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share |
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- from continuing operations |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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$ |
(0.01 |
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$ |
(0.09 |
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- from discontinued operations |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
0.05 |
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Basic Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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$ |
(0.01 |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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Diluted Net Income (Loss) Per Common Share |
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- from continuing operations |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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$ |
(0.01 |
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$ |
(0.09 |
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- from discontinued operations |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
0.05 |
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Diluted Net (Income) Loss Per Common Share |
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$ |
(0.00 |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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$ |
(0.01 |
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$ |
(0.04 |
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See accompanying notes of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
5
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows Unaudited
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Unaudited |
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Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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2008 |
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2007 |
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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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(3,072,226 |
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(11,146,936 |
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Net income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of taxes and
minority interest |
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(34,902 |
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11,493,685 |
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Loss from continuing operations |
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(3,037,324 |
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(22,640,621 |
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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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334,480 |
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571,429 |
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Non-cash interest expense and amortization of debt discount |
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1,705,765 |
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4,111,714 |
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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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2,136,274 |
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1,516,246 |
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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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
299,777 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
206,366 |
|
|
|
249,402 |
|
Inventory |
|
|
(218,070 |
) |
|
|
(615,252 |
) |
Prepayments |
|
|
(283,469 |
) |
|
|
197,427 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
16,474 |
|
|
|
29,135 |
|
Accounts payable |
|
|
(13,493 |
) |
|
|
(570,965 |
) |
Deferred revenue |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(484,515 |
) |
Accrued liabilities |
|
|
(718,707 |
) |
|
|
(613,303 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used by continuing operating activities |
|
|
128,296 |
|
|
|
(5,029,314 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital expenditures |
|
|
(4,551,834 |
) |
|
|
(9,317,340 |
) |
Proceeds from disposition of assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
21,340,396 |
|
Change in oil and gas supplier prepayments |
|
|
2,870 |
|
|
|
1,649,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(4,548,964 |
) |
|
|
13,672,664 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from sale of common stock |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,560,600 |
|
Repayment of loans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(19,875,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(16,314,400 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discontinued activities: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash generated (used) by operating activities |
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
61,887 |
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,763,529 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash flows from assets and liabilities held for sale and to be disposed |
|
|
518 |
|
|
|
(1,701,642 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
(4,420,150 |
) |
|
|
(9,372,692 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period |
|
|
6,869,381 |
|
|
|
16,452,550 |
|
Amounts reclassified to discontinued operations |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,763,261 |
) |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period as stated |
|
|
6,869,381 |
|
|
|
14,689,289 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period |
|
$ |
2,449,231 |
|
|
$ |
7,079,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
See accompanying notes of the Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements.
6
CANARGO ENERGY CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Financial Statements
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 and extinguishment of debt,
as necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim period. Certain items in
the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year
presentation. There was no effect on reported net loss as a result of these
reclassifications. 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 as amended for the year ended December 31, 2007 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, 2008.
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 our 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.
|
|
|
We incurred net losses from continuing operations to common stockholders of
approximately $3,037,000 for the period ended September 30, 2008 and $65,315,000,
$54,432,000 and $12,522,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005,
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 $4,179,000 for the period ended September 30, 2008 and
$61,936,000, $48,213,000 and $7,175,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
2005, respectively. |
|
|
|
|
At September 30, 2008 we had negative working capital of $7,408,000. |
|
|
|
|
In the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 and years ended December 31, 2007
and 2006 our revenues from operations did not cover the costs of our operations. |
|
|
|
|
At September 30, 2008 we had cash and cash equivalents available for general
corporate use or for use in operations of approximately $2,449,000. |
|
|
|
|
We have a planned capital expenditure budget for the near future of approximately
$12,000,000. |
|
|
|
|
Our 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 we are a party
restrict us from incurring additional debt obligations in excess of $2.5 million unless
we receive consent from Noteholders holding at least 51% in aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the of the Notes covered by such Agreements. |
7
We currently have sufficient cash on hand to support our current operations through to
the end of November 2008.
If we are unable to obtain additional funds when they are required, or if the funds
cannot be obtained on terms favourable to us, we may be required to delay, scale back or
eliminate our 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 our interest
in our properties or in the extreme situation, cease operations altogether.
Managements Plan
We require additional funding immediately to continue with our Georgian operations as
planned. We are in the process of addressing this by exploring available financing
alternatives sufficient to cover at least our short-term working capital needs. On April 23,
2008, we announced that our Board of Directors had given approval to conducting a proposed
offering to common stockholders (the Rights Offering) of rights to purchase one share of
common stock for each share of common stock held of record on a date to be announced later.
On July 24, 2008 we announced that a group of eight separate foreign private investors (the
Standby Underwriters) severally entered into substantially identical firm commitment
underwriting agreements with the Company (collectively, the Standby Underwriting Agreements) to purchase up to $24.2 million in unsubscribed for shares in the Companys planned Rights Offering. The Rights Offering, if successful, would
provide the capital needed to meet at least near term planned capital expenditures. See Part
I Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations herein. On September 19, 2008 we announced October 2, 2008 as the record date
(Record Date) to determine those stockholders entitled to receive at no charge
transferable subscription rights (Rights) by way of a dividend to purchase one share of
common stock, par value $0.10 per share, for each share of common stock held of record at
the close of business on the Record Date at a subscription price of $0.10 per share. The
Rights Offering commenced on October 6, 2008. On October 13, 2008, we announced that the
Company has been advised by certain of the Standby Underwriters that, in light of current
market conditions, those Underwriters are unable or unwilling, or may be unable or
unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting obligations. The Company also announced that it was
considering its position. In the meantime, the Company determined to extend the
scheduled expiration dates and times of the Rights Offering from October 24, 2008 to October
31, 2008 (and in Norway from October 14, 2008 to October 24, 2008). On October 15, 2008, we
announced an amendment to the Rights Offering to grant withdrawal rights to those Rights
holders who had exercised their Rights and subscribed for shares of common stock. On
October 20, 2008, the Company entered into eight separate amendment agreements (each an
Amendment Agreement) in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed to
amend the terms of the eight Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially
similar form, the parties agreed that the subscription period for the Rights Offering would
be extended from a maximum of four weeks to a maximum of seven weeks, extending the Rights
Offering in the U.S. from October 31, 2008 until November 21, 2008 and in Norway from
October 24, 2008 until November 11, 2008 and correspondingly extending withdrawal rights in
the U.S. until November 20, 2008.
As of September 30, 2008, there were an aggregate of 242,107,390 shares of common stock
issued and outstanding.
In order to fund our planned capital expenditure program and to
continue our operations after November 2008, we need to raise substantial funds.
Accordingly, we are pursuing raising additional funds through the Rights Offering to
stockholders. We are also actively pursuing the farming out of a number of our exploration
projects. In light of the existing state of global capital markets and the recent fall in
the price of oil, there is no assurance that we will be successful in raising such
additional funds, and, if we are successful, that the commercial terms will be favorable to
the Company. If we are unsuccessful in such fund raising, we will have to curtail our
current operations significantly or cease operations altogether.
We will use a portion of the proceeds from the Rights Offering for a short term
production enhancement recovery program at the Ninotsminda Field in order to generate
additional near term cash flows. We believe that with an improved near term cash flow and
also if we are eventually able to successfully complete the Manavi 12 well such that a
significant quantity of oil flows are produced, we will
8
be able to raise additional debt and/or equity funds in order to continue operations,
continue our development plans for the Ninotsminda Field, properly develop the Manavi Field,
continue appraising the Norio discoveries, and further develop our 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.
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 armed conflict, 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.
Accounts receivable at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the
following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
2007 |
Current Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade receivables |
|
$ |
15,733 |
|
|
$ |
208,732 |
|
Insurance receivable |
|
|
135,025 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other receivables |
|
|
22,143 |
|
|
|
170,536 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
172,902 |
|
|
$ |
379,268 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
There was no bad debt expense for either of the nine month periods ended September 30,
2008 and 2007.
The trade receivable of $15,733 as at September 30, 2008 relates to a partial amount
outstanding in respect of an oil sale during 2008. The trade receivable of $208,732 at
December 31, 2007 related to a partial amount owed from an oil sale and was received in
full in January 2008.
The insurance receivable of $135,025 at September 30, 2008 related to final
settlement agreed by the insurance underwriters in respect of our insurance claim made for
damage caused by a blow out at N100 well at the Ninotsminda Field on September 11, 2004.
Included in other receivables of $170,536 at December 31, 2007 is an amount of
$106,585 due from Tethys Petroleum Limited (Tethys) for Tethys selling, general and
administrative expenses paid by the Company after we sold our entire Tethys shareholding. The amount owed by Tethys was
settled in full in February 2008.
9
Prepayments consisted of the following at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
2007 |
|
Drilling Contractors |
|
$ |
15,156 |
|
|
$ |
161,297 |
|
Financing Fees |
|
|
46,721 |
|
|
|
46,721 |
|
Insurance |
|
|
114,243 |
|
|
|
11,522 |
|
Other |
|
|
118,604 |
|
|
|
91,997 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
294,724 |
|
|
$ |
311,537 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Prepaid financing fees at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
2007 |
|
Unamortized loan fees (1) |
|
$ |
34,510 |
|
|
$ |
74,804 |
|
Deferred Rights Offering costs (2) |
|
|
675,661 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
710,171 |
|
|
$ |
74,804 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) Prepaid financing fees as at September 30, 2008 are corporate finance fees incurred
in respect of a $10,000,000 issue of a 12% Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes to an
investor due June 28, 2010 of which $10,000,000 is currently outstanding. The fees in
respect of the Notes are to be amortized as interest expense over the term of the loans.
Prepaid financing fees as at December 31, 2007 are corporate finance fees incurred in
respect of the following transactions: a $13,000,000 issue of Senior Subordinated
Convertible Guaranteed Notes to a group of investors due September 1, 2009 of which
$4,250,000 was outstanding at 31 December, 2007 and a $10,000,000 issue of a 12%
Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Note to an investor due June 28, 2010 of which
$10,000,000 was outstanding at 31 December, 2007. The fees in respect of the Notes are to be
amortized as interest expense over the term of the loans.
(2) Deferred Rights Offering costs are professional fees incurred through September,
2008 with respect to our Rights Offering. If the Offering is successful these costs will
offset the equity received in the Offering. If unsuccessful, these costs will be expensed.
10
Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment, include the following
at September 30, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
And Impairment |
|
|
Assets |
|
Oil and Gas Properties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved properties |
|
$ |
145,788,107 |
|
|
$ |
(113,363,922 |
) |
|
$ |
32,424,185 |
|
Unproved properties |
|
|
14,400,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14,400,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
160,188,307 |
|
|
|
(113,363,922 |
) |
|
|
46,824,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and gas related
equipment |
|
|
10,683,889 |
|
|
|
(4,025,846 |
) |
|
|
6,658,043 |
|
Office furniture,
fixtures and
equipment and other |
|
|
1,127,880 |
|
|
|
(934,740 |
) |
|
|
193,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11,811,769 |
|
|
|
(4,960,586 |
) |
|
|
6,851,183 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
172,000,076 |
|
|
$ |
(118,324,508 |
) |
|
$ |
53,675,568 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation and impairment, include the following
at December 31, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated |
|
|
Net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
Capital |
|
|
|
Cost |
|
|
And |
|
|
Assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Impairment |
|
|
|
|
Oil and Gas Properties |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proved properties |
|
$ |
145,983,558 |
|
|
$ |
(111,567,391 |
) |
|
$ |
34,416,167 |
|
Unproved properties |
|
|
9,444,742 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,444,742 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
155,428,300 |
|
|
|
(111,567,391 |
) |
|
|
43,860,909 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property and Equipment |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oil and gas related
equipment |
|
|
10,938,820 |
|
|
|
(3,816,173 |
) |
|
|
7,122,647 |
|
Office furniture,
fixtures and
equipment and other |
|
|
1,125,733 |
|
|
|
(804,670 |
) |
|
|
321,063 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,064,553 |
|
|
|
(4,620,843 |
) |
|
|
7,443,710 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
167,492,853 |
|
|
$ |
(116,188,234 |
) |
|
$ |
51,304,619 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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 Field and Manavi prospect.
11
7 |
|
Loans Payable Short Term |
Loans payable at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
2007 |
|
Short term debt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes |
|
$ |
4,650,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
Unamortized debt discount |
|
|
(1,023,703 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long term debt |
|
$ |
3,626,297 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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. These warrants expired
unexercised on March 3, 2008.
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.
Conversion. The Subordinated Notes are convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of
CanArgo common 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) 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.
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 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).
12
Loans payable at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007 consisted of the following:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
2007 |
|
Long term debt: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Senior Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Notes |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
4,650,000 |
|
12% Subordinated Convertible Guaranteed Note |
|
|
10,600,000 |
|
|
|
10,600,000 |
|
Unamortized debt discount |
|
|
(1,260,960 |
) |
|
|
(3,552,769 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long term debt |
|
$ |
9,339,040 |
|
|
$ |
11,697,231 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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% Subordinated Note) and warrants to
purchase an aggregate of 12,500,000 shares of CanArgo common stock (the 12% Subordinated
Note Warrant Shares), at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment (the
12% Subordinated Note Warrants). The 12% Subordinated Note Warrants expired unexercised on
June 28, 2008.
The terms of the 12% Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and related agreements
include the following:
Interest. The unpaid principal balance under the 12% Subordinated 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.
Conversion. The 12% Subordinated Note is convertible, in whole or in part, into shares of
CanArgo common stock at a conversion price per share of $1.00 (the 12% Subordinated Note
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 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 12%
Subordinated Note Conversion Price will be reset to such lower price.
Security. Payment of all amounts due and payable under the 12% Subordinated Note Purchase
Agreement, the 12% Subordinated 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% Subordinated 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% Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement.
Subordination. Payments on the 12% Subordinated 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.
Issue of further $600,000 12% Subordinated Notes in connection with restructuring of
short term interest payments on the 12% Subordinated Notes: On June 13, 2007, the Company
entered into an amendment, consent and waiver with Persistency, the holder of the 12%
Subordinated Note, in terms of which Persistency agreed to receive the interest payments due
on the 12% Subordinated 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% Subordinated Notes. These
additional 12% Subordinated 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% Subordinated Notes which were previously issued. The rights attaching to the
12% Subordinated Notes are set out in the 12% Subordinated Note Purchase Agreement and
related agreements.
13
Accrued liabilities consisted of the following at September 30, 2008 and December 31,
2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
December 31, |
|
|
2008 |
|
2007 |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
Drilling contractors |
|
$ |
4,931,332 |
|
|
$ |
4,931,332 |
|
Loan note interest |
|
|
434,250 |
|
|
|
|
|
Non-cash Loan Interest |
|
|
54,139 |
|
|
|
76,550 |
|
Tethys Spin-Out costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
395,611 |
|
Professional fees |
|
|
496,624 |
|
|
|
929,628 |
|
Other |
|
|
422,674 |
|
|
|
306,766 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,339,019 |
|
|
$ |
6,639,887 |
|
|
|
|
Included in the amounts due to drilling contractors at September 30, 2008 and December
31, 2007 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,
2008 pending the outcome of the dispute resolution (see Note 12) following a formal Request
for Arbitration with the London Court of International Arbitration against the Company lodged
by WEUS on September, 12, 2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, December 31, 2007 |
|
|
242,120,974 |
|
|
$ |
24,212,096 |
|
|
$ |
245,316,295 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
(231,519,571 |
) |
|
$ |
38,008,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stock based compensation under SFAS
123R |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
334,480 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
334,480 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Loss |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,072,226 |
) |
|
|
(3,072,226 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total, September 30, 2008 |
|
|
242,120,974 |
|
|
$ |
24,212,096 |
|
|
$ |
245,650,775 |
|
|
$ |
0 |
|
|
$ |
(234,591,797 |
) |
|
$ |
35,271,074 |
|
|
|
|
Effective February 7, 2008, Dr. David Robson, the Companys former Chief Executive Officer
and after his resignation as Chief Executive Officer in June 2007, the Non-Executive Chairman
and a Non-Executive Director of the Board of Directors, resigned from the Board. In connection
with Dr. Robsons departure the Company agreed that the 1,800,000 share options granted to Dr.
Robson pursuant to the Companys Long Term Stock Incentive Plans (LTSIP) will remain valid and
be exercisable until 31 December 2008 under the terms of such plans. These options comprise:
|
|
|
1,500,000 options granted at an exercise price of $0.65 (issued
September 24, 2004 and fully vested as at February 7, 2008); and |
|
|
|
|
300,000 options granted at an exercise price of $1.00 (issued July 27,
2005 and fully vested as at February 7, 2008). |
14
In accordance with the modification rules under SFAS No. 123(R), we estimated the fair
value of Dr. Robsons modified stock options based on the options being issued from February,
2008 and expiring on May 7, 2008, the expiry date contained in the original terms of the options
and from February, 2008 and expiring on December, 31 2008, the modified expiry date, using the
Black-Scholes-option pricing model. The difference between the fair value of the modified and
original terms of $242,280 was expensed to Stock Based Compensation during the quarter and
recorded in Additional Paid-In Capital. The assumptions used in fair valuing the options were as
follows:
Fair value assumptions based on original terms of options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,500,000 options |
|
300,000 options |
Exercise price |
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
Stock price on May 7, 2008 |
|
$ |
0.48 |
|
|
$ |
0.48 |
|
Risk free rate of interest |
|
|
5.15 |
% |
|
|
5.15 |
% |
Expected life of option months |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
Dividend rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical volatility |
|
|
143.9 |
% |
|
|
143.9 |
% |
Fair value assumptions based on modified terms of options
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,500,000 options |
|
300,000 options |
Exercise price |
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
Stock price on May 7, 2008 |
|
$ |
0.48 |
|
|
$ |
0.48 |
|
Risk free rate of interest |
|
|
1.97 |
% |
|
|
1.97 |
% |
Expected life of option months |
|
|
11 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
Dividend rate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Historical volatility |
|
|
149.7 |
% |
|
|
149.7 |
% |
11 |
|
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 reflect 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.
The total numbers of such shares excluded from diluted net loss per common share were
44,360,881 for the nine months ended September 30, 2008 and 101,785,215 for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007.
12 |
|
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, 2008, we had the contingent obligation to issue an aggregate 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.
15
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 extend this further and amend the
Tbilisi PSC accordingly. The total commitment over the remaining period is expected to be in
the region of $500,000. 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.
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 $223,000,000 at the exchange rate of GEL to US dollars in effect
on September 30, 2008). We believe that we have meritorious defences to this claim and intend
to 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 the Company 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 9) the Company is contesting the claim and has filed a
counterclaim. We believe that we have meritorious defences 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 $574,000 at September 30, 2008 exchange rates). The former owners
of UK-Ran Oil Company disposed of their investment in the field prior to selling the company
to CanArgo. We believe the claim against us to be meritless. We are 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.
16
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.
On April 23, 2008, we announced that our Board of Directors had given approval to
conducting a proposed offering to common stockholders (the Rights Offering) of rights to
purchase one share of common stock for each share of common stock held of record on a date to
be announced later. The proposed subscription price for the Rights Offering was set at
$0.10 per share. As of April 18, 2008, there were an aggregate of 242,107,390 shares of
common stock issued and outstanding. The Rights Offering was contingent, among other things,
upon registration of the Rights Offering under the Securities Act and complying with all
other applicable securities laws and stock exchange rules and regulations. On July 24, 2008
we announced that a group of eight separate foreign private investors (collectively, the
Standby Underwriters) severally entered into substantially identical firm commitment
underwriting agreements with the Company to purchase up to an aggregate of $24.2 million in
unsubscribed for shares in the Companys planned Rights Offering. Under the terms of each
substantially similar standby underwriting agreement (collectively, the Standby Underwriting
Agreements), between the Company and each of the Standby Underwriters, the Standby
Underwriters are entitled to receive a commission equal to 7 % of the aggregate Subscription
Price in respect of the 242,000,000 shares, with the commission being payable in cash or
shares of common stock at the Subscription Price at the option of each Standby Underwriter;
provided, however, if the Standby Underwriter is an existing stockholder it will only receive
a commission for the part of the underwritten amount that exceeds the pro rata amount of
shares that it would receive pursuant to an exercise of its Rights. The Standby Underwriters
are entitled to receive their commission whether or not the Company successfully concludes
the Rights Offering no later than December 31, 2008.
On September 19, 2008 we announced October 2, 2008 as the record date (Record Date) to
determine those stockholders entitled to receive at no charge transferable subscription
rights (Rights) by way of a dividend to purchase one share of common stock, par value $0.10
per share, for each share of common stock held of record at the close of business on the
Record Date at a subscription price of $0.10 per share. The Rights Offering commenced on
October 6, 2008. On October 13, 2008, we announced that the Company has been advised by
certain of the Standby Underwriters that, in light of current market conditions, those
Underwriters are unable or unwilling, or may be unable or unwilling, to fulfill their
underwriting obligations. The Company also announced that it was considering its
position. In the meantime, the Company determined to extend the scheduled expiration dates
and times of the Rights Offering from October 24, 2008 to October 31, 2008 (and in Norway
from October 14, 2008 to October 24, 2008). On October 15, 2008, we announced an amendment to
the Rights Offering to grant withdrawal rights to those Rights holders who had exercised
their Rights and subscribed for shares of common stock. On October 20, 2008, the Company
entered into eight separate amendment agreements (each an Amendment Agreement) in terms of
which the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed to amend the terms of the eight
Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the Amendment
Agreements, each of which is in substantially similar form, the parties agreed that the
subscription period for the Rights Offering would be extended from a maximum of four weeks to
a maximum of seven weeks, extending the Rights Offering in the U.S. from October 31, 2008
until November 21, 2008 and in Norway from October 24, 2008 until November 11, 2008 and
correspondingly extending withdrawal rights in the U.S. until November 20, 2008.
17
13 |
|
Discontinued Operations |
|
|
|
Tethys Petroleum Limited |
As at September 30, 2007, Tethys Petroleum Limited (Tethys), a former indirect Company
subsidiary, was classified as a Discontinued Operation.
CanArgos ownership of Tethys was diluted during 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%. 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, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss Before Income Taxes
and Minority Interest |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
(3,999,646 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Realised gain on securities held for sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,566,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operation |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
11,567,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The results of discontinued operations in respect of Tethys consisted of the following for
the three month periods ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Before Income Taxes
and Minority Interest |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unrealised gain on securities held for sale |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income from Discontinued
Operation |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
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 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, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Revenues |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
and Minority Interest |
|
|
(34,902 |
) |
|
|
(73,547 |
) |
Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority Interest in Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operation |
|
|
(34,902 |
) |
|
$ |
(73,547 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The results of discontinued operations in respect of CSL consisted of the following for the
three month periods ended:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating Revenues |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
and Minority Interest |
|
|
(4,237 |
) |
|
|
(55,873 |
) |
Income Taxes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority Interest in Income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Income (Loss) from Discontinued
Operation |
|
|
(4,237 |
) |
|
$ |
(55,873 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
19
Gross consolidated assets and liabilities in respect of CSL that are included in assets
to be disposed consisted of the following at September 30, 2008 and December 31, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
September 30, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 |
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
(Unaudited) |
|
|
2007 |
|
Assets to be disposed: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts receivable (net) |
|
$ |
80,499 |
|
|
$ |
71,294 |
|
Other current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
80,499 |
|
|
$ |
71,294 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities to be disposed: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable |
|
$ |
369,271 |
|
|
$ |
327,046 |
|
Provision for future site restoration |
|
|
11,800 |
|
|
|
9,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
381,071 |
|
|
$ |
336,446 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14 |
|
Segment and Geographical Data |
During the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2008 Georgia represented the only
geographical segment and CanArgos continuing operations operated through one segment, oil and gas
exploration.
On October 3, 2008 we
announced that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission declared effective the Registration Statement filed on Form S-3 by the Company under the U.S.
Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act) and the completion of all regulatory reviews by the Oslo
Stock Exchange relating to the previously announced Rights Offering. Accordingly, the Rights
Offering commenced on October 6, 2008 as scheduled to terminate three weeks later on October 24,
2008 in the U.S.; provided, however, stockholders who hold their shares through the VPS System in
Norway were required to exercise their Rights no later than October 14, 2008 and to pay for their
subscriptions by no later than October 17, 2008. Further details regarding the Rights Offering are
contained in a Prospectus and related documents mailed to U.S. stockholders and for Norwegian
stockholders a separate Circular and related documents furnished to such stockholders upon request.
On October 3, 2008 we also announced that we had signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with a
Swedish oil company to enter into a farm-out and option agreement covering the Norio production
sharing agreement (Norio PSA) in Georgia subject to execution of a formal agreement and to
governmental and other approvals. The farming in party would earn an initial 5% interest in the
Norio PSA in return for funding the acquisition and processing costs of a seismic data survey over
the Norio-Martkopi prospect. The objective of the seismic program is to firm up an appraisal well
location to the 2005 MK-72 exploration well which encountered encouraging hydrocarbon shows in the
Middle Eocene and flowed light sweet oil to surface from a shallower reservoir horizon in the
Oligocene. The farminee would have an option to earn an additional working interest of 45%, thereby
increasing its contractor interest in the Norio PSA to 50%, by paying 100% of the costs of an
appraisal well to test both the Middle Eocene and Oligocene target horizons.
On October 13, 2008, we announced that the Company has been advised by certain of the Standby
Underwriters of the Companys Rights Offering that, in light of current market conditions, those
Underwriters are unable or unwilling, or may be unable or unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting
obligations. The Company announced it was considering its position. In the interim, and
particularly in view of the scheduled expiration of the Rights
Offering in Norway at 5:30 p.m.,
CET, on October 14, 2008, the Company extended the scheduled expiration dates and times of the
Rights Offering from 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time on October 24, 2008, the scheduled U.S.
expiration date, until 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time on October 31, 2008, and from 5:30 p.m., CET,
on October 14, 2008, the scheduled Norwegian expiration date, until 5:30 p.m., CET, on October 21,
2008.
20
On October 15, 2008, we announced an amendment to the Rights Offering to grant withdrawal
rights to those Rights holders who had exercised their Rights and subscribed for shares of common
stock. On October 20, 2008, the Company entered into eight separate amendment agreements (each an
Amendment Agreement) in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed to amend
the terms of the eight Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the
Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially similar form, the parties agreed that the
subscription period for the Rights Offering would be extended from a maximum of four weeks to a
maximum of seven weeks, extending the Rights Offering in the U.S. from October 31, 2008 until
November 21, 2008 and in Norway from October 24, 2008 until November 11, 2008 and correspondingly
extending withdrawal rights in the U.S. until November 20, 2008.
On October 15, 2008 the Company also released details of notices that it received from the
Standby Underwriters in respect of the Standby Underwriters being unable or unwilling, or may be
unable or unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting obligations as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reason for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
withdrawal or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Potential |
|
|
|
|
|
|
withdrawal from |
|
|
|
Amount |
Underwriter |
|
Obligation |
|
# of shares |
|
(USD), |
Caldwell Associates |
|
Aware that other |
|
100,000,000 |
|
10,000,000 |
Limited |
|
underwriters may |
|
|
|
|
|
|
not be able or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
willing to fulfill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
their commitments |
|
|
|
|
Provincial Securities |
|
Unable to fulfill |
|
50,000,000 |
|
5,000,000 |
Limited |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heritage Cie S.A. |
|
Reserve right to |
|
42,000,000 |
|
4,200,000 |
|
|
withdraw having |
|
|
|
|
|
|
become aware that |
|
|
|
|
|
|
other underwriters |
|
|
|
|
|
|
may not be able or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
willing to fulfill |
|
|
|
|
|
|
their commitments |
|
|
|
|
Salahi Öztürk |
|
Has proposed |
|
20,000,000 |
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
suspension of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
obligation on basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
of alleged force |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Majeure |
|
|
|
|
Osman Necdel Turkay |
|
Has proposed |
|
15,000,000 |
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
suspension of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
obligation on basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
of alleged force |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Majeure |
|
|
|
|
Hasan Gürhan Berker |
|
Has proposed |
|
5,000,000 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
suspension of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
obligation on basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
of alleged force |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Majeure |
|
|
|
|
Fevzi Bozer |
|
Has proposed |
|
5,000,000 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
suspension of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
obligation on basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
of alleged force |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Majeure |
|
|
|
|
Hasip Buldanlioglu |
|
Has proposed |
|
5,000,000 |
|
500,000 |
|
|
suspension of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underwriting |
|
|
|
|
|
|
obligation on basis |
|
|
|
|
|
|
of alleged force |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Majeure |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
242,000,000 |
|
24,200,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21
The Company also stated that it was considering its position with respect to the Rights
Offering but, due to the current situation, it was possible that the Rights Offering would proceed
with a reduced or no underwriting in place, subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, in
both Norway and the US or just in Norway.
It also stated that after the new expiration dates, unexercised Rights would expire and have
no value. In the event that the Offering generates fewer proceeds than expected, the Company would
focus on production enhancement work at the Ninotsminda Field and the continuation of well testing
operations at Manavi at the expense of repaying debt and its other planned use of proceeds.
However, as previously indicated in the Prospectus, further unforeseen or changing circumstances
may alter the amount, use and allocation of such proceeds.
The extension of the expiration dates of the Rights Offering was intended to provide
additional time to enable the Company (1) to continue discussions with the Standby Underwriters and
(2) to advance discussions which it commenced with other parties who have expressed an interest in
providing a possible alternative underwriting of the Rights Offering.
In light of these developments the Company amended the terms of the Rights Offering to permit
those U.S. Rights holders and foreign stockholders who have received Subscription Rights
Certificates and have exercised their Rights and paid the Subscription Price to the U.S.
Subscription Agent to withdraw their subscriptions and request a return of their payments, without
interest. Rights Holders who held their Shares and/or Rights in the VPS System were also offered
withdrawal rights which had to be exercised in accordance with the provisions of the Supplement to
the Norwegian Offering Circular dated 14 October 2008 on file with the Oslo Stock Exchange.
On October 20, 2008, the Company entered into eight separate amendment agreements (each an
Amendment Agreement) in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed to amend
the terms of the eight Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the
Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially similar form, the parties agreed that the
subscription period for the Rights Offering would be extended from a maximum of four weeks to a
maximum of seven weeks. Save as thereby amended, the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed
that the original Standby Underwriting Agreements remain in full force and effect in accordance
with their terms. In accordance with the terms of the Amendment Agreements, the Company further
extended the expiration dates of the Rights Offering to November 11, 2008 in Norway and November
21, 2008 in the United States and extended withdrawal rights to U.S. Rights holders to expire on
November 20, 2008.
22
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, as amended,
filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 in addition to our condensed consolidated
quarterly financial statements and the notes thereto, included in Item 1 of this report.
Overview
Corporate Developments
The following corporate developments took place in the third quarter and subsequently:
On July 21, 2008 we announced the results of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July
18, 2008 in New York, New York at which stockholders duly re-elected the incumbent Board of
Directors comprised of Messrs. Vincent McDonnell, Jeffrey Wilkins, Russ Hammond, Michael Ayre and
Anthony Perry; approved an increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 500,000,000 to
1,000,000,000 and disapproved an increase in the number of shares of common stock that can be
awarded under the Companys 2004 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan. See Part II- Item 4. Submission
of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders herein.
Effective July 21, 2008, the Company amended Article Four of the Companys Certificate of
Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.10 per
share, from 500,000,000 shares to 1,000,000,000. The amendment had been duly approved at the
Companys Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July 18, 2008 by the votes of the holders of at
least a majority of all the issued and outstanding shares of stock of the Company. The stated
capital of the Company was not reduced under or by reason of the said amendment.
On July 24, 2008 we announced that the group of eight separate foreign private investors who
had previously signed non-binding letters of intent with the Company had now severally entered into
substantially identical firm commitment underwriting agreements (collectively, the Standby Underwriting Agreements) with the Company to purchase up to
$24.2 million in unsubscribed for shares in the Companys planned Rights Offering first announced
on April 23, 2008. Each investor severally and not jointly undertook, pro rata to its share of the
aggregate $24.2 million underwriting amount, to purchase, at the same subscription price as common
stockholders, shares of CanArgo common stock not otherwise purchased by stockholders in the Rights
Offering. Further details regarding these Standby Underwriting Agreements were disclosed in a Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on July 24, 2008 with the SEC.
On August 10, 2008 we issued a statement that operations in Georgia were continuing unaffected
by the hostilities between Georgia and Russia over control of the separatist region of South
Ossetia in the central Caucasus. Oil production operations, continued as normal at the Companys
Ninotsminda Field which is located 35 kilometers to the east of the capital city Tbilisi and over
100 kilometers from South Ossetia. As a precautionary measure, the Company increased security and
the number of personnel on duty at its production sites. The Company continues to closely monitor
the situation.
23
On August 15, 2008 we issued a further statement that the Companys oil and gas operations in
Georgia remained unaffected by the Russian-Georgian conflict. Oil production from the Ninotsminda
Field is sold on a batch basis with the last delivery being in October. Oil production from the
Field is generally sold at the Field gate, transported by the buyer via rail and exported through
the Black Sea port of Batumi which had not been affected.
On September 19, 2008 we announced that the Companys Board of Directors had designated
October 2, 2008 as the record date (Record Date) to determine those stockholders entitled to
receive at no charge transferable subscription rights (Rights) by way of a dividend to purchase
one share of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, for each share of common stock held of record
at the close of business on the Record Date at a subscription price of $0.10 per share. Pending
effectiveness being declared by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission of a
Registration Statement previously filed on Form S-3 by the Company under the U.S. Securities Act of
1933 (Securities Act) relating to the Rights Offering and the completion of all regulatory reviews by the Oslo Stock
Exchange the proposed Rights Offering, which had been previously disclosed by the Company, was
scheduled to commence on October 6, 2008 and terminate three weeks later on October 24, 2008
(October 14, 2008 in Norway). Further details regarding the Rights Offering would be contained in a
Prospectus and related documents to be mailed to U.S. stockholders and for Norwegian stockholders a
separate Circular and related documents to be furnished to such stockholders upon request, promptly
upon declaration of the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and receipt of final approval
of the Circular by the Oslo Stock Exchange. The Company would notify stockholders of the
commencement of the Rights Offering at such time as it received all such required regulatory
approvals.
On October 3, 2008 we announced that the United States Securities and Exchange Commission
declared effective the Registration Statement filed on Form S-3 by the Company under the Securities Act and the completion of all regulatory reviews by the Oslo
Stock Exchange relating to the previously announced Rights Offering. Accordingly, the Rights
Offering commenced on October 6, 2008 as scheduled and was scheduled to terminate three weeks later
on October 24, 2008; provided, however, stockholders who held their shares through the VPS System
in Norway were required to exercise their Rights no later than October 14, 2008 and to pay for
their subscriptions by no later than October 17, 2008. Further details regarding the Rights
Offering are contained in a Prospectus and related documents mailed to U.S. stockholders and for
Norwegian stockholders a separate Circular and related documents furnished to such stockholders
upon request.
On October 13, 2008, we announced that the Company was advised by certain of the Standby
Underwriters that, in light of current market conditions, those Underwriters were unable or
unwilling, or may be unable or unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting obligations. The Company
also stated that it was considering its position with respect to the Rights Offering but, due to
the situation, it was possible that the Rights Offering would proceed with a reduced or no
underwriting in place, subject to compliance with regulatory requirements, in both Norway and the
US or just in Norway. In the interim, and particularly in view of the scheduled Norwegian
expiration date at 5:30 p.m., CET, on October 14, 2008, the Company extended the scheduled
expiration dates and times of the Rights Offering from 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time on October 24,
2008, the scheduled U.S. expiration date, until 4:00 p.m., U.S. Eastern time on October 31, 2008,
and from 5:30 p.m., CET, on October 14, 2008, the scheduled Norwegian expiration date, until 5:30
p.m., CET, on October 21, 2008.
24
On October 15, 2008 the Company released details of notices that it received from the Standby
Underwriters in respect of their underwriting obligations as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Reason for |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
withdrawal or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Potential |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
withdrawal from |
|
|
|
|
|
Amount |
|
Underwriter |
|
Obligation |
|
# of shares |
|
|
(USD), |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Caldwell Associates
Limited
|
|
Aware that other
underwriters may
not be able or
willing to fulfill
their commitments
|
|
|
100,000,000 |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provincial Securities
Limited
|
|
Unable to fulfill
|
|
|
50,000,000 |
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Heritage Cie S.A.
|
|
Reserve right to
withdraw having
become aware that
other underwriters
may not be able or
willing to fulfill
their commitments
|
|
|
42,000,000 |
|
|
|
4,200,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Salahi Öztürk
|
|
Has proposed
suspension of
underwriting
obligation on basis
of alleged force
majeure
|
|
|
20,000,000 |
|
|
|
2,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Osman Necdel Turkay
|
|
Has proposed
suspension of
underwriting
obligation on basis
of alleged force
majeure
|
|
|
15,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hasan Gürhan Berker
|
|
Has proposed
suspension of
underwriting
obligation on basis
of alleged force
majeure
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fevzi Bozer
|
|
Has proposed
suspension of
underwriting
obligation on basis
of alleged force
majeure
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hasip Buldanlioglu
|
|
Has proposed
suspension of
Underwriting
obligation on basis
of alleged force
Majeure
|
|
|
5,000,000 |
|
|
|
500,000 |
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
242,000,000 |
|
|
|
24,200,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Company also stated that after the new expiration dates, unexercised Rights would expire
and have no value. In the event that the Offering generates fewer proceeds than expected, the
Company would focus on production enhancement work at the Ninotsminda Field and the continuation of
well testing operations at Manavi at the expense of repaying debt and its other planned use of
proceeds. However, as previously indicated in the Prospectus, further unforeseen or changing
circumstances may alter the amount, use and allocation of such proceeds.
The extension of the expiration dates of the Rights Offering was intended to provide
additional time to enable the Company (1) to continue discussions with the Standby Underwriters and
(2) to advance discussions which it commenced with other parties
who had expressed an interest in
providing a possible alternative underwriting of the Rights Offering.
25
In light of these developments the Company amended the terms of the Rights Offering to permit
those U.S. Rights Holders and foreign stockholders who have received Subscription Rights
Certificates and have exercised
their Rights and paid the Subscription Price to the U.S. Subscription Agent to withdraw their
subscriptions and request a return of their payments, without interest. Rights Holders who held
their Shares and/or Rights in the VPS System were also offered withdrawal rights which had to be
exercised in accordance with the provisions of the Supplement to the Norwegian Offering Circular
dated 14 October 2008 on file with the Oslo Stock Exchange.
On October 20, 2008, the Company entered into eight separate amendment agreements (each an
Amendment Agreement) in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed to amend
the terms of the eight Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the
Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially similar form, the parties agreed that the
subscription period for the Rights Offering would be extended from a maximum of four weeks to a
maximum of seven weeks. Save as thereby amended, the Company and the Standby Underwriters agreed
that the original Standby Underwriting Agreements remain in full force and effect in accordance
with their terms. In accordance with the terms of the Amendment Agreements, the Company further
extended the expiration dates of the Rights Offering to November 11, 2008 in Norway and November
21, 2008 in the United States and extended withdrawal rights to U.S. Rights holders to expire on
November 20, 2008.
Effective
October 24, 2008, in connection with the purchase of Glitnir
Securities AS, the Manager of the Rights Offering, from its Icelandic
parent, the firm changed its name to RS Platou Markets AS.
Georgia
Our
share of the 114,162 barrels of gross oil production (417 barrels of
oil per day (bopd) ) from
the Ninotsminda Field in Georgia for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 was 74,205
barrels (271 bopd). For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 our share of the 124,144 of
gross oil production (455 bopd) from the Ninotsminda Field was 80,694 barrels (296 bopd).
During the third quarter of 2008, we continued to progress our exploration, appraisal and
development plans in our core area of operation in Georgia.
Ninotsminda:
Technical work has continued on a production enhancement program at the Ninotsminda Field
aimed at increasing the level of production from the field on the basis of a number of low to
medium risk operations. This work is scheduled to commence later in the year subject to financing
being available from the Rights Offering. The planned program may include a number of low cost,
low risk workover operations with a risked production potential capacity in the region of 100 to
150 bopd to much higher potential but higher cost operations aimed at developing hitherto
unproduced parts of the field. These operations may include the drilling of a new well with dual
horizontal completions in the undeveloped eastern part of the field, and drilling a new vertical
well to exploit potential oil reserves in the Oligocene interval over the northern flank of the
field. Effort is also being expended on methods to access isolated oil accumulations in shallower
reservoirs overlying the main field area.
Gas Market:
On October 3, 2008 we announced that Government sources in Georgia had confirmed that, as part
of the ongoing deregulation and privatization process within the gas sector, the State Oil Company
of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR), a state-owned oil and natural gas corporation, had acquired the
shares of a number of local gas distribution network companies in Georgia. These companies include
Sagaredjo Gas Company, the gas distribution company in eastern Georgia where the Ninotsminda Field
is located. SOCAR is expected to assume ownership of the network later this year. In the
meantime, Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited (NOC), a wholly owned subsidiary company of CanArgo,
together with Georgian Oil & Gas Corporation (GOGC), the State partner in the Ninotsminda
production sharing contract, has executed a gas sales agreement with Sagaredjo Gas Company for a
contract term of one year with a price of $2.83 per thousand cubic feet (Mcf) ($110 per thousand
cubic metres (MCM ) up to May 2009 when it would rise to $4.73 per Mcf ($167 per MCM). We expect
to see a significant improvement in the buyers performance under this agreement once it has been
incorporated into SOCAR.
As a result of market liberalization, NOC has seen a significant improvement in receipts for
gas sales over the past quarter. Mainly through spot sales of a portion of its gas production to
ITERA Georgia (a non-State gas distribution company), NOC realized a gas revenue of $219,476 in the
third quarter 2008.
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Manavi:
Analysis of the data collected from the Manavi 12 (M12) well during the acid fracture
stimulation and subsequent flow testing and logging indicates a potential oil water contact has
been detected in the well. As the oil inflow has been logged within a uniform carbonate section
which extends upwards to the top of the Cretaceous interval, it is very reasonable to assume that
there is a potential oil column of 551 feet (168 metres) within the M12 well. The majority of this
oil leg sits behind the 7 liner and has not been tested. The water incursion into the well bore,
observed during the testing, appears to be coming from below the level of this contact. The M12
well is located down-dip on the structure, and there is potential for an increased hydrocarbon
column towards the crest of the structure with a potential oil column in the region of 1,076 feet
(328 metres) at the M11Z well location.
Once financing is available from the Rights Offering, plans are in place to progress with the
testing operation. This may include the acquisition of an offset vertical seismic profile which
would be correlated with surface seismic data with the objective of improving the seismic imaging
away from the wellbore. This would then be used to determine the next step in the testing process
which does not preclude drilling a horizontal sidetrack through the reservoir above the indicated
oil water contact. A horizontal well would increase the surface area exposed to the low matrix
porosity chalk (which we believe now to be at the M12 location) and increase the probability of
intersecting naturally occurring fractures thereby substantially improving the chances of getting a
sustainable and high flow rate from the well. The introduction of horizontal drilling technology in
the Austin Chalk in Texas massively increased the production rates and sustainability of production
from the chalk reservoir (similar age to Manavi) and transformed the economics of the project. We
believe horizontal drilling could have a similar beneficial impact on Manavi. Prior to proceeding
with any further testing operations, we would aim to set a cement plug in the current test interval
to plug back the well and isolate the underlying aquifer to prevent the invasion of extraneous
water from below the target reservoir.
Norio:
The MK72 exploration well which we completed in 2005 to evaluate the potentially large
Norio-Martkopi structure in the Norio Production Sharing Agreement area (our largest contract area
at 265,122 acres (1,061 Km2)) encountered encouraging hydrocarbon shows in the Middle
Eocene (the primary objective) and flowed light sweet oil to surface from a shallower reservoir
horizon in the Oligocene., but was never fully tested for operational reasons. In order to finance
an appraisal well, we have been actively pursuing a farm-out strategy for this acreage. . On
October 3, 2008 we announced that we have signed a non-binding Letter of Intent with a Swedish oil
company to enter into a farm-out and option agreement covering the Norio production sharing
agreement (Norio PSA) subject to execution of a formal agreement and to governmental and other
approvals. The farming in party would earn an initial 5% interest in the Norio PSA in return for
funding the acquisition and processing costs of a seismic data survey over the Norio-Martkopi
prospect. The objective of the seismic program is to firm up an appraisal well location to the
MK-72 well. The farminee would have an option to earn an additional working interest of 45%,
thereby increasing its contractor interest in the Norio PSA to 50%, by paying 100% of the costs of
an appraisal well to test both the Middle Eocene and Oligocene target horizons.
The Norio-Martkopi prospect is located in the eastern part of Georgia approximately 9 miles
(15 Km) northeast of Tbilisi and 6 miles (10 Km) to the north of Georgias largest oil fields
discovered to date, the Samgori-Patardzeuli-Ninotsminda complex of fields which collectively have
produced over 200 million barrels of oil and are still in production. The structure lies wholly
within the Norio PSA and is comprised of two stacked potential reservoir intervals at the Middle
Eocene and Oligocene levels with mapped closures of approximately 28,000 acres and 16,000 acres
respectively. At the Middle Eocene level alone, the structure appears comparable in size to the
large Samgori Field, Georgias largest producing oil field.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2008 we had negative working capital of $7,408,000 compared to working
capital of $715,000 as of December 31, 2007.
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, in addition to our planned
Rights Offering 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 our 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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We incurred net losses from continuing operations to common stockholders of
approximately $3,072,000 for the period ended September 30, 2008 and $65,315,000,
$54,432,000 and $12,522,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005,
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 $4,177,000 for the period ended September 30, 2008 and
$61,936,000, $48,213,000 and $7,175,000 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and
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At September 30, 2008 we had cash and cash equivalents available for general
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Our 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
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The covenants contained in the Note Purchase Agreements to which we are a party
restrict us from incurring additional debt obligations in excess of $2.5 million unless
we receive consent from Noteholders holding at least 51% in aggregate outstanding
principal amount of the of the Notes covered by such Agreements (see the discussion
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If we are unable to obtain additional funds when they are required or if the funds cannot be
obtained on terms favourable to us, we may be required to delay, scale back or eliminate our
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 our interest in our properties or in the extreme
situation, cease operations altogether.
Managements Plan
We require additional funding immediately to continue with our Georgian operations as planned.
We are in the process of addressing this by exploring available financing alternatives sufficient
to cover at least our short-term working capital needs. On April 23, 2008, we announced that our
Board of Directors had given approval to conducting a proposed offering to common stockholders (the
Rights Offering) of rights to purchase one share of common stock for each share of common stock
held of record on a date to be announced later. On July 24, 2008 we announced that a group of
eight separate foreign private investors severally entered into substantially identical firm
commitment underwriting agreements with the Company to purchase up to $24.2 million in unsubscribed
for shares in the Companys planned Rights Offering. The Rights Offering, if successful, would
provide the capital needed to meet at least near term planned capital expenditures. On September
19, 2008 we announced October 2, 2008 as the record date (Record Date) to determine those
stockholders entitled to receive at no charge transferable subscription rights (Rights) by way of
a dividend to purchase one share of common stock, par value $0.10 per share, for each share of
common stock held of record at the close of business on the Record Date at a subscription price of
$0.10 per share. On October 13, 2008, we announced that the Company had been advised by certain of
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underwriters of the Companys Rights Offering that, in light of current market conditions, those
underwriters were unable or unwilling, or may be unable or unwilling, to fulfill their underwriting
obligations. The Company also announced that it was considering its position. In the interim, the
Company extended the scheduled expiration dates and times of the Rights Offering from October 21,
2008 to October 31, 2008 in the U.S. and from October 14, 2008 to October 24, 2008 in Norway. We
also granted withdrawal rights to Rights holders who had exercised their Rights. On October 20,
2008, the Company entered into eight separate Amendment Agreements
in terms of which the Company and the Standby Underwriters to the
Companys Rights Offering agreed to amend the terms of the eight
Standby Underwriting Agreements. In terms of the Amendment Agreements, each of which is in substantially
similar form, the parties agreed that the subscription period for the Rights Offering would be
extended from a maximum of four weeks to a maximum of seven weeks. In accordance with the terms of
the Amendment Agreements, the Company further extended the expiration dates of the Rights Offering
to November 11, 2008 in Norway and November 21, 2008 in the United States and extended withdrawal
rights to U.S. Rights holders to expire on November 20, 2008.
As of September 30, 2008, there were an aggregate of 242,107,390 shares of common stock issued
and outstanding.
We currently have sufficient cash on hand to support our current operations through to the end
of November 2008. In order to fund our planned capital expenditure program and to continue our
operations after November 2008, we need to raise substantial funds. Accordingly, we are pursuing
raising additional funds through the Rights Offering to stockholders. We are also actively pursuing
the farming out of a number of our exploration projects. In light of the existing state of global
capital markets and the recent fall in the price of oil, there is no assurance that we will be
successful in raising such additional funds, and, if we are successful, that the commercial terms
will be favorable to the Company. If we are unsuccessful in such fund raising, we will have to
curtail our current operations significantly or cease operations altogether.
We will use a portion of the proceeds from the Rights Offering for a short term production
enhancement recovery program at the Ninotsminda Field in order to generate additional near term
cash flows. We believe that an improved near term cash flow and also if we are eventually able to
successfully complete the Manavi 12 well such that a significant quantity of oil flows are
produced, we will be able to raise additional debt and/or equity funds in order to continue
operations, continue our development plans for the Ninotsminda Field, properly develop the Manavi
Field, continue appraising the Norio discoveries, and further develop our 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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Under the terms of each of the Note issues (see Notes 7 and 8 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 the Subordinated Notes and 12% Subordinated
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).
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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 explore and
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, permitted 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 or 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 exploration and development of our oil
and gas properties and ventures may require the 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 exploring and developing oil and gas properties and ventures will be able to
arrange the financing necessary to develop the projects being undertaken or to support our
corporate and other activities. There can also be no assurance that such financing will be
available, if at all, on terms that are attractive or acceptable to or are deemed to be in our best
interest, or the best interest of 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 the Company. Establishment of successful oil
and gas operations is dependent upon, among other factors, the following:
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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 $4,420,000 to $2,449,000 at September 30, 2008 from
$6,869,000 at December 31, 2007. The decrease was due to expenditures in the period to primarily
fund the cost of development activities at the Ninotsminda Field, which largely was a result of our
appraisal activities at the Manavi oil discovery in Georgia.
Accounts receivable decreased to $143,000 at September 30, 2008 from $379,000 at December
31, 2007 primarily due to proceeds due to settlement of a trade receivable from an oil sale
received in full in January 2008 partially offset from an insurance receivable related to final
settlement of our insurance claim made for damage caused by a blow out at N100 well at the
Ninotsminda Field on September 11, 2004.
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Crude oil inventory increased to $592,000 at September 30, 2008 from $374,000 at December 31,
2007 primarily as a result of increased levels of crude oil storage at the end of the period.
Prepayments decreased to $295,000 at September 30, 2008 from $312,000 at December 31, 2007 as
a result of a reduction in prepaid suppliers in connection with our appraisal activities at the
Manavi oil discovery partially offset by premiums paid during the period in respect of Control of
Well and Directors and Officers Liability Insurances.
Prepaid financing fees increased to $710,000 at September 30, 2008 from $75,000 at December
31, 2007 as a result of legal and professional fees incurred in respect of the proposed Rights
Offering announced on April 23, 2008 offset partially by reduced amortising 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% Subordinated Notes due June 28, 2010, over the term of the loans.
Capital assets net, increased to $53,676,000,000 at September 30, 2008 from $51,305,000 at
December 31, 2007, due to investing in capital assets including oil and gas properties and
equipment, principally related to our appraisal activities at the Manavi oil discovery.
Accounts payable increased to $802,000 at September 30, 2008 from $482,000 at December 31,
2007 primarily due to an increase in outstanding professional fees
related to our registration statement and Rights Offering.
Accrued liabilities decreased to $6,339,000 at September 30, 2008 from $6,640,000 as at
December 31, 2007 primarily due to a decrease in professional fees and amounts owed to Tethys for
our pro rata share of the Tethys IPO costs and a reduction in accrued professional fees offset
partially by increased accrued interest in respect of the Subordinated Notes and the 12%
Subordinated Notes. Approximately $4,931,000 relates to the disputed WEUS invoices referred to in
Note 12 of these financial statements.
Loans payable net of discounts increased to $3,626,000 at September 30, 2008 from nil at
December 31, 2007 due to the reclassification of the Subordinated Notes to short term.
Long term debt net of discounts decreased to $9,339,000 at September 30, 2008 from $11,697,000
at December 31, 2007 due to the amortization of debt discounts associated with the detachable
warrants and beneficial conversion features of the $10,000,000 issue of the 12% Subordinated Note in June
2006 and $3,626,000, net of debt discount remaining on the $13,000,000 debt of long-term debt being
reclassified as a loans payable since it is due September 1, 2009.
Other non-current liabilities decreased to nil at September 30, 2008 from $38,000 at December
31, 2007 as a result of reducing the effective interest amount due to the debt repayments and
exchange/conversions on the $13,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Subordinated Notes and
amortizing some of the difference in computing interest using the actual interest rate and the
effective interest rate due on these notes.
Results of Continuing Operations
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2007
We recorded operating revenue from continuing operations of $8,197,000 during the nine month
period ended September 30, 2008 compared with $3,395,000 for the nine month period ended September
30, 2007. The increase is attributable to higher average net sales prices achieved from the
Ninotsminda Field for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine month
period ended September 30, 2007 and by higher sales volumes achieved from the Ninotsminda Field. In
the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the nine month period ended September
30, 2007 Ninotsminda Oil Company Limited (NOC) sold 72,941 barrels of oil for the nine month
period ended September 30, 2008 compared to 55,603 barrels of oil for NOC for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2007.
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For the nine month period ended September 30, 2008, NOCs net share of the 114,162 barrels of
gross oil production (417 barrels of oil per day (bopd)) for sale from the Ninotsminda Field in the
period amounted to 74,205
barrels (271 bopd). In the period, 1,264 barrels of oil was added to storage. For the nine month
period ended September 30, 2007, NOCs net share of the 124,144 barrels of gross oil production
(455 bopd) was 80,694 barrels (296 bpd).
NOCs entire share of production was sold under international contracts or added to storage.
Net sale prices for Ninotsminda oil sold in the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 averaged
$107.72 per barrel as compared with an average of $58.79 per barrel in the nine month period ended
September 30, 2007. NOCs net share of the 387,177 thousand cubic feet (mcf) of gas delivered was
251,665 mcf at an average net sale price of $1.29 per mcf of gas for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2008. 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,
2008 were $339,381. For the nine month period ended September 30, 2007, NOCs net share of the
437,009 mcf of gas delivered was 284,056 mcf at an average net sale price of $0.70 per mcf of gas.
The operating loss from continuing operations for the nine month period ended September 30,
2008 amounted to $33,000 compared with an operating loss of $4,656,000 for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2007. The decrease in operating loss is attributable to increased operating
revenues and reduced selling, general and administration costs partially offset by increased field
operating expenses, direct project costs, and depreciation, depletion and amortization.
Field operating expenses increased to $1,252,000 for the nine month period ended September 30,
2008 as compared to $691,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The increase is
primarily as a result of higher operating costs in Georgia during the nine months period ended
September 30, 2008 compared to the nine months period ended September 30, 2007.
Direct project costs increased to $586,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2008,
from $516,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 primarily due to increased costs
directly associated with non operating activity at the Ninotsminda Field.
Selling, general and administrative costs decreased to $4,255,000 for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2008 from $5,328,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The
decrease is mainly attributable to reduced professional fees and non-cash stock compensation
expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2008 compared to the corresponding period in
2007.
The increase in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense to $2,136,000 for the nine
month period ended September 30, 2008 from $1,516,000 for the nine month period ended September 30,
2007 is attributable principally to the increased costs of the Companys capital assets and the
subsequent deprecation costs, offset by decreased production for the nine month period ended
September 30, 2008 compared to the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 and from the
reduction in our amortization base resulting from the impairment of the Companys oil and gas
properties recognized at year end 2007 of $42,000,000.
The decrease in other expense to $3,004,000 for the nine month period ended September 30,
2008, from $17,985,000 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007 is primarily a result of
the loss on debt extinguishment of $12,127,000 in 2007 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 in 2007, $2,125,000 of non cash interest expense
relating to the Payment in Kind for the deferral of interest relating to the convertible loan in
2007, reduced levels of debt discount amortisation in the period, reduced loan interest resulting
from the extinguishment of debt in 2007 and the realised gain recorded on selling the remaining
holding of Tethys shares in 2007. This was partially offset by increased effective interest amount
as a result of the debt extinguishment in 2007, reduced interest income and increased foreign
exchange losses during 2008.
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The loss from continuing operations of $3,037,000 or $0.01 per share for the nine month period
ended September 30, 2008 compares to a net loss from continuing operations of $22,641,000 or $0.09
per share for the nine month period ended September 30, 2007. The weighted average number of
common shares outstanding was higher during
the nine month period ended September 30, 2008 than during the nine month period ended September
30, 2007, principally due to the to the exercise of share options in 2007, the exercise of warrants
in 2007 and a private placement in 2007.
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2007
We recorded operating revenue from continuing operations of $2,966,000 during the three month
period ended September 30, 2008 compared with $33,000 for the three month period ended September
30, 2007. This increase is attributable to higher sales volumes achieved from the Ninotsminda Field
in the second quarter of 2008. NOC sold 22,577 barrels of oil for the three month period ended
September 30, 2008 compared to no barrels of oil for the three month period ended September 30,
2007.
For the three month period ended September 30, 2008, NOCs net share of the 37,707 barrels of
gross oil production (410 bopd) for sale from the Ninotsminda Field in the period amounted to
24,509 barrels (266 barrels per day). In the period, 1,933 barrels of oil were added to storage.
For the three month period ended September 30, 2007, NOCs net share of the 38,510 barrels of
gross oil production (419 bopd) was 25,032 barrels (272 barrels per day).
NOCs entire share of production was either sold under international contracts or added to
storage. Net sale prices for Ninotsminda oil sold during the third quarter of 2008 averaged
$121.64. There were no sales of oil in the third quarter of 2007. Its net share of the 94,906 mcf
of gas delivered was 61,689,000 mcf at an average net sale price of $1.13 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, 2008 were $219,476. For the three
month period ended September 30, 2007, NOCs net share of the 123,679 mcf of gas delivered was
80,391 mcf at an average net sales price of $0.70 per mcf of gas.
The operating income from continuing operations for the three month period ended September 30,
2008 amounted to $198,000 compared with an operating loss of $2,197,000 for the three month period
ended September 30, 2007. The increase to an operating income from an operating loss is
attributable to higher operating revenues, lower direct project costs and reduced selling, general
and administration partially offset by higher field operating expenses and depreciation, depletion
and amortization expenses in the period.
Field operating expenses increased to $454,000 for the three month period ended September 30,
2008 as compared to $16,000 for the three month period ended June 30, 2007. The increase 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 was sold after the
period and costs relating to oil processing being reclassified from direct operating costs to field
operating expenses in the period.
Direct project costs decreased to $67,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2008,
from $173,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007, primarily due costs relating to
oil processing being reclassified to field operating expenses from direct project cost in the
period.
Selling, general and administrative costs decreased to $1,543,000 for the three month period
ended September 30, 2008 from $1,901,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007. The
decrease is primarily as a result of reduced professional fees and non cash stock compensation
expense for the three month period ended September 30, 2008 compared to the three month period
ended September 30, 2007.
The increase in depreciation, depletion and amortization expense to $702,000 for the three
month period ended September 30, 2008 from $139,000 for the three month period ended September 30,
2007 is attributable principally to the higher volume of oil sales during the three month period
ended September 30, 2008 compared to the three month period ended September 30, 2007.
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The decrease in other expense to $1,090,000 for the three month period ended September 30,
2008, from $7,707,000 for the three month period ended September 30, 2007 is primarily a result of
the 2007 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 , the loss recorded on
the sale of Tethys in the third quarter of 2007 and reduced interest expense in the third quarter
of 2008 relating to the remaining convertible debt. This was partially offset by reduced interest
income and increased foreign exchange losses during the third quarter of 2008.
The loss from continuing operations of $892,000 or $0.00 per share for the three month period
ended September 30, 2008 compares to a net loss from continuing operations of $9,904,000 or $0.04
per share for the three month period ended September 30, 2007.
The weighted average number of common shares outstanding was higher during the three month
period ended September 30, 2008 than during the three month period ended September 30, 2007,
principally due to the exercise of share options in 2007, the exercise of warrants in 2007 and a
private placement in 2007.
Results of Discontinued Operations
Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Nine Month Period Ended September 30, 2007
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 of Cdn $23,600,000.
As at June 30, 2007 Tethys has been presented in Discontinued Operations.
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 loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest for the nine
month period ended September 30, 2008 of $35,000 compared to the net income from discontinued
operations from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest of $11,494,000 for the
nine month period ended September 30, 2007 is due to the activities of Tethys and CSL and the
$15,567,000 of realized and unrealized gains on securities held for sale.
Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Three Month Period Ended September 30, 2007
The net loss from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest for the three
month period ended September 30, 2008 of $4,000 compared to the net loss from discontinued
operations from discontinued operations, net of taxes and minority interest of $35,000 for the
three month period ended September 30, 2007 is due to the activities of CSL.
Commitments and Contingencies
See Item 1, Financial Statements, Note 12, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
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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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
operate. At present we do not engage in any currency hedging operations. We do contract for
certain services in US dollars and an unfavourable exchange rate between dollars and such local
currencies will increase the cost to us of contracting for such services. We do however
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/losses.
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, 2008. 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 Securities and Exchange
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.
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Disclosure Control and Procedures
We reported in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 13, 2008, as amended, 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 SECs 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, 2008 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.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no other 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
the Company 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
$223,000,000 at the exchange rate
of GEL to US dollars in effect on September 30, 2008).
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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 $596,000 at June 30, 2008 exchange rates). The
former owners of UK-Ran Oil Corporation disposed of their investment in the field prior to selling
that company to CanArgo. CanArgo believes the claim against it to be meritless.
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, 2008 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
The following risk factors should be read together with the risk factors set forth in the Companys
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007, as amended.
The Need for Additional Capital and Its Affect on Continuing Operations
As described in Part I Item 2. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations we need additional capital in the immediate near term if we are to
continue current operations. We had planned to secure this capital through the underwritten Rights
Offering that we commenced on October 6, 2008. Unfortunately, as elsewhere described herein, the
hostilities between Georgia and the Russian Federation, the unprecedented turmoil in global
capital markets that we have experienced in late September and October, which we understand has
prompted the Standby Underwriters to indicate their unwillingness or inability to meet their
obligations under their Standby Underwriting Agreements, coupled with the recent significant drop
in world oil prices in anticipation of a global recession and the recent trading range for our
shares of common stock at prices below the exercise price of the Rights, have materially increased
the risk that we will be unable to consummate the Rights Offering successfully. This has placed
the Company in a difficult financial position which it may not be able to resolve quickly, if at
all. If the Company is unable to obtain sufficient additional capital in the near term it may have
to significantly curtail or cease operations altogether.
Rights Offering and Shares Eligible For Future Sale
The Company currently has outstanding $4,650,000 in aggregate principal amount of Subordinated
Notes of which Notes in the respective aggregate principal amounts of $2,906,250 are held by
Ingalls & Snyder and $1,743,750 are held by Penrith Limited. The Company also has outstanding
$10,600,000 in aggregate principal amount of 12% Subordinated Notes. The 12% Subordinated Notes are
held by Persistency. Both the Subordinated Notes and the 12% Subordinated Notes are convertible, at
the Noteholders option, into common stock of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Notes the
conversion price of the Notes, which is currently $1.00 per share, would be re-set upon
consummation of the Rights Offering to $0.10 per share, subject to further possible adjustments in
accordance with the terms of the Notes. Likewise, pursuant to the terms of warrants to purchase
16,111,000 shares of common stock issued by the Company, the exercise price of the warrants, which
is currently $1.00 per share, will also be re-set upon consummation of the Rights Offering to $0.10
per share subject to further possible adjustments in accordance with the terms of the warrants.
5,000,000 of such warrants were issued to Morgan Stanley & Co. for the account of Persistency as
compensation for Persistency converting/exchanging, in June 2007, $5 million nominal principal
amount of the Subordinated Notes into shares of common stock of Tethys. The remaining 11,111,111
warrants in respect of which the exercise price converts were issued to Ingalls & Snyder (as
nominee for the underlying beneficial owners) as compensation in connection with the
conversion/exchange, in June 2007, of $10 million nominal principal amount of the Companys $25
million in aggregate principal amount of
Senior Secured Notes due July 25, 2009 (the Senior Notes) into shares of Tethys common stock
(such Senior Notes have since been repaid by the Company).
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The holders of such Notes and warrants, in aggregate, would currently be entitled to receive a
maximum of 36,361,111 shares of common stock upon conversion of their Notes pursuant to the Note
conversion price of $1.00 per share and the exercise of the warrants. However, after the Rights
Offering, the holders of the Notes and warrants could receive up to a possible maximum of
173,611,111 shares of common stock upon conversion of their Notes and exercise of certain warrants
following the re-set of the conversion and exercise prices of the Notes and warrants to $0.10 from
$1.00 per share.
Such shares of common stock issuable to the Note holders are subject to contractual
registration rights. Sales of shares of common stock under Rule 144 or pursuant to an effective
registration statement could have a material adverse effect on the price of the common stock and
could impair our ability to raise additional capital through the sale of our equity securities.
Additionally, an aggregate of 16,940,000 shares of common stock may become issuable to the
Standby Underwriters in lieu of cash commissions from the Company pursuant to their respective
Standby Underwriting Agreements, assuming that they are not in breach of their obligations
thereunder.
Continuing Tensions Between Georgia and the Russian Federation may Adversely Affect the Company.
The recent hostilities between Georgia and the Russian Federation over the separatist regions
of South Ossetia and Abhazia may interrupt and adversely affect our operations and our ability to
market our production from the Nintosminda Field, in particular if military operations resume and
extend to the areas in which we operate or interfere with the methods by which we market our
production. Oil production operations, at the present time, continue as normal at the Companys
Ninotsminda Field which is located 35 kilometers to the east of the capital city Tbilisi and over
100 kilometers from South Ossetia. As a precautionary measure, the Company has increased security
and the number of personnel on duty at its production sites. In addition, continuing political
tensions may adversely affect the Companys ability to raise additional capital to the extent that
the situation dissuades potential investors from investing in the Company or makes the terms of any
such investments prohibitively expensive. The Company is closely monitoring the situation and the
efforts of the United States, NATO, the European Union and the United Nations to reduce tensions
and to bring about a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
Continued listing on The American Stock Exchange
In accordance with the requirements of the AMEX, on March 18, 2008, we announced that in
respect of the Companys 2007 audited financial statements, the audit opinion issued in the
auditors independent report contained additional explanatory language to the standard audit report
in respect of the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. The independent audit report is
contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007,
as amended, and is available at www.sec.gov. The recent market price of the Companys common stock
on the AMEX, the difficulties encountered by the Company in successfully completing its Rights
Offering and its effect on the Companys ability to meet its pressing need for additional capital
may adversely affect the continued listing of the Companys common stock on the AMEX.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On July 21, 2008 we announced the results of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on July
18, 2008 in New York, New York at which stockholders duly re-elected the incumbent Board of
Directors comprised of Messrs. Vincent McDonnell, Jeffrey Wilkins, Russ Hammond, Michael Ayre and
Anthony Perry; approved an increase in the authorized shares of common stock from 500,000,000 to
1,000,000,000 and disapproved an increase in the number of shares of common stock that can be
awarded under the Companys 2004 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan Additional details regarding the
results of the Meeting are set forth in the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 11, 2008.
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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(6)
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Form of Standby Underwriting Agreement between the Company and the Standby Underwriters dated
July 24, 2008 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.0 attached to the Form 8-K of CanArgo
filed on July 24, 2008). |
1(7)
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Form of Amendment Agreement to Standby Underwriting Agreement dated as of October 20, 2008 by
and between CanArgo Energy Corporation and each of the Standby Underwriters (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 1.1 attached to the Form 8-K of CanArgo filed on October 20, 2008). |
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 December
31, 1997 Form 10-K filed on March 30, 1998). |
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, Form 8-Ks filed July
24, 1998, May 23, 2006 and July 21, 2008 and March 31, 2004 Form 10-Q filed on May 17, 2004). |
3(2)
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Registrants Amended and Restated Bylaws as amended (Incorporated herein by reference to Form
8-K filed on March 7, 2007). |
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 filed on June 11, 2007). |
3(4)
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Certificate of Amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation of CanArgo Energy Corporation as
filed by the Office of the Secretary of State of Delaware on July 21, 2008 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 attached to the Form 8-K of CanArgo filed on July 21, 2008). |
*4(1)
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Amended and Restated 1995 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated herein by reference from
September 30, 1998 Form 10-Q filed on November 12, 1998). |
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Amended and Restated CanArgo Energy Inc. Stock Option Plan (Incorporated herein by reference
from March 31, 1998 Form 10-Q filed May 15, 1998). |
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CanArgo Energy Corporation 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (Incorporated herein by reference from
Annex II to the Companys definitive Proxy Statement filed March 17, 2006). |
4(4)
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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). |
4(5)
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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 filed March 6, 2006). |
4(6)
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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 filed July 1, 2006). |
4(7)
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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 filed July 1, 2006). |
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4(8)
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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 filed
October 13, 2006). |
4(9)
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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 filed August 14, 2007). |
4(10)
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Form of Subscription Rights Certificate (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(10) filed as
part of Form S-3/A of CanArgo on September 19, 2008). |
4(11)
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Norwegian Subscription Form (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(11) filed as part of Form
S-3/A of CanArgo on September 19, 2008). |
10(1)
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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/A Registration
Statement, File No. 333-72295 filed on June 7, 1999). |
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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 filed on November 14,
2000). 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 filed on May 13, 2003). |
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 filed on
November 14, 2000). |
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
filed on March 31, 2001). |
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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-K405 filed on March 19,
2002). |
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 filed on November 14, 2002). |
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 September 30,
2003 Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2003). |
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)). |
10(9)
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Agreement dated March 17, 2004 between CanArgo Acquisition Corporation and Stanhope Solutions
Ltd for the sale of Lateral Vector Resources Ltd. (Incorporated herein by reference from Form
8-K dated May 19, 2004 filed on June 3, 2004). |
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 filed on June 15,
2004). |
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 and filed on January 31,
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 and filed
February 7, 2005). |
10(13)
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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 and filed on
March 8, 2006). |
10(14)
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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
and filed July 5, 2006). |
10(15)
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Waiver, Consent and Amendment Agreement dated March 3, 2006 by and among CanArgo Energy
Corporation and the Purchasers party thereto (Incorporated herein by reference from Form 8-K
dated and filed on March 8, 2006). |
10(16)
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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 filed on November 9, 2006). |
10(17)
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Waiver, Consent and Amendment Agreement dated June 28, 2006, by and among CanArgo Energy
Corporation and the Senior Subordinated Noteholder party thereto (Incorporated by reference
from September 30, 2006 Form 10-Q filed on November 9, 2006). |
10(18)
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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 and filed on July 5, 2006). |
10(19)
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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
and filed on March 8, 2006). |
10(20)
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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 December 31, 2005
Form 10-K filed on March 16, 2006). |
10(21)
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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 filed on November 9, 2006). |
10(22)
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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
filed on February 2, 2007). |
10(23)
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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 filed on February 21, 2007). |
10(24)
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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 filed February 21, 2007). |
10(25)
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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
filed February 21, 2007). |
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10(26)
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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 filed February 21,
2007). |
10(27)
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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 filed on March 15, 2007). |
10(28)
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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 filed on March 15, 2007). |
10(29)
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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 filed June 11, 2007). |
10(30)
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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 filed June 11, 2007). |
10(31)
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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 filed June 11, 2007). |
10(32)
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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). |
10(33)
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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 filed
June 11, 2007). |
10(34)
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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 filed June 11, 2007). |
10(35)
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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 filed
June 11, 2007). |
10(36)
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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 filed June 11, 2007). |
10(37)
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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 filed
June 18, 2007). |
10(38)
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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 filed
June 18, 2007). |
10(39)
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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 filed June 18, 2007). |
10(40)
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Agency Agreement dated June 18, 2007 (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed June 27,
2007). |
*10(41)
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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 |
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reference from Form 8-K filed July 3, 2007). |
*10(42)
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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 filed July 3, 2007). |
10(43)
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Letter Agreement With Agents (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed July 11, 2007). |
10(44)
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Placement Agreement dated July 22, 2007 by and between CanArgo Limited and Jennings Capital Inc
(Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed July 27, 2007). |
10(45)
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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 filed August 14, 2007). |
10(46)
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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 filed August 14, 2007). |
10(47)
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Transfer Agency and Service Agreement dated December 18, 2007 by and among CanArgo Energy
Corporation, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare, Inc (Incorporated by
reference from Form 8-K filed December 28, 2007). |
*10(48)
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Appointment letter between CanArgo Energy Corporation and Anthony J. Perry, dated March 26,
2008 (Incorporated by reference from Form 8-K filed March 28, 2008). |
10(49)
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Managers Engagement Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(1) attached to Form
S-3/A of CanArgo filed on August 20, 2008). |
31(1)
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Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer of CanArgo Energy Corporation. |
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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