SEC FILE NO. 333-126684
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM SB-2
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
(NAME OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUER IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE 1311 76-0675953
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(STATE OR JURISDICTION (PRIMARY STANDARD (IRS EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION OR INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION IDENTIFICATION NO.)
ORGANIZATION) CODE NUMBER)
801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2020
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(713) 222-6966
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(ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
MR. JOHN TERWILLIGER
801 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 2020
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
(713) 222-6966
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(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
with a copy to:
MICHAEL SANDERS, ESQUIRE
20333 S.H. 249, SUITE 600
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77070
(832) 446-2599
APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: As soon as practicable
after the effective date of this registration statement.
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If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box: [X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering: [_] ____________________
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering: [_] ____________________
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under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering: [_] ________________
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box: [_] ___________________________________
This Registration Statement relates to a total $2,125,000 of 8%
Subordinated Convertible Promissory Notes and 2,316,250 shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock previously included in a Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (No. 333-126684) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 19, 2005. An aggregate filing fee of $272.62 was paid on the filing of the
initial Registration Statement. This Registration Statement constitutes
Pre-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-126684.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(a) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT SHALL BECOME
EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID SECTION 8(a),
MAY DETERMINE.
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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The
selling securityholders may not sell these securities until the registration
statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This
prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an
offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not
permitted.
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION SEPTEMBER 6, 2005
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
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$2,125,000 of 8% Subordinated Convertible Promissory Notes
2,316,250 Shares of Common Stock
This prospectus covers resales by selling securityholders of our 8%
Subordinated Convertible Promissory Notes due 2010 and shares of our common
stock into which the Notes are convertible. This prospectus also covers resales
by selling securityholders of shares of our common stock underlying warrants
issued to a placement agent in connection with the placement of the Notes.
The Notes will mature on May 1, 2010. We will pay interest on the Notes
each April 20 and October 20. We will make the first interest payment on October
20, 2005.
We do not have the right to redeem the Notes at our option prior to May 1,
2007.
The Notes are convertible into our common stock at any time before May 1,
2010 at a conversion price of $1.00 per share, subject to adjustment for
specified events.
Holders may require us to repurchase their Notes upon the occurrence of
certain designated events in cash at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes
being repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any.
The Notes are subordinated unsecured obligations and rank, in right of
payment, junior to all of our existing and future unsecured indebtedness except
for future indebtedness specifically designated as being equal or subordinate to
the Notes. The Notes will be effectively subordinated to any secured
indebtedness.
The selling securityholders may sell all or a portion of their securities
through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices or at
privately negotiated prices. We will not receive any part of the proceeds from
the sale of these shares by the selling securityholders.
Our common stock is traded on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board under the
symbol "HUSA.OB". The last reported sale price of our common stock on the OTC
Electronic Bulletin Board on August 29, 2005 was $2.20 per share. There is no
trading market in our Notes.
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK AND NOTES INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE
"RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 4 OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR
ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
PROSPECTUS DATED , 2005
We will pay all expenses of this offering except for commissions, fees and
discounts of any underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents retained by the
selling securityholders. Estimated expenses payable in connection with this
offering are approximately $25,000. The aggregate proceeds to the selling
securityholders will be the purchase price of common stock or Notes sold less
the aggregate agents' commissions and underwriters' discounts, if any. We have
agreed to indemnify the selling securityholders and certain other persons
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act.
NO DEALER, SALESPERSON OR OTHER INDIVIDUAL HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATION NOT CONTAINED IN THIS PROSPECTUS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING COVERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS. IF GIVEN OR MADE, SUCH
INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON AS HAVING BEEN AUTHORIZED
BY US. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR A SOLICITATION
OF AN OFFER TO BUY, THE COMMON STOCK OR THE NOTES IN ANY JURISDICTION WHERE, OR
TO ANY PERSON TO WHOM, IT IS UNLAWFUL TO MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION.
NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR ANY SALE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY
CIRCUMSTANCES, CREATE ANY IMPLICATION THAT THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CHANGE IN THE
FACTS SET FORTH IN THIS PROSPECTUS OR IN OUR AFFAIRS SINCE THE DATE HEREOF.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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About this Prospectus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Prospectus Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Risk Factors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Caution about Forward-Looking Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Use of Proceeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters . . . . . . . . 12
Dividend Policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 13
Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Management. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management. . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selling Shareholders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Plan of Distribution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Description of Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Legal Matters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Experts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Where You Can Find More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
You should only rely on the information contained in this prospectus. We have
not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that
contained in this prospectus. The Selling Shareholders are offering to sell,
and seeking offers to buy, shares of common stock only in jurisdictions where
offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in the prospectus is
accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of
delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of common stock.
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PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
You should read the following summary together with the more detailed
information regarding our company and the common stock being sold in this
offering appearing elsewhere in this prospectus and in our Financial Statements
and related notes and other documents incorporated herein by reference.
OUR COMPANY
Houston American Energy Corp. is an oil and gas exploration and production
company. In addition to seeking out oil and gas prospects using advanced
seismic techniques, we utilize the contacts of John F. Terwilliger, our sole
executive officer, to identify potential acquisition targets in the Onshore
Texas Gulf Coast Region of the State of Texas, where Mr. Terwilliger has been
involved in oil and gas exploration and production activities since 1983.
Further, we have through an interest in a limited liability company, interests
in multiple concessions in the South American country of Colombia. As a result,
we expect to be active in Colombia for the foreseeable future. Moreover, as
well as our own drilling activities and acquisition strategy, we may also
encourage others in the oil and gas industry to enter into partnerships or joint
ventures with us for the purpose of acquiring properties and conducting drilling
and exploration activities.
Our principal executive offices are located at 801 Travis Street, Suite 2020,
Houston, Texas 77007 and our telephone number is (713) 222-6966.
THE OFFERING
Securities offered:
8% Convertible Notes $2,125,000
Common stock 2,316,250 shares(1)
Common stock outstanding
before this offering 19,970,589 shares(2)
Common stock outstanding
after this offering 22,286,839 shares(3)
Use of proceeds We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock
by the selling shareholders
OTCBB symbol HUSA
Risk Factors Purchase of the common stock offered hereby involves certain
risk, including risks associated with need for additional capital,
operating losses, uncertain value or decline in value of reserves,
dependence upon management and third parties, and operating
risks in the oil and gas industry, among others. See "Risk
Factors."
(1) Consists of shares issuable upon (a) conversion of 8% Convertible Notes and
(b) exercise of 191,250 warrants.
(2) Shares outstanding as of August 29, 2005.
(3) Assumes conversion of all 8% Convertible Notes and exercise of 191,250
warrants.
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RISK FACTORS
Investing in our securities involves risks. Before making an investment
decision, you should carefully consider the following risk factors, as well as
other information we include in this prospectus. Additional risks and
uncertainties not presently known to us or that we deem currently immaterial may
also impair our business operations. The risks and uncertainties described below
are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties that we are
unaware of, or that we currently deem immaterial, also may become important
factors that affect us. If any of the following risks occur, our business,
financial condition or results of operations could be materially and adversely
affected.
RISKS RELATED TO THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY AND OUR BUSINESS
A SUBSTANTIAL OR EXTENDED DECLINE IN OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRICES MAY ADVERSELY
AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND OUR
ABILITY TO MEET OUR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OBLIGATIONS AND FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS.
As an independent oil and gas producer, our revenue, profitability and
future rate of growth are substantially dependent upon the prevailing prices of,
and demand for, natural gas, oil, and condensate. Our realized profits affect
the amount of cash flow available for capital expenditures. Our ability to
maintain or increase our borrowing capacity and to obtain additional capital on
attractive terms is also substantially dependent upon oil and gas prices.
Prices for oil and natural gas are subject to wide fluctuation in response to
relatively minor changes in the supply of, and demand for, oil and gas, market
uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that are beyond our control.
Among the factors that can cause the volatility of oil and gas prices are:
- worldwide or regional demand for energy, which is affected by economic
conditions;
- the domestic and foreign supply of natural gas and oil;
- weather conditions;
- domestic and foreign governmental regulations;
- political conditions in natural gas and oil producing regions;
- the ability of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
to agree upon and maintain oil prices and production levels; and
- the price and availability of other fuels.
A SUBSTANTIAL PERCENTAGE OF OUR PROPERTIES ARE UNDEVELOPED; THEREFORE THE RISK
ASSOCIATED WITH OUR SUCCESS IS GREATER THAN WOULD BE THE CASE IF THE MAJORITY OF
OUR PROPERTIES WERE CATEGORIZED AS PROVED DEVELOPED PRODUCING.
Because a substantial percentage of our properties are unproven
(approximately 99%), or proved undeveloped, we will require significant
additional capital to prove and develop such properties before they may become
productive. Further, because of the inherent uncertainties associated with
drilling for oil and gas, some of these properties may never be developed to the
extent that they result in positive cash flow. Even if we are successful in our
development efforts, it could take several years for a significant portion of
our undeveloped properties to be converted to positive cash flow.
While our current business plan is to fund the development costs with cash
flow from our other producing properties, if such cash flow is not sufficient we
may be forced to seek alternative sources for cash, through the issuance of
additional equity or debt securities, increased borrowings or other means.
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DRILLING FOR AND PRODUCING OIL AND NATURAL GAS ARE HIGH RISK ACTIVITIES WITH
MANY UNCERTAINTIES THAT COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS, FINANCIAL CONDITION
OR RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
Our development, exploitation and exploration activities may be
unsuccessful for many reasons, including weather, cost overruns, equipment
shortages and mechanical difficulties. Moreover, the successful drilling of a
natural gas and oil well does not ensure a profit on investment. A variety of
factors, both geological and market related can cause a well to become
uneconomical or only marginally profitable. Our business involves a variety of
operating risks which may adversely affect our profitability, including:
- fires;
- explosions;
- blow-outs and surface cratering;
- uncontrollable flows of oil, natural gas and formation water;
- natural disasters, such as hurricanes and other adverse weather conditions;
- pipe, cement or pipeline failures;
- casing collapses;
- embedded oil field drilling and service tools;
- abnormally pressured formations; and
- environmental hazards, such as natural gas leaks, oil spills, pipeline
ruptures and discharges of toxic gases.
In accordance with industry practice, our insurance protects us against
some, but not all, operational risks. Further, we do not carry business
interruption insurance at levels that would provide enough cash for us to
continue operating without access to additional funds. As pollution and
environmental risks generally are not fully insurable, our insurance may be
inadequate to cover any losses or exposure for such liability.
RESERVE ESTIMATES DEPEND ON MANY ASSUMPTIONS THAT MAY TURN OUT TO BE INACCURATE.
ANY MATERIAL INACCURACIES IN THESE RESERVE ESTIMATES OR UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS
WILL MATERIALLY AFFECT THE QUANTITIES AND PRESENT VALUE OF OUR RESERVES.
In accordance with applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, we estimate our proved reserves and future net cash flows using
sales prices and costs estimated to be in effect as of the date we make the
reserve estimates. We hold the estimates constant throughout the life of the
properties, except to the extent a contract specifically provides for
escalation. Gas prices, which have fluctuated widely in recent years, affect
estimated quantities of proved reserves and future net cash flows. Any
estimates of natural gas and oil reserves and their values are inherently
uncertain, including many factors beyond our control. The reserve data
contained in this prospectus represent only estimates. Reservoir engineering is
a subjective process of estimating underground accumulations of natural gas and
oil that cannot be measured in an exact manner. The accuracy of reserve
estimates is a function of the quality of available data and of engineering and
geological interpretation and judgment. As a result, estimates of different
engineers, including those we use, may vary. In addition, estimates of reserves
may be revised based upon actual production, results of future development and
exploration activities, prevailing natural gas and oil prices, operating costs
and other factors, which revision may be material. Accordingly, reserve
estimates may be different from the quantities of natural gas and oil that we
are ultimately able to recover and are highly dependent upon the accuracy of the
underlying assumptions. Our estimated proved reserves have not been filed with
or included in reports to any federal agency.
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WE ARE SUBJECT TO COMPLEX LAWS THAT CAN AFFECT THE COST, MANNER OR FEASIBILITY
OF DOING BUSINESS.
Our business and the oil and gas industry in general are subject to
extensive laws and regulations, including environmental laws and regulations.
As such, we may be required to make large expenditures to comply with
environmental and other governmental regulations. State and federal
regulations, including those enforced by the Texas Railroad Commission as the
primary regulator of the oil and gas industry in the State of Texas, are
generally intended to prevent waste of oil and gas, protect rights to produce
oil and gas between owners in a common reservoir and control contamination of
the environment. Matters subject to regulation in the State of Texas include:
- location and density of wells;
- the handling of drilling fluids and obtaining discharge permits for
drilling operations;
- accounting for and payment of royalties on production from state, federal
and Indian lands;
- bonds for ownership, development and production of natural gas and oil
properties;
- transportation of natural gas and oil by pipelines;
- operation of wells and reports concerning operations; and
- taxation
Under these laws and regulations, we could be liable for personal injuries,
property damage, oil spills, discharge of hazardous materials, remediation and
clean-up costs and other environmental damages. Failure to comply with these
laws and regulations also may result in the suspension or termination of our
operations and subject us to administrative, civil and criminal penalties.
Moreover, these laws and regulations could change in ways that substantially
increase our operating costs.
Natural gas operations are subject to various types of regulation at the
federal, state and local levels. Prior to commencing drilling activities for a
well, we are required to procure permits and/or approvals for the various stages
of the drilling process from the applicable state and local agencies. Permits
and approvals include those for the drilling of wells, and regulations including
maintaining bonding requirements in order to drill or operate wells and the
location of wells, the method of drilling and casing wells, the surface use and
restoration of properties on which wells are drilled, the plugging and
abandoning of wells, and the disposal of fluids used in connection with
operations.
Our operations are also subject to various conservation laws and
regulations. These include the regulation of the size of drilling and spacing
units and the density of wells, which may be drilled and the unitization or
pooling of natural gas properties. In this regard, some states allow the forced
pooling or integration of tracts to facilitate exploration while other states
rely primarily or exclusively on voluntary pooling of lands and leases. In
areas where pooling is voluntary, it may be more difficult to form units, and
therefore, more difficult to develop a project if the operator owns less than
100 percent of the leasehold.
OUR OPERATIONS MAY INCUR SUBSTANTIAL LIABILITIES TO COMPLY WITH THE
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS.
Our operations are subject to additional laws and regulations governing the
discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise relating to
environmental protection. Public interest in the protection of the environment
has increased dramatically in recent years. It appears that the trend of more
expansive and stricter environmental legislation and regulations will continue.
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We generate wastes that may be subject to the Federal Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act ("RCRA") and comparable state statutes, which have limited the
approved methods of disposal for some hazardous wastes. Additional wastes may be
designated as "hazardous wastes" in the future, and therefore become subject to
more rigorous and costly operating and disposal requirements. Although
management believes that we utilize good operating and waste disposal practices,
prior owners and operators of our properties may not have done so, and
hydrocarbons or other wastes may have been disposed of or released on or under
the properties owned or leased by us or on or under locations where wastes have
been taken for disposal. These properties and the wastes disposed on the
properties may be subject to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), RCRA and analogous state laws, which
require the removal and remediation of previously disposed wastes, including
waste disposed of or released by prior owners or operators.
CERCLA and similar state laws impose liability, without regard to fault or
the legality of the original conduct, on some classes of persons that are
considered to have contributed to the release of a "hazardous substance" into
the environment. These persons include the owner or operator of the disposal
site or sites where the release occurred and companies that disposed of or
arranged for the disposal of the hazardous substances found at the site. Persons
who are or were responsible for release of hazardous substances under CERCLA may
be subject to joint and several liability for the costs of cleaning up the
hazardous substances that have been released into the environment and for
damages to natural resources, and it is not uncommon for neighboring landowners
and other third parties to file claims for personal injury and property damage
allegedly caused by the hazardous substances released into the environment.
OUR OPERATIONS IN COLOMBIA ARE SUBJECT TO RISKS RELATING TO POLITICAL AND
ECONOMIC INSTABILITY.
We currently have interests in four oil and gas concessions in Colombia and
anticipate that operations in Colombia will constitute a substantial element of
our strategy going forward. The political climate in Colombia is unstable and
could be subject to radical change over a very short period of time. In the
event of a significant negative change in the political or economic climate in
Colombia, we may be forced to abandon or suspend our operations in Colombia.
OUR SUCCESS DEPENDS ON OUR MANAGEMENT TEAM AND OTHER KEY PERSONNEL, THE LOSS OF
ANY OF WHOM COULD DISRUPT OUR BUSINESS OPERATIONS.
Our success will depend on our ability to retain John F. Terwilliger, our
sole executive officer, and to attract other experienced management and
non-management employees, including engineers, geoscientists and other technical
and professional staff. We will depend, to a large extent, on the efforts,
technical expertise and continued employment of such personnel and members of
our management team. If members of our management team should resign or we are
unable to attract the necessary personnel, our business operations could be
adversely affected.
COMPETITION IN THE OIL AND NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY IS INTENSE, WHICH MAY ADVERSELY
AFFECT OUR ABILITY TO COMPETE.
Competition in the oil and gas industry is intense and we compete with
major and independent oil and gas companies with respect to the acquisition of
producing properties and undeveloped acreage. Our competitors actively bid for
desirable oil and gas properties, as well as for the equipment and labor
required to operate and develop the properties. Many of those competitors,
however, have financial resources and exploration and development budgets that
are substantially greater than ours and may be able to absorb the burden of any
changes in federal, state and local laws and regulations more easily than can
we, which would adversely affect our competitive position. These competitors
may be able to pay more for natural gas and oil properties and may be able to
define, evaluate, bid for and purchase a greater number of properties than we
can. Our ability to acquire additional properties and develop new and existing
properties in the future will depend on our capability to conduct operations, to
evaluate and select suitable properties and to consummate transactions in this
highly competitive environment.
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RISKS RELATED TO OUR COMMON STOCK AND NOTES
THE PRICE OF OUR COMMON STOCK, AND THEREFORE OF THE NOTES, MAY FLUCTUATE
SIGNIFICANTLY, AND THIS MAY MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR YOU TO RESELL THE NOTES OR
COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON CONVERSION OF THE NOTES WHEN YOU WANT OR AT PRICES
YOU FIND ATTRACTIVE.
The price of our common stock quoted on the OTCBB constantly changes. We
expect that the market price of our common stock will continue to fluctuate. In
addition, because the Notes are convertible into our common stock, volatility or
depressed prices for our common stock could have a similar effect on the trading
price of the Notes.
Our stock price may fluctuate as a result of a variety of factors, many of
which are beyond our control. These factors include:
- quarterly variations in our operating results;
- operating results that vary from the expectations of management,
securities analysts and investors;
- changes in expectations as to our future financial performance;
- announcements by us, our partners or our competitors of leasing and
drilling activities;
- the operating and securities price performance of other companies that
investors believe are comparable to us;
- future sales of our equity or equity-related securities;
- changes in general conditions in our industry and in the economy, the
financial markets and the domestic or international political
situation;
- fluctuations in oil and gas prices;
- departures of key personnel; and
- regulatory considerations.
In addition, in recent years, the stock market in general has experienced
extreme price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant
effect on the market price of securities issued by many companies for reasons
often unrelated to their operating performance. These broad market fluctuations
may adversely affect our stock price, regardless of our operating results.
THE SALE OF A SUBSTANTIAL NUMBER OF SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK MAY AFFECT OUR
STOCK PRICE.
Future sales of substantial amounts of our common stock or equity-related
securities in the public market or privately, or the perception that such sales
could occur, could adversely affect prevailing trading prices of our common
stock and the value of the Notes and could impair our ability to raise capital
through future offerings of equity or equity-related securities. No prediction
can be made as to the effect, if any, that future sales of shares of common
stock or the availability of shares of common stock for future sale, will have
on the trading price of our common stock or the value of the Notes.
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THE RIGHTS OF HOLDERS OF OUR NOTES TO RECEIVE PAYMENTS ON THE NOTES ARE
EFFECTIVELY SUBORDINATED TO THE RIGHTS OF OUR EXISTING AND FUTURE SECURED AND/OR
SENIOR CREDITORS.
Holders of our existing and future secured and/or senior indebtedness will
have claims that are prior to claims as holders of the Notes to the extent of
the value of the assets securing that other indebtedness. As a result, the
Notes are subordinated to any such secured and/or senior indebtedness. As of
December 31, 2004, $1 million of our debt was senior. Upon any distribution to
our creditors in a bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization or any similar
proceeding relating to us or our property, holders of our secured and/or senior
indebtedness will have a prior claim to those of our assets that constitute
their collateral. Holders of the Notes will participate ratably with all
holders of our unsecured indebtedness that is deemed to be of the same class or
ranking as the notes based upon the respective amounts owed to each holder or
creditor, in our remaining assets. In any of the foregoing events, we cannot
assure that there will be sufficient assets to pay amounts due on the Notes. As
a result, holders of Notes may receive less, ratably, than holders of our
secured and/or senior indebtedness.
THE NOTES CONTAIN NO FINANCIAL COVENANTS AND PROVIDE ONLY LIMITED PROTECTION IN
THE EVENT CERTAIN SPECIFIED EVENTS OCCUR.
The Notes contain no financial covenants. In particular, the Notes contain
no covenants that limit our ability to pay dividends or make distributions on or
redeem our capital stock or incur additional debt and, therefore, protect
holders in the event of a highly leveraged or other similar transaction. In
addition, the requirement that we offer to repurchase the Notes is limited to
certain specified events set out in the Notes. Accordingly, we could enter into
certain transactions, such as acquisitions, refinancings or a recapitalization,
that could affect our business, financial condition, capital structure and the
value of our common stock but would not constitute such a specified event
entitling holders of Notes to require us to offer to repurchase the Notes. Our
obligations to offer to redeem the Notes upon a designated event would not
necessarily afford holders protection in the event of a reorganization, merger
or similar transaction involving us.
THE REDEMPTION RIGHTS IN THE NOTES TRIGGERED BY A SPECIFIED EVENT COULD
DISCOURAGE A POTENTIAL ACQUIRER.
The redemption rights in the Notes triggered by specified events could
discourage a potential acquirer. The redemption feature is not the result of
management's knowledge of any specific effort to obtain control of us by means
of a merger, tender offer or solicitation, or part of a plan by management to
adopt a series of anti-takeover provisions.
WE MAY BE UNABLE TO REPURCHASE THE NOTES FOR CASH WHEN REQUIRED BY THE HOLDERS,
INCLUDING FOLLOWING SPECIFIED EVENTS.
Holders of the Notes have the right to require us to repurchase the Notes
upon the occurrence of specified events prior to maturity. Any of our future
debt agreements may contain a similar provision. We may not have sufficient
funds to make the required repurchase in cash at such time or the ability to
arrange necessary financing on acceptable terms. In addition, our ability to
repurchase the Notes in cash may be limited by law or the terms of other
agreements relating to our debt outstanding at the time. If we fail to
repurchase the Notes in cash as required by the Notes, it would constitute an
event of default under the Notes which, in turn, would also likely constitute an
event of default under our then existing debt instruments.
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THERE IS CURRENTLY NO PUBLIC MARKET FOR THE NOTES, AND AN ACTIVE TRADING MARKET
MAY NOT DEVELOP FOR THE NOTES. THE FAILURE OF A MARKET TO DEVELOP FOR THE NOTES
COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE LIQUIDITY AND VALUE OF THE NOTES.
The Notes are a new issue of securities, and there is no existing market
for the notes. We do not intend to list the Notes, on any securities exchange
or for quotation of the notes on any automated dealer quotation system. A
market may not develop for the Notes, and we cannot assure you as to the
liquidity of any market that may develop for the Notes. If an active, liquid
market does not develop for the Notes, the market price and liquidity of the
Notes may be adversely affected. If any of the Notes are traded after their
initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering
price.
The liquidity of the trading market, if any, and future trading prices of
the Notes will depend on many factors, including, among other things, the market
price of our common stock, our ability to register the resale of the Notes and
the shares of our common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes, prevailing
interest rates, our operating results, financial performance and prospects, the
market for similar securities and the overall securities market, and may be
adversely affected by unfavorable changes in these factors. Historically, the
market for convertible debt securities has been subject to disruptions that have
caused volatility in prices. It is possible that the market for the Notes will
be subject to disruptions that may have a negative effect on the holders of the
Notes, regardless of our operating results, financial performance or prospects.
THE NOTES ARE NOT RATED.
The Notes are not, and we do not expect them to be, rated. However, if one
or more rating agencies rates the Notes and assigns the Notes a rating lower
than the rating expected by investors, or reduces its rating in the future, the
market price of the Notes and our common stock would likely decline.
THE CONVERSION RATE OF THE NOTES MAY NOT BE ADJUSTED FOR ALL DILUTIVE EVENTS,
INCLUDING THIRD-PARTY TENDER OR EXCHANGE OFFERS THAT MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT THE
TRADING PRICE OF THE NOTES OR THE SHARES OF OUR COMMON STOCK ISSUABLE UPON
CONVERSION OF THE NOTES.
The conversion rate of the Notes is subject to adjustment upon certain
events, including the issuance of stock dividends on our common stock, the
issuance of rights or warrants, subdivisions, combinations, distributions of
capital stock. The conversion rate will not be adjusted for certain other
events, such as third-party tender or exchange offers or the sale of our equity
securities or equity-linked securities to third parties, that may adversely
affect the trading price of the Notes or the shares of our common stock issuable
upon conversion of the Notes.
OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS, AS WELL AS PROVISIONS OF DELAWARE LAW, COULD MAKE IT
DIFFICULT FOR A THIRD PARTY TO ACQUIRE OUR COMPANY AND ALSO COULD LIMIT THE
PRICE THAT INVESTORS ARE WILLING TO PAY IN THE FUTURE FOR SHARES OF OUR COMMON
STOCK AND THE NOTES.
Delaware corporate law and our charter and bylaws contain provisions that
could delay, deter or prevent a change in control of our company or our
management. These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it
more difficult for our stockholders to elect directors and take other corporate
actions without the concurrence of our management or board of directors. These
provisions:
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- authorize our board of directors to issue "blank check" preferred
stock, which is preferred stock that can be created and issued by our
board of directors, without stockholder approval, with rights senior
to those of our common stock;
- provide for a staggered board of directors and three-year terms for
directors, so that no more than one-third of our directors could be
replaced at any annual meeting;
- provide that directors may be removed only for cause; and
- establish advance notice requirements for submitting nominations for
election to the board of directors and for proposing matters that can
be acted upon by stockholders at a meeting.
We are also subject to anti-takeover provisions under Delaware law, which
could also delay or prevent a change of control. Taken together, these
provisions of our charter and bylaws, Delaware law may discourage transactions
that otherwise could provide for the payment of a premium over prevailing market
prices of our common stock and, possibly, the Notes, and also could limit the
price that investors are willing to pay in the future for shares of our common
stock and the Notes.
OUR MANAGEMENT OWNS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OUR COMMON STOCK, GIVING THEM
INFLUENCE OR CONTROL IN CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS AND OTHER MATTERS, AND THEIR
INTERESTS COULD DIFFER FROM THOSE OF OTHER SHAREHOLDERS
Our current executive officers and directors, owns approximately 65% of our
outstanding common stock. As a result, directors and officers are in a position
to significantly influence or control the outcome of matters requiring a
shareholder vote, including the election of directors, the adoption of any
amendment to our certificate of incorporation or bylaws, and the approval of
mergers and other significant corporate transactions. Management's control of
the company may delay or prevent a change of control on terms favorable to the
other shareholders and may adversely affect the voting and other rights of other
shareholders.
CAUTION ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Some of the statements under the captions "Prospectus Summary," "Risk Factors,"
"Use of Proceeds," "Business" and elsewhere in this prospectus are
"forward-looking statements." These forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements about our plans, objectives, expectations and
intentions and other statements contained in this prospectus that are not
historical facts. When used in this prospectus, the words "anticipates,"
"believes," "continue," "could," "estimates," "expects," "intends," "may,"
"plans," "seeks," "should" or "will" or the negative of these terms or similar
expressions are generally intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, there
are important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements, including our
plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other factors discussed under
"Risk Factors."
USE OF PROCEEDS
The selling securityholders will receive all of the proceeds from the sale of
the Notes and common shares sold under this prospectus. We will not receive any
proceeds from the sale of these securities.
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MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY
AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Since January 18, 2002, our Common Stock has been listed on the over-the-counter
electronic bulletin board ("OTCBB") under the symbol "HUSA". The following
table sets forth the range of high and low bid prices for each quarter during
the past two fiscal years.
High Low
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Calendar Year 2005
Second Quarter . . . . . 1.25 0.76
First Quarter. . . . . . 1.00 0.78
Calendar Year 2004
Fourth Quarter . . . . . 1.05 0.83
Third Quarter. . . . . . 1.10 0.83
Second Quarter . . . . . 1.35 0.60
First Quarter. . . . . . 1.00 0.65
Calendar Year 2003
Fourth Quarter . . . . . 0.75 0.38
Third Quarter. . . . . . 0.52 0.31
Second Quarter . . . . . 0.42 0.23
First Quarter. . . . . . 0.51 0.30
The quotations reflect inter-dealer prices without retail mark-up, mark-down or
commission and may not represent actual transactions.
At August 29, 2005, the closing bid price of the Common Stock was $2.18.
As of August 29, 2005, there were approximately 1,200 beneficial holders of our
Common Stock.
DIVIDEND POLICY
We have not paid dividends in the past and we intend to retain earnings, if any,
and will not pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future
determination to pay cash dividends will be at the discretion of the board of
directors and will be dependent upon our financial condition, results of
operations, capital requirements, general business conditions and such other
factors as the board of directors may deem relevant.
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
Houston American Energy was incorporated in April 2001, for the purposes of
seeking oil and gas exploration and development prospects. Since inception, we
have sought out prospects utilizing the expertise and business contacts of John
F. Terwilliger, our sole executive officer. Through the third quarter of 2002,
the acquisition targets were in the Gulf Coast region of Texas and Louisiana,
where Mr. Terwilliger has been involved in oil and gas exploration for many
years. In the fourth quarter 2002, we initiated international efforts through a
Colombian joint venture more fully described below. Domestically and
internationally, the strategy is to be a non-operating partner with exploration
and production companies that have much larger resources and operations.
OVERVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Our operations are exclusively devoted to natural gas and oil exploration and
production.
Our focus, to date and for the foreseeable future, is the identification of oil
and gas drilling prospects and participation in the drilling and production of
prospects. We typically identify prospects and assemble various drilling
partners to participate in, and fund, drilling activities. We may retain an
interest in a prospect for our services in identifying and assembling prospects
without any contribution on our part to drilling and completion costs or we may
contribute to drilling and completion costs based on our proportionate interest
in a prospect.
We derive our revenues from our interests in oil and gas production sold from
prospects in which we own an interest, whether through royalty interests,
working interest or other arrangements. Our revenues vary directly based on a
combination of production volumes from wells in which we own an interest, market
prices of oil and natural gas sold and our percentage interest in each prospect.
Our well operating expenses vary depending upon the nature of our interest in
each prospect. We may bear no interest or a proportionate interest in the costs
of drilling, completing and operating prospects on which we own an interest.
Other than well drilling, completion and operating expenses, our principal
operating expenses relate to our efforts to identify and secure prospects,
comply with our various reporting obligations as a publicly held company and
general overhead expenses.
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENTS DURING 2004 AND 2005
Drilling Activities
During 2004, we drilled four successful on-shore domestic wells as follows:
- A test well in San Patricio County, Texas, the Saint Paul Prospect Garza
#1, was drilled in January 2004 and completed as a natural gas well.
Natural gas sales from the well began March 1, 2004. We hold a 5% working
interest in the well.
- A test well in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, the LaFurs #F-16, was drilled
in May 2004 and completed as a natural gas well. Natural gas sales from the
well began in September 2004. We hold a 3% working interest in the well.
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- A test well in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, the Hoffpauer #1 (formerly, the
Baronet #1), on the 620-acre Crowley Prospect, was drilled in September
2004. After reaching a depth of 12,042 feet, the well encountered a stuck
drill pipe. The well was plugged back and a side track attempt was made.
After encountering a second stuck drill pipe and following negotiations
with the operator, the well was taken off of turnkey, intermediate casing
was set and a completion rig is being contracted with the objective of
completing a well in the Camerina sands that produced gas shows. The well
was completed and production began in December 2004. We hold a 3% working
interest in the well.
- A test well in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, the SL18077 #1, was drilled
in December 2004. The well was completed in January 2005. We hold a 1.8%
working interest in the well.
We also participated in two dry holes drilled during 2004, the Hutchins Peareson
#1 and the Hutchins Peareson #2 drilled in Wharton County, Texas.
Through August 10, 2005, we had drilled two on-shore domestic wells as follows:
- Drilling of a 10,600-foot well, the first well, on the South Sibley
Prospect in Webster Parish, Louisiana was completed in May 2005 with
multiple pay sands apparently identified. Sales from the well commenced
June 28, 2005. We hold a 7.5% working interest at an 8.3% net revenue
interest carried to point of sales for the well.
- Drilling of a 12,100-foot well, the Baronet #2 well, on the Crowley
Prospect in Acadia Parish, Louisiana was completed in April 2005. The well
tested the Hayes Sand and flanks a natural gas well that produced 1.6 BCF
of natural gas from the Hayes Sand. After logging 21-feet of apparent net
pay, hole conditions deteriorated before logging could be completed. The
well was completed and production began in June 2005. We hold a 3% working
interest and 2.25% net revenue interest until payout for the well.
Assuming the Baronet #2 performs consistently, we plan to drill a developmental
well on the Crowley Prospect during the fourth quarter of 2005.
During 2004, we drilled seven international wells in South America as follows:
- Drilling of six offset wells on the Cara Cara concession in Colombia was
completed with production commencing on the Jaguar #2 in March 2004, the
Bengala #2 in April 2004, the Jaguar #6 in July 2004, the Jaguar #12 in
September 2004 and the Jaguar #3A in October 2004. The sixth well, the Cara
Cara #1 is shut in pending evaluation. We hold a 1.59% working interest in
each of the wells.
- An oil well, the Tambaqui #2, was drilled and successfully completed under
the Company's Tambaqui Association Contract in Columbia and began
production in June 2004. The Company holds a 12.6% working interest and an
11.59% net revenue interest in the well.
Through August 10, 2005, we had drilled six international wells in Colombia as
follows:
- Drilling of 5 offset wells on the Cara Cara concession in Colombia was
completed with production commencing on the Bengala #4, #5, #6 and #7 and
the Jaguar #5 in the first and second quarters of 2005. We hold a 1.59%
working interest in each of the wells subject to a 30% reversionary
interest to Ecopetrol at payout.
- The Tambaqui #5 well commenced drilling, and production, in March 2005. We
hold a 12.6% working interest in the well.
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Seismic surveying began on our Cara Cara concession in Colombia as part of our
planned delineation of additional drilling prospects on the concession. Seismic
surveying was completed on our Dorotea and Cabiona concessions to establish
drilling prospect locations.
We, and our partners, plan to drill up to 5 additional wells on the Cara Cara
concession through the end of 2005.
We, and our partners, are permitting 30 drilling locations on the Dorotea and
Cabiona concessions. We, and our partners, plan to add a second rig to begin
drilling as soon as permits are obtained and locations are built.
Leasehold Activities
During 2004, we invested approximately $612,000 for the acquisition of oil and
gas properties, consisting of (1) acquisition of a 3% interest in the North
Freshwater Bayou Field in Louisiana, (2) acquisition of a 100% interest in the
South Sibley Prospect, (3) acquisition of a 50% interest in the Southern Star
Wharton Prospect, and (4) acquisition, by Hupecol, of two additional concessions
in Colombia covering approximately 180,000 acres.
In September 2004, we sold our 50% interest in a 280 acre leasehold in Wharton
County, Texas to an independent exploration and production company. We received
funds in excess of our acquisition cost on the Wharton County lease. The excess
proceeds from the sale, totaling approximately $21,650, were applied to reduce
the cost of oil and gas properties. Pursuant to the terms of the sale, the
buyer agreed to drill two wells on the prospect with the Company retaining a
carried working interest of 9.5% to the casing point and a net revenue interest
of 7.125%. The two wells, the Hutchins Peareson #1 and the Hutchins Peareson #2
were drilled as dry holes.
In December 2004, we sold our interest in a 1,428 acre leasehold in Northern
Louisiana and joined the purchaser of that interest in forming a 7,680 acre area
of mutual interest. Pursuant to that agreement, we received a 7.5% working
interest in the first well drilled on the acreage, a 7.5% working interest back
in after payout in the second and third wells and will have an option to
participate for its 7.5% working interest in all subsequent wells. We also
retained overriding royalty interests ranging from 1.35% to 2.5% on leases
covering 3,200 acres.
Other Developments
In August 2004, we joined a Libya Study Group consisting of twelve oil companies
for the purpose of developing drilling prospects and applying for concessions to
exploit drilling opportunities in Libya. The study group plans to have
completed the process of defining prospects followed by a formal request for
drilling concessions.
In September 2004, we approved the payment of a salary of $15,000 per month,
commencing in October 2004, to John Terwilliger, our President and Chief
Executive Officer. Mr. Terwilliger had previously served without compensation.
In August 2005, three new directors were appointed our board approved the
adoption of a stock option plan and the payment of fees and grant of options to
non-employee directors.
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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The following describes the critical accounting policies used in reporting our
financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, accounting
standards allow more than one alternative accounting method for reporting, such
is the case with accounting for oil and gas activities described below. In
those cases, our reported results of operations would be different should we
employ an alternative accounting method.
Full Cost Method of Accounting for Oil and Gas Activities. The Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") prescribes in Regulation S-X the financial
accounting and reporting standards for companies engaged in oil and gas
producing activities. Two methods are prescribed: the successful efforts method
and the full cost method. We follow the full cost method of accounting for oil
and gas property acquisition, exploration and development activities. Under
this method, all productive and nonproductive costs incurred in connection with
the exploration for and development of oil and gas reserves are capitalized.
Capitalized costs include lease acquisition, geological and geophysical work,
delay rentals, costs of drilling, completing and equipping successful and
unsuccessful oil and gas wells and related internal costs that can be directly
identified with acquisition, exploration and development activities, but does
not include any cost related to production, general corporate overhead or
similar activities. Gain or loss on the sale or other disposition of oil and
gas properties is not recognized unless significant amounts of oil and gas
reserves are involved. No corporate overhead had been capitalized as of
December 31, 2004 or June 30, 2005. The capitalized costs of oil and gas
properties, plus estimated future development costs relating to proved reserves
are amortized on a units-of-production method over the estimated productive life
of the reserves. Unevaluated oil and gas properties are excluded from this
calculation. The capitalized oil and gas property costs, less accumulated
amortization, are limited to an amount (the ceiling limitation) equal to the sum
of: (a) the present value of estimated future net revenues from the projected
production of proved oil and gas reserves, calculated at prices in effect as of
the balance sheet date (with consideration of price changes only to the extent
provided by contractual arrangements) and a discount factor of 10%; (b) the cost
of unproved and unevaluated properties excluded from the costs being amortized;
(c) the lower of cost or estimated fair value of unproved properties included in
the costs being amortized; and (d) related income tax effects. Excess costs are
charged to proved properties impairment expense.
Unevaluated Oil and Gas Properties. Unevaluated oil and gas properties consist
principally of our cost of acquiring and evaluating undeveloped leases, net of
an allowance for impairment and transfers to depletable oil and gas properties.
When leases are developed, expire or are abandoned, the related costs are
transferred from unevaluated oil and gas properties to depletable oil and gas
properties. Additionally, we review the carrying costs of unevaluated oil and
gas properties for the purpose of determining probable future lease expirations
and abandonments, and prospective discounted future economic benefit
attributable to the leases. We record an allowance for impairment based on a
review of present value of future cash flows. Any resulting charge is made to
operations and reflected as a reduction of the carrying value of the recorded
asset. Unevaluated oil and gas properties not subject to amortization include
the following at December 31, 2004 and June 30, 2005:
At December 31, 2004 At June 30, 2005
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Acquisition costs $ 48,636 $ 59,269
Evaluation costs 12,159 452,494
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Total $ 60,795 $ 511,763
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The carrying value of unevaluated oil and gas prospects include $12,519 and
$439,333 expended for properties in South America at December 31, 2004 and June
30, 2005, respectively. We are maintaining our interest in these properties and
development has or is anticipated to commence within the next twelve months.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2005 COMPARED TO SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30, 2004
Oil and Gas Revenues. Total oil and gas revenues increased 260% to $1,091,940
in the six months ended June 30, 2005 when compared to the six months ended June
30, 2004. The increase in revenue is due to (1) increased production resulting
from the development of the Columbian fields and the new domestic wells that
have come on line during the second half of 2004 and the first half of 2005, and
(2) increases in oil prices. The Company had interests in 13 producing wells in
Colombia and 7 producing wells in the U.S. during the 2005 period as compared to
4 producing wells in Columbia and 5 producing wells in the U.S. during the 2004
period. Average prices from sales were $38.22 per barrel of oil and $5.93 per
mcf of gas during the 2005 period as compared to $28.43 per barrel of oil and
$5.10 per mcf of gas during the 2004 period. Following is a summary comparison,
by region, of oil and gas sales for the periods.
Columbia U.S. Total
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2005 Period
Oil sales $ 844,210 $ 42,640 $886,850
Gas sales - 205,090 205,090
2004 Period
Oil sales 149,358 8,067 157,425
Gas sales - 146,123 146,123
Lease Operating Expenses. Lease operating and severance tax expenses, excluding
joint venture expenses relating to our Columbian operations discussed below,
increased 294% to $470,975 in the 2005 period from $119,497 in the 2004 period.
The increase in lease operating expenses was attributable to the increase in the
number of wells operated during the 2005 period (20 wells as compared to 10
wells). Following is a summary comparison of lease operating expenses for the
periods.
Columbia U.S. Total
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2005 Period $ 450,737 $20,238 $470,975
2004 Period 98,084 21,413 119,497
Joint Venture Expenses. The Company's allocable share of joint venture expenses
attributable to the Colombian Joint Venture totaled $27,424 during the 2005
period and $6,048 during the 2004 period. The increase in joint venture
expenses was attributable to an increase in operational activities of the joint
venture in acquiring new concessions.
Depreciation and Depletion Expense. Depreciation and depletion expense was
$170,358 and $57,493 for the periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
The increase is due to increases in domestic and Colombian production.
Interest Expense. Interest expense was $64,624 in the 2005 period and $31,600
in the 2004 period. The increase in interest expense was attributable to the
issuance, in May 2005, of $2,125,000 of Subordinated Convertible Notes.
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General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expense
increased by 174% to $349,249 during the 2005 period from $127,280 in the 2004
period. The increase in general and administrative expense was primarily
attributable to the payment of salary (up $97,184 from $0) to the Company's
principal officer beginning in the fourth quarter of 2004 and increases in
professional fees (up $136,594, or 243%) relating primarily to legal fees
associated with the ongoing Moose Oil litigation.
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 COMPARED TO YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2003
Oil and Gas Revenues. Total oil and gas revenues increased $961,463, or 435%,
to $1,182,063 in fiscal 2004 when compared to fiscal 2003. The increase in
revenue is due to (1) increased production resulting from the development of the
South American fields and the new domestic wells that have come on line during
2003 and 2004 and (2) increases in oil prices. We had interests in 8 producing
wells in South America and 8 producing wells in North America during 2004 as
compared to 2 producing wells in South America and 3 producing wells in North
America during 2003. Average prices from sales were $33.85 per barrel of oil
and $5.43 per mcf of gas during 2004 as compared to $30.17 per barrel of oil and
$5.11 per mcf of gas during 2003. Following is a summary comparison, by region,
of oil and gas sales for the periods.
South America North Total
America
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Year ended 2004
Oil sales $ 808,472 $ 39,376 $847,848
Gas sales 0 334,215 334,215
Year ended 2003
Oil sales $ 128,520 $ 11,957 $140,477
Gas sales 0 80,123 80,123
Lease Operating Expenses. Lease operating expenses, excluding joint venture
expenses relating to our South American operations discussed below, increased
182% to $413,723 in 2004 from $146,914 in 2003. The increase in lease operating
expenses was attributable to the increase in the number of wells operated during
2004. Following is a summary comparison of lease operating expenses for the
years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.
North
South America America Total
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Year ended 2004 $ 354,448 $ 59,275 $413,723
Year ended 2003 109,348 37,566 146,914
Joint Venture Expenses. Joint venture expenses totaled $41,944 in 2004 compared
to $36,940 in 2003. The joint venture expenses represent our allocable share of
the indirect field operating and region administrative expenses billed by the
operator of the South American CaraCara and Tambaqui concessions. The increase
in joint venture expenses was attributable to increased exploration and
production in South America.
Depreciation and Depletion Expense. Depreciation and depletion expense
increased by 275% to $211,759 in 2004 when compared to $56,434 in 2003. The
increase in depreciation and depletion expense was primarily attributable to the
increased production from new wells coming on line during 2004.
Interest Expense. Interest expense decreased 49% to $72,000 in 2004 compared to
$142,349 in 2003. The interest expense decrease was attributable to reduced
debt relating to the conversion of certain debt to equity in 2003 and a
reduction in the interest rate.
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General and Administrative Expenses. General and administrative expense
increased by 79% to $327,354 in 2004 from the $182,293 in 2003. The increase in
G&A expense was principally attributable to (1) a 137% increase in professional
fees arising in connection with the Moose Oil litigation commenced during 2004
and (2) the commencement of salary to our President and CEO during the fourth
quarter of 2004, totaling $15,000 per month.
FINANCIAL CONDITION
Liquidity and Capital Resources. At June 30, 2005 we had a cash balance of
$1,929,671 and working capital of $2,115,659 compared to a cash balance of
$721,613 and working capital of $771,392 at December 31, 2004. The increase in
cash and working capital during the period was primarily attributable to the
sale, during 2005, of $2,125,000 of Subordinated Convertible Notes partially
offset by investing activities relating to oil and gas properties.
Operating cash flows for the 2005 period totaled $30,997 as compared to cash
used in operations during the 2004 period of $54,826. The improvement in
operating cash flow was primarily attributable to improved profitability and
increases in depreciation and depletion, partially offset by changes in
operating assets and liabilities.
Investing activities used $947,939 during the 2005 period as compared to
$441,778 used during the 2004 period. The increase in funds used in investing
activities during the current period was primarily attributable to the payment
of the Company's portion of seismic survey costs on Colombian prospects totaling
$447,605.
Financing activities provided $2,125,000 during the 2005 period attributable to
the sale of Subordinated Convertible Notes and $91,193 during the 2004 period
attributable to the issue of common stock.
Notes Payable. At June 30, 2005, our long-term debt was $3,169,456 as compared
to $1,000,000 at December 31, 2004. The increase in long-term debt was
attributable to the issuance during the period of $2,125,000 of Subordinated
Convertible Notes and recording a reserve for plugging costs of $44,456.
Notes payable at June 30, 2005 included loans from our principal shareholder, in
the amount of $1,000,000, bearing interest at 7.2% and maturing January 1, 2007.
Notes payable also included $2,125,000 in principal amount of Convertible Notes.
The Convertible Notes bear interest at 8%, provide for semi-annual interest
payments and mature May 1, 2010. The Convertible Notes are convertible, at the
option of the holders, into common stock of the Company at a price of $1.00 per
share (the "Conversion Price"), subject to standard anti-dilution provisions
relating to splits, reverse splits and other transactions, including issuances
of common stock at prices below the Conversion Price. The Convertible Notes are
subject to automatic conversion in the event the Company conducts an
underwritten public offering of its common stock from which the Company receives
at least $5 million and the public offering price is at least 150% of the then
applicable Conversion Price. The Company has the right to cause the Convertible
Notes to be converted into common stock after May 1, 2006 if the price of the
Company's common stock exceeds 200% of the then applicable Conversion Price on
the date of conversion and for at least 20 trading days over the preceding 30
trading days. The Company has the right to repurchase the Convertible Notes
after May 1, 2007 at 103% of the face amount during 2007, 102% of the face
amount during 2008, 101% of the face amount during 2009 and 100% of the face
amount thereafter. The Convertible Notes are unsecured general obligations of
the Company and are subordinated to all other indebtedness of the Company unless
the other indebtedness is expressly made subordinate to the Convertible Notes.
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Capital and Exploration Expenditures and Commitments. Our principal capital and
exploration expenditures relate to our ongoing efforts to acquire, drill and
complete prospects. Historically, we funded our capital and exploration
expenditures from funds borrowed from John F. Terwilliger, our principal
shareholder and officer. With the receipt of additional equity financing in
2003, 2004 and the May 2005 sale of convertible notes, and the increase in our
revenues, profitability and operating cash flows, we expect that future capital
and exploration expenditures will be funded principally through funds on hand
and funds generated from operations.
During the first half of 2005, we invested approximately $947,939 for the
acquisition and development of oil and gas properties, consisting of (1) seismic
surveying in Colombia ($447,605), (2) drilling the well on the Crowley Prospect,
and (3) drilling 6 wells in Colombia.
At June 30, 2005, our only material contractual obligations requiring
determinable future payments on our part were notes payable to our principal
shareholder and holders of subordinated convertible notes and our lease relating
to our executive offices.
The following table details our contractual obligations as of June 30, 2005:
Payments due by period
------------------------------------------------------------
Total 2005 2006 - 2007 2008 - 2009 Thereafter
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Long-term debt. $3,125,000 $ 0 $ 1,000,000 $ 0 $ 2,125,000
Operating lease
commitments 52,842 19,816 33,026 0 0
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Total $3,177,842 $19,816 $ 1,033,026 $ 0 $ 2,125,000
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In addition to the contractual obligations requiring that we make fixed
payments, in conjunction with our efforts to secure oil and gas prospects,
financing and services, we have, from time to time, granted overriding royalty
interests (ORRI) in various properties, and may grant ORRIs in the future,
pursuant to which we will be obligated to pay a portion of our interest in
revenues from various prospects to third parties.
At June 30, 2005, our acquisition and drilling budget for the balance of 2005
totaled approximately $427,500, consisting of (1) $120,000 for drilling of 5
wells in South America on the Cara Cara concession, (2) $187,500 to drill one
additional concession acquired in South America in 2004 and (3) $120,000 to
drill an additional well on the Crowley Prospect. Our acquisition and drilling
budget has historically been subject to substantial fluctuation over the course
of a year based upon successes and failures in drilling and completion of
prospects and the identification of additional prospects during the course of a
year.
Management anticipates that our current financial resources combined with our
increases in revenues over the past year will meet our anticipated objectives
and business operations, including our planned property acquisitions and
drilling activities, for at least the next 12 months without the need for
additional capital. Management continues to evaluate producing property
acquisitions as well as a number of drilling prospects. It is possible,
although not anticipated, that the Company may require and seek additional
financing if additional drilling prospects are pursued beyond those presently
under consideration.
We had no off-balance sheet arrangements or guarantees of third party
obligations at June 30, 2005.
INFLATION
We believe that inflation has not had a significant impact on our operations
since inception.
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BUSINESS
GENERAL
Houston American Energy Corp. is an oil and gas exploration and production
company. Our oil and gas exploration and production activities are focused on
properties in the U.S. onshore Gulf Coast Region, principally Texas, and
development of four concessions in the South American country of Colombia. We
seek to utilize the contacts and experience of our sole executive officer, John
F. Terwilliger, to identify favorable drilling opportunities, to use advanced
seismic techniques to define prospects and to form partnerships and joint
ventures to spread the cost and risks to us of drilling.
EXPLORATION PROJECTS
Our exploration projects are focused on existing property interests, and future
acquisition of additional property interests, in the onshore Texas Gulf Coast
region, Colombia and Louisiana.
Each of our exploration projects differs in scope and character and consists of
one or more types of assets, such as 3-D seismic data, leasehold positions,
lease options, working interests in leases, partnership or limited liability
company interests or other mineral rights. Our percentage interest in each
exploration project ("Project Interest") represents the portion of the interest
in the exploration project we share with other project partners. Because each
exploration project consists of a bundle of assets that may or may not include a
working interest in the project, our Project Interest simply represents our
proportional ownership in the bundle of assets that constitute the exploration
project. Therefore, our Project Interest in an exploration project should not
be confused with the working interest that we will own when a given well is
drilled. Each exploration project represents a negotiated transaction between
the project partners. Our working interest may be higher or lower than our
Project Interest.
Our principal exploration projects as of December 31, 2004 consisted on the
following:
LAVACA COUNTY, TEXAS. In Lavaca County, Texas, we hold two separate interests
consisting of a 5% non-participating royalty interest in a 150 acre tract known
as the Mavis Wharton Lease and a 38% working interest in a 65.645 acre tract
known as the West Hardys Creek Prospect.
The Mavis Wharton #3 well was drilled on the Mavis Wharton Lease and, following
completion, experienced production problems. The well was reworked and
determined to be non-commercial and abandoned. Our royalty interest in the
Mavis Wharton Lease does not bear any costs of well operations.
The Goyen #1 well was drilled on the West Hardys Creek Prospect in the third
quarter of 2003. The Goyen #1 well tested the Frio and Miocene Sands to a depth
of 3,000 feet. The Goyen #1 well was successfully completed in September 2003
and commenced production as a gas well with an initial production rate of 350MCF
per day. We presently have no plans with respect to drilling additional wells
on the West Hardys Creek Prospect.
MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS. In Matagorda County, Texas, we hold two separate
interests consisting of a 3.5% working interest with a 2.415% net revenue
interest in a 779 acre tract known as the S.W. Pheasant Prospect and an option
to participate, based on a 3.5% working interest with a 2.415% net revenue
interest, in a 672 acre tract known as the Turtle Creek Prospect.
A well was successfully completed on the S.W. Pheasant Prospect in July 2003
with initial production rates from the Frio K Sand of 1400 MCF and 35 barrels of
oil per day. We presently have no plans with respect to drilling additional
wells in Matagorda County.
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SAN PATRICIO COUNTY, TEXAS. In San Patricio County, Texas, we hold a 5% working
interest in a 380 acre leasehold known as the St. Paul Prospect. The Garza #1
well was drilled in the first quarter of 2004 and successfully completed as a
gas well. We presently have no plans with respect to drilling additional wells
on the St. Paul Prospect.
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH, LOUISIANA. In St. John the Baptist Parish,
Louisiana, we hold a 2% working interest with a 1.44% net revenue interest in a
726 acre leasehold known as the Bougere Estate and the Bougere Estate #1 well.
The Bougere Estate #1 well was completed in June 2003 with initial production of
200 barrels of oil and 170 MCF of gas per day. Commercial production of the
well commenced in December 2003 following installation of a gas sales pipeline.
We presently have no additional plans with respect to drilling additional wells
on the Bougere Estate.
VERMILLION PARISH, LOUISIANA. In Vermillion Parish, Louisiana, we hold a 3%
working interest in the LaFurs F-16 well. The LaFurs F-16 well was drilled in
the second quarter of 2004 and was completed as a gas well with commercial sales
of gas beginning in the third quarter of 2004. We have no additional drilling
rights or plans with respect to the Vermillion Parish prospect.
ACADIA PARISH, LOUISIANA. In Acadia Parish, Louisiana, we hold a 3% working
interest and a 2.25% net revenue interest until payout in a 620 acre leasehold
known as the Crowley Prospect. The Hoffpauer #1 (formerly the Baronet #1) was
drilled in the third quarter of 2004. Commercial production of the well
commenced in December 2004 with initial production rates of 1,525 MCF of gas and
15.5 barrels of condensate per day. The Baronet #2 well was drilled in the
first quarter of 2005 and began production in June 2005.
TERREBONNE PARISH, LOUISIANA. In Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, we hold a 1.25%
carried working interest to the casing point in a 194 acre leasehold known as
the Donner Field.
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, LOUISIANA. In Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, we hold a 1.8%
working interest after casing point, and a 1.35% net revenue interest in a 300
acre leasehold known as the Bakers Bay Prospect. The SL18077 #1 well was
drilled in the fourth quarter of 2004. The well was completed as a gas and oil
well in December 2005 and was awaiting a pipeline hookup at December 31, 2004
with sales commencing in July 2005. We presently have no plans with respect to
drilling additional wells on the Bakers Bay Prospect.
NORTH LOUISIANA. In December 2004, we sold our interest in a 1,428 acre
leasehold in Northern Louisiana and joined the purchaser of that interest in
forming a 7,680 acre area of mutual interest. Pursuant to that agreement, we
received a 7.5% working interest in the first well drilled on the acreage, a
7.5% working interest back in after payout in the second and third wells and
will have an option to participate for its 7.5% working interest in all
subsequent wells. We also retained overriding royalty interests ranging from
1.35% to 2.5% on leases covering 3,200 acres.
LLANOS BASIN, COLOMBIA. In the Llanos Basin, Colombia, we hold interests in (1)
a 232,050 acre tract known as the Cara Cara concession, (2) the Tambaqui
Association Contract covering 88,000 acres in the State of Casanare, Colombia,
and (3) two concessions, the Dorotea Contract and the Cabiona Contract, totaling
over 185,000 acres.
Our interest in the Cara Cara concession and the two additional concessions is
held through an interest in Hupecol, LLC. The additional concessions were
acquired by Hupecol in the fourth quarter of 2004. We hold a 12.5% working
interest in each of the prospects of Hupecol. In conjunction with our interest
in Hupecol, we also acquired, and hold, a 12.6% working interest, with an 11.31%
net revenue interest, in the Tambaqui Association Contract.
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The first well drilled in the Cara Cara concession, the Jaguar #1 well, was
completed in April 2003 with initial production of 892 barrels of oil per day.
In conjunction with the efforts to develop the Cara Cara concession, Hupecol
acquired 50 square miles of 3D seismic grid surrounding the Jaguar #1 well and
two other prospect areas. That data is being utilized to identify additional
drill site opportunities to develop a field around the Jaguar #1 well and in
other prospect areas within the grid.
Our working interest in the Cara Cara concession and the Tambaqui Association
Contract are subject to an escalating royalty of 8% on the first 5,000 barrels
of oil per day to 20% at 125,000 barrels of oil per day. Our interest in the
Tambaqui Association Contract is subject to reversionary interests of Ecopetrol,
the state owned Colombian oil company, that could cause 50% of the working
interest to revert to Ecopetrol after we have recouped four times our initial
investment. Our working interest in the additional concessions is subject to an
escalating royalty ranging from 5% to 20% depending upon production volumes and
pricing and an additional 6% to 10% per concession when 5,000,000 barrels of oil
have been produced on that concession.
In December 2003, we exercised our right to participate in the acquisition,
through Hupecol, of over 3,000 kilometers of seismic data in Colombia covering
in excess of 20 million acres. The seismic data is being utilized to map
prospects in key areas with a view to delineating multiple drilling
opportunities. We will hold a 12.5% interest in all prospects developed by
Hupecol arising from the acquired seismic data, including the two concessions
acquired in the fourth quarter of 2004. Hupecol acquired, during the first half
of 2005, approximately 75 square miles of 3D seismic data covering the two
additional concessions and 46 square miles of new 3D seismic on the Cara Cara
concession.
During 2004, Hupecol drilled nine wells on the Cara Cara concession in Colombia
to offset, and delineate, the Jaguar #1 well, with production commencing on the
Jaguar #2 in March 2004, the Bengala #2 in April 2004, the Jaguar #6 in July
2004, the Jaguar #12 in September 2004, the Jaguar #3A in October 2004, and the
Jaguar #15 in December 2004. The Cara Cara #1, the Cara Cara #7 and the Cara
Cara #7 Side Track were dry holes. Through August 10, 2005, Hupecol drilled
five additional wells on the Cara Cara concession, the Bengala #4, #5, #6 and #7
and the Jaguar #5. We hold a 1.59% working interest in each of the wells.
Through Hupecol, we presently plan to drill an additional five wells on the Cara
Cara concession through the end of 2005.
Included in our interest in the Tambaqui Association Contract was an interest in
a producing well, the Tambaqui #1, and in two exploration wells. The Tambaqui
#1 is no longer producing due to uneconomic production rates. The first
exploration well drilled as an offset to the Tambaqui #1, the Tambaqui #1Am, was
dry. The Tambaqui #2 well was successfully drilled and began production in June
2004. The Tambaqui was successfully drilled and began production in March 2005.
Through Hupecol, seismic surveying has been completed and permitting of 30
drilling locations is ongoing on the Dorotea Contract and Cabiona Contract. We
plan to commence drilling on the Dorotea Contract and the Cabiona Contract upon
completion of permitting and securing a rig.
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The following table sets forth certain information about each of our exploration
projects:
Acres Leased or Under Option at
December 31, 2004 (1)
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Project Project Company Project
Project Area Gross Net Net Interest
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TEXAS:
Lavaca County, Texas
Mavis Wharton. . . . . . . . 300.00 150.00 7.50 5.00%
West Hardys Creek. . . . . . 65.65 65.65 24.95 38.00%
San Patricio County, Texas
St. Paul Prospect. . . . . . 380.00 380.00 19.00 5.00%
Matagorda County, Texas
S.W. Pheasant Prospect . . . 779.00 779.00 27.27 3.50%
Turtle Creek Prospect. . . . 672.00 672.00 23.52 3.50%
---------- ---------- ---------
Texas Sub-Total. . . . . . . . 2,196.65 2,046.65 102.24
LOUISIANA:
Vermillion Parish, Louisiana . 830.00 830.00 24.90 3.00%
Acadia Parish, Louisiana . . . 620.00 620.00 18.60 3.00%
Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana . 194.00 194.00 2.42 1.25%
Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana. 300.00 300.00 5.40 1.80%
Northern Louisiana . . . . . . 1,668.71 1,668.71 125.15 7.50%
St. John the Baptist Parish,
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . 726.00 726.00 14.52 2.00%
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Louisiana Sub-Total. . . . . . 4,338.71 4,338.71 190.99
OKLAHOMA
Jenny #1-14. . . . . . . . . . 160.00 160.00 3.78 2.36%
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Oklahoma Sub-Total . . . . . . 160.00 160.00 3.78
COLOMBIA
Cara Cara Concession . . . . 232,050.00 232,500.00 3,689.00 1.59%
Tambaqui Assoc. Contract (2) 88,000.00 88,000.00 11,088.00 12.6%
Dorotea Contract . . . . . . 82,065.00 82,065.00 10,258.00 12.5%
Cabiona Contract . . . . . . 103,740.00 103,740.00 12,967.00 12.5%
---------- ---------- ---------
Colombia Sub-Total . . . . . . 505,855.00 505,855.00 38,002.00
---------- ---------- ---------
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . 512,550.36 512,400.36 38,299.01
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(1) Project Gross Acres refers to the number of acres within a project. Project
Net Acres refers to leaseable acreage by tract. Company Net Acres are
either leased or under option in which we own an undivided interest.
Company Net Acres were determined by multiplying the Project Net Acres
leased or under option times our working interest therein.
(2) The project interest is the working interest in the concession and not
necessarily the working interest in the well.
DRILLING ACTIVITIES
From April 2001 (inception of the Company) through December 31, 2004, we drilled
18 exploratory and 7 developmental wells, of which 18 were completed and 7 were
dry holes. In 2003, 3 exploratory and 1 developmental wells were drilled of
which 3 were completed and 1 was a dry hole. In 2004, 9 exploratory and 7
developmental wells were drilled of which 11 were completed and 5 were dry
holes.
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the actual drilling
results for each of the years 2003 and 2004 as to wells drilled in each such
individual year:
Exploratory Wells (1) Developmental Wells (1)
------------------------ ----------------------------
Gross Net Gross Net
----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
2003
----
Productive . . 3 0.435 0 0
Dry. . . . . . 0 0.000 1 0.125
2004
----
Productive . . 4 0.128 7 0.220
Dry. . . . . . 5 0.238 0 0
(1) Gross wells represent the total number of wells in which we owned an
interest; net wells represent the total of our net working interests owned
in the wells.
One well was in progress at December 31, 2004, on the Cara Cara prospect.
PRODUCTIVE WELL SUMMARY
The following table sets forth certain information regarding our ownership as of
December 31, 2004 of productive gas and oil wells in the areas indicated:
Gas Oil
------------------------ ----------------------------
Gross Net Gross Net
----------- ----------- ------------- -------------
Texas . . . . . 3 0.465 0 0
Louisiana . . . 4 0.078 0 0
Oklahoma. . . . 1 0.024 0 0
Colombia. . . . 0 0 8 0.236
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Total . . . . 8 0.567 8 0.236
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VOLUME, PRICES AND PRODUCTION COSTS
The following table sets forth certain information regarding the production
volumes, average prices received (net of transportation costs) and average
production costs associated with our sales of gas and oil for the periods
indicated:
Year Ended December 31,
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2003 2004
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Net Production:
Gas (Mcf):
North America . . . 15,993 61,519
South America . . . 0 0
Oil (Bbls):
North America . . . 246 886
South America . . . 5,880 24,040
Average sales price:
Gas ($per Mcf). . . . . 5.11 5.43
Oil (Bbls). . . . . . . 30.17 33.85
Average production expense and
Taxes ($per Bble):
North America . . . 2.35 5.32
South America . . . 24.88 14.74
NATURAL GAS AND OIL RESERVES
The following table summarizes the estimates of our historical net proved
reserves as of December 31, 2003 and 2004, and the present value attributable to
these reserves at these dates. The reserve data and present values were
prepared by Pressler Petroleum Consultants, Inc., independent petroleum
engineering consultants:
At December 31,
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2003 2004
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Net proved reserves (1):
Natural gas (Mcf). . . . . . . . . . . 176,600 202,420
Oil (Bbls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274,107 307,290
Standardized measure of discounted future net
cash flows (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,172,639 $4,005,624
(1) At December 31, 2004, net proved reserves, by region, consisted of 295,700
barrels of oil in South America and 11,590 barrels of oil in North America;
all natural gas reserves were in North America.
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(2) The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows represents the
present value of future net revenues after income tax discounted at 10% per
annum and has been calculated in accordance with SFAS No. 69, "Disclosures
About Oil and Gas Producing Activities" (see Note 7 - Supplemental
Information on Oil and Gas Exploration, Development and Production
Activities (Unaudited)) and, in accordance with current SEC guidelines, and
does not include estimated future cash inflows from hedging. The
standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows attributable to
our reserves was prepared using prices in effect at the end of the
respective periods presented, discounted at 10% per annum on a pre-tax
basis.
In accordance with applicable requirements of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, we estimate our proved reserves and future net cash flows using
sales prices and costs estimated to be in effect as of the date we make the
reserve estimates. We hold the estimates constant throughout the life of the
properties, except to the extent a contract specifically provides for
escalation. Gas prices, which have fluctuated widely in recent years, affect
estimated quantities of proved reserves and future net cash flows. Any
estimates of natural gas and oil reserves and their values are inherently
uncertain, including many factors beyond our control. The reserve data
contained in this prospectus represent only estimates. Reservoir engineering is
a subjective process of estimating underground accumulations of natural gas and
oil that cannot be measured in an exact manner. The accuracy of reserve
estimates is a function of the quality of available data and of engineering and
geological interpretation and judgment. As a result, estimates of different
engineers, including those we use, may vary. In addition, estimates of reserves
may be revised based upon actual production, results of future development and
exploration activities, prevailing natural gas and oil prices, operating costs
and other factors, which revision may be material. Accordingly, reserve
estimates may be different from the quantities of natural gas and oil that we
are ultimately able to recover and are highly dependent upon the accuracy of the
underlying assumptions. Our estimated proved reserves have not been filed with
or included in reports to any federal agency.
LEASEHOLD ACREAGE
The following table sets forth as of December 31, 2004, the gross and net acres
of proved developed and proved undeveloped and unproven gas and oil leases which
we hold or have the right to acquire:
Proved Developed Proved Undeveloped Unproven
------------------ ------------------------ ---------------------
Gross Net Gross Net Gross Net
-------- -------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------
Texas . . . . . 1,524.65 78.72 0 0 672.00 23.52
Louisiana . . . 2,244.00 57.32 0 0 2,094.71 133.67
Oklahoma. . . . 160.00 3.78 0 0 0 0
Colombia. . . . 2,560.00 75.61 6,720.00 141.76 496,575.00 37,784.63
-------- -------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ---------
Total . . . . 6,488.65 215.43 6,720.00 141.76 499,341.71 37,941.82
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During 2004, (1) we released 35% of the acreage in the Cara Cara concession, (2)
our Jackson County, Texas lease of the W. Harmon Prospect expired, and (3) we
leased 290 acres in Wharton County, Texas and subsequently sold our 50% interest
in the lease retaining a 9.5% carried interest in two wells that were drilled as
dry holes.
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TITLE TO PROPERTIES
Title to properties is subject to royalty, overriding royalty, carried working,
net profits, working and other similar interests and contractual arrangements
customary in the gas and oil industry, liens for current taxes not yet due and
other encumbrances. As is customary in the industry in the case of undeveloped
properties, little investigation of record title is made at the time of
acquisition (other than preliminary review of local records).
Investigation, including a title opinion of local counsel, generally are made
before commencement of drilling operations.
MARKETING
At August 29, 2005, we had no contractual agreements to sell our gas and oil
production and all production was sold on spot markets.
RISKS RELATED TO OUR OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS
Operational Hazards and Insurance. Our development, exploitation and exploration
activities may be unsuccessful for many reasons, including weather, cost
overruns, equipment shortages and mechanical difficulties. Moreover, the
successful drilling of a natural gas and oil well does not ensure a profit on
investment. A variety of factors, both geological and market related can cause
a well to become uneconomical or only marginally profitable. Our business
involves a variety of operating risks which may adversely affect our
profitability, including:
- fires;
- explosions;
- blow-outs and surface cratering;
- uncontrollable flows of oil, natural gas, and formation water;
- natural disasters, such as hurricanes and other adverse weather
conditions;
- pipe, cement, or pipeline failures;
- casing collapses;
- embedded oil field drilling and service tools;
- abnormally pressured formations; and
- environmental hazards, such as natural gas leaks, oil spills, pipeline
ruptures and discharges of toxic gases.
In accordance with industry practice, our insurance protects us against some,
but not all, operational risks. Further, we do not carry business interruption
insurance at levels that would provide enough cash for us to continue operating
without access to additional funds. As pollution and environmental risks
generally are not fully insurable, our insurance may be inadequate to cover any
losses or exposure for such liability.
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Volatility of Oil and Gas Prices. As an independent oil and gas producer, our
revenue, profitability and future rate of growth are substantially dependent
upon the prevailing prices of, and demand for, natural gas, oil, and condensate.
Our realized profits affect the amount of cash flow available for capital
expenditures. Our ability to maintain or increase our borrowing capacity and to
obtain additional capital on attractive terms is also substantially dependent
upon oil and gas prices. Prices for oil and natural gas are subject to wide
fluctuation in response to relatively minor changes in the supply of, and demand
for, oil and gas, market uncertainty and a variety of additional factors that
are beyond our control. Among the factors that can cause the volatility of oil
and gas prices are:
- worldwide or regional demand for energy, which is affected by economic
conditions;
- the domestic and foreign supply of natural gas and oil;
- weather conditions;
- domestic and foreign governmental regulations;
- political conditions in natural gas and oil producing regions;
- the ability of members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting
Countries to agree upon and maintain oil prices and production levels; and
- the price and availability of other fuels.
OPERATIONS IN SOUTH AMERICA
As described above, we currently have interests in four concessions in the South
American country of Colombia and expect to be active in Colombia for the
foreseeable future. The political climate in Colombia is unstable and could be
subject to radical change over a very short period of time. In the event of a
significant negative change in political and economic stability in the vicinity
of our Colombian operations, we may be forced to abandon or suspend our efforts.
Either of such events could be harmful to our expected business prospects.
COMPETITION
Competition in the oil and gas industry is intense and we compete with major and
other independent oil and gas companies with respect to the acquisition of
producing properties and proved undeveloped acreage. Our competitors actively
bid for desirable oil and gas properties, as well as for the equipment and labor
required to operate and develop the properties. Many of those competitors,
however, have financial resources and exploration and development budgets that
are substantially greater than ours and may be able to absorb the burden of any
changes in federal, state and local laws and regulations more easily than we can
do so, which would adversely affect our competitive position. These competitors
may be able to pay more for natural gas and oil properties and may be able to
define, evaluate, bid for and purchase a greater number of properties than we
can. Our ability to acquire additional properties and develop new and existing
properties in the future will depend on our capability to conduct operations, to
evaluate and select suitable properties and to consummate transactions in this
highly competitive environment.
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GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION
Our business and the oil and gas industry in general are subject to extensive
laws and regulations, including environmental laws and regulations. As such, we
may be required to make large expenditures to comply with environmental and
other governmental regulations. State and federal regulations, including those
enforced by the Texas Railroad Commission as the primary regulator of the oil
and gas industry in the State of Texas, are generally intended to prevent waste
of oil and gas, protect rights to produce oil and gas between owners in a common
reservoir and control contamination of the environment. Matters subject to
regulation in the State of Texas include:
- location and density of wells;
- the handling of drilling fluids and obtaining discharge permits for
drilling operations;
- accounting for and payment of royalties on production from state, federal
and Indian lands;
- bonds for ownership, development and production of natural gas and oil
properties;
- transportation of natural gas and oil by pipelines;
- operation of wells and reports concerning operations; and
- taxation.
Under these laws and regulations, we could be liable for personal injuries,
property damage, oil spills, discharge of hazardous materials, remediation and
clean-up costs and other environmental damages. Failure to comply with these
laws and regulations also may result in the suspension or termination of our
operations and subject us to administrative, civil and criminal penalties.
Moreover, these laws and regulations could change in ways that substantially
increase our operating costs.
Natural gas operations are subject to various types of regulation at the
federal, state and local levels. Prior to commencing drilling activities for a
well, we are required to procure permits and/or approvals for the various stages
of the drilling process from the applicable state and local agencies. Permits
and approvals include those for the drilling of wells, and regulations including
maintaining bonding requirements in order to drill or operate wells and the
location of wells, the method of drilling and casing wells, the surface use and
restoration of properties on which wells are drilled, the plugging and
abandoning of wells, and the disposal of fluids used in connection with
operations.
Our operations are also subject to various conservation laws and regulations.
These include the regulation of the size of drilling and spacing units and the
density of wells, which may be drilled and the unitization or pooling of natural
gas properties. In this regard, some states allow the forced pooling or
integration of tracts to facilitate exploration while other states rely
primarily or exclusively on voluntary pooling of lands and leases. In areas
where pooling is voluntary, it may be more difficult to form units, and
therefore, more difficult to develop a project if the operator owns less than
100 percent of the leasehold.
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Regulation of Sales and Transportation of Natural Gas. Historically, the
transportation and resale of natural gas in interstate commerce have been
regulated by the Natural Gas Act of 1938, the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978,
and the regulations promulgated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Maximum selling prices of some categories of natural gas sold in "first sales,"
whether sold in interstate or intrastate commerce, were regulated under the
NGPA. The Natural Gas Well Head Decontrol Act removed, as of January 1, 1993,
all remaining federal price controls from natural gas sold in "first sales" on
or after that date. FERC's jurisdiction over natural gas transportation was
unaffected by the Decontrol Act. While sales by producers of natural gas and
all sales of crude oil, condensate and natural gas liquids can currently be made
at market prices, Congress could reenact price controls in the future.
Sales of natural gas are affected by the availability, terms and cost of
transportation. The price and terms for access to pipeline transportation are
subject to extensive regulation. In recent years, FERC has undertaken various
initiatives to increase competition within the natural gas industry. As a
result of initiatives like FERC Order No. 636, issued in April 1992, the
interstate natural gas transportation and marketing system has been
substantially restructured to remove various barriers and practices that
historically limited non-pipeline natural gas sellers, including producers, from
effectively competing with interstate pipelines for sales to local distribution
companies and large industrial and commercial customers. The most significant
provisions of Order No. 636 require that interstate pipelines provide
transportation separate or "unbundled" from their sales service, and require
that pipelines make available firm and interruptible transportation service on
an open access basis that is equal for all natural gas suppliers.
In many instances, the result of Order No. 636 and related initiatives has been
to substantially reduce or eliminate the interstate pipelines' traditional role
as wholesalers of natural gas in favor of providing only storage and
transportation services. Another effect of regulatory restructuring is the
greater transportation access available on interstate pipelines. In some cases,
producers and marketers have benefited from this availability. However,
competition among suppliers has greatly increased and traditional long-term
producer pipeline contracts are rare. Furthermore, gathering facilities of
interstate pipelines are no longer regulated by FERC, thus allowing gatherers to
charge higher gathering rates.
Environmental Regulations. Our operations are subject to additional laws and
regulations governing the discharge of materials into the environment or
otherwise relating to environmental protection. Public interest in the
protection of the environment has increased dramatically in recent years. It
appears that the trend of more expansive and stricter environmental legislation
and regulations will continue.
We generate wastes that may be subject to the Federal Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act ("RCRA") and comparable state statutes, which have limited the
approved methods of disposal for some hazardous wastes. Additional wastes may be
designated as "hazardous wastes" in the future, and therefore become subject to
more rigorous and costly operating and disposal requirements. Although
management believes that we utilize good operating and waste disposal practices,
prior owners and operators of our properties may not have done so, and
hydrocarbons or other wastes may have been disposed of or released on or under
the properties owned or leased by us or on or under locations where wastes have
been taken for disposal. These properties and the wastes disposed on the
properties may be subject to the Comprehensive Environmental Response,
Compensation and Liability Act ("CERCLA"), RCRA and analogous state laws, which
require the removal and remediation of previously disposed wastes, including
waste disposed of or released by prior owners or operators.
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CERCLA and similar state laws impose liability, without regard to fault or the
legality of the original conduct, on some classes of persons that are considered
to have contributed to the release of a "hazardous substance" into the
environment. These persons include the owner or operator of the disposal site or
sites where the release occurred and companies that disposed of or arranged for
the disposal of the hazardous substances found at the site. Persons who are or
were responsible for release of hazardous substances under CERCLA may be subject
to joint and several liability for the costs of cleaning up the hazardous
substances that have been released into the environment and for damages to
natural resources, and it is not uncommon for neighboring landowners and other
third parties to file claims for personal injury and property damage allegedly
caused by the hazardous substances released into the environment.
EMPLOYEES
As of August 29, 2005, we had one full-time employee and no part time employees.
The employee is not covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and we do not
anticipate that any of our future employees will be covered by such agreement.
If our operations continue to grow as expected, we anticipate hiring as many as
three additional employees by the end of 2005.
PROPERTIES
We currently lease approximately 2,000 square feet of office space in Houston,
Texas as our executive offices. Management anticipates that our space will be
sufficient for the foreseeable future. The monthly rental under the lease,
which expires on November 30, 2006, is $3,302.59.
A description of our interests in oil and gas properties is included above.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
During the quarter ended March 31, 2004, we were named as defendant in a suit
styled Alan Gerger, Trustee for the Substantially Consolidated Bankruptcy Estate
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of Moose Oil and Gas Company and Moose Operating Company v. John Terwilliger,
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Marlin Data Research, Inc. and Houston American Energy Corp., filed in the
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United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The
plaintiff alleges that expenses relating to the formation and operation of
Houston American were paid by Moose Oil and Gas or Moose Operating Company, that
interests in certain oil and gas properties were transferred to Houston American
from Moose Oil and Gas or Moose Operating Company and that the alleged payments
and transfers constituted fraudulent transfers and voidable preferences. The
plaintiff seeks to recover all properties alleged to have been wrongfully
transferred as well as costs of suit and other relief. We believe that the
action is without merit and intend to vigorously contest the same.
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MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth the names, ages and offices of the present
executive officers and directors of the Company. The periods during which such
persons have served in such capacities are indicated in the description of
business experience of such persons below.
Name Age Position
---- --- --------
John Terwilliger 57 President, Treasurer and Director
O. Lee Tawes III 57 Director
Edwin C. Broun III 53 Director
Stephen Hartzell 51 Director
The following is a biographical summary of the business experience of the
present directors and executive officers of the Company:
John F. Terwilliger has served as our president, secretary and treasurer
and a director since our inception in April 2001. From 1988 to April 2002, Mr.
Terwilliger served as the chairman of the board and president of Moose Oil & Gas
Company, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Moose Operating Co., Inc., both
Houston, Texas based companies. Prior to 1988, Mr. Terwilliger was the chairman
of the board and president of Cambridge Oil Company, a Houston, Texas based oil
exploration and production company. Mr. Terwilliger served in the United States
Army, receiving his honorable discharge in 1969. On April 9, 2002, Moose Oil &
Gas Company and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Moose Operating Co., Inc., filed a
bankruptcy petition under Chapter 7 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in
Cause No. 02-33891-H507: 02-22892, in the United States District Court for the
Southern District of Texas, Houston Division. At the time of the filing of the
bankruptcy petition, Mr. Terwilliger was the chairman of the board and president
of both Moose Oil & Gas Company and Moose Operating Co., Inc. Mr. Terwilliger
resigned those positions on April 9, 2002.
O. Lee Tawes III has served as a Director since August 2005. Mr. Tawes is
Executive Vice President and Head of Investment Banking, and a Director at
Northeast Securities Inc. From 2000-2001 he was Managing Director of Research
for C.E. Unterberg, Towbin, an investment and merchant banking firm specializing
in high growth technology companies. Mr. Tawes spent 20 years at Oppenheimer &
Co. Inc. and CIBC World Markets, where he was Director of Equity Research from
1991 to 1999. He was also Chairman of the Stock Selection Committee at CIBC, a
member of the firm's Executive Committee, and Commitment Committee. From 1972
to 1990, Mr. Tawes was an analyst covering the food and diversified industries
at Goldman Sachs & Co. from 1972 to 1979, and Oppenheimer from 1979 to 1990. As
food analyst, he was named to the Institutional Investor All America Research
Team five times from 1979 through 1989. Mr. Tawes has served as a Director of
Baywood International, Inc. since 2001. Mr. Tawes is a graduate of Princeton
University and received his MBA from Darden School at the University of
Virginia.
Stephen Hartzell has served as a Director since August 2005. Mr. Hartzell
has over 27 years of experience as a petroleum geologist. Since 2003, Mr.
Hartzell has been an owner operator of Southern Star Exploration, LLC, an
independent oil and gas company. From 1986 to 2003, Mr. Hartzell served as an
independent consulting geologist. From 1978 to 1986, Mr. Hartzell served as a
petroleum geologist, division geologist and senior geologist with Amoco
Production Company, Tesoro Petroleum Corporation, Moore McCormack Energy and
American Hunter Exploration. Mr. Hartzell received his B.S. in Geology from
Western Illinois University and an M.S. in Geology from Northern Illinois
University.
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Edwin C. Broun III has served as a Director since August 2005. Mr. Broun is
the owner/operator of Broun Energy, LLC, an oil and gas exploration and
production company. He co-founded, and from 1994 to 2003 was Vice President and
Managing Partner of, Sierra Mineral Development, L.C., an oil and gas
exploration and production company where he was responsible for reserve and
economic evaluation of acquisitions, drill site selection and workover design.
From 1992 to 1994 he was a partner and consultant in Tierra Mineral Develoment,
L.C., where he evaluated, negotiated and structured acquisitions, workovers and
divestitures of oil and gas holdings. From 1975 to 1992, Mr. Broun served in
various petroleum engineering capacities, beginning as a petroleum engineer with
Atlantic Richfield Company from 1975 to 1979 and Tenneco Oil Company from 1979
to 1982 and rising to serving in various management capacities as Acquisitions
Manager from 1982 to 1986 and Vice President, Engineering from 1986 to 1987 at
ITR Petroleum, Inc.; Vice President, Acquisitions from 1987 to 1988 and Vice
President, Houston District from 1988 to 1990 at General Atlantic Resources,
Inc.; and Vice President, Engineering and Acquisitions from 1990 to 1992 at West
Hall Associates, Inc. Mr. Broun received his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from
the University of Texas and an M.S. in Engineering Management from the
University of Alaska.
Our board of directors is divided into three classes, each elected for staggered
three-year terms. Messrs. Tawes, Broun and Hartzell are Class A directors with
terms expiring on the first annual meeting following their appointment. Mr.
Terwilliger is a Class C director. His term is scheduled to expire at the third
annual meeting following his appointment. Our executive officers are elected by
our board of directors and serve terms of one year or until their death,
resignation or removal by the board of directors.
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information concerning cash and non-cash
compensation paid or accrued for services in all capacities to the Company
during the year ended December 31, 2004 of each person who served as the
Company's Chief Executive Officer during fiscal 2004 and the next four most
highly paid executive officers (the "Named Officers").
Annual Compensation
Name and ------ ------------
Principal Position Year Salary($) Bonus($) Other ($)
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John Terwilliger 2004 45,000 -0- -0- (1)(2)
President and 2003 -0- -0- -0- (1)(2)
Chief Executive Officer 2002 -0- -0- -0- (1)(2)
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(1) Mr. Terwilliger receives receives no other compensation or benefits other
than vacation benefits, expense reimbursements and participation in
medical, retirement and other benefit plans which are generally available
to the Company's executives.
(2) Mr. Terwilliger received overriding royalty interests in three properties
identified by Mr. Terwilliger. No value was assigned to those overriding
royalty interests for purposes of this table. Payments received by Mr.
Terwilliger pursuant to those overriding royalty interests totaled $21,170,
$3,600 and $0 in 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
We have no employment agreements with any of our officers or employees.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Upon appointment and annually thereafter, non-employee directors are granted
20,000 10-year stock options exercisable at fair market value on the date of
grant. Non-employee directors are also paid a per-meeting fee of $1,000, or
$500 in the case of telephonic meetings, and are reimbursed expenses.
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BOARD COMMITTEES
We do not presently maintain an audit committee or any other committee of our
board of directors. We are presently evaluating the appointment of additional
independent directors and the establishment of committees. Because we do not
presently maintain an audit committee, we have no audit committee financial
expert.
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
In July 2001, we borrowed approximately $664,000 from John F. Terwilliger, our
sole executive officer. We utilized a portion of the funds borrowed from Mr.
Terwilliger to pay the principal and accrued interest on the $216,981 promissory
note that was payable to Moose Oil & Gas Company upon the purchase of our oil
and gas properties, and to repay Moose Operating for the operating expenses and
drilling and completing costs it had advanced on our behalf pursuant to the
Operating Agreement.
In December 2003, Mr. Terwilliger converted $441,516.29 of loans into 1,103,791
shares of common stock of Houston American and modified the repayment terms with
respect to the balance of the loans to Houston American, totaling $1 million, to
reduce the interest rate on the loans to 7.2% and provide for a fixed maturity
date of January 1, 2007. Also, in December 2003, Orrie L. Tawes, a principal
shareholder of the Company, converted the entire principal and accrued interest
on his loans to Houston American, in the amount of $186,016.83, into 465,042
shares of common stock. As of December 31, 2004, we owed $1,004,400 to Mr.
Terwilliger, including accrued interest.
In conjunction with the Company's efforts to secure oil and gas prospects,
financing and services, it has, from time to time, granted overriding royalty
interests in the Company's various mineral properties to Orrie L. Tawes, a
significant shareholder. During 2004, approximately $14,500 was paid to Mr.
Tawes from these royalty interests.
In May 2005, Northeast Securities, Inc. acted as placement agent in connection
with Houston American Energy's offer and sale of $2,125,000 of Subordinated
Convertible Notes for which Northeast Securities received commissions totaling
$127,500 and a warrant to purchase 191,250 shares of common stock at $1.00 per
share. Mr. Tawes is Executive Vice President, head of Investment Banking and a
Director of Northeast Securities.
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information as of August 29, 2005, based on
information obtained from the persons named below, with respect to the
beneficial ownership of shares of the Company's Common Stock held by (i) each
person known by the Company to be the owner of more than 5% of the outstanding
shares of the Company's Common Stock, (ii) each director, (iii) each named
executive officer, and (iv) all executive officers and directors as a group:
Name and Address Number of Shares Percentage
of Beneficial Owner(1) Beneficially Owned of Class(2)
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John F. Terwilliger 8,574,486 42.9%
801 Travis, Suite 2020
Houston, Texas 77002
Orrie Lee Tawes III (3)(4) 3,287,044 16.5%
c/o Northeast Securities, Inc.
100 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
Edwin C. Broun III (5) 1,005,000 5.0%
Stephen Hartzell 56,000 *
All directors and officers
as a group (four persons) 12,922,530 64.1%
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* Less than 1%.
(1) Unless otherwise indicated, each beneficial owner has both sole voting and
sole investment power with respect to the shares beneficially owned by such
person, entity or group. The number of shares shown as beneficially owned
include all options, warrants and convertible securities held by such
person, entity or group that are exercisable or convertible within 60 days
of August 19, 2005.
(2) The percentages of beneficial ownership as to each person, entity or group
assume the exercise or conversion of all options, warrants and convertible
securities held by such person, entity or group which are exercisable or
convertible within 60 days, but not the exercise or conversion of options,
warrants and convertible securities held by others shown in the table.
(3) Shares shown as beneficially owned by Orrie Lee Tawes include 119,034 held
by his wife, Marsha Russell.
(4) Excludes shares underlying warrants held by Northeast Securities, Inc. as
to which shares Mr. Tawes disclaims beneficial ownership.
(5) Includes 200,000 issuable upon conversion of Notes held by Mr. Broun and
5,000 shares held by his wife.
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SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The selling securityholders are holders of $2,125,000 in principal amount of
Notes and the holders of warrants to purchase common stock. The Notes were
issued in May 2005 pursuant to a private placement to accredited investors. The
warrants were issued to the placement agent in the May 2005 private placement.
Pursuant to the terms of the sale of the Notes, we entered into a Registration
Rights Agreement with each of the selling securityholders wherein we agreed to
register for resale the Notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon
conversion of the Notes and exercise of the warrants.
The following table sets forth information with respect to the selling
securityholders and the respective principal amounts of the Notes and common
stock beneficially owned by each selling securityholder that may be offered
under this prospectus. The information is based on information that has been
provided to us by or on behalf of the selling securityholders. Unless otherwise
indicated herein, none of the selling securityholders currently listed in the
following table has, or within the past three years has had, any position,
office or other material relationship with us or any of our predecessors or
affiliates. Because the selling securityholders may from time to time use this
prospectus to offer all or some portion of the Notes or the common stock offered
hereby, we cannot provide an estimate as to the amount or percentage of any such
type of security that will be held by any selling securityholder upon
termination of any particular offering or sale under this prospectus. In
addition, the selling securityholder identified below may have sold, transferred
or otherwise disposed of all or a portion of any such securities since the date
on which they provided us information regarding their holdings, in transactions
exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
For the purposes of the following table, the number of our common shares
beneficially owned has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the
Exchange Act, and such information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial
ownership for any other purpose. Under Rule 13d-3, beneficial ownership includes
any shares as to which a selling securityholder has sole or shared voting power
or investment power and also any shares which that selling securityholder has
the right to acquire within 60 days of the date of this prospectus through the
exercise of any stock option, warrants or other rights.
The following entities or persons are NASD-registered broker-dealers, or
affiliates of NASD-registered broker-dealers, who initially acquired their
securities in connection with the private placement of Notes:
- Lorraine DiPaolo is President of Benchmark Capital Advisors, a subsidiary
of Northeast Securities, Inc., an NASD-registered broker dealer;
- Richard Zorn is Executive Vice President of Benchmark Capital Advisors;
- Francis Zorn is the wife of Richard Zorn;
- William P. Behrens is Vice Chairman and a Director of Northeast Securities,
Inc.;
- Peter Rawlings is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of US ReSecurities,
LLC, an NASD-registered broker dealer;
- Richard Davis is General Counsel and a Director of Bessemer Securities, an
NASD-registered broker dealer; and
- Jacob Harris is a portfolio manager of Benchmark Capital Advisors.
The following entities or persons are NASD-registered broker dealers, or
affiliates of NASD-registered broker-dealers, who received warrants as
compensation for services rendered as placement agent, or who are transferees of
the placement agent, in the private placement of Notes:
- Northeast Securities, Inc., an NASD-registered broker-dealer;
- William Behrens, Robert Bonelli, Danny Nicholas, Stephen Perrone and David
T.R. Tsiang are officers of, and Jon Salmanson is a registered with,
Northeast Securities, Inc.; and
- Lorraine DiPaolo and Richard Zorn are officers of Benchmark Capital
Advisors, a subsidiary of Northeast Securities, Inc.
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Each of the selling security holders has represented to us that it is not acting
as an underwriter in this offering, any warrants it received whose underlying
shares are offered under this prospectus, and Notes and other shares of common
stock offered under this prospectus, were received only in the ordinary course
of business, and at the time of such receipt and through the effective date of
the information contained in the selling security holder table, it had no
agreements or understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to
distribute the Notes, the warrants, the underlying shares or other shares of
common stock offered under this prospectus.
Principal Amount of Notes Number of Shares Common Stock
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Beneficially
Owned Prior to Beneficially Percentage of Beneficially
the Offering Percent of Owned Common Owned After
and Offered Notes Prior to Shares Offered Completion
Selling Securityholders Hereby Outstanding Offering(1) Outstanding(10) Hereby(1) of Offering
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E.C. Broun III $ 200,000 9.4% 1,005,000 5.1% 200,000 805,000
Lorraine DiPaolo 200,000 9.4% 261,625 (9) 1.3% 230,625 31,000
Camilla Bellick 125,000 5.9% 150,000 * 125,000 25,000
Jacob Harris 125,000 5.9% 125,000 * 125,000 0
Alan M. Berman 100,000 4.7% 100,000 * 100,000 0
Peter S. Rawlings 100,000 4.7% 100,000 * 100,000 0
Barry Garfinkel 100,000 4.7% 100,000 * 100,000 0
William Lippe 100,000 4.7% 100,000 * 100,000 0
David Schwartz & Florence
Schwartz JTROW 100,000 4.7% 100,000 * 100,000 0
Richard Zorn 100,000 4.7% 180,625 (2) * 130,625 50,000
Ronald Sunderland 50,000 2.4% 64,500 (3) * 50,000 14,500
Myron Zisser 50,000 2.4% 50,000 * 50,000 0
Gorel Realty Company (4) 50,000 2.4% 50,000 * 50,000 0
Mitchell Kessler 50,000 2.4% 50,000 * 50,000 0
Eric Lippe 50,000 2.4% 50,000 * 50,000 0
William P. Behrens 50,000 2.4% 65,000 (9) * 65,000 0
The Churchill Fund QP, LP (5) 41,000 1.9% 41,000 * 41,000 0
The Churchill Fund, LP (5) 34,000 1.6% 34,000 * 34,000 0
Felix Z. Edwards III 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Mary Willis 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Judith Parnes 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Marie Carlino 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Michael Salmanson & Tobi
E. Zemsky, JTROW 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Gem Holdings (6) 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Bear Stearns Securities Corp as
Custodian for the benefit of
Bernard Korman IRA 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Stanley Weirthorn Rev Trust
DTD 9/7/90 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Edmund Dollinger 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Southridge Drive Associates (7) 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Mary A. Susnjara 25,000 1.2% 35,000 25,000 10,000
Johannah F. Stefanakis 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Richard R. Davis 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Anne O'Malley 25,000 1.2% 28,000 * 25,000 3,000
Malcolm O'Malley 25,000 1.2% 27,000 * 25,000 2,000
Miriam Salmanson 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Joseph Martello 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Roy Nelson & Anne Nelson,
JTROW 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Edmund Karam & Barbara
Karam, JTROW 25,000 1.2% 26,000 * 25,000 1,000
Kathleen Mullinix 25,000 1.2% 25,000 * 25,000 0
Northeast Securities, Inc. (8) - - 30,000 (9) * 30,000 0
David T.R. Tsiang - - 25,000 (9) * 25,000 0
Jon Salmanson - - 34,000 (9) * 25,000 9,000
Robert Bonelli - - 15,000 (9) * 15,000 0
Stephen Perrone - - 15,000 (9) * 15,000 0
Danny Nicholas - - 5,000 (9) * 5,000 0
* Less than 1%.
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(1) Shares of common stock shown as beneficially owned include, and the shares
of common stock registered for sale hereby consist of, all shares issuable
upon conversion of the Notes and exercise of the warrants.
(2) Includes 25,000 shares held by Richard Zorn, 25,000 shares held by the
Richard Zorn IRA, 30,625 shares underlying warrants held by Richard Zorn,
50,000 shares underlying Notes held by Frances H. Zorn, the spouse of
Richard Zorn, and 50,000 shares underlying Notes held by LRZ Family
Partnership. Richard Zorn has investment and voting power with respect to
the shares held by LRZ Family Partnership.
(3) Includes 5,000 shares held by the Ronald Sunderland IRA, 9,500 shares held
by the Sunderland Family Trust Dated 7/15/96 (#2) and 50,000 shares
underlying Notes held by the Sunderland Family Trust. Ronald Sunderland has
investment and voting power with respect to the shares held by Sunderland
Family Trust Dated 7/15/96 (#2).
(4) Myron Gorel has investment and voting power with respect to the shares held
by Gorel Realty Company.
(5) Cecelia Brancato has investment and voting power with respect to the shares
held by The Churchill Fund QP, LP and The Churchill Fund, LP.
(6) Marc Stern has investment and voting power with respect to the shares held
by Gem Holdings.
(7) Richard Swartz has investment and voting power with respect to the shares
held by Southridge Drive Associates.
(8) Robert Bonelli has investment and voting power with respect to the shares
held by Northeast Securities, Inc.
(9) Includes the following shares underlying warrants: Lorraine DiPaolo -
30,625; Northeast Securities, Inc. - 30,000; David T.R. Tsiang - 25,000;
Jon Salmanson - 25,000; Robert Bonelli - 15,000; William P. Behrens -
15,000; Stephen Perrone - 15,000; and Danny Nicholas - 5,000.
(10) Percentages based on number of shares of common stock outstanding as of
August 29, 2005.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling securityholders and their successors, including their transferees,
pledgees or donees or their respective successors, may sell the Notes and the
common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Notes directly to purchasers or
through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents, who may receive compensation in
the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the selling
securityholders or the purchasers. These discounts, concessions or commissions
as to any particular underwriter, broker-dealer or agent may be in excess of
those customary in the types of transactions involved.
We will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of these securities. If
the Notes or shares of common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Notes
are to be sold by transferees, pledgees or donees or their respective successors
then we must amend the list of selling securityholders to include the
transferee, pledgee or donee or their respective successors as selling
securityholders by amending the registration statement, of which this prospectus
is a part, or supplementing this prospectus, as required by law.
The Notes and the common stock issuable upon the conversion of the Notes may be
sold in one or more transactions at fixed prices, at prevailing market prices at
the time of sale, at prices related to the prevailing market prices, at varying
prices determined at the time of sale or at negotiated prices. These sales may
be effected in transactions, which may involve crosses or block transactions:
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- on any national securities exchange or quotation service on which the
Notes or our common stock may be listed or quoted at the time of sale;
- in the over-the-counter market;
- otherwise than on these exchanges or services or in the
over-the-counter market; or
- through the writing of options, whether the options are listed on an
options exchange or otherwise.
In connection with the sale of the Notes and the common stock into which the
Notes are convertible or otherwise, the selling securityholders may enter into
hedging transactions with broker-dealers, which may in turn engage in short
sales of the Notes and the common stock into which the Notes are convertible in
the course of hedging the positions they assume. The selling securityholders may
also sell the Notes and the common stock into which the Notes are convertible
short and deliver these securities to close out their short positions, or loan
or pledge them to broker-dealers that in turn may sell these securities.
The selling securityholders or their successors in interest may from time to
time pledge or grant a security interest in some or all of the Notes and the
common stock into which the Notes are convertible and, if the selling
securityholders default in the performance of their secured obligations, the
pledgees or secured parties may offer and sell these securities from time to
time under this prospectus.
The aggregate proceeds to the selling securityholders from the sale of the Notes
and the common stock into which the Notes are convertible offered by them will
be the purchase price of the Notes or common stock less discounts, concessions
or commissions, if any. Each selling securityholder reserves the right to
accept and, together with its agents from time to time, to reject, in whole or
in part, any proposed purchase of these securities to be made directly or
through agents.
Our outstanding common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the
symbol "HUSA.OB." The Notes are not currently traded on any market. We do not
intend to list the Notes on any securities exchange or automated dealer
quotation system and can give no assurance about the development of any trading
market for the Notes.
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the
Notes and the common stock into which the Notes are convertible maybe sold in
these jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In
addition, in some states the Notes and the common stock into which the Notes are
convertible may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for
sale or an exemption from registration or qualification requirements is
available and is complied with.
Selling securityholders that are also registered broker-dealers who act in
connection with the sale of Notes or shares of common stock under this
prospectus may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the
Securities Act and any commissions they receive and proceeds of any sale of
Notes or shares of common stock may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and
commissions under the Securities Act. Neither we nor any selling securityholder
can presently estimate the amount of this compensation. Selling securityholders
who are "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act will be subject
to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
The selling securityholders have acknowledged that they understand their
obligations to comply with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules
thereunder relating to stock manipulation, particularly Regulation M thereunder,
or any successor rules or regulations, and have agreed that neither they nor any
person acting on their behalf will engage in any transaction in violation of
these provisions.
In addition, any securities covered by this prospectus which qualify for sale
pursuant to Rule 144 or Rule 144A of the Securities Act may be sold under Rule
144 or Rule 144A rather than pursuant to this prospectus.
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To the extent required, the specific Notes or common stock to be sold, the names
of the selling securityholders, the respective purchase prices and public
offering prices, the names of any agent, dealer or underwriter, and any
applicable discounts, concessions or commissions with respect to a particular
offer will be set forth in an amendment to the registration statement, of which
this prospectus is a part, or in a supplement to this prospectus, as required by
law.
We will use our commercially reasonable best efforts to keep the registration
statement, of which this prospectus is a part, effective for the period set
forth above under "Description of the Notes-Registration Rights." No sales may
be made pursuant to this prospectus after that period unless we amend the
registration statement, of which this prospectus is a part, or supplement this
prospectus, as required by law, to indicate that we have agreed to extend the
period of effectiveness.
We have agreed, among other things, to bear all fees and expenses, other than
selling expenses, discounts, concessions and commissions and expenses of counsel
to the selling securityholders, in connection with the registration and sale of
the Notes and the shares of common stock under this prospectus.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
We issued the Notes as of May 4, 2005. The Notes are not subject to an
indenture. The Notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of
the Notes are covered by a registration rights agreement.
The following description is a summary of the material provisions of the Notes
and the registration rights agreement. It does not purport to be complete. This
summary is subject to and is qualified by reference to all the provisions of the
Note, including the definitions of some terms used in the Note, and to all
provisions of the registration rights agreement. Wherever particular provisions
or defined terms or form of Note are referred to, these provisions or defined
terms are incorporated in this prospectus by reference. We urge you to read the
Note because it and not this description defines the rights of a holder of
Notes.
GENERAL
The Notes are general, unsecured obligations of Houston American Energy Corp.
and rank junior to our secured debt, to the extent of any assets securing such
indebtedness, and to our existing and future unsubordinated, unsecured debt. The
Notes are convertible into common stock as described under "-Conversion of
Notes."
The Notes are $2,125,000 in aggregate principal. The Notes mature on May 1, 2010
unless earlier converted or redeemed.
We are not subject to any financial covenants under the Notes. In addition, we
are not restricted under the Note from paying dividends, incurring debt or
issuing or repurchasing our securities.
You are not afforded protection under the Note in the event of a highly
leveraged transaction or a change in control of us except to the extent
described below under "Redemption at Option of the Holder."
The Notes bear interest at a rate of 8% per annum. Interest is calculated on the
basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and will accrue from
May 4, 2005 or from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or duly
provided for. We will pay interest on April 20 and October 20 of each year,
beginning October 20, 2005. Payment of cash interest on the Notes will include
interest accrued through the day before the applicable interest payment date or
redemption date, as the case may be.
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CONVERSION OF NOTES
You may convert any of the Notes held by you, in whole or in part, into common
stock prior to the close of business on the final maturity date of the Notes,
subject to prior redemption of the Notes.
The initial conversion price of the Notes is $1.00 per share, meaning that one
share of common stock will be issued for each $1.00 in principal amount of Notes
converted.
No fractional shares of common stock will be issued upon conversion of Notes.
Upon the conversion of the entire principal outstanding under a Note, in lieu of
issuing any fractional shares to the holder, Houston American Energy shall pay
to the holder the amount of outstanding principal that is not so converted. On
partial conversion of Notes, Houston American Energy will issue to the holder
(i) the shares of common stock into which a portion of the Note is converted and
(ii) a new subordinated convertible promissory note having identical terms,
except that the principal amount thereof shall equal the difference between (A)
the principal amount of the Note immediately prior to such conversion minus (B)
the portion of such principal amount converted into common stock.
To convert Notes, the holder must surrender the Note, duly endorsed, at the
principal office of Houston American Energy. At its expense, Houston American
Energy shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, issue and deliver to the holder
at such principal office a certificate or certificates for the number of shares
of common stock, to which the holder shall be entitled upon such conversion
(bearing such legends as are required by applicable state and federal securities
laws in the opinion of counsel to Houston American Energy), together with any
other securities and property to which the holder is entitled upon such
conversion under the terms of the Note. Upon delivery to the holder of shares
of common stock on conversion of Notes, the principal amount of Notes so
converted will be deemed satisfied and interest thereon will cease to accrue.
Automatic Conversion
The entire principal outstanding under the Notes (but not interest) will be
automatically converted into shares of common stock, at the then applicable
conversion price upon the closing of an underwritten public offering of common
stock in which (i) gross proceeds to Houston American Energy are equal to or
greater than $5 million and (ii) the price-per-share of the common stock sold in
the public offering is equal to or greater than 150% of the then applicable
conversion price.
Company Conversion
At any time after May 1, 2006 and prior to the maturity date, Houston American
Energy may, at its sole option and effective upon the date on which written
notice of conversion is sent to the holder, cause all or part of the principal
outstanding under the Notes (but not interest) to be converted into shares of
common stock, at the then current conversion price, provided that the market
price of the common stock on the conversion date, and for at least 20 of the 30
trading days ending on the conversion date, is in excess of 200% of the then
applicable conversion price.
Conversion Rate Adjustments
We will adjust the conversion rate if any of the following events occurs:
- we issue common stock as a dividend or distribution on our common
stock;
- we issue to all holders of common stock some rights or warrants to
purchase our common stock;
- we subdivide or combine our common stock;
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- we distribute to all holders of our common stock shares of our capital
stock, evidences of indebtedness or assets, excluding cash;
- we undertake a reclassification, recapitalization or otherwise change
our common stock into a different number, class or series of stock;
and
- we sell shares of common stock, or issue securities convertible into
or exercisable for shares of common stock, at prices less than the
then applicable conversion price, excluding issuances of shares upon
the conversion of securities outstanding at the time the Notes were
issued and the issuance of shares or convertible securities to
employees, officers, directors or consultants pursuant to effective
S-8 registration statements.
Upon the occurrence of any event requiring an adjustment in the conversion rate,
the conversion price, and thus the conversion rate, will adjusted in such a
manner as to result in the receipt upon conversion of the type and amount of
securities as would have been received had conversion occurred immediately prior
to the event causing adjustment.
Except as described above in this section, we will not adjust the conversion
rate for any issuance of our common stock or convertible or exchangeable
securities or rights to purchase our common stock or convertible or exchangeable
securities.
OPTIONAL REDEMPTION BY HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY
At any time after May 1, 2007 and prior to the maturity date, Houston American
Energy may, at its sole election, redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, upon
giving at least two business days prior written notice of intent to redeem, by
paying to the holders an amount equal to (i) for redemptions occurring after May
1, 2007 and before January 1, 2008, 103% of the portion of the Notes being
redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the portion of the Notes being
redeemed, (ii) for redemptions occurring during calendar year 2008, 102% of the
portion of the Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the
portion of the Notes being redeemed, (iii) for redemptions occurring during
calendar year 2009, 101% of the portion of the Notes being redeemed, plus
accrued and unpaid interest on the portion of the Notes being redeemed, and (iv)
for redemptions occurring during calendar year 2010, 100% of the portion of the
Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the portion of the
Note being redeemed. Except as set forth above, we have no right to prepay the
Notes, in whole or in part, prior to the maturity date.
REDEMPTION AT THE OPTION OF HOLDERS
Prior to the maturity date, the holders, at their sole election, may require
Houston American Energy to redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, by providing
written notice of their election to cause redemption of Notes and the portion of
the Notes to be redeemed. We will redeem the portion of the Notes for which a
redemption notice is provided by paying to the holder, within ten business days
following receipt of such redemption notice, an amount equal to 100% of the
portion of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on the
portion of the Notes to be redeemed; provided, however, that a redemption notice
will only be effective and we will only be required to redeem Notes following
the occurrence of one or more of the following designated events:
- the acquisition by any person, including any syndicate or group deemed
to be a "person" under Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act, of
beneficial ownership, directly or indirectly, through a purchase,
merger or other acquisition transaction or series of purchases,
mergers or other acquisition transactions of shares of our capital
stock entitling that person to exercise 50% or more of the total
voting power of all shares of our capital stock entitled to vote
generally in elections of directors, other than any acquisition by (1)
us, (2) any of our subsidiaries, (3) any of our employee benefit
plans, (4) John F. Terwilliger or (5) any holders of Notes; or
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- one or more persons file a Statement on Schedule TO or a Statement on
Schedule 13D (or any successors thereto) stating that they have become
and actually are beneficial owners of voting stock representing more
than 80%, in the aggregate, of the voting power of all of our classes
of voting stock entitled to vote generally in the election of the
members of our board of directors; or
- the consolidation or merger of Houston American Energy with or into
any other person, any merger of another person into Houston American
Energy, or any conveyance, transfer, sale, lease or other disposition
of all or substantially all of our properties and assets to another
person, other than: (1) any transaction (a) that does not result in
any reclassification, conversion, exchange or cancellation of
outstanding shares of Houston American Energy's capital stock; and (b)
pursuant to which holders of Houston American Energy's capital stock
immediately prior to such transaction have the right to exercise,
directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total voting power of all
shares of Houston American Energy's capital stock entitled to vote
generally in elections of directors of the continuing or surviving
person immediately after giving effect to such issuance; or (2) any
merger solely for the purpose of changing Houston American's
jurisdiction of incorporation and resulting in a reclassification,
conversion or exchange of outstanding shares of common stock solely
into shares of common stock of the surviving entity.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
The following will be events of default under the Notes:
- we fail to pay (i) when due any principal or interest payment or (ii)
any other payment required under the terms of the Notes on the date
due and such payment shall not have been made within five (5) days of
receipt of written notice of such failure to pay; or
- we fail to observe or perform any other covenant, obligation,
condition or agreement contained in the Notes and such failure shall
continue for ten (10) days after written notice thereof; or
- any representation, warranty, certificate, or other statement
(financial or otherwise) made or furnished by or on behalf of us to
the holders in writing in connection with the Notes, or as an
inducement to the holders to purchase the Notes, was false, incorrect,
incomplete or misleading in any material respect when made or
furnished; or
- we shall (i) fail to make any payment when due under the terms of any
bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness to be paid by
us and such failure shall continue beyond any period of grace provided
with respect thereto, or (ii) default in the observance or performance
of any other agreement, term or condition contained in any such bond,
debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness, and the effect of
such failure or default is to cause, or permit the holder thereof to
cause, indebtedness in an aggregate amount of one million dollars
($1,000,000) or more to become due prior to its stated date of
maturity; or
- we shall (i) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver,
trustee, liquidator or custodian of Houston American Energy or of all
or a substantial part of our property, (ii) be unable, or admit in
writing our inability, to pay our debts generally as they mature,
(iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of any of our
creditors, (iv) be dissolved or liquidated in full or in part (v)
commence a voluntary case or other proceeding seeking liquidation,
reorganization or other relief with respect to Houston American Energy
or our debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now
or hereafter in effect or consent to any such relief or to the
appointment of or taking possession of our property by any official in
an involuntary case or other proceeding commenced against us, or (vi)
take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing; or
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- proceedings for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, liquidator or
custodian of Houston American Energy or of all or a substantial part
of our property, or an involuntary case or other proceedings seeking
liquidation, reorganization or other relief with respect to Houston
American Energy or our debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency or other
similar law now or hereafter in effect shall be commenced and an order
for relief entered or such proceeding shall not be dismissed or
discharged within thirty (30) days of commencement; or
- one or more judgments for the payment of money in an amount in excess
of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000) in the
aggregate, outstanding at any one time, shall be rendered against
Houston American Energy and the same shall remain undischarged for a
period of thirty (30) days during which execution shall not be
effectively stayed, or any judgment, writ, assessment, warrant of
attachment, or execution or similar process shall be issued or levied
against a substantial part of our property and such judgment, writ, or
similar process shall not be released, stayed, vacated or otherwise
dismissed within thirty (30) days after issue or levy.
Upon the occurrence or existence of any event of default, except as otherwise
provided, and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event of
default, the holder may, by written notice, declare all outstanding amounts
payable under the Notes to be immediately due and payable without presentment,
demand, protest or any other notice of any kind. Upon the occurrence or
existence of any event of default involving appointment of a receiver, trustee,
liquidator or custodian or judgments in excess of $1,500,000, immediately and
without notice, all outstanding amounts payable under the Notes will
automatically become immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand,
protest or any other notice of any kind. In addition to the foregoing remedies,
upon the occurrence or existence of any event of default, the holders may
exercise any other right, power or remedy permitted to it by law, either by suit
in equity or by action at law, or both.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS OF THE NOTEHOLDERS
We entered into a registration rights agreement with the initial purchasers of
the Notes. Under the registration rights agreement, we were required to file the
registration statement of which this prospectus is a part with the SEC covering
resale of the registrable securities by August 2, 2005. We are required to use
our reasonable best efforts to cause the registration statement to become
effective by October 31, 2005.
When we use the term "registrable securities" herein, we are referring to the
Notes and the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the common
issuable upon exercise of the placement agent warrants. With respect to any
registrable securities, we will use our reasonable best efforts to keep the
registration statement effective until the earliest of:
- the date when all registrable securities have been sold in accordance
with such registration statement; or
- the date when all of the registrable securities have been sold
pursuant to Rule 144; or
- the date on which the registrable securities are eligible to be sold
without any restriction pursuant to Rule 144(k); or
- the date when all of the registrable securities cease to be
outstanding.
We may suspend the use of the prospectus included in the registration statement
under certain circumstances relating to pending corporate developments, public
filings with the SEC and similar events. Any suspension period shall not exceed:
- 20 consecutive days; or
- 45 days during any 12-month period.
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A holder who elects to sell registrable securities pursuant to the registration
statement will be required to:
- be named as a selling securityholder in the related prospectus;
- deliver a prospectus to purchasers; and
- be subject to the provisions of the registration rights agreement,
including indemnification provisions.
Under the registration rights agreement, we will:
- pay all expenses of the registration statement;
- provide each registered holder copies of the prospectus;
- notify holders when the registration statement has become effective;
and
- take other reasonable actions as are required to permit unrestricted
resales of the registrable securities in accordance with the terms and
conditions of the registration rights agreement.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by
Michael W. Sanders, Attorney at Law.
EXPERTS
Our audited consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus and
elsewhere in the registration statement to the extent and for the periods
indicated in their reports have been audited by Thomas Leger & Co., L.L.P.,
independent public accountants, and are included herein in reliance upon the
authority of said firm as experts giving said reports.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form SB-2. This
prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement, does not contain
all the information included in the registration statement. Certain information
is omitted and you should refer to the registration statement and exhibits. With
respect to references made in this prospectus to any of our contracts or other
documents, such references are not necessarily complete and you should refer to
the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual
contract or document. We are required to file annual, quarterly and other
information with the SEC. You may read and copy any document we file with the
SEC at the SEC's public reference facilities at Room 1580, 100 F Street, N.E.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the SEC's
public reference facilities by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC
maintains a website (http://www.sec.gov) that contains reports, proxy and
information statements and other information regarding registrants, such as us,
that file electronically with the SEC.
We intend to furnish each holder of our common stock annual reports containing
audited financial statements and a report thereon by independent certified
accountants. We will also furnish to each holder of our common stock such other
reports as may be required by law.
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . . . . . . F-1
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2
Statements of Operations For the Years ended December 31, 2004
and 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-3
Statements of Shareholders' Equity For the Years Ended
December 31, 2004 and 2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4
Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31,
2004 and 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5
Notes to Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-6
Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2005 (Unaudited) . . . . . . . . . . . F-18
Statements of Operations For the Three Months and Six Months Ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-19
Statements of Cash Flows For the Six Months Ended
June 30, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-20
Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-21
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Houston American Energy Corp.
Houston, Texas
We have audited the accompanying balance sheet of Houston American Energy Corp.
as of December 31, 2004 and the related statements of operations, shareholders'
equity, and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we
plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in
the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as
evaluating the over-all financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects the financial position of Houston American Energy Corp. as
of December 31, 2004, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for
the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Thomas Leger & Co., L.L.P.
March 4, 2005
Houston, Texas
F-1
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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ASSETS
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CURRENT ASSETS
Cash $ 721,613
Accounts receivable 240,141
Prepaid expenses 89,947
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TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS 1,051,701
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Oil and gas properties, full cost method
Costs subject to amortization 2,342,733
Costs not being amortized 60,795
Office equipment 10,878
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Total properties 2,414,406
Accumulated depreciation and depletion oil and gas properties (1,010,855)
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET 1,403,551
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OTHER ASSETS 3,167
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TOTAL ASSETS $ 2,458,419
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT LIABILITIES
Accounts payable $ 195,774
Accrued expenses 80,135
Accrued interest on shareholder loans 4,400
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TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES 280,309
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LONG-TERM DEBT
Notes payable to principal shareholder 1,000,000
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock, par value $.001;
100,000,000 shares authorized, 19,968,089 shares outstanding 19,968
Additional paid-in capital 2,800,027
Treasury stock, at cost; 100,000 shares (85,834)
Accumulated deficit (1,556,051)
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TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 1,178,110
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TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 2,458,419
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-2
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
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2004 2003
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OIL AND GAS REVENUE $ 1,182,063 $ 220,600
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EXPENSES OF OPERATIONS
Lease operating expense 413,723 146,914
Joint venture expense 41,944 36,940
Depreciation and depletion 211,759 56,434
Interest expense on shareholder debt 72,000 142,349
General and administrative expense
Professional fees 150,603 63,630
Rent 39,772 41,219
Investor relations 29,363 41,402
Salary 45,000 -
Miscellaneous 62,616 36,042
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Total expenses 1,066,780 564,930
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FEDERAL INCOME TAXES - -
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NET INCOME (LOSS) $ 115,283 $ (344,330)
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BASIC AND DILUTED INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE $ 0.01 $ (0.02)
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BASIC AND DILUTED WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES 19,619,084 15,398,070
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-3
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
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Common Stock Treasury Stock
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Paid - in Equity
Shares Amount Capital Shares Amount (Deficit) Total
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Balance at December 31, 2002 13,424,883 $13,425 $ 283,575 - $ - $(1,327,004) $(1,030,004)
Stock issued for -
Cash 4,271,390 4,271 1,382,651 - - - 1,386,922
Services 20,000 20 7,580 - - - 7,600
Converted shareholder debt 1,568,825 1,569 625,961 - - - 627,530
Net loss - - - - - (344,330) (344,330)
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Balance at December 31, 2003 19,285,098 19,285 2,299,767 - - (1,671,334) 647,718
Stock issued for -
Cash 532,991 533 349,910 - - - 350,443
Oil and gas activity and services 150,000 150 150,350 - - - 150,500
Purchase of treasury stock - - - (100,000) (85,834) - (85,834)
Net income - - - - - 115,283 115,283
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Balance at December 31, 2004 19,968,089 $19,968 $2,800,027 (100,000) $(85,834) $(1,556,051) $ 1,178,110
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-4
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 AND 2003
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2004 2003
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CASH FLOW FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income (loss) from operations $ 115,283 $ (344,330)
ADJUSTMENTS TO RECONCILE NET INCOME (LOSS)
TO NET CASH FROM OPERATIONS
Depreciation and depletion 211,759 56,434
Non-cash expenses 17,166 13,641
(Increase) in accounts receivable (174,138) (58,863)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expense (84,009) 1,088
(Increase) decrease in other assets 36,864 (35,285)
Increase in accounts payable
and accrued expenses 175,070 213,616
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Net cash provided by (used in) operations 297,995 (153,699)
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CASH FLOW FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of properties and assets (611,897) (764,940)
Funds in excess of prospect costs 21,650 -
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Net cash used in investing activities (590,247) (764,940)
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CASH FLOW FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Sale of common stock - net of costs 350,443 1,386,922
Loans from principal shareholders - 194,200
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Net cash provided by financing 350,443 1,581,122
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INCREASE IN CASH 58,191 662,483
Cash, beginning of period 663,422 939
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Cash, end of period $ 721,613 $ 663,422
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SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid $ 67,600 $ -
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH INVESTING
AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Shareholder notes payable converted to common stock $ - $ 627,530
Stock issued for oil and gas activity 47,500 -
Acquisition of treasury stock 85,834 -
Shareholder note payable given for oil and gas properties
and general and administrative expenses - 17,152
Stock issued for services 103,000 -
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
F-5
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 1. - NATURE OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
GENERAL -Houston American Energy Corp. (a Delaware Corporation) ("the Company"
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or "HUSA") was incorporated on April 2, 2001. The Company is engaged, as a
non-operating joint owner, in the exploration, development, and production of
natural gas, crude oil, and condensate from properties located principally in
the Gulf Coast area of the United States and international locations with proven
production, which to date has focused on Columbia, South America.
GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND USE OF ESTIMATES The financial statements have been
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prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. In preparing financial statements, Management makes
informed judgments and estimates that affect the reported amounts of assets and
liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and affect the reported
amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. On an ongoing
basis, Management reviews its estimates, including those related to such
potential matters as litigation, environmental liabilities, income taxes and
determination of proved reserves. Changes in facts and circumstances may result
in revised estimates and actual results may differ from these estimates.
Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the
current presentation.
OIL AND GAS REVENUES - The Company recognizes sales revenues based on the amount
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of gas, oil and condensate sold to purchasers when delivery to the purchaser has
occurred and title has transferred. This occurs when production has been
delivered to a pipeline. Currently, the Company does not anticipate that the
oil and gas sold will be significantly different from the Company's production
entitlement.
OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES AND EQUIPMENT - The Company uses the full cost method of
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accounting for exploration and development activities as defined by the SEC.
Under this method of accounting, the costs for unsuccessful, as well as
successful, exploration and development activities are capitalized as oil and
gas properties. Capitalized costs include lease acquisition, geological and
geophysical work, delay rentals, costs of drilling, completing and equipping the
wells and any internal costs that are directly related to acquisition,
exploration and development activities but does not include any costs related to
production, general corporate overhead or similar activities. Gain or loss on
the sale or other disposition of oil and gas properties is not recognized,
unless the gain or loss would significantly alter the relationship between
capitalized costs and proved reserves of oil and natural gas attributable to a
country.
The Company categorizes its full costs pools as costs subject to amortization
and costs not being amortization. The sum of net capitalized costs subject to
amortization, including estimated future development and abandonment costs, are
amortized using the unit-of-production method.
Office equipment is stated at original cost and is depreciated on the
straight-line basis over the useful life of the assets, which ranges from three
to five years. Oil and gas properties and office equipment carrying values do
not purport to represent replacement or market values.
Depreciation expense for office equipment was $2,175 and $1,119 at December 31,
2004 and 2003, respectively and accumulated reserve for depreciation was $5,458
at December 31, 2004. Depletion and amortization for oil and gas properties was
$206,584 and $54,831 at December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively and accumulated
reserve for depletion and amortization was $1,005,397 at December 31, 2004.
Repairs and maintenance are expensed as incurred.
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 1. - NATURE OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(CONTINUED)
COSTS EXCLUDED - Oil and gas properties include costs that are excluded from
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capitalized costs being amortized. These amounts represent costs of investments
in unproved properties. The Company excludes these costs on a country-by-country
basis until proved reserves are found or until it is determined that the costs
are impaired. All costs excluded are reviewed quarterly to determine if
impairment has occurred. The amount of any impairment is transferred to the
costs subject to amortization.
CEILING TEST - Under the full cost method of accounting, a ceiling test is
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performed each quarter. The full cost ceiling test is an impairment test
prescribed by Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC") Regulation S-X. The
ceiling test determines a limit, on a country-by-country basis, on the book
value of oil and gas properties. The capitalized costs of proved oil and gas
properties, net of accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization ("DD&A")
and the related deferred income taxes, may not exceed the estimated future net
cash flows from proved oil and gas reserves, using prices in effect at the end
of the period with consideration of price change only to the extent provided by
contractual arrangement, discounted at 10%, net of related tax effects. If
capitalized costs exceed this limit, the excess is charged to expense and
reflected as additional accumulated DD&A.
Proved oil and gas reserves, as defined by SEC Regulation S-X, are the estimated
quantities of crude oil, natural gas, and condensate which geological and
engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in
future years from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating
conditions, i.e., prices and costs as of the date the estimate is made. Prices
include consideration of changes in existing prices provided only by contractual
arrangements, but not on escalations based upon future conditions.
Proved developed oil and gas reserves are reserves that can be expected to be
recovered through existing wells with existing equipment and operating methods.
Additional oil and gas expected to be obtained through the application of fluid
injection or other improved recovery techniques for supplementing the natural
forces and mechanisms of primary recovery are included as proved developed
reserves only after testing by a pilot project or after the operation of an
installed program has confirmed through production response that increased
recovery will be achieved.
Proved undeveloped oil and gas reserves are reserves that are expected to be
recovered from new wells on undrilled acreage, or from existing wells where a
relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion. Reserves on undrilled
acreage are limited to those drilling units offsetting productive units that are
reasonably certain of production when drilled. Proved reserves for other
undrilled units are claimed only where it can be demonstrated with certainty
that there is continuity of production from the existing productive formation.
The Company emphasizes that the volumes of reserves are estimates, which, by
their nature, are subject to revision. The estimates are made using all
available geological and reservoir data, as well as production performance data.
These estimates, made by an independent reservoir engineer (approximately 79% of
reserves) and a reservoir engineer that is a shareholder, are reviewed and
revised, either upward or downward, as warranted by additional data. Revisions
are necessary due to changes in assumptions based on, among other things,
reservoir performance, prices, economic conditions and governmental
restrictions. Decreases in prices, for example, may cause a reduction in some
proved reserves due to uneconomical conditions.
F-7
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 1. - NATURE OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(CONTINUED)
CEILING TEST (CONTINUED)
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Unevaluated oil and gas properties not subject to amortization at December 31,
2004 include the following:
Acquistion costs $48,636
Geological, geophysical and screening costs 12,159
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Total $60,795
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All but $12,519 of this cost was incurred on U.S. properties.
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS - On January 1, 2003, we adopted SFAS 143,
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"Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations," which addresses accounting and
reporting for obligations associated with the retirement of tangible long-lived
assets and the associated asset retirement costs. For us, asset retirement
obligations ("ARO") represent the systematic, monthly accretion and depreciation
of future abandonment costs of tangible assets such as platforms, wells, service
assets, pipelines, and other facilities. SFAS 143 requires that the fair value
of a liability for an asset's retirement obligation be recorded in the period in
which it is incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made, and
that the corresponding cost is capitalized as part of the carrying amount of the
related long-lived asset. The liability is accreted to its then present value
each period, and the capitalized cost is depreciated over the useful life of the
related asset. If the liability is settled for an amount other than the recorded
amount, an adjustment is made to the full cost pool, with no gain or loss
recognized, unless the adjustment would significantly alter the relationship
between capitalized costs and proved reserves. Under our previous accounting
method, we included estimated future costs of abandonment and dismantlement in
our full cost amortization base and amortized these costs as a component of our
depletion expense. Subsequent to our adoption of SFAS 143, the ARO assets, which
are carried on the balance sheet as part of the full cost pool, have been
included in our amortization base for the purposes of calculating depreciation,
depletion and amortization expense. The future cash outflows associated with
settling the ARO liability have been adjusted so they are included in the
ceiling test.
The following table describes changes in our asset retirement liability during
each of the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003. The ARO liability in the
table below includes amounts classified as both current and long-term at
December 31, 2004 and 2003.
2004 2003
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ARO liability at January 1, $15,625 $12,750
Accretion expense 3,000 -
Liabilities incurres from drilling 21,327 2,875
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ARO liability at December 31 $39,952 $15,625
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JOINT VENTURE EXPENSE - Joint venture expense reflects the indirect field
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operating and regional administrative expenses billed by the operator of the
Columbian CaraCara and Tambaqui concessions.
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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INCOME TAXES - Deferred income taxes are provided on a liability method whereby
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deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for the difference between
the financial reporting and income tax basis of assets and liabilities as well
as operating loss and tax credit carry forwards. Deferred tax assets are
reduced by a valuation allowance when, in the opinion of management, it is more
likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are adjusted for the effects of
changes in tax laws and rates on the date of enactment.
PREFERRED STOCK - The Company has authorized 10,000,000 shares of preferred
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stock with a par value of $.001. The Board of Directors shall determine the
designations, rights, preferences, privileges and voting rights of the preferred
stock as well as any restrictions and qualifications thereon. No shares of
preferred stock have been issued.
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS - Cash equivalents consists of demand deposits and cash
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investments with initial maturity dates of less than three months.
NET LOSS PER SHARE - Basic loss per share is computed by dividing the net loss
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available to common shareholders by the weighted average of common shares
outstanding during the period. Diluted per share amounts assume the conversion,
exercise, or issuance of all potential common stock instruments unless the
effect is anti-dilutive, thereby reducing the loss or increasing the income per
share.
CONCENTRATION OF RISK - The Company is dependent upon the industry skills and
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contacts of John F. Terwilliger, the sole director and chief executive officer,
to identify potential acquisition targets in the onshore coastal Gulf of Mexico
region of Texas and Louisiana. Further, as a non-operator oil and gas
exploration and production company and through its interest in a limited
liability company and four concessions in the South American country of
Colombia, the Company is dependent on the personnel, management and resources of
those entities to operate efficiently and effectively.
As a non-operating joint interest owner, the Company has a right of investment
refusal on specific projects and the right to examine and contest its division
of costs and revenues determined by the company operator.
The Company currently has interests in four concessions in Colombia and expects
to be active in Colombia for the foreseeable future. The political climate in
Colombia is unstable and could be subject to radical change over a very short
period of time. In the event of a significant negative change in political and
economic stability in the vicinity of the Company's Colombian operations, the
Company may be forced to abandon or suspend their efforts. Either of such
events could be harmful to the Company expected business prospects.
The Company maintains cash balances in several banks in Houston, Texas. Accounts
at banks are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to
$100,000. At December 31, 2004, the Company's uninsured cash balance was
approximately $501,000.
Major Customers - The majority of production for 2004 from the Company's mineral
interests were sold to an international integrated oil company (58%) and to a
U.S. natural gas marketing company (17%). There were no other product sales of
more than 10% to a single buyer.
At December 31, 2004, 71% of the Company's net oil and gas property investment
and 68% of its revenue was with or derived from the company managing the
Columbian properties.
RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS - On September 28, 2004, the SEC released Staff
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Accounting Bulletin ("SAB") 106 regarding the application of SFAS 143,
"Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations ("AROs")," by oil and gas producing
companies following the full cost accounting method. Pursuant to SAB 106, oil
and gas producing companies that have adopted SFAS 143 should exclude the future
cash outflows associated with settling AROs (ARO liabilities) from the
computation of the present value of estimated future net revenues for the
purposes of the full cost ceiling calculation. In addition, estimated
dismantlement and abandonment costs, net of estimated
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 1. - NATURE OF COMPANY AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
(CONTINUED)
RECENT ACCOUNTING DEVELOPMENTS (CONTINUED)
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salvage values, which have been capitalized (ARO assets) should be included in
the amortization base for computing depreciation, depletion and amortization
expense. Disclosures are required to include discussion of how a company's
ceiling test and depreciation, depletion and amortization calculations are
impacted by the adoption of SFAS 143. SAB 106 is effective prospectively as of
the beginning of the first fiscal quarter beginning after October 4, 2004.
Since the Company's adoption of SFAS 143 on January 1, 2003, they have
calculated the ceiling test and depreciation, depletion and amortization expense
in accordance with the interpretations set forth in SAB 106; therefore, the
adoption of SAB 106 had no effect on the financial statements.
On December 16, 2004, the FASB revised Statement 123 (revised 2004),
"Share-Based Payment" that will require compensation costs related to
share-based payment transactions (e.g., issuance of stock options and restricted
stock) to be recognized in the financial statements. With limited exceptions,
the amount of compensation cost will be measured based on the grant-date fair
value of the equity or liability instruments issued. In addition, liability
awards will be remeasured each reporting period. Compensation cost will be
recognized over the period that an employee provides service in exchange for the
award. Statement 123(R) replaces SFAS 123, "Accounting for Stock- Based
Compensation," and supersedes Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No.
25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." For the Company, SFAS 123(R) is
effective for the first quarterly reporting period after December 15, 2005.
Entities that use the fair-value-based method for either recognition or
disclosure under SFAS 123 are required to apply SFAS 123(R) using a modified
version of prospective application. Under this method, an entity records
compensation expense for all awards it grants after the date of adoption. In
addition, the entity is required to record compensation expense for the unvested
portion of previously granted awards that remain outstanding at the date of
adoption. In addition, entities may elect to adopt SFAS 123(R) using a modified
retrospective method where by previously issued financial statements are
restated based on the expense previously calculated and reported in the pro
forma footnote disclosures. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS
123(R) to have a material impact on the financial statements.
On December 16, 2004, the FASB issued Statement 153, "Exchanges of Nonmonetary
Assets", an amendment of APB Opinion No. 29, to clarify the accounting for
nonmonetrary exchanges of similar productive assets. SFAS 153 eliminates the
exception from the fair value measurement for nonmonetary exchanges of similar
productive assets and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of
nonmonetary assets that do not have commercial substance. A nonmonetary
exchange has commercial substance if the future cash flows of the entity are
expected to change significantly as a result of the exchange. The Statement
will be applied prospectively and is effective for nonmonetary asset exchanges
occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. The Company does not
have any nonmonetary transactions for any period presented that this Statement
would apply. The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 153 to have a
material impact on the financials statements.
NOTE 2. - NOTES PAYABLE
Notes payable at December 31, 2004, in the amount of $1,000,000, is owed to John
Terwilliger, Chief Executive Officer, who is also a significant shareholder. The
notes are not secured, bear interest at 7.2% and are due on January 1, 2007 with
interest paid monthly, based on cash flow.
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 2. - NOTES PAYABLE (CONTINUED)
On December 9, 2003, two principal shareholders, including the Chief Executive
Officer mentioned above, exchanged notes payable and unpaid interest aggregating
$339,875 and $287,655, respectively, for 1,568,825 shares of the Company's
common stock.
NOTE 3. - RELATED PARTIES
The Company's original oil and gas properties in Lavaca County Texas were
purchased from John F. Terwilliger, Chief Executive Officer, and a principal
shareholder, at their cost.
John F. Terwilliger has not received any direct or indirect compensation or
other salary related benefits from the Company before October 1, 2004.
Effective that date he started receiving a salary. He was paid $45,000 in 2004.
In conjunction with the Company's efforts to secure oil and gas prospects,
financing and services, it has, from time to time, granted overriding royalty
interests in the Company's various mineral properties to John F. Terwilliger,
Chief Executive Officer, and Orrie L. Tawes, a significant shareholder. During
2004, approximately $36,000 was paid to John Terwilliger and Orrie L. Tawes from
these royalty interests.
NOTE 4 - INCOME TAXES
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of the statutory federal income
tax for the year ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.
2004 2003
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Income (loss) before income taxes $115,238 $(344,330)
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Income tax computed at statutory rates $ 39,196 $(117,073)
Net increase in net operating loss carryforward 7,827 -
Permanent differences, nondeductible expenses 7,168 (47,752)
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance (58,264) 164,825
Other 4,073 -
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Tax provision $ - $ -
========= ==========
No federal income taxes have been paid since the inception of the Company. The
Company has a net operating loss carry forward of approximately $1,351,000 which
will expire in 2016 through 2019. The Company's net operating loss carryforwards
may be subject to annual limitations, which could reduce or defer the
utilization of the loss as a result of or ownership change as defined in section
382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
The tax effects of the temporary differences between financial statement income
and taxable income are recognized as a deferred tax asset and liability.
Significant components of the deferred tax asset and liability as of December
31, 2004 are set out below.
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 4 - INCOME TAXES (CONTINUED)
2004
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Deferred tax asset:
Net operating loss carry forwards $ 459,550
Valuation allowance (323,675)
Book over tax depreciation, depletion
and capitalization methods on oil
and gas properties (137,371)
Book over tax accrued interest payments 1,496
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Net deferred tax asset $ -
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NOTE 5. - COMMON STOCK
During the year ended December 31, 2004, the Company (1) issued 532,983 shares
of its common stock for cash consideration of $350,443, (2) in conjunction with
an agreement with an individual to assist the Company in locating viable oil and
gas prospects, issued 50,000 shares of its common stock, valued at $47,500, and
granted an interest equal to 10% of the Company's interest in any prospects
generated by the individual's contacts, and (3) issued 100,000 shares of its
common stock, valued at $103,000, for financial public relations services over a
six month period. The value of the shares issued for financial public relations
services was recorded as prepaid expense and charged to shareholders relations
expense ratably over the life of the contract. During September 2004, the
Company entered into negotiations to terminate the financial public relations
contract as a result of disputes relating to performance under the contract. The
financial public relations contract was terminated, the 100,000 shares
originally issued under the contract were returned to the Company and the
Company paid $5,000 in full settlement of the contract. As a result of the
termination and settlement of the public relations contract, during the quarter
ended September 30, 2004, the Company recorded shareholder relations expense of
$5,000, credited $85,834 against prepaid expenses and recorded treasury stock in
the amount of $85,834.
NOTE 6. - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
LEASE COMMITMENT - The Company leases office facilities under an operating lease
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agreement which expires November 30, 2006. The lease agreement requires payments
of $39,631 in 2005 and $33,026 in 2006. Total rental expense in 2004 was $39,772
and $41,219 in 2003. The Company does not have any capital leases or other
operating lease commitments.
LEGAL CONTINGENCIES - The Company is subject to legal proceedings, claims and
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liabilities that arise in the ordinary course of its business. The Company
accrues for losses associated with legal claims when such losses are probable
and can be reasonably estimated. These accruals are adjusted as further
information develops or circumstances change. During the twelve months ended
December 31, 2004, the Company was named as defendant in a suit filed in the
United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. The plaintiff
alleges that expenses relating to the formation and operation of the Company
were paid by Moose Oil and Gas or Moose Operating Company, that interests in
certain oil and gas properties were transferred to the Company from Moose Oil
and Gas or Moose Operating Company and that the alleged payments and transfers
constituted fraudulent transfers and avoidable preferences. The plaintiff seeks
to recover all properties alleged to have been wrongfully transferred as well as
costs of suit and other relief. The Company believes that the action is without
merit and intends to vigorously contest the same.
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 6. - COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (CONTINUED)
DEVELOPMENT COMMITMENTS - During the ordinary course of oil and gas prospect
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development, the Company commits to a proportionate share for the cost of
acquiring mineral interest, drilling exploratory or development wells and
acquiring seismic and geological information. At January 1, 2005, our
acquisition and drilling budget for 2005 totaled $886,000.
POST RETIREMENT BENEFITS - At December 31, 2004, the Company does not have any
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pension plans, other postretirement benefits or employee savings plans.
NOTE 7. - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)
This footnote provides unaudited information required by Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 69, "Disclosures about Oil and gas Producing
Activities".
GEOGRAPHICAL DATA - The following table shows the Company's oil and gas revenues
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and lease operating expenses, which includes the joint venture expenses incurred
in South America, by geographic area:
2004 2003
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REVENUES
North America $ 373,591 $ 92,080
South America 808,472 128,520
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$1,182,063 $220,600
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PRODUCTION COST
North America $ 59,275 $ 37,566
South America 354,448 146,288
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$ 413,723 $183,854
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CAPITAL COSTS - Capitalized costs and accumulated depletion relating to the
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Company's oil and gas producing activities as of December 31, 2004, all of which
are onshore properties located in the United States and Columbia, South America
are summarized below:
NORTH SOUTH
AMERICA AMERICA TOTAL
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Unproved properties not
being amortized $ 48,636 $ 12,159 $ 60,795
Properties being amortized 1,225,771 1,116,962 2,342,733
Accumulated depreciation, depletion
and amortization (866,080) (139,317) (1,005,397)
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Total capitalized costs $ 408,327 $ 989,804 $ 1,398,131
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 7. - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
AMORTIZATION RATE
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The amortization rate per unit base on barrel equivalents was $8.13 for North
America and $4.69 for South America.
ACQUISITION, EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS INCURRED -Costs incurred in oil
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and gas property acquisition, exploration and development activities for
December 31, 2004 and 2003 is summarized below:
2004
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North South
America America
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Property acquisition costs:
Proved $ 776,219 $ 405,002
Unproved 48,636 12,159
Exploration costs 428,476 128,275
Development costs 21,077 583,685
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Total costs incurred $1,274,408 $1,129,121
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2003
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North South
America America
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Property acquisition costs:
Proved $(34,433) $317,500
Unproved 28,149 -
Exploration costs 188,373 195,448
Development costs 29,300 46,432
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Total costs incurred $211,389 $559,380
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RESERVE INFORMATION AND RELATED STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET
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CASH FLOWS -
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The supplemental un-audited presentation of proved reserve quantities and
related standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows provides
estimates only and does not purport to reflect realizable values or fair market
values of the Company's reserves. Volumes reported for proved reserves are
based on reasonable estimates. These estimates are consistent with current
knowledge of the characteristics and production history of the reserves. The
Company emphasizes that reserve estimates are inherently imprecise and that
estimates of new discoveries are more imprecise than those of producing oil and
gas properties. Accordingly, significant changes to these estimates can be
expected as future information becomes available.
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 7. - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
RESERVE INFORMATION AND RELATED STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET
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CASH FLOWS - (CONTINUED)
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Proved reserves are those estimated reserves of crude oil (including condensate
and natural gas liquids) and natural gas that geological and engineering data
demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future years from
known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions. Proved
developed reserves are those expected to be recovered through existing wells,
equipment, and operating methods.
Independent petroleum engineers estimated proved reserves for the Company's
properties which represented approximately 79% of total estimated future net
revenues at December 31, 2004. The remaining reserves were estimated by a
petroleum engineer who is also a shareholder of the company. Reserve definitions
and pricing requirements prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission
were used. Total estimated proved developed and undeveloped reserves by product
type and the changes therein are set forth below for the years indicated.
North America South America Total
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Gas (mcf) Oil (bbls) Gas(mcf) Oil (bbls) Gas (mcf) Oil (bbls)
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Total proved reserves
Balance December 31, 2002 18,872 - - - 18,872 -
Extensions and discoveries 181,227 4,557 - 275,587 181,227 280,144
Revision of previous estimates (7,506) 89 - - (7,506) 89
Production (15,993) (246) - (5,880) (15,993) (6,126)
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Balance December 31, 2003 176,600 4,400 - 269,707 176,600 274,107
Extensions and discoveries 54,458 11,274 - 264,981 54,458 276,255
Revisions of prior estimates 32,881 (3,198) - (214,948) 32,881 (218,146)
Production (61,519) (886) - (24,040) (61,519) (24,926)
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Balance December 31, 2004 202,420 11,590 - 295,700 202,420 307,290
========= ========== ======== ========== ========= ==========
Proved developed reserves
at December 31, 2004 141,000 2,500 - 97,610 141,000 100,110
========= ========== ======== ========== ========= ==========
The standardized measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved
oil and gas reserves is computed by applying year-end prices of oil and gas
(with consideration of price changes only to the extent provided by contractual
arrangements) to the estimated future production of proved oil and gas reserves,
less estimated future expenditures (based on year-end costs) to be incurred in
developing and producing the proved reserves, less estimated related future
income tax expenses (based on year-end statutory tax rates, with consideration
of future tax rates already legislated), and assuming continuation of existing
economic conditions. Future income tax expenses give effect to permanent
differences and tax credits but do not reflect the impact of continuing
operations including property acquisitions and exploration. The estimated
future cash flows are then discounted using a rate of ten percent a year to
reflect the estimated timing of the future cash flows.
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 7. - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
RESERVE INFORMATION AND RELATED STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET
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CASH FLOWS - (continued)
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Standard measure of discounted future net cash flows at December 31, 2004:
NORTH SOUTH
AMERICA AMERICA TOTAL
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Future net cash flows $1,693,780 $10,018,312 $11,712,092
Future production cost 267,550 4,709,171 4,976,721
Future income tax expense 271,884 1,219,685 1,491,569
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Future net cash flow 1,154,346 4,089,456 5,243,802
10% annual discount for timing of cash flows 310,053 928,125 1,238,178
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Standardized measure of discounted future net
cash flow relating to proved oil and gas reserves $ 844,293 $ 3,161,331 $ 4,005,624
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Changes in standardized measure:
Change due to current year operations
Sales, net of production costs $ (726,396)
Changes due to revisions in standardized variables:
Income taxes (516,350)
Accretion of discount 389,559
Revision and others (2,329,947)
Discoveries 4,016,119
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Net 832,985
Beginning of year 3,172,639
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End of year $ 4,005,624
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER 31, 2004
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NOTE 7. - SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION, DEVELOPMENT AND
PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
RESERVE INFORMATION AND RELATED STANDARDIZED MEASURE OF DISCOUNTED FUTURE NET
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CASH FLOWS - (continued)
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Standard measure of discounted future net cash flows at December 31, 2003:
NORTH SOUTH
AMERICA AMERICA TOTAL
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Future net cash flows $938,550 $5,942,380 $6,880,930
Future production cost 175,300 1,450,645 1,625,945
Future income tax expense 141,640 833,549 975,189
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Future net cash flow 621,610 3,658,186 4,279,796
10% annual discount for timing of cash flows 160,807 946,350 1,107,157
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Standardized measure of discounted future net
cash flow relating to proved oil and gas reserves $460,803 $2,711,836 $3,172,639
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Changes in standardized measure:
Change due to current year operations
Sales, net of production costs $ (36,746)
Changes due to revisions in standardized variables:
Income taxes (722,915)
Accretion of discount 4,128
Revision and others (8,708)
Discoveries 3,895,591
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Net 3,131,350
Beginning of year 41,289
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End of year $3,172,639
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
BALANCE SHEET
June 30, 2005
(Unaudited)
ASSETS
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CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash $ 1,929,671
Accounts receivable 402,271
Prepaid expenses 65,978
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Total current assets 2,397,920
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PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
Oil and gas properties - full cost method
Costs subject to amortization 2,842,709
Costs not being amortized 511,763
Furniture and equipment 10,878
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Total property, plant and equipment 3,365,350
Accumulated depreciation and depletion (1,179,713)
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Total property, plant and equipment, net 2,185,637
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OTHER ASSETS 225,913
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Total Assets $ 4,809,470
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 282,261
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Total current liabilities 282,261
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LONG-TERM DEBT:
Notes payable to principal shareholder 1,000,000
Subordinated convertible notes 2,125,000
Reserve for plugging costs 44,456
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Total long-term liabilities 3,169,456
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock, $.001 par value; 100,000,000 shares
Authorized; 19,968,089 shares outstanding 19,968
Additional paid-in capital 2,962,589
Treasury stock, at cost; 100,00 shares (85,834)
Accumulated deficit (1,538,970)
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Total shareholders' equity 1,357,753
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Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 4,809,470
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
Six Months Ended Three Months Ended
June 30, June 30,
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2005 2004 2005 2004
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Revenue:
Oil and gas $ 1,091,940 $ 303,548 $ 646,429 $ 166,561
Interest 7,770 4,302 5,566 1,537
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Total revenue 1,099,710 307,850 651,995 168,098
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Expenses of operations:
Lease operating expense and
severance tax 470,975 119,497 288,876 51,676
Joint venture expenses 27,424 6,048 13,601 6,048
General and administrative
Expense:
Professional fees 192,772 56,178 96,857 35,860
Salary and taxes 97,184 - 48,442 -
Rent 21,163 19,761 10,919 9,389
Shareholder relations 4,594 21,980 3,390 19,537
Travel and meals 5,758 9,570 4,888 6,840
Registration fees 1,994 3,238 1,800 825
Telephone and fax 3,703 2,494 1,777 1,245
Dues and subscription 4,475 5,702 2,981 1,684
Financing costs 9,201 - 9,201 -
Miscellaneous 8,405 8,357 897 6,144
Depreciation and depletion 170,358 57,493 107,731 34,687
Interest expense 64,624 31,600 46,624 13,600
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Total expenses 1,082,630 341,918 637,984 187,535
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Net income (loss) $ 17,080 $ (34,068) $ 14,011 $ (19,437)
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Basic and diluted income (loss)
per share $ 0.00 $ (0.00) $ 0.00 $ (0.00)
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Basic and diluted weighted
average shares 19,968,089 19,536,060 19,968,089 19,565,279
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
For the Six Months Ended June 30,
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2005 2004
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Income (loss) from operations $ 17,080 $ (34,068)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss
to net cash from operations
Depreciation and depletion 168,858 55,993
Non-cash expenses 6,656 18,666
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
(Increase) in accounts receivable (162,130) (67,043)
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expense 56,536 (98,502)
(Increase) decrease in other assets (97,907) 36,863
Increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses 41,904 33,265
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Net cash provided (used) by operations 30,997 (54,826)
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Acquisition of oil and gas properties (947,939) (441,778)
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Net cash used by investing activities (947,939) (441,778)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Sale of common stock - 91,193
Issuance of debt 2,125,000 -
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Net cash provided by financing activities 2,125,000 91,193
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Increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents 1,208,058 (405,411)
Cash, beginning of period 721,613 663,422
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Cash, end of period $ 1,929,671 $ 258,011
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SUPPLEMENT CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Interest paid $ 36,000 $ 36,000
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SUPPLEMENT NON-CASH INVESTING AND
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Non-cash expense 6,656 18,666
Stock issued for oil and gas activity - 47,500
Stock issued for financial public relations - 103,000
Warrants issued for financing costs 162,562 -
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
Notes to Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1. - BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The accompanying unaudited financial statements of Houston American Energy
Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "Company") have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America
for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-QSB and
Item 310(b) of Regulation S-B. They do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States of America for a complete financial presentation. In the opinion of
management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments,
considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included in the
accompanying unaudited financial statements. Operating results for the periods
presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the full year.
These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial
statements and footnotes, which are included as part of the Company's Form
10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2004.
NOTE 2. - CHANGES IN PRESENTATION
Certain financial presentations for the periods presented for 2004 have been
reclassified to conform to the 2005 presentation.
NOTE 3. - SUBORDINATED CONVERTIBLE NOTES
On May 4, 2005, the Company entered into Purchase Agreements (the "Purchase
Agreements") with multiple investors pursuant to which the Company sold
$2,125,000 of 8% Subordinated Convertible Notes Due 2010 (the "Notes").
The Notes bear interest at 8%, provide for semi-annual interest payments and
mature May 1, 2010. The Notes are convertible, at the option of the holders,
into common stock of the Company at a price of $1.00 per share (the "Conversion
Price"), subject to standard anti-dilution provisions relating to splits,
reverse splits and other transactions, including issuances of common stock at
prices below the Conversion Price. The Notes are subject to automatic
conversion in the event the Company conducts an underwritten public offering of
its common stock from which the Company receives at least $5 million and the
public offering price is at least 150% of the then applicable Conversion Price.
The Company has the right to cause the Notes to be converted into common stock
after May 1, 2006 if the price of the Company's common stock exceeds 200% of the
then applicable Conversion Price on the date of conversion and for at least 20
trading days over the preceding 30 trading days. The Company has the right to
repurchase the Notes after May 1, 2007 at 103% of the face amount during 2007,
102% of the face amount during 2008, 101% of the face amount during 2009 and
100% of the face amount thereafter. The Notes are unsecured general obligations
of the Company and are subordinated to all other indebtedness of the Company
unless the other indebtedness is expressly made subordinate to the Notes.
The Notes were offered and sold in private placement transaction pursuant to the
exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of
1933 and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder. Each of the investors is either an
"accredited investor", as defined in Rule 501 promulgated under the Securities
Act, or a "qualified institutional buyer", as defined in Rule 144A promulgated
under the Securities Act.
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Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreements, the Company and the investors
entered into Registration Rights Agreements under which the Company agreed to
file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, within 90 days, a registration
statement covering the Notes and the common stock underlying the Notes and to
use its best efforts to cause the registration statement to become effective
within 180 days.
In connection with the placement of the Notes, the Company issued to the
placement agent in the offering a three year warrant (the "Placement Agent
Warrant") to purchase 191,250 shares of the Company's common stock at $1.00 per
share and paid commissions totaling $127,500. The Registration Rights
Agreements provide that the shares of common stock underlying the Placement
Agent Warrant are to be included in the registration statement required to be
filed.
NOTE 4. - WARRANTS
Activity of warrants during the three months ended June 30, 2005 is as follows:
Weighted
Average
Warrants Share Price
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Outstanding at beginning of period - -
Granted 191,250 $ 1.00
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Outstanding at end of period 191,250 $ 1.00
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Warrants outstanding and exercisable as of June 30, 2005:
Exercise Number of Remaining Number of
Price Shares Life Shares
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$ 1.00 191,250 2.83 191,250
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NOTE 5. - FINANCING COSTS
In conjunction with the issuance of long-term debt described in Note 3 above,
the Company paid $127,500 in commissions and issued a warrant to the placement
agent to purchase 191,250 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise
price of $1.00 per share expiring May 3, 2008. The market price on the date the
warrants were granted was $0.85. The warrants were valued on the date of grant
using the Black-Scholes pricing model at $162,562 using a risk free rate of
3.65%, a volatility factor of 412% and an expected life of 3 years.
The aggregate financing costs of $290,062, comprised of commissions and the
value of the warrant, are being expensed ratably over the life of the Notes as
financing costs. $9,201 of financing costs were expensed during the quarter
ended June 30, 2005. $58,115 of the financing costs are classified as prepaid
expense and $222,746 of the financing costs are deferred financing costs
classified as other assets on the balance sheet.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 24. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL") empowers a
Delaware corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action,
suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
(other than an action by or in the right of such corporation) by reason of the
fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or enterprise. A
corporation may, in advance of the final disposition of any civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding, pay the expenses
(including attorneys' fees) incurred by any officer, director, employee or agent
in defending such action, provided that the director or officer undertakes to
repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled
to be indemnified by the corporation. A corporation may indemnify such person
against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid
in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.
A Delaware corporation may indemnify officers and directors in an action by
or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor under the
same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial
approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation.
Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the
defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him
against the expenses (including attorneys fees) that he actually and reasonably
incurred in connection therewith. The indemnification provided is not deemed to
be exclusive of any other rights to which an officer or director may be entitled
under any corporation's by-law, agreement, vote or otherwise.
In accordance with Section 145 of the DGCL, the company's Certificate of
Incorporation (the "Certificate") provides that the company shall indemnify each
person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the company
(including the heirs, executors, administrators or estate of such person) or is
or was serving at the request of the company as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, to the fullest extent permitted. The indemnification provided by the
Certificate shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which any of
those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under
any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholder or disinterested directors or
otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in
another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person
who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred in defending a civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding shall be paid by the
company in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding
upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnified person to
repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not entitled
to be indemnified by the company. The Certificate provides that a director of
the company shall not be personally liable to the company or its stockholders
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for
liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the company or
its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of
the DGCL, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit.
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Item 25. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following is a list of the estimated expenses to be incurred in
connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered
hereby, all of which are payable by the Company, other than underwriting
discounts and commissions.
Registration Fee . . . . . . . . . . . $ 272.62
Accountants' Fees and Expenses . . . . 5,000.00
Legal Fees and Expenses . . . . . . . 15,000.00
Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,727.38
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Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,000.00
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ITEM 26. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
The Registrant has sold the following securities within the past three
years which were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933:
On November 22, 2002, David W. Barrell Trust acquired 100,000 shares of the
Company's common stock for a purchase price of $20,000 and John F. Terwilliger
acquired 75,000 shares of the Company's common stock for a purchase price of
$15,000.
On December 6, 2002, the Company issued 75,000 shares of common stock to
Duane Street Group, LLC as payment for consulting services valued at $15,000.
On November 22, 2002 and December 6, 2002, Mr. Tawes acquired an aggregate
of 1,175,000 shares of the Company's common stock for a purchase price of
$235,000.
On January 29, 2003, Mr. Tawes acquired 750,000 shares of the Company's
common stock for a purchase price of $225,000.
On March 3, 2003, Lori M. Price acquired 333,334 shares of the Company's
common stock for a purchase price of $100,000.
In April 2003, Steve Eisenberg acquired 16,666 shares of the Company's
common stock for a purchase price of $5,000 and Sandford B. Prater acquired
84,000 shares of the Company's common stock for a purchase price of $21,000.
In July 2003, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,681,424 shares of common
stock for a purchase price of $496,180.60 to eight accredited investors, being
LibertyView Funds, LP, LibertyView Special Opportunities Fund, LP, Lior Bergman,
Stephen P. Hartzell, Peter S. Rawlings, William D. Forster, James V. Pizzo &
Ellen London-Pizzo, and Sensus LLC.
In December 2003, John Terwilliger, the President and sole Director of the
Company, acquired 1,103,791 shares of the Company's common stock in exchange for
the conversion of outstanding loans in the amount of $441,516.29 and Orrie Lee
Tawes acquired 465,042 shares of the Company's common stock in exchange for the
conversion of outstanding loans in the amount of $186,016.83.
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In December 2003, the Company issued an aggregate of 1,633,949 shares of
common stock for a purchase price of $653,579.60 to seventeen accredited
investors, being E.C. Broun III, Lior Bergman, Rochelle Zudkewich, Amit Solomon,
Kenneth Zalk, Jack Lahav, LibertyView Funds, LP, Pudding Hill Partners, Lincoln
Partners Group LLC, Andrew Arno, J. Mitchell Hull, William Hyler, LibertyView
Special Opportunities Fund, LP, Krusen-Vogt and Co., David B. Wheeler, Stephen
P. Hartzell, and Peder Monsen.
In the first quarter of 2004, the Company issued to a single accredited
investor an aggregate of 227,983 shares of common stock for a purchase price of
$91,193.
In the first quarter of 2004, the Company issued to a single accredited
investor an aggregate of 50,000 shares of common stock in exchange for services,
valued at $47,500, in locating viable oil and gas prospects.
In the second quarter of 2004, the Company issued to a single accredited
investor 100,000 shares of common stock in exchange for financial public
relations services valued at $103,000. Those shares were subsequently cancelled
in settlement of a dispute as to performance of the contracted services.
In December 2004, the Company issued an aggregate of 305,000 shares of
common stock for a purchase price of $259,250 to one accredited investor.
In May 2005, the Company issued to 39 accredited investors an aggregate of
$2,125,000 of 8% Subordinated Convertible Promissory Notes due May 10, 2010 and
convertible into common stock at an initial conversion price of $1.00 per share.
The Company paid cash placement agent fees and expenses of approximately
$127,500 and issued three-year placement agent warrants to purchase 191,250
shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 in connection with the
offering. The Company also entered into a registration rights agreement in which
the Company agreed to register for resale the Notes and the shares of common
stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and upon exercise of the placement
agent warrants.
The issuance of all shares of our common stock described above was pursuant
to the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended and related state private offering exemptions. All of
the investors were Accredited Investors as defined in the Securities Act who
took their shares for investment purposes without a view to distribution and had
access to information concerning the Company and its business prospects, as
required by the Securities Act.
In addition, there was no general solicitation or advertising for the
purchase of our shares. Our securities were sold only to persons with whom we
had a direct personal preexisting relationship, and after a thorough discussion.
All certificates for our shares contain a restrictive legend. Finally, our stock
transfer agent has been instructed not to transfer any of such shares, unless
such shares are registered for resale or there is an exemption with respect to
their transfer.
Except as otherwise noted, no commissions were paid in connection with the
issuances described above.
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ITEM 27. EXHIBITS
4.1 Form of 8% Subordinated Convertible Note due 2010, dated May 4,
2005(1)
4.2 Form of Placement Agent Warrant, dated May 4, 2005(1)
4.3 Form of Registration Rights Agreement, dated May 4, 2005(1)
5.1* Opinion and consent of Michael W. Sanders, Attorney at Law re: the
legality of the shares being registered
10.1 Form of Purchase Agreement, dated May 4, 2005 relating to the sale
of 8% Subordinated Convertible Notes due 2010(1)
23.1* Consent of Michael W. Sanders, Attorney at Law (including in
Exhibit 5.1)
23.2* Consent of Thomas Leger & Co., L.L.P.
* Filed herewith
(1) Incorporated by reference to the respective exhibits filed with the
Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 4, 2005.
ITEM 28. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this registration statement;
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or
in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities
offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum
offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate,
the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20%
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective
registration statement.
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement of any material change to such information in the
registration statement.
provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do
not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3,
and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by
those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
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(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned in the City of Houston,
State of Texas on the 29th day of August, 2005.
HOUSTON AMERICAN ENERGY CORP.
BY: /S/ JOHN F. TERWILLIGER
JOHN F. TERWILLIGER
President
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date stated.
SIGNATURES TITLE DATE
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/s/ John F. Terwilliger President, Chief Executive Officer August 29, 2005
John F. Terwilliger and Director (Principal Executive,
Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ O. Lee Tawes III Director August 29, 2005
O. Lee Tawes III
/s/ Stephen Hartzell Director August 30, 2005
Stephen Hartzell
/s/ Edwin C. Broun III Director August 29, 2005
Edwin C. Broun III
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