SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
_____________________________
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
[X] Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007
OR
[ ] Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Commission file number 333-131275
ZION OIL & GAS, INC.
Delaware |
|
20-0065053 |
6510 Abrams Rd., Suite 300
Dallas, TX 75231
(214) 221-4610
(Issuer's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check whether the issuer: (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No
The Issuer had 10,067,483 shares of common stock outstanding as of May 15, 2007.
Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (Check one): Yes__ No X
INDEX
PART I--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. |
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
|
Balance Sheets - March 31, 2007 (unaudited) and December 31, 2006 |
4 |
|
Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, and period from April 6, 2000 (inception) to March 31, 2007. |
5 |
|
Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2007, and period from April 6, 2000 (inception) to March 31, 2007. |
6 |
|
Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, and period from April 6, 2000 (inception) to March 31, 2007 |
13 |
|
Notes to Financial Statements |
15 |
|
ITEM 2. |
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION |
29 |
ITEM 3. |
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
31 |
PART II--OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 2. |
UNREGISTERED SALES OF SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
32 |
ITEM 6. |
EXHIBITS |
33 |
Exhibit Index |
33 |
2
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Financial Statements (Unaudited) as at March 31, 2007
Contents |
Page |
Balance Sheet |
4 |
Statement of Operations |
5 |
Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity |
6 |
Statement of Cash Flows |
13 |
Notes to the Financial Statements |
15 |
3
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Balance Sheets (unaudited) as at
March 31 |
December 31 |
|||
2007 |
2006 |
|||
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Current assets |
|||
Cash and cash equivalents |
6,961 |
3,370 |
|
Inventories |
150 |
150 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other |
317 |
21 |
|
Refundable Value-Added Tax |
86 |
10 |
|
Total current assets |
7,514 |
3,551 |
|
Unproved oil and gas properties, full cost method |
8,835 |
8,496 |
|
Property and equipment |
|||
Net of accumulated depreciation of $25 thousand and $21 thousand |
44 |
45 |
|
Other assets |
|||
Prepaid expenses |
22 |
- |
|
Assets held for severance benefits |
16 |
12 |
|
Total other assets |
38 |
12 |
|
Total assets |
16,431 |
12,104 |
|
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity |
|||
Current liabilities |
|||
Notes payable to related parties |
- |
107 |
|
Accounts payable |
80 |
262 |
|
Accrued liabilities |
195 |
1,000 |
|
Total current liabilities |
275 |
1,369 |
|
Provision for severance pay |
66 |
63 |
|
Deferred officers' compensation |
1,116 |
1,053 |
|
Stockholders' equity |
|||
Common stock, par value $.01; 20,000,000 shares authorized: |
|||
March 31, 2007 - 9,681,665 shares, 2006 - 8,747,002 shares; |
|||
shares issued and outstanding |
97 |
87 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
22,884 |
16,872 |
|
Deficit accumulated in development stage |
(8,007) |
(7,340) |
|
Total stockholders' equity |
14,974 |
9,619 |
|
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity |
16,431 |
12,104 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
4
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statements of Operations (Unaudited)
Period from |
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April 6, 2000 |
||||
Three-month period |
(inception) to |
|||
ended March 31 |
March 31 |
|||
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
||
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Revenues |
- |
- |
- |
|
General and administrative expenses |
||||
Legal and professional |
271 |
142 |
3,141 |
|
Salaries |
236 |
234 |
2,806 |
|
Other |
191 |
101 |
1,374 |
|
698 |
477 |
7,321 |
||
Loss from operations |
(698) |
(477) |
(7,321) |
|
Other expense, net |
||||
Termination of initial public offering |
- |
- |
(507) |
|
Interest income (expense), net |
31 |
(10) |
(179) |
|
Loss before income taxes |
(667) |
(487) |
(8,007) |
|
Income taxes |
- |
- |
- |
|
Net loss |
(667) |
(487) |
(8,007) |
|
Net loss per share of common stock - |
||||
basic and diluted (in US$) |
(0.07) |
(0.06) |
(1.71) |
|
Weighted-average shares outstanding - |
||||
basic and diluted (in thousands) |
9,040 |
7,730 |
4,684 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
5
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock |
Common Stock |
Deficit |
|||||
Additional |
Accumulated |
||||||
Paid-in |
in development |
||||||
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
capital |
stage |
Total |
|
Thousands |
US$ thousands |
Thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Balances April 6, 2000 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Issued for cash ($0.001 per share) |
- |
- |
2,400 |
* - |
2 |
- |
2 |
Issuance of shares and warrants in a private offering |
|||||||
($1 per share) |
- |
- |
100 |
* - |
100 |
- |
100 |
Costs associated with the issuance of shares |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(24) |
- |
(24) |
Waived interest on conversion of debt |
- |
- |
- |
- |
* - |
- |
* - |
Value of warrants granted to employees |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
2 |
Net loss |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(5) |
(5) |
Balances, December 31, 2000 |
- |
- |
2,500 |
* - |
80 |
(5) |
75 |
Issuance of shares and warrants in a private offering |
|||||||
in January 2001 ($1 per share) |
- |
- |
135 |
* - |
135 |
- |
135 |
Issuance of shares and warrants in a private offering |
|||||||
which closed in September 2001 ($1 per share) |
- |
- |
125 |
* - |
125 |
- |
125 |
Payment of accounts payable through issuance of |
|||||||
shares and warrants |
- |
- |
40 |
* - |
40 |
- |
40 |
Payment of note payable through issuance of shares and warrants |
- |
- |
25 |
* - |
25 |
- |
25 |
Issuance of shares and warrants in a private offering |
|||||||
which closed in November 2001 ($1 per share) |
- |
- |
175 |
* - |
175 |
- |
175 |
Costs associated with the issuance of shares |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(85) |
- |
(85) |
Waived interest on conversion of debt |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
Value of warrants granted to employees |
- |
- |
- |
- |
37 |
- |
37 |
Value of warrants granted to directors and consultants |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
3 |
Net loss |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(207) |
(207) |
Balances, December 31, 2001 |
- |
- |
3,000 |
* - |
536 |
(212) |
324 |
* Represents an amount less than US$ 1 thousand.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
6
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (cont'd)
Preferred Stock |
Common Stock |
Deficit |
|||||
Additional |
Accumulated |
||||||
Paid-in |
in development |
||||||
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
capital |
stage |
Total |
|
Thousands |
US$ thousands |
Thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Change in par value of common shares from $ 0.0001 |
|||||||
per share to $0.01 per share |
- |
- |
- |
30 |
(30) |
- |
- |
Issuance of shares and warrants in a private offering |
|||||||
which closed in January 2002 ($1 per share) |
- |
- |
20 |
* - |
20 |
- |
20 |
Issuance of shares and warrants in a private offering |
|||||||
which closed in November 2002 ($10 per share) |
25 |
* - |
22 |
* - |
254 |
- |
254 |
Payment of accounts payable through issuance of preferred |
|||||||
shares and warrants |
13 |
* - |
- |
- |
127 |
- |
127 |
Payment of accounts payable through issuance of common |
|||||||
shares and warrants |
- |
- |
111 |
1 |
131 |
- |
132 |
Payment of note payable through issuance of |
|||||||
shares and warrants |
5 |
* - |
- |
- |
50 |
- |
50 |
Payment of accounts payable to employee through issuance of |
|||||||
shares upon exercise of warrants |
- |
- |
400 |
4 |
76 |
- |
80 |
Costs associated with the issuance of shares |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(160) |
- |
(160) |
Waived interest on conversion of debt |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
- |
3 |
Deferred financing costs on debt conversions / modifications |
- |
- |
- |
- |
21 |
- |
21 |
Value of warrants granted to employees |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
Value of warrants granted to directors and consultants |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
- |
13 |
Net loss |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(403) |
(403) |
Balances, December 31, 2002 |
43 |
* - |
3,553 |
35 |
1,042 |
(615) |
462 |
* Represents an amount less than US$ 1 thousand.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
7
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
Preferred Stock |
Common Stock |
Deficit |
|||||
Additional |
Accumulated |
||||||
Paid-in |
in development |
||||||
Shares |
Amount |
Shares |
Amount |
capital |
stage |
Total |
|
Thousands |
US$ thousands |
Thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Issuance of shares in connection with executive employment |
- |
- |
50 |
1 |
49 |
- |
50 |
Issuance of share on warrants exercise |
- |
- |
165 |
2 |
31 |
- |
33 |
Issuance of dividend shares to record holders as of |
|||||||
December 31, 2002 |
4 |
* - |
- |
- |
* - |
- |
- |
Issuance of shares and warrants in a private offering which |
|||||||
closed in February 2003 ($10 per share) |
|||||||
for cash consideration |
10 |
* - |
- |
- |
105 |
- |
105 |
for reduction of accounts payable |
5 |
* - |
- |
- |
45 |
- |
45 |
Issuance of shares and warrants as compensation for extension |
|||||||
of $100,000 line of credit |
1 |
* - |
- |
- |
10 |
- |
10 |
Payment of account payable through issuance of shares and warrants |
* - |
* - |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
1 |
Conversion of preferred shares to common shares in |
|||||||
reincorporation merger |
(63) |
*(-) |
763 |
7 |
(7) |
- |
- |
Issuance of shares in a private offering which closed |
|||||||
in July 2003 ($3 per share) |
|||||||
for cash consideration |
- |
- |
33 |
* - |
99 |
- |
99 |
for reduction of accounts payable |
- |
- |
3 |
* - |
9 |
- |
9 |
Issuance of shares upon exercise of warrants: |
|||||||
for cash consideration |
- |
- |
25 |
* - |
25 |
- |
25 |
for reduction of accounts payable |
- |
- |
124 |
1 |
142 |
- |
143 |
Issuance of shares upon exercise of warrants for |
|||||||
cash consideration |
- |
- |
63 |
1 |
82 |
- |
83 |
Payment of account payable through issuance of shares |
- |
- |
80 |
1 |
139 |
- |
140 |
Costs associated with the issuance of shares |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(58) |
- |
(58) |
Value of warrants granted to employees |
- |
- |
- |
- |
47 |
- |
47 |
Deferred financing costs on debt conversions / modifications |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(10) |
- |
(10) |
Net loss |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
(873) |
(873) |
Balances as at December 31, 2003 |
- |
- |
4,859 |
48 |
1,751 |
(1,488) |
311 |
* Represents an amount less than US$ 1 thousand.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
8
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (cont'd)
Common Stock |
Deficit |
||||
Additional |
accumulated |
||||
paid-in |
in development |
||||
Shares |
Amounts |
capital |
stage |
Total |
|
Thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Issuance of shares on |
|||||
warrants exercise |
123 |
1 |
183 |
- |
184 |
Issuance of shares and |
|||||
warrants in a private |
|||||
Offering |
251 |
3 |
1,002 |
- |
1,005 |
Payment of officer |
|||||
salaries through |
|||||
issuance of shares and |
|||||
Warrants |
46 |
1 |
184 |
- |
185 |
Payment of accounts payable |
|||||
to officers and consultants |
|||||
upon exercise of warrants |
80 |
1 |
99 |
- |
100 |
Payment of director honorariums |
|||||
through issuance of shares |
|||||
and warrants |
11 |
* - |
45 |
- |
45 |
Payment of account payable |
|||||
through issuance of shares |
|||||
and warrants |
13 |
* - |
50 |
- |
50 |
Payment of bridge loan |
|||||
through issuance of shares |
|||||
and warrants |
125 |
1 |
499 |
- |
500 |
Payment of bridge loan |
|||||
interest and commitment |
|||||
fee through issuance of |
|||||
shares and warrants |
8 |
* - |
30 |
- |
30 |
Payment of bridge loan finders |
|||||
fee through issuance of shares |
|||||
and warrants |
2 |
* - |
7 |
- |
7 |
Payment of service bonus |
|||||
through issuance of shares |
|||||
and warrants |
20 |
* - |
20 |
- |
20 |
Costs associated with the |
|||||
issuance of shares |
- |
- |
(59) |
- |
(59) |
Value of warrants granted to |
|||||
employees |
- |
- |
41 |
- |
41 |
Deferred financing costs on |
|||||
debt conversions / |
|||||
modifications |
- |
- |
30 |
- |
30 |
Net loss |
- |
- |
- |
(1,737) |
(1,737) |
Balances, December 31, 2004 |
5,538 |
55 |
3,882 |
(3,225) |
712 |
* Represents an amount less than US$ 1 thousand.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
9
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (cont'd)
Common Stock |
Deficit |
||||
Additional |
accumulated |
||||
paid-in |
in development |
||||
Shares |
Amounts |
capital |
stage |
Total |
|
Thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Issuance of shares on warrants |
|||||
exercised: |
|||||
For cash |
493 |
5 |
872 |
- |
877 |
For payment of deferred officer |
|||||
salaries |
17 |
* - |
21 |
- |
21 |
For exchange of shares of |
|||||
common stock |
120 |
1 |
(1) |
- |
- |
Issuance of shares and warrants |
|||||
in a private offering that |
|||||
closed in March 2005: |
|||||
For cash |
519 |
5 |
2,070 |
- |
2,075 |
For payment of deferred officer |
|||||
salaries |
10 |
* - |
40 |
- |
40 |
For payment of accounts |
|||||
payable |
6 |
* - |
25 |
- |
25 |
Issuance of shares and warrants |
|||||
in a private offering that closed |
|||||
in June 2005: |
|||||
For cash |
259 |
3 |
1,292 |
- |
1,295 |
For payment of directors |
|||||
honoraria |
14 |
* - |
70 |
- |
70 |
For payment of accounts |
|||||
payable |
3 |
* - |
15 |
- |
15 |
Issuance of shares in a private |
|||||
offering that closed in October |
|||||
2005: |
|||||
For cash |
584 |
6 |
2,914 |
- |
2,920 |
For payment of deferred officer |
|||||
salaries |
40 |
* - |
200 |
- |
200 |
For payment of accounts |
|||||
payable |
22 |
* - |
110 |
- |
110 |
Issuance of shares in a private |
|||||
offering that closed in |
|||||
December 2005 |
80 |
1 |
439 |
- |
440 |
Shares to be issued for services |
|||||
provided by director |
- |
- |
42 |
- |
42 |
Value of warrants and options |
|||||
granted to employees |
- |
- |
216 |
- |
216 |
Value of warrants granted to |
|||||
directors and consultants |
- |
- |
16 |
- |
16 |
Deferred financing costs on |
|||||
debt conversions / |
|||||
modifications |
- |
- |
44 |
- |
44 |
Costs associated with the |
|||||
issuance of shares |
- |
- |
(275) |
- |
(275) |
Net loss |
- |
- |
- |
(1,605) |
(1,605) |
Balances, December 31, 2005 |
7,705 |
76 |
11,992 |
(4,830) |
7,238 |
* Represents an amount less than US$ 1 thousand.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
10
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (cont'd)
Common Stock |
Deficit |
||||
Additional |
accumulated |
||||
paid-in |
in development |
||||
Shares |
Amounts |
capital |
stage |
Total |
|
Thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Issuance of shares on |
|||||
warrants exercised: |
|||||
For cash |
253 |
3 |
1,151 |
- |
1,154 |
For debt |
60 |
1 |
276 |
- |
277 |
Issuance of shares and |
|||||
warrants in private |
|||||
offering closings in First |
|||||
Quarter 2006: |
|||||
For cash |
66 |
1 |
362 |
- |
363 |
For payment of accounts |
|||||
payable |
3 |
* - |
14 |
- |
14 |
Shares issued for services |
|||||
provided by officer |
200 |
2 |
248 |
- |
250 |
Issuance of shares and |
|||||
warrants in a private |
|||||
offering that closed |
|||||
in September 2006: |
|||||
For cash |
23 |
* - |
126 |
- |
126 |
Value of options granted |
|||||
to employees |
- |
- |
162 |
- |
162 |
Value of warrants granted |
|||||
to underwriter |
- |
- |
20 |
- |
20 |
Value of shares gifted |
|||||
to directors, employees and |
|||||
service providers |
- |
- |
147 |
- |
147 |
Costs associated with the |
|||||
issuance of shares |
- |
- |
(681) |
- |
(681) |
Funds received from |
|||||
public offering for |
|||||
subscription shares: |
|||||
For cash |
410 |
4 |
2,867 |
- |
2,871 |
For debt |
27 |
* - |
188 |
- |
188 |
Net loss |
- |
- |
- |
(2,510) |
(2,510) |
Balances December 31, 2006 |
8,747 |
87 |
16,872 |
(7,340) |
9,619 |
* Represents an amount less than US$ 1 thousand.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
11
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (cont'd)
Common Stock |
Deficit |
||||
Additional |
accumulated |
||||
paid-in |
in development |
||||
Shares |
Amounts |
capital |
stage |
Total |
|
Thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Funds received from |
|||||
public offering for |
|||||
subscription shares: |
|||||
For cash |
931 |
10 |
6,509 |
- |
6,519 |
For debt |
4 |
* - |
24 |
- |
24 |
Compensation in respect of |
|||||
shares previously issued for |
|||||
services provided by officer |
- |
- |
63 |
- |
63 |
Value of options granted |
|||||
to employees |
- |
- |
18 |
- |
18 |
Value of warrants granted |
|||||
to underwriter |
- |
- |
60 |
- |
60 |
Costs associated with the |
|||||
issuance of shares |
- |
- |
(662) |
- |
(662) |
Net loss |
- |
- |
- |
(667) |
(667) |
Balances March 31, 2007 |
9,682 |
97 |
22,884 |
(8,007) |
14,974 |
* Represents an amount less than US$ 1 thousand.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
12
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
Period from |
||||
April 6, 2000 |
||||
Three month period |
(inception) |
|||
ended March 31 |
March 31 |
|||
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
||
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Cash flows from operating activities |
|||
Net loss |
(667) |
(486) |
(8,007) |
Adjustments required to reconcile net loss to net cash |
|||
used in operating activities: |
|||
Depreciation |
4 |
3 |
25 |
Officer, director and other fees, paid via common stock |
141 |
109 |
2,222 |
Interest paid through issuance of common stock |
- |
- |
18 |
Write-off of costs associated with public offering |
- |
- |
507 |
Change in assets and liabilities, net: |
|||
Increase in inventories |
- |
- |
(150) |
Prepaid expenses and other |
(318) |
4 |
(339) |
Decrease (increase) in deferred offering costs |
- |
(79) |
- |
Refundable Value-Added Tax |
(76) |
18 |
(86) |
Severance pay, net |
(1) |
2 |
50 |
Accounts payable |
(158) |
(481) |
80 |
Accrued liabilities |
(865) |
(67) |
135 |
Increase in deferred officers' compensation |
63 |
209 |
1,116 |
Net cash used in operating activities |
(1,877) |
(768) |
(4,429) |
Cash flows from investing activities |
|||
Acquisition of property and equipment |
(3) |
(10) |
(69) |
Investment in oil and gas properties |
(339) |
(238) |
(8,835) |
Net cash used in investing activities |
(342) |
(248) |
(8,904) |
Cash flows from financing activities |
|||
Deferred financing costs on debt conversions and modification |
- |
8 |
89 |
Loan proceeds - related party |
- |
- |
259 |
Loan principal repayments - related party |
(107) |
(1) |
(259) |
Loan proceeds - other |
- |
- |
500 |
Proceeds from sale of stock |
6,519 |
381 |
21,649 |
Financing costs of issuing stock |
(602) |
(12) |
(1,944) |
Net cash provided by financing activities |
5,810 |
376 |
20,294 |
Net increase (decrease) in cash |
3,591 |
(640) |
6,961 |
Cash - beginning of period |
3,370 |
1,141 |
- |
Cash - end of period |
6,961 |
501 |
6,961 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
13
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Statement of Cash Flows (cont'd)
Period from |
||||
Three month |
Three month |
April 6, 2000 |
||
period ended |
period ended |
(inception) |
||
March 31 |
March 31 |
December 31 |
||
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
||
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
US$ thousands |
Supplemental information |
|||
Cash paid for interest |
1 |
9 |
58 |
Cash paid for income taxes |
- |
- |
- |
Non-cash operating and financing activities: |
|||
Payment of accounts payable through issuance of |
|||
preferred and common stock |
24 |
14 |
974 |
Payment of note payable through issuance of |
|||
common stock |
- |
- |
575 |
Payment of accounts payable through issuance of |
|||
note payable |
- |
- |
35 |
Financing costs paid through issuance of |
|||
common stock |
- |
- |
25 |
Increase in accounts payable for financing costs |
- |
- |
382 |
Waived interest on debt conversions |
- |
- |
4 |
Shares issued for debt conversion |
- |
- |
188 |
Shares issued for services provided by officer |
63 |
62 |
355 |
Value of warrants and options granted to employees |
18 |
47 |
523 |
Value of warrants granted to directors and consultants |
- |
- |
33 |
Value of warrants granted to underwriters |
60 |
- |
80 |
Value of shares gifted to directors, employees |
|||
and service providers |
- |
- |
147 |
Deferred financing costs |
- |
8 |
85 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited interim financial statements.
14
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation
A. Nature of Operations
Effective July 9, 2003, Zion Oil & Gas, Inc., a Florida corporation ("Zion Florida") was merged into its wholly owned Delaware subsidiary, Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. (the Company), the purpose of which was solely to reincorporate from Florida to Delaware in anticipation of a public offering. Upon the reincorporation, all the outstanding shares of common stock in Zion Florida were converted into common stock of the Company on a one-to-one basis and all the outstanding shares of preferred stock in Zion Florida were converted into common stock of the Company at the ratio of twelve shares of common for each share of preferred stock. All of the outstanding warrants and options of Zion Florida were converted into equivalent warrants and options of the Company.
The Company holds a petroleum exploration license on approximately 98,100 acres of unproved properties in north-central Israel called the "Ma'anit-Joseph License", issued to the Company by the State of Israel. The term on the license was set to expire on April 30, 2007 and it contained a commitment to drill or reenter a well on or before April 30, 2005.
On April 10, 2005, the Company commenced the reentry and deepening of the Ma'anit #1. On July 19, 2005, the well reached a depth of 15,509 feet and testing and completion began thereafter. During drilling and completion operations, the well had numerous significant oil and gas shows in different zones. Completion operations on the Ma'anit #1 well were temporarily suspended and the drilling rig released in November, 2005. On March 15, 2006, the terms of the license were amended to provide that the Company commence the drilling of a new well to a
Declaration of a commercial discovery on the Ma'anit-Joseph License prior to the end of the license term as extended, will entitle the Company to receive a 30-year lease (extendable on certain conditions for an additional 20 years) subject to compliance with a field development work program and production. In other circumstances, the Company may be entitled to an extension of the term of the license by two years to drill an appraisal well.
15
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (cont'd)
A. Nature of Operations (cont'd)
Effective August 1, 2005, the Company received formal notification and documentation from the Minister of National Infrastructures and the Petroleum Commissioner granting the Company's application for a Preliminary Permit with Priority Rights for an area covering approximately 121,100 acres abutting on and immediately to the north of the Ma'anit-Joseph License. The permit was designated the "Asher Permit" and covered lands on Israel's coastal plain and Mt. Carmel range. The Asher Permit was for an 18-month period which terminated on January 31, 2007 and was subject to a work program (as amended) with an estimated total cost of $265 thousand, which required the Company to perform certain geological and geophysical work. Upon completion of the Asher Permit work program in accordance with its terms, on January 31, 2007, together with the submission of the Company's Final Report and Prospect Identification, the Company filed an application with the Petroleum Commissioner for a petroleum exploration license, tentatively denominated the Asher-Menashe License, on approximately 81,000 acres. The acreage subject of the application includes primarily acreage (approximately 78,000 acres) that was subject to the Asher Permit as reduced in accordance with the Petroleum Law, together with a small addition of acreage (approximately 3,000 acres) abutting to the north of the lands subject of the Asher Permit. The Company's application is subject to review and approval of the Petroleum Commissioner in consultation with the statutory Petroleum Council. The Company does not know when the Commissioner and the Council will consider the application. Under the terms of the Asher Permit, the Company's license application has priority rights for the grant of an exploration license, subject to the fulfillment of the requirements of the Petroleum Law. A license if granted would be for a primary term of up to three years, extendable for additional periods of up to a total of seven years.
Operations in Israel are conducted through a branch office. The Ma'anit-Joseph License, Asher Permit and application for the Asher-Menashe License are held directly in the name of the Company. At
present it is expected that all future income will be derived from Israeli operations.B. Management Presentation and Liquidity
On January 25, 2006 the Company filed a registration statement for a public offering on a "best efforts" basis (the "Public Offering") of between 350,000 and 2,000,000 shares of common stock at $7.00 per share with a minimum offering requirement of $2,450 thousand (350,000 shares) and a maximum of $14,000 thousand (2,000,000 shares). The registration statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 2006. On December 29, 2006, the Company completed the first closing of its Public Offering in which it accepted subscriptions in the amount of $3,058 thousand in consideration of the issuance of 436,907 shares of common stock. Between January 1 and March 31, 2007, the Company completed additional closings in which it accepted additional subscriptions for 934,663 shares of its common stock in the amount of $6,543 thousand bringing the total amount raised in the Public Offering through March 31, 2007 to $9,602 thousand.
16
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation (cont'd)
B. Management Presentation and Liquidity (cont'd)
Subsequent to the balance sheet date and through May 14, 2007, the Company completed additional closings in which it accepted additional subscriptions for 385,818 shares of its common stock in the amount of $2,701 thousand bringing the total amount raised in the Public Offering to $12,302 thousand.
The Public Offering remains open to a date not later than May 25, 2007 subject to prior termination by the Company. Management intends to use the proceeds of the Public Offering and from additional equity and/or debt sales and possible sales of participating interests in its petroleum properties, as may be pursued and completed from time to time in the future, to explore for and develop oil and gas reserves in Israel. The Company believes that these actions will enable the Company to carry out its business plan and to achieve profitable operations. In the opinion of management, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations, and changes in financial position have been included.
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
A. Basis of Presentation
The unaudited interim financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Since the Company is in the development stage, it has limited capital resources, no revenue, and a loss from operations. The appropriateness of using the going concern basis is dependent upon the Company's ability to obtain additional financing or equity capital to finance its current operations and, ultimately, to achieve profitable operations. The uncertainty of these conditions has created substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited interim financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for the preparation of interim financial statements and, therefore, do not include all disclosures necessary for a complete presentation of financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles used in annual financial statements. All adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, of a normal recurring nature and are necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial statements, have been included. Nevertheless, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and related notes included in the Company's annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006. The results of operations for the period ended March 31, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year or any other interim period.
17
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (cont'd)
B. Adoption of Recently Issued Accounting Standards
1. FIN 48 - Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes
In June 2006, FASB issued Interpretation 48 "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("FIN 48"). This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. This interpretation is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006 (January 1, 2007 for the Company). Any adjustments required upon the adoption of this interpretation must be recorded directly to retained earnings in the year of adoption and reported as a change in accounting principle.
The Company is subject to income taxes in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and in Israel. Tax regulations within each jurisdiction are subject to the interpretation of the related tax laws and regulations and require significant judgment to apply. The Company has not paid interest or penalties associated with income taxes. There was no cumulative adjustment required to the opening balance of the deficit accumulated in development stage at January 1, 2007.
The adoption of FIN 48 did not have a material effect on the Company's balance sheet or statement of operations.
C. Recent Accounting Pronouncements
1. SFAS 157 - Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157)
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements ("SFAS 157"). SFAS 157 establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. The changes to current practice resulting from the application of SFAS 157 relate to the definition of fair value, the methods used to measure fair value, and the expanded disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within those fiscal years.
The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 157 to have a material effect on it's balance sheet or statement of operations.
2. SFAS 159 - Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159)
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities ("SFAS 159"). SFAS 159 permits all entities the option to measure most financial instruments and certain other items at fair value at specified election dates and to report related unrealized gains and losses in earnings. The fair value option will generally be applied on an instrument-by-instrument basis and is generally an irrevocable election. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007.
The Company does not expect the adoption of SFAS 159 to have a material effect on it's balance sheet or statement of operations.
18
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 3 - Stockholders' Equity
A. Authorized, issued and outstanding shares
Authorized |
||||
March 31 |
December 31 |
|||
2007 |
2006 |
|||
Number of shares in thousands |
USD 0.01 par value per ordinary share |
20,000 |
20,000 |
1. The Company's shares (USD 0.01 par value each) are traded in the United States on the over the counter market and are listed on the American Stock Exchange.
2. For details of the issued share capital see the Statement of Changes in Shareholders' Equity.
B. Private Placement Offerings
During 2000, John Brown purchased 2,400,000 shares at the then current par value ($0.001 per share) on his behalf and on behalf of 25 other founding shareholders. Between January 1, 2001 and December 31, 2004, the Company raised $3,125 thousand in private placements from the sale (adjusted for the reincorporation merger on July 9, 2003) of 1,830,298 shares of common stock and: (i) warrants with an original expiration date of December 31, 2004 to purchase 275,833 shares of common stock at $1.00 per share; (ii) warrants with an original expiration date of December 31, 2004 to purchase 411,770 shares of common stock at $1.50 per share; and (iii) warrants with an original expiration date of December 31, 2006 to purchase 181,500 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share. The December 31, 2004 warrant expiration date was extended to January 31, 2005 by which date the warrants were exercised.
Between January 1, 2005 and March 31, 2005, the Company raised $2,140 thousand through the sale of 535,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 214,000 shares of the Company's common stock in a private placement offering. The warrants designated as "E warrants" were exercisable at $5.00 per share through December 31, 2006. Between April 22 and June 10, 2005, the Company raised $1,380 thousand through the sale of 276,000 shares of common stock and 55,200 E Warrants. Between June 20, 2005 and October 24, 2005, the Company raised $3,230 thousand through the sale of 646,000 shares of common stock.
During December 2005, the Company raised $440 thousand from the sale of 80,000 shares of common stock and warrants to purchase 12,500 shares of common stock at $5.50 per share at any time from July 1, 2007 (as may be deferred by the Company for up to six months) through December 31, 2008 such warrants being designated as "G" warrants.
During 2006, the Company (i) raised $489 thousand from the sale of 89,000 shares of common stock and 7,125 G warrants; (ii) issued 62,493 shares of common stock for $291 thousand in consideration of services; (iii) issued 175,357 shares of common stock for $877 thousand upon the exercise of E warrants; (iv) issued 35,000 shares of common stock for $105 thousand upon the exercise of $3.00 warrants; and (v) issued 42,957 shares of common stock for $172 thousand upon the exercise of "D" warrants. (See Note 3G).
19
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 3 - Stockholders' Equity (cont'd)
C. Initial Public Offering
On December 29, 2006, the Company completed its first closing of the Public Offering in which it accepted subscriptions in the amount of $3,058 thousand in consideration of the planned issuance of 436,907 shares of common stock. Between January 1 and March 31, 2007, the Company completed additional closings in which it accepted additional subscriptions for 934,663 shares of its common stock in the amount of $6,543 thousand bringing the total amount raised in the Public Offering through March 31, 2007 to $9,602 thousand. Following the balance sheet date and through May 14, 2007, the Company completed additional closings in which it accepted additional subscriptions for 385,818 shares of its common stock in the amount of $2,701 thousand bringing the total amount raised in the Public Offering to $12,302 thousand. The Public Offering through March 31, 2007 remains open to a date not later than May 25, 2007 subject to prior termination by the Company.
D. 2005 Stock Option Plan
During 2005, a stock option plan (the "Plan") was adopted by the Company, pursuant to which 1,000,000 shares of common stock are reserved for issuance to officers, directors, employees and consultants. The Plan is administered by the Board of Directors or one or more committees appointed by the board (the "Administrator").
The Plan contemplates the issuance of stock options by the Company both as a private company and as a publicly traded company and is available to residents of the United States, the State of Israel and other jurisdictions as determined by the Administrator. Awards of stock options under the Plan are made pursuant to an agreement between the Company and each grantee. The agreement will, among other provisions, specify the number of shares subject to the option, intended tax qualifications, the exercise price, any vesting provisions and the term of the stock option grant, all of which are determined on behalf of the Company by the Administrator. The Plan will remain in effect for a term of ten years unless terminated or extended according to its provisions.
On July 5, 2006, award agreements under the 2005 Stock Option Plan were entered into as follows: (a) with two directors each for the purchase of 25,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share (50,000 shares in the aggregate) through December 31, 2008 at a value of $59 thousand in the aggregate (the rights to these options vested on the date the award agreement was signed, and the options may not be exercised prior to July 1, 2007, subject to deferral by the Company for a period of up to six months); (b) with one employee for the purchase of 80,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share through December 31, 2010 (these options will vest in three equal tranches of 26,667 shares each on January 1, 2007, on January 1, 2008 and on January 1, 2009 at a value of $194 thousand that will be charged according to the vesting periods, and the options may not be exercised prior to July 1, 2007, subject to deferral by the Company for a period of up to six months); and (c) with one employee for the purchase of 40,000 shares of common stock at $5.00 per share through December 31, 2010 (these options will vest in four equal tranches of four vesting periods of 10,000 shares each, on the date, on October 1, 2006, on October 1, 2007 and of October 1, 2008 at a value of $97 thousand that will be charged according to the vesting period, and the options may not be exercised prior to July 1, 2007, subject to deferral by the Company for a period of up to six months). Although award agreements with respect to these options were signed in July 2006: (a) their issuance was authorized and their terms, including their exercise price, were fixed by resolution of the board of directors taken on October 27, 2005; (b) the commencement of the service period for the options preceded the grant date and (c) the value of the options were initially accounted for during December 2005. Compensation expense was recorded during December 2005 based on the fair value of the options at that time.
20
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 3 - Stockholders' Equity (cont'd)
E. Fair Value of Warrants and Options
The Company has reserved 320,851 shares of common stock as of March 31, 2007 for the exercise of warrants and options to employees and non-employees. These warrants and options have been excluded from earnings per share calculations because they are anti dilutive at March 31, 2007. These warrants and options could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in future years. The warrants and options exercise prices and expiration dates are as follows:
Exercise |
Number of |
Expiration |
|
price |
shares |
date |
To non-employees |
|||
5.00 |
10,000 |
December 31, 2008 |
|
8.75 |
36,226 |
September 26, 2009 |
|
To employees and directors |
|||
5.00 |
135,000 |
December 31, 2008 |
|
5.00 |
120,000 |
December 31, 2010 |
|
To investors |
|||
5.50 |
19,625 |
December 31, 2008 |
|
5.45 |
320,851 |
The warrant and option transactions since April 6, 2000 (inception) are shown in the table below:
Weighted |
|||
Number of |
Average |
||
shares |
exercise price |
||
US$ |
Granted from April 6, 2000 (inception) to December 31, 2005 to: |
||
Employees, officers and directors |
1,580,936 |
1.38 |
Private placement investors and others |
1,098,367 |
2.82 |
Expired/canceled |
(340,333) |
1.05 |
Exercised |
(1,670,770) |
1.03 |
Outstanding, December 31, 2005 |
668,200 |
3.35 |
Granted to: |
||
Employees, officers and directors as part compensation |
181,590 |
5.24 |
Private placement investors |
7,125 |
5.50 |
Expired/Canceled |
(247,393) |
4.92 |
Exercised |
(313,307) |
4.57 |
Outstanding, December 31, 2005 |
296,215 |
5.18 |
Granted to: |
||
Employees, non-employees, officers and directors as part |
||
compensation |
24,636 |
8.75 |
Private placement investors and others |
- |
- |
Expired |
- |
- |
Exercised |
- |
- |
Outstanding, March 31, 2007 |
320,851 |
5.45 |
Exercisable, March 31, 2007 |
- |
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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 3 - Stockholders' Equity (cont'd)
E. Fair Value of Warrants and Options (cont'd)
The following table summarizes information about stock warrants and options outstanding as of March 31, 2007:
Shares underlying outstanding |
Shares underlying outstanding |
||||||
warrants and options (nonvested) |
warrants and options (all fully vested) |
||||||
Weighted |
Weighted |
||||||
average |
average |
||||||
remaining |
Weighted |
remaining |
Weighted |
||||
Range of |
Number |
contractual |
average |
Range of |
Number |
contractual |
Average |
exercise price |
outstanding |
life (years) |
exercise price |
exercise price |
outstanding |
life (years) |
exercise price |
US$ |
US$ |
US$ |
US$ |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5.00 |
191,667 |
1.88 |
5.00 |
5.00 |
73,333 |
3.75 |
5.00 |
5.50 |
19,625 |
1.75 |
5.50 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8.75 |
36,226 |
2.50 |
8.75 |
5.00 |
73,333 |
5.00 |
5.00-8.75 |
247,518 |
5.59 |
Granted to employees
The following table sets forth information about the weighted-average fair value of warrants granted to employees and directors during the first quarter, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and the weighted-average assumptions used for such grants:
Period from April 6, |
|||
2000 (inception) to |
|||
March 31 |
|||
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
US$ |
US$ |
US$ |
Weighted-average fair value of underlying |
|||
stock at grant date |
- |
5.50 |
3.00 - 5.50 |
Dividend yields |
- |
- |
|
Expected volatility |
- |
40% |
28.2% - 40% |
Risk-free interest rates |
- |
5.15% |
2.1% - 5.15% |
Expected lives |
- |
4.49 years |
1.74 - 5 years |
Average grant date fair market value |
- |
2.43 |
0.76-2.43 |
22
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 3 - Stockholders' Equity (cont'd)
E. Fair Value of Warrants and Options (cont'd)
Granted to non-employees
The following table sets forth information about the weighted-average fair value of warrants granted to non-employees during the first quarter, using the Black Scholes option-pricing model and the weighted-average assumptions used for such grants:
Period from April 6, |
|||
2000 (inception) to |
|||
March 31 |
|||
2007 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
US$ |
US$ |
US$ |
Weighted-average fair value of underlying |
|||
stock at grant date |
8.75 |
- |
1.00 - 8.75 |
Dividend yields |
- |
- |
- |
Expected volatility |
40% |
- |
32.2% - 99.8% |
Risk-free interest rates |
5.50 |
- |
2.8% - 5.50% |
Contractual lives |
2.67 - 2.38 years |
- |
0.56 - 3.17 years |
Average grant date fair market value |
1.98-2.74 |
- |
0.68-2.74 |
The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods corresponding with the expected life of the options.
The expected life represents the weighted average period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The expected life of the options granted to employees and directors during the first three months of 2007 is calculated based on the Simplified Method as allowed under Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107), giving consideration to the contractual term of the options and their vesting schedules. The expected life of the option granted to non-employees equals their contractual term.
Due to the lack of sufficient history of the Company's stock volatility, the Company estimates its own expected stock volatility based on the historic volatility for other oil exploration companies.
23
Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 3 - Stockholders' Equity (cont'd)
F. Compensation Cost for Warrant and Option Issuances
The compensation cost of warrant and option issuances recognized for the three month periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 and from April 6, 2000 (inception) to March 31, 2007 amounted to $18 thousand, $0 and $576 thousand, respectively.
As of March 31, 2007, there was $77 thousand of unrecognized compensation cost, related to nonvested stock options granted under the Company's various stock option plans. That cost is expected to be recognized as follows:
US$ thousands |
April 1 - December 31, 2007 |
50 |
|
For the year ended December 31, 2008 |
27 |
|
77 |
G. Warrant Descriptions
Through the balance sheet date and subsequently (see Note 7(1)) the Company issued nine different series of warrants to employees, non-employees and investors. The price and the expiration dates are as follows:
Period of Grant |
US$ |
Expiration Date |
A Warrants |
January 2001 - December 2001 |
1.00 |
January 31, 2005 |
B Warrants |
November 2001 - February 2003 |
1.50 |
January 31, 2005 |
C Warrants |
July 2003 - March 2004 |
3.00 |
December 31, 2005 |
$3.00 Warrants |
June 2004 - August 2004 |
3.00 |
December 31, 2006 |
D Warrants |
September 2004 - April 2005 |
4.00 |
December 31, 2006 |
E Warrants |
September 2004 - June 2005 |
5.00 |
December 31, 2006 |
F and FF Warrants |
October 2005 |
5.00 |
December 31, 2008 |
G Warrants |
December 2005 - January 2006 |
5.50 |
December 31, 2008 |
H Warrants |
December 2006 - May 2007 |
8.75 |
September 26, 2009 |
Other than price and date details, all of the warrants were issued on the same conditions, except that the F, FF and G Warrants may not be exercised before July 1, 2007, which date may be extended by the Company for up to six months and H warrants may not be exercised before six months following the final closing date of the Public Offering.
H. Gift Shares
As part of the Public Offering 150,000 shares of common stock held by four executive officers were registered and given by the officers to individuals and entities. 21,000 of the gift shares were given to directors, employees and service providers. The related cost of $147 thousand was charged to the statement of operations and credited as additional paid in capital during 2006.
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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 4 - Related Party Transactions
In respect of the amount of $1,116 thousand included as deferred officers compensation as at March 31, 2007, such officers have committed to defer payments of these sums until at least July 1, 2008, subject to partial earlier payment in certain circumstances.
A. Cimarron Resources, Inc.
Under the loan facility with Cimarron Resources, Inc. (Cimarron).a company owned by the former Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Cimarron obtained the monies to lend to the Company through a loan facility with Bank One. The note accrued interest at Bank One's Prime Rate (8.25% at December 31, 2006) plus 2.5%. The terms of Cimarron's loan facility to Zion provided for a 100 month term loan repayable monthly commencing December 1, 2003 in $500 increments, with Cimarron having the option commencing January 15, 2005 to call the loan in whole or in $5,000 increments on 30 days notice which call option was subsequently deferred until July 31, 2007. During the month of January 2007 the loan was repaid in full.
B. Rappaport loan
Under a line of credit loan agreement with a shareholder of the Company and pursuant to agreement of the parties until amended on July 31, 2006 as noted below, any outstanding balance was able to be converted at the election of the lender to shares of common stock in increments of $5,000 at $4.00 per share. Through July 31, 2006, outstanding balances accrued interest at 10% per annum. At the direction of the shareholder, a commitment fee of $10,000 in the aggregate was paid to two children of the shareholder in the form of 12,000 shares of common stock (in the aggregate) and warrants to purchase 5,000 shares (in the aggregate) of the Company's common stock. On July 31, 2006, the Rappaport loan was further extended to a date 15 days following the initial closing of a public offering. In connection with this extension the shareholder and the Company agreed to increase the interest rate on the facility to 12% per annum and to cancel the option to convert monies outstanding under the facility to equity securities. During the month of January 2007 the loan was repaid in full.
Note 5 - Commitments and Contingencies
A. Environmental Matters
The Company is engaged in oil and gas exploration and production and may become subject to certain liabilities as they relate to environmental cleanup of well sites or other environmental restoration procedures as they relate to the drilling of oil and gas wells or the operation thereof. Although environmental assessments are conducted on all purchased properties, in the Company's acquisition of existing or previously drilled well bores, the Company may not be aware of what environmental safeguards were taken at the time such wells were drilled or during such time the wells were operated.
Should it be determined that a liability exists with respect to any environmental clean up or restoration, the liability to cure such a violation could fall upon the Company. No claim has been made, nor is the Company aware of any contingent demands relating thereto. Liabilities for expenditures are recorded when environmental assessment and/or remediation is probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated.
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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 5 - Commitments and Contingencies (cont'd)
B. Royalty Commitments
The Company is obligated, according to the Israeli Petroleum Law, 5712-1952 (the "Petroleum Law"), to pay royalties to the Government of Israel on the gross production of oil and gas from the oil and gas properties of the Company located in Israel (except those reserves serving to operate the wells and related equipment and facilities). The royalty rate stated in the Petroleum Law is 12.5% of the produced reserves. At March 31, 2007, the Company did not have any outstanding obligation in respect to royalty payments, since it is at the "exploration stage" and, to this date, no proved reserves have been found.
C. Long-term Incentive Plan
The Company has initiated the establishment of a long-term management incentive plan for key employees whereby a 1.5% overriding royalty or equivalent interest in the Ma'anit-Joseph License and such other oil and gas exploration and development rights as may in the future be acquired by the Company shall be assigned to key employees.
D. Charitable Trusts
The Company has initiated the establishment of two charitable trusts based in Israel and in the United States for the purpose of supporting charitable projects and other charities in Israel and the United States. A 3% overriding royalty or equivalent interest in the Ma'anit-Joseph License and such other oil and gas exploration and development rights as may in the future be acquired by the Company shall be assigned to each charitable organization (6% overriding interest in the aggregate).
E. Surface Rights of Drilling Operations
The surface rights to the drill site from which the Company drilled the Ma'anit#1 are held under long-term lease by Kibbutz Ma'anit. The rights are owned by the State of Israel and administered by the Israel Lands authority. Permission necessary to reenter and use the drill site to conduct petroleum operations has been granted to Zion by the Kibbutz in consideration for a monthly fee of $350. Permission of the Israel Lands Authority for the use of the surface rights is also required, which permission the authority must grant under the Petroleum Law. The Company received notification that on April 12, 2007, the Authority granted the required permission, subject to paying a surface use fee and signing a permission agreement. The Company has paid the fee and is awaiting receipt of the agreement from the authority.
F. Payments to executives and deferral of compensation
Under existing compensation agreements the Company is committed to pay its executive officers amounts of between $900 thousand and $1,000 thousand on an annual basis. All of these officers have agreed to defer a portion of their pay through July 1, 2008.
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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 5 - Commitments and Contingencies
G. Underwriting Agreement
Pursuant to an underwriting agreement, the Company agreed to pay to Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc., the underwriter of the Company's Public Offering (the "Underwriter"), a financial advisory and investment banking fee for an aggregate amount of $60 thousand ("the advisory fee") pursuant to a two year investment banking/consulting agreement to be entered following and effective upon the closing of the Public Offering in a minimum aggregate amount of $4,000 thousand (the "effective date"). The advisory fee was due in full upon the effective date. Following the second closing of the Public Offering on January 29, 2007, this fee was paid in full.
In addition, pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement, the Underwriter is to receive warrants ("H" warrants) to purchase a number of shares of the Company's common stock in an amount equal to 3% of the number of shares of common stock sold in the Public Offering by it and other placement agents appointed by it pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement at a price of $8.75 per share (or 125% of the offering price). The H warrants are exercisable beginning six months after the final closing of the Public Offering and expire on September 26, 2009. Pursuant to this undertaking during the first quarter of 2007, the Company issued 24,636 H Warrants to purchase shares at a price of $8.75 of the Company's common stock. Subsequent to the balance sheet date, the Company issued an additional 9,156 H warrants to the Underwriter (See also Note 6).
H. Lease Commitments
The Company leases approximately 3,600 square feet of office space in Dallas under a lease which expires on October 31, 2008. The monthly rent is $4 thousand, $4 thousand and $4 thousand for each of the twelve-month periods ending October 31, 2006, 2007 and 2008 respectively, less any sublease payments received. Until mid-July 2006 approximately 800 square feet (and access to the common areas) were subleased month-to-month for payments of $1 thousand per month.
During July 2005, the Company entered into a rental agreement for office premises in the industrial area of Caesarea, Israel. The rental was for a six-month period commencing August 1, 2005 with two additional three-month option periods at a monthly rental cost of $3 thousand. The Company subsequently extended the rental agreement through the end of July 31, 2007 with an option to further extend the agreement through January 31, 2008. The monthly rental costs during these extended periods continues at $3 thousand.
The future minimum lease payments are as follows:
US$ thousands |
2007 |
76 |
2008 |
46 |
122 |
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Zion Oil & Gas, Inc.
(A Development Stage Company)
Notes to the Financial Statements as at March 31, 2007
Note 6 - Subsequent Events
1. Following the balance sheet date and through May 14, 2007, the Company (i) completed additional closings in which it accepted additional subscriptions for 385,818 shares of its common stock in the amount of $2,701 thousand bringing the total amount raised in the Public Offering to $12,302 thousand, and (ii) issued 9,156 H warrants to the Underwriter at a price of $8.75 per share (or 125% of the offering price) exercisable commencing six months after the final closing of the Public Offering and expiring on September 26, 2009. (See also Note 5G).
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATIONIntroduction
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE READ IN CONJUNCTION WITH OUR CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND THE RELATED NOTES TO THOSE STATEMENTS INCLUDED IN THIS FORM 10-QSB. SOME OF OUR DISCUSSION IS FORWARD-LOOKING AND INVOLVES RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. FOR INFORMATION REGARDING RISK FACTORS THAT COULD HAVE A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON OUR BUSINESS, REFER TO THE DISCUSSION OF RISK FACTORS IN DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS SECTION OF OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-KSB FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
Overview
We are engaged in oil and natural gas exploration upon 219,000 acres of preliminary permit and license areas in the State of Israel. On April 16, 2007, in accordance with our work program for the Ma'anit-Joseph License, we commenced remedial cementing operations on our Ma'anit #1 well, to isolate potentially productive zones from water bearing formations in contemplation of perforating and testing those zones.
On January 31, 2007, in compliance with the conditions of our Asher Permit, we submitted a Final Report and Prospect Identification to the Israeli Petroleum Commissioner, together with an application for the grant of a petroleum exploration license on approximately 81,000 acres, 78,000 of which had been subject to our permit. The application is currently under review and consideration by the Petroleum Commissioner.
During the seven years between our formation and March 31, 2007, we have received net proceeds from the issuance of our equity securities of $22,981 thousand and have invested in unproved oil and gas properties $8,835 thousand in order to satisfy our work commitments under our agreements with the State of Israel. As of March 31, 2007, our officers and key employees have deferred a substantial portion of their salaries and other compensation due through July 2008.They have all exchanged portions of the deferred compensation from time to time for our equity securities, which (with four exceptions relating to employee stock options) were priced at the same price as concurrent sales of our equity securities.
On January 25, 2006, we filed a Registration Statement with the SEC in connection with a public offering of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock at $7 a share with a minimum closing requirement of $2,450,000 (350,000 shares) (the "Public Offering"). Also registered in the offering were 521,200 shares underlying those of our outstanding warrants which had a final exercise date of December 31, 2006, and a total exercise price of $2,511,000. Our Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on September 26, 2006. Through March 31, 2007, we completed six (6) closings of the offering in which we gave instructions to our transfer agent to issue a total 1,371,570 shares of common stock in consideration of $9,600,990. Since March 31, 2007 and through May 14, 2007, we have completed three additional closings in the offering in which we have issued a total of 385,818 shares of common stock in consideration of $2,700,726. The offering remains open and a final closing has been scheduled for the earlier of (a) May 25, 2007 or (b) the completion of a cement survey in the Ma'anit #1 well to determine the quality of the cement bond between the well casing and the surrounding formations, unless subscriptions for the maximum offering of 2,000,000 shares have been received and accepted prior thereto or otherwise earlier terminated by us.
Commencing January 3, 2007, our common stock has been listed and traded on the American Stock Exchange.
Going Concern Basis
Our unaudited interim financial statements for the period ended March 31, 2007 have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates realization of assets and liquidation of liabilities in the ordinary course of business. Since Zion is in the development stage, we have limited capital resources, no revenue, and a loss from operations. The appropriateness of using the going concern basis is dependent upon our ability to obtain additional financing or equity capital and, ultimately, to achieving profitable operations. The uncertainty of these conditions raises doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. The unaudited financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
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Plan of Operations
Over the coming period through March 31, 2008, we intend to pursue the following plan of operations:
1. Reenter, complete and test our Ma'anit #1 well at a budgeted cost of $900 thousand.
2. Conduct geological and geophysical activities (including the acquisition of at least 20 kilometers of new seismic lines, assuming that our application for the issuance of an exploration license - tentatively denominated the "Asher-Menashe License" - for the areas subject of our Asher Permit is granted) on the Asher-Menashe License area at an estimated cost of $400 thousand.
3. Commence preparations for the drilling of an appraisal well (tentatively denominated the "Ma'anit-Rehoboth well") on the Ma'anit prospect to confirm the zones in the Triassic which we have drilled in the Ma'anit #1 and, if possible, explore zones in the Permian including preparation of the location and ordering of long lead term items at an estimated cost of $1,450 thousand.
4. If the testing and completion activities on the Ma'anit #1 well indicate the presence of commercially producible gas or oil, we will install production equipment at an estimated cost of $200 thousand.
At any time during the period, we might enter into negotiations to sell a portion of the Joseph Project (and our petroleum rights and prospect data) in order to spread our risk, conserve our capital and raise additional funds necessary to drill the planned Ma'anit-Rehoboth well on the Ma'anit prospect and obtain co-owners with technical capability and local knowledge to supplement our efforts. There is no assurance that we will be able to attract any parties to join us. We cannot predict the terms and conditions upon which a joint venture agreement (if any) might be reached with one or more other oil and gas companies as the terms would be dependent upon the results of our testing and completion activities on the Ma'anit #1 well, the technical data that has been and will be developed and the commercial and exploratory value of our holdings, as perceived by us and the professional advisers of potential partners, as well as general industry conditions at the time.
Following our planned completion activities on the Ma'anit #1, if the results are positive, we plan to use the information from those activities to raise additional money to enable us to drill the Ma'anit-Rehoboth well to the Permian and to drill additional wells. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in such endeavors.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Our working capital (current assets minus current liabilities) was $7,239 thousand at March 31, 2007 and $2,182 thousand at December 31, 2006. The increase in working capital is due to the successful completion of six (6) interim closings of the Public Offering and the exercise of warrants with an expiration date of December 31, 2006.
Net cash provided by financing activities was $5,810 thousand and $376 thousand for the periods ended March 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, of which the substantial majority was from the sale of equity securities, net of equity sales costs. Net cash used in investing activities was $342 thousand and $248 thousand for the three months ended March 31, 2007 and 2006 respectively, virtually all of which was used for capitalized exploration costs on the license.
On March 31, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $6,961 thousand.
As discussed above, since March 31, 2007, we have completed additional closings of our public offering in which we closed the sale of equity securities in the amount of $2,700,726. On May 15, 2007, we had cash and cash equivalents in the amount of $$8,579,702.
We believe that the funds currently available will enable us to meet our needs in carrying out our Plan of Operations described above through to March 31, 2008.
Results of Operations
We have no revenue generating operations as we are still an exploration stage company. Drilling operations on the Ma'anit #1 commenced on April 10, 2005 and the rig was released seven months later. Completion activities on the Ma'anit #1 well recommenced in April 2007. Almost all of our net loss for the three months ended March 31, 2007, is attributable to general and administrative expenses. Such expenses totaled $698 thousand, consisting of $271 thousand for legal and professional costs, $236 thousand for salaries, most of which is deferred compensation of our directors, officers and key employees, and other costs in the amount of $191 thousand.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
None.
Forward-Looking Statements
The preceding discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes contained elsewhere in this Form 10-KSB. Certain statements made in this discussion are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may materially differ from actual results.
Forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as "may", "should", "expects", "intends", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology and include, without limitation, statements regarding:
exploration, development, and drilling plans; |
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future general and administrative expenses; |
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future exploration; |
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future geophysical and geological data; |
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generation of additional properties, reserves; |
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new prospects and drilling locations; |
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future capital expenditures; |
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sufficiency of working capital; |
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ability to raise additional capital; |
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drilling plans; |
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timing or results of any wells; |
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interpretation and results of seismic surveys or seismic data; |
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permit, license and lease rights and applications; |
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participation of operating partners; |
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any other statements regarding future operations, financial results, opportunities, growth, business plans, and strategies. |
Because 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. Although we believe that expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, performance or achievements. Moreover, neither we nor any other person assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of these forward-looking statements. We undertake no duty to update any forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform such statements to actual results
ITEM 3. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that Zion files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission. As of March 31, 2007, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of March 31, 2007.
In June 2006, during the completion of the audit for 2005, our chief executive officer, our chief financial officer and our audit committee concluded that, due to material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting, we needed to restate certain of our financial statements to correct errors in the application of accounting principles with respect to the accounting for equity instruments issued to employees and non-employees (i) for services rendered, and (ii) in consideration for debt issuances and modifications, for the period from inception (April 2000) until December 31, 2005. As a result, we restated our previously audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2004, our previously unaudited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2005 and our financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2006 (both of which unaudited financial statements were filed in a Form SB-2/A dated May 24, 2006).
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We believe that the material weaknesses related to the issues described above have been remedied as a result of procedures implemented following the period that ended on June 30, 2006, including: (i) direct participation of our new chief financial officer in the preparation of work papers for our annual audit; and (ii) initiation by our new chief financial officer of new policies and procedures governing the financial close and reporting process.
During the last quarter of 2006, we also commenced procedures in the planning and scoping, documenting and gap analysis to aim at effectively assimilating the provisions of section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, allowing the Company to comply with the provisions of the law in the long term and enhance controls and procedures. In documenting and gap analysis, we are being assisted by KPMG.
Other than the changes reported above, there were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Company's internal control over financial reporting for the period ended March 31, 2007.
PART II--OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities (as of March 31, 2007)
During the three months ended March 31, 2007, we issued to Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. ("Underwriter") the underwriter of our Public Offering warrants to purchase 24,636 shares of our common stock at a price of $8.75 per share ("Underwriter's Warrants"). The Underwriter's Warrants were issued pursuant to the underwriting agreement entered into between us and the Underwriter in connection with our Public Offering (the "Underwriting Agreement"). The Underwriter's Warrants are exercisable for a period beginning six months after the final closing of the Public Offering and expire on September 26, 2009.
Sales and Other Disposition of Registered Securities - Use of Proceeds
Our Public Offering was and continues to be underwritten on a "best efforts minimum/maximum" basis by Network 1 Financial Securities, Inc. ("Underwriter"). On December 29, 2006, following receipt and acceptance of subscriptions and payment for a number of shares in excess of the required minimum, we scheduled an initial closing of the Public Offering which took place on December 29, 2006 (the "initial closing"). Through March 31, 2007, we completed a total of six (6) closings of the Public Offering, including the initial closing. In those closings and through March 31, 2007, we issued instructions to our transfer agent to issue a total of 1,371,570 shares of common stock in consideration of a total of $9,600,990 of which $9,389,821 was cash and $211,169 was debt conversion.
In accordance with its terms, the Public Offering continues to remain open. During the period since March 31, 2007 and through May 14, 2007, we have conducted an additional three closings in which we have issued a total of 385,818 shares of common stock in consideration of $2,700,726, of which $2,540,895 was cash and $159,831 was debt conversion. The final closing of the Public Offering has been set for the earlier of (a) May 25, 2007 or (b) the completion of a cement log survey in the Ma'anit #1 well, to determine the quality of the cement bond between the well casing and the surrounding formations, unless subscriptions for the maximum offering of 2,000,000 shares have been received and accepted prior thereto or the offering is otherwise earlier terminated by us.
From the effective date of the Registration Statement and through March 31, 2007, we incurred for our account in connection with the issuance and distribution of shares of our common stock in the Public Offering expenses as follows:
In US$ 000 |
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Underwriting Commissions |
$ 507 |
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Expenses Paid to Underwriter |
254 |
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Other expenses as follows: |
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Accounting Fees and Expenses |
111 |
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Legal Fees and Expenses |
67 |
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Printing Fees and Advertising |
179 |
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Listing Fees (including SEC filing fees) |
83 |
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Transfer and Escrow Agent Fees |
28 |
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Other Expenses |
114 |
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TOTAL EXPENSES |
$ 1,343 |
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None of the above payments was made to any officer or director of Zion or to any person owning 10% or more of any class of Zion's securities.
The net offering proceeds to Zion from the Public Offering through March 31, 2007 after deduction of the total expenses set forth above was $8,258 thousand (the "net public offering proceeds").
Through March 31, 2007, we used the net public offering proceeds as follows:
In US$ 000 |
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a. |
Completion of Ma'anit #1 well |
400 |
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b. |
Preparation for drilling of Ma'anit Rehoboth well |
128 |
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c. |
Compensation to officers and directors |
629 |
(1) |
d. |
Repayment of indebtness |
80 |
(2) |
e. |
Temporary investments |
6,844 |
(3) |
f. |
Other |
60 |
(4) |
(1) Includes repayment of indebtedness
(2) Does not include repayment of indebtedness to officers and directors which is included in note (3) above.
(3) U.S. money market account balance at March 31, 3007.
(4) Financial advisory and investment banking fee to Underwriter pursuant to an investment banking/consulting agreement entered into pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.
The remaining $117 thousand of the net operating proceeds were, on March 31, 2007, on deposit in our operating bank accounts in the U.S. and Israel.
ITEM 6. EXHIBITS
Exhibit Index
31.1 |
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 under the Exchange Act |
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31.2 |
Certification of the Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.1 |
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (furnished only). |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
ZION OIL & GAS, INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Richard Rinberg Richard J. Rinberg Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) |
By: |
/s/ David Patir David Patir, Senior Vice-President (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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Date: |
May 21, 2007 |
Date: |
May 21, 2007 |
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