CNEH Form 10-KSB 12/31/2004
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-KSB
x |
ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
for the period ended December 31, 2004 |
o |
TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
for the transition period from _______ to
_______ |
COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER: 033-02441-D
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LTD.
(Exact
name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
87-0638750 |
(State
or other jurisdiction of |
(IRS
Employer identification No.) |
incorporation
or organization) |
|
5237
Farago Ave., Temple City, CA 91780
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(626)
448-7637
(Issuer's
telephone number, including area code)
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
None
Securities
registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
$0.001
Par Value Common Voting Stock
(Title
of Class)
Check
whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes
x No
o
Check if
there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained, to
the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or an
amendment to this Form 10-KSB. x
State
issuer's net revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $1,430,680
As of
April 12, 2005, there were 18,274,080 common shares outstanding and the
aggregate market value of the common shares (based upon the close price of $.49
reported by brokers) held by non-affiliates was approximately
$2,356,939.
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o
Nox
Number of
shares of common stock outstanding as of April 12, 2005: 18,274,080
Number of
shares of preferred stock outstanding as of April 12, 2005: -0-
CAUTIONARY
STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING INFORMATION
The
discussion contained in this 10-KSB under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, (the "Exchange Act") contains forward-looking statements that
involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ significantly
from those discussed herein. These include statements about our expectations,
beliefs, intentions or strategies for the future, which we indicate by words or
phrases such as "anticipate," "expect," "intend," "plan," "will," "we believe,"
"the Company believes," "management believes" and similar language, including
those set forth in the discussion under "Description of Business," including the
"Risk Factors" described in that section, and "Management's Discussion and
Analysis or Plan of Operation" as well as those discussed elsewhere in this Form
10-KSB. We base our forward-looking statements on information currently
available to us, and we assume no obligation to update them. Statements
contained in this Form 10-KSB that are not historical facts are forward-looking
statements that are subject to the "safe harbor" created by the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
PART
I
Item 1.
Business
OVERVIEW
We were
incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 20, 1999 under the name of Draco
Holding Corporation. On March 29, 2004, we executed an Agreement for Share
Exchange with Hong Xiang Petroleum Group Limited, a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of the British Virgin Islands ("Hong Xiang"), and the
individual shareholders owning 100% of the outstanding common shares of Hong
Xiang (the "Hong Xiang Shareholders"). Pursuant to the Agreement for Share
Exchange, we issued 18,700,000 shares of our common stock to the Hong Xiang
Shareholders in exchange for all of the shares of capital stock of Hong Xiang
owned by the Hong Xiang Shareholders at closing, and Hong Xiang became our
wholly-owned subsidiary.
On June
28, 2004, we changed our name to China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. Since
the completion of the reverse merger, we have been engaged
in the extraction and production of crude oil in Jilin Province, People's
Republic of China, through Harbin Hong Xiang Petroleum Services Limited, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Xiang organized and existing under the laws of
the People’s Republic of China. The oil field is called Jilin Qian’an Oil Field
Zone 112 (“Qian’an 112”), located at 9 kilometers southwest of Qian’an City with
a total exploration area of 20.7 square kilometers. Pursuant to a 20-year
exclusive Cooperative Exploration Contract (the “Contract”) signed between and
among PetroChina Group, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of
the People’s Republic of China (“PetroChina”), Song Yuan City Yu Qiao Oil and
Gas Exploration Limited Corp., a corporation organized and existing under the
laws of the People’s Republic of China (“Yu Qiao”) and us, we have the right to
explore and pump oil at Qian’an 112 and take responsibility for well logging,
drill-stem testing and core sampling. PetroChina will take 20% of our output in
the first ten years and then 40% of our output until the end of the Contract;
and Yu Qiao will take 2% of our output as a management fee for managing the
process of oil production.
DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
Qian’an
112 is part of Qian’an Oil Field, which was discovered after an earthquake in
1959. The large scale commercial drilling at Qian’an Oil Field started in 1986;
meanwhile, 170.5 square kilometers proved to be an oil-bearing area, of which
119 square kilometers were undeveloped. As reported in geological research
prepared by the Geological Research Team of Jilin Petroleum Group, Qian’an 112
covers 20.7 square kilometers, of which 10.9 square kilometers proved to be an
oil-bearing area. The geological reserve is 5.14 million tons in this area, of
which there is an oil reserve of 3.55 million tons. The thickness of crust
increases from 350 meters to 410 meters, inclining from the west to the east.
The oil is found from 1,600 meters to 2,075 meters below sea level.
We
recently completed the construction of 20 oil wells. There are 5 traditional
sucker-rod pumping machines and 2 mobile sucker-rod pumping machines in
operation. Since the oil reserve level may vary in different oil wells, the
combination of these two pumping machines allows us to increase the efficiency
in pumping. We plan to pump approximately 0.9 million tons in total at Qian’an
112 within the 19-year production cycle and complete the construction of 102 oil
wells within the first four years. The projected output within the production
cycle is shown as follows:
In the
chart above, the peak is at the third quarter of the fourth year, which is
approximately 90,000 tons in production. All crude
oil is currently sold to Jilin Refinery of PetroChina, four kilometers away from
the pumping site. The short distance allows us to control storage and delivery
costs efficiently. The selling price is referred to the FOB price at the first
day of each month in Singapore crude oil markets.
MARKETING
As shown
in the graph below, the consumption of crude oil grew rapidly in the
20th century
in China. During the 1990’s, compared to the annual growth rate of 1.67% in
production, the annual growth rate in China’s crude oil consumption was 5.77%.
The report from BP PLC also indicated that the demand for crude oil in China was
245.7 million tons in 2002, an increase of 5.8% from 2001.
Currently,
China is the second largest energy consumer in the world, after the United
States. The huge demand for crude oil in China resulted from economic growth and
industrial development, which are expected to continue at an increasing rate in
the next ten years. The booming economic environment attracts international
manufacturers to set up production facilities in China for lower labor costs and
operational expenses. Meanwhile, the fast growth in the Chinese automobile
market is another significant factor affecting crude oil demand. It is reported
that China's automobile manufacturing output amounted to 2,095,700 from January
to November 2004, up 15% over the same period last year. Thus, the upward trend
of crude oil consumption is expected to continue for at least the next five
years in China.
COMPETITION
The
energy and petroleum industries are highly competitive. There is competition
within the industries and also with other industries to supply the energy, fuel
and chemical needs of industrial and individual consumers. Currently, all of our
output is sold to Jilin
Refinery of PetroChina; however, if the relationship with Jilin Refinery of
PetroChina is terminated, we will
encounter competition with other firms for the sale or purchase of various goods
or services in many national and international markets and employ all methods of
competition which are lawful and appropriate for such purposes. A key component
of our competitive position is our ability to manage expenses successfully,
which requires continuous management focus on reducing unit costs and improving
efficiency.
EMPLOYEES
We
currently employ 66 staff members, of which 16 are in management and 50 are site
workers. All employees are located in North China. Most of them are highly
educated, including senior engineers and specialists with bachelors or masters
degrees.
REGULATION
We are
subject to the environmental laws and regulations of the jurisdictions in which
we carry on our business. Existing or future laws and regulations could have a
significant impact on the exploration and development of natural resources by
us. However, to date, we have not been required to spend any material amounts
for environmental control facilities. The Chinese government strictly monitors
compliance with these laws but compliance therewith has not had any adverse
impact on our operations or our financial resources.
ADDITIONAL
FINANCINGS
The estimated
capital investment required to fully develop Qian’an 112 is approximately $23
million. If we raise the funds through issuance of equity-related or debt
securities, such securities may have rights to obtain our common stock, such as
warrants or options. Shareholders may experience additional dilution from
exercise of these financial instruments. We cannot be certain that additional
financing will be available when required or at all. If we raise capital
successfully, we will seek to acquire additional extraction rights in other
portions of the Qian’an Field or in other newly discovered fields.
Item 2.
Properties
We
currently own no real property. We lease our office and land spaces from third
parties under two operating leases which expire on March 5, 2005 and September
20, 2023, respectively. The office is approximately 2,700 ft2 and
located at 3rd. Floor,
No. 3385, Qing Nian Street, Song Yuan City, Jilin, PRC. The land is
approximately 54,000 ft2
and
located at Qian'an County, Song Yuan City, Jilin, PRC, which is basically for
our warehouse, dormitories and garage, etc.
We have
an Office Purchase Contract, effective on July 1st, 2005, pursuant to which we
will own an office at Qing Nian Da Jie, Zhan Jiang Road, Song Yuan City, Jilin,
PRC with the total area of 7,750 ft2. We will
continue our operation in the old office until we move in the new
office.
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
We are
not aware of any pending or threatened legal proceedings, in which we are
involved. In addition, we are not aware of any pending or threatened legal
proceedings in which entities affiliated with our officers, directors or
beneficial owners are involved.
Item 4.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
No matter
was submitted to a vote during the fourth quarter.
PART
II
Item 5.
Market for the Registrant’s Common Stock and Related Security Holder
Matters
(a) |
The
principal market in which the common stock is traded is the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board. The table below presents the high and low
bid price for our common stock each quarter in 2004 and reflects
inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown, or commission, and
may not represent actual transactions. We obtained the following
information from brokers who make a market in our securities.
|
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Bid |
Quarter
Ended |
Low
|
High
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03/31/04 |
2.95 |
2.95 |
06/30/04 |
1.35 |
1.35 |
09/30/04 |
.51 |
.51 |
12/31/04 |
.40 |
.40 |
(b) |
Holders.
The approximate number of holders of record of our Common Stock as of
April 12, 2005 was 124. |
(c) |
We
have not paid dividends from inception to date and do not currently intend
to do so. |
Penny
Stock Characterization
Our
Shares are "penny stocks" within the definition of that term as contained in the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which are generally equity securities with a
price of less than $5.00. Our shares will then be subject to rules that impose
sales practice and disclosure requirements on certain broker-dealers who engage
in certain transactions involving a penny stock. These will impose restrictions
on the marketability of the common stock.
Under the
penny stock regulations, a broker-dealer selling penny stock to anyone other
than an established customer or "accredited investor" must make a special
suitability determination for the purchaser and must receive the purchaser's
written consent to the transaction prior to the sale, unless the broker-dealer
is otherwise exempt. Generally, an individual with a net worth in excess of
$1,000,000 or annual income exceeding $200,000 individually or $300,000 together
with his or her spouse is considered an accredited investor. In addition, unless
the broker-dealer or the transaction is otherwise exempt, the penny stock
regulations require the broker-dealer to deliver, prior to any transaction
involving a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prepared by the Securities and
Exchange Commission relating to the penny stock market. A broker-dealer is also
required to disclose commissions payable to the broker-dealer and the Registered
Representative and current bid and offer quotations for the securities. In
addition a broker-dealer is required to send monthly statements disclosing
recent price information with respect to the penny stock held in a customer's
account, the account’s value and information regarding the limited market in
penny stocks. As a result of these regulations, the ability of broker-dealers to
sell our stock may affect the ability of selling security holders or other
holders to sell their shares in the secondary market. In addition, the penny
stock rules generally require that prior to a transaction in a penny stock, the
broker-dealer make a special written determination that the penny stock is a
suitable investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser's written
agreement to the transaction.
These
disclosure requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading
activity in the secondary market for a stock that becomes subject to the penny
stock rules. These additional sales practice and disclosure requirements could
impede the sale of our securities, if our securities become publicly traded. In
addition, the liquidity for our securities may be adversely affected, with
concomitant adverse affects on the price of our securities. Our shares may
someday be subject to such penny stock rules and our shareholders will, in all
likelihood, find it difficult to sell their securities.
We have
no outstanding options and no outstanding warrants.
Item 6.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis
The
discussion contained in this prospectus contains “forward-looking statements”
that involve risk and uncertainties. These statements may be identified by the
use of terminology such as “believes”, “expects”, “may”, or “should”, or
“anticipates”, or expressing this terminology negatively or similar expressions
or by discussions of strategy. The cautionary statements made in this prospectus
should be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements
wherever they appear in this prospectus. Our actual results could differ
materially from those discussed in this prospectus. Important factors that could
cause or contribute to such differences include those discussed under the
caption entitled “risk factors,” as well as those discussed elsewhere in this
prospectus.
INTRODUCTION
We were
incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 20, 1999 under the name of Draco
Holding Corporation. On March 29, 2004, we executed an Agreement for Share
Exchange with Hong Xiang Petroleum Group Limited, a corporation organized and
existing under the laws of British Virgin Islands ("Hong Xiang"), and the
individual shareholders of Hong Xiang owning 100% of the outstanding common
shares of Hong Xiang (the "Hong Xiang Shareholders"), pursuant to which we
issued the Hong Xiang Shareholders 18,700,000 shares of our common stock in
exchange of all of the shares of capital stock of Hong Xiang owned by the Hong
Xiang shareholders at closing, and Hong Xiang became our wholly-owned
subsidiary.
Since the
completion of the reverse merger, we have been engaged
in the extraction and production of crude oil in Jilin Province of the People's
Republic of China. The oil field is called Jilin Qian’an Oil Field Zone 112
(“Qian’an 112”), located at 9 km southwest of Qian’an City with a total
exploration area of 20.7 km2. We
currently complete the construction of 20 oil wells. There are 5 traditional
sucker-rod pumping machines and 2 mobile sucker-rod pumping machines in
operation. We plan to pump approximately 0.9 million tons in total at Qian’an
112 within the 19-year production cycle and complete the construction of 102 oil
wells within the first 4 years.
Selected
financial data |
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Year
Ended December 31 |
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2004 |
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2003
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Net
Revenue |
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$ |
1,430,680 |
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$ |
868,194 |
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Net
Income |
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|
69,664 |
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|
301,540
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Net
Income per Common Share |
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0.004 |
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|
.02 |
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Weighted
Average |
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|
|
|
|
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Common
Shares Outstanding |
|
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19,539,791
|
|
|
18,700,000 |
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As of December
31, |
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As of December 31, |
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2004 |
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2003 |
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Total
Assets |
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$ |
5,070,975 |
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$ |
5,136,405 |
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Working
Capital Deficiency |
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|
(4,338,912 |
) |
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(4,082,633 |
) |
Shareholders’
Equity (Deficit) |
|
|
708,221 |
|
|
906,340
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|
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**
Less than $.01 |
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No
dividends have been declared or paid for any of the periods
presented. |
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Results
of Operations
For the
years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003.
Revenue.
There was
sales revenue of $1,430,680 for the year ended December 31, 2004, versus sales
revenue of $868,194 for the same period ended in 2003. The difference was
attributable to the fact that business operations did not significantly commence
until the year 2003 and 2004 included a full year of operations. Furthermore,
our revenue is dominated by the market price of crude oil; we cannot assure our
revenue will be on the same level even if we have a stable output in the
future.
Cost
of Sales.
There was
cost of sales of $446,196 for the year ended December 31, 2004, versus cost of
sales of $306,855 for the same period ended in 2003. The increase in the cost of
sales in 2004 was due to business operations did not significantly commence
until the year 2003 and 2004 included a full year of operations. Cost of sales
as a percentage of sales was 31% in 2004 and was
35% in 2003. The cost of sales as percentages of sales were almost the same in
these two years was due to our simple product line. The percentage met our
expectation and we believed we were able to keep the percentage around 30% in
the future because we had short-distance delivery which was good for us to
control the storage and delivery cost.
Expenses.
Operating
expenses for the year ended December 31, 2004 increased
to $538,545 from $111,554 in the
same period in 2003. An increase of $426,991 in general and administrative
expenses in 2004
was due primarily to the increases in professional fees, which included audit
fee of $50,000 and consulting fee of $325,262, as 2004 began the first full year
of our operations.
Income
/ Losses.
We had a net
income of
$69,664, or $0.004
per common share, for year ended December 31, 2004, versus net income
of
$301,540,
or
$.02 per
common share, for the
same period ended in 2003. The substantial decrease of $231,876 in net income in
2004 was due primarily to the increase in professional and consulting fees
paid.
Impact
of Inflation.
We believe
that inflation has had a negative impact on our results of operations since
inception. Until we are able to significantly sell products and generate revenue
we will be unable to pass on inflationary increases in our expenses through
increases in revenue.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources.
On December
31, 2004, we had cash of $787 and working capital deficit of $4,338,912. The
working capital deficit was due primarily to the other payable and accrued
liabilities of $1,165,389, the payment to director and stockholder loan of
2,356,529, partially offset by the other receivable and prepaid expense of
$23,055.
On December
31, 2003, we had cash of $7,699 and working capital deficit of $4,082,633. The
working capital deficit was due primarily to the payment to director and
non-operating owner, which was $1,263,862 and $2,246,039, respectively. And, we
were lack of current asset in 2003 due to the inception from April 2003.
Net cash
flows provided
by operating
activities were
$1,779,309 for the
year ended December 31, 2004 as compared with net cash flows provided by
operating activities of
$399,862 for the
same period in 2003. The increase in cash provided by operations was primarily
attributable to the increase in other payables and accrued liabilities for the
2004 period.
Net cash
flows used in
investing
activities were $128,049
for the
year ended December 31, 2004 as compared with net cash flows used in investing
activities of
$780,004 for the
same period in 2003. The cash flows used in investment in these two years were
primarily attributable to the purchases of oil and gas properties and fixed
assets. The decrease in cash used in investment in 2004 was due to the big
investment for initial set up in 2003.
Net cash
flows used in
financing
activities were
$1,658,172 for the
year ended December 31, 2004 as compared with net cash flows provided by
financing activities of
$387,841 for the
same period in 2003. The increase in cash used in financing activities was
primarily attributable to payment to non-operating interest owner of $2,246,039,
decrease in additional paid-in capital of $359,900, offset by due to a director
of $1,092,667 for the 2004 period.
Overall,
the
estimated capital investment required to fully develop Qian’an 112 is
approximately $23 million. If we raise the funds through issuance of equity
related or debt securities, such securities may have rights to obtain our common
stock, such as warrants or options. Shareholders may experience additional
dilution from exercise of these financial instruments. We cannot be certain that
additional financing will be available when required or at all. If we raise
capital successfully, we will seek to acquire additional extraction rights in
other portions of the Qian’an Field or in other newly discovered fields.
If we are
unable to receive additional cash from our majority stockholder, we may need to
rely on financing from outside sources through debt or equity transactions.
Failure to obtain such financing could have a material adverse effect on
operations and financial condition.
Item 7.
Financial Statements
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONTENTS |
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Pages
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |
1 |
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Consolidated
Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2004 |
2 |
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Statements
of Operations for the year ended December 31, 2004 (Consolidated) and
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for
the period from April 1, 2003 (Inception) to December 31,
2003 |
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Statements
of Stockholders’ Equity for the year ended December 31, 2004
(Consolidated) and |
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for
the period from April 1, 2003 (Inception) to December 31,
2003 |
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Statements
of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2004 (Consolidated) and
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for
the period from April 1, 2003 (Inception) to December 31,
2003 |
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31,
2004 |
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14 |
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Jimmy
C.H. Cheung & Co
Certified
Public Accountants
(A
member of Kreston International) |
REPORT
OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the
Board of Directors of:
China
North East Petroleum Holdings Limited (Previously Draco Holding Corporation) and
Subsidiaries
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of China North East
Petroleum Holdings Limited (Previously Draco Holding Corporation) and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004 and the related statements of operations,
changes in stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year
ended December 31, 2004 (Consolidated) and for the
period from April 1, 2003
(Inception) to December 31, 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 audits.
We
conducted our audits 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 overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits of the financial
statements provide 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 China North East Petroleum Holdings
Limited (Previously Draco Holding Corporation) and subsidiaries, as of December
31, 2004 (Consolidated), and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the year ended December 31, 2004 (Consolidated) and for the period from
April 1, 2003 (Inception) to December 31, 2003, in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ JIMMY C.H. CHEUNG & CO
JIMMY
C.H. CHEUNG & CO
Certified
Public Accountants
Hong Kong
Date: May
11, 2005
304
Dominion Centre, 43 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Tel:
(852) 25295500 Fax: (852) 28651067 Email:
jchc@krestoninternational.com.hk
Website:
http://www.jimmycheungco.com
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 (CONSOLIDATED)
AND FOR
THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1, 2003 (INCEPTION)
TO
DECEMBER 31, 2003
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statement
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS
OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
FOR THE
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 (CONSOLIDATED)
AND FOR
THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1, 2003 (INCEPTION)
TO
DECEMBER 31, 2003
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2004 (CONSOLIDATED)
AND FOR
THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 1, 2003 (INCEPTION)
TO
DECEMBER 31, 2003
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
1. |
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND
ORGANIZATION |
(A)
Organization
China
North East Petroleum Holdings Limited (“North East Petroleum”) is a US listed
company which was incorporated in Nevada on August 20, 1999 under the name of
Draco Holding Corporation (“Draco”). Draco
is authorized to issue 20,000,000 shares of common stock of $0.001 par value. On
June 28, 2004, the Articles of Incorporation were amended to change the name of
the Company to China North East Petroleum Holdings Limited and increase its
authorized shares of common stock from 20,000,000 to 50,000,000.
Hong
Xiang Petroleum Group Limited ("Hong Xiang Petroleum Group") was incorporated in
the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) on August 28, 2003.
On
December 5, 2003, Song Yuan
City Hong Xiang Petroleum Technical Services Co., Ltd. (“Hong Xiang Technical”)
was incorporated in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) as a limited
liability company with a registered capital of $484,000. Hong Xiang Technical
provides technical advisory services to oil and gas exploration companies in the
PRC.
During
2004, Hong Xiang Petroleum Group acquired a 100% ownership of Hong Xiang
Technical.
During
2004, Hong Xiang Technical acquired a 100% interest in Song Yuan City Yu Qiao
Qianan Hong Xiang Oil and Gas Development Co., Ltd. (“Hong Xiang Oil
Development”), a limited liability company incorporated on April 1, 2003 in the
PRC with a registered capital of $604,800.
Hong
Xiang Oil Development is engaged in the exploration and production of crude oil
in Jilin Oil Region, the PRC. Subsequent to the Cooperative Exploration Contract
entered by the non-operating interest owner and Jilin Office, PetroChina Group
(“Sub-Owner”) in December 2002, Hong Xiang Oil Development entered into another
Cooperative Exploration Contract (the “Contract”) with the non-operating
interest owner in respect of the development rights to the proven reserves in
the Qian’an Oil Field Zone 112 (the “Zone”) in Jilin Oil Region for 20 years
(the “Contract Period”).
In
accordance with the Contract, Hong Xiang Oil Development was responsible to
provide working capital and developing the Zone. Production from the Zone
is shared in the following manner:-
The
acquisition of Hong Xiang Oil Development by Hong
Xiang Technical has been accounted for as a reorganization of entities under
common control as the companies were beneficially owned by principally identical
shareholders and share common management. The financial statements have been
prepared as if the reorganization had occurred retroactively.
On March
29, 2004, Draco executed a Plan of Exchange (“the Agreement”) with all the
shareholders of Hong Xiang Petroleum Group to exchange 18,700,000 shares of
common stock of Draco for 100% of the outstanding shares of Hong Xiang Petroleum
Group.
The
Agreement was consummated on April 30, 2004. As a result of the Agreement, the
exchange of shares with Hong Xiang Petroleum Group have been accounted for as a
reverse acquisition under the purchase method of accounting since the
shareholders of Hong Xiang Petroleum Group obtained control of the consolidated
entity (“North East Petroleum”). Accordingly, the merger of North East Petroleum
and Hong Xiang Petroleum Group has been recorded as a recapitalization by Hong
Xiang Petroleum Group, with Hong Xiang Petroleum Group being treated as the
continuing entity. The financial statements have been prepared as if the
reorganization had occurred retroactively. North East Petroleum, Hong Xiang
Petroleum Group, Hong Xiang Technical and Hong Xiang Oil Development are
hereafter referred to as (“the Company”).
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
1.
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ORGANIZATION
(CONTINUED)
(A)
Organization (Continued)
Accordingly,
the financial statements include the following:
a) |
The
balance sheet consists of the net assets of the acquirer at historical
cost and the net assets of the acquiree at historical cost;
and |
b) |
The
statements of operations include the operations of the acquirer for the
years presented and the operations of the acquiree from the date of the
merger. |
The
financial statements of the acquiree are not significant. Therefore, no pro
forma financial statements are submitted.
In
addition to completion of the Exchange, on April 30, 2004, Draco executed a
Distribution Agreement with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jump’n Jax, Inc., a
Utah corporation (“Jump’n Jax”) pursuant to which the Company agreed to
distribute all of the outstanding shares of Jump’n Jax as a dividend to the
shareholders of record of Draco as of March 8, 2004. Under the Distribution
Agreement, the effective date of dividend was also April 30, 2004.
(B) |
Principles
of consolidation |
The
accompanying consolidated financial statements include the financial statements
of North East Petroleum and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Hong Xiang Petroleum
Group, Hong Xiang Technical and Hong Xiang Oil Development. All significant
inter-company accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
The
preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and disclosure of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(D) |
Cash
and cash equivalents |
For
purpose of the statements of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash
on hand and demand deposits with a bank with a maturity of less than three
months.
(E) |
Oil
and gas properties |
The
Company follows the full cost method of accounting for oil and gas properties.
Accordingly, all costs associated with acquisition of development rights,
and development of oil reserves, including directly related overhead costs, are
capitalized.
Depreciation,
depletion and amortization of capitalized costs, excluding unproved properties,
are based on the unit-of-production methods based on proved reserves.
Investments in unproved properties and major development projects are not
amortized until proved reserves associated with the projects can be determined
or until impairment occurs. If the results of an assessment indicate that
the properties are impaired, the amount of the impairment is added to the
capitalized costs to be amortized.
In
addition, the capitalized costs are subject to a “ceiling test”, which basically
limits such costs to the aggregate of the “estimated present value”, discounted
at a 10-percent interest rate of future net revenues from proved reserves, based
on current economic and operating conditions, plus the lower of cost or fair
market value of unproved properties.
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
1.
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ORGANIZATION
(CONTINUED)
(E) |
Oil
and gas properties (Continued) |
Sales of
portion of development rights and other proved and unproved properties are
accounted for as adjustments of capitalized costs with no gain or loss
recognized, unless such adjustments would significantly alter the relationship
between capitalized costs and proved reserves of oil and gas, in which case the
gain or loss is recognized in income.
Abandonment
of oil and gas properties other than the development rights are accounted for as
adjustments of capitalized costs with no loss recognized.
|
|
Fixed
assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Expenditures for
additions, major renewals and betterments are capitalized and expenditures
for maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as
incurred. |
Depreciation
is provided on a straight-line basis, less estimated residual value over the
assets’ estimated useful lives of four to ten years
The
Company accounts for long-lived assets under the Statements of Financial
Accounting Standards Nos. 142 and 144 “Accounting for Goodwill and Other
Intangible Assets” and “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived
Assets” (“SFAS No. 142 and 144”). In accordance with SFAS No. 142 and 144,
long-lived assets, goodwill and certain identifiable intangible assets held and
used by the Company are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. For purposes of evaluating the recoverability of long-lived assets,
goodwill and intangible assets, the recoverability test is performed using
undiscounted net cash follows related to the long-lived assets.
(H) |
Fair
value of financial instruments |
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards No. 107, "Disclosure About Fair Value of
Financial Instruments," requires certain disclosures regarding the fair value of
financial instruments. Trade accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued
liabilities are reflected in the financial statements at fair value because of
the short-term maturity of the instruments.
The
Company recognizes revenue upon the delivery of its share of crude oil extracted
to the Sub-Owner at which time title passes to the Sub-Owner, there are no
uncertainties regarding customer acceptance; persuasive evidence of an
arrangement exists; the sales price is fixed and determinable; and
collectability is deemed probable.
In
connection with the arrangement of production activities, the Company pays a
management fee of 2 percent on sales to the non-operating interest owner, which
is debited to income as incurred.
The
management fee expenses for 2004 and 2003 were $28,614 and $17,364
respectively.
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
1.
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ORGANIZATION
(CONTINUED)
The
Company accounts for income taxes under the Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 109, “Accounting for Income Taxes” (“Statement 109”). Under
Statement 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future
tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement
carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax
bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates
expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary
differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under Statement 109, the
effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is
recognized in income in the period that included the enactment
date.
PRC
income tax is computed according to the relevant laws and regulations in the
PRC. The Company’s applicable tax rate has been 33%. The income tax expenses for
2004 and 2003 were $283,179 and $148,495 respectively.
(L) |
Foreign
currency translation |
The
functional currency of the Company is the Chinese Renminbi (“RMB”). Transactions
denominated in currencies other than RMB are translated into United States
dollars using year end exchange rates as to assets and liabilities and average
exchange rates as to revenues and expenses. Capital accounts are translated at
their historical exchange rates when the capital transaction occurred. Net gains
and losses resulting from foreign exchange translations are included in the
statements of operations and stockholder’s equity as other comprehensive income
(loss). Cumulative translation adjustment amounts were insignificant at and for
year ended December 31, 2004 and period from April 1, 2003 (inception) to
December 31, 2003.
(M) |
Comprehensive
income (loss) |
The
foreign currency translation gain or loss resulting from translation of the
financial statements expressed in RMB to United States Dollar is reported as
other comprehensive income (loss) in the statements of operations and
stockholders’ equity. Cumulative translation adjustment amounts were
insignificant at and for year ended December 31, 2004 and period from April 1,
2003 (inception) to December 31, 2003.
Basic
earnings per share are computed by dividing income available to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common stocks outstanding during
the year. Diluted income per share is computed similar to basic income per share
except that the denominator is increased to include the number of additional
common stocks that would have been outstanding if the potential common stocks
had been issued and if the additional common stocks were diluted. There are no
potentially dilutive securities for 2004 and 2003.
The
Company operates in only one segment. Thereafter segment disclosure is not
presented.
The PRC
has adopted extensive environmental laws and regulations that affect the
operations of the oil and gas industry. The outcome of environmental liabilities
under proposed or future environmental legislation cannot be reasonably
estimated at present, and could be material. Under existing legislation,
however, the management believes that there are no probable liabilities that
will have a material adverse effect on the financial position of the
Company.
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
1.
SUMMARY
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ORGANIZATION
(CONTINUED)
(Q) |
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements |
Statement
of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 151, “Inventory Costs - an
amendment of ARB No. 43, Chapter 4”” SFAS No. 152, “Accounting for Real Estate
Time-Sharing Transactions - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 66 and 67,” SFAS
No. 153, “Exchanges of Non-monetary Assets - an amendment of APB Opinion No.
29,” and SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment,” were recently
issued. SFAS No. 151, 152, 153 and 123 (revised 2004) have no current
applicability to the Company and have no effect on the financial
statements.
2.
OIL AND GAS PROPERTIES
The
following is a summary of oil and gas properties at December 31, 2004:
Depreciation
expenses for the year ended December 31, 2004 and period from April 1, 2003
(inception) to December 31, 2003 were $39,136 and $28,645
respectively.
3.
FIXED ASSETS
The
following is a summary of fixed assets at December 31, 2004:
Depreciation
expenses for the year ended December 31, 2004 and period from April 1, 2003
(inception) to December 31, 2003 were $30,753 and $9,523
respectively.
4.
OTHER PAYABLES AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES
Other
payables and accrued liabilities at December 31, 2004 consist of the
following:
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
5.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
(A)
Employee benefits
The full
time employees of the Company are entitled to employee benefits including
medical care, welfare subsidies, unemployment insurance and pension benefits
through a Chinese government mandated multi-employer defined contribution plan.
The Company is required to accrue for those benefits based on certain
percentages of the employees’ salaries and make contributions to the plans out
of the amounts accrued for medical and pension benefits. The total provision and
contributions made for such employee benefits was $10,199 and $10,013 for the
year ended December 31, 2004 and period from April 1, 2003 (inception) to
December 31, 2003, respectively. The Chinese government is responsible for the
medical benefits and the pension liability to be paid to these
employees.
The
Company leases office and land spaces from third parties under two operating
leases which expire on March 5, 2005 and September 20, 2023 at annual rental of
$6,039 and $151 respectively.
As at
December 31, 2004, the Company has outstanding commitments with respect to the
above non-cancelable operating leases, which are due as follows:
6.
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(A) Stock
issuances
On March
29, 2004, the Company executed a Plan of Exchange pursuant to which the Company
agreed to issue 18,700,000 new shares of common stock to the shareholders of
Hong Xiang Petroleum Group in exchange for 100% of registered capital of Hong
Xiang Petroleum Group. The Plan of Exchange was consummated on April 30,
2004.
During
2004, North East Petroleum issued 1,199,080 shares of common stock for the
recapitalization with Hong Xiang Petroleum Group (see Note 1).
During
2004, the Company issued 90,000 and 100,000 shares of common stock for
consulting services. The stock was valued at the closing price on the date of
grant, or at $1.11 and $0.45 per share respectively, yielding an aggregate value
of $99,900 and 45,000 respectively. The expense of the services was charged to
operations in the accompanying financial statements.
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
6.
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued)
(B) |
Appropriated
retained earnings |
The
Company is required to make appropriations to reserves funds, comprising the
statutory surplus reserve, statutory public welfare fund and discretionary
surplus reserve, based on after-tax net income determined in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles of the People’s Republic of China (the
“PRC GAAP”). Appropriation to the statutory surplus reserve should be at least
10% of the after tax net income determined in accordance with the PRC GAAP until
the reserve is equal to 50% of the entities’ registered capital. Appropriations
to the statutory public welfare fund are at 5% to 10% of the after tax net
income determined in accordance with the PRC GAAP. The statutory public welfare
fund is established for the purpose of providing employee facilities and other
collective benefits to the employees and is non-distributable other than in
liquidation. Appropriations to the discretionary surplus reserve are made at the
discretion of the Board of Directors.
During
2004 and 2003, the Company appropriated $10,450 and $0, respectively to the
reserves funds based on its net income under the PRC GAAP.
7.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
A
director and stockholder had advanced funds totaling $2,356,529 to the Company
as of December 31, 2004 as unsecured loan, accruing interest at rate of 6% per
annum. The advances are payable upon demand. Total interest expense payable to
the director and stockholder amounted to $92,117 and $0 for the year ended
December 31, 2004 and period from April 1, 2003 (inception) to December 31,
2003, respectively.
8.
CONCENTRATIONS AND RISKS
During
2004 and 2003, 100% of the Company’s assets were located in China.
The
Company relied on one PRC customer for 100% of its revenue in 2004 and 2003.
9.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
During
2005, the Company issued 900,000 shares of common stock for services with a fair
value of $948,000 and 2,715,000 shares of common stock were cancelled and
returned to Treasury.
10.
SUPPLEMENTAL
OIL AND GAS DISCLOSURES (UNAUDITED)
The
accompanying table presents information concerning the Company’s crude oil
producing activities as required by SFAS No. 69, Disclosures about Oil and Gas
Producing Activities.
A. |
Capitalized
costs relating to oil and gas producing activities are as
follows: |
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
10.
SUPPLEMENTAL
OIL AND GAS DISCLOSURES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
B. |
Cost
incurred in oil and gas property acquisitions, exploration and development
activities are as follows: |
C. |
The
results of operations for oil and gas producing activities are as
follows: |
D. |
Estimated
quantities of proved oil and gas reserves |
The
following table presents the Company’s estimate of its net proved crude oil
reserves for the Contract Period as of December 31, 2004. The Company’s
management emphasizes that reserve estimates are inherently imprecise and that
estimates of new discoveries are more imprecise than those oil and gas of
producing properties. Accordingly, the estimates are expected to change as
future information becomes available. The estimates have been prepared by
independent petroleum reserve engineers.
E. |
Standardized
measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas
reserves |
The
following disclosures concerning the standardized measure of future cash flows
from proved crude oil reserves from continuing operations are presented in
accordance with SFAS No. 69. The standardized measure does not purport to
represent the fair market value of the Company’s proved crude oil reserves.
An estimate of fair market value would also take into account, among other
factors, the recovery of reserves not classified as proved, anticipated future
changes in prices and costs, and a discount factor more representative of the
time value of money and the risks inherent in reserve estimates.
CHINA
NORTH EAST PETROLEUM HOLDINGS LIMITED
(PREVIOUSLY
DRACO HOLDING CORPORATION)
AND
SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO
THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF
DECEMBER 31, 2004
10.
SUPPLEMENTAL
OIL AND GAS DISCLOSURES (UNAUDITED) (CONTINUED)
E. |
Standardized
measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to proved oil and gas
reserves (Continued) |
Under the
standardized measure, future cash inflows were estimated by applying period-end
prices at December 31, 2004 adjusted for fixed and determinable escalations, to
the estimated future production of period-end proved reserves. Future cash
inflows were reduced by estimated future production and development costs based
on period-end costs to determine pre-tax cash inflows. Future income taxes
were computed by applying the statutory tax rate to the excess of pre-tax cash
inflows over the tax basis of the properties. Operating loss carry
forwards, tax credits and permanent differences to the extent estimated to be
available in the future were also considered in the future income tax
calculations, thereby reducing the expected tax expense.
Future
net cash inflows after income taxes were discounted using a 10% annual discount
rate to arrive at the Standardized Measure.
Set forth
below is the Standardized Measure relating to proved oil and gas reserves
for:
F. |
Changes
in Standardized Measure of discounted future net cash flows relating to
proved oil and gas reserves |
The
following is an analysis of the changes in the Standardized Measure for
continuing operations:
Item 8.
Changes with and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
On May 3,
2005, HJ & Associates, LLC, our previous auditors were officially terminated
as auditor of record.
HJ &
Associates, LLC's reports on our financial statements the years ended December
31, 2003 and 2002, contained no adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion nor
were they qualified or modified as to the uncertainty, audit scope or accounting
principles, except that our audit report for the year ended December 31, 2003
and 2002 contained a going concern qualification because of HJ & Associates
doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. In connection with the
audits for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, there have
been no disagreements with HJ & Associates, LLC on any matter of accounting
principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or
procedure, which if not resolved to the satisfaction of HJ & Associates, LLC
would have caused it to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreement
in connection with our report on these financial statements for those periods.
We do not
have an audit committee. On April 11, 2005, we finalized the documentation
appointing Jimmy C.H. Cheung & Co., CPA as our independent auditors.
Prior to
making the decision to retain Jimmy C.H. Cheung & Co., CPA, we have had no
prior relationship with Jimmy C.H. Cheung & Co., CPA's or any of its
members.
Item 8A.
Controls and Procedures
Quarterly
Evaluation of Controls
As of the
end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-KSB, we evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of (i) our disclosure controls and
procedures (“Disclosure Controls”), and (ii) our internal control over financial
reporting (“Internal Controls”). This evaluation (“Evaluation”) was performed by
our Chief Executive Officer, Wei, Guo Ping (“CEO”) and by our President and
Acting Principal Accounting Officer, Wang, Hong Jun, (“CFO”). In this section,
we present the conclusions of our CEO and CFO based on and as of the date of the
Evaluation (i) with respect to the effectiveness of our Disclosure Controls and
(ii) with respect to any change in our Internal Controls that occurred during
the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably
likely to materially affect our Internal Controls.
CEO
and CFO Certifications
Attached
to this annual report, as Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2, are certain certifications of
the CEO and CFO, which are required in accordance with the Exchange Act and the
Commission’s rules implementing such section (the “Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
Certifications”). This section of the annual report contains the information
concerning the Evaluation referred to in the Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
Certifications. This information should be read in conjunction with the Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications for a more complete understanding of the
topic presented.
Disclosure
Controls
and Internal Controls
Disclosure
Controls are procedures designed with the objective of ensuring that information
required to be disclosed in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission under the Securities Exchange Act, such as this annual report, is
recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in
the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure Controls are also designed with the
objective of ensuring that material information relating to us is made known to
the CEO and the CFO by others, particularly during the period in which the
applicable report is being prepared. Internal Controls, on the other hand, are
procedures which are designed with the objective of providing reasonable
assurance that (i) our transactions are properly authorized, (ii) our assets are
safeguarded against unauthorized or improper use, and (iii) our transactions are
properly recorded and reported, all to permit the preparation of complete and
accurate financial statements in conformity with accounting principals generally
accepted in the United States.
Limitations
on the Effectiveness of Controls
Our
management does not expect that our Disclosure Controls or our Internal Controls
will prevent all error and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well
developed and operated, can provide only reasonable, but not absolute assurance
that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of the
control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and
the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of
the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can
provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances so of fraud, if
any, within us have been detected. These inherent limitations include the
realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns
can occur because of simple error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be
circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more
people, or by management override of the control. The design of a system of
controls also is based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of
future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in
achieving its stated objectives under all potential future conditions. Over
time, control may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or because
the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system,
misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Scope
of the Evaluation
The CEO
and CFO’s evaluation of our Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls included a
review of the controls’ (i) objectives, (ii) design, (iii) implementation, and
(iv) the effect of the controls on the information generated for use in this
annual report. In the course of the Evaluation, the CEO and CFO sought to
identify data errors, control problems, acts of fraud, and they sought to
confirm that appropriate corrective action, including process improvements, was
being undertaken. This type of evaluation is done on a quarterly basis so that
the conclusions concerning the effectiveness of our controls can be reported in
our quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB and annual reports on Form 10-KSB. The
overall goals of these various evaluation activities are to monitor our
Disclosure Controls and our Internal Controls, and to make modifications if and
as necessary. Our external auditors also review Internal Controls in connection
with their audit and review activities. Our intent in this regard is that the
Disclosure Controls and the Internal Controls will be maintained as dynamic
systems that change (including improvements and corrections) as conditions
warrant.
Among
other matters, we sought in our Evaluation to determine whether there were any
significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in our Internal Controls, which
are reasonably likely to adversely affect our ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information, or whether we had identified any
acts of fraud, whether or not material, involving management or other employees
who have a significant role in our Internal Controls. This information was
important for both the Evaluation, generally, and because the Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications, Item 5, require that the CEO and CFO
disclose that information to our Board (audit committee), and to our independent
auditors, and to report on related matters in this section of the annual report.
In the professional auditing literature, “significant deficiencies” are referred
to as “reportable conditions”. These are control issues that could have
significant adverse affect on the ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial data in the financial statements. A “material weakness” is
defined in the auditing literature as a particularly serious reportable
condition where the internal control does not reduce, to a relatively low level,
the risk that misstatement cause by error or fraud may occur in amounts that
would be material in relation to the financial statements and not be detected
within a timely period by employee in the normal course of performing their
assigned functions. We also sought to deal with other controls matters in the
Evaluation, and in each case, if a problem was identified, we considered what
revisions, improvements and/or corrections to make in accordance with our
ongoing procedures.
Conclusions
Based
upon the Evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that, subject to the
limitations noted above, our Disclosure Controls are effective to ensure that
material information relating to us is made known to management, including the
CEO and CFO, particularly during the period when our periodic reports are being
prepared, and that our Internal Controls are effective to provide reasonable
assurance that our financial statements are fairly presented inconformity with
accounting principals generally accepted in the United States. Additionally,
there has been no change in our Internal Controls that occurred during our most
recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
affect, our Internal Controls.
Item 9.
Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Directors
and Executive Officers.
On
November 10, 2004, Loo Pak Hong resigned as our Chief Executive Officer and
Director, and Li Li Dong resigned as our Chief Financial Officer and Director.
On December 22, 2004, Woo Chi Wai resigned as our secretary and Director. The
names and ages of the remaining directors are set forth in the following table.
These persons will serve until the next annual meeting of the stockholders (held
in September of each year) or until their successors are elected or appointed
and qualified, or their prior resignation or termination. Thereafter, directors
will be elected for one-year terms at the annual stockholders' meeting. Officers
will hold their positions at the pleasure of the board of directors, absent any
employment agreement, of which none currently exists or is
contemplated.
There is
no arrangement or understanding between any of the directors or officers and any
other person pursuant to which any director or officer was or is to be selected
as a director or officer, and there is no arrangement, plan or understanding as
to whether non-management shareholders will exercise their voting rights to
continue to elect the current directors to our board. There are also no
arrangements, agreements or understandings between non-management shareholders
and management under which non-management shareholders may directly or
indirectly participate in or influence the management of our
affairs.
Name
|
Age |
Position |
|
|
|
Wang,
Hong Jun |
33 |
President,
and Director |
Wei,
Guo Ping |
37 |
Chief
Executive Officer and Director |
The
following is a summary of the business experience and other biographical
information with respect to each of our officers and directors listed in the
above-referenced table.
Wang
Hong Jun
Mr. Wang
was appointed as our Director in May of 2004, following completion of the share
exchange transaction with Hong Xiang. Mr. Wang was appointed as our President in
December of 2004. From 1985 to 1987, Mr. Wang was a Researcher for Tai Quin
Petroleum Institute at Jilin Province, the PRC, specializing in petroleum
exploration and production matters. From 1989 to 1992, he was a Researcher at
the State Economy Faculty of Jilin University. From 1992 to 2003, Mr. Wang
worked for Jilin Oil Field and Drilling Company as an Executive with the
responsibility in overseeing the operation and coordinating various projects.
From November 2003 to present, he has been the Vice President of Hong Xiang
Petroleum Group Limited.
Wei,
Guo Ping
Mr. Wei
was appointed as our President and Director in May of 2004, following completion
of the share exchange transaction with Hong Xiang. Mr. Wei was appointed as our
Chief Executive Officer and resigned as our President in December of 2004. From
April 1991 to March 1997, Mr. Wei was the Executive Officer for the Government
Office of Heilongjiang Province where he was responsible for evaluation and
approval of business projects. From March 1997 to March 2002, he was General
Manager of Shui Tak Chemical Company Limited and was responsible for handling
day-to-day operations and strategic planning. From November 2003 to present, he
has been President of Hong Xiang Petroleum Group Limited. Mr. Wei has a Bachelor
degree from the Heilongjiang Petrochemical Institute.
Legal
Proceedings.
No
officer, director, or persons nominated for such positions and no promoter or
significant employee of our Company has been involved in legal proceedings that
would be material to an evaluation of our management.
There are
no arrangements or understandings pursuant to which any were elected as
officers.
Audit
Committee Financial Expert
We do not
have a separately designated standing audit committee. Pursuant to Section
3(a)(58)(B) of the Exchange Act, the entire Board of Directors acts as an audit
committee for the purpose of overseeing the accounting and financial reporting
processes, and audits of the financial statements of us. The Commission recently
adopted new regulations relating to audit committee composition and functions,
including disclosure requirements relating to the presence of an "audit
committee financial expert" serving on its audit committee. In connection with
these new requirements, Our Board of Directors examined the Commission's
definition of "audit committee financial expert" and concluded that we do not
currently have a person that qualifies as such an expert. We have had minimal
operations for the past two (2) years. Presently, there are only two (2)
directors serving on our Board, and we are not in a position at this time to
attract, retain and compensate additional directors in order to acquire a
director who qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert", but we intend
to retain an additional director who will qualify as such an expert, as soon as
reasonably practicable. While neither of our current directors meets the
qualifications of an "audit committee financial expert", each of our directors,
by virtue of his past employment experience, has considerable knowledge of
financial statements, finance, and accounting, and has significant employment
experience involving financial oversight responsibilities. Accordingly, we
believe that its current directors capably fulfill the duties and
responsibilities of an audit committee in the absence of such an
expert.
Code of
Ethics
We are
presently working with its legal counsel to prepare and adopt a code of ethics
that applies to our principal chief executive officer, principal financial
officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing
similar functions (the "Code of Ethics"). A draft of the Code of Ethics is
attached hereto as Exhibit
14.1. The
Code of Ethics is being designed with the intent to deter wrongdoing, and to
promote the following:
· |
Honest
and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent
conflicts of interest between personal and professional
relationships |
· |
Full,
fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in reports and
documents that a small business issuer files with, or submits to, the
Commission and in other public communications made by the small business
issuer |
· |
Compliance
with applicable governmental laws, rules and
regulations |
· |
The
prompt internal reporting of violations of the code to an appropriate
person or persons identified in the code |
· |
Accountability
for adherence to the code |
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Under
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act, all executive officers, directors, and each
person who is the beneficial owner of more than 10% of the common stock of a
company that files reports pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act, are
required to report the ownership of such common stock, options, and stock
appreciation rights (other than certain cash-only rights) and any changes in
that ownership with the Commission. Specific due dates for these reports have
been established, and we are required to report, in this Form 10-KSB, any
failure to comply therewith during the fiscal year ended December 2004. We
believe that all of these filing requirements were satisfied by our executive
officers, directors and by the beneficial owners of more than 10% of our common
stock. In making this statement, we have relied solely on copies of any
reporting forms received by it, and upon any written representations received
from reporting persons that no Form 5 (Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial
Ownership) was required to be filed under applicable rules of the
Commission.
Item 10.
Executive Compensation
Summary
Compensation Table |
|
Annual
Compensation |
Long
Term Compensation |
Name
and Principal Position |
Year |
Salary
($) |
Bonus
($) |
Other
Annual Compensation ($) |
Restricted
Stock
Award(s)
($) |
Securities
Underlying
Options
(#) |
LTIP
Payouts ($) |
Other
($) |
Wang,
Hong Jun
President |
2004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2003 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2002 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Wei,
Guo Ping
Chief
Executive Officer |
2004 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2003 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2002 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
We have
not entered into any other employment agreements with our employees, Officers or
Directors. We have no standard arrangements under which we will compensate our
directors for their services provided to us.
Item 11.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The
following tables set forth the ownership, as of April 12, 2005, of our common
stock (a) by each person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than 5%
of our outstanding common stock, and (b) by each of our directors, by all
executive officers and our directors as a group. To the best of our knowledge,
all persons named have sole voting and investment power with respect to such
shares, except as otherwise noted.
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners ( 1)( 2).
Title
of Class |
Name
and Address |
#
of Shares |
Current
% Owned |
Common |
Wang,
Hong Jun
5237
Farago Ave.
Temple
City, CA 91780 |
6,732,000 |
36.8% |
Common |
Wei,
Guo Ping
5237
Farago Ave.
Temple
City, CA 91780 |
6,732,000 |
36.8% |
Security
Ownership of Officers and Directors (2).
(1) Pursuant
to Rule 13-d-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, beneficial
ownership of a security consists of sole or shared voting power (including the
power to vote or direct the voting) and/or sole or shared investment power
(including the power to dispose or direct the disposition) with respect to a
security whether through a contract, arrangement, understanding, relationship or
otherwise. Unless otherwise indicated, each person indicated above has sole
power to vote, or dispose or direct the disposition of all shares beneficially
owned. We are unaware of any shareholders whose voting rights would be affected
by community property laws.
(2) This
table is based upon information obtained from our stock records. Unless
otherwise indicated in the footnotes to the above tables and subject to
community property laws where applicable, we believe that each shareholder named
in the above table has sole or shared voting and investment power with respect
to the shares indicated as beneficially owned
Title
of Class |
Name
and Address |
#
of Shares |
Current
% Owned |
Common |
Wang,
Hong Jun
5237
Farago Ave.
Temple
City, CA 91780 |
6,732,000 |
36.8% |
Common |
Wei,
Guo Ping
5237
Farago Ave.
Temple
City, CA 91780 |
6,732,000 |
36.8% |
Changes
in Control.
On April
30, 2004, we completed a share exchange (the "Exchange") with the stockholders
of Hong Xiang Petroleum Group Limited, a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of British Virgin Islands, ("Hong Xiang") pursuant to the terms
of an Agreement for Share Exchange, dated March 29, 2004. At the closing of the
Exchange, we issued
the Hong Xiang Shareholders 18,700,000 shares of our common stock, or 93.93% of
our then outstanding common stock, in exchange of all of the shares of capital
stock of Hong Xiang owned by the Hong Xiang shareholders, and Hong Xiang became
our wholly-owned subsidiary.
In
addition to completion of the Exchange, on April 30, 2004, we executed a
Distribution Agreement with its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jump'n Jax, Inc., a
Utah corporation ("Jump'n Jax, Inc.") pursuant to which we agreed to distribute
all of the outstanding shares of Jump'n Jax, Inc., as a dividend to the
shareholders in our record as of March 8, 2004. Under the Distribution
Agreement, the effective date of the dividend was also April 30, 2004.
Therefore,
we have undergone a change in the majority of our directors and, as a result, we
have undergone a change of control of the Registrant within the meaning of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Securities Exchange Act").
However, since we are not registered under the Securities Exchange Act, there is
no obligation for us to prepare and file with the Commission and mail to
shareholders an Information Statement on Schedule 14F-1 with respect to such
change of control.
Item 12.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
On April
30, 2004, we issued 1,199,080 shares of common stock for the recapitalization
with Hong Xiang Petroleum Group.
In 2004,
we issued 90,000 and 100,000 shares of common stock for consulting services. The
stock was valued at the closing price on the date of grant, or at $1.11 and
$0.45 per share respectively, yielding an aggregate value of $99,900 and 45,000
respectively. The expense of the services was charged to operations in the
accompanying financial statements.
Item 13.
Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
(a)
Financial Statements
1. The
following financial statements of China North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd. are
included in Part II, Item 7:
Reports
of Independent Registered Public Accounting
Firm F-1
Consolidated
Balance Sheet - December 31,
2004
F-2
Consolidated
Statements of Operations - Year Ended December 31, 2004
and
Period Ended April 1, 2003 (Inception) To December 31,
2003
F-3
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity - Years Ended December 31, 2004
and
Period Ended April 1, 2003 (Inception) To December 31,
2003
F-4
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows - Years Ended December 31, 2004
and
Period Ended April 1, 2003 (Inception) To December 31,
2003 F-5
Notes to
Consolidated Financial
Statements
F-6-10
2.
Exhibits
14.1.
Code of Ethics
31.1.
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of Chief Executive Officer
31.2.
Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certifications of Chief Financial Officer
32.1.
Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Executive Officer
32.2.
Section 1350 Certifications of Chief Financial Officer
(b)
Reports on Form 8-K
|
(1) |
We
filed a current report on Form 8-K, dated May 4, 2005, in order to report
the changes in our certifying accountant. |
Item 14.
Principle Accounting Fees
Fees
Billed For Audit and Non-Audit Services
The
following table represents the aggregate fees billed for professional audit
services rendered to Jimmy C.H. Cheung & Co., CPA, our current independent
auditor, for the audit of our annual financial statements for the years ended
December 31, 2004 and 2003.
Year
Ended December 31 |
|
2004 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audit
Fees (1) |
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
(2 |
) |
Audit-Related
Fees (3) |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
|
Tax
Fees (4) |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
|
All
Other Fees (5) |
|
|
-- |
|
|
|
|
Total
Accounting Fees and Services |
|
$ |
50,000 |
|
|
|
|
___________
|
(1) |
Audit
Fees.
These are fees for professional services for the audit of our annual
financial statements, and for the review of the financial statements
included in our filings on Form 10-QSB, and for services that are normally
provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or
engagements. |
|
(2) |
The
amounts shown for Jimmy C.H. Cheung & Co., CPA in 2004 relate to the
audit of our annual financial statements for the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2004 and 2003. |
|
(3) |
Audit-Related
Fees.
These are fees for the assurance and related services reasonably related
to the performance of the audit or the review of our financial
statements. |
|
(4) |
Tax
Fees.
These are fees for professional services with respect to tax compliance,
tax advice, and tax planning. |
|
(5) |
All
Other Fees.
These are fees for permissible work that does not fall within any of the
other fee categories, i.e., Audit Fees, Audit-Related Fees, or Tax
Fees. |
Pre-Approval
Policy For Audit and Non-Audit Services
We do not
have a standing audit committee, and the full Board performs all functions of an
audit committee, including the pre-approval of all audit and non-audit services
before we engage an accountant. All of the services rendered to us by Jimmy C.H.
Cheung & Co., CPA after April of 2005 were pre-approved by our Board of
Directors.
We are
presently working with our legal counsel to establish formal pre-approval
policies and procedures for future engagements of our accountants. The new
policies and procedures will be detailed as to the particular service, will
require that the Board or an audit committee thereof be informed of each
service, and will prohibit the delegation of pre-approval responsibilities to
management. It is currently anticipated that our new policy will provide (i) for
an annual pre-approval, by the Board or audit committee, of all audit,
audit-related and non-audit services proposed to be rendered by the independent
auditor for the fiscal year, as specifically described in the auditor's
engagement letter, and (ii) that additional engagements of the auditor, which
were not approved in the annual pre-approval process, and engagements that are
anticipated to exceed previously approved thresholds, will be presented on a
case-by-case basis, by the President or Controller, for pre-approval by the
Board or audit committee, before management engages the auditors for any such
purposes. The new policy and procedures may authorize the Board or audit
committee to delegate, to one or more of its members, the authority to
pre-approve certain permitted services, provided
that the
estimated fee for any such service does not exceed a specified dollar amount (to
be determined). All pre-approvals shall be contingent on a finding, by the
Board, audit committee, or delegate, as the case may be, that the provision of
the proposed services is compatible with the maintenance of the auditor's
independence in the conduct of its auditing functions. In no event shall any
non-audit related service be approved that would result in the independent
auditor no longer being considered independent under the applicable rules and
regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly
authorized.
China
North East Petroleum Holdings Ltd.
Date: May
16, 2005 By:
/s/ Wang, Hong Jun
Wang,
Hong Jun
President