CAMBER ENERGY, INC. - Quarter Report: 2018 June (Form 10-Q)

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2018

☐ TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 001-32508

CAMBER ENERGY, INC. 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1415 Louisiana, Suite 3500, Houston, Texas 77002  

(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

(210) 998-4035

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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CAMBER ENERGY, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART 1. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

CAMBER ENERGY, INC.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

NOTE 1 – GENERAL

Camber Energy Inc. (“Camber” or the “Company”) is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the development and acquisition of onshore properties in Texas and Oklahoma. The Company’s main operations are primarily located in the Hunton formation in Lincoln, Logan and Payne and Okfuskee Counties, in central Oklahoma, the Cline shale and upper Wolfberry shale in Glasscock County, Texas; and Hutchinson County, Texas.

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Camber Energy, Inc. (“Camber” or the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto contained in Camber’s annual report filed with the SEC on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year. Notes to the consolidated financial statements which would substantially duplicate the disclosures contained in the audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year 2018 as reported in the Form 10-K have been omitted.

Effective on January 10, 2018, the Company filed with the Secretary of State of Nevada, a Certificate of Amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of the Company’s authorized shares of common stock, $0.001 per value per share, from 200,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares (the “Amendment”). The Amendment was previously approved by the Company’s stockholders at the 2018 annual meeting of stockholders held on January 9, 2018.

On March 1, 2018, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Secretary of State of Nevada to effect a 1-for-25 reverse stock split of all outstanding common stock shares of the Company. The reverse stock split was effective on March 5, 2018. The effect of the reverse stock split was to combine each 25 shares of outstanding common stock into one new share, with no change in authorized shares or par value per share, and to reduce the number of common stock shares outstanding from approximately 103.5 million shares to approximately 4.1 million shares (prior to rounding). Proportional adjustments were made to the conversion and exercise prices of the Company’s outstanding convertible preferred stock, warrants and stock options, and to the number of shares issued and issuable under the Company’s stock incentive plans. The reverse stock split did not affect any shareholder’s ownership percentage of the Company’s common stock, except to the limited extent that the reverse stock split resulted in any shareholder owning a fractional share. Fractional shares of common stock were rounded up to the nearest whole share based on each holder’s aggregate ownership of the Company. All issued and outstanding shares of common stock, conversion terms of preferred stock, options and warrants to purchase common stock and per share amounts contained in the financial statements, in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) TOPIC 4C, have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the reverse split for all periods presented.

NOTE 2 – LIQUIDITY AND GOING CONCERN CONSIDERATIONS

At June 30, 2018, the Company’s total current liabilities of $41.9 million exceeded its total current assets of $1.3 million, resulting in a working capital deficit of $40.6 million, while at March 31, 2018, the Company’s total current liabilities of $40.0 million exceeded its total current assets of $1.7 million, resulting in a working capital deficit of $38.6 million. The $2.0 million increase in the working capital deficit is primarily due to its loss from operations.

The Company has entered into the following transactions to address liquidity and going concern issues:

On December 30, 2015, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (as amended from time to time, the “Asset Purchase Agreement”) to acquire, from twenty-three different entities and individuals (the “Sellers”), working interests in producing properties and undeveloped acreage (the “Acquisition”), which acquisition transaction was completed on August 25, 2016. The assets acquired include varied interests in two largely contiguous acreage blocks in the liquids-rich Mid-Continent region. In connection with the closing of the acquisition, the Company assumed approximately $30.6 million of commercial bank debt, issued 520,387 shares of common stock to certain of the Sellers, issued 552,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to one of the Sellers and its affiliate, and paid $4,975,000 in cash to certain of the Sellers. The effective date of the Acquisition was April 1, 2016.

Pursuant to a Letter Agreement the Company entered into, at the closing of the Acquisition, with RAD2 Minerals, Ltd. (“RAD2”), one of the Sellers, which is owned and controlled by Richard N. Azar II, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and former director. RAD2 agreed to accept full financial liability for any and all deficiencies between the “Agreed Assets Value” set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement of $80,697,710, and the mutually agreed upon value of the assets delivered by the Sellers at the closing of the Acquisition, up to an aggregate of $1,030,941 (as applicable, the “Deficiency”). The Company accepted additional oil and gas producing properties and two salt water disposal facilities from the Sellers with an approximate value of $1.0 million to resolve this Deficiency.

The Asset Purchase Agreement between the Sellers and the Company relating to the Acquisition included the requirement that, following the closing, the parties undertake an accounting/true-up of expenses attributable to the assets acquired by the Company and revenue generated from such assets. A dispute arose between the Sellers and the Company as to the time period which the Company was to be responsible for the payment of expenses and was to receive the revenue from such assets prior to the closing of the transaction. Specifically, the Company believed that the agreements provided for it to be responsible for all expenses associated with the assets, and to receive all revenue generated from the assets, from April 1, 2016, the effective date of the Asset Purchase Agreement, through the closing date, August 25, 2016. The Sellers on the other hand, which include entities owned by Richard N. Azar, II, the Company’s then interim Chief Executive Officer, argued that the Company was only responsible for expenses, and was only due to receive revenue from the assets, beginning on the closing date, August 25, 2016. The difference in the amounts claimed due to the Company from the parties varied from a high of $1,121,718, which the Company alleged was due, to a low of $342,298, which the Sellers alleged was due. On July 12, 2018, The Company entered into a Compromise Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release with Segundo (the “Segundo Settlement”), in partial consideration for N&B Energy agreeing to enter into the Sale Agreement (discussed below). Pursuant to the Segundo Settlement, Segundo agreed to surrender 15,237 shares of common stock valued at $76.25 per share as of the effective date of the closing of the acquisition contemplated by the December 31, 2015 Asset Purchase Agreement (which closing effective date was April 1, 2016), and to release the Company from any and all claims which Segundo previously alleged was owed under the terms of the December 31, 2015 Asset Purchase Agreement. The Company and Segundo also provided each other full releases in connection with the December 31, 2015 Asset Purchase Agreement and Segundo agreed to indemnify the Company and hold it harmless against any claims made by the other sellers under the December 31, 2015 Asset Purchase Agreement. The shares have not been cancelled as of the date of this Report.

 As discussed in “Note 6 – Notes Payable and Debenture”, the Company borrowed $40 million from International Bank of Commerce (“IBC” or “IBC Bank”) effective August 25, 2016. The proceeds of the loan were used to repay and refinance approximately $30.6 million of indebtedness owed by certain of the Sellers to IBC as part of the closing of the Acquisition. As of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company was not in compliance with certain covenants of the loan agreement, including requiring the Company to maintain a net worth of $30 million, the Company is in default of the terms of the loan, and the balance of the loan due to IBC of $36.9 million (less unamortized debt issuance costs of approximately $1.3 million), was recognized as a short-term liability on the Company’s balance sheet as of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018. The Company also recognized approximately $460,000 and $39,000 in accrued interest as of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively related to this note.

On April 6, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with an accredited institutional investor (the “Investor”), pursuant to which the Company sold and issued a redeemable convertible subordinated debenture, with a face amount of $530,000, initially convertible into 6,523 shares of common stock (subject to certain conversion premiums) at a conversion price equal to $81.25 per share and a warrant to initially purchase 55,385 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment thereunder) at an exercise price equal to $81.25 per share (the “First Warrant”). The Investor purchased the debenture at a 5.0% original issue discount in the amount of $500,000 and has exercised the First Warrant in full as described below for the sum of $4.5 million.

Also on April 6, 2016, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with the Investor, pursuant to which the Company agreed, subject to certain conditions, to issue up to 527 shares of Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock (the “Series C Preferred Stock”) at a 5% original issue discount, convertible into 64,738 shares of common stock (subject to certain conversion premiums) at a conversion price of $81.25 per share, and a warrant to initially purchase 44,444 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $112.50 per share (the “Second Warrant”). Under the terms of the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Second Warrant and 53 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were sold and issued for $500,000 on September 2, 2016, and the remaining 474 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were sold and issued for $4.5 million on November 17, 2016.

In July and August 2016, RAD2 advanced the Company an aggregate of $350,000. Also, in August 2016, two other Sellers advanced the Company an aggregate of $200,000 ($100,000 each). These advances did not accrue interest and had no stated maturity date. Additionally, in August 2016, RAD2 loaned the Company $1.5 million pursuant to a promissory note. The promissory note did not accrue interest for the first month it was outstanding and accrued interest at the rate of 5% per annum thereafter until paid in full. The Company repaid the promissory note in full and all amounts advanced by RAD2 and the two other Sellers in October 2016.

On October 7, 2016, the Investor exercised the First Warrant in full and was due 55,385 shares of common stock upon exercise thereof and an additional 101,709 shares of common stock in consideration for the conversion premium due thereon. A total of 32,400 shares were issued to the Investor on October 7, 2016, with the remaining shares being held in abeyance until such time as it would not result in the Investor exceeding its beneficial ownership limitation (4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock). The Company received gross proceeds of $4,500,000 from the exercise of the First Warrant and paid placement agent fees of $427,500 for services rendered in connection with the First Warrant. Pursuant to the terms of the First Warrant, the number of shares due in consideration for the conversion premium increases as the annual rate of return under the First Warrant increases, including by 10% upon the occurrence of certain triggering events (which had occurred by the October 7, 2016 date of exercise), to 17% per annum upon the exercise of the First Warrant.

An aggregate of 4,417,911 shares of common stock were issued to the Investor in connection with the exercise of the Warrant during fiscal 2017 (200,000), 2018 (3,909,500), and 308,411 shares were issued in April 2018. The First Warrant has been fully-exercised and extinguished to date.

On August 13, 2013, the Company entered into a $7.5 million Letter Loan Agreement with Louise H. Rogers (“Rogers” and such loan, as amended from time to time, the “Rogers Loan”). As a result of various extensions and amendments thereto the Rogers Loan was due and payable on July 31, 2017. The loan was not paid when due and the cure period on the Rogers Loan expired on September 11, 2017. On such date, all principal, interest and unpaid costs thereunder were immediately due and payable (which totaled approximately $9.4 million as of the date of acceleration which amount included $2.1 million of default interest). Prior to the default, CATI Operating, LLC (“CATI”), the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary and obligor under the loan, had not recorded interest due on the note based on its earlier agreements. As a result of the default, demand and acceleration, CATI recorded the default interest demand of $2.1 million in the three month period ended December 31, 2017. In September 2017, Rogers foreclosed on the assets of CATI which secured the note. On October 3, 2017, the trustee of those assets, for the benefit of the lender, sold these assets in public auction foreclosure sales which took place in Gonzales County and Karnes County, Texas. The proceeds from the foreclosure sales of approximately $3.5 million were applied against the outstanding indebtedness.

On December 15, 2017, CATI entered into a Release of Mortgage, Deed of Trust, Assignment, Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Fixture Filing (the “Release”) with Rogers. Pursuant to the Release, the Company completed a transaction in which CATI provided Rogers, pursuant to an Assignment of Overriding Royalty Interest (the “Royalty Assignment”), with an overriding royalty (equal to 0.01 of 8/8ths of all oil and gas) on CATI’s remaining leasehold and Rogers released CATI from all remaining indebtedness owed. The Release, which was filed in various counties in Texas on January 22, 2018 and January 23, 2018, discharged approximately $5.8 million in principal and interest outstanding and owed to Rogers, according to Rogers. The effective date of the Release was December 15, 2017. Additionally, the remaining leasehold and ownership of CATI was assigned to Arkose Lease Partners, LLC, a third party (“Arkose”), pursuant to an Assignment of Membership Interest (the “Assignment”), dated November 1, 2017, in exchange for Arkose’s assumption of all plugging and abandonment liabilities of CATI of approximately $1.8 million.

Effective January 31, 2017, the Company borrowed $1,000,000 from Alan Dreeben, then one of the Company’s directors, pursuant to a short-term promissory note. The short-term promissory note had a principal balance of $1,050,000 (the $1,000,000 principal amount borrowed plus a $50,000 original issue discount), accrues interest at 6% per annum and a maturity date of January 31, 2018, with standard and customary events of default. As additional consideration for Mr. Dreeben agreeing to make the loan, the Company agreed to issue Mr. Dreeben 1,600 shares of restricted common stock. On November 9, 2017, in connection with the sale of oil and gas properties totaling approximately 2,452 acres in Gaines County, Texas (part of the Company’s the Jackrabbit Acreage), the Company repaid Mr. Dreeben the full amount due on the short-term promissory note of $1,050,000. See Note 4 “Property and Equipment” for further details.

On March 9, 2017, the Company borrowed $250,000 from a non-related individual pursuant to a short-term promissory note. The short-term promissory note had a principal balance of $263,158 (the $250,000 principal amount borrowed plus a $13,158 original issue discount), accrued interest at 6% per annum, had a maturity date of March 9, 2018 and contained standard and customary events of default. As additional consideration for agreeing to make the loan, the Company agreed to issue the lender 400 restricted shares of common stock. On November 9, 2017, in connection with the sale of the Jackrabbit Acreage, the Company paid the non-related individual the full amount due on the short-term promissory note of $263,158. See Note 4 “Property and Equipment” for further details.

On August 2, 2017, and effective June 13, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Vantage Fund, LLC (“Vantage” and the “Vantage Agreement”), pursuant to which Vantage agreed to provide up to $6 million of funding to the Company, in the sole discretion of Vantage, with $400,000 provided in the initial tranche (the “Initial Tranche”). The consideration for the Initial Tranche of funding was the assignment to Vantage of all of the Company’s rights and ownership in its then wholly-owned subsidiary Camber Permian II, LLC (“Camber Permian”), which included leaseholds and potential participation rights in undeveloped oil and gas property known as Arrowhead. The Vantage Agreement contained customary indemnification requirements. On July 17, 2017, Vantage provided $120,000 to the Company under the Vantage Note and on July 20, 2017, Vantage provided $30,000 to the Company under the Vantage Note. Vantage was granted a second lien on the Jackrabbit property in connection with the financing. On November 9, 2017, in connection with the sale of the Jackrabbit Acreage, the Company paid Vantage the full amount due on the Vantage Note of $150,000.

N&B Energy Asset Disposition Agreement

On July 12, 2018, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the “Sale Agreement”), as seller, with N&B Energy LLC, as purchaser, which entity is affiliated with Richard N. Azar II, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and former director, and Donnie B. Seay, the Company’s former director (“N&B Energy”). Pursuant to the Sale Agreement, the Company agreed to sell to N&B Energy a substantial portion of its assets, including all of the assets acquired pursuant to the terms of the December 31, 2015 Asset Purchase Agreement with Segundo Resources, LLC (“Segundo”), which is owned and controlled by Mr. Azar, and other sellers, and certain other more recent acquisitions, other than the production payment and overriding royalty interests discussed below (the “Assets”). In consideration for the Assets, N&B Energy agreed to pay the Company $100 in cash, to assume all of the Company’s obligations and debt owed under its outstanding loan agreement with IBC Bank, which has an outstanding principal balance of approximately $36.9 million as of the filing of these financial statements and Segundo agreed to enter into the Segundo Settlement, described below.

Per the agreement terms, the Company will retain its assets in Glasscock County and Hutchinson Counties, Texas, and will also retain a 12.5% production payment (effective until a total of $2.5 million has been received); a 3% overriding royalty interest in its existing Okfuskee County, Oklahoma asset; and will retain an overriding royalty interest on certain other undeveloped leasehold interests.

The parties currently anticipate the closing of the acquisition, which is subject to various closing conditions, including those described below, to occur in September 2018, and to be effective as of the first day of the month preceding the month of closing. The Assets will be assigned “as is” with all faults.

The Board of Directors of the Company has (i) adopted and declared advisable the Sale Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Sale Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Sale Agreement; and (ii) determined that the Sale Agreement and the transactions contemplated by the Sale Agreement are fair to, and in the best interests of, the Company and its stockholders.

The sale is subject to customary closing conditions, including (1) the approval of IBC and entry into assumption agreements between IBC, the Company, N&B Energy and the guarantors of the Company’s IBC debt to provide for among other things, the release of the Company from any and all obligations owed under such debt and related releases; (2) receipt of required regulatory approvals; (3) the absence of any law or order prohibiting the consummation of the acquisition; and (4) satisfaction of due diligence by N&B Energy. Each party’s obligation to complete the acquisition is also subject to certain additional customary conditions, including (a) subject to certain exceptions, the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the other parties, and (b) performance in all material respects by the other parties of its obligations under the Sale Agreement.

Segundo Settlement Agreement

On July 12, 2018, the Company entered into a Compromise Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release with Segundo (the “Segundo Settlement”), in partial consideration for N&B Energy agreeing to enter into the Sale Agreement. Pursuant to the Segundo Settlement, Segundo agreed to surrender to the Company 15,237 shares of common stock valued at $76.25 per share as of the effective date of the closing of the acquisition contemplated by the December 31, 2015 Asset Purchase Agreement (which closing effective date was April 1, 2016), and to release the Company from any and all claims which Segundo previously alleged were owed under the terms of the December 31, 2015 Asset Purchase Agreement. the Company and Segundo also provided each other full releases in connection with the December 31, 2015 Asset Purchase Agreement, and Segundo agreed to indemnify the Company and hold it harmless against any claims made by the other sellers under the December 31, 2015 Asset Purchase Agreement. The shares have not been cancelled as of the filing of these financial statements.

IBC Bank Standstill Agreement

On August 3, 2018, the Company entered into an agreement in connection with the loan (the “Standstill Agreement”) with IBC Bank, which was effective August 1, 2018. The Company is a party to the loan from IBC Bank (the “Loan”) as evidenced by a Real Estate Lien Note dated August 25, 2016 (the “Note”) in the original principal amount of $40,000,000 (which has an outstanding principal balance of approximately $36.9 million as of the filing of these financial statements), entered into pursuant to the Loan Agreement dated August 25, 2016 (the “Loan Agreement” and together with the Note, and the other documents entered into evidencing, documenting and securing the Loan, the “Loan Documents”), by and among IBC Bank and the Company.

Among other terms, described below, the Standstill Agreement was entered into to provide the Company sufficient time to close the transactions contemplated by the Sale Agreement. Pursuant to the Standstill Agreement:

Pursuant to both the Sale Agreement and the Standstill Agreement, upon the closing of the sale (as to the Sale Agreement) or assignment (pursuant to the Standstill Agreement), the Company will retain its assets in Glasscock and Hutchinson Counties, Texas, and will also retain a 12.5% production payment (effective until a total of $2.5 million has been received); a 3% overriding royalty interest in its existing Okfuskee County, Oklahoma asset; and will retain an overriding royalty interest on certain other undeveloped leasehold interests.

First Amendment to Sale Agreement

Also on August 3, 2018, the Company and N&B Energy entered into a First Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement (the “First Amendment”), which amended the terms of the Sale Agreement to (a) modify, clarify and replace certain of the exhibits to the original Sale Agreement, including the terms of the overriding royalty interests and production payment agreed to be granted to the Company as part of such Sale Agreement; (b) amend the Sale Agreement to remove the requirement that the Company obtain shareholder approval prior to the closing of such Sale Agreement; and (c) include a deadline of August 31, 2018 for N&B Energy’s due diligence under the Sale Agreement.

In order to avoid the significant time required to file a proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, clear comments with the Securities and Exchange Commission, hold a meeting and obtain shareholder approval, and because such shareholder approval is not required pursuant to applicable law or the rules of the NYSE American, the Company’s management has determined to not seek shareholder approval, but to instead seek a third-party opinion as to the fairness of the transaction to the Company’s shareholders, which has not been obtained as of the filing of this report.

In addition to the transactions noted above, the Company is currently discussing potential financing transactions in order to fulfill its current capital requirements as well as its planned asset disposition, which the Company believe, if finalized and completed, will ensure the future viability of the Company. However, due to its current capital structure and the nature of oil and gas interests, i.e., that rates of production generally decline over time as oil and gas reserves are depleted, if the Company is unable to obtain the necessary financing to develop its proved undeveloped reserves (“PUDs”); and acquire additional assets; the Company believes that its revenues will continue to decline over time. Therefore, the Company may be forced to scale back its business plan, sell assets to satisfy outstanding debts or take other remedial steps which may include seeking bankruptcy protection.

These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months following the issuance of these financial statements. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

NOTE 3 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Company has provided a discussion of significant accounting policies, estimates and judgments in its March 31, 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no changes to the Company’s significant accounting policies since March 31, 2018 which are expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial position, operations or cash flows.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior year financial statements to conform with the current year presentation.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, supersedes the revenue recognition requirements and industry-specific guidance under Revenue Recognition (Topic 605). Topic 606 requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the entity expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. The Company adopted Topic 606 on April 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method applied to contracts that were not completed as of April 1, 2018. Under the modified retrospective method, prior period financial positions and results will not be adjusted. The cumulative effect adjustment recognized in the opening balances included no significant changes as a result of this adoption. While the Company does not expect 2019 net earnings to be materially impacted by revenue recognition timing changes, Topic 606 requires certain changes to the presentation of revenues and related expenses beginning April 1, 2018. Refer to Note 9 – Revenue from Contracts with Customers for additional information.

In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) amending the presentation of restricted cash within the consolidated statements of cash flows. The new guidance requires that restricted cash be added to cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated statements of cash flows. The Company adopted this ASU on April 1, 2018 on a retrospective basis with the following impacts to our consolidated statements of cash flows for the three months ended June 30, 2017:

As of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company had restricted cash of $217,914 and $26,834 related to the loan agreement with IBC bank.

Following is a summary of cash and cash equivalent and restricted cash at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018:

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230). ASU 2016-15 seeks to reduce the existing diversity in practice in how certain cash receipts and cash payments are presented and classified in the statement of cash flows. This update is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted this ASU on April 1, 2018 and the adoption did not have a significant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Business Combinations: Clarifying the Definition of a Business, which amends the current definition of a business. Under ASU 2017-01, to be considered a business, an acquisition would have to include an input and a substantive process that together significantly contributes to the ability to create outputs. ASU 2017-01 further states that when substantially all of the fair value of gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single asset (or a group of similar assets), the assets acquired would not represent a business. The new guidance also narrows the definition of the term “outputs” to be consistent with how it is described in Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The changes to the definition of a business will likely result in more acquisitions being accounted for as asset acquisitions. The guidance is effective for the annual period beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this ASU on April 1, 2018 and the adoption did not have a significant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

In May 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-09, “Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Scope of Modification Accounting”, which provides guidance about which changes to the terms or conditions of a share-based payment award require an entity to apply modification accounting in Topic 718. ASU 2017-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2017, with early adoption permitted, including adoption in any interim period for which financial statements have not yet been issued. The Company adopted this ASU on April 1, 2018 and the adoption did not have a significant impact to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 The Company does not believe that any other recently issued effective pronouncements, or pronouncements issued but not yet effective, if adopted, would have a material effect on the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

NOTE 4 – PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Oil and Gas Properties

Camber uses the full cost method of accounting for oil and natural gas producing activities. Costs to acquire mineral interests in oil and natural gas properties, to drill and equip exploratory wells used to find proved reserves, and to drill and equip development wells including directly related overhead costs and related asset retirement costs are capitalized.

Under this method, all costs, including internal costs directly related to acquisition, exploration and development activities are capitalized as oil and natural gas property costs on a country-by-country basis. Costs not subject to amortization consist of unproved properties that are evaluated on a property-by-property basis. Amortization of these unproved property costs begins when the properties become proved or their values become impaired. Camber assesses overall values of unproved properties, if any, on at least an annual basis or when there has been an indication that impairment in value may have occurred. Impairment of unproved properties is assessed based on management’s intention with regard to future development of individually significant properties and the ability of Camber to obtain funds to finance their programs. 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.

Sales of oil and natural gas properties are accounted for as adjustments to the net full cost pool with no gain or loss recognized, unless the adjustment would significantly alter the relationship between capitalized costs and proved reserves. If it is determined that the relationship is significantly altered, the corresponding gain or loss will be recognized in the statements of operations.

Costs of oil and natural gas properties are amortized using the units of production method. Amortization expense calculated per equivalent physical unit of production amounted to $4.36 and $5.74 per barrel of oil equivalent for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

All of Camber’s oil and gas properties are located in the United States. Below are the components of Camber’s oil and gas properties recorded at:

Impairment

For the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company recorded impairments totaling $531,657 which were due to lease expirations. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, the Company recorded impairments totaling $775,374, which represented $675,000 due to lease expirations and $100,374 related to an impairment of proved properties based on the quarterly ceiling test.

 Disposition of Oil and Natural Gas Properties

On August 2, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Vantage (as discussed above), pursuant to which among other things, the Company assigned its interest in the undeveloped Arrowhead oil and gas property, with a book value of $114,500, to Vantage (see further discussion of these warrants in Note 11).

In September 2017, Rogers foreclosed on the assets of CATI which secured the Rogers Loan. On October 3, 2017, the trustee of those assets, for the benefit of the lender, sold these assets in public auction foreclosure sales which took place in Gonzales County and Karnes County, Texas. The proceeds from the foreclosure sales of approximately $3.5 million were applied against the outstanding indebtedness. The Company recorded an approximate loss on sale of property of approximately $4.1 million in conjunction with the settlement of the approximate $9.4 million of debt and accrued interest and the removal of approximately $1.3 million of remaining asset retirement obligation (“ARO”).

On December 15, 2017, CATI provided Rogers with an overriding royalty (equal to 0.01 of 8/8ths of all oil and gas) on CATI’s remaining leasehold and Rogers released CATI from all remaining indebtedness owed. The release discharged approximately $5.8 million in principal and interest outstanding and owed to Rogers. Additionally, the remaining leasehold and ownership of CATI was assigned to Arkose Lease Partners, LLC, a third party (“Arkose”), pursuant to an Assignment of Membership Interest (the “Assignment”), dated November 1, 2017, in exchange for Arkose’s assumption of all plugging and abandonment liabilities of CATI. See Note 6 “Notes Payable and Debenture” for further details.

Effective November 1, 2017, the Company and NFP Energy LLC (“NFP”) its joint venture partner, sold its 90% ownership position in oil and gas properties totaling approximately 2,452 acres in Gaines County, Texas, to Fortuna Resources Permian (“Fortuna”), for $1,000 per acre or an aggregate of $2,206,718 payable to the Company. The Company paid NFP $662,072 to terminate the joint venture agreement and the property sold had a net book value of $817,110. The transaction resulted in a $727,732 gain which was included in Loss on Sale of Property and Equipment on the statement of operations. This acreage, part of the Company’s “Jackrabbit” acreage, targeted the San Andres formation in the Permian Basin.  Additionally, the Company and NFP jointly terminated their venture.  With the proceeds from the sale, the Company paid the first lien holders including Alan Dreeben (a former director of the Company) and second lien holder Vantage. The Company maintains a 90% ownership position in the remaining approximately 1,200 acres in the area.

Acquisition of Oil and Natural Gas Properties

On August 25, 2016, the Company completed the Acquisition and acquired working interests in producing properties and undeveloped acreage from the Sellers (see “Note 2 – Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations”). The assets acquired include varied interests in two largely contiguous acreage blocks in the liquids-rich Mid-Continent region.

As consideration for the Acquisition of the acquired assets, the Company assumed approximately $30.6 million of commercial bank debt, issued 520,387 shares of common stock to certain of the Sellers valued at the grant date fair value, issued 552,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock to one of the Sellers and its affiliate (see “Note 11 – Stockholders’ Equity”) valued at the grant date fair value, and paid $4,975,000 in cash to certain of the Sellers. The effective date of the Acquisition was April 1, 2016.

The following tables summarize the purchase price and allocation of the purchase price to the net assets acquired in connection with the Acquisition:

The proceeds from the $40 million loan from IBC were as follows:

In January 2018, the Company acquired approximately 3,000 leasehold acres in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, including two producing wells and 7 non-producing well bores, in consideration for cash paid of $210,000. The acquisition included three salt water disposal wells, to support existing and potential future hydrocarbon production.

In March 2018, the Company completed an acquisition of working interests in certain leases, wells and equipment located in the Texas panhandle, for a purchase price of $250,000, payable in three tranches. A payment of $85,000 was due at closing; $85,000 was due thirty days after closing and $80,000 was due sixty days after closing, the last two payments have been accrued as of March 31, 2018 and are included in accrued expenses on the balance sheet. Camber earned 25% of the working interest at the closing and earned an additional 25% of the working interest at each of the two subsequent closings. The seller retained a 25% carried working interest in the assets. The acquisition includes 49 non-producing well bores, 5 saltwater disposal wells and the required infrastructure and equipment necessary to support future hydrocarbon production, as well as approximately 500 net leasehold acres in Hutchinson County, Texas.

N&B Energy Asset Disposition Agreement

On July 12, 2018, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement described in greater detail above under “Note 2 – Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations” – “N&B Energy Asset Disposition Agreement”.

Segundo Settlement Agreement

Also on July 12, 2018, the Company entered into a Compromise Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release with Segundo described in greater detail above under “Note 2 – Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations” – “Segundo Settlement Agreement”.

Capital Leases

During March and April 2018, the Company purchased certain equipment pursuant to capital leases. The effective value of the equipment was approximately $575,000, and such amount is included in oil and gas properties and the corresponding current liability of approximately $387,000 is included in accrued expenses as of June 30, 2018. The effective borrowing rate is approximately 35%, and all obligations are due by December 2018.

Other Property and Equipment

In February 2014, the Company purchased a field office for approximately $50,000 which is used to provide local operational support for its properties in the Eagleford and Austin Chalk areas. The land upon which the field office resides was initially leased by the Company over a three-year term beginning in January 2014 through December 2016, for yearly lease amounts of $7,200 and $7,800, and $8,400 over the three-year term, respectively. In January 2017, the Company renewed the lease on a year-to-year basis for $7,200. The field office was transferred as a part of the Release with Rogers. See Note 6 “Notes Payable and Debenture” for further details.

Office Lease

On April 1, 2016, the Company entered into a lease agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease 4,439 square feet of office space at 450 Gears Road, Houston, Harris County, Texas 77067 (Suite 860, versus Suite 780 as was leased previously). The lease had a 65-month term (through August 2021), and commenced on April 1, 2016. The monthly rental cost under the lease was -$0- for the month of April 2016, and $7,676 for the months of May 2016 through April 2017, plus as applicable, its pro rata share of operating expenses and taxes which exceed the total operating expenses and taxes of the property for the first year of the lease. On March 31, 2017, the Company amended its lease at 450 Gears Road to expand to a total of 6,839 square feet, commencing on May 1, 2017. The amendment extended the lease period to November 2021.

In August 2017, the Company ceased its use of this office space and moved its headquarters to San Antonio, Texas. The Company is committed to the remaining lease payments for the Houston office space for approximately $346,000 assuming an early termination of the lease on July 31, 2019. The Company recorded monthly rent expense associated with the Houston lease through August 2017. In accordance with the accounting guidance in ASC 420-10-25-13 regarding exit or disposal cost obligations, as of August 2017, the Company recorded rent expense, within general and administrative expense, and accrued a liability of $302,289, which represents the fair value of costs that will continue to be incurred during the remaining term of the Houston lease without economic benefit to the Company. As of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the remaining carrying amount of the liability of $214,862 and $226,972, respectively, was included in accrued expenses on the Company’s balance sheet. In addition, the Company wrote-off $189,533 of mostly fully depreciated property and equipment that was not re-located to the San Antonio headquarters, resulting in a loss of $3,368 which was recognized as a loss during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018.

Effective October 1, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement to sublease space on a month-to-month basis in San Antonio, Texas at 4040 Broadway, Suite 425, from RAD2 Minerals, Ltd., an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Azar, the Company’s former Interim Chief Executive Officer, who resigned as Interim CEO effective May 25, 2018 and resigned as a member of the Board of Directors on June 21, 2018. Monthly rent for October through December 2017 was $5,000 per month, increasing to $7,500 per month effective January 2018. The agreement was subsequently modified to have a month-to-month term at $2,500 per month, effective July 1, 2018. Effective August 1, 2018, the Company terminated its month-to-month lease with RAD2 and entered into a month-to-month lease at 1415 Louisiana, Suite 3500 Houston, Texas 77002.

NOTE 5 – ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS

The following table presents the reconciliation of the beginning and ending aggregate carrying amounts of long-term legal obligations associated with the retirement of oil and gas property and equipment for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively.

Camber does not have any short-term asset retirement obligations as of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018.

NOTE 6 – NOTES PAYABLE AND DEBENTURE

The Company’s notes payable and debenture consisted of the following:

Debenture

On April 6, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the Investor, pursuant to which the Company issued a redeemable convertible subordinated debenture, with a face value of $530,000, initially convertible into 6,523 shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to $81.25 per share and warrants to initially purchase 55,385 shares of common stock (subject to adjustment thereunder) at an exercise price equal to $81.25 per share (the “First Warrant”). The Investor purchased the debenture at a $30,000 original issue discount for the sum of $500,000 and agreed that it would exercise the First Warrant, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, for the sum of $4.5 million, which warrant was exercised in October 2016. The debenture matures in seven years and accrues interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum. Due to the decline in the price of the Company’s common stock and that a trigger event occurred on June 30, 2016 as a result of the delay in filing of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2016, the premium rate on the debenture increased from 6% to 34% and the conversion discount became 85% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price during the measuring period (60 days prior to and 60 days after the last date that the Investor receives the last of the shares due), less $0.10 per share of common stock not to exceed 85% of the lowest sales price on the last day of such period less $0.10 per share.

As the fair value of the warrants issued in connection with the debenture exceeded the $530,000 value of the debenture, the Company fully discounted the entire debenture and will amortize the discount over the term of the debenture. The discount is being amortized through interest expense using the effective interest method over the term of the debenture.

On August 23, 2017, the Investor converted $35,000 of the principal amount of the Debenture into an aggregate of 70,189 shares of common stock, which included 431 shares for conversion of principal (at $81.25 per share) and 69,758 shares for premiums.

On April 20, 2018, the Investor was issued 141,982 as a result of true-ups in connection with the August 23, 2017 conversion of the Debenture.

As of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company had a convertible subordinated debenture with a balance of $271,153 and $247,403, respectively (net of unamortized discount of $223,847 and $247,597, respectively), which is recognized as a short-term liability on the Company’s balance sheets as of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively. The Company also recognized $380,143 and $388,183 in accrued interest as of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively.

Loan Agreement with International Bank of Commerce (“IBC” or “IBC Bank”)

On August 25, 2016, the Company, as borrower, and Richard N. Azar II, our former Chief Executive Officer and former director, and who also received the largest number of securities and cash in connection with the closing of the Acquisition (“Azar”), Donnie B. Seay, our former director, Richard E. Menchaca, RAD2, DBS Investments, Ltd. (“DBS”, controlled by Mr. Seay) and Saxum Energy, LLC (“Saxum”, which is controlled by Mr. Menchaca), as guarantors (collectively, the “Guarantors”, all of which were directly or indirectly Sellers), and IBC, as Lender (“Lender”), entered into a Loan Agreement.

Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Lender loaned the Company $40 million, evidenced by a Real Estate Lien Note in the amount of $40 million. The Company is required to make monthly payments under the note equal to the greater of (i) $425,000; and (ii) fifty percent (50%) of the Company’s monthly net income. The note accrues annual interest at 2% above the prime rate then in effect, subject to a minimum interest rate of 5.5% per annum. The note is due and payable on August 25, 2019. Payments under the note are subject to change as the interest rate changes in order to sufficiently amortize the note in 120 monthly installments. The Company has the right, from time to time and without penalty to prepay the note in whole or in part, subject to the terms thereof.

The proceeds of the loan were used to repay and refinance approximately $30.6 million of indebtedness owed by certain of the Sellers, to the Lender (including an aggregate of $18.3 million owed by RAD2 and another entity controlled by Mr. Azar, $9.8 million owed by DBS, and $2.1 million owed by Mr. Menchaca), as well as to pay the $4.975 million due to the Sellers at closing. Another $3.36 million was used to fund a sinking fund required by the Lender, as discussed below, to pay principal on the note.

The amount owed under the note is secured by a Security Interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets and properties, pursuant to three Security Agreements. Also, each of the Guarantors guaranteed the repayment of a portion of the Loan Agreement pursuant to a Limited Guaranty Agreement. Additionally, in connection with the parties’ entry into the Loan Agreement and to further secure amounts due thereunder, certain of the Guarantors pledged shares of common stock which they received at the closing to the Lender, with RAD2 pledging 124,824 shares of common stock; DBS pledging 37,437 shares of common stock; and Saxum pledging 26,936 shares of common stock.

The Company agreed to pay the Lender a loan finance charge of $400,000 in connection with its entry into the Loan Agreement, with half due on the date the Company entered into the Loan Agreement and half due on or before the 180th day following the date of the Loan Agreement. As further consideration for agreeing to the terms of the Loan, the Company agreed to issue the Lender 15,612 shares of common stock. The Company recognized a $2.8 million note discount related to these transactions and other debt issuance costs and will amortize the discount and debt issuance costs over the term of the note.

On September 8, 2017, the Company received a Notice of Default and Opportunity to Cure (the “Notice”) from IBC, stating that the Company was in default under its loan due to failing to make a required $425,000 loan payment on August 25, 2017 (the “Payment Default”). The Notice was also sent to the guarantors under the Loan Agreement. The Notice also cited the Company for several covenant defaults including exceeding a cap on monthly general and administrative expenses; falling below $30 million of net worth; failing to comply with certain post-closing covenants regarding the assignment of certain oil and gas interests, the execution of certain supplemental mortgages and the completion of certain curative title requirements; failing to pay costs and expenses required pursuant to the terms of the Loan Agreement; failing to meet the requirements of a cash flow test as described in greater detail in the Loan Agreement; and exceeding the loan to value determination provided for in the Loan Agreement. In order to cure the Payment Default described in the Notice, the Company was required to pay $425,000, as well as any attorney’s fees and/or late fees as determined by IBC, on or before September 18, 2017, which amount was not paid and to cure the covenant defaults, which covenant defaults were not cured.

Pursuant to extension agreements entered into with IBC, in or around December 2017 and January 2018, (a) IBC agreed to waive the Company’s obligation to make the August 30, 2017, $425,000 monthly principal payment originally due under the IBC loan; (b) the Company confirmed the amount outstanding under the IBC loan ($37,443,308 as of each extension); (c) IBC agreed that interest only payments would be due on September 30, 2017, October 30, 2017, November 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017, with principal payments of $425,000 per month to begin thereafter, which principal payments were not made; (d) the parties agreed that the amounts owed to IBC were payable on demand, provided that if no demand was made, such amounts would be payable by way of monthly payments of $425,000 of principal, plus accrued interest, with the remaining amount owed to IBC due at maturity (August 25, 2019); (e) that the amount owed to IBC will accrue interest at the rate of 2% per annum above the prime rate, subject to a floor of 5.5% (currently 6.25% per annum); (f) if the Company fails to make any payment due to IBC within 10 days of its due date, IBC is due a late payment of 5% of the amount past due (subject to a minimum of $10 and a maximum of $1,500 per late payment); and (g) the Company and the guarantors of the IBC loan released IBC from any claims against IBC as of the date of each of such extensions.

The IBC loan is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets and if IBC were to foreclose on the Company’s assets it would have a material adverse effect on its operations and may force the Company to seek bankruptcy protection.

 As of June 30, 2018, the Company was not in compliance with certain covenants of the loan agreement, including requiring the Company to maintain a net worth of $30 million, the Company is in default of the terms of the loan, and the balance of the loan due to IBC of $36.9 million (less unamortized debt issuance costs of approximately $1.0 million and $1.3 million at June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively), was recognized as a short-term liability on the Company’s balance sheets as of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018. The Company also recognized approximately $460,000 and $39,000 in accrued interest as of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively, related to this note.

NOTE 7 – DERIVATIVES

The Company has determined that certain warrants the Company has granted contain provisions that protect holders from future issuances of the Company’s common stock at prices below such warrants’ respective exercise prices and these provisions could result in modification of the warrants’ exercise price based on a variable that is not an input to the fair value of a “fixed-for-fixed” option as defined under FASB ASC Topic No. 815 - 40. The warrants granted in April 2014 contain anti-dilution provisions that provide for a reduction in the exercise price of such warrants in the event that future common stock (or securities convertible into or exercisable for common stock) is issued (or becomes contractually issuable) at a price per share (a “Lower Price”) that is less than the exercise price of such warrant at the time. The amount of any such adjustment is determined in accordance with the provisions of the warrant agreement and depends upon the number of shares of common stock issued (or deemed issued) at the Lower Price and the extent to which the Lower Price is less than the exercise price of the warrant at the time.

Activities for derivative warrant instruments during the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

The fair value of the derivative warrants was calculated using the Black-Scholes pricing model. Variables used in the Black Scholes pricing model as of June 30, 2018 include (1) discount rate of 1.91%, (2) expected term of .81 years, (3) expected volatility of 145.70%, and (4) zero expected dividends. Variables used in the Black-Scholes pricing model as of June 30, 2017 include (1) discount rate of 1.24%, (2) expected term of 2 years, (3) expected volatility of 179.15%, and (4) zero expected dividends.

As of June 30, 2018, the significant inputs to the Company’s derivative liability calculation were Level 3 inputs.

NOTE 8 – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company entered into multiple office lease agreements, see detail under “Note 4 - Property and Equipment” - “Office Leases”.

The Company’s oil and gas lease acreage is subject to expiration if the Company does not drill and hold such acreage by production or exercise options to extend such leases. At March 31, 2018, the Company had 423 acres of unproved lease acreage that is set to expire during fiscal year 2019 unless drilled or otherwise extended by the Company. During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, leases for 191 unproved acres expired and a resulting impairment of approximately $532,000 was recognized, leaving 251 acres remaining.

Legal Proceedings. From time to time suits and claims against Camber arise in the ordinary course of Camber’s business, including contract disputes and title disputes. Camber records reserves for contingencies when information available indicates that a loss is probable and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated.

Maranatha Oil Matter

In November 2015, Randy L. Robinson, d/b/a Maranatha Oil Co. sued the Company in Gonzales County, Texas (Cause No. 26160). The plaintiff alleged that it assigned oil and gas leases to the Company in April 2010, retaining a 4% overriding royalty interest and 50% working interest and that the Company failed to pay such overriding royalty interest or royalty interest. The interests relate to certain oil and gas properties which the Company subsequently sold to Nordic Oil USA in April 2013. The petition alleges causes of actions for breach of contract, failure to pay royalties, non-payment of working interest, fraud, fraud in the inducement of contract, money had and received, constructive trust, violation of theft liability act, continuing tort and fraudulent concealment. The suit seeks approximately $100,000 in amounts alleged owed, plus pre-and post-judgment interest. The Company has filed a denial to the claims.

Rubenstein Matter

On September 28, 2017, Aaron Rubenstein, a purported shareholder of the Company’s common stock, filed a lawsuit against the Company (as nominal defendant) and Richard N. Azar II, it’s then Chief Executive Officer and director (who has since resigned from both positions), RAD2 Management, LLC, RAD2 Minerals, Ltd. and Segundo Resources, LLC, each an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Azar, in the United States District Court, Western District of Texas (Case No. 5:17-cv-962-FB).  The suit seeks the recovery (for the benefit of the Company) of alleged short-swing profits from Mr. Azar and his related entities under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act relating to various transactions involving Series B Preferred Stock of the Company in November 2016 and January 2017. Mr. Azar denies the existence of any short-swing profits and filed a denial with the court. The Company also filed a denial with the court.

Petroflow Matter

In October 2017, the Company agreed to pay directly and reimburse entities owned in part by Alan Dreeben, a former director of the Company, for legal fees and settlement payments expended in connection with the defense of Petroflow Energy Corporation v. Sezar Energy, L.P. and Brittany Energy, LLC, Case No. 16-CV-700-TCK;TLW, In the United States District Court – N.D. OK. The Company was the beneficiary through the release of interest in disputed lease interests from Petroflow to the Company that provides the Company with complete control over those properties to renew expired leases and to have 100% of the drilling rights related to those properties. Sezar Energy and Brittany Energy have assigned any interests they may have had in conjunction with litigation in exchange for the Company making the agreed settlement payments of $475,000 plus direct payments and reimbursement of the legal costs paid on behalf of the defendants by Mr. Dreeben. Total legal fees expended by such entities totaled $392,043, and the Company reimbursed such fees by issuing Mr. Dreeben 78,409 shares of common stock with a value of $0.20 per share in November 2017. In addition, the Company directly paid legal fees and settlement payments totaling $567,633. The total expense related to the Petroflow matter of $959,676 is included in General and Administrative expense on the statement of operations during the year ended March 31, 2018.

Employment Agreement. Effective November 1, 2012, the Company entered into an Employment Agreement with Anthony C. Schnur to serve as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, which agreement was amended and restated effective December 12, 2012, in connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer. The agreement had a term of two years, expiring on October 31, 2014, provided that the agreement was automatically extended for additional one year terms, unless either party provided notice of their intent not to renew within the 30-day period prior to any automatic renewal date, and as neither party provided notice of their intent to terminate in fiscal 2015 or 2016, the agreement automatically extended for an additional one year term until October 31, 2016 and October 31, 2017, respectively, notwithstanding the termination of the agreement in connection with Mr. Schnur’s resignation on June 2, 2017, as discussed below. The Company agreed to pay Mr. Schnur a base annual salary of $310,000 during the term of the agreement, of which $290,000 is payable in cash and $20,000 is payable in shares of the Company’s common stock. The stock consideration due under the agreement is payable in quarterly installments at the end of each quarter, based on the stock price on the last day of each quarter. Mr. Schnur is also eligible for an annual bonus of up to 30% of his base salary in cash or stock.

 The Employment Agreement was terminated in connection with Mr. Schnur’s resignation as Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company effective on June 2, 2017. In connection with the departure of Mr. Anthony C. Schnur as Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company effective June 2, 2017, the Company entered into a Severance Agreement and Release with Mr. Schnur (the “Release”), whereby (i) his employment agreement with the Company was terminated, (ii) he entered into a mutual release with the Company; (iii) the Company agreed to issue him 4,800 shares of unregistered common stock (to be issued in installments of 400 per month) (the “Settlement Shares”) and a monthly cash payment of $14,000 for twelve months; and (iv) he was granted reimbursement of the payment of his COBRA premiums through (a) the one year anniversary of the termination or (b) until he is eligible to participate in the health insurance plan of another employer, whichever is sooner, and provided that the amount of such health benefits shall reduce his monthly cash payment. On January 11, 2018, and effective as of the original date of the Release, the Company and Mr. Schnur entered into the First Amendment to the Severance Agreement and Release (the “Release Amendment”), whereby the terms of the Release were changed to provide for among other things, the payment of $49,000 on or before January 12, 2018; $15,000 on or before the 15th of each month from February 2018 to July 2018; and $19,000 on or before August 15, 2018, and further provided for the issuance of the entire amount of the Settlement Shares within five days of the later of the date the Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of the Settlement Shares and the date the NYSE American approved the issuance of such shares. The payments owed as of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018 of $34,025 and $79,025, respectively, have been accrued and included in accrued expenses on the balance sheet. The Settlement Shares were issued in February 2018.

Severance Agreement

Effective on May 25, 2018, Richard N. Azar II resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Effective on the same date, the Company entered into a Separation and Release Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with Mr. Azar, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Azar agreed to resign from the Company as Chief Executive Officer effective May 25, 2018, and to release the Company from claims in connection with various employment related statutes and laws and the Company agreed to pay him a severance payment of $150,000, payable in three installments of $50,000 for a period of five years each, on June 1, 2018, July 2, 2018 and August 1, 2018, and to grant him warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, at an exercise price of $0.39 per share, equal to the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the date the Severance Agreement was agreed to by the parties, the exercise of which warrants are subject to approval by the NYSE American of the additional listing of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof, and to the extent required by the rules of the NYSE American, the approval of the shareholders of the Company of the issuance of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof.

Segundo Settlement Agreement

Also on July 12, 2018, the Company entered into a Compromise Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release with Segundo described in greater detail above under “Note 2 - Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations” - “Segundo Settlement Agreement”.

NOTE 9 – REVENUE FROM CONTRACTS WITH CUSTOMERS

Change in Accounting for Revenue from Oil and Gas Operations

The Company adopted ASU 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)”, on April 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method applied to contracts that were not completed as of April 1, 2018. Refer to Note 3 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for additional information.

Exploration and Production

There were no significant changes to the timing or valuation of revenue recognized for sales of production from exploration and production activities.

Disaggregation of Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table disaggregates revenue by significant product type for the three months ended June 30, 2018:

There were no significant contract liabilities or transaction price allocations to any remaining performance obligations as of June 30, 2018 or March 31, 2018.

NOTE 10 – INCOME TAXES

The Company has estimated that its effective tax rate for U.S. purposes will be zero for the 2019 and 2018 fiscal years as a result of net losses and a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets. Consequently, the Company has recorded no provision or benefit for income taxes for the three months ended June 30, 2018 and 2017.

NOTE 11 – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 Common Stock

On January 10, 2018, the Company amended its Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 200,000,000 shares to 500,000,000 shares.

On April 4, 2017, the Company paid the required quarterly dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock by way of the issuance of 2,366 shares of the Company’s common stock to the preferred shareholders at a fair market value of $34,896, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock ($14.75 per share) on March 31, 2017. The beneficial owners of the Series B Preferred Stock were Richard N. Azar, II, the Company’s former Interim Chief Executive Officer and director, and Alan Dreeben, the Company’s former director.

On June 19, 2017, a holder of the Company’s Series B Convertible Preferred Stock converted 143,492 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock into 40,998 shares of common stock of the Company.

On August 23, 2017, the Investor converted $35,000 of the principal amount of the Debenture into an aggregate of 70,189 shares of common stock, which included 431 shares for conversion of principal (at $81.25 per share) and 69,758 shares for premiums.

On April 20, 2018, the Investor was issued 141,982 as a result of true-ups in connection with the August 23, 2017 conversion of the Debenture.

On October 4, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with a digital marketing advisor pursuant to which the advisor agreed to create original content with the goal of increasing public awareness about the Company and the Company agreed to pay the advisor (a) $20,000 per month beginning in October 2017 and ending on February 28, 2018, (b) $50,000 per month thereafter through October 4, 2018, the end of the term of the agreement, and (c) 150,000 shares of restricted common stock, with 100,000 shares payable within 15 days of the parties’ entry into the agreement and the remainder due on May 1, 2018. As of June 30, 2018, the remaining shares have not been issued and an accrual of $200,000 has been accrued based on the May 2018 due date.

On October 4, 2017, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with a third party consultant which consultant agreed to provide investor relations and public relations services to the Company. As consideration pursuant to the agreement, the Company agreed to issue the consultant 40,000 shares of restricted common stock, with piggy-back registration rights.

In October 2017, the Company agreed to reimburse entities owned in part by Alan Dreeben, a former director of the Company, for legal fees expended by such entities in connection with the defense of Petroflow Energy Corporation v. Sezar Energy, L.P. and Brittany Energy, LLC, Case No. 16-CV-700-TCK;TLW, In the United States District Court – N.D. OK. The Company was the beneficiary through the release of interest in disputed lease interests from Petroflow to the Company, that provides the Company with complete control over those properties to renew expired leases and to have 100% of the drilling rights related to those properties. Sezar Energy and Brittany Energy have assigned any interests they may have had in conjunction with litigation in exchange for the Company making the agreed settlement payments of $475,000 plus reimbursement of the legal costs paid on behalf of the defendants by Mr. Dreeben. Total legal fees expended by such entities totaled $392,043, and the Company reimbursed such fees by issuing Mr. Dreeben 78,409 shares of common stock with an agreed value of $5.00 per share in November 2017.

As of March 31, 2018, the 408,508 outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock had accrued an aggregate of $606,764 in dividends. The beneficial owners of the Series B Preferred Stock are Richard N. Azar, II, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and former director, and Alan Dreeben, the Company’s former director.

As of June 30, 2018, the 408,508 outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock had accrued $877 in dividends. The Company plans to pay the dividends by way of the issuance of an aggregate of 1,753 shares of its common stock to the preferred shareholders pursuant to the terms of the designation (which provides that the Shares shall be based on a value of $87.50 per share). The beneficial owners of the Series B Preferred Stock are Richard N. Azar, II, the Company’s former Chief Executive Officer and former director, and Alan Dreeben, the Company’s former director. To date the accrued dividend outstanding as of June 30, 2018 has not been paid.

In connection with the departure of Mr. Anthony C. Schnur as Chief Executive Officer and director of the Company effective June 2, 2017, the Company entered into a Severance Agreement and Release with Mr. Schnur, whereby (i) his employment agreement with the Company was terminated, (ii) he entered into a mutual release with the Company; (iii) the Company agreed to issue him 4,800 shares of unregistered common stock (to be issued in installments of 480 per month) and a monthly cash payment of $14,000 for twelve months; and (iv) he was granted reimbursement of the payment of his COBRA premiums through (a) the one year anniversary of the termination or (b) until he is eligible to participate in the health insurance plan of another employer, whichever is sooner, and provided that the amount of such health benefits shall reduce his monthly cash payment. On January 11, 2018, and effective as of the original date of the Release, the Company and Mr. Schnur entered into the First Amendment to the Severance Agreement and Release, whereby the terms of the Release were changed to provide for among other things, the payment of $49,000 on or before January 12, 2018; $15,000 on or before the 15th of each month from February 2018 to July 2018; and $19,000 on or before August 15, 2018, and further provided for the issuance of the entire amount of the Settlement Shares within five days of the later of the date the Company’s stockholders approved the issuance of the Settlement Shares and the date the NYSE American approved the issuance of such shares. The Settlement Shares were issued in February 2018.

On October 7, 2016, the Investor exercised the First Warrant in full and was due 55,385 shares of common stock upon exercise thereof and an additional 101,710 shares of common stock in consideration for the conversion premium due thereon. A total of 32,400 shares were issued to the Investor on October 7, 2016, with the remaining shares being held in abeyance until such time as it would not result in the Investor exceeding its beneficial ownership limitation (4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock). The Company received gross proceeds of $4,500,000 from the exercise of the First Warrant and paid placement agent fees of $427,500 for services rendered in connection with the First Warrant. Pursuant to the terms of the First Warrant, the number of shares due in consideration for the conversion premium increases as the annual rate of return under the First Warrant increases, including by 10% upon the occurrence of certain triggering events (which had occurred by the October 7, 2016 date of exercise), to 17% per annum upon the exercise of the First Warrant. Additionally, as the conversion rate for the conversion premium is currently 85% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price during the measuring period, less $0.10 per share of common stock not to exceed 85% of the lowest sales prices on the last day of such period less $0.10 per share, the number of shares issuable in connection with the conversion premium increases as the trading price of the Company’s common stock decreases, and the trading price of the Company’s common stock has decreased since the date the First Warrant was exercised, triggering a further reduction in the conversion price of the conversion premium and an increase in the number of shares due to the Investor in connection with the conversion of the amount owed in connection with the conversion premium. An aggregate of 4,417,911 shares of common stock were issued to the Investor in connection with the exercise of the Warrant during fiscal 2017 (200,000), 2018 (3,909,500), and 308,411 shares were issued in April 2018. The First Warrant has been fully-exercised and extinguished to date.

The following summarizes the Company’s common stock activity during the three-month period ended June 30, 2018:  

Series A Convertible Preferred Stock 

On April 19, 2016, the holder of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, agreed to convert all 500 shares of their outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock into 800 shares of the Company’s common stock (a conversion ratio of 1.6:1 as provided in the original designation of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock adjusted for the Company’s 1:25 reverse stock split effective on July 25, 2015 and the Company’s 1:25 reverse stock split effective March 5, 2018), which conversion was completed on April 25, 2016. The Company paid the holder $20,000 in connection with such conversion in order to comply with the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement that required that no shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock be outstanding at the closing. As of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, respectively, the Company had no Series A Convertible Preferred Stock issued or outstanding.

Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

On September 1, 2016, as consideration for the closing of the Acquisition, the Company issued an aggregate of 552,000 shares of Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, which had a total value of $13,800,000 based on the $25 per Series B Preferred Stock share par value. The preferred shares were issued to RAD2 (200,000 shares) and Segundo Resources, LLC (an affiliate of RAD2) (352,000 shares) on behalf of and for the benefit of RAD2.

The Company’s Series B Preferred Stock has a liquidation preference of $25 per share. The Series B Preferred Stock is convertible, at the option of the holder at any time following the original issuance date, into common stock at a rate of approximately 0.2857:1 (originally issuable into an aggregate of 157,714 shares of common stock if fully converted), at the option of the holder thereof, or automatically as to 25% of the Series B Preferred Stock shares if the Company’s common stock trades above $153.13 per share for at least 20 consecutive trading days, and trades with at least 3,000 shares of average volume per day during such period; an additional 50% of the Series B Preferred Stock shares if the Company’s common stock trades above $175.00 per share for at least 20 consecutive trading days, and trades with at least 3,000 shares of average volume per day during such period; and as to the remaining Series B Preferred Stock shares, if the Company’s common stock trades above $196.88 per share for at least 20 consecutive trading days, and trades with at least 3,000 shares of average volume per day during such period. Each outstanding share of Series B Preferred Stock will be entitled to one vote per share on all stockholder matters. The Series B Preferred Stock is redeemable at any time by the Company upon the payment by the Company of the face amount of the Series B Preferred Stock ($25 per share) plus any and all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon.

The Company has the option, exercisable from time to time after the original issue date, to redeem all or any portion of the outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock by paying each applicable holder, an amount equal to the original issue price multiplied by the number of Series B Preferred shares held by each applicable holder plus the accrued dividends.

As of June 30, 2018, there were 408,508 shares of Series B Preferred Stock outstanding, which have the following features:

As the Series B Preferred Stock is convertible at any time following the original issuance date into common stock at a rate of approximately 0.2857:1, the Company recognized a fair value measurement of $14,898,038 for the Series B Preferred Stock, which is based on the 552,000 preferred shares originally issued times the conversion rate of approximately 0.2857, times the price of the Company’s common stock of $94.50 per share at the date of the closing of the Acquisition on August 25, 2016.

During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company issued a stock dividend on the Series B Preferred Stock consisting of 1,753 shares (with fair value $877 based on a share price of $0.50 per share at June 30, 2018) of the Company’s common stock. Due to the fact that the Company is in a retained deficit position, the Company recognized a charge to additional paid in-capital of $877 and stock dividends distributable but not issued based on the par value of the common stock issued. During the quarter ended June 30, 2018, the Company issued 1,751 shares to settle a stock dividend accrued on Series B Preferred Stock.

Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

On April 6, 2016, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with the Investor, pursuant to which it agreed, subject to certain conditions, to sell 527 shares of Series C redeemable convertible preferred stock (with a face value of $5.26 million) at a 5% original issue discount of $263,000, convertible into 64,738 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $81.25 per share, and a warrant to purchase 44,444 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $112.50 per share (the “Second Warrant”).

On September 2, 2016, the Second Warrant and 53 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were issued for $526,450 ($500,000, net cash proceeds to Camber) after the Acquisition (as defined and described in “Note 2 – Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations”) closed. The prorated share of the $263,000 discount ($26,450) was recorded as reduction to additional paid in capital. On November 17, 2016, the remaining 474 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were issued for $4,736,550 ($4,500,000, net cash proceeds to Camber) and the Company paid placement agent and legal fees of $514,000 for services rendered in connection with the issuance. The Company also recognized $236,550 of the remaining 5% original issue discount, which was recorded as reduction to additional paid in capital.

On October 5, 2017, the Company and the Investor entered into the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, pursuant to which (1) the Investor purchased 212 shares of Series C Preferred Stock on the closing date of the agreement, October 4, 2017 (the “Initial Closing”), for $2 million, and agreed, subject to certain closing conditions set forth in the agreement, agreed to purchase (2) 106 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1,000,000, 10 days after the Initial Closing (which closing occurred on November 21, 2017); (3) 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1,000,000, 10 days after the second closing (which closing occurred on December 27, 2017); (4) 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1,000,000, 10 days after the third closing (which closing occurred on January 30, 2018); (5) 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1,000,000, 10 days after the fourth closing; (6) 525 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $5,000,000, 30 days after the fifth closing; and (7) 525 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $5,000,000, 30 days after the sixth Closing.

On October 5, 2017, in connection with the entry into the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, the Investor purchased 212 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $2 million; on November 21, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, we sold the Investor an additional 106 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Second Closing”); on December 27, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, we sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Third Closing”); on January 31, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, we sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Fourth Closing”); on February 22, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, we sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Fifth Closing”); on March 9, 2018, the Company sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Sixth Closing”); on April 10, 2018, the Company sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Seventh Closing”); on May 22, 2018, the Company sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Eighth Closing”); and on July 9, 2018, the Company sold the Investor an additional 210 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $2 million (the “Ninth Closing”).

The Sixth Closing, Seventh Closing, Eighth Closing, and Ninth Closing occurred notwithstanding the terms of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement which required the sixth closing to be for a total of $5 million (the “$5 Million Closing”), as the parties mutually agreed to the sales of only $1 million of Series C Preferred Stock to be sold pursuant to the $5 Million Closing, at the Sixth Closing, Seventh Closing and Eighth Closing, and for $2 million of Series C Preferred Stock to be sold at the Ninth Closing.

On March 2, 2018, the Company and the Investor entered into an amendment to the October 2017 Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”), pursuant to which the Investor (a) waived any and all Trigger Events (as defined in the certificate of designation of the Series C Preferred Stock (the “Designation”)) that had occurred prior to March 2, 2018, (b) agreed that all calculations provided for in the Designation would be made as if no such Trigger Event had occurred, and (c) waived any right to receive any additional shares of common stock based upon any such Trigger Event, with respect to all shares of Series C Preferred Stock, other than any which have already been converted.

The Investor also agreed, pursuant to the amendment, that the conversion rate of conversion premiums pursuant to the Designation would remain 95% of the average of the lowest 5 individual daily volume weighted average prices during the applicable Measuring Period (as defined in the Designation), not to exceed 100% of the lowest sales prices on the last day of the Measuring Period, less $0.05 per share of common stock, unless a triggering event has occurred, and that such $0.05 per share discount would not be adjusted in connection with the Company’s previously reported 1-for-25 reverse stock split affected on March 5, 2018.

The holder of the Series C Preferred Stock is entitled to cumulative dividends through maturity, which initially totaled 6% per annum, and are adjustable to up to 34.95% per annum, based on certain triggering events and the trading price of the Company’s common stock, and which currently total 34.95% per annum, payable in full through maturity upon redemption, conversion, or maturity, and when, as and if declared by the Company’s Board of Directors in its discretion. The Series C Preferred Stock ranks senior to the common stock and pari passu with respect to the Company’s Series B Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock.

The Series C Preferred Stock may be converted into shares of common stock at any time at the option of the holder, or at the Company’s option if certain equity conditions (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) are met. Upon conversion, we will pay the holder of the Series C Preferred Stock being converted an amount, in cash or stock at the Company’s sole discretion, equal to the dividends that such shares would have otherwise earned if they had been held through the maturity date (7 years), and issue to the holder such number of shares of common stock equal to $10,000 per share of Series C Preferred Stock (the “Face Value”) multiplied by the number of such shares of Series C Preferred Stock divided by the conversion rate ($81.25 per share).

The conversion premium under the Series C Preferred Stock is payable and the dividend rate under the Series C Preferred Stock is adjustable on the same terms and conditions as accrued interest is payable and adjustable under the Debenture. The Series C Preferred Stock has a maturity date that is seven years after the date of issuance and, if the Series C Preferred Stock has not been wholly converted into shares of common stock prior to such date, we may redeem the Series C Preferred Stock on such date by repaying to the holder in cash 100% of the Face Value plus an amount equal to any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon. 100% of the Face Value, plus an amount equal to any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon, automatically becomes payable in the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up by us.

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2018, the Company issued 210 shares of Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to the terms of the October 2017 Purchaser Agreement, for total consideration of $2 million. As of June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, there were 1,091 and 1,132 shares of Series C Preferred Stock outstanding, respectively.

During the three-month period ended June 30, 2018, the Investor converted 251 shares of the Series C Preferred stock with a face value of $2.51 million and issued 772,323 shares of common stock and additional shares of common stock in dividend premium shares of 9,369,402 for an aggregate of a total of 10,141,725 shares issued.

As of June 30 2018 and March 31, 2018, the Company accrued common stock dividends on the Series C Preferred Stock based on the then 34.95% and 24.95% premium dividend rate per the 2016 and 2017 Stock Purchase Agreement, respectively, as described above. The Company recognized a total charge to additional paid-in capital and stock dividends distributable but not issued of $698,122 and $1,928,084 related to the stock dividend declared but not issued for the three month period ended June 30, 2018 and the year ended March 31, 2018, respectively.

 On October 5, 2017, the Company and the Investor entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement (the “October 2017 Purchase Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company may receive aggregate consideration of $16 million, subject to certain conditions set forth therein. See “Note 2 – Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations – “Stock and Securities Purchase Agreements with Institutional Investor” for a description of the Series C Preferred Stock purchased or to be purchased by the Investor.

See discussion of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement with the Investor in Note 2.

Warrants

On August 2, 2017, and effective June 13, 2017, the Company entered into an agreement with Vantage pursuant to which Vantage agreed to provide up to $6 million of funding to the Company, at the sole discretion of Vantage. The initial tranche consisted of $400,000 received on June 12, 2017, in exchange for the assignment to Vantage of all of the Company’s rights and ownership in its wholly-owned subsidiary Camber Permian II, LLC (“Camber Permian”) which included leaseholds and potential participation rights and warrants to purchase 64,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The fair value of the warrants was determined to be $284,305 as of the grant date using the Black-Scholes Option Pricing model. Variables used in the Black Scholes model as of June 12, 2017 include (1) discount rate of 1.78% (2) expected term of 5 years, (3) expected volatility of 135.42%, and (4) zero expected dividends.

In June 2017, the Company granted warrants to purchase 64,000 shares of the Company’s common stock which were valued at the grant date under the Black-Scholes Option pricing model at $288,592. The exercise price of the warrants is $6.25 per share of common stock. The warrants expire five years from the grant date. The volatility utilized in the model was 135.42%. The discount rate was 1.78%.

On October 7, 2016, the Investor exercised the First Warrant in full and was due 55,385 shares of common stock upon exercise thereof and an additional 101,709 shares of common stock in consideration for the conversion premium due thereon. A total of 32,400 shares were issued to the Investor on October 7, 2016, with the remaining shares being held in abeyance until such time as it would not result in the Investor exceeding its beneficial ownership limitation (4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock). The Company received gross proceeds of $4,500,000 from the exercise of the First Warrant and paid placement agent fees of $427,500 for services rendered in connection with the First Warrant. Pursuant to the terms of the First Warrant, the number of shares due in consideration for the conversion premium increases as the annual rate of return under the First Warrant increases, including by 10% upon the occurrence of certain triggering events (which had occurred by the October 7, 2016 date of exercise), to 17% per annum upon the exercise of the First Warrant. Additionally, as the conversion rate for the conversion premium is currently 85% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price during the measuring period, less $0.10 per share of common stock not to exceed 85% of the lowest sales prices on the last day of such period less $0.10 per share, the number of shares issuable in connection with the conversion premium increases as the trading price of the Company’s common stock decreases, and the trading price of the Company’s common stock has decreased since the date the First Warrant was exercised, triggering a further reduction in the conversion price of the conversion premium and an increase in the number of shares due to the Investor in connection with the conversion of the amount owed in connection with the conversion premium. Additionally, pursuant to the interpretation of the Investor, the measurement period for the calculation of the lowest daily volume weighted average price currently continues indefinitely.

An aggregate of 4,417,911 shares of common stock were issued to the Investor in connection with the exercise of the Warrant during fiscal 2017 (200,000), 2018 (3,909,500), and 308,411 shares were issued in April 2018. The First Warrant has been fully-exercised and extinguished to date.

Additionally, warrants to purchase 2,667 shares of common stock granted in connection with an equity raise completed in April 2014 contained a weighted average anti-dilutive provision in which the exercise price of the warrants are adjusted downward based on any subsequent issuance or deemed issuance of common stock or convertible securities by the Company for consideration less than the then exercise price of such warrants. As a result of the anti-dilution rights, the exercise price of the warrants was adjusted to $69.82 per share, in connection with an automatic adjustment to the exercise price due to the Acquisition. As of June 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, the fair value of the derivative liability associated with the 2,667 warrants was $5. Therefore, there was no change in the derivative liability fair value for the three months ended June 30, 2018.

At June 30, 2018 and March 31, 2018, outstanding warrants had an intrinsic value of $114,014 and $232, respectively. The intrinsic value is based upon the difference between the market price of Camber’s common stock on the date of exercise and the grant price of the stock options.

The following is a summary of the Company’s outstanding warrants at June 30, 2018:

NOTE 12 – SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

Camber measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the grant-date fair value of the award over the vesting period.

Stock Options

As of June 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company had 78 and 798 stock options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $1,294 and $885, respectively.

Of the Company’s outstanding options, no options were exercised or forfeited during the three months ended June 30, 2018. Additionally, no stock options were granted during the three months ended June 30, 2018. Compensation expense related to stock options during the three-month period ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 was $0 and $4,816, respectively.

Options outstanding and exercisable at June 30, 2018 and 2017 had no intrinsic value, respectively. The intrinsic value is based upon the difference between the market price of Camber’s common stock on the date of exercise and the grant price of the stock options.

As of June 30, 2018, there was no remaining unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to all non-vested stock options. 

The following tabulation summarizes the remaining terms of the options outstanding:

NOTE 13 – LOSS PER COMMON SHARE

For the periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017, all stock options and warrants are considered antidilutive.

Supplemental disclosures for loss per share are as follows:

NOTE 14 – SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

Net cash paid for interest and income taxes was as follows:

Non-cash investing and financing activities included the following:

NOTE 15 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Amendment to Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock

On July 25, 2018, the Board of Directors of the Company and the sole holder of its Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Stock”) approved an amendment to the Certificate of Designations of its Series C Preferred Stock. The amendment modified the beneficial ownership limitation, which previously prevented the holder of the Series C Preferred Stock from converting such Series C Preferred Stock into common stock, if upon such conversion, the holder would beneficially own greater than 4.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock, to increase such ownership limitation to 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. On July 25, 2018, the Company filed the amendment to the Certificate of Designations with the Secretary of State of Nevada, which became effective on the same date.

From July 1, 2018 to August 13, 2018, the Investor converted 143 shares of Series C Preferred Stock into 9,091,083 shares of common stock; was issued an aggregate of an additional 14,603,000 shares of common stock in connection with true ups associated with prior conversions of Series C Preferred Stock; and as of August 13, 2018, was due an additional 15,335,524 shares in connection with true ups associated with prior conversions of Series C Preferred Stock, which shares were held in abeyance as of such date.

On July 9, 2018, the Company sold the Investor 210 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $2 million.

N&B Energy Asset Disposition Agreement

On July 12, 2018, the Company entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement described in greater detail above under “Note 2 - Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations” - “N&B Energy Asset Disposition Agreement”.

Segundo Settlement Agreement

Also on July 12, 2018, the Company entered into a Compromise Settlement Agreement and Mutual Release with Segundo described in greater detail above under “Note 2 - Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations” - “Segundo Settlement Agreement”.

IBC Bank Standstill Agreement

On August 3, 2018, the Company entered into the Standstill Agreement with IBC Bank described in greater detail above under “Note 2 - Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations” - “IBC Bank Standstill Agreement”.

First Amendment to Sale Agreement

Also on August 3, 2018, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Sale Agreement described in greater detail above under “Note 2 - Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations” - “First Amendment to Sale Agreement”.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements are generally located in the material set forth below under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” but may be found in other locations as well. For a more detailed description of the risks and uncertainties involved, the following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with management’s discussion and analysis contained in Camber’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2018, as filed with the SEC on July 2, 2018, and related discussion of our business and properties contained therein.

These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. You should not unduly rely on these statements. Factors, risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements which include, among others:

We identify forward-looking statements by use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “hope,” “plan,” “believe,” “predict,” “envision,” “intend,” “continue,” “potential,” “should,” “confident,” “could” and similar words and expressions, although some forward-looking statements may be expressed differently. You should be aware that our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. You should consider carefully the statements under the “Risk Factors” section of this report and other sections of this report which describe factors that could cause our actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, and the following factors:

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or the date of any document incorporated by reference in this report. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Review of Information and Definitions

This information should be read in conjunction with the interim unaudited financial statements and the notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto and Part II, Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018.

Certain capitalized terms used below and otherwise defined below, have the meanings given to such terms in the footnotes to our consolidated financial statements included above under “Part I - Financial Information” - “Item 1. Financial Statements”.

Unless the context requires otherwise, references to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” “Camber”, and “Camber Energy, Inc.” refer specifically to Camber Energy, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

In addition, unless the context otherwise requires and for the purposes of this report only:

Overview

Camber Energy, Inc., a Nevada corporation, is an independent oil and natural gas company based in Houston, Texas. We are engaged in the acquisition, development and sale of crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids from various known productive geological formations, including from the Hunton formation in Lincoln, Logan and Payne Counties, in central Oklahoma; the Cline shale and upper Wolfberry shale in Glasscock County, Texas; and in connection with our entry into the Horizontal San Andres play on the Central Basin Platform of the Permian Basin in West Texas announced on January 3, 2017. Incorporated in Nevada in December 2003 under the name Panorama Investments Corp., the Company changed its name to Lucas Energy, Inc. effective June 9, 2006 and effective January 4, 2017, the Company changed its name to Camber Energy, Inc.

Our primary value drivers are our reserves, which must be developed to unlock their full potential. We believe the market conditions driving us toward the need for a larger entity of greater size and financial mass are even more essential in the current environment. In order to develop the significant reserves at our disposal, we believe that we must become, or become part of, a larger organization with ample cash flow and greater access to capital. Measures such as return on equity, liquidity and stock multiples have led us to conclude that the market, in general, views small-cap and mid-cap exploration and production companies as having greater potential than microcaps. The larger companies tend to have access to more favorable debt financing, receive greater analyst coverage, trade with greater liquidity and consequently, often have higher share prices. We are actively conducting workovers and subject to raising the balance of the funds due in connection with the October 2017 Purchase Agreement (defined and described in “Part I. Financial Information” – “Item 1. Financial Statements” – “Note 11 – Stockholders’ Deficit” - “Series C Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock”, above), which is subject to certain closing conditions described herein, the Company intends to acquire producing/non producing properties at value prices and participate in joint ventures with industry partners with the goal of enhancing production and cash flow.

The Company is aggressively seeking to dispose of unprofitable leveraged assets to stabilize cash flow and increase its net worth. Concurrently, the Company is working to build on the remaining platform and technical capacity created by our recent asset acquisitions described below. We intend to create a growth company capable of delivering on the long-expected conversion of reserves to production, continued long-term acreage development, and sustainable shareholder value.

Our website address is http://www.camber.energy. Our fiscal year ends on the last day of March of each year. The information on, or that may be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this report and should not be considered a part of this report. We refer to the twelve-month periods ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 as our 2019 Fiscal Year and 2018 Fiscal Year, respectively.

As of June 30, 2018, the Company had leasehold interests (working interests) covering approximately 17,173 net acres underlying a total of 74,630 gross acres in its two core regions, Central Oklahoma and West Texas. In Central Oklahoma the Company had 13,638/55,807 (net/gross) acres, most of which was acquired pursuant to the Acquisition. Approximately 95.7% of the Central Oklahoma acreage is held by production (“HBP”). In West Texas, the Company had 3,488/19,822 (net/gross) acres. Approximately 100% of this acreage is productive from the Cline and Wolfberry formations acquired pursuant to the Acquisition. The remaining West Texas acreage is newly acquired leasehold located on the Central Basin Platform of the Permian Basin, which was recently announced by the Company as part of its entry in the emerging Horizontal San Andres play.

As of June 30, 2018, Camber was producing an average of 818 net barrels of oil equivalent per day (Boepd) from over 105 active well bores. The ratio between the gross and net production varies due to varied working interests and net revenue interests in each well. Our production sales totaled 74,480 barrels of oil equivalent, net to our interest, for the three-month period ended June 30, 2018.

At June 30, 2018, Camber’s total estimated proved reserves were 28,030 million barrels of oil equivalent (“Boe”), of which 1.680 million barrels (“Bbls”) were crude oil reserves, and 83,727 billion cubic feet (“Bcf”) were natural gas reserves. Approximately 80% of the barrel of oil equivalent (“Boe”) was proved producing. With the closing of our asset acquisition in August 2016, the Company acquired additional estimated proved reserves of 6.3 million Boe, of which 0.2 million Bbls were crude oil reserves, 14.8 billion Bcf were natural gas reserves and 3.7 million Bbls were natural gas liquids. Approximately 72% of Boe was proved producing. 

As of June 30, 2018, the Company employed no full-time employees. We utilized contractors on an “as-needed” basis to carry out various functions, including but not limited to field operations, land administration, corporate activity and information technology maintenance.

On July 12, 2018, we entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement described in greater detail above under “Part I. Financial Information” – “Item 1. Financial Statements” – “Note 2 - Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations” - “N&B Energy Asset Disposition Agreement”, to the consolidated unaudited financial statements included above. In the Sale Agreement (or our alternative transaction with IBC, as disclosed above “Part I. Financial Information” – “Item 1. Financial Statements” – “Note 2 - Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations” - “IBC Bank Standstill Agreement”), the Company may undertake a change in business focus and/or may seek to combine with another company.

Industry Segments

Camber operations are all crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids exploration and production related.

Operations and Oil and Gas Properties

We operate and invest in areas that are known to be productive, with a reasonably established production history, in order to decrease geological and exploratory risk. With the closing of the Acquisition in October 2016, the Company acquired over 13,000 net acres in producing fields located primarily in the Mid-Continent region of Oklahoma including Payne, Lincoln and Logan Counties, along with a small amount of interest in production located in Glasscock County, Texas. The Mid-Continent assets produce from a liquids-rich, gas reservoir known as the Hunton formation. These properties include interests in four different fields, of which one is operated by Camber and the other three are non-operated.

In January 2018, we acquired approximately 3,000 leasehold acres in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, including two producing wells and 7 non-producing well bores, for consideration of $210,000. The acquisition included three salt water disposal wells, to support existing and potential future hydrocarbon production. These assets are anticipated to be sold and/or transferred as part of the Sale Agreement.

Our Glasscock County, Texas properties produce oil and gas primarily from the Wolfberry, Cline and Fusselman formations and are all non-operated. In addition, the Company owns approximately 1,000 net acres and operations in the Permian Basin, Texas which it plans to sell or farm out. These assets are anticipated to be sold and/or transferred as part of the Sale Agreement.

In March 2018, we completed the acquisition of working interests in certain leases, wells and equipment located in the Texas panhandle and a 75% ownership of two partnerships that owned certain leases, wells and equipment in the same fields, for a total purchase price of $250,000, payable in three tranches, from an entity which is controlled by Ian Acrey who serves as the operating manager of our operations through a different entity. A payment of $85,000 was due at closing; $85,000 was due thirty days after closing and $80,000 was due sixty days after closing. Camber earned 25% of the working interest at the closing and earned an additional 25% of the working interest at each of the two subsequent closings. The seller retained a 25% carried working interest in the assets. The acquisition includes 49 non-producing well bores, 5 saltwater disposal wells and the required infrastructure and equipment necessary to support future hydrocarbon production as well as approximately 500 net leasehold acres in Hutchinson County, Texas. Camber is currently evaluating hydrocarbon production opportunities across all of the acquired acreage including the existing non-producing well bores for workover opportunities. An entity which was significantly owned by the operator of the Company’s other operated properties was the seller of the properties.

The Company also plans to execute a growth strategy by building on the platform and technical capacity created by our recent asset acquisitions described below, provided that the Sale Agreement or the alternative transaction described above with IBC, does not close.  

Financing

A summary of our financing transactions, funding agreements and other material funding transactions can be found under “Part I. Financial Information” – “Item 1. Financial Statements” – “Note 2 – Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations”, “Note 6 – Note Payables and Debenture” and “Note 10 – Stockholders’ Deficit”, above.

In addition to the transactions noted above, Camber is currently discussing potential financing transactions, which we plan to raise through the sale of debt or equity in order to fulfill our current obligations and capital requirements, which we believe, if finalized and completed, will ensure the future viability of the Company. Additionally, due to our current capital structure and the nature of oil and gas interests, i.e., that rates of production generally decline over time as oil and gas reserves are depleted, if we are unable to obtain the necessary financing to drill additional wells and develop our proved undeveloped reserves (“PUDs”); coupled with the low commodity prices over the last twelve months, we believe that our revenues will continue to decline over time. Therefore, we may be forced to scale back our business plan, sell assets to satisfy outstanding debts or take other remedial steps which may include seeking bankruptcy protection.

Our limited cash position and significant liabilities raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern for the next twelve months following the issuance of these financial statements. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Market Conditions and Commodity Prices

Our financial results depend on many factors, particularly the price of natural gas, natural gas liquids and crude oil and our ability to market our production on economically attractive terms. Commodity prices are affected by many factors outside of our control, including changes in market supply and demand, which are impacted by weather conditions, inventory storage levels, basis differentials and other factors. As a result, we cannot accurately predict future commodity prices and, therefore, we cannot determine with any degree of certainty what effect increases or decreases in these prices will have on our production volumes or revenues. In addition to production volumes and commodity prices, finding and developing sufficient amounts of natural gas and crude oil reserves at economical costs are critical to our long-term success. We expect prices to remain volatile for the remainder of the year. For information about the impact of realized commodity prices on our crude oil revenues, refer to “Results of Operations” below.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of the results of operations for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2018 and 2017 should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As used below, the abbreviations “Bbls” stands for barrels, “NGL” stands for natural gas liquids, “Mcf” for thousand cubic feet and “Boe” for barrels of oil equivalent. Natural gas equivalents are determined using a ratio of 6 Mcf of natural gas to 1 Bbl of crude oil or NGLs (“Natural Gas Liquids”) based on 42 gallons to 1 Bbl of crude oil. The majority of the numbers presented below are rounded numbers and should be considered as approximate.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2018 vs. Three Months Ended June 30, 2017

We reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders for the three months ended June 30, 2018 of $4.2 million, or $(0.44) per share of common stock. For the same period a year ago, we reported a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $3.2 million or $(2.80) per share of common stock. As discussed in more detail below, our net loss attributable to common stockholders increased primarily to additional general and administrative expenses related to severance agreements.

The following table sets forth the operating results and production data for the periods indicated:

(1) Assumes 6 Mcf of natural gas equivalents and 42 gallons of NGL to 1 barrel of oil, respectively.

Operating and Other Expenses

The following table summarizes our production costs and operating expenses for the periods indicated:

Direct Lease Operating Expenses

There was an increase in direct lease operating expense of approximately $0.3 million when comparing the current quarter to the prior year quarter. The increase is primarily due to increased costs related to shifting from having employees perform services to all services being contracted with third parties.

Marketing/Gathering Expense

Marketing/Gathering Expense increased from approximately $400,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2017 to approximately $491,000 for the three-month period ended June 30, 2018. The approximate $91,000 increase (23%) was due to overall increased transportation costs.

Depreciation, Depletion, Amortization and Accretion (DD&A)

DD&A decreased for the current quarter as compared to the prior year’s quarter by approximately $0.2 million primarily related to the decrease in assets due to the fiscal year 2018 Rogers foreclosure.

Impairment of Oil and Gas Properties

The Company recorded an impairment of $0.5 million related to unproved properties for expired leases during the quarter ended June 30, 2018, compared to total impairments of approximately $0.8 million for the same period last year due to fewer lease expirations.

General and Administrative (G&A) Expenses and Share-Based Compensation

G&A expenses increased by approximately $434,000 for the current quarter as compared to the prior year’s quarter. The increase was due primarily to a severance payment to our former executives for cash of $150,000 and warrants valued at $343,629.

Interest Expense

Interest expense for the three months ended June 30, 2018 increased by approximately $34,000 when compared to the three-month period ended June 30, 2017 due to increased borrowing rate.

Other Expense (Income), Net

Other Expense (Income), net, for the three months ended June 30, 2018 decreased by approximately $32,000 when compared to the three-month period ending June 30, 2017, primarily due to a decrease in the amount of adjustment to the derivative warrant liability. – See also “Part I. Financial Information” – “Item 1. Financial Statements” – “Note 7 – Derivatives”, above.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. Accordingly, the financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability of assets and classification of liabilities that might be necessary should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.

Our primary sources of cash for the three months ended June 30, 2018 were from funds generated from the sale of preferred stock, the sale of natural gas and crude oil production and funds borrowed under funding agreements. These cash flows were primarily used to fund our capital expenditures and operations and to repay indebtedness. See below for an additional discussion and analysis of cash flow.

Working Capital

On June 30, 2018, the Company’s total current liabilities of $41.9 million exceeded its total current assets of $1.3 million, resulting in a working capital deficit of $40.6 million, while at March 31, 2018, the Company’s total current liabilities of $40.0 million exceeded its total current assets of $1.7 million, resulting in a working capital deficit of $38.6 million. The $2.0 million increase in the working capital deficit is primarily due to operating losses.

A summary of our financing transactions, significant liabilities, recent funding agreement with Vantage, the Rogers Loan and foreclosure of amounts due thereunder and other recent funding transactions can be found under “Part I. Financial Information” – “Item 1. Financial Statements” – “Note 2 – Liquidity and Going Concern Considerations”, “Note 6 – Note Payables and Debenture”, and “Note 11 – Stockholders’ Deficit”, above.

Cash Flows

Net cash used in operating activities was $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to $0.4 million for the same period a year ago. The increase in net cash used in operating activities of $0.8 million was primarily related to a change in operating liabilities.

Net cash used in investing activities was $0.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to net cash used in investing activities of $0.2 million for the same period a year ago, which increase was due to an increase in cash paid for oil and gas property development costs.

We had net cash provided by financing activities of $2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2018, compared to having net cash used by financing activities of $0.7 million for the same period a year ago, which change was primarily due to proceeds received from the sale of shares of Series C Preferred Stock.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices. We are exposed to risks related to increases in the prices of fuel and raw materials consumed in exploration, development and production. We currently do not engage in commodity price hedging activities.

Commodity Price Risk

Our revenues are derived from the sale of our crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids production. Based on projected sales volumes for the remainder of our fiscal year, changes in the prices we receive for our crude oil, natural gas and natural gas liquids production could have a significant impact on our revenues.

We may seek to reduce our exposure to commodity price volatility by hedging a portion of production through commodity derivative instruments. In the settlement of a typical hedge transaction, we will have the right to receive from the counterparties to the hedge the excess of the fixed price specified in the hedge over a floating price based on a market index multiplied by the quantity hedged. If the floating price exceeds the fixed price, we are required to pay the counterparties this difference multiplied by the quantity hedged.

We would be required to pay this difference regardless of whether we have sufficient production to cover the quantities specified in the hedge. Significant reductions in production at times when the floating price exceeds the fixed price could require us to make payments under the hedge agreements even though such payments are not offset by sales of production. Hedging may also prevent us from receiving the full advantage of increases in oil or gas prices above the fixed amount specified in the hedge.

Interest Rate Risk

As of June 30, 2018, the Company had $36.9 million of debt outstanding with IBC subject to a floating interest rate of 3% per annum above the New York Prime Rate. As the New York Prime Rate fluctuates from time to time, the loan agreement stipulates that in no event shall the rate of interest to be paid on the unpaid principal of the debt be less than 5.5% per annum. The interest rate is currently 8% per annum.

We may seek to reduce our exposure to interest volatility through financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements to manage the interest rate on our variable rate debt. Under these arrangements, we would agree to exchange, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and floating interest amounts, calculated by reference to an agreed upon notional principal amount.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including the interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer), to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. The Company’s management, including the interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon that evaluation, the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer (our principal executive officer and principal financial officer) concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of June 30, 2018.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Effective May 25, 2018, Mr. Richard N. Azar II resigned as Chief Executive Order in the normal course of business and not due to a disagreement with the Company or in connection with any matter relating to the Company’s operations, policies or practices. Effective on June 21, 2018, Mr. Azar resigned as a member of the Board of Directors.

Effective May 25, 2018, the Board of Directors appointed Mr. Louis G. Schott as Interim Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Schott has over 24 years of legal and business experience with 20 years in the oil and gas industry, including a strong background in restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public company regulations and requirements, title, energy finance, business development, general negotiations and land.

Other than the above, there have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended June 30, 2018 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

Camber is periodically named in legal actions arising from normal business activities. Camber evaluates the merits of these actions and, if it determines that an unfavorable outcome is probable and can be reasonably estimated, Camber will establish the necessary reserves. We are not currently involved in legal proceedings that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition or results of operations. We may become involved in material legal proceedings in the future.

 Maranatha Oil Matter

In November 2015, Randy L. Robinson, d/b/a Maranatha Oil Co. sued the Company in Gonzales County, Texas (Cause No. 26160). The plaintiff alleged that it assigned oil and gas leases to the Company in April 2010, retaining a 4% overriding royalty interest and 50% working interest and that the Company failed to pay such overriding royalty interest or royalty interest. The interests relate to certain oil and gas properties which the Company subsequently sold to Nordic Oil USA in April 2013. The petition alleges causes of actions for breach of contract, failure to pay royalties, non-payment of working interest, fraud, fraud in the inducement of contract, money had and received, constructive trust, violation of theft liability act, continuing tort and fraudulent concealment. The suit seeks approximately $100,000 in amounts alleged owed, plus pre-and post-judgment interest. We have filed a denial to the claims.

Rubenstein Matter

On September 28, 2017, Aaron Rubenstein, a purported shareholder of the Company’s common stock, filed a lawsuit against the Company (as nominal defendant) and Richard N. Azar II, it’s then Chief Executive Officer and director (who has since resigned from both positions), RAD2 Management, LLC, RAD2 Minerals, Ltd. and Segundo Resources, LLC, each an entity owned and controlled by Mr. Azar, in the United States District Court, Western District of Texas (Case No. 5:17-cv-962-FB).  The suit seeks the recovery (for the benefit of the Company) of alleged short-swing profits from Mr. Azar and his related entities under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act relating to various transactions involving Series B Preferred Stock of the Company in November 2016 and January 2017. Mr. Azar denies the existence of any short-swing profits and filed a denial with the court. The Company also filed a denial with the court.

Petroflow Matter

In October 2017, the Company agreed to pay directly and reimburse entities owned in part by Alan Dreeben, a former director of the Company, for legal fees and settlement payments expended in connection with the defense of Petroflow Energy Corporation v. Sezar Energy, L.P. and Brittany Energy, LLC, Case No. 16-CV-700-TCK;TLW, In the United States District Court – N.D. OK. The Company was the beneficiary through the release of interest in disputed lease interests from Petroflow to the Company that provides the Company with complete control over those properties to renew expired leases and to have 100% of the drilling rights related to those properties. Sezar Energy and Brittany Energy have assigned any interests they may have had in conjunction with litigation in exchange for the Company making the agreed settlement payments of $475,000 plus direct payments and reimbursement of the legal costs paid on behalf of the defendants by Mr. Dreeben. Total legal fees expended by such entities totaled $392,043, and the Company reimbursed such fees by issuing Mr. Dreeben 78,409 shares of common stock with a value of $0.20 per share in November 2017. In addition, the Company directly paid legal fees and settlement payments totaling $567,633. The total expense related to the Petroflow matter of $959,676 is included in General and Administrative expense on the statement of operations during the year ended March 31, 2018.

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2018, filed with the Commission on July 2, 2018, except as provided and discussed below, and investors should review the risks provided below and in the Form 10-K prior to making an investment in the Company.

The future occurrence or continuance of an event of default under the Standstill Agreement and the acceleration of amounts owed under the IBC loan and/or under other of our debt agreements could have a material adverse effect on us and our financial condition.

The amounts owed to IBC include standard and customary events of default. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the IBC loan (provided that as described above, we are in breach of certain terms and conditions of the IBC loan, provided that IBC has entered into the Standstill Agreement and has agreed to forbear from taking any action to enforce such defaults pursuant to the terms of the Standstill Agreement discussed above) IBC can, at any time, provide us a notice of the occurrence of an event of default thereunder), IBC may declare the entire unpaid balance (as well as any interest, fees and expenses) immediately due and payable under the IBC loan. Additionally, future debt agreements we enter into will likely have standard events of default, provided they may also have non-standard events of default. In the event of an occurrence of an event of default under our future debt agreements, the holder(s) thereof may declare the amounts due thereunder immediately due and payable. Funding to repay such amounts, if required, may not be available timely, on favorable terms, if at all, and if our creditors were to require immediate repayment of the amounts owed, it would likely have a material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition and the value of our common stock.

We are not currently in compliance with NYSE American continued listing standards and if we are unable to maintain compliance with NYSE American continued listing standards, our common stock may be delisted from the NYSE American equities market, which would likely cause the liquidity and market price of our common stock to decline.

Our common stock is currently listed on the NYSE American. The NYSE American will consider suspending dealings in, or delisting, securities of an issuer that does not meet its continued listing standards. If we cannot meet the NYSE American continued listing requirements, the NYSE American may delist our common stock, which could have an adverse impact on us and the liquidity and market price of our stock.

We may be unable to comply with NYSE American continued listing standards. Our business has been and may continue to be affected by worldwide macroeconomic factors, which include uncertainties in the credit and capital markets. External factors that affect our stock price, such as liquidity requirements of our investors, as well as our performance, could impact our market capitalization, revenue and operating results, which, in turn, could affect our ability to comply with the NYSE American’s listing standards. The NYSE American has the ability to suspend trading in our common stock or remove our common stock from listing on the NYSE American if in the opinion of the exchange: (a) the financial condition and/or operating results of the Company appear to be unsatisfactory; or (b) it appears that the extent of public distribution or the aggregate market value of our common stock has become so reduced as to make further dealings on the exchange inadvisable; or (c) we have sold or otherwise disposed of our principal operating assets, or have ceased to be an operating company; or (d) we have failed to comply with our listing agreements with the exchange (which include that we receive additional listing approval from the exchange prior to us issuing any shares of common stock, something we have inadvertently failed to comply with in the past); or (e) any other event shall occur or any condition shall exist which makes further dealings on the exchange unwarranted.

On August 3, 2017, we received notice from the NYSE American that the Company is not in compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i) through (iii) of the NYSE American Company Guide in that we reported a stockholders’ deficit of $10.6 million as of March 31, 2017 and net losses in our five most recent fiscal years then ended, meaning that we (i) had stockholders’ equity of less than $2,000,000 and sustained losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in two of our three most recent fiscal years; (ii) had stockholders’ equity of less than $4,000,000 and sustained losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in three of our four most recent fiscal years; and (iii) had stockholders’ equity of less than $6,000,000 and sustained losses from continuing operations and/or net losses in our five most recent fiscal years. In order to maintain our listing on the Exchange, the Exchange had requested that the Company submit a plan of compliance by September 5, 2017 addressing how the Company intends to regain compliance with Sections 1003(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the Company Guide by August 3, 2018. The Exchange extended the date to submit a plan to September 20, 2017 and the plan was submitted timely by the extended deadline.

On October 5, 2017, we received an additional notification from the Exchange that our securities had been selling for a low price per share for a substantial period of time and that the Company’s common stock had a 30-day average price below $0.20 as of October 5, 2017. Pursuant to Section 1003(f)(v) of the NYSE American Company Guide, the NYSE American staff determined that the Company’s continued listing was predicated on it effecting a reverse stock split of its common stock or otherwise demonstrating sustained price improvement within a reasonable period of time, which the staff determined to be until April 5, 2018. Effective on March 5, 2018, we affected a 1-for-25 reverse stock split of our outstanding common stock which satisfied the NYSE American’s continued listing requirements as to the trading price of our common stock.

On November 3, 2017, the Company was notified that the Exchange accepted the Company’s plan to regain compliance with the Exchange’s continued listing standards set forth in Sections 1003(a)(i), (ii) and (iii) of the Company Guide by August 3, 2018, subject to periodic review by the Exchange for compliance with the initiatives set forth in the plan.

On July 17, 2018, the Exchange granted the Company an extension for compliance with its listing requirements through December 15, 2018, subject to compliance with initiatives outlined in the Company’s compliance plan.

If the Company is not in compliance with the continued listing standards by December 15, 2018, or if the Company does not make progress consistent with the plan during the plan period, the NYSE Regulation staff may initiate delisting proceedings as appropriate.

If we are unable to regain compliance with the NYSE American criteria for continued listing, our common stock would be subject to delisting. A delisting of our common stock could negatively impact us by, among other things, reducing the liquidity and market price of our common stock and reducing the number of investors willing to hold or acquire our common stock, which could negatively impact our ability to raise equity financing. In addition, delisting from the NYSE American might negatively impact our reputation and, as a consequence, our business. Additionally, if we were delisted from the NYSE American and we are not able to list our common stock on another national exchange we will no longer be eligible to use Form S-3 registration statements (which we are currently unable to use due to our ongoing defaults with IBC Bank) and will instead be required to file a Form S-1 registration statement for any primary or secondary offerings of our common stock, which would delay our ability to raise funds in the future, may limit the type of offerings of common stock we could undertake, and would increase the expenses of any offering, as, among other things, registration statements on Form S-1 are subject to SEC review and comments whereas take downs pursuant to a previously filed Form S-3 are not.

Failure to complete the transactions contemplated by the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement could negatively impact our stock price and future business and financial results.

If the transactions contemplated by the Sale Agreement (the “Sale Agreement Transactions”) and/or the Standstill Agreement (such transactions, together with the Sale Agreement Transactions, as applicable, the “Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions”) are not completed, our ongoing business may be adversely affected and we would be subject to a number of risks, including the following:

We will be subject to business uncertainties and contractual restrictions while the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions are pending.

Uncertainty about the effect of the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions may have an adverse effect on us. These uncertainties may impair our ability to attract, retain and motivate key personnel until the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions are completed or terminated, and could cause partners and others that deal with us to seek to change existing business relationships, cease doing business with us or cause potential new partners to delay doing business with us until the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions have been successfully completed. Retention of certain personnel may be challenging during the pendency of the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions, as certain personnel may experience uncertainty about their future roles or compensation structure. If key personnel depart because of issues relating to the uncertainty and difficulty of integration or a desire not to remain with the business, our business following the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions could be negatively impacted. In addition, the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions restrict us from taking other specified actions until the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions are completed. These restrictions may prevent us from pursuing attractive business opportunities that may arise prior to the completion of the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions.

Completion of the Sale Agreement Transactions are subject to a number of conditions and if these conditions are not satisfied or waived, the Sale Agreement Transactions will not be completed.

The Sale Agreement Transactions are subject to customary closing conditions. Failure to fulfill any of such closing conditions could prevent us from completing the Sale Agreement Transactions and have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Termination of the Sale Agreement or Sale Agreement Transactions could negatively impact us.

In the event the Sale Agreement or Sale Agreement Transactions are terminated, our business may be adversely impacted by our failure to pursue other beneficial opportunities due to the focus of management on the Sale Agreement Transactions, and the market price of our common stock might decline to the extent that the current market price reflects a market assumption that the Sale Agreement Transactions will be completed.

If the benefits of the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions do not meet the expectations of the marketplace, or financial or industry analysts, the market price of our common stock may decline.

The market price of our common stock may decline as a result of the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions if we do not otherwise achieve the perceived benefits of the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions as rapidly as, or to the extent, anticipated by the marketplace, or financial or industry analysts. Accordingly, investors may experience a loss as a result of a decreasing stock price and we may not be able to raise future capital, if necessary, in the equity markets.

In the event the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions close, we may pursue acquisition and/or merger opportunities and/or affect a change in business focus.

In the event the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions close, we may purse acquisition and/or merger opportunities to enhance our value and growth prospects, which may result in a change in business focus. As a result our majority shareholders may change and new shares of common or preferred stock may be issued, resulting in substantial dilution to our then current shareholders. As a result, if there were new majority shareholders, they may change the composition of our Board of Directors and replace our current management. The new management may change, and/or acquisition or merger opportunities may result in the change of, our business focus and we can make no assurances that our future management will be able to properly manage the Company or that any change in our business focus will be successful. If we do not affect an acquisition and/or enter into merger or business combinations subsequent to affecting the Sale Agreement or Standstill Agreement Transactions, we may be forced to scale back or abandon our operations, which may cause the value of our common stock to decline or become worthless.

The full amount of premiums, interest and dividends through the maturity date of each applicable security held by the Investor is due upon the repayment/redemption (where applicable), exercise or conversion, as applicable, of the Debenture and Series C Preferred Stock.

The Debenture and Series C Preferred Stock provide that all applicable interest (due under the terms of the Debenture), and dividends (due under the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock), which each initially accrued in the amount of 6% per annum and which increase or decrease subject to the terms of the applicable securities, based on among other things, the trading price of the Company’s common stock, up to a maximum of 34.95% per annum (which are the current applicable percentage interest rates for the Debenture and the Series C Preferred Stock), are due upon exercise or conversion, or repayment/redemption (where applicable) thereof, for the full seven year term of such securities.

The requirement that we pay all premiums, interest and dividends through maturity and the adjustable nature of such premium, interest and dividend rates, may force us to issue the Investor significant additional shares of common stock, which may cause significant dilution to existing stockholders. The requirement that we pay all premiums, interest and dividends through maturity may make it too costly for us to repay or redeem, as applicable, the Investor’s securities, prior to exercise/conversion thereof, as applicable.

The number of shares of common stock issuable in consideration for premiums, interest and dividends through maturity on the First Warrant, Debenture and Series C Preferred Stock, continue to be adjustable after the exercise or conversion of such securities.

Pursuant to the terms of the First Warrant, Debenture and Series C Preferred Stock, the conversion rate of such securities in connection with the premiums, interest and dividends due on such securities through maturity (each 7 years, regardless of when converted or exercised), continues to be adjustable after the issuance of such securities. Specifically, such securities remain adjustable, based on a discount to the lowest daily volume weighted average price during a measuring period for a period of 60 days after the applicable number of shares stated in the initial exercise/conversion notice have actually been received into the Investor’s designated brokerage account in electronic form and fully cleared for trading (subject to certain extensions described in the applicable securities). Because the Investor is limited to holding not more than 9.99% of the Company’s common stock upon exercise/conversion of any security, the Investor will not receive all of the shares due upon any exercise/conversion, until it has sold shares and been issued additional shares and as such, the beginning date for the applicable 30 or 60 day period after issuance/conversion is impossible to determine and may be a significant additional number of days after the initial exercise/conversion by the Investor.

In the event of a decrease in the Company’s stock price during the applicable measuring periods, the conversion rate of the premiums, interest and dividends due on such applicable securities will adjust downward and the Investor will be due additional shares of common stock, which issuances may cause further significant dilution to existing shareholders and the sale of such shares may cause the value of the Company’s common stock to decline in value. Furthermore, it is likely that the sale by the Investor of the shares of common stock which the Investor receives in connection with any exercise/conversion, during the applicable measuring period, will cause the value of the Company’s common stock to decline in value and the conversion rate to decrease and will result in the Investor being due additional shares of common stock during the measuring period, which will trigger additional decreases in the value of the Company’s common stock upon further public sales by the Investor. If this were to occur, the Investor would be entitled to receive an increasing number of shares, upon exercise/conversion of the remaining securities, which could then be sold, triggering further price declines and exercises/conversions for even larger numbers of shares, which would cause additional dilution to our existing stockholders and would likely cause the value of our common stock to decline.

The issuance of common stock upon conversion of the Debenture and Series C Preferred Stock will cause immediate and substantial dilution and the sale of such stock will cause significant downward pressure on our stock price.

The issuance of common stock upon conversion of the Debenture and Series C Preferred Stock will result in immediate and substantial dilution to the interests of other stockholders. Although the Investor may not receive shares of common stock exceeding 9.99% of our outstanding shares of common stock immediately after affecting such exercise/conversion, this restriction does not prevent the Investor from receiving shares up to the 9.99% limit, selling those shares, and then receiving the rest of the shares it is due, in one of more tranches, while still staying below the 9.99% limit. If the Investor chooses to do this, it will cause substantial dilution to the then holders of our common stock. Additionally, the continued sale of shares issuable upon successive conversions/exercises will likely create significant downward pressure on the price of our common stock as the Investor sells material amounts of our common stock over time and/or in a short period of time. This could place further downward pressure on the price of our common stock and in turn result in the Investor receiving an ever increasing number of additional shares of common stock upon exercise/conversion of its securities, and adjustments thereof, which in turn will likely lead to further dilution, reductions in the exercise/conversion price of the Investor’s securities and even more downward pressure on our common stock, which could lead to our common stock becoming devalued or worthless.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

An aggregate of 4,417,911 shares of common stock were issued to the Investor in connection with the exercise of the Warrant during fiscal 2017 (200,000), 2018 (3,909,500), and 308,411 shares were issued in April 2018. The First Warrant has been fully-exercised and extinguished to date.

As of August 13, 2018, the Investor had converted 527 shares of Series C Preferred Stock into approximately 34.1 million shares of common stock (when including true ups), subject to further adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock, not including 15.3 million shares of common stock which are currently held in abeyance subject to the terms of the Investor’s beneficial ownership limitation (9.99%). Additionally, the 1,158 shares of Series C Preferred Stock sold pursuant to the terms of the October 2017 Stock Purchase Agreement date, can convert, pursuant to their terms, and including conversion premiums thereon, into approximately 73.6 million shares of common stock, subject to further adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Series C Preferred Stock, based on a conversion price of $0.4044 per share, which conversion price may actually be significantly less than such estimate and which shares due may be significantly greater, as of the date of this filing.

The sales and issuances of the securities described above have been determined to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Sections 3(a)(9) and 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and Regulation S promulgated thereunder, as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The warrant holder/preferred stock holder has represented that it is an accredited investor, as that term is defined in Regulation D, it is not a U.S. Person, and that it is acquiring the securities for its own account.

As of March 31, 2018, the 408,508 outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock had accrued an aggregate of $153,191 in quarterly dividends. The Company paid the accrued dividends in May 2018, by way of the issuance of an aggregate of 1,751 shares of our common stock to the preferred shareholders pursuant to the terms of the designation (which provides that the Shares shall be based on a value of $87.50 per share. As the issuance of the common stock in satisfaction of the dividends did not involve a “sale” of securities under Section 2(a)(3) of the Securities Act, we believe that no registration of such securities, or exemption from registration for such securities, is required under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the above, to the extent such shares are deemed “sold or offered”, we claim an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D of the Securities Act, since the transaction did not involve a public offering, the recipients were “accredited investors”, and acquired the securities for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. The securities are subject to transfer restrictions, and the certificates evidencing the securities contain an appropriate legend stating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold absent registration or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. The securities will not be registered under the Securities Act and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. The 1,751 shares were issued to Richard N. Azar II, our then Chief Executive Officer and then director (457 shares), RAD2 Minerals, Ltd., which is owned and controlled by Mr. Azar (856 shares), Segundo Resources, LLC, which is owned and controlled by Mr. Azar (249 shares), and Alan Dreeben (189 shares).

As of June 30, 2018, the 408,508 outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock accrued $877 in dividends. The Company plans to pay the dividend subsequent to the date of this filing, by way of the issuance of an aggregate of 1,753 shares of our common stock to the preferred shareholders pursuant to the terms of the designation (which provides that the Shares shall be based on a value of $87.50 per share). As the issuance of the common stock in satisfaction of the dividends will not involve a “sale” of securities under Section 2(a)(3) of the Securities Act, we believe that no registration of such securities, or exemption from registration for such securities, is required under the Securities Act. Notwithstanding the above, to the extent such shares are deemed “sold or offered”, we plan to claim an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D of the Securities Act, since the transaction will not involve a public offering, the recipients are “accredited investors”, and will acquire the securities for investment only and not with a view towards, or for resale in connection with, the public sale or distribution thereof. The securities will be subject to transfer restrictions, and the certificates evidencing the securities contain an appropriate legend stating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold absent registration or pursuant to an exemption therefrom. The securities will not be registered under the Securities Act and such securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws. The 1,751 shares were issued to Richard N. Azar II, our then Chief Executive Officer and director (457 shares), RAD2 Minerals, Ltd., which is owned and controlled by Mr. Azar (856 shares), Segundo Resources, LLC, which is owned and controlled by Mr. Azar (249 shares), and Alan Dreeben (189 shares).

On October 5, 2017, the Company and the Investor entered into the October 2017 Purchase Agreement described in greater detail below under “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” – “Recent Securities and Stock Purchase Agreements”. On October 5, 2017, in connection with the entry into the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, the Investor purchased 212 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $2 million (the “Initial Closing”); on November 21, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, we sold the Investor an additional 106 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Second Closing”); on December 27, 2017, pursuant to the terms of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, we sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Third Closing”); on January 31, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, we sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Fourth Closing”); on February 22, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement, we sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Fifth Closing”); on March 9, 2018, the Company sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Sixth Closing”); on April 10, 2018, the Company sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Seventh Closing”); on May 22, 2018, the Company sold the Investor an additional 105 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $1 million (the “Eighth Closing”); and on July 9, 2018, the Company sold the Investor an additional 210 shares of Series C Preferred Stock for $2 million (the “Ninth Closing”).

The Sixth Closing, Seventh Closing, Eighth Closing, and Ninth Closing occurred notwithstanding the terms of the October 2017 Purchase Agreement which required the sixth closing to be for a total of $5 million (the “$5 Million Closing”), as the parties mutually agreed to the sales of only $1 million of Series C Preferred Stock to be sold pursuant to the $5 Million Closing, at the Sixth Closing, Seventh Closing and Eighth Closing, and for $2 million of Series C Preferred Stock to be sold at the Ninth Closing.

The Company plans to use the proceeds from the sale of the Series C Preferred Stock for working capital, workovers on existing wells, drilling and completion of additional wells, acquisitions, repayment of vendor balances and payments to IBC, in anticipation of regaining compliance.

On April 6, 2016, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with the Investor, pursuant to which the Company issued a redeemable convertible subordinated debenture, with a face value of $530,000, initially convertible into 6,523 shares of common stock at a conversion price equal to $81.25 per share. The debenture matures in seven years and accrues interest at a rate of 6.0% per annum. Due to the prior decline in the price of our common stock and that a trigger event occurred on June 30, 2016 as a result of the delay in filing our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2016, the premium rate on the debenture increased from 6% to 34% and the conversion discount became 85% of the lowest daily volume weighted average price during the measuring period (60 days prior to and 60 days after the last date that the Investor receives the last of the shares due), less $0.10 per share of common stock not to exceed 85% of the lowest sales price on the last day of such period less $0.10 per share.

On August 23, 2017, the Investor converted $35,000 of the principal amount of the Debenture into an aggregate of 70,189 shares of common stock, which included 431 shares for conversion of principal (at $81.25 per share) and 69,758 shares for premiums.

On April 20, 2018, the Investor was issued 141,982 as a result of true-ups in connection with the August 23, 2017 conversion of the Debenture.

As of August 13, 2018, the remaining amount of the Debenture, $495,000, can be converted, pursuant to its terms, and including conversion premiums thereon, into approximately 3 million shares of common stock, subject to further adjustments pursuant to the terms of the Debenture, based on a conversion price of $0.4044 per share, which conversion price may actually be significantly less than such estimate and which shares due may be significantly greater, as of the date of this filing.

The sale and issuance of the securities have been determined to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Sections 3(a)(9) and 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder and Regulation S promulgated thereunder, as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. The Investor has represented that it is an accredited investor, as that term is defined in Regulation D. The Investor also has represented that it is acquiring the securities for investment purposes only and not with a view to or for sale in connection with any distribution thereof.

Effective on May 25, 2018, Richard N. Azar II resigned as Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Effective on the same date, we entered into a Separation and Release Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with Mr. Azar, our then Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Mr. Azar agreed to resign from the Company as Chief Executive Officer effective May 25, 2018, and to release the Company from claims in connection with various employment related statutes and laws and the Company agreed to pay him a severance payment of $150,000, payable in three installments of $50,000 each, on June 1, 2018, July 2, 2018 and August 1, 2018, and to grant him warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Warrants”), at an exercise price of $0.39 per share, equal to the closing stock price of the Company’s common stock on the date the Severance Agreement was agreed to by the parties, the exercise of which Warrants are subject to approval by the NYSE American of the additional listing of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof, and to the extent required by the rules of the NYSE American, the approval of the shareholders of the Company of the issuance of the shares of common stock issuable upon exercise thereof.

We claim an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) and/or Rule 506(b) of Regulation D of the Securities Act, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder in connection with the grant described above since the foregoing grant did not involve a public offering, the recipient was (a) an “accredited investor”, and/or (b) had access to similar documentation and information as would be required in a Registration Statement under the Securities Act. With respect to the transaction described above, no general solicitation was made either by us or by any person acting on our behalf. The transaction was privately negotiated, and did not involve any kind of public solicitation. No underwriters or agents were involved in the foregoing grant and we paid no underwriting discounts or commissions. The securities are subject to transfer restrictions, and the certificates evidencing the securities contain an appropriate legend stating that such securities have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold absent registration or pursuant to an exemption therefrom.

Use of Proceeds from Sale of Registered Securities

None.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

The information set forth above under “Part I. Financial Information” – “Item 1. Financial Statements” – “Note 6 – Notes Payable and Debenture” – “Loan Agreement with International Bank of Commerce (“IBC” or “IBC Bank”)”, is incorporated herein by reference.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

Not Applicable.

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

See the Exhibit Index following the signature page to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a list of exhibits filed or furnished with this report, which Exhibit Index is incorporated herein by reference. 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

* Exhibits filed herewith.

** Exhibits furnished herewith.

*** Management contract or compensatory plan.