Correlate Energy Corp. - Annual Report: 2012 (Form 10-K)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2012
OR
¨ | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Commission File No. 0-30746
FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES INC.
(Formerly TBX Resources, Inc.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Texas | 75-2592165 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1320 Dallas, Texas 75234 |
75234 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | Zip Code |
Registrants telephone number, including Area Code: (972) 243-2610
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock (Title of Each Class)
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website , if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this Chapter) during the presiding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). ¨ Yes ¨ No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Non-accelerated filer | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act): ¨ Yes x No
The Issuers revenues for the most recent fiscal year were $21,706,435.
On March 27, 2013, the aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $26,352,722. This amount was calculated by reducing the total number of shares of the registrants common stock outstanding by the total number of shares of common stock held by officers and directors, and stockholders owning in excess of 5% of the registrants common stock, and multiplying the remainder by the average of the bid and asked price for the registrants common stock on March 27, 2013 as reported on the Over-The-Counter Pink Sheet Market. As of March 27, 2013, the Company had 20,169,383 issued and outstanding shares of common stock.
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FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC.
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Forward Looking Statements
This annual report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), which can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as may, can, believe, expect, intend, plan, seek, anticipate, estimate, will, or continue or the negative thereof or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this annual report on Form 10-K, including without limitation, the statements under Item 1. Business and Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and located elsewhere herein regarding the financial position and liquidity of the Company (defined below) are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors with respect to any such forward-looking statements, including certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Companys expectations (Cautionary Statements), are disclosed in this annual report on Form 10-K, including, without limitation, in conjunction with the forward-looking statements and under the caption Risk Factors. In addition, important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements included herein include, but are not limited to, limited working capital, limited access to capital, changes from anticipated levels of sales, future national or regional economic and competitive conditions, changes in relationships with customers, access to capital, difficulties in developing and marketing new products, marketing existing products, customer acceptance of existing and new products, validity of patents, technological change, dependence on key personnel, availability of key component parts, dependence on third party manufacturers, vendors, contractors, product liability, casualty to or other disruption of the production facilities, delays and disruptions in the shipment of the Companys products, and the ability of the Company to meet its stated business goals. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to the Company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.
We do not have an operative web site upon which our periodic reports, proxy statements and Reports on 8K appear. Our reports are available on the EDGAR system and may be viewed at http://www.sec.gov.
The Company and Its Business
Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. (formerly TBX Resources, Inc.) a Texas corporation (and collectively with its subsidiaries, we, our, Frontier or the Company), was organized on March 24, 1995. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and Frontier Acquisition I, Inc., and its subsidiary Chico Coffman Tank Trucks, Inc. (CTT) (CTT was acquired effective July 31, 2012), and its subsidiary Coffman Disposal, LLC, and Frontier Income and Growth, LLC (FIG) and its subsidiaries Trinity Disposal & Trucking, LLC and Trinity Disposal Wells, LLC. (effective May 31, 2012, Frontier acquired 51% of FIG in a step acquisition and effective September 30, 2012 Frontier acquired the remaining 49% of FIG).
The Companys current business, through its operating subsidiaries, is in the oil field services industry, primarily the transportation and disposal of salt water and other oil field fluids in Texas and Oklahoma. The Company currently owns and operates thirteen (13) permitted disposal wells in Texas. The Companys customer base includes national, integrated, and independent oil and gas exploration companies with no customer accounting for more than ten percent (10%) of the Companys gross revenues. In addition, the Company has a minor overriding interest in two (2) producing gas wells in Wise County, Texas and seven (7) producing gas wells in Denton County, Texas. Prior to engaging in the oilfield services industry Frontier was in the business of acquiring and developing oil and gas properties, providing contract services to an affiliate and sponsoring and managing joint venture oil and gas development partnerships.
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Recent Developments
As of December 31, 2012, the Company was in technical default of its term loans with two financial institutions resulting from its inability to maintain two required financial ratios of the respective loan agreement debt covenants and accordingly classified the year end note balances as a current liability. The Company is working to cure the financial ratio deficiencies and expects to be compliant by the end of the second quarter of 2013.
On September 2, 2011 Frontier, under its former name, TBX Resources, Inc. entered into an Investment Agreement with LoneStar Income and Growth, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, an unrelated third party. The Investment Agreement provided that LoneStar would acquire up to 2,750,000 shares of Frontiers 2011 Series A 8% Preferred Stock (the Stock) for the sum of $5,500,000 contingent upon the Company using the proceeds of the Stock to acquire a majority 51% membership interest in FIG which through its wholly owned subsidiaries; Trinity Disposal & Trucking, LLC and Trinity Disposal Wells, LLC transports and disposes salt water and other oilfield fluids. The attributes of the Stock allowed the holder to convert the preferred share into two shares of Frontiers common stock and a warrant for an additional share at an exercise price of $3.50 per share. LoneStar completed the purchase of $5,500,000 of the Stock and Frontier completed the acquisition of 51% of FIG in June 2012 (see below). Effective July 12, 2012 LoneStar elected to convert the Stock into 5,500,000 shares of the common stock and 5,500,000 warrants.
On June 4, 2012, the Company completed the 51% step acquisition of FIG. The Company acquired approximately 124 membership units of FIG which brought the total membership units owned by the Company to 1,168 and a 51% majority interest. The fair value consideration paid by the Company for the 1,168 units was $3,877,000. More recently the Company engaged in an exchange offering under Reg. D Rule 506 to acquire the remaining 1,122 membership interests in FIG. As of September 28, 2012 the Company successfully obtained all of the remaining membership interests and issued a total of 1,869,999 shares of its common stock valued at $5,610,000 to the individual members of FIG, none of which are holders of more than five percent (5%) or more of the Companys common stock.
On July 31, 2012, the Company through a wholly owned subsidiary, Frontier Acquisition I, Inc. completed the acquisition of Chico Coffman Tank Trucks, Inc. by acquiring all of the issued and outstanding stock of Chico Coffman Tank Trucks, Inc. (CTT) inclusive of its wholly owned subsidiary, Coffman Disposal, LLC, for the sum of $16,986,939, subject to possible future adjustments for earnings and share prices. The acquisition was facilitated by credit facilities loaned to the Company in the aggregate amount of approximately $12,000,000 provided by Capital One Leverage Finance (Capital One) and ICON Investments (ICON). In this regard, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into loan agreements effective July 23, 2012 with Capital One and ICON. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement with Capital One, the lender has made available a $15 million loan commitment consisting of a revolving loan commitment of $9 million and a term loan of $6 million subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Company and its subsidiaries also entered into a Term Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement with ICON for the amount of $5 million. The Loan Agreement provides for monthly interest only payments with repayment of the principal and accrued but unpaid interest on February 1, 2018. In addition to the preceding referenced notes the Company also assumed two notes payable in connection with the acquisition of CTT. The notes relate to CTTs purchase of common stock shares from two former stockholders. The primary note payable in the original amount of $3,445,708 dated June 1, 2007 bears interest at 4.79% and is payable in monthly installments of $33,003 including interest, maturing December 1, 2018. The Companys secondary note payable in the original amount of $219,555 dated June 1, 2007 bears interest at 4.79% and is payable in monthly installments of $2,488 including interest, maturing December 1, 2018. Both notes are subordinated to the Capital One and ICON notes.
Oil and Gas Wells Held By the Company
As further described in the description of properties section below we have a minor overriding interest in two producing wells in Wise County and seven producing gas wells in Denton County, Texas.
Development and Operating Activities
Economic factors prevailing in the oil and gas industry change from time to time. The uncertain nature and trend of economic conditions and energy policy in the oil and gas business generally make flexibility of operating policies important in achieving desired profitability. We intend to evaluate continuously all conditions and risks affecting our potential activities and to react to those conditions, as we deem appropriate from time to time by engaging in businesses we believe will be the most profitable for us.
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In addition, in order to finance future development and operating activities, we may secure additional capital through business alliances with third parties or other debt/equity financing arrangements. However, potential investors should note that while we currently have in place two definite financing arrangement there can be no assurance that we will be able to enter into additional financing arrangements or that if we are able to enter into such arrangements, we will be able to achieve any profitability as a result of our operations.
General Regulations
Both state and federal authorities regulate i) the transportation and disposal of salt water and drilling fluids and ii) the extraction, production, transportation, and sale of oil, gas, and minerals. The executive and legislative branches of government at both the state and federal levels have periodically proposed and considered proposals for establishment of controls on salt water disposal, alternative fuels, energy conservation, environmental protection, taxation of crude oil imports, limitation of crude oil imports, as well as various other related programs. If any proposals relating to the above subjects were to be enacted, we cannot predict what effect, if any, implementation of such proposals would have upon our operations. A listing of the more significant current state and federal statutory authority for regulation of our current operations and business are provided below.
Federal Regulatory Controls
The Company and its operations are affected by a number of federal regulations. These regulations directly affect our small amount of production activities but indirectly affect our primary activity, salt water disposal, as they have an impact on our customers who are oil and gas producers and who generate the salt water we transport and dispose of.
Historically, the transportation and sale of natural gas in interstate commerce have been regulated by the Natural Gas Act of 1938 (the (NGA), the Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978 (the NGPA) and associated regulations by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The Natural Gas Wellhead Decontrol Act (the Decontrol Act) removed, as of January 1, 1993, all remaining federal price controls from natural gas sold in first sales. The FERCs jurisdiction over natural gas transportation was unaffected by the Decontrol Act.
In 1992, the FERC issued regulations requiring interstate pipelines to provide transportation, separate or unbundled, from the pipelines sales of gas (Order 636). This regulation fostered increased competition within all phases of the natural gas industry. In December 1992, the FERC issued Order 547, governing the issuance of blanket market sales certificates to all natural gas sellers other than interstate pipelines, and applying to non-first sales that remain subject to the FERCs NGA jurisdiction. These orders have fostered a competitive market for natural gas by giving natural gas purchasers access to multiple supply sources at market-driven prices. Order No. 547 increased competition in markets in which we sell our natural gas.
The natural gas industry historically has been very heavily regulated; therefore, there is no assurance that the less stringent regulatory approach pursued by the FERC and Congress will continue.
Currently pending in the United States Congress is a comprehensive energy bill which among other things calls for the reduction or elimination of certain tax incentives currently in place for domestic oil companies including the tax deductions permitted for intangible costs and depletion allowances. In the event such legislation became law the loss of these tax benefits would likely have a negative material effect on the finances of the company. Federal legislation has also been introduced which may have an affect on the use of fracing to increase oil and gas production, primarily in shales, due to concerns primarily with potential water supply contamination.
The EPA has asserted federal regulatory authority pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, or SDWA, over certain hydraulic fracturing activities involving the use of diesel. In addition, from time to time, Congress has considered legislation to provide for federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing in the United States under the SDWA and to require disclosure of the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process.
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State Regulatory Controls
In each state where we conduct or contemplate oil and gas activities, these activities are subject to various regulations. The regulations relate to the extraction, production, transportation and sale of oil and natural gas, the issuance of drilling permits, the methods of developing new production, the spacing and operation of wells, the conservation of oil and natural gas reservoirs and other similar aspects of oil and gas operations. In particular, the State of Texas (where we have conducted the majority of our salt water disposal activities and oil and gas operations to date) regulates the rate of daily production allowable from both oil and gas wells on a market demand or conservation basis. At the present time, no significant portion of our production has been curtailed due to reduced allowables. Our salt water and drilling fluid disposal activities are subject to inspection and permitting by state authorities. There have been recent regulatory and legislative proposals due to concerns primarily with potential water supply contamination due to claims that such contamination could potentially be caused by fracing operations.
We know of no proposed regulation or legislation that will materially impede our operations.
Environmental Regulations
Our salt water disposal operations are subject to environmental protection regulations established by federal, state, and local agencies. To the best of our knowledge, we believe that we are in compliance with the applicable environmental regulations established by the agencies with jurisdiction over our operations. We are acutely aware that the applicable environmental regulations currently in effect could have a material detrimental effect upon our earnings, capital expenditures, or prospects for profitability. Our competitors are subject to the same regulations and therefore, the existence of such regulations does not appear to have any material effect upon our position with respect to our competitors. The Texas Legislature has mandated a regulatory program for the management of hazardous wastes generated during crude oil and natural gas exploration and production, gas processing, oil and gas waste reclamation, salt water disposal and transportation operations. The disposal of these wastes, as governed by the Railroad Commission of Texas, is becoming an increasing burden on the industry. Our disposal operations are subject to inspection and regulation by state and federal environmental authorities.
Employees
Currently we employ 11 full time employees in our corporate headquarters and 351 full time employees in our field operations for a total of 362 employees. We currently do not have any part time employees.
Our future success depends upon our ability to adapt to changes in the oil industry and successfully implement our new business strategy.
Due to the changes occurring in the oil industry we have adopted and implemented a revised business plan which caused the Company to change its primary focus from oil production activities to acquiring businesses and assets that are involved in the oil field services industry with an emphasis on salt water disposal. The Company currently has very limited financial resources and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in locating additional salt water disposal businesses or assets and if we are successful in locating them that we will be able to successfully acquire them.
Federal legislation and state legislative and regulatory initiatives relating to hydraulic fracturing could result in increased costs and additional operating restrictions or delays as well as adversely affect our services.
Hydraulic fracturing is an important and commonly used process for the completion of oil and natural gas wells in formations with low permeability, such as shale formations, and involves the pressurized injection of water, sand and chemicals into rock formations to stimulate production. Due to concerns raised concerning potential impacts of hydraulic fracturing on groundwater quality, legislative and regulatory efforts at the federal level and in some states have been initiated in the United States to render permitting, public disclosure and construction and operational compliance requirements more stringent for hydraulic fracturing. While hydraulic fracturing typically is regulated in the United States by state oil and natural gas commissions, there have been developments indicating that more federal regulatory involvement may occur.
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The EPA has asserted federal regulatory authority pursuant to the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, or SDWA, over certain hydraulic fracturing activities involving the use of diesel. In addition, from time to time, Congress has considered legislation to provide for federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing in the United States under the SDWA and to require disclosure of the chemicals used in the hydraulic fracturing process. At the state level, several states have adopted or are considering adopting legal requirements that could impose more stringent requirements on hydraulic fracturing activities. In the event that new or more stringent federal or state legal restrictions relating to use of the hydraulic fracturing process in the United States are adopted in areas where our oil and natural gas exploration and production customers operate, those customers could incur potentially significant added costs to comply with requirements relating to permitting, construction, financial assurance, monitoring, recordkeeping, and/or plugging and abandonment, as well as could experience delays or curtailment in the pursuit of production or development activities, which could reduce demand for our produced and non-produced water disposal services.
In addition, certain domestic governmental reviews are either underway or being proposed that focus on environmental aspects of hydraulic fracturing practices. The White House Council on Environmental Quality is coordinating an administration-wide review of hydraulic fracturing practices, and a committee of the United States House of Representatives has conducted an investigation of hydraulic fracturing practices. The EPA has commenced a study of the potential environmental effects of hydraulic fracturing on drinking water and groundwater, with initial results expected to be available by late 2012 and final results by 2014. Moreover, the EPA is planning to develop effluent limitations for the treatment and discharge of wastewater resulting from hydraulic fracturing activities by 2014.
Other governmental agencies, including the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of the Interior, are evaluating various other aspects of hydraulic fracturing. These ongoing or proposed studies, depending on their degree of pursuit and any meaningful results obtained, could spur initiatives to further regulate hydraulic fracturing under the SDWA or other regulatory mechanisms, which events could delay or curtail production of oil and natural gas by exploration and production operations, some of which are our customers, and thus reduce demand for our services.
We are subject to extensive and costly environmental laws and regulations that may require us to take actions that will adversely affect our results of operations.
All of our current and proposed operations are significantly affected by stringent and complex foreign, federal, provincial, state and local laws and regulations governing the discharge of substances into the environment or otherwise relating to environmental protection. We could be exposed to liability for cleanup costs, natural resource damages and other damages as a result of our conduct that was lawful at the time it occurred or the conduct of, or conditions caused by, prior operators or other third parties.
Environmental laws and regulations are subject to change in the future, possibly resulting in more stringent requirements. If existing regulatory requirements or enforcement policies change or are more stringently enforced, we may be required to make significant unanticipated capital and operating expenditures.
Any failure by us to comply with applicable environmental laws and regulations may result in governmental authorities taking actions against our business that could adversely impact our operations and financial condition, including the:
| issuance of administrative, civil and criminal penalties; |
| denial or revocation of permits or other authorizations; |
| reduction or cessation in operations; and |
| performance of site investigatory, remedial or other corrective actions. |
There are risks inherent in reworking, completing and operating disposal wells.
Reworking and completing saltwater disposal wells involves a degree of risk, and sometimes results in unsuccessful efforts, for a variety of reasons. The Company cannot control the outcome of operations entirely, and there can be no assurance that any operation will be successful. The results of any well operations cannot be determined in advance. Even though a well is permitted to accept a certain amount of water, there is no assurance that the well or any specific zone in the well will be capable in fact of absorbing any specific amount of water. A well may also be ruined or rendered unusable during operations
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due to technical or mechanical difficulties. Should a well be successfully completed or perforated, there is still no assurance that the zone in which the well is completed or perforated will be able to absorb saltwater at a rate that will support profitable operations. Disposal wells can encounter problems that render the well unusable, even after a period of successful operation. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to successfully rework, complete or operate any specific well, or will be able to operate sufficient wells to achieve a consistent positive cash flow or to achieve profitability.
Our company success will likely depend upon the continuing availability of certain disposal sites.
We believe that there will be available to the Company a number of existing disposal wells and sources of locations for the drilling of new wells necessary to provide the Company with sufficient disposal capacity at a reasonable cost. However, there can be no assurance that disposal wells or disposal well locations will always be available or available at a reasonable cost. There can be no assurance that the Company will have the resources to drill and/or complete additional wells. If we are not able to obtain disposal wells or disposal well drilling locations or the wells or locations are available but their cost is no longer reasonable, the Companys finances would be directly impacted and it might not have the ability to continue as a going concern.
The Company may not be insured or insured in sufficient amounts or against all liabilities.
The Company could incur substantial liabilities to third parties in connection with reworking or operating disposal wells. The Company may not be able to insure against all such liabilities, may carry insurance in amounts not sufficient to cover all such liabilities or may elect not to insure against such liabilities due to the premium costs involved or other reasons. Other parties with whom the Company contracts for operations may carry liability insurance, but there is no assurance that the insured risks or the level of insurance coverage obtained by such parties will be sufficient to cover all potential liability incurred by such parties or the Company. Further, there may be occurrences resulting in expenses or liabilities to third parties that are of a nature that cannot now or may not in the future be insured. Uninsured liabilities to third parties could reduce the funds available to the Company, could exceed the value of the assets of the Company, and could result in the complete loss of property owned by the Company.
The Company is dependent upon trucking and is subject to potential liability.
The Companys primary method of collecting salt water from its disposal customers is by truck. Consequently the Company has a number of trucks operating on the roads and highways where potential accidents and liability may occur. While the Company insures itself from certain risks, there is no assurance that the Company will be able to obtain such insurance in the future or if available that the insurance will be adequate to cover all of any potential liability or judgment rendered against the Company. Should the Company not be insured or the amount of its insurance be inadequate to cover any finding of liability against the Company then it is likely that the Company would not be able to continue as a going concern.
We may not obtain necessary permits.
We are required to obtain certain permits, approvals or licenses in connection with our proposed operations. We may not be able to obtain new or transferred permits, approvals or licenses on a timely basis or at all, which would result in material adverse consequences to our business and financial condition.
Our salt water disposal operations may be subject to liability or claims of environmental damages.
We have acquired existing salt water disposal wells and locations which have received the necessary governmental permits for drilling a disposal well. However, although the disposal wells have received certain governmental regulatory licenses, permits or approvals this does not shield the Company from potential claims from third parties claiming contamination of their water supply or other environmental damages. Remediation of environmental contamination or damages can be extremely costly and such costs, if the Company is found liable, could be of such a magnitude as to cause the Company to cease operating as a going concern.
Our business may fail.
There is limited operating history upon which to base an assumption that we will be able to achieve our business plans. Our salt water disposal operations are subject to all of the risks inherent in the establishment of a new business enterprise, including the lack of significant operating history and potential undercapitalization. There can be no assurance that future operations will be profitable. Revenues and profits, if any, will depend upon various factors, our ability to acquire suitable assets and to maintain our existing customer base and attract new customers. There can be no assurance that we will achieve our
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projected goals or accomplish our business plans; and such failure could have a material adverse effect on the Company and its stockholders. If we are not able to achieve and maintain operating revenues, the Company could fail and you could lose your entire investment.
We will require additional funding to implement our business plan.
Our estimate of the amounts required to fund our acquisitions and future operations is based upon assumptions that may not prove accurate. If we do not have adequate funds to cover working capital requirements, we will require debt and/or equity financing sources for additional working capital. We may leverage our assets and may use the assets as collateral to secure financing. There is no assurance that the Company will obtain additional debt or equity funding if necessary.
Our business depends on domestic spending by the oil and gas industry.
Industry conditions are influenced by numerous factors over which we have no control, such as the supply of and demand for oil and gas, domestic and worldwide economic conditions, political instability in oil and gas producing countries and merger and divestiture activity among oil and gas producers. The volatility of the oil and gas industry and the consequent impact on exploration and production activity could adversely impact the level of drilling and workover activity. This reduction may cause a decline in the demand for our services or adversely affect the price of our services. In addition, reduced discovery rates of new oil and gas reserves in our market areas also may have a negative long-term impact on our business, even in an environment of stronger oil and gas prices, to the extent existing production is not replaced and the number of producing wells for us to service declines.
Competition may adversely affect us.
The water disposal services industry is highly competitive and fragmented and includes numerous small companies capable of competing effectively in our markets on a local basis, as well as several large companies that possess substantially greater financial and other resources than we do. Our larger competitors greater resources could allow those competitors to compete more effectively than we can.
Our operations are subject to inherent risks, some of which are beyond our control.
Our operations are subject to hazards inherent in the oil and gas industry, such as, but not limited to, accidents, blowouts, explosions, craterings, fires and oil spills. These conditions can cause:
| personal injury or loss of life; |
| damage to or destruction of property and equipment and the environment; and |
| suspension of operations. |
The occurrence of a significant event or adverse claim in excess of any insurance coverage that we maintain or that is not covered by insurance could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Litigation arising from a catastrophic occurrence at a location where our equipment or services are being used may result in our being named as a defendant in lawsuits asserting large claims.
We may be exposed to certain regulatory and financial risks related to climate change.
Climate change is receiving increasing attention from scientists and legislators alike. The debate is ongoing as to the extent to which our climate is changing, the potential causes of this change and its potential impacts. Some attribute global warming to increased levels of greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, which has led to significant legislative and regulatory efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions. A significant focus is being made on companies that are active producers of depleting natural resources.
There are a number of legislative and regulatory proposals to address greenhouse gas emissions, which are in various phases of discussion or implementation. The outcome of foreign, U.S. federal, regional, provincial and state actions to address global climate change could result in a variety of regulatory programs including potential new regulations, additional charges to fund energy efficiency activities, or other regulatory actions. These actions could:
| result in increased costs associated with our operations and our customers operations; |
| increase other costs to our business; |
| adversely impact overall drilling activity in the areas in which we plan to operate; |
| reduce the demand for carbon-based fuels; and |
| reduce the demand for our services. |
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Any adoption of these or similar proposals by foreign, U.S. federal, regional or state governments mandating a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and implementation of the Kyoto Protocol (the Copenhagen Accord,) or other foreign, U.S. federal, regional or state requirements or other efforts to regulate greenhouse gas emissions, could have far-reaching and significant impacts on the energy industry. Although it is not possible at this time to predict how legislation or new regulations that may be adopted to address greenhouse gas emissions would impact our business, any such future laws and regulations could result in increased compliance costs or additional operating restrictions, and could have a material adverse effect on our business or demand for our services.
Currently proposed legislative changes, including changes to tax laws and regulations, could materially, negatively impact the Company, increase the costs of doing business and decrease the demand for our products.
The current U.S. administration and Congress have proposed several new articles of legislation or legislative and administration changes, including changes to tax laws and regulations, which could have a material negative effect on our Company. Some of the proposed changes that could negatively impact us are:
| cap and trade system for emissions; |
| increase environmental limits on exploration and production activities; |
| repeal of expensing of intangible drilling costs; |
| increase of the amortization period for geological and geophysical costs to seven years; |
| repeal of percentage depletion; |
| limits on hydraulic fracturing or disposal of hydraulic fracturing fluids; |
| repeal of the domestic manufacturing deduction for oil and natural gas production; |
| repeal of the passive loss exception for working interests in oil and natural gas properties; |
| repeal of the credits for enhanced oil recovery projects and production from marginal wells; |
| repeal of the deduction for tertiary injectants; |
| changes to the foreign tax credit limitation calculation; and |
| changes to healthcare rules and regulations. |
We are subject to litigation risks that may not be covered by insurance.
In the ordinary course of business, we become the subject of various claims, lawsuits and administrative proceedings seeking damages or other remedies concerning our commercial operations, employees and other matters, including potential claims from individuals due to accidents or other mishaps involving our proposed trucking operations. We maintain insurance to cover many of our potential losses, and we are subject to various self-retentions and deductibles under our insurance policies. It is possible, however, that a judgment could be rendered against us in cases in which we could be uninsured and beyond the amounts that we currently have reserved or anticipate incurring for such matters.
Our concentration of customers in a single industry may impact our overall exposure to credit risk.
All of our salt water disposal customers operate in the energy industry. This concentration of operations and customers in a single industry may impact our overall exposure to credit risk, either positively or negatively, in that customers may be similarly affected by changes in economic and industry conditions.
Oil prices are volatile. A substantial decrease in oil prices could adversely affect our financial results.
Our future financial condition is significantly impacted by results of our skim oil operations which depend upon the prices we receive for our oil processing. Oil prices historically have been volatile and likely will continue to be volatile in the future, especially given world geopolitical conditions. Our cash flow from operations is somewhat dependent on the prices that we receive for skim oil. This price volatility also affects the amount of our cash flow available for capital expenditures and our ability to borrow money or raise additional capital. The prices for oil and natural gas are subject to a variety of additional factors that are beyond our control. These factors include:
| the level of consumer demand for oil; |
| the domestic and foreign supply of oil; |
| the ability of the members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to agree to and maintain oil price and production controls; |
| the price of foreign oil; |
| domestic governmental regulations and taxes; |
| the price and availability of alternative fuel sources; |
These factors and the volatility of the energy markets generally make it extremely difficult to predict future oil price movements with any certainty. Declines in oil prices would reduce revenue and, as a result, could have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations, and the carrying values of our properties. If the oil industry experiences significant price declines, we may, among other things, be unable to meet our financial obligations or make planned expenditures.
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Since the end of 1998, oil prices have gone from near historic low prices to historic highs. At the end of 1998, NYMEX oil prices were at historic lows of approximately $11.00 per Bbl, but have generally increased since that time, albeit with fluctuations. For 2011, NYMEX oil prices fluctuated but averaged $97.00 per Bbl. For 2012 oil prices also fluctuated but averaged approximately $94.00 per Bbl. While we attempt to obtain the best price for our skim oil in our marketing efforts, we cannot control these market price swings and are subject to the market volatility for this type of oil. These price differentials relative to NYMEX prices can have as much of an impact on our profitability as does the volatility in the NYMEX oil prices.
Loss of executive officers or other key employees could adversely affect our business.
Our success is dependent upon the continued services and skills of our current executive management. The loss of services of any of these key personnel could have a negative impact on our business because of such personnels skills and industry experience and the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel.
Acquisition of entire businesses is a component of our growth strategy; our failure to complete future acquisitions successfully could reduce the earnings and slow our growth.
Potential risks involved in the acquisition of such businesses include the inability to continue to identify business entities for acquisition or the inability to make acquisitions on terms that we consider economically acceptable. Furthermore, there is intense competition for acquisition opportunities in our industry. Competition for acquisitions may increase the cost of, or cause us to refrain from, completing acquisitions. Our strategy of completing acquisitions would be dependent upon, among other things, our ability to obtain debt and equity financing and, in some cases, regulatory approvals. Our ability to pursue our growth strategy may be hindered if we are not able to obtain financing or regulatory approvals. Our ability to grow through acquisitions and manage growth would require us to continue to invest in operational, financial and management information systems and to attract, retain, motivate and effectively manage our employees. The inability to effectively manage the integration of acquisitions could reduce our focus on subsequent acquisitions and current operations, which, in turn, could negatively impact our earnings and growth. Our financial position and results of operation may fluctuate significantly from period to period, based on whether or not significant acquisitions are completed in particular periods.
Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Our common stock is thinly traded which is likely to result in volatile swings in our stock price.
Our stock is thinly traded as much of our issued and outstanding stock is held by our officers and a small number of stockholders. Consequently until our common stock is more widely held and actively traded small sales or purchases will likely cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate dramatically up or down without regard to our financial health, net worth or business prospects.
We may issue additional shares of Preferred Stock.
Pursuant to our certificate of incorporation, our board of directors has the authority to issue additional series of preferred stock and to determine the rights and restrictions of shares of those series without the approval of our stockholders. The rights of the holders of the current series of common stock may be junior to the rights of preferred stock that may be issued in the future.
There may be future dilution of our Common Stock.
We are committed to an aggressive acquisition strategy which is likely to require the issuance of common shares as a component of the purchase price for the acquisitions. Any such issuance may result in dilution of our common stock. In addition, to the extent options to purchase common stock under employee and director stock option plans are exercised, holders of our common stock will be diluted. If available funds and cash generated from our operations are insufficient to satisfy our needs, we may be compelled to sell additional equity or convertible debt securities. The sale of additional equity or convertible debt securities could result in additional dilution to our stockholders.
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Our management controls a significant percentage of our outstanding common stock and their interests may conflict with those of our stockholders.
Our executive officers and their affiliates beneficially own a substantial percentage of our outstanding common stock. This concentration of ownership could have the effect of delaying or preventing a change in control of the Company, or otherwise discouraging a potential acquirer from attempting to obtain control of the Company. This could have a material adverse effect on the market price of the common stock or prevent our stockholders from realizing a premium over the then prevailing market prices for their shares of common stock.
Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock may adversely affect our stock price and make future offerings to raise more capital difficult.
Sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market or the perception that sales may occur could adversely affect the trading price of our common stock. We may issue restricted securities or register additional shares of common stock in the future for our use in connection with future acquisitions. Except for volume limitations and certain other regulatory requirements applicable to affiliates, such shares may be freely tradable unless we contractually restrict their resale. The availability for sale, or sale, of the shares of common stock eligible for future sale could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
There are no unresolved comments from the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Item 2. Description of Properties.
We maintain our corporate offices at 3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1320, Dallas, Texas 75234. The Companys operating lease agreement as amended was extended for thirty-nine months through May 31, 2014 and currently pays a monthly base rental of $7,440.49. The Companys continuing obligation under the base lease is approximately $129,332.
The Company owns ten (10) acres of vacant land in Johnson County and 7.055 acres in Chico, Texas on which it has five (5) buildings used for its water disposal operations in that area. The Company also owns 7.49 acres in Harrison County, Texas on which three (3) of its disposal wells are located along with a small manufacture and repair shop. In addition, the Company is obligated under long-term leases for the use of land where seven of its disposal wells are located. Three of the leases are for extended periods of time. The first lease expires on February 7, 2023 (with two options to renew for an additional 10 years each). The second lease expires on December 1, 2034 with no option to renew, and the third lease expires on May 31, 2022 with no option to renew. The monthly lease payment for the disposal well leases is $10,300.
Following is information concerning production from our oil and gas wells, productive well counts and both producing and undeveloped acreage. We currently have a minor overriding interest in seven (7) Barnett Shale gas wells in Denton County, Texas and two (2) Barnett Shale gas wells in Wise County, Texas.
Reserves Reported To Other Agencies. We are not required and do not file any estimates of total, proved net oil or gas reserves with reports to any federal authority or agency.
The following information pertains to our properties as of December 31, 2012:
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Newark East, Override Interest |
9 | 0.036 |
Productive Wells and Acreage
Geographic Area |
Total Gross Oil Wells |
Net Productive Oil Wells |
Total Gross Gas Wells |
Net Productive Gas Wells |
Total Gross Developed Acres |
Total Net Developed Acres |
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| | 2 | 0.0360 | 224 | 8.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Denton County |
| | 7 | 0.0360 | 566 | 20.38 |
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Notes:
1. | Total Gross Wells are those wells in which the Company holds an overriding interest in as of December 31, 2012. |
2. | Net Productive Wells was calculated by multiplying the overriding interest held by the Company in each of the nine (9) Gross Wells and adding the resulting products. |
3. | Total Gross Developed Acres is equal to the total surface acres of the properties in which the Company holds an overriding interest. |
4. | Net Developed Acres is equal to the Total Gross Developed Acres multiplied by the percentage of the total overriding interest held by the Company in the respective properties. |
5. | All acreage in which we hold an overriding interest as of December 31, 2012 have or had existing wells located thereon; thus all acreage leased by the Company may be accurately classified as developed. |
6. | Acreage that has existing wells and may be classified as developed may also have additional development potential based on the number of producible zones beneath the surface acreage. A more comprehensive study of all properties currently leased by us would be required to determine precise developmental potential. |
Forfeiture of Oil and Gas Interests
During the first quarter of the last fiscal year, we were notified the Company had forfeited its interest in the Johnson #1-H and Johnson #2-H Joint Ventures effective September 7, 2010 for not paying a Special Assessment of $43,008 for estimated workover expenses. If we had known of the Special Assessment cash call we would have declined to participate because there was no assurance that the rework would be successful in increasing production to recoup the Special Assessment amount and extend the life of the wells. In addition, we are no longer obligated to pay the plug and abandonment costs for these wells.
As a result of the forfeiture, in 2011 the Company wrote-off the book value of the wells, asset retirement obligations, receivables and payables which resulted in a loss of $16,089.
The Company is not currently the subject of or involved in any material litigation.
Item 5. Market For Registrants Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
Prices for our common stock are currently quoted in the over-the-counter Pink Sheets maintained by the National Quotation Bureau (NQB) owned Pink Sheet OTC Market, Inc. and our ticker symbol is FOSI.PK (Formerly TBXC). Prices for our stock were approved for quotation on the over-the-counter on January 27, 2001. The following table shows the high and low bid information for our common stock for each quarter during which prices for our common stock have been quoted.
QUARTER EXCEPT JUNE |
LOW BID | HIGH BID | ||||||
Quarter ending February 28, 2012 |
$ | 0.50 | $ | 1.05 | ||||
Quarter ending May 31, 2012 |
$ | 0.70 | $ | 1.30 | ||||
Month ending June 30, 2012 |
$ | 0.80 | $ | 1.25 | ||||
Quarter ending September 30, 2012 |
$ | 0.80 | $ | 4.50 | ||||
Quarter ending December 31, 2012 |
$ | 1.50 | $ | 2.50 |
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QUARTER |
LOW BID | HIGH BID | ||||||
Quarter ending February 28, 2011 |
$ | 0.01 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
Quarter ending May 31, 2011 |
$ | 0.01 | $ | 0.09 | ||||
Quarter ending August 31, 2011 |
$ | 0.01 | $ | 0.07 | ||||
Quarter ending November 30, 2011 |
$ | 0.07 | $ | 1.55 |
The above information was obtained from the Pink Sheet OTC Market, Inc. web site. Because these are over-the-counter market quotations, these quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commissions and may not represent actual transactions. We have 976 shareholders of record for our common stock as of December 31, 2012.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Not applicable as we are a smaller reporting company.
Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011.
Cautionary Statement
Statements in this report which are not purely historical facts, including statements regarding the companys anticipations, beliefs, expectations, hopes, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended. All forward-looking statements in this report are based upon information available to us on the date of the report. Any forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from events or results described in the forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements.
Recent Financial Developments
As of December 31, 2012, the Company was in technical default of its term loans with two financial institutions resulting from its inability to maintain two financial ratios of the debt covenants and accordingly classified the year end note balances as a current liability. The Company is working to cure the financial ratio deficiencies and expects to be compliant by the end of the second quarter of 2013.
On September 2, 2011 Frontier, under its former name, TBX Resources, Inc. entered into an Investment Agreement with LoneStar Income and Growth, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, an unrelated third party. The Investment Agreement provided that LoneStar would acquire up to 2,750,000 shares of the Stock for the sum of $5,500,000 contingent upon the Company using the proceeds of the Stock to acquire a majority 51% membership interest in FIG which through its wholly owned subsidiaries; Trinity Disposal & Trucking, LLC and Trinity Disposal Wells, LLC transports and disposes salt water and other oilfield fluids. The attributes of the Stock allowed the holder to convert the preferred share into two shares of Frontiers common stock and two warrants for an additional share at an exercise price of $3.50 per share. LoneStar completed the purchase of $5,500,000 of the Stock and Frontier completed the acquisition of 51% of FIG in June 2012 (see below). Effective July 12, 2012 LoneStar elected to convert the Stock into 5,500,000 shares of the common stock and 5,500,000 warrants.
On June 4, 2012, the Company completed the 51% step acquisition of FIG. The Company acquired approximately 124 units of FIG which brought the total units owned by the Company to 1,168 and a 51% majority interest. The cash price paid was $5,080,000 less $1,203,000 borrowed from FIG that resulted in the fair value consideration for the 1,168 units of $3,877,000. More recently the Company engaged in an exchange offering under Reg. D Rule 506 to acquire the remaining 1,122 membership interests in FIG. As of September 28, 2012 the Company successfully obtained all of the remaining membership interests and issued a total of 1,869,999 shares of its common stock valued at $5,610,000 to the individual members of FIG, none of which hold 5% or more of the Companys common stock.
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The Company through a wholly owned subsidiary, Frontier Acquisition I, Inc. completed the acquisition of CTT on July 31, 2012 by acquiring all of the issued and outstanding stock of CTT inclusive of its wholly owned subsidiary, Coffman Disposal, LLC for the sum of $16,986,939. The acquisition was facilitated by credit facilities loaned to the Company in the aggregate amount of approximately $12,000,000 provided by Capital One and ICON. In this regard, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into loan agreements effective July 23, 2012 with Capital One and ICON. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement with Capital One, the lender has made available a $15 million loan commitment consisting of a revolving loan commitment of $9 million and a term loan of $6 million subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Company and its subsidiaries also entered into a Term Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement with ICON for the amount of $5 million. The Loan Agreement provides for 14% monthly interest only payments with repayment of the principal and accrued but unpaid interest on February 1, 2018. In addition to the preceding referenced notes the Company also assumed two notes payable in connection with the acquisition of CTT. The notes relate to the CTTs purchase of common stock shares from two former stockholders. The primary note payable in the original amount of $3,445,708 dated June 1, 2007 bears interest at 4.79% and is payable in monthly installments of $33,003 including interest, maturing December 1, 2018. The Companys secondary note payable in the original amount of $219,555 dated June 1, 2007 bears interest at 4.79% and is payable in monthly installments of $2,488 including interest, maturing December 1, 2018. Both notes are subordinated to the Capital One and ICON notes.
Effective November 30, 2010, Gulftex Operating forgave $433,232 in loans and advances to Frontier because we had insufficient working capital to repay them. However, during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011 circumstances changed and the Company repaid $122,511 of the amount previously written-off. During the year ended December 31, 2012 Frontier repaid the remaining balance of $310,721 with an offset to paid-in capital.
Other Developments
On September 1, 2011, we entered into a services agreement with FIG. Under the agreement the Company charged FIG for a portion of administrative services and rent. For the three months ended November 30, 2011 the Company billed $31,748 for these services. For the five months ended May 31, 2012 the Company billed $70,079, at which time the agreement was terminated.
On December 1, 2010, we entered into a services agreement with Gulftex Oil & Gas, LLC. Under the agreement the Company charged Gulftex for a portion of administrative services and rent. For the nine months ended August 31, 2011, the Company billed $24,695 for these services at which time the agreement was terminated.
Our officers resumed drawing salaries in October of the previous fiscal year. Due to the financial condition of the Company in 2010, Tim Burroughs and Sherri Cecotti agreed, effective February 16, 2010, to draw no salary until such time as the Company had sufficient cash to sustain the operations including the payment of their salaries. The forbearance of the above officers salary was a complete forbearance and not a deferral. The salaries were resumed in fourth quarter of 2011. During fiscal years 2009 and 2010 one of our officers, Bernard Dick ODonnell received no cash compensation but was given 200,000 common shares in lieu of salary in 2011.
Results of Operations
We recorded a net loss of $6,052,149 for the year ended December 31, 2012 as compared to a net loss of $485,031 for fiscal year ended November 30, 2011. The increase in our loss of $5,567,118 or 1,247.8% is discussed below.
Net Revenues - Total net revenues increased $21,699,562, from $6,873 for the twelve months ended November 30, 2011 to $21,706,435 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. The increase in net revenues is attributable to the recent acquisitions of CTT and FIG.
Costs and Expenses - Total costs and expenses increased $26,194,818 (7,575.6%), from $345,777 for the twelve months ended November 30, 2011 to $26,540,595 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012.
Direct costs for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 were $16,550,368. The direct costs are attributable to our recent acquisitions of CTT and FIG.
Indirect costs increased $4,198,663 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, from $4,741 for the twelve months ended November 30, 2011 to $4,203,404 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. The increase in operating expenses is attributable to our recent acquisitions of CTT and FIG.
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General and administrative expenses increased $3,303,375 (1,016.8%), from $324,888 for the twelve months ended November 30, 2011 to $3,628,263 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. The increase is due to higher legal and professional fees of $1,082,487, salaries and benefits of $660,432, stock compensation expense of $1,387,363 and $173,093 in other general and administrative expense categories.
Acquisition expense of $426,943 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 related to the acquisition of CTT. There were no comparable expenses in 2011.
Depreciation increased $1,731,558 from $59 for the twelve months ended November 30, 2011 to $1,731,617 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. The increase in depreciation expense is attributable to our recent acquisitions of CTT and FIG.
The Company forfeited its interest in Johnson #1-H and Johnson and #2-H Joint Ventures and wrote-off the book value of the wells, asset retirement obligations, receivables and payables which resulted in a loss of $16,089 in the 2011 fiscal year. There were no such losses in the current fiscal year.
Interest expense totaling $944,163 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 primarily related to the acquisition notes, line of credit note and LoneStar agreement to pay 8% interest on invested funds through June of 2012. There were no comparable expenses in 2011.
The Company sold property and equipment during the year ended December 31, 2012 for $131,821 and wrote-off the fully depreciated values of the related assets. The gain on the transactions was $64,631. The Company also sold property and equipment during the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011for $2,220 and wrote-off the fully depreciated values of the related assets.
The Companys loss on its equity interest in FIG through May 31, 2012 was $169,794. FIGs results since May 31, 2012 are reflected in the Companys consolidated statement of operations. With the purchase of 100% of FIG in September of 2012, the Company wrote-off the value of its net profits interest totaling $284,900. The Companys unrealized loss on its equity investment in FIG for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011 was $148,347.
The loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 was $156,635. There was no comparable amount in 2011.
Provision For Income Taxes - No tax benefits were recorded for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 and the one month ended December 31, 2011 due to the losses we have experienced and a valuation allowance for 100% of the deferred tax assets was established because of the continued uncertainty as to the realization of this asset.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of December 31, 2012, we had total assets of $33,623,294 of which property, equipment and provisional goodwill amounted to $25,922,659 or 77.1% of the total. As of November 30, 2011, we had total assets of $3,161,688 of which investments in unconsolidated affiliated company amounted to $3,136,553 or 99.2% of the total. Our revenues for the current year totaled $21,706,435 while the revenues for the previous fiscal year totaled $6,873. Our accumulated losses as of December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 totaled $18,127,139 and $11,890,719, respectively. At December 31, 2012, we had $67,824 in cash as compared to $13,871 for November 30, 2011. As of December 31, 2012 the ratio of current assets to current liabilities was .30:1 as compared to .04:1 for November 30, 2011. Long-term debt totaled $2,225,570 at December 31, 2012. We had no long-term debt at November 30, 2011. As of December 31, 2012, our shareholders equity was $4,491,785. As of November 30, 2011 our shareholders equity was $2,756,452.
We have funded operations from cash generated from the sale of common and preferred stock and revenue from oilfield water disposal services. Our cash used in operations totaled $849,017 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 while our cash used for operations totaled $298,244 for the twelve months ended November 30, 2011. This represents an increase of $550,773 in cash used for operating activities. Our net capital investments totaled $1,887,759 for the current year while our net capital investments for the previous fiscal year totaled $2,611,055. Net cash provided by financing activities totaled $2,799,550 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 while net cash net provided by financing activities totaled
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$2,922,505 for the twelve months ended November 30, 2011. We expect that the principal source of funds in the near future will be from the sale of common stock, operations and bank financing. We are currently evaluating the operations of the companies we recently acquired to determine if there are opportunities to generate additional efficiencies and synergies among acquired entities which could translate into additional revenues and reduction in operating costs.
In the past we have primarily acquired producing oil and gas properties with opportunities for future development and contracted well operations to contractors. Currently, our primary focus is to secure additional capital through business alliances with third parties or other debt/equity financing arrangements to acquire water disposal companies and/or assets. Any such additional funding will be done on an as needed basis and will only be done in those instances in which we believe such additional expenditures will increase our profitability. However, actual results may differ from managements plan and the amount may be material.
Our ability to secure additional capital through business alliances with third parties or other debt/equity financing arrangements to acquire companies and/or assets which will allow the Company to further operate in the water disposal segment of the oilfield services industry is strictly contingent upon our ability to locate adequate financing or equity to pay for these additional companies and/or assets. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain the opportunity to buy companies and/or assets that are suitable for our investment or that we may be able to obtain financing or equity to pay for the costs of these additional companies and/or assets at terms that are acceptable to us. Additionally, if economic conditions justify the same, we may hire additional employees although we do not currently have any definite plans to make additional hires.
The oil and gas industry is subject to various trends including the availability of capital for drilling new wells, prices received for crude oil and natural gas, sources of crude oil outside our area of operations, interest rates, and the overall health of the economy. We are not aware of any specific trends that are unusual to our company, as compared to the rest of the oil and gas industry.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
As a smaller reporting company, we are not required to complete this item.
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Item 8. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC.
(Formerly TBX Resources, Inc.)
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULES
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Consolidated Balance Sheets December 31, 2012 and 2011 and November 30, 2011 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. and subsidiaries
Dallas, Texas
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. and subsidiaries, (the Company) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and November 30, 2011 and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 and for the one month period ended December 31, 2011. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. and subsidiaries at December 31, 2012 and 2011 and November 30, 2011 and the results of their consolidated operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 and for the one month period ended December 31, 2011, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
/s/ Turner, Stone & Company, L.L.P.
Certified Public Accountants
Dallas, Texas
April 1, 2013
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FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly TBX Resources, Inc.)
December 31, 2012 |
November 30, 2011 |
December 31, 2011 |
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Current Assets: |
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Cash |
$ | 67,824 | $ | 13,871 | $ | 5,050 | ||||||
Certificate of deposit |
77,614 | | | |||||||||
Accounts receivable |
3,920,008 | 4,057 | 4,457 | |||||||||
Inventory, primarily parts |
320,731 | | | |||||||||
Prepaid expenses, primarily insurance |
1,403,848 | | | |||||||||
Deferred loan origination fees, current portion |
336,297 | | | |||||||||
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6,746,244 | 17,928 | 9,507 | |||||||||
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Property and equipment, at cost |
14,049,275 | 46,055 | 46,055 | |||||||||
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(1,451,674 | ) | (45,059 | ) | (45,059 | ) | ||||||
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Total property and equipment |
12,597,601 | 996 | 996 | |||||||||
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Investments in unconsolidated affiliated company (Notes 4 and 8) |
| 3,136,553 | 3,083,898 | |||||||||
Restricted cash (Note 4) |
619,922 | | | |||||||||
Provisional goodwill |
13,325,058 | | | |||||||||
Deferred loan origination fees, net of current portion |
913,539 | | | |||||||||
Other |
40,852 | 6,211 | 6,211 | |||||||||
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14,279,449 | 3,142,764 | 3,090,109 | ||||||||||
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$ | 33,623,294 | $ | 3,161,688 | $ | 3,100,612 | ||||||
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FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly TBX Resources, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 2012 |
November 30, 2011 |
December 31, 2011 |
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Current Liabilities: |
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Current portion of long-term debt |
$ | 12,727,867 | $ | | $ | | ||||||
Accounts payable |
4,665,616 | 62,855 | 51,050 | |||||||||
Accrued liabilities |
1,063,687 | 3,891 | 3,891 | |||||||||
Financed insurance premiums payable |
820,499 | | | |||||||||
Escrow liability (Note 4) |
619,922 | | | |||||||||
Deferred consideration payable for acquisition of CTT (Note 4) |
2,300,000 | |||||||||||
Advances payable from affiliate (Note 9) |
| 338,490 | 473,490 | |||||||||
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22,197,591 | 405,236 | 528,431 | |||||||||
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2,225,570 | | | |||||||||
Deferred consideration payable for acquisition of CTT (Note 4) |
4,708,348 | | | |||||||||
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29,131,509 | 405,236 | 528,431 | |||||||||
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Preferred stock- $.01 par value; authorized 10,000,000; no shares issued or outstanding at December 31, 2012 |
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| 3,000,000 | 3,000,000 | |||||||||
Common stock- $.01 par value; authorized 100,000,000 shares; 18,116,357 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012, 8,853,288 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2011 and November 30, 2011 |
181,163 | 88,532 | 88,532 | |||||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
22,437,761 | 11,558,639 | 11,558,639 | |||||||||
Accumulated deficit |
(18,127,139 | ) | (11,890,719 | ) | (12,074,990 | ) | ||||||
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4,491,785 | 2,756,452 | 2,572,181 | |||||||||
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$ | 33,623,294 | $ | 3,161,688 | $ | 3,100,612 | ||||||
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FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly TBX Resources, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
For the Years Ended | For the One Month Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 | ||||||||||
Revenues, net of discounts |
$ | 21,706,435 | $ | 6,873 | $ | 400 | ||||||
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16,550,368 | | | |||||||||
Indirect operating costs |
4,203,404 | 4,741 | | |||||||||
General and administrative |
3,628,263 | 324,888 | 132,016 | |||||||||
Acquisition expenses |
426,943 | | | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
1,731,617 | 59 | | |||||||||
Loss on forfeiture of oil and gas properties |
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26,540,595 | 345,777 | 132,016 | |||||||||
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Operating loss |
(4,834,160 | ) | (338,904 | ) | (131,616 | ) | ||||||
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Interest expense |
944,163 | | | |||||||||
Gain on disposal of property and equipment |
(64,631 | ) | (2,220 | ) | | |||||||
Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliated company |
169,794 | 148,347 | 52,655 | |||||||||
Impairment loss on net profits interest in affiliate |
284,900 | | | |||||||||
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Loss Before Provision for Income Taxes |
(6,168,386 | ) | (485,031 | ) | (184,271 | ) | ||||||
Provision for state income taxes |
40,398 | | | |||||||||
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Net loss |
(6,208,784 | ) | (485,031 | ) | (184,271 | ) | ||||||
Less: loss attributable to noncontrolling interest |
156,635 | | | |||||||||
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Net Loss Attributable to Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. |
$ | (6,052,149 | ) | $ | (485,031 | ) | $ | (184,271 | ) | |||
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Basic and Diluted |
$ | (0.46 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | |||
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13,229,729 | 5,205,251 | 8,853,288 | |||||||||
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FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly TBX Resources, Inc.)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended | For the One Month Ended |
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Cash Flows From Operating Activities: |
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Net loss |
$ | (6,208,784 | ) | $ | (485,031 | ) | $ | (184,271 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Depreciation and amortization |
1,731,617 | 59 | | |||||||||
Issuance of common stock for services |
1,461,363 | 28,000 | | |||||||||
Amortization of deferred interest |
154,976 | | | |||||||||
Equity loss of unconsolidated affiliated company |
169,794 | 148,347 | 52,655 | |||||||||
Impairment loss on net profits interest in subsidiary |
284,900 | | | |||||||||
Allocated expenses to affiliates |
(115,079 | ) | (40,970 | ) | | |||||||
Loss on forfeiture of oil and gas properties |
| 16,089 | | |||||||||
Gain on sale of property and equipment |
(64,631 | ) | (2,220 | ) | | |||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities other than advances from affiliates: |
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Accounts receivable |
871,475 | (2,011 | ) | (400 | ) | |||||||
Inventory, primarily parts |
(7,221 | ) | 8,300 | | ||||||||
Prepaid expenses, primarily insurance |
543,199 | | | |||||||||
Deposits |
6,673 | | | |||||||||
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Accounts payable |
678,918 | 40,872 | (11,805 | ) | ||||||||
Accrued liabilities |
114,715 | (1,379 | ) | | ||||||||
Financed insurance premiums payable |
(470,932 | ) | | | ||||||||
Deferred revenue |
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(849,017 | ) | (298,244 | ) | (143,821 | ) | ||||||
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(1,450,868 | ) | (2,610,000 | ) | | |||||||
Purchase of property and equipment |
(568,712 | ) | (1,055 | ) | | |||||||
Proceeds from sale property and equipment |
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2,353,000 | 3,000,000 | | |||||||||
Common stock sales |
1,234,606 | | | |||||||||
Payments on notes payable |
(961,337 | ) | | | ||||||||
Advances from affiliate |
| 45,056 | 135,000 | |||||||||
Net change in line of credit |
818,363 | | | |||||||||
Payments to related party |
(310,721 | ) | (122,551 | ) | | |||||||
Deferred loan origination fees |
(334,361 | ) | | | ||||||||
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2,799,550 | 2,922,505 | 135,000 | |||||||||
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62,774 | 13,206 | (8,821 | ) | ||||||||
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5,050 | 665 | 13,871 | |||||||||
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FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Formerly TBX Resources, Inc.)
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN CONSOLIDATED STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
Preferred Stock Subscriptions |
Preferred Stock Series A 8% |
Common Stock | Additional Paid-In Capital |
Accumulated Deficit |
Loss Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
Total Stockholders Equity |
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Balance November 30, 2010 |
$ | | $ | | 4,027,442 | $ | 40,274 | $ | 11,363,172 | $ | (11,405,688 | ) | $ | | $ | (2,242 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Affiliate debt repayment with stock |
| | | 355,846 | 3,558 | 49,819 | | | 53,377 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued for services |
| | | 400,000 | 4,000 | 24,000 | | | 28,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliate net profits interest |
| | | 4,070,000 | 40,700 | 244,200 | | | 284,900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Affiliate debt repayment |
| | | | (122,551 | ) | | | (122,551 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock subscriptions |
3,000,000 | | | | | | | | 3,000,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rounding |
| | | | | (1 | ) | | | (1 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss |
| | | | | | (485,031 | ) | | (485,031 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance November 30, 2011 |
3,000,000 | | | 8,853,288 | 88,532 | 11,558,639 | (11,890,719 | ) | | 2,756,452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rounding |
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Net loss |
| | | | | | (184,272 | ) | | (184,272 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance December 31, 2011 |
3,000,000 | | | 8,853,288 | 88,532 | 11,558,639 | (12,074,990 | ) | | 2,572,181 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Preferred stock subscriptions |
2,500,000 | | | | | | | | 2,500,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of preferred stock |
(5,500,000 | ) | 2,750,000 | 5,500,000 | | | | | | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock with warrants |
| (2,750,000 | ) | (5,500,000 | ) | 5,500,000 | 55,000 | 5,445,000 | | | | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of 51% interest in FIG |
| | | | | | | 3,243,140 | 3,243,140 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares issued for services |
| | | 1,070,000 | 10,700 | 1,450,663 | | | 1,461,363 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purchase of 49% interest in FIG |
| | | 1,869,999 | 18,700 | 3,067,805 | | (3,086,505 | ) | | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Repayment of previous forgiven debt of affiliate |
| | | | | (310,721 | ) | | | (310,721 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sales of common stock |
| | | 823,070 | 8,231 | 1,226,375 | | | 1,234,606 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss |
| | | | | | (6,052,149 | ) | (156,635 | ) | (6,208,784 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Balance December 31, 2012 |
$ | | | $ | | 18,116,357 | $ | 181,163 | $ | 22,437,761 | $ | (18,127,139 | ) | $ | | $ | 4,491,785 | |||||||||||||||||||
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FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC.
(Formerly TBX Resources, Inc.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. BUSINESS ACTIVITIES:
Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. (formerly TBX Resources, Inc.) a Texas corporation (and collectively with its subsidiaries, we, our, Frontier or the Company), was organized on March 24, 1995. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and Frontier Acquisition I, Inc., and its subsidiary Chico Coffman Tank Trucks, Inc. (CTT was acquired effective July 31, 2012), and its subsidiary Coffman Disposal, LLC, and Frontier Income and Growth, LLC (FIG was merged into Frontier effective May 31, 2012) and its subsidiary Trinity Disposal & Trucking, LLC (TDT) and its subsidiary Trinity Disposal Wells, LLC. (effective May 31, 2012 Frontier acquired 51% of FIG in a step acquisition and effective September 30, 2012 Frontier acquired the remaining 49% of FIG).
The Companys current business, through its subsidiaries, is in the oil field service industry, including the transportation and disposal of salt water and other oil field fluids in Texas and Oklahoma. The Company currently owns and operates thirteen disposal wells in Texas. The Companys customer base includes national, integrated, and independent oil and gas exploration companies. In addition, the Company has a minor overriding interest in 2 producing gas wells in Wise County, Texas and 7 producing gas wells in Denton County, Texas. Frontier previously was in the business of acquiring and developing oil and gas properties, providing contract services to an affiliate and sponsoring and managing joint venture oil and gas development partnerships.
The Company changed its fiscal year from November 30th to December 31st effective January 1, 2012.
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant inter-company transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts in the comparative consolidated financial statements have been reclassified from financial statements previously presented to conform to the presentation of the December 31, 2012 financial statements. The Company previously presented cost of revenue which includes costs and expenses directly attributable to the production of revenue. The Company reclassified those items of costs and expenses to direct costs in the current statement of operations. In addition, the Company reclassified operating expenses, which includes all costs and expenses at the subsidiary level not directly related to the production of income, to indirect costs in the current statement of operations.
Non-controlling Interests
The Company adopted American Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 810, Consolidation, to account for the non-controlling interest in FIG. ASC 810 establishes accounting and reporting standards for ownership interests in subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent, the amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and to the non-controlling interest, changes in a parents ownership interest and the valuation of retained non-controlling equity investments when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. ASC 810 also establishes reporting requirements that provide sufficient disclosures that clearly identify and distinguish between the interest of the parent and the interests of the non-controlling owner.
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Use of Estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ significantly from previously estimated amounts.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenues in accordance with (ASC 605), Revenue Recognition, and Staff Accounting Bulletin No 104, and accordingly all of the following criteria must be met for revenues to be recognized: persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, delivery has occurred or services have been rendered, the price to the buyer is fixed and determinable and collectability is reasonably assured. The majority of the Companys revenue results from agreements with customers and revenues are generated upon performance of contracted services. Transportation and disposal rates are generally based on a fixed fee per barrel of disposal water or, in certain circumstances transportation is based on an hourly rate. Revenue is recognized based on the number of barrels transported or disposed or at hourly rates for transportation. Rates for other services are based on negotiated rates with the Companys customers and revenue is recognized when the services have been performed. The Company extends unsecured credit to its customers for amounts invoiced.
Cash
For purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows, cash includes demand deposits, time deposits, certificates of deposit and short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased. Under the terms of its Credit Agreement and the affirmative covenants, the Company is obligated to maintain all deposits with Capital One Bank, N.A. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation provided coverage for interest bearing accounts of up to $250,000 and unlimited coverage for non-interest bearing transaction accounts through December 31, 2012. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and November 30, 2011, none of the Companys cash was in excess of federally insured limits.
Accounts Receivable
The Company performs periodic credit evaluations of its customers financial condition and extends credit to virtually all of its customers on an uncollateralized basis. Credit losses to date have been insignificant and within managements expectations. The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts that is based upon a review of outstanding receivables, historical collection information, and existing economic conditions. Normal accounts receivable are due 30 to 45 days after the issuance of the invoice. Receivables past due more than 60 days are considered delinquent. Delinquent receivables are evaluated for collectability based on individual credit evaluation and specific circumstances of the customer. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and November 30, 2011, the Company had not identified any significant customer balances which it believes are uncollectible. Included in accounts receivable is accrued revenue for work completed but not yet billed totaling approximately $512,000.
At December 31, 2012, the Company had the following customer concentrations.
Percentage of Revenues |
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44 | % | 34 | % | ||||
Customer B |
23 | % | 27 | % |
The Company had no such concentrations for the fiscal year ended November 30, 2011 and the one month ended December 31, 2011.
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Inventory
Parts inventory consists of replacement parts for the Companys vehicles and transports and is stated at the lower of cost or market. Cost is determined using the average cost method, which generally matches current costs of inventory consumed in operations due to its monthly turnover.
Property and Equipment
The Companys property and equipment are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets for financial reporting purposes. Maintenance and repair costs are expensed when incurred, while major improvements are capitalized.
The cost of assets sold or abandoned and the related accumulated depreciation are eliminated from the accounts and any gains or losses are charged or credited to income in the respective period. The estimated useful lives are as follows:
Asset Description |
Estimated Useful Life | |||
Trucks and equipment |
5-7 years | |||
Disposal wells |
5-14 years | |||
Buildings and improvements |
15-39 years | |||
Office furniture and equipment |
5-7 years |
During the period ended December 31, 2012, the Company disposed of property and equipment with a cost of $396,562 and accumulated depreciation of $325,001. The Company received total proceeds of $131,821 and recognized a gain of $64,631 in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. During the year ended November 30, 2011, the Company forfeited its interest in Johnson #1-H and Johnson and #2-H Joint Ventures and wrote-off the book value of the wells, asset retirement obligations, receivables and payables which resulted in a loss of $16,089. The Company did not dispose of any property and equipment for the one month period ended December 31, 2011.
Long-Lived Assets
The Company periodically reviews for the impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be realizable. An impairment loss would be recognized when estimated future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition is less than its carrying amount. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and November 30, 2011, the Company had not identified any such impairment.
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets
Goodwill resulted from the acquisitions of FIG and CTT and represents the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the identifiable tangible and intangible net assets. Goodwill and indefinite lived intangible assets are not amortized, but rather tested for impairment on an annual basis or more often if events or circumstances indicate a potential impairment exists. Definite lived intangible assets are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amounts of such assets may not be recoverable. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had not identified any impairment with respect to its goodwill or other intangible assets.
Asset retirement obligations
ASC Topic 410, Asset Retirement and Environmental Obligations, requires companies to recognize a liability for an asset retirement obligation (ARO) at fair value in the period in which the obligation is incurred, if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. This obligation relates to the future costs of plugging and abandoning the Companys salt water disposal wells, the removal of equipment and facilities, and returning such land to its original condition.
The Company has not recorded an ARO for the future estimated reclamation costs associated with the operation of the Companys thirteen water disposal wells. The Company is not able to determine the estimated life of its wells and is unable to determine a reasonable estimate of the fair value associated with this liability. The Company believes that any such liability would not be material to the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole.
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Equity Instruments Issued for Goods and Services
The Company measures the cost of employee services received in exchange for an award of equity instruments based on the fair value of the award on the grant date. That cost is recognized in the consolidated financial statements over the period during which the employee is required to provide services in exchange for the award with a corresponding increase in additional paid-in capital.
Fair Value Measurements
The ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements. In general, fair values of financial instruments are based upon quoted market prices, where available. If such quoted market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that primarily use, as inputs, observable market-based parameters. Valuation adjustments may be made to ensure that financial instruments are recorded at fair value. These adjustments may include amounts to reflect counterparty credit quality and the customers creditworthiness, among other things, as well as unobservable parameters. Any such valuation adjustments are applied consistently over time.
The previous owner of CTT was granted the right to receive additional consideration based on specified earnings targets at the end of the contingency period, which is July 31, 2013, as specified in the contract. The fair value of the earnings based contingent liability will be determined based on earnings from August 1, 2012 through July 31, 2013. Based on CTTs earnings through December 31, 2012 and the forecast of earnings through July 31, 2013, the fair value of the earnings based contingent liability of $2,300,000 (recorded at the acquisition date) has not changed as of December 31, 2012. Future gains and losses on the re-measurement of the earnings based contingent liability, if any, will be included in other income or expense.
The fair value measurement of the Companys contingent liability consists of the following:
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Earnings based deferred consideration liability related to the CTT acquisition |
$ | | $ | | $ | 2,300,000 | $ | 2,300,000 | ||||||||
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Fair Value of Financial Instruments
In accordance with the reporting requirements of ASC Topic 825, Financial Instruments, the Company calculates the fair value of its assets and liabilities which qualify as financial instruments under this standard and includes this additional information in the notes to the consolidated financial statements when the fair value is different than the carrying value of those financial instruments. The estimated fair value of cash, accounts receivable and accounts payable, and accrued liabilities approximate their carrying amounts due to the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying value of the Companys long-term debt also approximates fair value since these instruments bear a market rate of interest. None of these instruments are held for trading purposes.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. Income tax expense is the tax payable for the year plus or minus the change during the period in deferred tax assets and liabilities.
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Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Basic earnings per common share are calculated by dividing net income or loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share are calculated by adjusting outstanding shares, assuming conversion of all potentially dilutive stock options. The computation of diluted EPS does not assume conversion, exercise, or contingent issuance of shares that would have an antidilutive effect on earnings per common share. Anti-dilution results from an increase in earnings per share or reduction in loss per share from the inclusion of potentially dilutive shares in EPS calculations.
3. RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS:
During the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, there were several new accounting pronouncements issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). Each of these pronouncements, as applicable, has been or will be adopted by the Company. Management does not believe the adoption of any of these accounting pronouncements has had or will have a material impact on the Companys financial position or operating results. The Company will monitor these emerging issues to assess any potential future impact on its consolidated financial statements.
4. BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS:
Acquisition of Frontier Income and Growth, LLC
As of December 31 and November 30, 2011 the Companys investments in FIG totaled $3,083,898 and $3,136,533, respectively, and was accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The investments reflect a $284,900 net profits interest and a $3,000,000 equity interest less the Companys share of FIGs losses. The loss for the month of December 2011 was $52,655. The Companys equity interest and net profits interest in FIG at December 31 and November 30, 2011 was 34.84 % and 43.52%, respectively. In September 2012, due to the 49% acquisition of FIG, the Company recorded an impairment loss of $284,900 in FIGs net profit interest.
On June 4, 2012, the Company completed the 51% step acquisition of FIG. The Company acquired approximately 124 units of FIG which brought the total units owned by the Company to 1,168 and a 51% majority interest. The cash price paid was $5,080,000 less $1,203,000 borrowed from FIG that resulted in the fair value consideration for the 1,168 units of $3,877,000.
The transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting which requires that, among other things, assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The Company has not finalized the determination of the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and, therefore, the provisional amounts set forth are subject to adjustment when the valuations are completed. Under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, companies have up to one year following an acquisition to finalize acquisition accounting.
The following details the fair value of the consideration transferred to effect the acquisition of FIG:
Cash consideration |
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The following is a preliminary valuation of the net assets acquired by the Company in the acquisition, reconciled to the total fair value of the consideration transferred:
Cash |
$ | 907,132 | ||||||
Accounts receivable and accrued revenue |
1,794,260 | |||||||
Inventory |
61,905 | |||||||
Property and equipment (net) |
5,690,681 | |||||||
Deposits |
25,960 | |||||||
Other assets |
1,026,903 | |||||||
Notes payable |
(2,346,973 | ) | ||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
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Goodwill |
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Noncontrolling interest adjustment |
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In accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, the application of purchase accounting requires that the total purchase price be allocated to the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the acquisition date, with amounts exceeding the fair values recorded as goodwill. Goodwill represents the future economic benefit arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. The allocation process requires, among other things, an analysis of acquired fixed assets, contracts, and contingencies to identify and record the fair value of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company has not completed the determination of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, accordingly; management has not made adjustments to the provisional fair values for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. In addition the Company has not made a determination as to the deductibility of all or a portion of goodwill for tax purposes.
In September 2012, the Company acquired the remaining 49% ownership of FIG. The transaction was valued at $5,610,000 (See Note 8). The following is a preliminary valuation of the net book value of the noncontrolling interest acquired by the Company in the transaction reconciled to the total fair value of the consideration transferred:
Net book value of the noncontrolling interest |
$ | 3,086,505 | ||
Reduction to additional paid in capital |
2,523,495 | |||
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$ | 5,610,000 | ||
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The primary reason for the acquisition was to increase the Companys position in the oil field service industry by transporting and disposing of salt water and other oil field fluids in Texas.
Revenues and net loss for the seven months ended December 31, 2012 were $5,328,897 and $965,557, respectively.
Acquisition of Chico Coffman Tank Trucks, Inc.
The Company through a wholly owned subsidiary, Frontier Acquisition I, Inc. completed the acquisition of CTT on July 31, 2012 by acquiring all of the issued and outstanding stock of CTT inclusive of its wholly owned subsidiary, Coffman Disposal, LLC for the sum of $16,986,939. The acquisition was financed by credit facilities loaned to the Company in the aggregate amount of $12,000,000 provided by Capital One and ICON (See Note 7). Also, the Company established an escrow account from the sellers cash proceeds to pay for potential liabilities arising from business activities prior the purchase of CTT such as final net working capital adjustments. The escrow agent distributed $350,000 plus accrued interest less any pending unpaid claims to the seller on January 23, 2013. On July 24, 2013 the escrow agent will distribute to the seller the then remaining balance, if any, less unpaid claims.
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The transaction has been accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting which requires that, among other things, assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date. The Company has not finalized the determination of the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed and, therefore, the provisional amounts set forth are subject to adjustment when the valuations are completed. Under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, companies have up to one year following an acquisition to finalize acquisition accounting.
The following details the preliminary fair value of the consideration transferred to effect the acquisition of CTT:
Cash and debt consideration |
$ | 9,978,591 | ||||||
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The following is a preliminary valuation of the net assets acquired by the Company in the acquisition, reconciled to the total fair value of the consideration transferred:
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$ | 78,135 | ||||||
Accounts receivable |
3,023,355 | |||||||
Inventory |
251,605 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses |
655,616 | |||||||
Property and equipment (net) |
7,226,164 | |||||||
Other assets |
15,356 | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses |
(4,682,095 | ) | ||||||
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(81,024 | ) | ||||||
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$ | 12,823,571 | ||||||
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In accordance with ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, the application of purchase accounting requires that the total purchase price be allocated to the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the acquisition date, with amounts exceeding the fair values recorded as goodwill. Goodwill represents the future economic benefit arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. The allocation process requires, among other things, an analysis of acquired fixed assets, contracts, and contingencies to identify and record the fair value of all assets acquired and liabilities assumed. The Company has not completed the determination of the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, accordingly; management has not made adjustments to the provisional fair values for the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. In addition the Company has not made a determination as to the deductibility of all or a portion of goodwill for tax purposes.
The primary reason for the acquisition was to increase the Companys position in the oil field service industry by transporting and disposing of salt water and other oil field fluids in Texas and Oklahoma.
Revenues and net income for the five months ended December 31, 2012 were $16,375,629 and $42,414, respectively.
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5. UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED REVEUNES AND LOSS:
The following summary presents unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations as if Frontier Income and Growth, LLC and Chico Coffman Tank Trucks, Inc. (the Acquired Companies) acquisitions described above had occurred on January 1, 2011. The unaudited pro forma consolidated results of operations combines the historical results of operations of the Company and the Acquired Companies for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, and gives effect to certain adjustments, including the non-recurring acquisition related costs incurred by the Company, and interest expense on acquisition related debt.
The unaudited pro forma condensed results of operations has been prepared for comparative purposes only and does not purport to be indicative of the actual operating results that would have been recorded had the acquisitions actually taken place on January 1, 2011, and should not be taken as indicative of future consolidated operating results.
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$ | 49,557,114 | $ | 46,611,245 | ||||
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The following table presents details of the Companys preliminary purchased goodwill as of December 31, 2012:
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7. LONG-TERM DEBT:
Long-term debt, net as of December 31, 2012 was as follows:
Revolving credit facility and term loan (a) |
$ | 7,267,532 | ||
ICON term note (a) |
5,000,000 | |||
Notes payable (b) |
2,163,298 | |||
Installment notes (c) |
522,607 | |||
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(12,727,867 | ) | ||
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In connection with the acquisition of CTT, the Company and its subsidiaries entered into loan agreements effective July 23, 2012 with Capital One Leverage Finance Corp. (Capital One) and ICON Investments (ICON) the proceeds of which were primarily used for the cash portion of the acquisition.
a. | Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, Capital One made available a $15 million loan commitment consisting of a revolving loan commitment of $9 million and a term loan commitment of $6 million subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement has a maturity date of July 23, 2017 and provides for variable interest payments calculated by applying a base rate, in which the Company has the option to choose between prime or LIBOR rate, plus a margin of 1.5% to 3.25% depending on the loan and the interest rate elected by the Company. The term loan portion of the Credit Agreement requires monthly payments of $100,000 plus interest with the balance of the loan plus unpaid interest due on July 23, 2017. The Credit Agreement also provides for the payment of an unused commitment fee of .375% per annum. The loans are secured by all of |
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the Companys properties and assets except for its disposal wells wherein Capital One has a subordinated loan position to ICON. Pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement and the affirmative covenants, the Company is obligated to maintain all deposits with Capital One Bank, N.A. |
The Credit Agreement contains certain restrictive debt covenants that require the Company to maintain a certain ratio and restrictions commencing with the month ending December 31, 2012. The major requirements are that the Company must maintain a monthly Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio each month that cannot be less than 1.0 to 1.0, a rolling twelve month Leverage Ratio determined on the last day of each month that cannot be greater the 4.50 to 1.0 and the Company cannot incur capital expenditures that exceeds $3 million in any fiscal year. As of December 31, 2012, the Company was in technical default resulting from its inability to maintain two financial ratios of the debt covenants and accordingly classified the entire note balance as a current liability. The Company is working to cure the financial ratio deficiencies and expects to be compliant by the end of the second quarter of 2013. |
The Company and its subsidiaries entered into a Term Loan, Guaranty and Security Agreement on July 23, 2012 with ICON for the amount of $5 million. The Loan Agreement provides for 14% monthly interest only payments with repayment of the principal and accrued but unpaid interest on February 1, 2018. ICON has a senior secured position on the Companys disposal wells and a subordinated position to Capital One on all other Company properties and assets. The covenants in the ICON Note are in all material respects the same as in the Capital One Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2012, the Company was in technical default resulting from its inability to maintain two financial ratios of the debt covenants and accordingly classified the entire note balance as a current liability. The Company is working to cure the financial ratio deficiencies and expects to be compliant by the end of the second quarter of 2013. |
b. | The Company assumed two notes payable totaling $2,323,744 in connection with the acquisition of CTT. The notes relate to the CTTs purchase of common stock shares from two former stockholders. The primary note payable in the original amount of $3,445,708 dated June 1, 2007 bears interest at 4.79% and is payable in monthly installments of $33,003 including interest, maturing December 1, 2018. The Companys secondary note payable in the original amount of $219,555 dated June 1, 2007 bears interest at 4.79% and is payable in monthly installments of $2,488 including interest, maturing December 1, 2018. Both notes are subordinated to the Capital One and ICON notes. |
c. | The Companys installment loans are comprised of 3 installment loans with principal balances ranging from $80,241 to $279,615 for property and equipment used in the Companys operations. At December 31, 2012, the loans have various maturity dates and interest rates ranging from 5.99% to 6.74% and require monthly minimum payments of principal and interest ranging from $2,930 to $5,377. |
Future maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2012 are as follows:
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$ | 12,727,867 | ||
2014 |
484,903 | |||
2015 |
475,995 | |||
2016 |
472,626 | |||
2017 |
445,366 | |||
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346,680 | |||
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8. EQUITY TRANSACTIONS:
a. | On September 2, 2011 Frontier, under its former name, TBX Resources, Inc. entered into an Investment Agreement with LoneStar Income and Growth, LLC, a Texas limited liability company, an unrelated third party. The Investment Agreement provided that LoneStar would acquire up to 2,750,000 shares of Frontiers 2011 Series A 8% Preferred Stock (the Stock) for the sum of $5,500,000 contingent upon Frontier using the proceeds of the Stock to acquire a majority 51% membership interest in Frontier Income and Growth, LLC, a salt water transportation and disposal company. The attributes of the Stock allowed the holder to convert the preferred shares into two shares of Frontiers common stock and a warrant for two additional shares at an exercise price of $3.50 per share. LoneStar completed the purchase of $5,500,000 of the Stock and Frontier completed the acquisition of 51% of FIG in June 2012. Effective July 12, 2012 LoneStar elected to convert the Stock into 5,500,000 shares of the common stock and 5,500,000 warrants. The weighted average fair value for the warrants was estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. The value of the warrants was calculated to be $4,065,385 that was recorded to paid-in capital. In connection with the conversion of the preferred stock into common stock on July 12, 2012, the Company agreed to pay LoneStar 8% interest on its investment from January 1, 2012 through June 30, 2012. The amount of interest was calculated to be $154,263 that is included in interest expense at December 31, 2012. |
b. | As stated above, Frontier acquired a majority 51% membership interest in FIG, a salt water transportation and disposal company. More recently the Company engaged in an exchange offering under Reg. D Rule 506 to acquire the remaining 1,122 membership interests in FIG. As of September 28, 2012 the Company successfully obtained all of the remaining membership interests and issued a total of 1,869,999 shares of its common stock to the individual members of FIG valued at $5,610,000 (see Note 4). |
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
The Company conducts substantial transactions with Frontier Income and Growth, LLC (FIG) and Gulftex Oil & Gas, LLC (Gulftex). These related party transactions have a significant impact on the financial condition and operations of the Company. If these transactions were conducted with third parties, the financial condition and operations of the Company could be materially different from reported results.
a. | During the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 the Company received cash advances from FIG totaling $1,516,773 and $390,000, respectively. The Company also received $135,000 in December of 2011. Advances from FIG are offset by allocated and direct expenses paid by the Company (see Note 9b below). The balance due FIG as of December 31, 2012 and November and December 31, 2011 is $2,699,984, $338,490 and $473,490, respectively. The balance due FIG at December 31, 2012 was eliminated in consolidation. |
b. | On September 1, 2011 the Company entered into a service agreement with FIG. Under the agreement Frontier charged FIG for a portion of administrative services and rent. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 the Company billed $70,079 for these services that is recorded as an offset to general and administrative expense. In addition the Company paid consulting fees billable to FIG totaling $45,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 that was also recorded as an offset to general and administrative expense. For the twelve months ended November 30, 2011 the Company billed $31,748 for administrative services that is recorded as an offset to general and administrative expense. The Company did not bill FIG for services for the month of December 2011. The total of these billings were used to reduce the advances payable from FIG, which was eliminated in consolidation (see Note 9a above).The Agreement was terminated effective May 31, 2012. |
c. | The Company previously charged Gulftex rent for a portion of the Companys office space and Gulftex charged the Company administrative expenses as it related to its operations. The Company billed Gulftex for rent totaling $15,211 and Gulftex charged the Company $7,500 for administrative expenses for the nine months ended August 31, 2011.The Agreement was terminated on December 31, 2011. There were no advances received from Gulftex in 2012. |
d. | During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company repaid Gulftex the balance of $310,721 of loans previously forgiven and recorded a charge to paid-in-capital. |
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10. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION:
a. | The Company executed a new Employment Agreement effective December 1, 2011 with its President Mr. Tim Burroughs for one year. Thereafter, the Agreement automatically renews for successive one (1) year terms unless terminated as provided for in the Employment Agreement. Among other items, the Agreement provides that Mr. Burroughs has the contractual right to the issuance of certain common stock of the Company for services rendered; 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be set aside for distribution to Mr. Burroughs on a per annual basis beginning 90 days from the date of the employment agreement (25,000 common shares to be issued each quarter). For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $157,250 with an offsetting credit to stockholders equity. In addition Mr. Burroughs will receive the following annual stock grant and options. |
i. | Grant: Mr. Burroughs shall annually receive 5,000 common shares of the Companys common stock times his number of years completed service to the Company to a maximum of 100,000 shares. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $122,188 with an offsetting credit to additional paid-in-capital. |
ii. | Options: Mr. Burroughs shall receive the right to purchase up to 15,000 shares of the Companys common stock per calendar quarter at an exercise price equal to the ending bid price of the last market day prior to the date of the option award. The option exercise period for each option will be up to two years from its date of issuance, at which time the option will expire. In the event of a change in ownership, all unexercised options will be accelerated to the current monthly period. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $39,900 with an offsetting credit to additional paid-in-capital. |
The Company did not record stock based compensation expense for the month ended December 31, 2011. |
b. | The Company executed a new Employment Agreement effective December 1, 2011 with its Executive Vice President Mr. Bernard Richard ODonnell for one year. Thereafter, the Agreement automatically renews for successive one (1) year terms unless terminated as provided for in the Employment Agreement. Among other items, the Agreement provides that Mr. ODonnell has the contractual right to the issuance of certain common stock of the Company for services rendered; 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be set aside for distribution to Mr. ODonnell on a per annual basis beginning 90 days from the date of the employment agreement (25,000 common shares to be issued each quarter). For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $157,250 with an offsetting credit to stockholders equity. |
i. | Grant: Mr. ODonnell shall annually receive 5,000 common shares of the Company common stock times his number of years completed service to the Company to a maximum of 100,000 shares. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $47,976 with an offsetting credit to additional paid-in-capital. |
ii. | Options: Mr. ODonnell shall receive the right to purchase up to 15,000 shares of the Companys common stock per calendar quarter at an exercise price equal to the ending bid price of the last market day prior to the date of the option award. The option exercise period for each option will be up to two years from its date of issuance, at which time the option will expire. In the event of a change in ownership, all unexercised options will be accelerated to the current monthly period. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $39,900 with an offsetting credit to additional paid-in-capital. |
The Company did not record stock based compensation expense for the month ended December 31, 2011. |
c. | The Company executed an Employment Agreement effective January 1, 2012 with its Vice President and the Chief Financial Officer Mr. Kenneth K. Conte for one year. Thereafter, the agreement automatically renews for successive one (1) year terms unless terminated as provided |
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for in the Employment Agreement. Among other items, the Agreement provides that Mr. Conte has the contractual right to the issuance of certain common stock of the Company for services rendered; 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be set aside for distribution to Mr. Conte on a per annual basis beginning 90 days from the date of the employment agreement (25,000 common shares to be issued each quarter). For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $149,250. In addition Mr. Conte received a grant of 300,000 common shares as a sign on bonus for his services as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. However the granted shares will not be vested in Mr. Conte until such time as he has been continuously employed by the Company for a period of one year from the date of the Agreement. The value of the sign on bonus shares was $255,000 that was recorded as compensation expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012. |
d. | The Company executed an Employment Agreement effective June 1, 2012 with Mr. Charles David York President of Trinity Disposal & Trucking, LLC (TDT) and Director of Field Operations for Frontier for one year. Thereafter, the Agreement will automatically renew for successive one (1) year terms unless terminated as provided for in the Employment Agreement. Among other items, the Agreement provides that Mr. York has the contractual right to the issuance of certain common stock of the Company for services rendered; 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be set aside for distribution to Mr. York on a per annual basis beginning 90 days from the date of the employment agreement (25,000 common shares to be issued each quarter). For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $104,750 with an offsetting credit to stockholders equity. In addition Mr. York will receive the following annual stock grant and options. |
i. | Grants: Mr. York shall receive a grant of 50,000 shares of the Companys common stock as a sign on bonus for his services as president of TDT. In addition, Mr. York shall annually receive 5,000 common shares of the Companys common stock times his number of years completed service to the Company to a maximum of 100,000 shares. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $60,000 with an offsetting credit to stockholders equity. |
ii. | Options: Mr. York shall receive the right to purchase up to 15,000 shares of the Companys common stock per calendar quarter at an exercise price equal to the ending bid price of the last market day prior to the date of the option award. The option exercise period for each option will be up to two years from its date of issuance, at which time the option will expire. In the event of a change in ownership, all unexercised options will be accelerated to the current monthly period. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $24,900 with an offsetting credit to additional paid-in-capital. |
e. | Each Director, except for Mr. ODonnell, is awarded 25,000 shares of the Companys common stock per calendar quarter (issued at the beginning of each quarter). For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded compensation expense of $257,000 with an offsetting credit to stockholders equity. |
f. | The Company executed a contract on January 12, 2012 for consulting and marketing services. Under the terms of the contract a portion of the fees to be paid are in the form of the Companys common stock. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded professional fees of $46,000 with an offsetting credit to stockholders equity. |
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A summary of the status of the Companys option grants as of November 30, 2011, December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2012 and the changes during the periods then ended is presented below:
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The weighted average fair value at date of grant for options year ended December 31, 2012 was estimated using the Black-Scholes option valuation model with the following inputs:
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Average volatility |
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Risk-free interest rates for the options were taken from the Daily Federal Yield Curve Rates on the grant dates for the expected life of the options as published by the Federal Reserve. The expected volatility was based upon historical data and other relevant factors such as the Companys changes in historical volatility, capital structure, and its daily trading volumes.
In calculating the expected life of stock options, the Company determines the amount of time from grant date to contractual term date for vested options. In developing the expected life assumption, all amounts of time are weighted by the number of underlying options.
A summary of the status of the Companys vested and nonvested option grants at November 30, 2011, December 31, 2011, and December 31, 2012 and the weighted average grant date fair value is presented below:
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As of December 31, 2012, December 31, 2011 and November 30, 2011, there were no unrecognized compensation expenses related to the non-vested stock grant.
11. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN:
CTT sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering substantially all employees. CTT is required and generally matches contributions up to a maximum of 4% of the participants earnings. The matching contributions for the five months December 31, 2012 were $28,308.
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12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
a. | During the year ended December 31, 2012 a complaint was filed with the Texas Railroad Commission (RRC) regarding the operation of one of our wells in East Texas. The compliant requested that the RRC terminate the well injection permit on the basis that the Company violated the terms of the permit by failing to confine injection fluids to the permitted interval and that the escape of such fluids is causing waste and poses a threat to fresh water. The Company answered the complaint and presented expert testimony contradicting the claim. As of the date of this report the RRC has not made a final determination on the merits of the complaint. The RRC ordered the Company to shut-down the well until there is an official ruling on the complaint. If the RRC rules in favor of the complainant the Company will write down the value of the disposal well and related assets to its estimated salvage value which at December 31, 2012 was $160,000 and record a loss on the impairment of $120,641. |
b. | The Company is obligated for $1,558,900 under long-term leases for the use of land where seven of its disposal wells are located. Four of the leases expire between 2016 and 2017. Three of the leases are for extended periods of time. The first lease expires on February 7, 2023 (with two options to renew for an additional 10 years each). The second lease expires on December 1, 2034 with no option to renew and the third lease expires on May 31, 2022 with no option to renew. The monthly lease payment for the disposal well leases is $10,300. |
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2014 |
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2015 |
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2016 |
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The Company is also obligated for $129,332 under an operating lease agreement for rent of its office space in Dallas, Texas. The term of the lease is from March 1, 2011 through May 31, 2014. The average monthly base lease payment over the remaining term of the lease is $7,608. Rent expense for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 and one month ended December 31, 2012 was $66,345, $51,415 and $5,349, respectively. The following is a schedule of lease payments by year:
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c. | The share based deferred liability was recorded as part of the CTT purchase consideration. The previous owner of CTT received $4,708,348 in consideration in form of common shares with a right to receive additional common shares if the share price of the Company falls below $4.00 per share at the end of the contract period, which is January 25, 2014, as specified in the Agreement. As of December 31, 2012, the total estimated shares for the share based deferred compensation liability was 2,478,078 shares of which 1,177,087 shares have been issued. |
d. | The earnings based deferred consideration liability was recorded as part of the CTT purchase consideration. The previous owner of CTT was granted the right to receive additional consideration based on specified earnings targets at the end of the measurement period, which is July 31, 2013, as specified in the agreement. The Company is currently negotiating with the former owner to amend the Stock Purchase Agreement that would reset the earnings targets with the same payouts. Based on the current negations, the fair value of the earnings based contingent liability of $2,300,000 (recorded at the acquisition date) is considered unchanged as of December 31, 2012. Future gains and losses on the re-measurement of the earnings based contingent liability will be included in other income or expense. |
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13. INCOME TAXES:
The Company computes income taxes using the asset and liability approach. The Company currently has no issue that creates timing differences that would mandate deferred tax expense. Due to the uncertainty as to the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards, an evaluation allowance has been made to the extent of any tax benefit that net operating losses may generate. No provision for income taxes has been recorded for the twelve months ended December 31, 2012 due to the Companys net operating loss carryforward from 2011.
The Company changed from the cash to accrual method of accounting for income tax reporting purposes beginning December 1, 2011.
The following table reconciles income tax expense and rate base on the statutory rate to the Companys income tax expense.
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$ | (2,104,113 | ) | 35.00 | % | $ | (169,761 | ) | 35.00 | % | $ | (46,066 | ) | 35.00 | % | |||||||||
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(142,395 | ) | 2.37 | % | 5,631 | -1.16 | % | | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||||
State taxes, net of Federal benefit |
(14,139 | ) | 0.24 | % | | 0.00 | % | | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||||
Changes in valuation allowance |
2,260,647 | -37.61 | % | 164,130 | -33.84 | % | 46,066 | -35.00 | % | |||||||||||||||
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$ | | 0.00 | % | $ | | 0.00 | % | $ | | 0.00 | % | ||||||||||||
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Deferred Income Taxes
Deferred income taxes primarily represent the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The components of our deferred taxes are as follows:
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Dec. 31, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2011 | ||||||||||
Deferred tax assets (liabilities): |
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Net operating loss carryforward |
$ | 6,133,144 | $ | 3,385,000 | 3,431,066 | |||||||
Stock based compensation |
36,645 | | | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization |
(402,111 | ) | 39 | | ||||||||
Loss on investment in affiliate |
| 51,921 | | |||||||||
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5,767,678 | 3,461,000 | 3,431,066 | |||||||||
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(5,767,678 | ) | (3,461,000 | ) | (3,431,066 | ) | ||||||
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At December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011, we have net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $17.5 million and $9.7 million, respectively, remaining for federal income tax purposes. Net operating loss carryforwards may be used in future years to offset taxable income subject to compliance with Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code as indicated by the following schedule:
Year of |
Amount | |||
2018 |
$ | 933,746 | ||
2019 |
1,638,940 | |||
2020 |
1,432,476 | |||
2021 |
1,749,230 | |||
2022 |
700,556 | |||
2023 |
660,093 | |||
2025 |
1,180,449 | |||
2026 |
736,789 | |||
2028 |
352,108 | |||
2030 |
288,235 | |||
2032 |
7,850,645 | |||
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$ | 17,523,267 | |||
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14. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:
The Company sold 257,995 shares of its common stock to existing stockholders for $378,293.
The Company executed an Employment Agreement with Ms. Sherri Cecotti for the positions of Vice President of Human Resources and Corporate Secretary effective January 1, 2013. The Agreement is for one year from the commencement date. Thereafter, the Agreement automatically renews for successive one (1) year terms unless terminated as provided for in the Employment Agreement. Among other items, the Agreement provides that Ms. Cecotti shall receive 5,000 shares of common stock times her number of years completed service to the Company to a maximum of 100,000 shares. In addition Ms. Cecotti will receive a grant of 50,000 shares of common stock of the Company as a bonus for her services. However, the granted shares will not be vested until such time as the Executive has been continuously employed for one year.
Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited):
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2012 |
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lst Quarter |
$ | 1,609 | $ | (496,664 | ) | $ | (647,622 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | |||||
2nd Quarter |
701 | (810,314 | ) | (881,805 | ) | (0.09 | ) | |||||||||
3rd Quarter |
9,841,682 | (1,718,602 | ) | (2,538,253 | ) | (0.18 | ) | |||||||||
4th Quarter |
11,862,443 | (1,808,580 | ) | (1,984,469 | ) | (0.12 | ) | |||||||||
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$ | 21,706,435 | $ | (4,834,160 | ) | $ | (6,052,149 | ) | $ | (0.46 | ) | |||||
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$ | 1,490 | $ | (51,744 | ) | $ | (51,744 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | |||||
2nd Quarter |
931 | (20,009 | ) | (20,009 | ) | (0.01 | ) | |||||||||
3rd Quarter |
3,505 | (8,923 | ) | (8,923 | ) | | ||||||||||
4th Quarter |
947 | (258,228 | ) | (404,355 | ) | (0.07 | ) | |||||||||
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$ | 6,873 | $ | (338,904 | ) | $ | (485,031 | ) | $ | (0.09 | ) | |||||
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1 | Operating loss is net revenues less direct and indirect costs, general and administrative, acquisition expenses, depreciation and loss on forfeiture of properties. |
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Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements with Accountants and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report (the Evaluation Date). Based on such evaluation, our management, including our CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, at a reasonable assurance level, as of the Evaluation Date, to ensure that information required to be disclosed in reports that we file or submit under that Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms and to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, in a manner that allows timely decisions regarding required disclosures.
Managements Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Companys management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in rule 13a-15(f) o the Exchange Act. The Companys internal control system is designed to provide reasonable assurance to the Companys management and Board of Directors regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
| Pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; |
| Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and |
| Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
Because of its inherent limitation, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the Companys management, including the CEO and CFO, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Companys procedures and internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2002. In making this assessment, the Company used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on that evaluation, the Companys management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Companys internal controls over financial reporting were not effective in that there was a material weakness as of December 31, 2012.
A material weakness is a deficiency or combination of deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis by the Companys internal controls.
The Companys management has identified a material weakness in the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting related to a shortage of resources in the accounting department required to assure appropriate segregation of duties with employees having appropriate accounting qualifications related to
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the Companys unique industry accounting and disclosure rules. Management has outsourced certain financial functions to mitigate the material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. In addition, the Company intends to improve upon its closing procedures and financial reporting routine to identify and account for transactions that may be material to the interim or annual financial statements on a timely basis. In addition, Management has authorized the purchase of a new accounting and financial reporting system and once implemented should significantly improve its internal control over financial reporting.
Attestation Report of the Registered Public Accounting Firm
This annual report does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Managements report was not subject to attestation by the Companys registered public accounting firm pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, wherein non-accelerated filers are exempt from Sarbanes-Oxley internal control audit requirements.
Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting, that occurred during the year ended December 31, 2012, that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Controls
There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention and overriding of controls and procedures. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can only provide reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of the control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error fraud may occur and not be detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur due to human error or mistake. Additionally, controls, no matter how well designed, could be circumvented by the individual acts of specific persons within the organization. The design of any system of controls is also based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated objectives under all potential future conditions.
Management is aware that there is a lack of segregation of duties and accounting personnel with appropriate qualifications at the Company due to the small number of employees dealing with general administrative and financial matters. This constitutes a deficiency in the internal controls. Management has decided that considering the employees involved, the control procedures in place, and the outsourcing of certain financial functions, the risks associated with such lack of segregation were low and the potential benefits of adding additional employees to clearly segregate duties did not justify the expenses associated with such increases. Management periodically reevaluates this situation. In light of the Companys current cash flow situation, the Company does not intend to increase staffing to mitigate the current lack of segregation of duties within the general administrative and financial functions. However, when the cash flow situation improves, the Company intends to increase personnel with appropriate accounting qualifications to mitigate the current lack of segregation of duties within the general administrative and financial functions.
None.
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Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Our current executive officers and directors, their ages and present positions with Frontier are identified below. Our directors hold office until the annual meeting of the shareholders following their election or appointment and until their successors have been duly elected and qualified. Our officers are elected by and serve at the pleasure of our Board of Directors.
NAME | AGE | POSITION | ||
Tim Burroughs |
53 | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Kenneth K. Conte |
54 | Chief Financial Officer | ||
Dick ODonnell |
69 | Executive Vice President, Director | ||
David York |
55 | Director of Field Operations | ||
Frank J. Iannelli |
49 | Chief Operating Officer | ||
Stephen P. Carson |
57 | Vice President and General Counsel | ||
Sherri Cecotti |
48 | Secretary/Treasurer | ||
Daniel R. Robinson |
64 | Director | ||
Donald Ray Lawhorne |
69 | Director |
TIM BURROUGHS is the President and Chief Executive Officer and founder of Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. Mr. Burroughs has been our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer since our companys inception in 1995 to December 31, 2011. On January 1, 2012 Mr. Burroughs relinquished his position as Chief Financial Officer with the addition of Mr. Conte to the Company (see below). Prior to founding our company, Mr. Burroughs worked for several Dallas/Ft. Worth area based energy companies. Mr. Burroughs also studied business administration at Texas Christian University in Ft. Worth, Texas. Mr. Burroughs spends 100% of his professional time devoted to our business.
Mr. Burroughs is a 50% owner of Gulftex Oil & Gas, LLC, an oil and gas operating company that was billed for services by Frontier and from which Mr. Burroughs benefited financially. Gultex no longer receives services from Frontier. See Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
KENNETH K. CONTE was named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. effective January 1, 2012. From June 1, 2010 until November 2011 Conte served as Executive Vice President and CFO of NYTEX Energy Holdings, Inc. Dallas, TX. Prior to joining NYTEX and since December 2005, Conte served as Managing Director and Head of Mergers & Acquisitions for National Securities Corporation, formerly vFinance Investments, Inc., New York, NY. From September 2003 to December 2005, Conte served as CEO and CFO of Windsor Technology, LLC, Rochester, NY. From April 2001 to December 2005, Conte also served as Managing Partner of Argilus Investment Banking, Rochester, NY. Furthermore, from December 1998 to April 2001, Conte served as Senior Vice President Investment Banking for McDonald Investments, Inc., in Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Conte has also held management positions at the Corporate Banking and Finance Group for Key Bank in Rochester, at Shawmuts LBO fund, and at The Chase Manhattan Bank.
Mr. Conte obtained his MBA in Finance at the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Rochester; and a BBA in Accounting from Niagara University.
BERNARD R. ODONNELL is the Executive Vice President for our Company. Mr. ODonnell began with the Company in April 2005. From April 2005 to December 31, 2010 Mr. ODonnell was also the President and managing principal for Euro American Capital Corporation, a FINRA licensed broker dealer. He has over 33 years of diversified experience in financial sales, investment banking and brokerage operations.
CHARLES DAVID YORK is President of Trinity Disposal & Trucking and Director of Field Operations for Frontier. Mr. York has over thirty years of oil field experience with exploration, drilling and operating companies. More recently he has overseen the day-to-day operations of TDT/TDW since March of 2010. From 2004 through February of 2010, Mr. York was a 50% owner of Gulftex Operating, Inc. and oversaw the drilling and completion of 42 wells in the Barnett Shale for a number of major oil companies/operators and also managed the day-to-day field operations. Prior to that he worked in various capacities for several exploration and operating oil companies in East and South Texas. Mr. York studied business administration at the University of Texas at Edinburg.
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SHERRI CECOTTI is the Secretary-Treasurer and joined our company in February 2002. Prior to joining our company Ms. Cecotti was employed by the Expo Design Center/Home Depot, from 1999 to 2002 as a store manager and in the central installations office. From 1992-1998 Ms. Cecotti was operations manager for Marshall Fields in Dallas, Texas.
FRANK J. IANNELLI is the Chief Operating Officer of Frontier Oilfield Services, Inc. and began his employment with Frontier in February 2013. Mr. Iannelli has worked in a variety of different capacities which supported a well-rounded base in operations for Frontier. Before joining Frontier, Mr. Iannelli was the President and CFO of D&T Trucking, a privately owned frac sand logistics company operating in the United States. In addition to his trucking experience at D&T, Mr. Iannelli was a Managing Director with Western Strategic Advisors, a regional investment banking and consulting group in Ft Worth. Frank led the consulting practice which provides operational and financial advisory services, turnaround and restructuring consulting and crisis and interim management. Mr. Iannelli is a CPA and has a BBA and MBA from the University of Texas at Austin.
STEPHEN P. CARSON is Vice President and General Counsel and joined Frontier in February 2013. From January 2012 to February 2013 Stephen was self-employed as an attorney at law and from July 2011 to December 2011 was employed by KBR Capital Markets, LLC. He was employed by NGAS Production Co. from January 2004 to June of 2011 and was self-employed in his own law practice from June 1994 to December 2003. Mr. Carson holds a B.A. Degree from Vanderbilt University and a J.D. Degree from the University of Louisville School of Law. He also formerly held a Series 7,24,63,79 and 99 securities registrations from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
DANIEL R. ROBINSON is an oil and gas executive. He is President and CEO of Placid Refining Company and Placid Holding Company, positions which he has held since 1994. He is also director of Field Point Petroleum Corporation, an AMEX traded public company, where he has served in that capacity since 2004. Mr. Robinson serves as director of the National Petrochemical and Refiners Association (NPRA), a non-profit industry advocacy organization serving the petroleum refining and petrochemical industry. He has been director of the NPRA since 2004.
DONALD RAY LAWHORNE is President, CEO and Director of Pacesetter Management, Inc.; a Director of Orchard Holdings Group, LLC; Manager of Pacesetter Investment Partners, LLC, the general partner for Pacesetter Growth Fund, LP; and Manager of Pacesetter Associates LLC. Mr. Lawhorne has held the aforementioned positions since May 1997. Mr. Lawhorne was also President, CEO and Director of Alliance Enterprise, Inc. from March 1994 to February 2010.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Compensation Discussion and Analysis
Our executive compensation program is designed to create strong financial incentive for our officers to increase revenues, profits, operating efficiency and returns, which we expect to lead to an increase in shareholder value. Our Board of Directors conduct periodic reviews of the compensation and benefits programs to ensure that they are properly designed to meet corporate objectives, overseeing of the administration of the cash incentive and equity-based plans and developing the compensation program for the executive officers. Our executive compensation program includes four primary elements. Three of the elements are performance oriented and taken together; all constitute a flexible and balanced method of establishing total compensation for our executive officers.
Our executive compensation program is intended to be simple and clear, and consists of the following elements (depending on individual performance):
| Base salary; |
| Annual incentive plan awards; |
| Stock-based compensation; and |
| Benefits. |
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The following objectives guide the Board of Directors in its deliberations regarding executive compensation matters:
| Provide a competitive compensation program that enables us to retain key executives; |
| Ensure a strong relationship between our performance results and those of our segments and the total compensation received by an individual; |
| Balance annual and longer term performance objectives; |
| Encourage executives to acquire and retain meaningful levels of common shares; and |
| Work closely with the Chief Executive Officer to ensure that the compensation program supports our objectives and culture. |
We believe that the overall compensation of executives should be competitive with the market in which we compete for executive talent. This market consists of both the oil and gas exploration industry and oil and gas service-based industries in which we compete for executive talent. In determining the proper amount for each compensation element, we review publicly available compensation data, as well as the compensation targets for comparable positions at similar corporations within these industries. We also consider the need to maintain levels of compensation that are fair among our executive officers given differences in their respective responsibilities, levels of accountability and decision authority.
Compensation Committee
We have a compensation committee of our Board of Directors that is headed by, Daniel Robinson. The Board of Directors is authorized to create certain committees, including a compensation committee.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation
The compensation committee of our Board of Directors consists of the three members of the Board of Directors, Bernard ODonnell, Daniel Robinson, and Donald Ray Lawhorne, each participate in making compensation decisions. Bernard ODonnell serves as an Executive Vice President in addition to serving as a director.
Role of Management in Determining Compensation Decisions
At the request of our Board of Directors, our management makes recommendations to our Board of Directors relating to executive compensation program design, specific compensation amounts, equity compensation levels and other executive compensation related matters for each of our executive officers, including our Chief Executive Officer. Our Board of Directors maintains decision-making authority with respect to these executive compensation matters.
Our Board of Directors reviews the recommendations of our management with respect to total executive compensation and each element of compensation when making pay decisions.
The objectives and details of why each element of compensation is paid are described below.
Base Salary. Our objective for paying base salaries to executives is to reward them for performing the core responsibilities of their positions and to provide a level of security with respect to a portion of their compensation. We consider a number of factors when setting base salaries for executives, including:
| Existing salary levels; |
| Competitive pay practices; |
| Individual and corporate performance; and |
| Internal equity among our executives, taking into consideration their relative contributions to our success. |
Stock-Based Compensation. The executive officers stock-based compensation is derived from their employment Agreements.
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Tim Burroughs, Chief Executive Officer. The Company executed a new Employment Agreement with Mr. Burroughs on December 1, 2011. The stock-based compensation section of the Agreement is as follows:
1. Shares. The Executive will be entitled to the issuance of certain common stock of Frontier for services rendered. Upon execution of this Agreement, 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be set aside for distribution to the Executive on a per annual basis (25,000 shares per quarter) beginning 90 days after Executive begins this employment agreement. (25,000 Frontier common shares to be issued each quarter).
2. Stock Grant and Options. The Executive will receive, as part of his annual compensation for his services the following annual stock grant and options:
a) Grant: Executive shall annually receive 5,000 common shares of the Company common stock times his number of years completed service to the Corporation to a maximum of 100,000 shares. As of December 31, 2012, Mr. Burroughs completed 17 years of service to the Company and received 85,000 shares of common stock.
b) Option: Executive shall receive the right to purchase up to 15,000 shares of the Companys common stock per calendar quarter at an exercise price equal to the ending bid price of the last market day prior to the date of the option award. The option exercise period for each option will be up to two years from its date of issuance, at which time the option will expire. In the event of a change in ownership, all unexercised options will be accelerated to the current monthly period.
Previously the Company executed an amended Employment Agreement effective August 4, 2005 with Mr. Tim Burroughs for three years. The Employment Agreement was last amended on December 1, 2010 wherein options were continued for an additional five years at an option price no greater than 50% of the closing price on December 1, 2010 or $0.015 per share (one-half of the $0.03 closing bid price on December 1, 2010). Mr. Burroughs did not call any of his potential stock options as of November 30, 2011. In accordance with the terms of the Amended Employment Agreement, no compensation expense was recognized as of November 30, 2011 related to Mr. Burroughs potential common stock options. The agreement was terminated on November 30, 2011.
Kenneth K. Conte, Chief Financial Officer. The Company executed an Employment Agreement with Mr. Conte on January 1, 2012. The stock-based compensation section of the Agreement is as follows:
1. Shares. The Executive will be entitled to the issuance of certain common stock of Frontier for services rendered. 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be set aside for distribution to the Executive on a per annual basis (25,000 shares per quarter) beginning 90 days after Executive begins this employment agreement. (25,000 Frontier common shares to be issued each quarter).
2. Stock Grant. The Executive will receive a grant of 300,000 common shares as a sign on bonus for his services as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. However the granted shares will not be vested in Executive until such time as the Executive has been continuously employed by Frontier for a period of one year from the date of this Agreement. In the event Executive is terminated or resigns for any reason, at any time, prior to the end of said one year period the gifted shares must be immediately surrendered and returned to Frontier. Mr. Conte completed his one year of service January1, 2013 at which time the common shares were vested.
Bernard (Dick) ODonnell, Executive Vice President. The Company executed an Employment Agreement with Mr. ODonnell on December 1, 2011. The stock-based compensation section of the Agreement is as follows:
1. Shares. The Executive will be entitled to the issuance of certain common stock of Frontier for services rendered. Upon execution of this Agreement, 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be set aside for distribution to the Executive on a per annual basis (25,000 shares per quarter) beginning 90 days after Executive begins this employment agreement. (25,000 Frontier common shares to be issued each quarter).
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2. Stock Grant and Options. The Executive will receive, as part of his annual compensation for his services the following annual stock grant and options:
a) Grant: Executive shall annually receive 5,000 common shares of the Companys common stock times his number of years completed service to the Corporation to a maximum of 100,000 shares. As of December 31, 2012, Mr. ODonnell completed 7 years of service to the Company and received 35,000 shares of common stock.
b) Option: Executive shall receive the right to purchase up to 15,000 shares of the Companys common stock per calendar quarter at an exercise price equal to the ending bid price of the last market day prior to the date of the option award. The option exercise period for each option will be up to two years from its date of issuance, at which time the option will expire. In the event of a change in ownership, all unexercised options will be accelerated to the current monthly period.
Previously, we executed an amended Employment Agreement effective April 1, 2006 with Mr. ODonnell, having a term of one (1) year, which automatically renewed unless otherwise terminated as provided in said agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. ODonnell was entitled to receive 100,000 shares of Frontier common stock upon execution and Board approval of the Agreement. In addition, the Company agreed to issue Mr. ODonnell options to acquire 25,000 shares of common stock per quarter beginning April 1, 2006 for a period of up to three years at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The option exercise period was one year from its date. The option portion of Mr. ODonnells contract expired on January 2, 2009. The Agreement was terminated on November 30, 2011.
David York, Director of Field Operations. The Company executed an Employment Agreement with Mr. York on June 1, 2012. The stock-based compensation section of the Agreement is as follows:
1. Shares. The Executive will be entitled to the issuance of certain common stock of Frontier for services rendered. Upon execution of this Agreement, 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be set aside for distribution to Executive on a per annual basis (25,000 shares per quarter) beginning 90 days after the Executive begins this employment agreement. (25,000 Frontier common shares to be issued each quarter).
2. Stock Grant and Options. The Executive will receive a grant of 50,000 common shares of Frontier as sign on bonus for his services as President of Trinity Disposal and Trucking, LLC. In addition, as part of his annual compensation for his services the following annual stock grant and options:
a) Grant: Executive shall annually receive 5,000 common shares of the Companys common stock times his number of years completed service to the Corporation to a maximum of 100,000 shares.
b) Option: Executive shall receive the right to purchase up to 15,000 shares of the Companys common stock per calendar quarter at an exercise price equal to the ending bid price of the last market day prior to the date of the option award. The option exercise period for each option will be up to two years from its date of issuance, at which time the option will expire. In the event of a change in ownership, all unexercised options will be accelerated to the current monthly period.
Frank J. Iannelli, Chief Financial Officer. The Company executed an Employment Agreement with Mr. Iannelli effective January 1, 2013. The stock-based compensation section of the Agreement is as follows:
1. Shares. The Executive will be entitled to the issuance of certain common stock of Frontier for services rendered. Upon execution of this Agreement, 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be set aside for distribution to Executive on a per annual basis (25,000 shares per quarter) beginning March 1, 2013.
2. Stock Grant. The Executive will receive a grant of 200,000 restricted common shares of Frontier as sign on bonus for his services as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. However the granted shares shall vest at the end of each quarter at the rate of 50,000 shares per quarter for the Calendar year ending December 31, 2013. If the employee terminates his employment prior to the end of the year the non-vested shares will be returned to the Company.
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Stephen P. Carson Vice President and General Counsel. The Company executed an Employment Agreement with Mr. Carson effective February 1, 2013. The stock-based compensation section of the Agreement is as follows:
1. Shares. The Executive will be entitled to the issuance of certain common stock of Frontier for services rendered. Upon execution of this Agreement, 100,000 shares of the Companys common stock will be set aside for distribution to Executive on a per annual basis (25,000 shares per quarter pro rated) beginning March 1, 2013.
2. Stock Grant. The Executive will receive a grant of 100,000 restricted common shares of Frontier as sign on bonus for his services as Vice President and General Counsel of the Company. However the granted shares shall vest at the end of each quarter at the rate of 25,000 shares per quarter for the Calendar year ending December 31, 2013. If the employee terminates his employment prior to the end of the year the non-vested shares will be returned to the Company.
Previously certain officers agreed to forebear their salary until the Companys cash flow improved. The Company granted stock awards in 2011 to the following officers in recognition of their forbearance.
1. Sherri Cecotti: 100,000 common stock shares as compensation for services rendered as Ms. Cecotti has not received compensation from Frontier during the previous two fiscal years. Ms. Cecotti is an officer of Frontier and serves as Secretary.
2. Bernard ODonnell: 200,000 common stock shares as compensation for services rendered as Mr. ODonnell has not received compensation for his services as an officer of the Company, Vice President, for two or more years.
Benefits. The Company offers life, disability, medical and dental benefits to its employees. In addition, CTT sponsors a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering substantially all of its employees. CTT is required and generally matches contributions up to a maximum of 4% of the participants contributions.
Summary Compensation Table
The following table sets forth the annual and log-term compensation with respect to the year ended December 31, 2012 paid or accrued by us on behalf of the executive officers named.
Long Term Compensation Awards |
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Tim Burroughs, |
2012 | $ | 150,000 | $ | | $ | 279,438 | $ | 39,900 | 65,000 | $ | 469,338 | ||||||||||||||||
President & CEO |
2011 | $ | 31,250 | $ | | $ | | $ | | | $ | 31,250 | ||||||||||||||||
Kenneth K. Conte |
2012 | $ | 120,000 | $ | 57,800 | $ | 149,250 | $ | 255,000 | 300,000 | $ | 582,050 | ||||||||||||||||
Chief Financial Officer |
2011 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | | $ | | ||||||||||||||||
David York |
2012 | $ | 42,716 | $ | | $ | 164,750 | $ | 24,900 | 35,000 | $ | 232,366 | ||||||||||||||||
Director of Field Operation |
2011 | $ | | $ | | $ | | $ | | | $ | | ||||||||||||||||
Dick ODonnell, |
2012 | $ | 150,000 | $ | | $ | 205,226 | $ | 39,900 | 65,000 | $ | 395,126 | ||||||||||||||||
Executive Vice President & Director |
2011 | $ | 36,250 | $ | | $ | 14,000 | $ | | | $ | 50,250 | ||||||||||||||||
Sherri Cecotti, |
2012 | $ | 81,662 | $ | | $ | | | $ | 81,662 | ||||||||||||||||||
Secretary & Treasurer |
2011 | $ | 13,373 | $ | | $ | 7,000 | $ | | | $ | 20,373 |
(1) | A description of the assumptions made in valuation of options and awards granted can be found in Note 10 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, which is deemed to be a part of this Item. |
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Option Grants
The following table sets forth the stock options granted to the named executive officers for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Name |
Number of Securities Underlying Options Granted (#) |
Percent of Total Options Granted Employees in Fiscal Yr. |
Weighted Average Market Price on Date of Issuance ($/Share) |
Expiration Date |
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T. Burroughs |
60,000 | 39.39 | % | $ | 1.65 | (1 | ) | |||||||||
B. ODonnell |
60,000 | 39.39 | % | $ | 1.65 | (1 | ) | |||||||||
D. York |
30,000 | 21.22 | % | $ | 1.99 | (1 | ) |
(1) | 15,000 stock options per quarter which expire two years from the date of issuance. There were no option grants in the previous fiscal year. |
Aggregated Option Exercises in This Year and Year-End Option Values
The following table sets forth the option exercises and year-end option values for the named executive officers.
Number of Securities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Underlying | Value of Unexercised | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares | Unexercised Options at | Options at | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Acquired on | Value | Fiscal Year End | Fiscal Year End ($)(1) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Name |
Exercise (#) | Realized ($) | Exercisable | Unexercisable | Exercisable | Unexercisable | ||||||||||||||||||
T. Burroughs |
| | 60,000 | | $ | 19,200 | | |||||||||||||||||
B. ODonnell |
| | 60,000 | | $ | 19,200 | | |||||||||||||||||
D. York |
| | 30,000 | | $ | | |
(1) | Based on the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2012 of $1.90 per share less the exercise price payable for those shares. There were no option grants in the previous fiscal year. |
Employment Agreements
Tim Burroughs, Chief Executive Officer. The Company executed a new one year Employment Agreement with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Tim Burroughs, on December 1, 2011 with an automatic renew for successive one year terms unless otherwise terminated as provided for in the Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement Mr. Burroughs is entitled to receive an initial annual base salary of $150,000 plus benefits enumerated therein unless otherwise altered by the Board with respect to all executives of the Company. Under the Agreement Mr. Burroughs is also entitled to certain stock-based compensation for services rendered as disclosed in the Stock-Based Compensation section above.
Previously, we executed an amended Employment Agreement effective August 4, 2005 with Mr. Burroughs for three years. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Burroughs was entitled to receive an annual compensation of $150,000, and other items enumerated in the agreement. The Agreement provided that Mr. Burroughs had the contractual right to require Frontier to issue, upon his request, up to 250,000 common share options subject to certain conditions. The conditions were that the options would not issue unless Mr. Burroughs made a demand for their issuance and the number of shares so demanded had vested (the agreement provided that 50,000 potential options vest at the beginning of each employment year for the five year term of the agreement and were cumulative.) The amendment also changed how the options were to be priced. The options were to be priced at a maximum exercise price of one-half the bid price for Frontier common stock as of August 4, 2005 or $0.70 per share (one-half $1.40 the closing bid price on August 4, 2005.) In the event the closing bid price of Frontiers common stock was below $0.70 on the date of a call by Mr. Burroughs, the exercise price would be reduced to the lower actual bid price. In April 2007,
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in exchange for Frontier dropping the three year service requirement, Mr. Burroughs agreed to forgo his eligibility to call for stock options for fiscal years ending November 30, 2005 and 2006. The Employment Agreement was again amended on December 1, 2010, wherein options were continued for an additional five years at an option price no greater than 50% of the closing price on December 1, 2010 or $0.015 per share (one-half of the $0.03 closing bid price on December 1, 2010). Mr. Burroughs did not call any of his potential stock options in the previous fiscal year. The contract was terminated on November 30, 2011.
Kenneth K. Conte, Chief Financial Officer. The Company executed a one year Employment Agreement with our Chief Financial Officer, Kenneth Conte, on January 1, 2012 with an automatic renew for successive one year terms unless otherwise terminated as provided for in the Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Conte is entitled to receive an initial annual base salary of $120,000 plus benefits enumerated therein unless otherwise altered by the Board with respect to all executives of the Company. Under the Agreement Mr. Conte is also entitled to certain stock-based compensation for services rendered as disclosed in the Stock-Based Compensation section above.
Bernard (Dick) ODonnell, Executive Vice President. The Company executed a new one year Employment Agreement with our Executive Vice President, Bernard ODonnell, on December 1, 2011 with an automatic renew for successive one year terms unless otherwise terminated as provided for in the Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement Mr. ODonnell is entitled to receive an initial annual base salary of $150,000 plus benefits enumerated therein unless otherwise altered by the Board with respect to all executives of the Company. Under the Agreement Mr. ODonnell is also entitled to certain stock-based compensation for services rendered as disclosed in the Stock-Based Compensation section above.
Previously, we executed an amended Employment Agreement effective April 1, 2006 with Mr. ODonnell, having a term of one (1) year, which automatically renewed unless otherwise terminated as provided in said agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. ODonnell was entitled to receive 100,000 shares of Frontier common stock upon execution and Board approval of the Agreement. In addition, the Company agreed to issue Mr. ODonnell options to acquire 25,000 shares of common stock per quarter beginning April 1, 2006 for a period of up to three years at an exercise price of $0.15 per share. The option exercise period was one year from its date. The option portion of Mr. ODonnells contract expired on January 2, 2009. The Agreement was terminated on November 30, 2011.
David York, Director of Field Operations. The Company executed an Employment Agreement with Mr. York on June 1, 2012 with an automatic renewal for successive one year terms unless otherwise terminated as provided for in the Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement Mr. York is entitled to receive an initial annual base salary of $150,000 plus benefits enumerated therein unless otherwise altered by the Board with respect to all executives of the Company. Under the Agreement Mr. York is also entitled to certain stock-based compensation for services rendered as disclosed in the Stock-Based Compensation section above.
Frank J. Iannelli, Chief Operating Officer. The Company executed an Employment Agreement with Mr. Iannelli effective January 1, 2013 with an automatic renewal for successive one year terms unless otherwise terminated as provided in the Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement Mr. Iannelli is entitled to receive an initial annual base salary of $120,000 plus benefits enumerated therein unless otherwise altered by the Board with respect to all executives of the Company. Under the Agreement Mr. Iannelli is also entitled to certain stock-based compensation for services rendered as disclosed in the Stock-Based Compensation section above.
Stephan P. Carson, Vice President and General Counsel. The Company executed an Employment Agreement with Mr. Carson effective February 1, 2013 with an automatic renewal for successive one year terms unless otherwise terminated as provided in the Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement Mr. Carson is entitled to receive an initial annual base salary of $120,000 plus benefits enumerated therein unless otherwise altered by the Board with respect to all executives of the Company. Under the Agreement Mr. Carson is also entitled to certain stock-based compensation for services rendered as disclosed in the Stock-Based Compensation section above.
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Termination of Employment and Change of Control Arrangement
If any individual named above terminates employment with the Company by mutual agreement, death, disability or termination the Agreement provides for the payment of the base salary through the date of termination plus the value of all accrued, earned and unused benefits under the Standard Benefit Plans, plus the accrued Net Profits Interest (except for termination with cause), if any, to date of termination, plus any vested pension and retirement benefits to the date of termination. In addition, if any individual named above terminates employment as a result of disability, the Company will provide long term disability benefits to which the officer may be eligible (if any) in accordance with the Companys then existing Standard Benefit Plans.
There is no compensatory plan or arrangement with respect to any individual named above which results or will result from a change in our control. There are no agreements or understandings, whether written or unwritten, concerning any type of compensation, whether present, deferred or contingent, that is based on or otherwise relates to an acquisition, merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all assets of the Company.
Compensation of Directors
Each Director receives $250 for each meeting of the Board. In addition to the foregoing, each Director is awarded 25,000 shares of the Companys common stock per calendar quarter (issued at the beginning of each quarter). The shareholders of the Company approved the election of the three directors on October 12, 2011. The sitting of the directors became effective 20 days after the mailing of the Information Statement to our shareholders, or on or about November 3, 2011. The two directors entitled to be awarded shares of the Companys common stock each received 100,000 shares in 2012.
Compensation Committee Report
Our Board of Directors reviewed and discussed the Compensation Discussion and Analysis with management and, based on such discussion, included the Compensation Discussion and Analysis in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
As of December 31, 2012 we had a total of 19,293,444 shares of our common stock outstanding. The following table sets forth the stock ownership of the officers, directors and shareholders then holding more than 5% of the common stock of Frontier Oilfield Services:
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NAME AND ADDRESS | AMOUNT | PERCENT OF | ||||||||
TITLE OF CLASS |
OF OWNER |
OWNED | CLASS | |||||||
Common stock |
Tim Burroughs (1) | 2,513,339 | 13.03 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Tim Burroughs Family Tr (2) | 500,000 | 2.59 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Marketing Research Group, Inc. (3) | 8,012 | 0.04 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Petroleum Holdings, Inc. (3) | 733 | 0.00 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
American Eagle Services, Inc. (3) | 516 | 0.00 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Gulftex Oil & Gas, LLC (4), (5) | 336,616 | 1.74 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
David York (5) | 2,108,239 | 10.93 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
David & Kelli York Joint Account | 10,000 | 0.05 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
D. York FBO AV | 20 | 0.00 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Jimmy D. Coffman | 1,177,087 | 6.10 | |||||||
503 W. Sherman | ||||||||||
Chico, TX 76431 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Bernard ODonnell | 500,000 | 2.59 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Bernard ODonnell IRA | 77,500 | 0.40 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Kenneth K. Conte | 291,000 | 1.51 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Kyle Conte (6) | 13,000 | 0.07 | |||||||
226 South Eastate Drive | ||||||||||
Webster, NY 14580 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Karen S. Conte (6) | 13,000 | 0.07 | |||||||
226 South Eastate Drive | ||||||||||
Webster, NY 14580 |
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Common stock |
Joan K. Conte (6) | 55,000 | 0.29 | |||||||
14 Park Road | ||||||||||
Pittsford, NY 14534 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Sherri Green (6) | 15,000 | 0.08 | |||||||
1350 Ramsday Drive | ||||||||||
Lucas, TX 75002 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Danielle N. Paniagua (6) | 13,000 | 0.07 | |||||||
447 Webster Avenue, Apt 3 | ||||||||||
New Rochelle, NY 10801 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Daniel Robinson | 100,000 | 0.52 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Donald Ray Lawhorne | 100,000 | 0.52 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
Common stock |
Sherri Cecotti | 150,000 | 0.78 | |||||||
3030 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1320 | ||||||||||
Dallas, TX 75234 | ||||||||||
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All Directors and Officers as a Group and Shareholders Owning More Than 5% of the Common Stock. |
7,982,062 | 41.38 | % | |||||||
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(1) | The Company executed a new one year Employment Agreement with our President and Chief Executive Officer, Tim Burroughs, on December 1, 2011 with an automatic renew for successive one year terms unless otherwise terminated as provided for in the Agreement. Under the terms of the Agreement Mr. Burroughs is entitled to receive an initial annual base salary of $150,000 plus benefits enumerated therein unless otherwise altered by the Board with respect to all executives of the Company. Under the Agreement Mr. Burroughs is also entitled to certain stock-based compensation for services rendered as disclosed in the Stock-Based Compensation section above. |
Previously, we executed an amended Employment Agreement effective August 4, 2005 with Mr. Burroughs for three years. Under the terms of the agreement, Mr. Burroughs was entitled to receive an annual compensation of $150,000, and other items enumerated in the agreement. The Agreement provided that Mr. Burroughs had the contractual right to require Frontier to issue, upon his request, up to 250,000 common share options subject to certain conditions. The conditions were that the options would not issue unless Mr. Burroughs made a demand for their issuance and the number of shares so demanded had vested (the agreement provided that 50,000 potential options vest at the beginning of each employment year for the five year term of the agreement and were cumulative.) The amendment also changed how the options were to be priced. The options were to be priced at a maximum exercise price of one-half the bid price for Frontier common stock as of August 4, 2005 or $0.70 per share (one-half $1.40 the closing bid price on August 4, 2005.) In the event the closing bid price of Frontiers common stock was below $0.70 on the date of a call by Mr. Burroughs, the exercise price would be reduced to the lower actual bid price. In April 2007, in exchange for Frontier dropping the three year service requirement, Mr. Burroughs agreed to forgo his eligibility to call for stock options for fiscal years ending November 30, 2005 and 2006. The Employment Agreement was again amended on December 1, 2010 wherein options were continued for an additional five years at an option price no greater than 50% of the closing price on December 1, 2010 or $0.015 per share (one-half of the $0.03 closing bid price on December 1, 2010).Mr. Burroughs did not call any of his potential stock options in the previous fiscal year. The contract was terminated on November 30, 2011. |
(2) | The beneficiary of the Burroughs Family Trust is Becca Burroughs, the daughter of Mr. Burroughs, our CEO. |
(3) | Tim Burroughs claims a beneficial interest in the stated shares. |
(4) | Tim Burroughs is a 50% owner of Gulftex Oil & Gas, LLC. |
(5) | David York is a 50% owner of Gulftex Oil & Gas, LLC. |
(6) | Kenneth Conte claims a beneficial interest in the stated shares. |
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.
On September 1, 2011 we entered into a service agreement with FIG. Under the agreement the Company charged FIG for a portion of administrative services and rent. The agreement was terminated on May 31, 2012.
On December 1, 2010 we entered into a services agreement with Gulftex. Under the agreement the Company charged Gulftex for a portion of administrative services and rent. The Agreement was terminated on August 31, 2011.
Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
Audit Fees
The aggregate fees billed by our independent auditors, for professional services rendered for the audit of our annual consolidated financial statements on Form 10-K and the reviews of the financial reports included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the years ended December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 amounted to $52,100 and $16,000, respectively. There was no fee billed for the one month ended December 31, 2011.
Tax Fees
Fees billed by our auditors for professional services in connection with tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning for the year ended December 31, 2012 was $2,705.No fees were billed by our auditors for professional services in connection with tax compliance, tax advice or tax planning for the year ended November 30, 2011 and the one month ended December 31, 2011.
All Other Fees
No fees were billed by our auditors for products and services other than those described above under Audit Fees and Tax Fees for the year ended December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011.
Board of Directors Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures
In December 2003, the Board of Directors adopted policies and procedures for pre-approving all audit and non-audit services provided by our independent auditors prior to the engagement of the independent auditors with respect to such services. Under the policy, our independent auditors are prohibited from performing certain non-audit services and are pre-approved to perform certain other non-audit and tax related services provided that the aggregate fees for such pre-approved non-audit and tax related services do not exceed a pre-set minimum.
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
Financial Statement Schedules
The following have been made part of this report and appear in Item 8 above.
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets December 31, 2012 and 2011 and November 30, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Operations-
For The Years Ended December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 and One Month Ended December 31, 2011
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows-
For The Years Ended December 31, 2012 and November 30, 2011 and One Month Ended December 31, 2011
Consolidated Statements of Changes In Stockholders Equity-
For The Years Ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 and One Month Ended December 31, 2011
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Exhibits
Exhibit Number | Description | |
10.1 |
Employment Agreement between Frontier Oilfield Services and Frank J. Iannelli effective January 1, 2013. | |
10.2 |
Employment Agreement between Frontier Oilfield Services and Stephen P. Carson effective February 1, 2013. | |
31.1 |
Certification of our President and Chief Executive Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
31.2 |
Certification of our Principal Financial Officer under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.1 |
Certification of our President and Chief Executive Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
32.2 |
Certification of our Principal Financial Officer under Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. | |
99.1 |
Press Release; Employment of Frank Iannelli. | |
99.2 |
Press Release; Employment of Stephan Carson. | |
101.INS** |
XBRL Instance | |
101.SCH** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema | |
101.CAL** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation | |
101.DEF** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition | |
101.LAB** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels | |
101.PRE** |
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation |
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 1st day of April, 2013.
FRONTIER OILFIELD SERVICES, INC. | ||
SIGNATURE: | /s/ Tim Burroughs | |
Tim Burroughs, President and Chief Executive Officer |
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated, on the 1st day of April, 2013.
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Signatures | Capacity | |
/s/ Tim Burroughs |
President and Chief Executive Officer | |
/s/ Kenneth K. Conte |
Chief Financial Officer | |
/s/ Bernard R. ODonnell |
Executive Vice President, Director | |
/s/ Daniel R. Robinson |
Director | |
/s/ Donald Ray Lawhorne |
Director |
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