Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2008 June (Form 10-Q)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(MARK
ONE)
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
FOR
THE
QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED June 30, 2008
OR
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
COMMISSION
FILE NUMBER: 0-12627
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah
|
87-0407858
|
|
(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
or organization)
|
(I.R.S.
Employer
Identification
Number)
|
|
6033
W. Century Blvd, Suite 1090,
Los
Angeles, California 90045
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||
(Address
of principal executive offices)
|
||
(310)
670-7911
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||
Issuer’s
telephone number:
|
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required 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:
Yes
x
No¨.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.
Large
accelerated filer ¨
|
Accelerated
filer ¨
|
Non-accelerated
filer ¨
|
Smaller
reporting company x
|
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant's classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date: As
of
August 11, 2008, the issuer had 226,603,560 shares of common stock outstanding,
which includes 4,567,519 shares of common stock currently held in
escrow.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act):
Yes
¨
No
x
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC.
For
the quarter ended June 30, 2008
FORM
10-Q
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
PART
I
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ITEM
1.
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FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
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1
|
ITEM
2.
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
|
19
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ITEM
3.
|
QUANTITATIVE
AND QUANTITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKT RISK
|
24
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ITEM
4T.
|
CONTROLS
AND PROCEDURES
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24
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PART
II
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||
ITEM
1.
|
LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
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25
|
ITEM
2.
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UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
|
25
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ITEM
3.
|
DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES
|
26
|
ITEM
4.
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SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
|
26
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ITEM
5.
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OTHER
INFORMATION
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26
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ITEM
6.
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EXHIBITS
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27
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PART
I
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS.
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Unaudited)
June 30,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
ASSETS
|
|||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS
|
|||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$
|
202,715
|
$
|
805,338
|
|||
Subscription
receivable
|
-
|
75,000
|
|||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
31,023
|
51,073
|
|||||
Total
Current Assets
|
233,738
|
931,411
|
|||||
PROPERTY
AND EQUIPMENT
|
|||||||
Land
|
2,051,282
|
-
|
|||||
Plantation
development costs
|
1,568,279
|
308,777
|
|||||
Plantation
equipment
|
286,545
|
-
|
|||||
Office
equipment
|
10,993
|
1,127
|
|||||
3,917,099
|
309,904
|
||||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
(829
|
)
|
(563
|
)
|
|||
3,916,270
|
309,341
|
||||||
OTHER
ASSETS
|
12,691
|
-
|
|||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
|
$
|
4,162,699
|
$
|
1,240,752
|
|||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
|||||||
CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
1,690,863
|
$
|
1,243,877
|
|||
Accrued
payroll and payroll taxes
|
999,660
|
950,971
|
|||||
Accrued
interest payable
|
364,151
|
300,651
|
|||||
Accrued
return on minority interest
|
21,377
|
-
|
|||||
Secured
promissory note, less unamortized discount
|
430,234
|
250,000
|
|||||
Notes
payable to shareholders
|
56,000
|
56,000
|
|||||
Convertible
notes payable
|
193,200
|
193,200
|
|||||
Financial
instrument
|
-
|
2,166,514
|
|||||
Current
liabilities associated with assets held for sale
|
3,352,794
|
3,113,970
|
|||||
Total
Current Liabilities
|
7,108,279
|
8,275,183
|
|||||
MORTGAGE
NOTE PAYABLE
|
2,051,282
|
-
|
|||||
MINORITY
INTEREST
|
851,661
|
-
|
|||||
STOCKHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock - no par value; 50,000,000 shares authorized
|
|||||||
Series
A, convertible; zero and 28,928 shares issued and outstanding,
respectively (aggregate liquidation preference of $0 and $2,892,800,
respectively)
|
-
|
514,612
|
|||||
Series
B, convertible; 13,000 shares issued or subscribed (aggregate liquidation
preference of $1,300,000)
|
1,290,735
|
1,290,735
|
|||||
Common
stock, no par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized;222,036,041
and
174,838,967 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
|
17,534,474
|
16,526,570
|
|||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
3,423,510
|
1,472,598
|
|||||
Deficit
accumulated prior to the development stage
|
(1,399,577
|
)
|
(1,399,577
|
)
|
|||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(26,697,665
|
)
|
(25,439,369
|
)
|
|||
Total
Stockholders' Deficit
|
(5,848,523
|
)
|
(7,034,431
|
)
|
|||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
$
|
4,162,699
|
$
|
1,240,752
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
1
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Unaudited)
From Inception of
|
||||||||||||||||
the Development Stage
|
||||||||||||||||
For the Three Months Ended
|
For the Six Months Ended
|
on November 20, 1991
|
||||||||||||||
June 30,
|
June 30,
|
through
|
||||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
2007
|
June 30, 2008
|
||||||||||||
Operating
Expenses
|
||||||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
$
|
503,886
|
$
|
103,678
|
$
|
1,014,911
|
$
|
355,005
|
$
|
8,915,469
|
||||||
Research
and development
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
986,584
|
|||||||||||
Loss
from Operations
|
(503,886
|
)
|
(103,678
|
)
|
(1,014,911
|
)
|
(355,005
|
)
|
(9,902,053
|
)
|
||||||
Other
Income (Expenses)
|
||||||||||||||||
Unrealized
gain on financial instrument
|
-
|
20,601
|
5,469
|
214,620
|
4,722,632
|
|||||||||||
Interest
income
|
406
|
122
|
4,269
|
270
|
66,874
|
|||||||||||
Interest
expense
|
(61,293
|
)
|
(8,011
|
)
|
(76,323
|
)
|
(15,751
|
)
|
(1,313,872
|
)
|
||||||
Interest
expense from amortization of discount on
secured promissory note
|
(16,603
|
)
|
-
|
(16,603
|
)
|
-
|
(266,603
|
)
|
||||||||
Gain
on debt restructuring
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2,524,787
|
|||||||||||
Other
income
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
906,485
|
|||||||||||
Total
Other Income (Expenses)
|
(77,490
|
)
|
12,712
|
(83,188
|
)
|
199,139
|
6,640,303
|
|||||||||
Loss
from Continuing Operations Before Minority
Interest in Net Loss
|
(581,376
|
)
|
(90,966
|
)
|
(1,098,099
|
)
|
(155,866
|
)
|
(3,261,750
|
)
|
||||||
Minority
interest in net loss
|
84,153
|
-
|
84,153
|
-
|
84,153
|
|||||||||||
Loss
from Continuing Operations
|
(497,223
|
)
|
(90,966
|
)
|
(1,013,946
|
)
|
(155,866
|
)
|
(3,177,597
|
)
|
||||||
Income
(Loss) from Discontinued Operations
|
8,960
|
(185,641
|
)
|
(244,350
|
)
|
(294,804
|
)
|
(22,827,869
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
Loss
|
(488,263
|
)
|
(276,607
|
)
|
(1,258,296
|
)
|
(450,670
|
)
|
(26,005,466
|
)
|
||||||
Preferred
stock dividend from beneficial conversion feature
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(692,199
|
)
|
||||||||||
Net
Loss Applicable to Common Shareholders
|
$
|
(488,263
|
)
|
$
|
(276,607
|
)
|
$
|
(1,258,296
|
)
|
$
|
(450,670
|
)
|
$
|
(26,697,665
|
)
|
|
Basic
and Diluted Loss per Common Share:
|
||||||||||||||||
Loss
from Continuing Operations
|
$
|
(0.002
|
)
|
$
|
(0.001
|
)
|
$
|
(0.005
|
)
|
$
|
(0.001
|
)
|
||||
Income
(Loss) from Discontinued Operations
|
$
|
0.000
|
$
|
(0.001
|
)
|
$
|
(0.002
|
)
|
$
|
(0.003
|
)
|
|||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(0.002
|
)
|
$
|
(0.002
|
)
|
$
|
(0.007
|
)
|
$
|
(0.004
|
)
|
||||
Basic
and Diluted Weighted-Average Common Shares Outstanding
|
210,893,426
|
118,357,704
|
192,866,196
|
118,357,704
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
2
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
CONDENSED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Unaudited)
From Inception of
|
||||||||||
the Development Stage
|
||||||||||
For the Six Months Ended
|
on November 20, 1991
|
|||||||||
June 30,
|
through
|
|||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
June
30, 2008
|
||||||||
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(1,258,296
|
)
|
$
|
(450,670
|
)
|
$
|
(26,005,466
|
)
|
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating
activities
|
||||||||||
Foreign
currency transaction loss
|
244,350
|
62,399
|
601,741
|
|||||||
Gain
on debt restructuring
|
-
|
-
|
(2,524,787
|
)
|
||||||
Share-based
compensation for services, expenses, litigation, and research and
development
|
246,790
|
292,000
|
12,589,531
|
|||||||
Commitment
for research and development obligation
|
-
|
-
|
2,378,445
|
|||||||
Depreciation
|
266
|
8,915
|
137,932
|
|||||||
Reduction
of escrow receivable from research and development
|
-
|
-
|
272,700
|
|||||||
Unrealized
gain on financial instrument
|
(5,469
|
)
|
(214,620
|
)
|
(4,722,632
|
)
|
||||
Interest
expense from amortization of discount on secured promissory
note
|
16,603
|
-
|
266,603
|
|||||||
Minority
interest in net loss
|
(84,153
|
)
|
-
|
(84,153
|
)
|
|||||
Reduction
of legal costs
|
-
|
-
|
(130,000
|
)
|
||||||
Write-off
of subscriptions receivable
|
-
|
-
|
112,500
|
|||||||
Impairment
loss on assets
|
-
|
-
|
9,709
|
|||||||
Gain
on disposal of assets, net of losses
|
-
|
-
|
(228,445
|
)
|
||||||
Write-off
of receivable
|
-
|
-
|
562,240
|
|||||||
Note
payable issued for litigation
|
-
|
-
|
385,000
|
|||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities
|
||||||||||
Accounts
receivable
|
-
|
-
|
(7,529
|
)
|
||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
20,050
|
-
|
(31,023
|
)
|
||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
553,649
|
331,578
|
4,771,661
|
|||||||
Net
Cash Provided by (Used in) Operating Activities
|
(266,210
|
)
|
29,602
|
(11,645,973
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
|
||||||||||
Plantation
development costs
|
(1,259,502
|
)
|
-
|
(1,568,279
|
)
|
|||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
(296,411
|
)
|
-
|
(517,745
|
)
|
|||||
Proceeds
from disposal of assets
|
-
|
-
|
310,000
|
|||||||
Change
in deposits
|
(12,691
|
)
|
-
|
(63,791
|
)
|
|||||
Issuance
of note receivable
|
-
|
-
|
(313,170
|
)
|
||||||
Payments
received on note receivable
|
-
|
-
|
130,000
|
|||||||
Net
Cash Used in Investing Activities
|
(1,568,604
|
)
|
-
|
(2,022,985
|
)
|
|||||
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
||||||||||
Proceeds
from common stock, preferred stock, and warrants for cash
|
75,000
|
-
|
11,324,580
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of preferred membership in GCE Mexico I, LLC
|
957,191
|
-
|
957,191
|
|||||||
Contributed
equity
|
-
|
-
|
131,374
|
|||||||
Proceeds
from notes payable and related warrants
|
250,000
|
-
|
1,936,613
|
|||||||
Payments
on notes payable
|
(50,000
|
)
|
-
|
(951,287
|
)
|
|||||
Proceeds
from convertible notes payable
|
-
|
-
|
571,702
|
|||||||
Payments
on convertible notes payable
|
-
|
-
|
(98,500
|
)
|
||||||
Net
Cash Provided by Financing Activities
|
1,232,191
|
-
|
13,871,673
|
|||||||
Net
Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
(602,623
|
)
|
29,602
|
202,715
|
||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
805,338
|
47,658
|
-
|
|||||||
Cash
and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
202,715
|
77,260
|
202,715
|
|||||||
Supplemental
Disclosures of Cash Flow Information:
|
||||||||||
Cash
paid for interest
|
$
|
12,823
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
Noncash
Investing and Financing Activities:
|
||||||||||
Reclassification
of financial instrument to permanent equity
|
$
|
2,161,045
|
$
|
-
|
||||||
Acquisition
of land in exchange for mortgage note payable
|
2,051,282
|
-
|
||||||||
Exchange
of Series A preferred stock for common stock
|
514,612
|
-
|
||||||||
Release
of common stock held in escrow
|
493,292
|
-
|
||||||||
Accrual
of return on minority interest
|
21,377
|
-
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated
financial statements
3
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note
1 –
History
and Basis of Presentation
History
Medical
Discoveries, Inc. was incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah on
November 20, 1991. Effective as of August 6, 1992, the Company merged
with and into WPI Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Utah corporation (“WPI”), pursuant to
which WPI was the surviving corporation. Pursuant to the MDI-WPI merger,
the
name of the surviving corporation was changed to Medical Discoveries, Inc.
(“MDI”). MDI’s initial purpose was the research and development of an
anti-infection drug know as MDI-P.
On
March 22, 2005, MDI formed MDI Oncology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as a
wholly-owned subsidiary to acquire and operate the assets and business
associated with the Savetherapeutics transaction. With this transaction,
MDI
acquired the SaveCream technology and carried on the research and development
of
this drug candidate. MDI made the decision in 2007 to discontinue further
development of these two drug candidates and sell these
technologies.
On
January 29, 2008, a meeting of shareholders was held and, among other things,
the name Medical Discoveries, Inc. was changed to Global Clean Energy Holdings,
Inc. (the “Company”).
On
September 7, 2007, MDI entered into a share exchange agreement pursuant to
which
it acquired all of the outstanding ownership interests in Global Clean Energy
Holdings, LLC, an entity that had certain trade secrets, know-how, business
plans, term sheets, business relationships, and other information relating
to
the start-up of a business related to the cultivation and production of seed
oil
from the seed of the Jatropha plant. With this transaction, MDI commenced
the
research and development of a business whose purpose will be providing feedstock
oil intended for the production of bio-diesel.
Effective
April 23, 2008, the Company entered into a limited liability company agreement
to form GCE Mexico I, LLC (GCE Mexico) along with six unaffiliated investors.
The Company owns 50% of the common membership interest of GCE Mexico and
four of
the unaffiliated investors own the other 50% of the common membership interest.
Additionally, a total of 1,000 preferred membership units were issued to
two of
the unaffiliated investors. GCE Mexico owns a 99% interest in Asideros Globales
Corporativo, a corporation newly organized under the laws of Mexico (Asideros),
and the Company owns the remaining 1% directly. Commencing in April 2008,
the
Company has consolidated the financial statements of GCE Mexico and Asideros
with its financial statements. The ownership interests of the six unaffiliated
investors in GCE Mexico is presented as Minority Interest in the accompanying
consolidated financial statements. GCE Mexico was organized primarily to,
among
other things, acquire land in Mexico through Asideros for the cultivation
of the
Jatropha plant.
Unaudited
Interim Consolidated Financial Statements
The
accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been
prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities
and Exchange Commission. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally
included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been
condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. In the opinion
of
management, all adjustments and disclosures necessary for a fair presentation
of
these financial statements have been included and are of normal, recurring
nature. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report
on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The results of operations for the three
months and six months ended June 30, 2008, may not be indicative of the results
that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2008.
4
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Loss
per Common Share
Loss
per
share amounts are computed by dividing loss applicable to common shareholders
by
the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding during each period.
Diluted loss per share amounts are computed assuming the issuance of common
stock for potentially dilutive common stock equivalents. All outstanding
stock
options, warrants, convertible notes, convertible preferred stock, and common
stock held in escrow are currently antidilutive and have been excluded from
the
calculations of diluted loss per share at June 30, 2008 and 2007, as follows:
June 30,
|
|||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Convertible
notes
|
128,671
|
128,671
|
|||||
Convertible
preferred stock - Series A
|
-
|
229,236,317
|
|||||
Convertible
preferred stock - Series B
|
11,818,181
|
-
|
|||||
Warrants
|
29,742,552
|
38,973,861
|
|||||
Compensation-based
stock options and warrants
|
49,383,000
|
29,883,000
|
|||||
Common
stock held in escrow
|
4,567,519
|
-
|
|||||
95,639,923
|
298,221,849
|
Recently
Issued Accounting Standards
In
September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS
No.
157, Fair
Value Measurements (SFAS
157). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring
fair
value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures
about
fair value measurements. This statement is effective for the Company’s fiscal
year beginning January 1, 2008 for financial assets and liabilities and January
1, 2009 for non-financial assets and liabilities. The adoption of SFAS 157
for
financial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2008 did not have a material
impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company is
currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and
liabilities, if any, on the reporting of its financial position and results
of
operations.
In
February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities–
including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 allows
measurement at fair value of eligible financial assets and liabilities that
are
not otherwise measured at fair value. If the fair value option for an eligible
item is elected, unrealized gains and losses for that item shall be reported
in
current earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 also establishes
presentation and disclosure requirements designed to draw comparison between
the
different measurement attributes the Company elects for similar types of
assets
and liabilities. The Company adopted SFAS 159 effective January 1, 2008,
but did
not elect to fair value any of the eligible assets or liabilities. Therefore,
the adoption of SFAS 159 did not have any impact on its financial position
or
results of operations.
5
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business
Combinations
(SFAS
141(R)), which replaces SFAS 141, Business
Combinations.
SFAS
141(R) retains the underlying concepts of SFAS 141 in that all business
combinations are still required to be accounted for at fair value under the
acquisition method of accounting, but SFAS 141(R) changed the method of applying
the acquisition method in a number of significant aspects. Acquisition costs
will generally be expensed as incurred; noncontrolling interests will be
valued
at fair value at the acquisition date; in-process research and development
will
be recorded at fair value as an indefinite-lived intangible asset at the
acquisition date; restructuring costs associated with a business combination
will generally be expensed subsequent to the acquisition date; and changes
in
deferred tax asset valuation allowances and income tax uncertainties after
the
acquisition date generally will affect income tax expense. SFAS 141(R) is
effective on a prospective basis for all business combinations for which
the
acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual period
subsequent to December 15, 2008, with the exception of the accounting for
valuation allowances on deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies. SFAS
141(R) amends SFAS 109 such that adjustments made to valuation allowances
on
deferred taxes and acquired tax contingencies associated with acquisitions
that
closed prior to the effective date of SFAS 141(R) would also apply the
provisions of SFAS 141(R). Early adoption is not permitted. The Company is
currently evaluating the effects, if any, that SFAS 141(R) may have on our
financial statements. The Company does not expect that it will have any
immediate effect on our financial statements, however, the revised standard
will
govern the accounting for any future business combinations that the Company
may
enter into.
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling
Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51
(SFAS
160). This statement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within
those fiscal years, beginning on or after December 15, 2008, with earlier
adoption prohibited. This statement requires the recognition of a noncontrolling
interest (minority interest) as equity in the consolidated financial statements
and separate from the parent’s equity. The amount of net income attributable to
the noncontrolling interest will be included in consolidated net income on
the
face of the income statement. It also amends certain of ARB No. 51’s
consolidation procedures for consistency with the requirements of SFAS
141(R).
This
statement also includes expanded disclosure requirements regarding the interests
of the parent and its noncontrolling interest. The Company is currently
evaluating this new statement. Based on the current consolidated financial
statements, if SFAS 160 were effective, the minority interest in the
consolidated balance sheet would be presented as noncontrolling interest
in
Owners’ Equity (Deficit), the minority interest in net loss would be included in
consolidated net loss in the consolidated statement of operations, and the
footnotes would include expanded disclosure regarding the ownership interests
of
the Company and of the noncontrolling interests.
In
March
2008, the FASB issued SFAS No. 161, Disclosures
about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities, an amendment of FASB
Statement No. 133 (SFAS
161). SFAS 161 requires enhanced disclosures about an entity’s derivative and
hedging activities. Entities will be required to provide enhanced disclosures
about: (a) how and why an entity uses derivative instruments; (b) how derivative
instruments and related hedge items are accounted for under SFAS No. 133
and its
related interpretations; and (c) how derivative instruments and related hedge
items affect an entity’s financial position, financial performance and cash
flows. The provisions of SFAS 161 are effective January 1, 2009. The Company
is
currently evaluating the impact of SFAS 161 on its financial
statements.
6
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note
2 –
Going
Concern Considerations
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared
assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. The Company incurred
a net loss applicable to common shareholders of $1,258,296 and $4,414,884
during
the six-month period ended June 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31,
2007,
respectively, and has incurred losses applicable to common shareholders since
inception of the development stage of $26,697,665. The Company also used
cash in
operating activities of $266,210 and $709,278 during the six-month period
ended
June 30, 2008 and the year ended December 31, 2007, respectively. At June
30,
2008, the Company has negative working capital of $6,874,541 and a stockholders’
deficit of $5,848,523. Those factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern.
The
Company discontinued its former bio-pharmaceutical business during the quarter
ended March 31, 2007. Management plans to meet its cash needs through various
means including selling intellectual assets related to its former
bio-pharmaceutical business, securing financing, and developing a new business
model. In order to fund its new operations related to the cultivation of
the
Jatropha plant, the Company sold Series B preferred stock during the quarter
ended December 31, 2007 in the amount of $1,300,000 and issued a secured
promissory note under which the Company has current borrowings of $450,000.
The
Company is developing a new business operation to participate in the rapidly
growing bio-diesel industry. The Company expects to be successful in this
new
venture, but there is no assurance that its business plan will be economically
viable. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent
on that plan’s success. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Note
3 – Jatropha Business Venture
Having
agreed to discontinue its bio-pharmaceutical operations and dispose of the
related assets, the Company considered entering into a number of other
businesses that would enable it to be able to provide the shareholders with
future value. The Company’s Board of Directors decided to develop a business to
produce and sell seed oils, including seed oils harvested from the planting
and
cultivation of the Jatropha
curcas
plant,
for the purpose of providing feedstock oil intended for the generation of
methyl
ester, otherwise known as bio-diesel (the “Jatropha Business”). The Company’s
Board concluded that there was a significant opportunity to participate in
the
rapidly growing biofuels industry, which previously was mainly driven by
high
priced, edible oil-based feedstock. In order to commence its new Jatropha
Business, the Company entered into various transactions during September
and
October of 2007, including: (i) hired Richard Palmer, an energy consultant,
and
a member of Global Clean Energy Holdings LLC (“Global”) to act as its new
President, Chief Operating Officer and future Chief Executive Officer, (ii)
engaged Mobius Risk Group, LLC, a Texas company engaged in providing energy
risk
advisory services, to provide it with consulting services related to the
development of the Jatropha Business, (iii) acquired certain trade secrets,
know-how, business plans, term sheets, business relationships, and other
information relating to the cultivation and production of seed oil from the
Jatropha plant for the production of bio-diesel from Global, and (iv) engaged
Corporativo LODEMO S.A DE CV to assist with the development of the Jatropha
Business in Mexico. Since entering into these transactions, the Company has
identified certain real property in Mexico it believes to be suitable for
cultivating the Jatropha plant. In addition, during April 2008, the Company
entered into a limited liability company agreement to form GCE Mexico I,
LLC
(GCE Mexico). Through Asideros Globales Corporativo (Asideros), a Mexican
corporation of which GCE Mexico holds a 99% equity interest, land has been
acquired in Mexico for the cultivation of the Jatropha plant. All of these
transactions are described in further detail in the remainder of this note
to
the consolidated financial statements.
7
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Share
Exchange Agreement
The
Company entered into a share exchange agreement (the Global Agreement) pursuant
to which the Company acquired all of the outstanding ownership interests
in
Global Clean Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(Global), on September 7, 2007 from Mobius Risk Group, LLC (Mobius) and from
Richard Palmer (Mr. Palmer). Mr. Palmer owns a 13.33% equity interest in
Mobius
and, as described further in this Note, became the Company’s new President and
Chief Operating Officer in September 2007 and its Chief Executive Officer
in
December 2007. Mobius and Mr. Palmer are considered related parties to the
Company. Global is an entity that has certain trade secrets, know-how, business
plans, term sheets, business relationships, and other information relating
to
the start-up of a business related to the cultivation and production of seed
oil
from the seed of the Jatropha plant, for the purpose of providing feedstock
oil
intended for the production of bio-diesel.
Palmer
Employment Agreement
Effective
September 1, 2007, the Company entered into an employment agreement with
Richard
Palmer pursuant to which the Company hired Mr. Palmer to serve as its President
and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Palmer was also appointed to serve as a
director on the Company’s Board of Directors to serve until the next election of
directors by the Company’s shareholders. Upon the resignation of the former
Chief Executive Officer on December 21, 2007, Mr. Palmer also became the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer. The Company hired Mr. Palmer to take
advantage of his experience and expertise in the feedstock/bio-diesel industry,
and in particular, in the Jatropha bio-diesel and feedstock business. The
term
of employment commenced September 1, 2007 and ends on September 30, 2010,
unless
terminated in accordance with the provisions of the agreement.
Mobius
Consulting Agreement
Concurrent
with the execution of the Global Agreement, the Company entered into a
consulting agreement with Mobius pursuant to which Mobius has agreed to provide
consulting services to the Company in connection with the Company’s new Jatropha
bio-diesel feedstock business. The Company engaged Mobius as a consultant
to
obtain Mobius’ experience and expertise in the feedstock/bio-diesel market to
assist the Company and Mr. Palmer in developing this new line of operations
for
the Company. Mobius has agreed to provide the following services to the Company:
(i) manage and supervise a contemplated research and development program
contracted by the Company and conducted by the University of Texas Pan American
regarding the location, characterization, and optimal economic propagation
of
the Jatropha plant;
and (ii) assist with the management and supervision of the planning,
construction, and start-up of plant nurseries and seed production plantations
in
Mexico, the Caribbean or Central America.
The
term
of the agreement is twelve (12) months, or until the scope of work under
the
agreement has been completed. Mobius will supervise the hiring of certain
staff
to serve in management and operations roles of the Company, or hire such
persons
to provide similar services as independent contractors. Mobius’ compensation for
the services provided under the agreement is a monthly retainer of $45,000.
The
Company will also reimburse Mobius for reasonable business expenses incurred
in
connection with the services provided. The agreement contains customary
confidentiality provisions with respect to any confidential information
disclosed to Mobius or which Mobius receives while providing services under
the
agreement. Under this agreement, the Company has paid Mobius or accrued $149,341
during the three months ended June 30, 2008, of which $19,831 was expensed
as
compensation to Mobius and $129,510 was capitalized as plantation development
costs pursuant to AICPA Statement of Position 85-3, Accounting
by Agricultural Producers and Agricultural Cooperatives.
For the
six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company has paid Mobius or accrued $293,165,
of which $42,155 was expensed as compensation to Mobius and $251,010 was
capitalized as plantation development costs
8
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
LODEMO
Agreement
On
October 15, 2007, the Company entered into a service agreement with Corporativo
LODEMO S.A DE CV, a Mexican corporation (the LODEMO Group). The Company had
decided to initiate its Jatropha Business in Mexico, and had identified parcels
of land in Mexico to plant and cultivate Jatropha. In order to obtain all
of the
logistical and other services needed to operate a large-scale farming and
transportation business in Mexico, the Company entered into the service
agreement with the LODEMO Group, a privately held Mexican company with
substantial land holdings, significant experience in diesel distribution
and
sales, liquids transportation, logistics, land development and agriculture.
Under
the
supervision of the Company’s management and Mobius, the LODEMO Group is
responsible for the establishment, development, and day-to-day operations
of the
Jatropha Business in Mexico, including the extraction of the oil from the
Jatropha seeds, the delivery of the Jatropha oil to buyers, the purchase
or
lease of land in Mexico, the establishment and operation of one or more Jatropha
nurseries, the clearing, planting and cultivation of the Jatropha fields,
the
harvesting of the Jatropha seeds, the operation of the Company’s oil extraction
facilities, and the logistics associated with the foregoing. Although the
LODEMO
Group is responsible for identifying and acquiring the farmland, ownership
of
the farmland or any lease thereto will be held directly by the Company or
by a
Mexican subsidiary of the Company. The LODEMO Group will be responsible for
hiring and managing all necessary employees. All direct and budgeted costs
of
the Jatropha Business in Mexico will be borne by the Company.
The
LODEMO Group will provide the foregoing and other necessary services for
a fee
primarily based on the number of hectares of Jatropha under cultivation.
The
Company has agreed to pay the LODEMO Group a fixed fee per year of $60 per
hectare of land planted and maintained with minimum payments based on 10,000
hectares of developed land, to follow a planned planting schedule. The Agreement
has a 20-year term but may be terminated earlier by the Company under certain
circumstances. The LODEMO Group will also potentially receive incentive
compensation for controlling costs below the annual budget established by
the
parties, production incentives for increased yield and a sales commission
for
biomass sales. Under this agreement, the Company has paid the LODEMO Group
or
accrued $567,961 during the three months ended June 30, 2008, all of which
was
capitalized as plantation development costs pursuant to AICPA Statement of
Position 85-3, Accounting
by Agricultural Producers and Agricultural Cooperatives.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company has paid the LODEMO Group
or
accrued $670,444, all of which has been capitalized as plantation development
costs.
GCE
Mexico I, LLC
Effective
April 23, 2008, the Company entered into a limited liability company agreement
(“LLC Agreement”) to form GCE Mexico I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (GCE Mexico), with six unaffiliated investors (collectively, the
Investors). GCE Mexico was organized primarily to acquire approximately 5,000
acres of farm land (the Jatropha Farm) in the State of Yucatan in Mexico
to be
used primarily for the (i) cultivation of Jatropha
curcas,
(ii)
the marketing and sale of the resulting fruit, seeds, or pre-processed crude
Jatropha oil, whether as biodiesel feedstock, biomass or otherwise, and (iii)
the sale of carbon value, green fuel value, or renewable energy credit value
(and other similar environmental attributes) derived from activities at the
Jatropha Farm.
9
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Under
the
LLC Agreement, the Company owns 50% of the issued and outstanding common
membership units of GCE Mexico. The remaining 50% of the common membership
units
was issued to five of the Investors. The Company and the other owners of
the
common membership interest were not required to make capital contributions
to
GCE Mexico.
In
addition, two of the Investors agreed to invest approximately $4.2 million
in
GCE Mexico through the purchase of preferred membership units and through
the
funding of the purchase of land in Mexico. An aggregate of 1,000 preferred
membership units were issued to these two Investors who have agreed to make
capital contributions to GCE Mexico of up to $2,232,624, in installments
and as
required, to fund the development and operations of the Jatropha Farm. Shortly
after entering into the LLC Agreement, the preferred members made an initial
capital contribution of $957,191 toward the development of the Jatropha Farm.
Additional capital contributions of $692,522 have been received by GCE Mexico
from these Investors in July 2008. These Investors are entitled to earn a
preferential 12% per annum cumulative compounded return on the balance of
their
preferred membership interest. These investors also directly funded the purchase
of approximately 5,000 acres of land in the State of Yucatan in Mexico by
the
payment of $2,051,282. The land was acquired in the name of Asideros and
Asideros issued a mortgage in the amount of $2,051,282 in favor of these
two
Investors. Since the acquisition of the land, approximately 190 acres of
have
have been improved so far, the irrigaton system for 900 hunded acres is being
returned to operation, and roads have been developed on all of the land.
Furthermore, heavy equipment is now in place that will greatly facilitate
rapid
improvement and planting.
According
to the LLC Agreement, the net loss of GCE Mexico is allocated to the members
according to the investment balances. Accordingly, since the common membership
interest did not make a capital contribution, all of the losses have been
allocated to the preferred membership interest. The Minority Interest presented
in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet includes the carrying value
of
the preferred membership interests and of the common membership interests
owned
by the Investors, and excludes any common membership interest in GCE Mexico
held
by the Company. Accordingly, the Minority Interest is composed of the following
elements at June 30, 2008:
Capital
contribution from preferred membership interest
|
$
|
957,191
|
||
Allocation
of net loss of GCE Mexico to the preferred membership
interest
|
(84,153
|
)
|
||
Accrual
of preferential return for the preferred membership
interest
|
(21,377
|
)
|
||
Investment
of common membership interest held by other Investors, excluding
the
Company
|
-
|
|||
Minority
Interest
|
$
|
851,661
|
10
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Note
4 – Property and
Equipment
Property
and equipment are as follows:
June 30,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Land
|
$
|
2,051,282
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Plantation
development costs
|
1,568,279
|
308,777
|
|||||
Plantation
equipment
|
286,545
|
-
|
|||||
Office
equipment
|
10,993
|
1,127
|
|||||
Total
cost
|
3,917,099
|
309,904
|
|||||
Less
accumulated depreciation
|
(829
|
)
|
(563
|
)
|
|||
Property
and equipment, net
|
$
|
3,916,270
|
$
|
309,341
|
The
Company has capitalized farming equipment and costs related to the development
of land for plantation use in accordance with AICPA
Statement of Position 85-3, Accounting
by Agricultural Producers and Agricultural Cooperatives.
Plantation
development costs are not currently being depreciated. Upon completion of
the
plantation development, those costs will be depreciated over the useful life
of
the related asset. The plantation development costs are located in
Mexico.
Late
in
June 2008, GCE Mexico has also purchased two pieces of heavy equipment for
purposes of rapidly clearing the land, preparing the land for planting, and
actually planting the Jatropha trees. The cost of the equipment was $286,545,
including freight.
Note
5 – Accrued Payroll and Payroll Taxes
Accrued
payroll and payroll taxes principally relate to unpaid compensation for officers
and directors that are no longer affiliated with the Company. Accrued payroll
taxes will become due upon payment of the related accrued compensation. Accrued
payroll and payroll taxes are composed of the following:
June 30,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Former
Chief Executive Officer, resigned 2007, including $500,000 under
the
Release and Settlement Agreement
|
$
|
570,949
|
$
|
583,333
|
|||
Other
former Officers and Directors
|
311,200
|
311,200
|
|||||
Accrued
payroll taxes on accrued compensation to former officers and
directors
|
38,510
|
38,510
|
|||||
Accrued
payroll, vacation, and related payroll taxes for current
officers
|
79,001
|
17,928
|
|||||
Accrued
payroll and payroll taxes
|
$
|
999,660
|
$
|
950,971
|
11
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
On
August
31, 2007, the Company entered into a Release and Settlement Agreement with
Judy
Robinett, the Company’s then-current Chief Executive Officer. Under the
agreement, Ms. Robinett agreed to, among other things, assist the Company
in the
sale of its legacy assets and complete the preparation and filing of the
delinquent reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the
agreement, Ms. Robinett agreed to (i) forgive her potential right to receive
$1,851,805 in accrued and unpaid compensation, un-accrued and pro-rata bonuses,
and severance pay and (ii) the cancellation of stock options to purchase
14,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.02 per share.
In
consideration for her services, the forgiveness of the foregoing cash payments,
the cancellation of the stock options, and settlement of other issues, the
Company agreed to, among other things, to pay Ms. Robinett $500,000 upon
the
receipt of the cash payment under the agreement to sell the SaveCream Assets.
Pursuant to this agreement, Ms. Robinett resigned on December 21, 2007.
Note
6 – Secured Promissory Note
In
order
to fund ongoing operations pending closing of the sale of the SaveCream Assets,
the Company entered into a loan agreement with, and issued a promissory note
in
favor of, Mercator Momentum Fund III, L.P. (Mercator)
in
September 2007. At that time, Mercator, along with two other affiliates,
owned
all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company’s Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock, and is considered a related party to the Company. The loan
is
secured by a lien on all of the assets of the Company. Under the loan agreement,
interest was originally payable on the loan at a rate of 12% per annum, payable
monthly.
Pursuant
to the loan agreement, Mercator made available to the Company a secured term
credit facility in principal amount of $1,000,000. The promissory note initially
was due and payable on December 14, 2007. As of December 13, 2007, the Company
owed Mercator $250,000 under the loan. Mercator agreed to extend the maturity
date of the $250,000 to February 21, 2008. In March, 2008, the loan was paid
down to $200,000 and the maturity date was extended to June 21, 2008. In
May
2008, the Company and Mercator entered into an amendment to the loan agreement,
whereby, Mercator loaned the Company and additional $250,000 increasing the
outstanding balance to $450,000. In connection with the amendment, the interest
rate was reduced to 8.68% and the due date was extended to August 19, 2008.
The
maturity date has subsequently been further extended to September 19, 2008.
Additionally, as part of the amendment, the Company issued Mercator a two-year
warrant to purchase 581,395 shares of common stock at $0.129 per share.
The
proceeds of $250,000 resulting of the amendment of the loan agreement have
been
allocated between the promissory note and the warrant based on the relative
fair
value of each instrument. The fair value of the warrant was estimated on
the
date of issuance using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The assumptions
used for valuing the warrant were risk-free interest rate of 2.4%, volatility
of
168%, expected life of 2.0 years, and dividend yield of zero. The allocation
resulted in a $36,369 discount to the promissory note, which is being amortized
as additional interest over the period from May 19, 2008 through the new
due
date of August 19, 2008. At June 30, 2008, the promissory note is reflected
in
the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at $450,000, less the unamortized
discount of $19,766.
Note
7 – Financial Instrument
The
conversion feature of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock had more of
the
attributes of an equity instrument than of a liability instrument, and thus
was
not considered a derivative. However, at the time of issuance, the Company
was
unable to guarantee that there would be enough shares of authorized common
stock
to settle other “freestanding instruments.” Accordingly, all of the warrants
attached to the convertible preferred stock were measured at their fair value
and recorded as a liability in the financial statements characterized as
a
“Financial Instrument”. For these same reasons, all other warrants and options
outstanding on March 11, 2005 or issued during the remainder of 2005 and
through
2007 (except for stock options issued to employees) were measured at their
fair
value and recorded as additional liability in the financial statements. As
of
December 31, 2007, the fair value of this liability was recorded at $2,166,514.
12
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
For
the
period from December 31, 2007 through January 29, 2008, the fair value of
this
liability decreased by $5,469 resulting in a balance of $2,161,045. On January
29, 2008, the shareholders of the Company approved an increase in the number
of
authorized shares of common stock from 250 million to 500 million. Consequently,
as the result of this amendment to the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, the
Company is now able to settle all ‘freestanding instruments”. Accordingly, the
Company reclassified the liability, characterized in the accompanying financial
statements as “Financial Instrument”, in the amount of $2,161,045, to permanent
equity in January 2008.
Note
8 – Common and Preferred Stock
Stock
Exchange Agreement
Effective
April 18, 2008, the Company entered into an exchange agreement ( the Exchange
Agreement) with Mercator Momentum Fund, L.P., Mercator Momentum Fund III,
L.P.,
and Monarch Pointe Fund, Ltd. (collectively, the MAG Funds), comprising all
of
the holders of the Company’s Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (the Series A
Stock). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the MAG Funds agreed to exchange
28,927 shares of the Series A Stock, constituting all of the issued and
outstanding shares of the Series A Stock, for an aggregate of 28,927,000
shares
of the Company’s common stock. The exchange ratio was determined by dividing the
$100 purchase price of the preferred shares by $0.10 per share of common
stock.
Prior
to
the Exchange Agreement, the Series A Stock had been convertible at a price
equal
to 75% of the “Market Price”, as defined in the Certificate of Designations of
Preferences and Rights of the Series A Stock. The conversion price could
not
exceed $0.1967 and had a conversion price floor of $0.05. On April 18, 2008,
the
closing price of the Company’s common stock was $0.10 and the “Market Price”
would have been $0.045 per share. In connection with the Exchange Agreement,
the
Company agreed to waive the limitation that the MAG Funds could not own more
that 9.99% of the Company’s outstanding common stock as a concession for the MAG
Funds agreeing to a conversion price that was more favorable to the Company.
Release
of Shares Held in Escrow
Under
the
Global Agreement, 27,405,111 shares of common stock were held in escrow by
the
Company, subject to forfeiture in the event that certain specified performance
and market-related milestones were not achieved. Upon the satisfaction, from
time to time, of the operational and market capitalization condition milestones,
the restricted shares were to be released by the Company from escrow and
delivered to the buyers in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Global Agreement.
With
the
acquisition of the land for the Jatropha Farm during the three months ended
June
30, 2008, the operational milestones were satisfied under the Global Agreement.
Consequently, 13,702,556 shares of common stock being held in escrow have
been
released to the former owners of Global Clean Energy Holdings, LLC.
13
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
During
the three months ended June 30, 2008, the second market-related milestones
under
the Global Agreement were satisfied, which resulted in the release of 4,567,518
shares of common stock being held in escrow. Previously, during the three
months
ended December 31, 2007, the first market-related milestones were satisfied,
which also resulted in the release of 4,567,518 shares of common stock being
held in escrow. There are 4,567,519 shares of common stock held in escrow
at
June 30, 2008, which will be released upon the satisfaction of the third
market-related milestones.
Note
9 – Stock Options and Warrants
The
Company has two incentive stock option plans wherein 24,000,000 shares of
the Company’s common stock are reserved for issuance thereunder. As more fully
described in Note 10, the Company issued stock options during the six months
ended June 30, 2008 to acquire 4,500,000 million shares of the Company’s common
stock. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, the Company issued
compensation-based warrants to purchase 10,000,000 shares of common stock.
The
warrants have an exercise price of $0.03 per share, contain a cashless exercise
provision, and expire ten years from date of issue. No income tax benefit
has
been recognized for share-based compensation arrangements and no compensation
cost has been capitalized in the balance sheet.
A
summary
of the status of options and compensation-based warrants at June 30, 2008,
and
changes during the six months then ended is presented in the following table:
Weighted
|
|||||||||||||
Weighted
|
Average
|
||||||||||||
Shares
|
Average
|
Remaining
|
Aggregate
|
||||||||||
Under
|
Exercise
|
Contractual
|
Intrinsic
|
||||||||||
Option
|
Price
|
Life
|
Value
|
||||||||||
Outstanding
at January 1, 2008
|
44,883,000
|
$
|
0.03
|
||||||||||
Granted
|
4,500,000
|
0.05
|
|||||||||||
Expired
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2008
|
49,383,000
|
$
|
0.03
|
7.0
years
|
$
|
1,905,000
|
|||||||
Exercisable
at June 30, 2008
|
33,383,000
|
$
|
0.03
|
8.1
years
|
$
|
1,425,000
|
At
June
30, 2008, options to acquire 80,000 shares of common stock have no stated
contractual life. The fair value of each stock option grant and
compensation-based warrant is estimated on the date of grant or issuance
using
the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The weighted-average fair value of
stock
options granted during the six months ended June 30, 2008 was $0.042. The
weighted-average assumptions used for options granted during the six months
ended June 30, 2008 were risk-free interest rate of 2.4%, volatility of 127%,
expected life of 5.2 years, and dividend yield of zero. The weighted- average
fair value of compensation-based warrants issued during the six months ended
June 30, 2007 was $0.029. The weighted-average assumptions used for
compensation-based warrants issued during the six months ended June 30, 2007
were risk-free interest rate of 4.8%, volatility of 134%, expected life of
ten
years, and dividend yield of zero. The assumptions employed in the Black-Scholes
option pricing model include the following. The expected life of stock options
represents the period of time that the stock options granted are expected
to be
outstanding prior to exercise. The expected volatility is based on the
historical price volatility of the Company’s common stock. The risk-free
interest rate represents the U.S. Treasury constant maturities rate for the
expected life of the related stock options. The dividend yield represents
anticipated cash dividends to be paid over the expected life of the stock
options.
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GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
Share-based
compensation from all sources recorded during the three months and six months
ended June 30, 2008 were $167,081 and $246,790, respectively. Share-based
compensation from all sources for the three months and six months ended June
30,
2007 were $0 and $292,000, respectively. Share-based compensation has been
included in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations as
follows:
Period Reported
|
General and
Administrative
Expense
|
Loss from
Discontinued
Operations
|
Total
|
|||||||
Three
months ended June 30, 2008
|
$
|
167,081
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
167,081
|
||||
Six
months ended June 30, 2008
|
246,790
|
-
|
246,790
|
|||||||
Three
months ended June 30, 2007
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||
Six
months ended June 30, 2007
|
175,200
|
116,800
|
292,000
|
As
of
June 30, 2008, there is approximately $407,000 of unrecognized compensation
cost
related to stock-based payments that will be recognized over a weighted average
period of approximately 2.0 years.
Stock
Warrants
A
summary
of the status of the warrants outstanding at June 30, 2008, and changes during
the six months then ended is presented in the following table:
Weighted
|
|||||||
Shares
|
Average
|
||||||
Under
|
Exercise
|
||||||
Warrant
|
Price
|
||||||
Outstanding
at January 1, 2008
|
31,033,379
|
$
|
0.022
|
||||
Issued
|
581,395
|
$
|
0.129
|
||||
Expired
|
(1,872,222
|
)
|
$
|
0.180
|
|||
Outstanding
at June 30, 2008
|
29,742,552
|
$
|
0.015
|
Note
10 – Employment Agreement
On
March
20, 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Bruce K.
Nelson
pursuant to which the Company hired Mr. Nelson to serve as its Executive
Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer effective April 1, 2008. The initial
term of employment commenced March 20, 2008 and continues through March 20,
2010. Thereafter, the term of employment shall automatically renew for
successive one-year periods unless otherwise terminated in accordance with
the
employment agreement.
Mr.
Nelson’s compensation package includes a base salary of $175,000, subject to
annual increases based on the Consumer Price Index for the immediately preceding
12-month period, and a bonus payment based on Mr. Nelson’s satisfaction of
certain performance criteria established by the compensation committee of
the
Company’s Board of Directors. The bonus amount in any fiscal year will not
exceed 100% of Mr. Nelson’s base salary. Mr. Nelson is eligible to participate
in the Company’s employee stock option plan and other benefit
plans.
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GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The
Company granted Mr. Nelson an option (the Initial Option) to acquire up to
2,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.05.
The Initial Option vests in tranches of 500,000 shares after 90 days, nine
months, fifteen months, and two years of the employment term. The Initial
Option
expires after 10 years. The Company also granted Mr. Nelson an option (the
Performance Option) to acquire up to 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common
stock at an exercise price of $0.05, subject to the Company’s achievement of
certain market capitalization goals. The Performance Option expires after
five
years.
The
Company may terminate Mr. Nelson’s employment on the first anniversary of the
employment term, provided that the Company pays Mr. Nelson three (3) months
salary if such termination is without “cause”. If Mr. Nelson’s employment is
terminated by the Company without “cause” or by Mr. Nelson for “good reason”
prior to the first anniversary of the employment term, Mr. Nelson will be
entitled to receive severance payments including (i) an amount equal to his
unpaid salary through the first anniversary of the employment term, (ii)
50% of
the target bonus in effect on the date of termination, and (iii) 50% of the
Performance Option shall vest. If Mr. Nelson’s employment is terminated by the
Company without “cause” or by Mr. Nelson for “good reason” after the first
anniversary of the employment term, Mr. Nelson will be entitled to receive
severance payments including (i) an amount equal to his unpaid salary through
the end of the second year of the employment agreement, and (ii) 100% of
Initial
Option shall vest, to the extent not already vested.
Note
11 – Discontinued Operations
During
the three months ended March 31, 2007, the Board of Directors determined
that it
could no longer fund the development of its drug candidates and could not
obtain
additional funding for these drug candidates. The Board evaluated the value
of
its developmental stage drug candidates. In March 2007, the Board determined
that the best course of action was to discontinue further development of
these
drug candidates and sell these technologies.
Plan
to Sell Former Business
On
March
8, 2007, the Company entered into a binding letter of intent with Eucodis
Pharmaceuticals Forschungs und Entwicklungs GmbH, an Austrian company (Eucodis),
regarding their intent to proceed with the evaluation, negotiation, and
execution of a sale and purchase agreement related to certain assets of the
Company. On July 6, 2007, the Company entered into a sale and purchase agreement
(the Asset Sale Agreement) with Eucodis, pursuant to which Eucodis agreed
to
acquire certain assets of the Company in consideration for a cash payment
and
the assumption by Eucodis of certain indebtedness of the Company. The assets
to
be acquired by Eucodis pursuant to the Asset Sale Agreement included all
of the
Company’s right, title and interest in all patents, patent applications,
United
States and foreign regulatory files and data,
pre-clinical study data and anecdotal clinical trial data concerning SaveCream.
In addition, at the closing of the sale, the Company was to assign to Eucodis
all of its right, title and interest in a co-development agreement with Eucodis,
dated as of July 29, 2006, related to the co-development and licensing of
SaveCream (including the intellectual property rights acquired in connection
with that development) and their rights under certain
other contracts relating to SaveCream. The
sale
to Eucodis was scheduled to close at the end of January 2008 after the Company’s
shareholders approved the sale. On January 29, 2008, the shareholders of
the
Company approved the transaction. Shortly before the scheduled closing, Eucodis
informed the Company that it was unable to complete the transaction as agreed
because it had insufficient funds and needed to obtain additional financing.
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GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
The
Company thereafter commenced discussions with Eucodis regarding the possibility
of obtaining financing and possibly deferring the closing of the sale. However,
as of February 27, 2008, Eucodis still had not obtained sufficient financing
to
complete its purchase of the SaveCream technology. Accordingly, on February
27,
2008, the Company delivered to Eucodis a letter formally notifying Eucodis
that
the Asset Agreement had been terminated. On February 29, 2008, Eucodis informed
the Company that (i) it was completing an agreement for financing, which
financing would provide Eucodis with sufficient funds to purchase the SaveCream
assets for the purchase price, and substantially on the terms set forth in
the
Asset Sale Agreement, and (ii) that it still desired to complete the transaction
contemplated by the Asset Sale Agreement. On February 29, 2008, the Company
prepared a letter agreement again agreeing to sell the SaveCream assets to
Eucodis on substantially the terms set forth in the Asset Sale Agreement
(as
amended). Under the letter agreement, the sale to Eucodis was scheduled to
occur
at such time as Eucodis completed its financing, but in no event later than
April 30, 2008. As of April 30, 2008, Eucodis had not completed its financing,
therefore, the Asset Sale Agreement, as amended by the Letter Agreement,
terminated on its own terms. The Company continued discussions with Eucodis
and
explored other potential purchasers of SaveCream. All discussions and agreements
with Eucodis were terminated in July 2008 due to their inability to obtain
their
own pending financing. As a result of the failed funding of Eucodis they
were
forced to cease their operations. However, the principal of Eucodis has agreed
to continue to work with the Company in connection with the sale of the
Company’s legacy assets.
The
Company is currently in discussions to sell one of the SaveCream patents
(the
cosmetic application) for approximately €200,000 (or approximately US $388,000
based on the currency conversion rate in effect as of June 30, 2008) to
a
European buyer. This entity has also indicated that it is interested in
purchasing the remaining SaveCream asset. Although management is taking
steps to
market and sell the SaveCream assets to this buyer and other potential
buyers,
no assurance can be given that this sale will actually be completed in
the near
future, or ever.
Accounting
for Discontinued Operations
Pursuant
to accounting rules for discontinued operations, the Company has classified
all
revenue and expense related to the operations of its bio-pharmaceutical business
as discontinued operations. For all periods prior to March 2007, the Company
has
reclassified all revenue and operating expenses to discontinued operations,
except for estimated general corporate overhead, because all of its operations
related to the discontinued technologies. For the three months and six months
ended June 30, 2008, the “Loss from Discontinued Operations” consists solely of
the foreign currency transaction loss related to Current Liabilities Associated
with Assets Held for Sale that are denominated in euros. The assets that
were
under contract to be sold to Eucodis have no carrying value in the accompanying
balance sheet, while the liabilities that were to be assumed in the planned
sale
have been segregated in the accompanying balance sheets and are characterized
as
Current Liabilities Associated with Assets Held for Sale. The Company has
not
recorded any gain or loss through June 30, 2008 associated with the planned
sale
of the SaveCream assets. The following table presents the main classes of
assets
and liabilities associated with the discontinued business.
17
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
FORMERLY
KNOWN AS MEDICAL DISCOVERIES, INC.
(A
Development Stage Company)
Notes
to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30,
|
December 31,
|
||||||
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Assets:
|
$
|
-
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Liabilities:
|
|||||||
Current
liabilities:
|
|||||||
Accounts
payable
|
$
|
439,414
|
$
|
412,415
|
|||
Research
and development obligation
|
2,913,380
|
2,701,555
|
|||||
$
|
3,352,794
|
$
|
3,113,970
|
18
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENTS’
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS.
This
Report, including any documents which may be incorporated by reference into
this
Report, contains “Forward-Looking Statements” within the meaning of Section 27A
of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements of
historical fact are “Forward-Looking Statements” for purposes of these
provisions, including our plans to cultivate, produce and market non-food based
feedstock for applications in the biofuels market, any projections of revenues
or other financial items, any statements of the plans and objectives of
management for future operations, any statements concerning proposed new
products or services, any statements regarding future economic conditions or
performance, and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.
All Forward-Looking Statements included in this document are made as of the
date
hereof and are based on information available to us as of such date. We assume
no obligation to update any Forward-Looking Statement. In some cases,
Forward-Looking Statements can be identified by the use of terminology such
as
“may,” “will,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative thereof or other
comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected
in
the Forward-Looking Statements contained herein are reasonable, there can be
no
assurance that such expectations or any of the Forward-Looking Statements will
prove to be correct, and actual results could differ materially from those
projected or assumed in the Forward-Looking Statements. Future financial
condition and results of operations, as well as any Forward-Looking Statements
are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties, including any other factors
referred to in our press releases and reports filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. All subsequent Forward-Looking Statements attributable
to
the company or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their
entirety by these cautionary statements. Additional factors that may have a
direct bearing on our operating results are described under “Risk Factors” and
elsewhere in this report.
Introductory
Comment
Throughout
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “our
company,” and “Company” refer to Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc., a Utah
corporation, and, unless the context indicates otherwise, also includes the
following subsidiaries: (i) MDI Oncology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, (ii)
Global Clean Energy Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, (iii)
GCE Mexico I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and (iv) Asideros
Globales Corporativo, a corporation organized under the laws of Mexico.
Overview
Prior
to
2007, Global Clean Energy Holdings, Inc. was a developmental-stage
bio-pharmaceutical company, known as Medical Discoveries, Inc., that was engaged
in the research, validation and development of two drugs. As more fully
described in this report, during 2007 our Board of Directors determined that
we
could no longer fund the development of our two drug candidates and could not
obtain additional funding for these drug candidates. Accordingly, the Board
decided to sell our two drug candidates and to develop a new business in the
rapidly expanding business of renewable alternative energy sources. As a result,
our future business plan, and our current principal business activities include
the planting, cultivation, harvesting and processing of inedible plant feedstock
to generate seed oils and biomass for use in the biofuels industry, including
the production of bio-diesel.
19
Organizational
History.
This
company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Utah on November 20,
1991. Effective as of August 6, 1992, this company merged with and into WPI
Pharmaceutical, Inc., a Utah corporation. Pursuant to merger, the name of this
company was changed to Medical Discoveries, Inc. WPI was incorporated under
the
laws of the State of Utah on February 22, 1984 under the name Westport
Pharmaceutical, Inc. On January 29, 2008, our shareholders approved the change
of our corporate name, and on that date we amended our name to “Global Clean
Energy Holdings, Inc.” to reflect our new focus on the bio-diesel alternative
energy market.
On
March
22, 2005, we formed MDI Oncology, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as a wholly
owned subsidiary to acquire certain breast cancer intellectual property assets
from the liquidation estate of Savetherapeutics, A.G.
Transition
to new Business
Until
2007, we were a developmental-stage bio-pharmaceutical company engaged in the
research, validation, and development of two drugs we referred to as MDI-P
and
SaveCream. Both of these drugs were under development, and had not been approved
by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The total cost to develop these
two drugs, and to receive the approval from the FDA, would have cost many
millions of dollars and taken many more years.
Early
in
2007, our Board of Directors determined that we could no longer fund the
development of our two drug candidates and that we could not obtain additional
funding for these drug candidates. Our Board also evaluated the value of the
SaveCream drug candidate that was being co-developed with Eucodis
Pharmaceuticals Forschungs – und Entwicklungs GmbH, an Austrian company now
known as Eucodis Pharmaceuticals GmbH (“Eucodis”), and the return we could
expect for our shareholders, and determined that the highest value for this
drug
candidate could be realized through a sale of that drug candidate to Eucodis.
Accordingly, our Board sought to maximize the return from these assets through
their sale.
On
July
6, 2007, we entered into an agreement with Eucodis to sell SaveCream, and on
January 29, 2008, our shareholders approved the sale of the SaveCream asset
to
Eucodis. However, Eucodis was unable to complete the purchase of the assets,
and
our agreement to sell the SaveCream assets to Eucodis has expired. We are
currently still trying to sell our SaveCream technologies and other medical
technologies. If we are unable to sell some or all of these medical assets
in
the near future, we intend to engage an investment banking firm to assist us
in
the sale.
Having
decided to dispose of the foregoing assets, our Board decided to develop a
business in the alternative energy market as a producer of biofuels.
Accordingly, our new goal is to produce and sell seed oils, including seeds
oils
harvested from the planting and cultivation of Jatropha
curcas
plant,
for the purpose of providing feedstock oil used for the generation of methyl
ester, otherwise known as bio-diesel (the “Jatropha Business”). In connection
with commencing our new Jatropha Business, effective September 7, 2007, we
(i)
hired Richard Palmer, an energy consultant, and a member of Global Clean Energy
Holdings LLC (“Global LLC”) to act as the our new President, Chief Operating
Officer and future Chief Executive Officer, (ii) engaged Mobius Risk Group,
LLC,
a Texas company engaged in providing energy risk advisory services, to provide
us with consulting services related to the development of the Jatropha Business,
and (iii) acquired certain trade secrets, know-how, business plans, term sheets,
business relationships, and other information relating to the cultivation and
production of seed oil from the Jatropha plant for the production of bio-diesel
from Global LLC.
20
Effective
April 23, 2008, we entered into a limited liability company agreement (“LLC
Agreement”) for GCE Mexico I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GCE
Mexico”), with six other unaffiliated investors (collectively, “Investors”). GCE
Mexico was organized primarily to acquire approximately 5,000 acres of farm
land
(the “Jatropha Farm”) in the State of Yucatan in Mexico to be used primarily for
the (i) cultivation of Jatropha
curcas,
(ii)
the marketing and sale of the resulting fruit, seeds, or pre-processed crude
Jatropha oil, whether as biodiesel feedstock, biomass or otherwise, and (iii)
the sale of carbon value, green fuel value, or renewable energy credit value
(and other similar environmental attributes) derived from activities at the
Jatropha Farm.
Under
the
LLC Agreement, we own 50% of the issued and outstanding common membership units
of GCE Mexico. The remaining 50% in common membership units were issued to
the
Investors. In addition, an aggregate of 1,000 preferred membership units were
issued to two Investors (“Preferred Members”) who have agreed to invest
approximately $4.2 million in GCE Mexico through the purchase of preferred
membership units and through the funding of the purchase of land in Mexico.
An
aggregate of 1,000 preferred membership units were issued to these two Investors
who have agreed to make capital contributions to GCE Mexico of up to $2,232,624,
in installments and as required, to fund the development and operations of
the
Jatropha Farm. We are not required to make capital contributions to GCE Mexico.
Shortly
after entering into the LLC Agreement, the preferred members made an initial
capital contribution of $957,191 toward the development of the Jatropha Farm.
These Investors are entitled to earn a preferential 12% per annum cumulative
compounded return on the balance of their preferred membership interest. These
Investors also directly funded the purchase of approximately 5,000 acres of
land
in the State of Yucatan in Mexico by the payment of $2,051,282.
Recent
Developments.
Secured
Promissory Note
Effective
May 19, 2008, the Mercator Momentum Fund III, L.P. (“Mercator”) agreed to lend
us an additional $250,000 under the $1 million secured credit facility that
we
entered into with Mercator on September 7, 2007. Prior to this additional loan,
we had borrowed and outstanding $200,000 under this facility. Interest is
payable on the new aggregate outstanding balance of this facility (i.e.
$450,000) at a rate of 8.68% per annum. The new aggregate outstanding balance
of
this facility (i.e. $450,000), originally scheduled to be repaid by August
19,
2008, has been extended and now will mature become payable on September 19,
2008. The loans are secured by a first priority lien on all of our assets.
Sale
of Legacy Pharmaceutical Assets
We
are
currently in discussions to sell one of the SaveCream patents (the cosmetic
application) for approximately €200,000 (or approximately U.S. $388,000 based on
the currency conversion rate in effect as of June 30, 2008) to a European buyer.
This entity has also indicated that it is interested in purchasing the remaining
SaveCream asset. Although, we are taking steps to market and sell the SaveCream
assets to this buyer and other potential buyers, no assurance can be given
that
this sale will actually be completed in the near future, or ever.
Critical
Accounting Policies
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States require management to make estimates
and
assumptions that affect the reported assets, liabilities, sales and expenses
in
the accompanying financial statements. Critical accounting policies are those
that require the most subjective and complex judgments, often employing the
use
of estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. We
are a
development stage company as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board’s (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 7,
“Accounting and Reporting by Development Stage Enterprises.” Accordingly, all
losses accumulated since inception have been considered as part of our
development stage activities. Certain other critical accounting policies,
including the assumptions and judgments underlying them, are disclosed in the
Note A to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in our annual report
on
Form 10-KSB filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. However, we
do
not believe that there are any alternative methods of accounting for our
operations that would have a material affect on our financial
statements.
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Results
of Operations
We
continue to work to consummate the sale of our prior bio-pharmaceutical
operations. Pursuant to accounting rules for discontinued operations, we have
classified all revenue and expense in the accompanying financial statements
related to the operations of our bio-pharmaceutical business as “discontinued
operations.” Since all of our operations prior to March 2007 related to the
bio-pharmaceutical business, all of our revenue and expense, with the exception
of estimated general corporate overhead, has been reclassified into “Loss from
Discontinued Operations” in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements
of Operations for all periods presented.
Revenues
and Gross Profit.
We are
a development stage company, and have not had significant revenues from our
operations or reached the level of our planned operations. We discontinued
our
prior bio-pharmaceutical operations during March 2007. In September 2007, we
commenced operations in our new Jatropha business, but we are still are in
the
pre-development agricultural stage of our operations and, therefore, do not
anticipate generating significant revenues from the sale of bio-fuel products
until 2009. We are, however, attempting to generate cash in 2008 from the
forward sale of carbon credits and possibly from future oil delivery contracts.
As a development stage company, we have no recognized revenue in the three
months or six months ended June 30, 2008.
Operating
Expenses. Our
general and administrative expenses related to continuing operations for the
three months and the six months ended June 30, 2008 were $503,886 and
$1,014,911, respectively, compared to $103,678 and $355,005 for the three months
and the six months ended June 30, 2007. General and administrative expenses
includes share-based compensation of $167,081 and $246,790 for the three months
and the six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, and zero and $175,200
for
the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively. For
the
three months and the six months ended June 30, 2008, general and administrative
expenses principally include expenses such as compensation paid to officers
and
employees, share-based compensation, insurance, director fees, accounting costs,
legal costs, consulting expenses, payments for third-party services, and travel
expenses incurred in connection with our Jatropha operations. For the three
months and the six months ended June 30, 2007, general and administrative
expenses principally included expenses such as director fees, accounting costs,
certain legal costs, certain consulting expenses, and an allocation of our
employees’ compensation as general corporate overhead. During 2007, other
general and administrative expenses more directly related to the operation
and
disposal of our bio-pharmaceutical business were included in Loss from
Discontinued Operations.
We
have
not recorded any research and development cost in association with our new
Jatropha business. Plantation development costs are being accumulated in the
balance sheet during the development period and will be accounted for in
accordance with Statement of Position 85-3, Accounting
by Agricultural Producers and Agricultural Cooperatives.
Plantation development costs are not currently being depreciated. Upon
completion of the plantation development, those costs will be depreciated over
the useful life of the related asset.
Other
Income/Expense.
During
the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded $20,601
and
$214,620, respectively, as unrealized gain on financial instrument. This
non-cash gain is the result of the periodic revaluation of certain warrants
classified as a liability in the financial statements because we were unable
to
guarantee that there would be enough shares of authorized common stock to settle
“freestanding instruments.” Accordingly, all of the warrants attached to the
convertible preferred stock resulting from the issuance of the Series A
Convertible Preferred Stock entered into in October 2004 and
March 2005, as well as other warrants and options outstanding on March 11,
2005 or issued during the remainder of 2005 and through 2007 (except for stock
options issued to employees) were measured at their fair value and recorded
as
additional liability in the financial statements characterized as a “Financial
Instrument.” For the period from December 31, 2007 through January 29, 2008, the
fair value of this liability decreased by $5,469. On January 29, 2008, the
shareholders of the Company approved an increase in the number of authorized
shares of common stock from 250 million to 500 million. Consequently, we are
now
able to settle all ‘freestanding instruments” and reclassified the liability,
characterized in the accompanying financial statements as “Financial
Instrument”, in the amount of $2,161,045, as permanent equity in January 2008.
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Interest
income has not been significant in any of the periods covered by this report.
Interest expense for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008 was
$61,293 and $76,323, respectively, compared to $8,011 and $15,751 for the three
months and the six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively. The increase during
2008 is primarily attributable to the new mortgage in the amount of $2,051,282
for the land purchase in Mexico in April 2008, and secondarily attributable
to
the borrowings under the secured promissory note commencing during the fourth
quarter of 2007.
Loss
from Discontinued Operations. Our
Income or Loss from Discontinued Operations was income of $8,960 for the three
months ended June 30, 2008 and a loss of $244,350 for the six months ended
June
30, 2008, compared to losses of $185,641 and $294,804 for the corresponding
periods of 2007. For the three months and the six months ended June 30, 2008,
the Income or Loss from Discontinued Operations consists solely of the foreign
currency transaction gain or loss related to changes in the exchange rate on
certain liabilities included in “Current Liabilities Associated with Assets held
for Sale” that are denominated in euros. For the three months and the six months
ended June 30, 2007, the Loss from Discontinued Operations includes revenue
of
zero and $200,000, respectively, reduced by expenses related to the operation
and disposal of our bio-pharmaceutical business.
Liquidity
And Capital Resources
As
of
June 30, 2008, we had $202,715 in cash and had a working capital deficit of
$6,874,541. Since our inception, we have financed our operations primarily
through private sales of equity and debt financing.
Our
ability to fund our liquidity and working capital needs will be dependent upon
certain pending and potential transactions. The principal pending transaction
is
the sale of certain of our legacy pharmaceutical assets. In July 2007, we
executed an Asset Sale Agreement with Eucodis pursuant to which we agreed to
sell our SaveCream asset for an aggregate of €4,007,534 (or approximately U.S.
$6,331,904 based on the currency conversion rate of $1: €1.58, in effect as of
June 30, 2008). Earlier this year, we entered into a letter agreement with
Eucodis pursuant to which we agreed that the price for the assets (€4,007,534)
would remain the same, but that the amount indebtedness that Eucodis is required
to assume will be reduced by €332,875, and the amount to be paid at closing
would be increased by this €332,875. The closing of the sale to Eucodis was
scheduled to occur in April 2008. The closing did not occur, and the letter
agreement with Eucodis expired. All discussions and agreements were terminated
in July 2008 due to the inability of Eucodis to obtain their own financing.
As a
result of the failed funding of Eucodis they were forced to cease their
operations. However, the principal of Eucodis has agreed to continue to work
with the Company in connection with the sale of the Company’s legacy assets to
other third parties.
We
are
currently in discussions to sell one of the SaveCream patents (the cosmetic
application) for approximately €200,000, as well as selling the entire SaveCream
patent portfolio. Any such sale(s) would provide additional short-term capital.
However, no assurance can be given that either the sale of the cosmetics patent
or the sale of the remaining SaveCream assets will actually be completed in
the
near future, or ever.
In
September 2007 we entered into the Loan Agreement with Mercator Momentum Fund
III, L.P. (“Mercator”). Pursuant to the loan agreement, Mercator made available
to us a secured term credit facility in principal amount of up to $1,000,000.
Interest was payable on the Loan at a rate of 12% per annum. On May 19, 2008,
we
drew down an additional $250,000 under this credit facility, making the
aggregate balance outstanding $450,000. In addition, the Loan Agreement was
amended to provide for interest at an interest rate of 8.68% per annum on the
new outstanding principal balance of $450,000. This amount outstanding under
the
credit facility originally was scheduled for repayment on August 19, 2008,
however, the maturity date has been extended to September 19, 2008.
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In
April
2008, we formed GCE Mexico I, LLC, our new joint venture (“GCE Mexico”), with
certain other investors. Pursuant to the operating agreement of GCE Mexico,
certain investors who hold preferred membership interests in GCE Mexico agreed
to make capital contributions (of approximately $2.1 million) to fund the
operating costs of GCE Mexico, and agreed to loan approximately $2 million
to
GCE Mexico to be used in connection with the acquisition of land for purposes
of
our Jatropha Business. On April 29, 2008, shortly following the formation of
GCE
Mexico, these preferred members made an initial capital contribution of $957,191
to GCE Mexico I, LLC, which proceeds are being utilized toward development
of
our Jatropha Business, and made a loan to GCE Mexico of $2,051,282 that was
used
for the purchase of approximately 5,000 acres of land in Mexico.
During
2008, we have been funding our operations from the Mercator loans, and from
the
proceeds of the sale of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (in November
2007, we issued 13,000 shares of our newly created Series B Convertible
Preferred Stock to two accredited investors for an aggregate of $1,300,000.)
However, we do not have sufficient cash to continue our current operations
past September 2008 and our business plan calls for significant infusion of
additional capital to establish additional Jatropha farms in Mexico and other
locations. Because of our negative working capital position, we currently do
not
have the funds necessary to acquire and cultivate additional Jatropha farms,
nor
will the projected proceeds from the SaveCream sale be sufficient for those
purposes. Accordingly, we will have to obtain significant additional capital
through the sale of additional equity and/or debt securities, the forward sale
of Jatropha oil and carbon offset credits, and from other financing activities,
such as strategic partnerships and joint ventures similar to GCE Mexico. While
we have commenced negotiations with third parties to obtain additional funding
from strategic partnerships and for the sale of carbon credits, no assurance
can
be given that we will have sufficient capital available to continue to operate
our business until the end of 2008 or that we will be able to effect our new
business plan in the Jatropha Business. If we are not able to raise additional
funds in the near term, we may have to reduce our operations, revise our
business plan, and either temporarily or permanently cease
operations.
We
have
no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4) of Regulation
S-K.
ITEM
3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET
RISK.
Not
applicable.
ITEM
4T. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
Of Disclosure Controls.
Our
management evaluated the effectiveness of our "disclosure controls and
procedures" (as defined in the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act)
Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this
quarterly report, as required by paragraph (b) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15
or
15d-15.
Based
on
that evaluation, we have concluded that as of the end of the period covered
by
this quarterly report, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective
at a
reasonable assurance level in ensuring that information required to be disclosed
by us in our reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within
the
required time periods. The foregoing conclusion is based, in part, on the fact
that we are a small public company in the development stage of our new Jatropha
Business, with no current revenues and only 2 employees, as of June 30, 2008.
In
addition, to date, we have outsourced all of our accounting and bookkeeping
functions to a third-party accounting firm.
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Management's
Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting.
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over our financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting
is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our
financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles. Internal control over financial reporting includes
policies and procedures that: (i) pertain to maintaining records that, in
reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions; (ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation
of our financial statements and that receipts and expenditures of company assets
are made in accordance with management authorization; and (iii) provide
reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of
company assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements
would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent
limitations, internal control over financial reporting is not intended to
provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements
would
be prevented or detected.
As
of the
end of the period covered by this quarterly report, we have concluded that
our
internal controls over financial reporting are effective at a reasonable
assurance level in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us
in
our reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required
time periods. The evaluation of our internal controls over financial reporting
was based on the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission.
Limitations
on the Effectiveness of Internal Controls.
Our
management does not expect that our internal control over financial reporting
will necessarily prevent all fraud and material error. Our internal controls
over financial reporting are designed to provide reasonable assurance of
achieving our objectives. We have concluded that our internal controls over
financial reporting are effective at that reasonable assurance level. Further,
the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource
constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their
costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation
of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances
of fraud, if any, within our company have been detected. These inherent
limitations include the realities that judgments in decision-making can be
faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple error or mistake.
Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some
persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the
internal control. The design of any system of controls also is based in part
upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can
be
no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under
all potential future conditions. Over time, control may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies
or procedures may deteriorate.
Changes
in Internal Controls.
There
was no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during
the three months ended June 30, 2008 that has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, its internal control over financial
reporting.
PART
II
ITEM
1. LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS.
There
have been no material developments with respect to any of the legal proceedings
described in our previously filed Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
ITEM
2. UNREGISTERED
SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
Effective
April 18, 2008, we entered into an exchange agreement (“Exchange Agreement”)
with Mercator Momentum Fund, L.P., Mercator Momentum Fund III, L.P., and Monarch
Pointe Fund, Ltd. (collectively, “MAG Funds”), the holders of our issued and
outstanding Series A Convertible Preferred Stock (“Series A Stock”). Pursuant to
the Exchange Agreement, the MAG Funds exchanged 28,927 shares of Series A Stock,
constituting all of the issued and outstanding shares of Series A Stock, for
an
aggregate of 28,927,000 shares of our common stock. The exchange ratio was
determined by dividing the $100 purchase price of the shares (the “Series A
Purchase Price” as defined in Certificate of Designations of Preferences and
Rights for the Series A Stock) by $0.10.
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Effective
May 19, 2008, we issued to Mercator Momentum Fund III, L.P. warrants to acquire
up to 581,395 shares of our common stock. The warrants were issued at an
exercise price of $0.129 per share of common stock, and expire two years
following the date of issuance, i.e., on May 19, 2010.
ITEM
3. DEFAULTS
UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM
4. SUBMISSION
OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
None.
ITEM
5. OTHER
INFORMATION
None.
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ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
10.18
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Amendment
to Loan and Security Agreement, dated September 7, 2007, between
Medical
Discoveries, Inc. and Mercator Momentum Fund III, L.P.*
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31.1
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Rule
13a-14(a) Certification, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
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31.2
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Rule
13a-14(a) Certification, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 *
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32.1
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
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32.2
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
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*Filed
herewith
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the
registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
GLOBAL
CLEAN ENERGY HOLDINGS, INC.
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Date:
August 13, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Bruce K. Nelson |
Bruce
K. Nelson
Chief
Financial Officer
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