HIGH WIRE NETWORKS, INC. - Annual Report: 2012 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended May 31, 2012

[  ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from [  ] to [  ]

Commission file number 000-53461

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

Common Stock, $0.00001 par value
(Title of class)

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The aggregate market value of Common Stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant on November 30, 2011 was $1,320,098 based on a $0.03 average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock as of the latest practicable date.
47,783,139 common shares as of September 12, 2012.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

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Table of Contents

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PART I

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This annual report contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to future events or our future financial performance. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may", "will", "should", "expects", "plans", "anticipates", "believes", "estimates", "predicts", "potential" or "continue" or the negative of these terms or other comparable terminology. These statements are only predictions and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our or our industry's actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements.

Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. Except as required by applicable laws, including the securities laws of the United States, we do not intend to update any of the forward-looking statements so as to conform these statements to actual results.

As used in this annual report, the terms "we", "us", "our", “our company”, and "Mantra" mean Mantra Venture Group Ltd. and our subsidiary Mantra Energy Alternatives Ltd. and our our wholly owned subsidiaries Carbon Commodity Corporation, Mantra China Inc., Mantra China Limited, Mantra Media Corp., Mantra NextGen Power Inc., and Mantra Wind Inc., as well as our majority owned subsidiary Climate ESCO Ltd., unless otherwise indicated.

All dollar amounts refer to US dollars unless otherwise indicated.

Description of Business

We were incorporated in Nevada on January 22, 2007. On December 8, 2008 we continued our corporate jurisdiction out of the state of Nevada and into the Province of British Columbia, Canada. Our principal offices are located at 1205 – 207 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6B 1H7. Our telephone number is (604) 609 2898. Our fiscal year end is May 31.

We are building a portfolio of companies and technologies that mitigate negative environmental and health consequences that arise from the production of energy and the consumption of resources.

Our mission is to develop and commercialize alternative energy technologies and services to enable the sustainable consumption, production and management of resources on residential, commercial and industrial scales. We plan to develop or acquire technologies and services which include electrical power system monitoring technology, wind farm electricity generation, online retail of environmental sustainability solutions through a carbon reduction marketplace, and media solutions to promote awareness of corporate actions that support the environment. To carry out our business strategy we intend to acquire or license from third parties technologies that require further development before they can be brought to market. We also intend to develop such technologies ourselves, and we anticipate that to complete commercialization of some technologies we will enter into joint ventures, partnerships, or other strategic relationships with third parties who have expertise that we may require. We also plan to enter into formal relationships with consultants, contractors, retailers and manufacturers who specialize in the areas of environmental sustainability in order to carry out our online retail strategy.

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We are a development stage company that has only recently begun operations. We have generated only nominal revenues from our intended business activities, and we do not expect to generate significant revenues in the next 12 months. Other than our invention for the electro-reduction of carbon dioxide, we have not yet developed or acquired any commercially exploitable technology. Since our inception, we have incurred operational losses and we have completed several rounds of financing to fund our operations.

We carry on our business through our subsidiaries as follows:

• Mantra Energy Alternatives Ltd., through which we identify, acquire, develop and market technologies related to alternative energy production, greenhouse gas emissions reduction and resource consumption reduction;
• Mantra Media Corp., through which we offer promotional and marketing services to companies in the sustainability sector or those seeking to adopt sustainable practices; and
• Climate ESCO Ltd, through which we distribute and installe LED lighting solutions.

We also have a number of inactive subsidiaries which we plan to engage in various business activities in the future.

On May 17, 2011, we entered into a director agreement with EldenSchorn. As compensation, under the agreement, we granted stock options to Mr. Schorn to purchase up to 500,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.10 per share. Mr. Schorn resigned as director of our company on February 20, 2012. Pursuant to the terms of the Option Agreement, his options expired on August 18, 2012.

On August 16, 2011, we entered into a technology development cooperation agreement with KC Cottrell Co., Ltd. and Korea Southern Power Co., Ltd. pursuant to which KC will provide our company with the basic framework and support for the successful execution of tasks for our company’s electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide technology development as planned at Ha-dong Power Plant in the Republic of Korea. KC has also agreed to equally share the cost of the project, which is not to exceed US $1,000,000 with our company.

On February 20, 2012, we entered into a director agreement with Tommy David Unger. As compensation, under the director agreement, we granted stock options to Mr. Unger to purchase up to 500,000 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.01 per share. These options are non-transferrable, vest immediately and expire the earlier of 24 months, or upon the termination of the consulting agreement.

On February 29, 2012, our wholly owned subsidiary, Mantra Energy Alternatives Ltd., entered into subscription agreements with a number of non-US investors for the sale of 3,200,000 shares of Mantra Energy at a price of CAD $1.00 per share, for total proceeds of CAD $3,200,000. Upon the closing of this financing, our company will hold 6,000,000 shares of Mantra Energy out of a total of 9,200,000 issued and outstanding.

On April 3, 2012, we entered into a consulting agreement with BC0848571 Ltd., a company controlled by Tommy David Unger, a director of our company, whereby Mr. Unger has agreed to provide consulting services as our company’s vice president of corporate finance for a period of twelve (12) months. In consideration for agreeing to provide such consulting services by Mr. Unger, we have agreed to pay a salary of $5,000 per month and to grant 250,000 options to acquire 250,000 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $0.03 per share. These options are non-transferrable, vest immediately and expire the earlier of 24 months, or upon the termination of the consulting agreement.

Effective June 19, 2012, our company’s subsidiary, Mantra Energy, entered into a service contract with PowerTech Labs Inc., whereby PowerTech will assist Manta Energy in the evaluation and the development of our ERC System under specific terms and conditions for a period ending February 19, 2013. As compensation, PowerTech will be paid $171,000 plus the cost of materials as further described in the service contract.

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On October 28, 2008, we entered into a convertible debenture with StichtingAdministratiekantoor Carlos Bijl (“Bijl”) for a principal amount of $150,000 and an annual interest rate of 10%. Bijl started an action in the Supreme Court of British Columbia for non-payment of the convertible debenture.

On July 18, 2012, we entered into a settlement agreement with Bijl dated July 16, 2012, pursuant to which:

• the due date of the convertible debenture would be extended to April 11, 2013;
• within 5 business days we pay $43,890.41 representing net interest to and including September 30, 2012, less $15,000 we forwarded to Bijl on February 16, 2012;
• commencing on October 31, 2012 we will pay accrued monthly interest at 10% per annual until April 11, 2013;
• we will pay a $10,000 premium on the $150,000 principal of the convertible debenture when we satisfy it on April 11, 2013.

On July 31, 2012, Mantra Energy Alternatives Ltd. (“Mantra Energy”), a subsidiary of Mantra Venture Group Ltd., entered into a Master Services Agreement with Tekion (Canada), Inc. Mantra Energy’s ERC technology converts CO₂ in stack gases to a formate salt which can then be further processed into formic acid or used to operate a fuel cell to generate power. Mantra Energy has engaged Powertech Labs to do further engineering on the system. In order to get this technology to commercialization, Tekion has proposed a program that will run in parallel to the Powertech program to help Mantra with some of the critical issues regarding this process.

Pursuant to the terms of the Master Services Agreement, Tekion will provide services to Mantra Energy as follows:

Also on July 31, 2012, Mantra Energy entered into a SOW with Tekion setting out the work summary, deliverables, budgets and timelines in several stages as follows:

Stage 1 – Baseline electrode/membrane materials selection.
     Budgeted Cost: $ 49,900 + materials
     Timeline: 8 weeks

Stage 2a – Reactor scale-up 
     Budgeted Cost: $ 74,850 + materials
     Timeline: 12 weeks (parallel with Stages 1, 2b)

Stage 2b – Improving catalyst functionality (if required) 
     Budgeted Cost: $ 62,375 + materials
     Timeline: 10 weeks (parallel with Stage 2a)

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Stage 3 – Single cell characterization 
     Budgeted Cost: $ 49,900 + materials
     Timeline: 4 weeks

Stage 4 – Conceptual 100 kg/day pilot plant design 
     Budgeted Cost:$ 24,950 + materials
     Timeline: 4 weeks

Mantra Energy provided an upfront payment to Tekion of $50,000 on the signing of the SOW.

Electro Reduction of Carbon Dioxide (“ERC”)

On November 2, 2007, through our subsidiary, Mantra Energy Alternatives Ltd., we entered into a technology assignment agreement with 0798465 BC Ltd. whereby we acquired 100% ownership in and to a certain chemical process for the electro-reduction of carbon dioxide as embodied by and described in the following patent cooperation treaty application:

The reactor at the core of the chemical process, referred to as the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide, or ERC, has been proven functional through small scale prototype trials. ERC offers a possible solution to reduce the impact of carbon dioxide (CO2) on Earth’s environment by converting CO2 into chemicals with a broad range of commercial applications, including a fuel for a next generation of fuel cells. Powered by electricity, the ERC process combines captured carbon dioxide with water to produce materials, such as formic acid, formate salts, oxalic acid and methanol, that are conventionally obtained from the thermo-chemical processing of fossil fuels. However, while thermo-chemical reactions must be driven at relatively high temperatures that are normally obtained by burning fossil fuels, ERC operates at near ambient conditions and is driven by electric energy that can be taken from an electric power grid supplied by hydro, wind, solar or nuclear energy.

In fuel cells liquid fuels are indirectly burned with air to form carbon dioxide and water, while generating electricity. This process is known as electrochemical combustion or electrooxidation. The complementary nature of ERC and electrooxidation makes it possible to use ERC in a regenerative fuel cell cycle, where carbon dioxide is converted to a fuel that is consumed in a fuel cell to regenerate carbon dioxide. As shown in the figure, the net energy input required in this cycle could be supplied from a renewable or non-fossil fuel source.

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ERC has been shown to produce a range of compounds, including formic acid, formate salts, oxalic acid, and methanol. The efficiency for generation of each compound depends on the experimental conditions, most importantly the material of the cathode, which catalyses the electrochemical reactions.

Until appropriate cathodes are found some products of CO2 reduction (methanol, for instance) are obtained at efficiencies too low for practical use. Other products can be generated on known cathodes with high current yields that could support valuable practical processes. For example, formic acid has been obtained on tin cathodes with current yields above 80%. Formate salts and sodium bicarbonate are obtained at similarly high yields.

ERC Development to Date

We have retained one of the creators of the technology, Professor Colin Oloman, as a member of our scientific advisory board, to further develop the carbon dioxide reduction process to achieve optimal results on a consistent basis. On June 1, 2008, we entered into a technology development and support agreement with Kemetco Research Inc., an integrated science, technology and innovation company. Pursuant to that agreement, we have established a research and development facility for the ERC in Vancouver, British Columbia, staffed by a dedicated research team provided by Kemetco.

In October of 2008, we completed our first ERC prototype reactor capable of processing 1 kilogram of CO2 per day. In order to facilitate the testing and development of this reactor, we entered into an agreement with Kemetco on January 29, 2010. The agreement was intended to govern the development and testing of our prototype reactor for a period of 10 months and contemplated costs of approximately $250,000 including labor and materials purchases. On March 18, 2010 we entered into another agreement with Kemetco which amended and replaced the January 29, 2010 agreement. Under the terms of the latest agreement, we have agreed to proceed with the testing and development of our ERC prototype reactor for a period of 5 months at an estimated cost of approximately $125,000.

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In October of 2008, we completed our first ERC prototype reactor capable of processing 1 kilogram of CO2 per day. In order to facilitate the testing and development of this reactor, we entered into an agreement with Kemetco on January 29, 2010. The agreement was intended to govern the development and testing of our prototype reactor for a period of 10 months and contemplated costs of approximately $250,000 including labor and materials purchases. On March 18, 2010 we entered into another agreement with Kemetco which amended and replaced the January 29, 2010 agreement. Under the terms of the latest agreement, we have agreed to proceed with the testing and development of our ERC prototype reactor for a period of 5 months at an estimated cost of approximately $125,000.

Pictured Above, Design for Bench Scale ERC Reactor

We anticipate that commercialization of ERC will require us to develop reactors capable of processing not less than 100 tons of CO2 per day; however, there is no guarantee that we will successfully produce reactors of that size. Production of commercially viable ERC reactors will depend on continued research and development, successful testing of small scale ERC reactors, and securing of additional financing. At the conclusion of our current agreement and development program with Kemetco, an assessment will be made of the project’s progress and the next phase to be conducted.

Established and Emerging Market for ERC and By-Products:

The technology behind ERC can be applied to any scale commercial venture which outputs CO2 into the atmosphere. We anticipate that, once fully commercialized, we will be able to offer ERC as a CO2 management system to various industry including steel, power generation and lumber.

The existing applications of ERC by-products include use as feedstock preservatives, de-icing solutions, and baking soda, among others. Sodium Formate and Formic Acid, two of the main by-products of ERC, currently have an average market value of $1,200/ton, with more than 600,000 tons of formic acid produced annually (Li, 2006). Their applications are diverse, including feedstock preservatives, de-icing solutions, cleaning solutions and baking soda to name a few. The market for formic acid has experienced continual growth and demand over the past several years, mainly attributed to the following: European and developing country demand for formic acid in silage, rising raw materials, energy and logistics costs; and animal feed preservative and Asian demand for formic acid in leather, rubber, food and pharmaceutical industries. The average market price of formic acid is expected to increase by as much as 20% in 2012. (Dunia Frontier Consultants, 2008).

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However, if the ERC process reaches market acceptance as a way to deal with CO2 emissions from industry facilities, it will likely lead to supply of formic acid in excess of current market demand. We have identified several potential future applications for formic acid, which may lead to an expansion in current market demand. The application we have identified and are currently focusing on is steel pickling.

Steel Pickling

Steel Pickling is part of the finishing process in the production of certain steel products in which oxide and scale are removed from the surface of strip steel, steel wire, and other forms of steel, by dissolution in acid. A solution of either Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) or Sulfuric Acid is generally used to treat carbon steel products, while a combination of Hydrofluoric and Nitric Acids is often used for stainless steel. Approximately ¼ of the HCI produced in the U.S. is used for pickling steel (American Chemistry, 2003), consuming an estimated 5Mt/year. As an organic acid, Formic Acid would be a very attractive replacement for Hydrochloric Acid (HCI) in the steel pickling process. Formic Acid has many potential advantages over HCI in this application, including: less iron lost from the steel surface, improvement in final surface quality, and the elimination of corrosion inhibiting and neutralizing rinse processes to prevent rust development. In addition, Formic Acid is both bio-degradable and reusable which would allow water used in the picking process to be recycled more easily.

Competition

There are several existing alternative methods to ERC which convert CO2 into useful products. Other methods include, for example:

• Thermo-chemical reactions to produce carbon monoxide, formic acid, methane or methanol;
• Bio-chemical reactions to produce methane;
• Photo-chemical reactions to produce carbon monoxide, formaldehyde or formic acid; and
• Photo-electro-chemical reaction to produce carbon monoxide and possibly methane & methanol.

Some thermo-chemical methods are established commercial industrial processes (e.g. production of methanol from CO2) however, like ERC, most of these alternative methods of CO2conversion are still at the level of laboratory research and development projects. These alternative methods typically suffer from the following problems:

• Low reaction rate and low CO2 space velocity make it too costly and time consuming to process industrial quantities of CO2;
• Low selectivity for specified product(s) makes it harder to control product yield;
• High operating temperature and pressure requires large quantities of fossil fuels to power reaction;
• Fast cathode deterioration raises costs and makes the method labour intensive; and
• Highly expensive and cumbersome hydrogen (H₂ ) is required as a feed reactant.

Based on scholarship and test results to date, we believe that, compared with alternative methods of CO2 conversion, ERC, when converting CO2 to formate or formic acid, has several notable advantages including the following:

• Medium reaction rate allows for commercially viable CO2 processing times;
• Medium CO2 space velocity gives the ability to treat comparatively large volumes of CO2;
• High product selectivity for formate and formic acid;
• Low operating temperature and pressure make it possible to rely on renewable sources of electricity instead of fossil fuels; and
• Hydrogen (H₂ ) is not required as feed reactant.

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However, because ERC has not yet been tested at a commercially viable scale, there is no guarantee that any of the advantages cited by us will translate into actual competitive advantages for ERC over competing methods for CO2 conversion. Also, like other competing methods, ERC suffers from fast cathode deterioration, and we must successfully isolate or develop a better ERC cathode in order to gain a competitive advantage in this regard.

Our competition consists of a number of small companies capable of competing effectively in the alternative energy market as well as several large companies that possess substantially greater financial and other resources than we do. Many of these competitors are substantially larger and better funded than us, and have significantly longer histories of research, operation and development. Our competitors include technology providers or energy producers using biomass combustion, biomass anaerobic digestion, geothermal, solar, wind, new hydro and other renewable energy sources. In addition, we will face well-established competition from electric utilities and other energy companies in the traditional energy industry who have substantially greater financial resources than we do.

Our competitors may be able to offer more competitively priced and more widely available energy products than ours and they also may have greater resources than us to create or develop new technologies and products.

Therefore, there is no assurance that we will be successful in competing with existing and emerging competitors in the alternative energy industry or traditional energy industry.

We plan to identify business opportunities with interested parties and potential customers by networking and participating in conferences and exhibitions related to greenhouse gas emissions reduction and alternative energy sources and technologies. The strategic and geographic focus of our business is currently the North American market. We believe that one of our competitive advantages is our online carbon reduction marketplace which brings energy/carbon reduction products and service providers into direct contact with consumers and enables the facilitation of business contacts. The focus of our online carbon reduction marketplace is not on business-to-business carbon trading, as is the case with many of our competitors.

While our competitors may be operating similar business models, we plan to build our competitive position in the industry by:

• filling our Scientific Advisory Board with skilled and proficient professionals;
• developing and acquiring technologies to establish sustainable fuel supply chains;
• providing a comprehensive range of services; and
• providing marketing and promotion services to generate public awareness and enhance the reputation of sustainability initiatives.

However, since we are a newly-established company, we face the same problems as other start-up companies in other industries. Our competitors may develop similar technologies to ours and use the same methods as we do, and they may generally be able to respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in legislation and industry regulation. Additionally, our competitors may devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their technologies or services than we do. Increased competition could also result in loss of key personnel, reduced margins or loss of market share, any of which could harm our business.

Government Regulations

Some aspects of our intended operations will be subject to a variety of federal, provincial, state and local laws, rules and regulations in North America and worldwide relating to, among other things, worker safety and the use, storage, discharge and disposal of environmentally sensitive materials. For example, we are subject to the Resource Conservation Recovery Act (“RCRA”), the principal federal legislation regulating hazardous waste generation, management and disposal.

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Under some of the laws regulating the use, storage, discharge and disposal of environmentally sensitive materials, an owner or lessee of real estate may be liable for the costs of removing or remediating certain hazardous or toxic substances located on or in, or emanating from, such property, as well as related costs of investigation and property damage. Laws of this nature often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or lessee knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of the hazardous or toxic substances. These laws and regulations may require the removal or remediation of pollutants and may impose civil and criminal penalties for violations. Some of the laws and regulations authorize the recovery of natural resource damages by the government, injunctive relief and the imposition of stop, control, remediation and abandonment orders. The costs arising from compliance with environmental and natural resource laws and regulations may increase operating costs for both us and our potential customers. We are also subject to safety policies of jurisdictional-specific Workers Compensation Boards and similar agencies regulating the health and safety of workers.

In addition to the forgoing, in the future our U.S., Canadian and global operations may be affected by regulatory and political developments at the federal, state, provincial and local levels including, but not limited to, restrictions on offset credit trading, the verification of offset projects and related offset credits, price controls, tax increases, the expropriation of property, the modification or cancellation of contract rights, and controls on joint ventures or other strategic alliances.

We are not aware of any material violations of environmental permits, licenses or approvals issued with respect to our operations. We expect to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations relating to our intended business. At this time, we do not anticipate any material capital expenditures to comply with environmental or various regulations and requirements.

While our intended projects or business activities have been designed to produce environmentally friendly green energy or other alternative products for which no specific regulatory barriers exist, any regulatory changes that impose additional restrictions or requirements on us or on our potential customers could adversely affect us by increasing our operating costs and decreasing potential demand for our technologies, products or services, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

Research and Development Expenditures

During the year ended May 31, 2012 we spent $11,596 on research and development. For the last two fiscal years, we have spent $11,596on research and development. We anticipate that we will incur $3,500,000 in expenses on research and development for ERC as well as other technologies we may acquire over the next 12 months.

Employees

As of September 10, 2012, we had 2 employees engaged in administrative duties, website development and marketing. All of these employees were engaged on a full-time basis. Additionally, we have retained a number of consultants for legal, accounting and investor relations services.

Intellectual Property

We acquired the process for the “Continuous Co-Current Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon Dioxide”, or the ERC technology, on November 2, 2007 pursuant to a technology assignment agreement with 0798465 BC Ltd. According to the agreement, we paid 0798465 BC Ltd. 40,000 common shares at a fair market value of $0.25 per share and 250,000 options to purchase our common shares at an exercise price of $0.25 per share until October 31, 2012. The process for the ERC technology was developed by Dr. Colin Oloman and Dr. Hui Li at the University of British Columbia's Clean Energy Research Center in Vancouver, British Columbia. They filed the initial patent application for the invention under the Patent Cooperation Treaty in 2006. We acquired all right and title in and to the ERC technology as embodied by and described in the following patent cooperation treaty application:

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The Patent Cooperation Treaty, an international patent law treaty, provides a unified procedure for filing patent applications to protect inventions in each of its contracting states.

The PCT filing was made with a Receiving Office in 2006 and a written opinion was issued by International Searching Authority regarding the patentability of the invention which is the subject of the application. Finally, the examination and grant procedures will be handled by the relevant national or regional authorities. On March 31, 2008 we initiated the national patent process. We plan to begin the national patent process initially in Europe, Japan and China. The national phases for other countries, particularly the U.S. and Canada, will be initiated in the near future.

We have not filed for protection of our trademark. We own the copyright of our logo and all of the contents of our website, www.mantraenergy.com.

Reports to Security Holders

We intend to furnish our shareholders annual reports containing financial statements audited by our independent auditors and to make available quarterly reports containing unaudited financial statements for each of the first three quarters of each year.

The public may read and copy any materials that we file with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov.

As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

Our principal executive offices are located at #562 – 800 15355 24^th Avenue, Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, V4A 2H9. Our telephone number is (604) 560-1503. The office is approximately1,650 square feet in size and is leased for a term of twelve months. The lease began on January 2012 and will end in January 2013. Currently we pay approximately $1,200 per month for our office space in Surrey.

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On May 23, 2012, a former employee of our company delivered a Notice of Application seeking against our company for approximately $55,000. The hearing of that Application took place on July 31, 2012, at which time the former employee obtained judgment in the approximate amount of $55,000. Our company did not defend the amount of the judgment and the amount is included in accounts payable, but claims a complete set-off on the basis that the former employee retains 1,000,000 shares of common stock of our company as security for payment of the outstanding consulting fees owed to him. On August 31, 2012, our company commenced a separate action against the former employee seeking a return of the 1,000,000 shares of common stock and a stay of execution of the judgment. That application is pending and has not yet been heard or determined by the court. The payment of the judgment claim of approximately $55,000 is dependent upon whether the former employee will first return the 1,000,000 shares of common stock noted above. The probable outcome of our company’s claim for the return of the shares cannot yet be determined.

Not applicable.

PART II

Market Information

Our common stock is not traded on any stock exchange in the United States and Canada and there is no established public trading market for our common stock. Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, under the trading symbol MVTG.OB. The market for our stock is highly volatile. We cannot assure you that there will be a market in the future for our common stock. OTC Bulletin Board securities are not listed and traded on the floor of an organized national or regional stock exchange. Instead, OTC Bulletin Board securities transactions are conducted through a telephone and computer network connecting dealers in stocks. OTC Bulletin Board stocks are traditionally smaller companies that do not meet the financial and other listing requirements of a regional or national stock exchange.

On February 18, 2008 our common shares began trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under the symbol EDV 5MV. The Frankfurt Stock Exchange is located in Frankfurt, Germany.

The following table reflects the high and low bid information for our common stock obtained from Stockwatchon the OTC Bulletin Board and reflects inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission, and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.

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Holders

As of September10, 2012, there were approximately 123 holders of record of our common stock.

Dividends

To date, we have not paid any dividends on our common shares and we do not expect to declare or pay any dividends on our common shares in the foreseeable future. Payment of any dividends will depend upon future earnings, if any, our financial condition, and other factors as deemed relevant by our Board of Directors.

Equity Compensation Plans

As of May 31, 2012, we did not have any equity compensation plans.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

On March 15, 2012, we issued 500,000 shares for proceeds of $5,000 pursuant to the exercise of stock options. These shares were issued to one (1) non-U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933), in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

On March 9, 2012, we issued 1,120,550 units at $0.05 per unit for proceeds of $56,028. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one share purchase warrant to purchase one additional share of common stock at an exercise price of $0.20 per share expiring on the earlier of two years or five business days after the Company’s common stock trades at least one time per day on the FINRA Over the Counter Bulletin Board at a price at or above $0.40 per share for seven consecutive trading days. These securities were issued to four (4) non-U.S. person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933), in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

On April 3, 2012 we issued 250,000 stock options to acquire 250,000 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $0.03 per share pursuant to a consulting agreement with BC0848571 Ltd. These securities were issued to one (1) non-US person (as that term is defined in Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933) in an offshore transaction relying on Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933.

Purchase of Equity Securities

We did not purchase any of our shares of common stock or other securities during our fiscal year ended May 31, 2012.

As a “smaller reporting company” we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

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The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report. The discussions of results, causes and trends should not be construed to imply any conclusion that these results or trends will necessarily continue into the future.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Annual Report contains certain forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward-looking statements” for the purposes of these provisions, including any projections of earnings, revenues or other financial items; any statements of the plans, strategies, and objectives of management for future operation; any statements concerning proposed new products, services or developments; any statements regarding future economic conditions or performance; statements of belief; and any statement of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Such forward-looking statements are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements.

Results of Operations

Results of Operations for the Years Ended May 31, 2012 and 2011

The following summary of our results of operations should be read in conjunction with our audited financial statements for the years ended May 31, 2012 and 2011.

Our operating results for the years ended May 31, 2012 and 2011 are summarized as follows:

Revenues

Our revenues for the year ended May 31, 2012 were $13,281, compared to our revenue for the year ended May 31, 2011, which were $2,602, representing approximately an 80.38% increase.

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Operating Expenses

Our operating expenses for the year ended May 31, 2012 and May 31, 2011 are outlined in the table below:

The decrease in operating expenses for the year ended May 31, 2012, compared to the same period in fiscal 2011, was mainly due to decreases in business development costs, consulting and advisory fees, depreciation and amortization, management fees, shareholder communications and awareness, travel and promotion and wages and benefits.

Our general and administrative expenses consist of office occupation expenses, communication expenses (cellular, internet, fax and telephone), bank charges, foreign exchange, courier, postage costs and office supplies. Our professional fees include legal, accounting and auditing fees. Business development, consulting and advisory costs include fees paid, shares issued and options granted to contractors and advisory board members

Liquidity and Financial Condition

As of May 31, 2012, our total current assets were $274,360and our total current liabilities were $1,208,690and we had a working capital deficit of $934,121. Our financial statements report a net loss of $669,342for the year ended May 31, 2012 and a net loss of $6,803,165for the period from January 22, 2007 (date of inception) to May 31, 2012.

We have suffered recurring losses from operations. The continuation of our company is dependent upon our company attaining and maintaining profitable operations and raising additional capital as needed. In this regard we have raised additional capital through equity offerings and loan transactions.

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We had cash in the amount of $215,600 as of May 31, 2012 as compared to $39,101as of May 31, 2011. We had a working capital deficit of $934,121 as of May 31, 2012 compared to working capital deficit of $1,143,295as of May 31, 2011.

Our principal sources of funds have been from sales of our common stock.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We expect that our total expenses will increase over the next year as we increase our business operations. We have not been able to reach the break-even point since our inception and have had to rely on outside capital resources. We do not anticipate making significant revenues for the next year. Over the next 12 months, we plan to primarily concentrate on commercializing our ERC technology and associated projects.

In order to fully carry out our business plan, we need additional financing of approximately $4,600,000 for the next 12 months. In order to improve our liquidity, we intend to pursue additional equity financing from private placement sales of our equity securities or shareholders’ loans. We do not presently have sufficient financing to undertake our planned business activities. Issuances of additional shares will result in dilution to our existing shareholders.

We currently do not have any arrangements in place for the completion of any further private placement financings and there is no assurance that we will be successful in completing any further private placement financings. If we are unable to achieve the necessary additional financing, then we plan to reduce the amounts that we spend on our business activities and administrative expenses in order to be within the amount of capital resources that are available to us.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We have no significant off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to our stockholders.

Inflation

The effect of inflation on our revenue and operating results has not been significant.

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Critical Accounting Policies

Our consolidated financial statements are impacted by the accounting policies used and the estimates and assumptions made by management during their preparation. A complete summary of these policies is included in note 2 of the notes to our financial statements. We have identified below the accounting policies that are of particular importance in the presentation of our financial position, results of operations and cash flows, and which require the application of significant judgment by management.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Our company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions related to allowance for doubtful accounts, the estimated useful lives and recoverability of long-lived assets, valuation of inventory, stock-based compensation, and deferred income tax asset valuation allowances. Our company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors that it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources. The actual results experienced by our company may differ materially and adversely from our company’s estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected.

Long-lived Assets

In accordance with ASC 360, “Property, Plant and Equipment”, our company tests long-lived assets or asset groups for recoverability when events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be recoverable. Circumstances which could trigger a review include, but are not limited to: significant decreases in the market price of the asset; significant adverse changes in the business climate or legal factors; accumulation of costs significantly in excess of the amount originally expected for the acquisition or construction of the asset; current period cash flow or operating losses combined with a history of losses or a forecast of continuing losses associated with the use of the asset; and current expectation that the asset will more likely than not be sold or disposed significantly before the end of its estimated useful life. Recoverability is assessed based on the carrying amount of the asset and its fair value, which is generally determined based on the sum of the undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and the eventual disposal of the asset, as well as specific appraisal in certain instances. An impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount is not recoverable and exceeds fair value.

Stock-based Compensation

Our company records stock-based compensation in accordance with ASC 718, “Compensation – Stock Compensation”, using the fair value method. All transactions in which goods or services are the consideration received for the issuance of equity instruments are accounted for based on the fair value of the consideration received or the fair value of the equity instrument issued, whichever is more reliably measurable.

Our company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to calculate the fair value of stock-based awards. This model is affected by our company’s stock price as well as assumptions regarding a number of subjective variables. These subjective variables include, but are not limited to our company’s expected stock price volatility over the term of the awards, and actual and projected employee stock option exercise behaviors. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as an expense in the consolidated statement of operations over the requisite service period.

As a “smaller reporting company”, we are not required to provide the information required by this Item.

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MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Consolidated financial statements
May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Mantra Venture Group Ltd.
(A development stage company)

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Mantra Venture Group Ltd. (a development stage company) as of May 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the years then ended and accumulated from January 22, 2007 (date of inception) to May 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. The consolidated financial statements of Mantra Venture Group Ltd. accumulated from January 22, 2007 (date of inception) to May 31, 2008 were audited by other auditors whose reports dated September 15, 2008 and September 20, 2007 included an explanatory paragraph regarding the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The consolidated financial statements for the period from January 22, 2007 (date of inception) to May 31, 2008 reflect a net loss of $2,046,612 of the related cumulative totals. The auditors’ reports have been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it related to amounts included for such periods, is based solely on the reports of such auditors.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of May 31, 2012 and 2011, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended and accumulated from January 22, 2007 (date of inception) to May 31, 2012, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Company has not generated significant revenues, has a working capital deficit, and has incurred operating losses since inception. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in regard to these matters are also discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.

/s/ SATURNA GROUP CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS LLP

Saturna Group Chartered Accountants LLP

Vancouver, Canada

September 11, 2012

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Consolidated balance sheets
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

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

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MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Consolidated statements of operations
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

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

F-3

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Consolidated statements of stockholder’s equity (deficit)
Period from January 22, 2007 (date of inception) to May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

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

F-4

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Consolidated statements of stockholder’s equity (deficit)
Period from January 22, 2007 (date of inception) to May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

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

F-5

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Consolidated statements of stockholder’s equity (deficit)
Period from January 22, 2007 (date of inception) to May 31, 2012

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

F-6

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Consolidated statements of stockholder’s equity (deficit)
Period from January 22, 2007 (date of inception) to May 31, 2012

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

F-7

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Consolidated statements of stockholder’s equity (deficit)
Period from January 22, 2007 (date of inception) to May 31, 2012

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

F-8

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Consolidated statements of cash flows
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

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

F-9

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Year ended May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

F-10

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Year ended May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

F-11

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Year ended May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

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MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Year ended May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

Level 1

Level 1 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2

Level 2 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets); or model-derived valuations in which significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from, or corroborated by, observable market data.

Level 3

Level 3 applies to assets or liabilities for which there are unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology that are significant to the measurement of the fair value of the assets or liabilities.

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MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Year ended May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

F-14

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Year ended May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

F-15

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Year ended May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

F-16

MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Year ended May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)

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MANTRA VENTURE GROUP LTD.
(A development stage company)
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Year ended May 31, 2012
(Expressed in U.S. dollars)