ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION INC - Quarter Report: 2013 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013

or

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission File Number 001-31895

ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

5215 W. Laurel Street, Tampa, Florida 33607

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(813) 876-1776

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 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 has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one).

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act):    Yes  ¨    No  x

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.0001 par value, as of October 25, 2013 was 83,587,243.

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PART I: FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

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

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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - Unaudited

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

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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - Unaudited

Summary of Significant Non-Cash Transactions

During the period we transferred 500,000 shares of Oceanica Resources, S.R. L. held by our wholly owned subsidiary Odyssey Marine Enterprises, Ltd. for $625,000 of marine services. The shares were valued based on the two most recent transactions in Oceanica shares at $1.25 per share.

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

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ODYSSEY MARINE EXPLORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

NOTE A - BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Company,” “Odyssey,” “us,” “we” or “our”) have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not include all information and footnotes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. These interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

In the opinion of management, these financial statements reflect all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position as of September 30, 2013, and the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. Operating results for the three-month period ended September 30, 2013, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year.

NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

This summary of significant accounting policies of the Company is presented to assist in understanding our financial statements. The financial statements and notes are representations of the Company’s management, who are responsible for their integrity and objectivity, and have prepared them in accordance with our customary accounting practices.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its direct and indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, Odyssey Marine Services, Inc., OVH, Inc., Odyssey Retriever, Inc., Odyssey Marine Entertainment, Inc., Odyssey Marine Enterprises, Ltd., Odyssey Marine Management, Ltd., Oceanica Marine Operations, S.R.L., and majority interest in Oceanica Resources, S.R.L. and Exploraciones Oceanicas, S. De R.L. De C.V. Equity investments in which we exercise significant influence but do not control and of which we are not the primary beneficiary are accounted for using the equity method. All significant inter-company and intra-company transactions and balances have been eliminated. The results of operations attributable to the non-controlling interest are presented within equity and net income, and are shown separately from the Company’s equity and net income attributable to the Company.

During the nine-months ended September 2013, our wholly owned subsidiary, Odyssey Marine Enterprises, Ltd., sold 23 million cuotas (shares) of its position in Oceanica Resources, S.R.L. for $25 million in cash to a third-party investment group. According to the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 – Consolidation, paragraph 810-10-45-23, we have accounted for this transaction as an equity transaction. Therefore, no gain or loss has been recognized in consolidated net income or comprehensive income.

Use of Estimates

Management used estimates and assumptions in preparing these financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. Those estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported revenues and expenses. Actual results could vary from the estimates that were used.

Revenue Recognition and Accounts Receivable

In accordance with Topic A.1. in SAB 13: Revenue Recognition, exhibit and expedition charter revenue is recognized ratably when realized and earned as time passes throughout the contract period as defined by the terms of the agreement. Expenses related to the exhibit and expedition charter revenue are recorded as incurred and presented under the caption “Operations and research” on our Consolidated Statements of Income.

Artifact sales and other may also consist of revenues related to the recovery of bulk silver bullion from the Gairsoppa project that exceeds the directly related operating and recovery expenses. We recognize revenue when we complete our contractual obligation to deliver the silver bullion to the refining agent, the amount of revenue is reasonably assured based on the London Bullion Market rates and the bullion is in a format ready for sale into the market. Operating and recovery expenses incurred in connection with the Gairsoppa contract consist of vessel-related expenses (ships’ crew, provisions, port fees and charter expenses), fuel, specialized equipment and administrative expenses. These expenses are charged to the Consolidated Statements of Income as incurred and subsequently reimbursed per our contract and recorded as a benefit (credit to expense) in the period we are assured of recoupment.

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Artifact sales and other is where we recognize deferred revenue related to revenue participation rights we previously sold to an investor. Upon receipt of funds payable to the investor for their revenue participation rights, we recognized revenue based upon the percent of investor-related proceeds from the sale of silver as a percentage of total proceeds that investor could earn under the revenue participation agreement.

Under our agreement with the United Kingdom Government for the Gairsoppa project, any proceeds from the recovery of the government-owned silver cargo are first applied as a reimbursement to us for search and recovery expenses related to the project. Any remaining net proceeds from the silver owned by the United Kingdom Government are then split 20/80 between the government and us, respectively. In 2012 and 2013 the proceeds from the silver sales were sufficient to fully reimburse our expenses and to provide net proceeds that were split between the two parties. The Gairsoppa project revenue recognized by us in 2012 and 2013 resulted from our share of the net proceeds from the sale of the recovered silver bullion that belonged to the United Kingdom Government. The United Kingdom Government reimburses us for all of the expenses incurred by us to recover their silver. Accordingly, we applied the expense reimbursement credit against our search and recovery expenses in our respective years Consolidated Statement of Income under the caption “Operating Expenses: Operations and Research.”

Bad debts are recorded as identified and, from time to time, a specific reserve allowance will be established when required. A return allowance is established for sales that have a right of return. Accounts receivable is stated net of any recorded allowances.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash include cash on hand and cash in banks. We also consider all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.

Inventory

Our inventory consists of artifacts recovered from the SS Republic shipwreck, general branded merchandise and related packaging material. Inventoried costs of recovered artifacts include the costs of recovery, conservation and administrative costs to obtain legal title to the artifacts. Administrative costs are generally legal fees or insurance settlements required in order to obtain clear title. The capitalized recovery costs include direct costs such as vessel and related equipment operations and maintenance, crew and technical labor, fuel, provisions, supplies, port fees and depreciation. Conservation costs include fees paid to conservators for cleaning and preserving the artifacts. We continually monitor the recorded aggregate costs of the artifacts in inventory to ensure these costs do not exceed the net realizable value. Historical sales, publications or available public market data are used to assess market value.

Packaging materials and merchandise are recorded at average cost. We record our inventory at the lower of cost or market.

Costs associated with the above noted items are the costs included in our costs of goods. Vessel costs associated with expedition revenue as well as exhibit costs are not included in cost of goods sold. Vessel costs include, but are not limited to, charter costs, fuel, crew and port fees. Vessel and exhibit costs are included in Operations and research in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. In the case of revenues associated with the Gairsoppa project, the United Kingdom owned the silver we sold into the London Bullion Market on their behalf, therefore, there was no associated cost of goods.

Long-Lived Assets

Our policy is to recognize impairment losses relating to long-lived assets in accordance with the ASC topic for Property, Plant and Equipment. Decisions are based on several factors, including, but not limited to, management’s plans for future operations, recent operating results and projected cash flows.

Comprehensive Income

Securities with a maturity greater than three months from purchase date are deemed available-for-sale and carried at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on these securities are excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. At September 30, 2013, we did not own securities with a maturity greater than three months.

Property and Equipment and Depreciation

Property and equipment is stated at historical cost. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method at rates based on the assets’ estimated useful lives, which are normally between three and ten years. Leasehold improvements are amortized over their estimated useful lives or lease term, if shorter. Major overhaul items (such as engines or generators) that enhance or extend the useful life of vessel-related assets qualify to be capitalized and depreciated over the useful life or remaining life of that

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asset, whichever is shorter. Certain major repair items required by industry standards to ensure a vessel’s seaworthiness also qualify to be capitalized and depreciated over the period of time until the next scheduled planned major maintenance for that item. All other repairs and maintenance are accounted for under the direct-expensing method and are expensed when incurred.

Earnings Per Share

Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. In periods when the Company generates income, the Company calculates basic earnings per share using the two-class method pursuant to ASC 260 Earnings Per Share. The two-class method was required effective with the issuance of the Senior Convertible Note disclosed in Note I because the note qualifies as a participating security, giving the holder the right to receive dividends should dividends be declared on common stock. Under the two-class method, earnings for the period are allocated on a pro-rata basis to the common stockholders and to the holders of Convertible Notes based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and number of shares that could be converted. The Company does not use the two-class method in periods when it generates a loss as the holder of the Convertible Notes do not participate in losses.

Diluted EPS reflects the potential dilution that would occur if dilutive securities and other contracts to issue Common Stock were exercised or converted into Common Stock or resulted in the issuance of Common Stock that then shared in our earnings. We use the treasury stock method to compute potential common shares from stock options and warrants and the if-converted method to compute potential common shares from Preferred Stock, Convertible Notes or other convertible securities. As it relates solely to the Senior Convertible Note, for diluted earnings per share, the Company uses the more dilutive of the if-converted method or two-class method. When a net loss occurs, potential common shares have an anti-dilutive effect on earnings per share and such shares are excluded from the Diluted EPS calculation.

At September 30, 2013 and 2012, weighted average common shares outstanding year-to-date were 78,991,192 and 73,498,034, respectively. For the periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, in which net losses occurred, all potential common shares were excluded from diluted EPS because the effect of including such shares would be anti-dilutive.

The potential common shares in the following tables represent potential common shares calculated using the treasury stock method from outstanding options, stock awards and warrants that were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS:

Potential common shares from out-of-the-money options and warrants were also excluded from the computation of diluted EPS because calculation of the associated potential common shares has an anti-dilutive effect on EPS. The following table lists options and warrants that were excluded from diluted EPS:

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Potential common shares from outstanding Convertible Preferred Stock calculated on an if-converted basis having an anti-dilutive effect on diluted earnings per share were excluded from potential common shares as follows:

The weighted average equivalent common shares relating to our unvested restricted stock awards that were excluded from potential common shares in the earning per share calculation due to having an anti-dilutive effect are:

The following is a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in computing basic and diluted net income per share:

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using an asset and liability approach that requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or the entire deferred tax asset will not be realized.

Stock-based Compensation

Our stock-based compensation is recorded in accordance with the guidance in the ASC topic for Stock-Based Compensation (See NOTE J).

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial instruments consist of cash, evidence of ownership in an entity, and contracts that both (i) impose on one entity a contractual obligation to deliver cash or another financial instrument to a second entity, or to exchange other financial instruments on potentially unfavorable terms with the second entity, and (ii) conveys to that second entity a contractual right (a) to receive cash or another financial instrument from the first entity, or (b) to exchange other financial instruments on potentially favorable terms with the first entity. Accordingly, our financial instruments consist of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, derivative financial instruments, mortgage and loans payable, and redeemable preferred stock. We carry cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and mortgage and loans payable at the approximate fair market value, and, accordingly, these estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that we could realize in a current market exchange. We carry derivative financial instruments at fair value as is required under current accounting standards. We carry redeemable preferred stock at historical cost and accrete carrying values to estimated redemption values over the term of the financial instrument.

Derivative financial instruments consist of financial instruments or other contracts that contain a notional amount and one or more underlying variables (e.g., interest rate, security price or other variable), require no initial net investment and permit net settlement. Derivative financial instruments may be free-standing or embedded in other financial instruments. Further, derivative financial instruments are initially, and subsequently, measured at fair value and recorded as liabilities or, in rare instances, assets (See NOTE M for additional information). We generally do not use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to cash-flow, market or foreign-currency risks. However, we have entered into certain other financial instruments and contracts, such as our sale and issuance of redeemable preferred stock and freestanding warrants during October 2010 with features that are either (i) not afforded equity classification, (ii) embody risks not clearly and closely related to host contracts, or (iii) may be net-cash settled by the counterparty. As required by ASC 815 – Derivatives and Hedging, these instruments are required to be carried as derivative liabilities, at fair value, in our financial statements with changes in fair value reflected in our income.

Fair Value Hierarchy

The three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value are as follows:

Level 1. Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2. Observable inputs other than Level 1 prices, such as quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets with insufficient volume or infrequent transactions (less active markets), or model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs are observable or can be derived principally from or corroborated with observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities. Level 2 inputs also include non-binding market consensus prices that can be corroborated with observable market data, as well as quoted prices that were adjusted for security-specific restrictions.

Level 3. Unobservable inputs to the valuation methodology are significant to the measurement of the fair value of assets or liabilities. Level 3 inputs also include non-binding market consensus prices or non-binding broker quotes that we were unable to corroborate with observable market data.

Redeemable Preferred Stock

Redeemable preferred stock (and, if ever, any other redeemable financial instrument we may enter into) is initially evaluated for possible classification as a liability in instances where redemption is certain to occur pursuant to ASC 480 – Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity. Redeemable preferred stock classified as a liability is recorded and carried at fair value. Redeemable preferred stock that does not, in its entirety, require liability classification is evaluated for embedded features that may require bifurcation and separate classification as derivative liabilities. In all instances, the classification of the redeemable preferred stock host contract that does not require liability classification is evaluated for equity classification or mezzanine classification based upon the nature of the redemption features. Generally, mandatory redemption requirements or any feature that could require cash redemption for matters not within our control, irrespective of probability of the event occurring, requires classification outside of stockholders’ equity. Redeemable preferred stock that is recorded in the mezzanine section is accreted to its redemption value through charges to stockholders’ equity when redemption is probable using the effective interest method. See NOTE O for further disclosures about our redeemable preferred stock.

Subsequent Events

We have evaluated subsequent events for recognition or disclosure through the date this Form 10-Q is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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NOTE C – RESTRICTED CASH

As required by the original mortgage loan entered into with Fifth Third Bank (the “Bank”) on July 11, 2008 (see NOTE I), $500,000 was deposited into an additional interest-bearing account from which principal and interest payments are made. On each anniversary of the mortgage, we were required to deposit into the account an amount sufficient to ensure a balance of $500,000 for principal and interest payments for the subsequent year of the mortgage. This mortgage loan matured and was extended during July 2013. This new loan calls for a restricted cash balance of $400,000 to be funded annually. The balance in the restricted cash account is held as additional collateral by the Bank and is not available for operations. The balance in this account at September 30, 2013, was $150,491.

During July 2013, we entered into a $10.0 million project term loan with the Bank (see NOTE I). This loan matures in July 2014. Per the agreement, we deposited, from the loan proceeds, $500,000 into a restricted bank account to cover principal and interest payments. This account balance is also pledged as additional security for the loan. There is no requirement to fund this account in the future.

NOTE D – ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

The accounts receivable balances at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 were $6,681,697 and $2,101,941, respectively, which are net of reserves of $4,631,593 and $4,820,593, respectively. As described in NOTE F, Neptune Minerals, Inc. (“NMI”) completed a 2011 share exchange with Dorado Ocean Resources, Ltd. (“DOR”) shareholders which resulted in an executed assignment and assumption agreement, whereby NMI assumed $8,227,675 of the outstanding debt of DOR owed to us. The full reserve at September 30, 2013 and the full reserve at December 31, 2012 are for the remaining Neptune Minerals, Inc. (“NMI”) accounts receivable assumed from DOR as discussed in NOTE F. Also included in our September 30, 2013 balance is $500,000 that is for a loan made to NMI. See NOTE F.

During the three-month period ended September 30, 2013, we recorded an accounts receivable of $14,444,948 representing proceeds to be received from the sale of silver from the “Gairsoppa” project which included $9,226,398 for the contractual cost recoupment of previously expensed search and recovery costs related to the “Gairsoppa” project. The cost recoupment total consists of $26,749 of costs expensed to Marketing, general and administrative and $9,199,649 expensed to Operations and research. Within this period, we recovered approximately 61 tons of silver bullion from the wreck of the SS Gairsoppa and commenced the refining process which allows us to sell silver into London’s bullion market on behalf of United Kingdom Government. There are no cost of goods associated with this transaction since we do not own the silver bullion being sold, and we are acting only as an agent for the United Kingdom Government. The Gairsoppa project is discussed at length in ITEM 2 of this Form 10-Q. The balance remaining of this receivable at September 30, 2013 was $5,805,543. This entire remaining Gairsoppa related accounts receivable at September 30, 2013 was paid in full during the subsequent month.

NOTE E – INVENTORY

Our inventory consisted of the following:

Of these amounts, $5,216,957 and $5,574,841 are classified as non-current as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

NOTE F – INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED ENTITIES

Neptune Minerals, Inc.

During the quarter ended December 31, 2009, we invested $500,000 for a 25% interest (five membership units) in SMM Project, LLC (“SMM”) to pursue opportunities in the exploration of deep-ocean gold and copper deposits. SMM purchased a majority interest in Bluewater Metals Pty, Ltd. (“Bluewater”), an Australian company with licenses for mineral exploration of approximately 150,000 square kilometers of ocean floor in territorial waters controlled by four different countries in the South Pacific. In April 2010, SMM was acquired by Dorado Ocean Resources, Ltd. (“DOR”) through a share exchange. At that time, DOR also acquired the remaining interest in Bluewater. We were issued 450 DOR shares in exchange for our surrendered units in SMM. We also acquired an additional 1,200 shares of DOR valued at $2,000,000 that resulted in a 41.25% ownership of DOR.

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Under the terms of the Share Subscription Agreement, we had the option to pay for this investment in cash, provide marine services to DOR over a three-year period commencing April 2010, or exercise our contractual right to offset against the $2,000,000 marine services accounts receivable owed to us. During 2011, we exercised our contractual right and offset these two amounts. The focus of DOR was on the exploration and monetization of gold- and copper-rich Seafloor Massive Sulfide (“SMS”) deposits.

During 2011, we were engaged by Neptune Minerals, Inc. (“NMI”) and its affiliates to perform marine services relating to deep-sea mining. The agreements provided for payments in cash and shares of Class B non-voting common stock of NMI. In 2011, we earned 2,066,600 shares of the Class B non-voting common stock from these engagements. During this same period, NMI completed a share exchange with DOR shareholders whereby each one outstanding share of DOR was exchanged for 1,000 shares of NMI Class B non-voting common stock. We received 1,650,000 shares of NMI Class B non-voting common stock for our 1,650 DOR shares pursuant to the share exchange. In connection with this share exchange, NMI executed an assignment and assumption agreement, whereby NMI assumed $8,227,675 of the outstanding debt DOR owed to us. Additionally in 2011, we executed a debt conversion agreement with NMI, whereby we converted $2,500,000 of the debt owed to us for 2,500,000 shares of NMI Class B non-voting common stock. At September 30, 2013, we have a net share position in NMI of 6,216,600 shares, which represents an approximate 30% ownership before any further dilution of the NMI stock.

Regarding the debt conversion noted in the preceding paragraph, NMI’s shares were valued at $1.00 based on their most recent capital raise at the time when we executed the debt conversion agreement. Pursuant to that agreement, we converted $2,500,000 of the debt owed to us for 2,500,000 shares of NMI Class B non-voting common stock. All the $8,227,675 receivable was fully reserved for in 2010. Thus the $2,500,000 portion of the debt owed to us had a book basis of zero. When we received the 2,500,000 shares as settlement of this accounts receivable, we took the position that the shares received had a carryover basis of zero until we could convert the shares to cash. Accordingly, no gain or loss was recognized in our financial statements in connection with this transaction.

At September 30, 2013, our share of unrecognized DOR (NMI) losses is $14.7 million. We have not recognized the accumulated $14.7 million in our income statement because these losses exceed our investment in DOR (NMI). Our investment has a carrying value of zero as a result of the recognition of our share of prior losses incurred by NMI under the equity method of accounting. Based on the NMI and DOR transactions described above, we believe it is appropriate to allocate this loss carryforward of $14.7 million to any incremental NMI investment that may be recognized on our balance sheet in excess of zero. The aforementioned loss carryforward is based on NMI’s last audited financial statements as of June 30, 2013. We do not have any guaranteed obligations to NMI, nor are we otherwise committed to provide financial support. Even though we were not obligated, during the three-months ended September 30, 2013, we, along with a second creditor, loaned funds to NMI of which our share is $500,000, and this indebtedness is evidenced by a convertible note. This note carries an interest rate of 6% per annum and has a maturity date of April 26, 2014. The note includes a conversion option under which, at any time prior to the payment in full of the principal amount, we may elect to convert all or any portion of the unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest into NMI’s Class-A voting shares. The conversion price is $20.00 per share if this option is elected. If the note remains unpaid at maturity, there is a mandatory conversion clause that sets the conversion share price at $12.00 per share.

Chatham Rock Phosphate, Ltd.

During the period ended June 30, 2012, we performed deep-sea mining exploratory services for Chatham Rock Phosphate, Ltd. (“CRP”) valued at $1,680,000. As payment for these services, CRP issued 9,320,348 of ordinary shares to us. The shares currently represent a 6.9% equity stake in CRP. With CRP being a thinly traded stock on the New Zealand Stock Exchange and guidance per ASC 320: Debt and Equity Securities regarding readily determinable fair value, we believe it was appropriate to not recognize this amount as an asset nor as revenue during that period.

NOTE G – INCOME TAXES

As of September 30, 2013, the Company had consolidated income tax net operating loss (“NOL”) carryforwards for federal tax purposes of approximately $117 million and net operating loss carryforwards for foreign income tax purposes of approximately $11 million. The federal NOL carryforwards from 1998 forward will expire in various years beginning in 2018 and ending through the year 2032. From 2018 through 2022, approximately $3.2 million of the NOL will expire, from 2023 through 2027, approximately $59.9 million of the NOL will expire, and from 2028 through 2032, approximately $65.9 million of the NOL will expire.

As of September 30, 2013 we utilized $16 million of the federal NOL carryforwards for taxable income resulting from our sale of partial ownership interest in a subsidiary. For Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) purposes, a limitation is imposed on the allowable amount of the NOL carryforward, this limitation resulted in a current federal tax expense. The AMT rate applied is 20%.

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The components of the provision for income tax (benefits) are attributable to continuing operations as follows:

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of the temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:

As reflected above, we have recorded a net deferred tax asset of $0 at September 30, 2013. As required by the Accounting for Income Taxes topic in the ASC, we have evaluated whether it is more likely than not that the deferred tax assets will be realized. Based on the available evidence, we have concluded that it is more likely than not that those assets would not be realized without the recovery and rights of ownership or salvage rights of high-value shipwrecks or other forms of taxable income, thus a valuation allowance has been recorded as of September 30, 2013.

The decrease in the valuation allowance as of September 30, 2013 is due to the utilization of $16 million of our net operating loss carryforward.

The change in the valuation allowance is as follows:

Income taxes for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 differ from the amounts computed by applying the effective federal income tax rate of 34.0% to income (loss) before income taxes as a result of the following:

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During the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized certain tax benefits and (liabilities), prior to any valuation allowances, related to stock option plans in the amounts of $214,670 and $249,423, respectively. If we did not have a full valuation allowance, such benefits would be recorded as an increase to the deferred tax asset and increase in additional paid in capital.

We have not recognized a material adjustment in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits and have not recorded any provisions for accrued interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions.

The earliest tax year still subject to examination by a major taxing jurisdiction is 2010.

NOTE H – COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Legal Proceedings

On April 16, 2012, the Kingdom of Spain filed a motion with the district court for an award of attorney’s fees and costs related to the “Black Swan” case claiming in excess of $3,000,000. On November 15, 2012, the Magistrate Judge entered a Report and Recommendation recommending Spain recover fees and costs, but only those incurred after dismissal of the case from February 10, 2012 to March 20, 2012, related to the transfer of artifacts held in Gibraltar. This amounted to approximately $130,000 of which the full amount was reserved in 2012. Failing to adopt the Report and Recommendation, on September 26, 2013 the District Court Judge entered an Order assessing $1,072,979 related to attorney’s fees. Payment was made on October 11, 2013, and a Satisfaction of Judgment was executed and filed on October 21, 2013. The difference between the $1,072,979 and $130,000 of $942,979 was expensed in entirety in the Marketing, general and administrative line of our Consolidated Statement of Operations.

The Company may be subject to a variety of other claims and suits that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Management is currently not aware of any claims or suits that will have a material adverse impact on its financial position or its results of operations.

Trends and Uncertainties

Our current 2013 business plan estimates positive cash flow from the sum of operating and financing activities. The plan contains assumptions which include that several of our planned projects are funded through project recoveries (Gairsoppa) and other financings, syndications or other partnership opportunities. The 2013 business plan expenses included a 90-day charter agreement which we executed with a company that provided a ship and equipment to conduct recovery operations on the Gairsoppa and Mantola projects similar to the work performed in 2012 when we monetized over $37 million of silver. In 2013 we estimate to monetize at least $30 million from the 2013 Gairsoppa project. Based upon our current expectations, we believe our cash position will be sufficient to fund operating cash flows throughout the rest of 2013 and 2014 taking into account our beginning cash balance, current cash flow expectations and revenues from multiple sources, including projected sales from recoveries, syndicated projects and other potential financing opportunities. We renewed our term and mortgage loans with Fifth Third Bank in July 2013. We also borrowed $10 million in July 2013 from Fifth Third Bank which was secured by Gairsoppa project proceeds based upon the recent recovery. Mako Resources, LLC has an outstanding option to purchase 7 million of our Oceanica Resources shares held by our wholly owned subsidiary for $17.5 million. This option expires December 31, 2013. We have experienced several years of net losses resulting in a stockholders’ deficit. Our capacity to generate net income in future periods is dependent upon our success in recovering and monetizing shipwrecks, realizing capital gains from sale of interest in mineral exploration entities, generating income from shipwreck or mineral exploration charters or generating income from other projects. If cash flow is not sufficient to meet our projected business plan requirements, we will be required to raise additional capital or curtail expenses. While we have been successful in raising the necessary funds in the past, there can be no assurance that we can continue to do so.

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During the three-month period ended September 30, 2013, we entered into two fixed price swap hedge contracts to mitigate the exposure risk related to silver price volatility. We entered into these contracts specifically related to the silver recovered from the Gairsoppa project that was to be (and is being) sold into the London bullion market. The price per silver troy ounce was reaching a period high when we entered into the contracts as compared to when the silver was recovered in mid-July. The first contract is for 250,000 troy ounces of silver and covers the period from October 1 to October 31, 2013. The fixed price is $24.40 per troy ounce. The second contract is for 250,000 troy ounces of silver and covers the period from November 1 to November 30, 2013. The fixed price on the second contract is $23.10 per troy ounce. If the average silver price is less than the fixed price, we receive the difference multiplied by the 250,000 troy ounces. If the average silver price is greater than the fixed price, we owe the difference multiplied by the 250,000 troy ounces.

NOTE I – MORTGAGE AND LOANS PAYABLE

The Company’s consolidated debt consisted of the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

Term Loan

On May 4, 2011, we amended our revolving credit facility with Fifth Third Bank (the “Bank”) to replace it with a $5.0 million term loan with a maturity date of April 23, 2012. A principal payment of $2.0 million was due and paid prior to August 1, 2011, with the remainder due by maturity. This facility bore a floating interest at the one-month LIBOR rate as reported in the Wall Street Journal plus 500 basis points. Any prepayments made in full or in part are without premium or penalty. A commitment fee of $250,000 was paid at closing. Restricted cash amounts are not required to be kept on deposit. As a condition to the loan renewal, we were required to amend the Loan Agreement (mortgage payable) for our corporate real estate facility, which matured on July 11, 2013, whereby we were required to pay additional principal to meet an 80% loan-to-value (LTV) based upon an independent real estate appraisal. All additional principal payments have been made.

On March 30, 2012, the above term loan was amended and increased to $5 million with a maturity date of July 11, 2013. This facility bore floating interest at the one month LIBOR rate as reported in the Wall Street Journal plus 500 basis points. Any prepayments made in full or in part were without premium or penalty. No restricted cash payments were required to be kept on deposit. During July 2013 this term loan was amended with substantially the same terms that currently exist. This facility also bears floating interest at the one month LIBOR rate as reported in the Wall Street Journal plus 500 basis points. The new maturity date is July 2016. Beginning January 2014, we will be required to make semi-annual payments of $500,000.

The current amended term loan is secured by approximately 25,000 numismatic coins recovered from the SS Republic shipwreck, which amount will be reduced over the term by the amount of coins sold by the Company. The coins used as collateral are held by a custodian for the security of the Bank. The borrowing base is equal to forty percent (40%) of the eligible coin inventory valued on a rolling twelve-month wholesale average value. The Company is required to comply with a number of customary covenants. The significant covenants include: maintaining insurance on the inventory; ensuring the collateral is free from encumbrances and without the consent of the Bank, the Company cannot merge or consolidate with or into any other corporation or entity nor can the Company enter into a material debt agreement with a third party without approval.

Project Term Loan

During July 2013, we entered into a $10 million project term loan agreement with Fifth Third Bank. The facility matures on July 24, 2014. This term loan bears interest at a floating rate equal to the one-month LIBOR rate plus 500 basis points. We may make prepayments in whole or in part without premium or penalty. An origination fee of $50,000 was paid at closing. A restricted cash deposit (see NOTE C) of $500,000 is required to cover interest payments. The term loan is secured by approximately $15.0 million worth of silver recovered from the SS Gairsoppa. We recovered approximately 1.8 million ounces of silver bullion in total during July 2013 which we expect to monetize during the remainder of 2013. We are required to comply with a number of customary covenants. The proceeds were used to fund the project recovery costs.

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Mortgage Payable

On July 11, 2008, we entered into a mortgage loan with Fifth Third Bank. Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, we borrowed $2,580,000. The loan bore interest at a variable rate equal to the prime rate plus three-fourths of one percent (0.75%) per annum. The loan matured on July 11, 2013, and required monthly principal payments in the amount of $10,750 plus accrued interest. This loan was secured by a restricted cash balance (See NOTE C) as well as a first mortgage on our corporate office building. This loan contained customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, conditions, and other provisions. As of June 30, 2013, the loan balance outstanding was $1,302,000.

During July 2013 when the above noted mortgage matured, we extended it on substantially the same terms that previously existed. The new maturity date is July 2016. The loan bears interest at a variable rate equal to the prime rate plus three-fourths of one percent (0.75%) per annum. Monthly principal payments in the amount of $10,750 plus accrued interest are required. This loan is secured by a restricted cash balance (See NOTE C) as well as a first mortgage on our corporate office building. This loan contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, conditions, and other provisions. As of September 30, 2013, the loan balance outstanding was $1,280,500.

During May 2008, we entered into a mortgage loan in the principal amount of $679,000 with The Bank of Tampa to purchase our conservation lab and storage facility. This obligation has a monthly payment of $5,080 with a maturity date of May 14, 2015. Principal and interest payments are payable monthly. Interest is at a fixed annual rate of 6.45%. This debt is secured by the related mortgaged real property. As of September 30, 2013, the loan balance outstanding was $573,953. The seller originally carried a second mortgage for $100,000 with interest due monthly and $25,000 of principal due each May commencing in May 2009. As of June 30, 2012, this debt was paid in full. The interest was at a variable rate of 1.0% above the prime interest rate stated by BB&T, formerly Colonial Bank of Tampa.

Senior Convertible Notes

Initial Note

During November 2011, we entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) with one institutional investor pursuant to which we issued and sold a Senior Convertible Note in the original principal amount of $10.0 million (the “Initial Note”) and a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase up to 1,302,083 shares of our common stock. Subject to the satisfaction of conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement, we had the right to require the investor to purchase an additional senior convertible note in the original principal amount of up to $5.0 million on the six-month anniversary of the initial closing date (the “Additional Note” and, collectively “Notes”). Aggregate direct finance costs amounted to $545,000 of which $45,000 related to costs of the lender and, accordingly, were included in the original issue discount on the Initial Note.

The indebtedness evidenced by the Initial Note bears interest at 8.0% percent per year (15% under default conditions, if applicable). Interest is compounded monthly and payable quarterly at the beginning of each calendar quarter. The Initial Note is amortized with equal monthly principal installments of $434,783 that commenced on July 8, 2012. Prepayment is not allowed. Further, the Notes may be converted into our common stock, at the option of the holder, at any time following issuance, with respect to the Initial Note, or at any time following six months after the date of issuance, with respect to the Additional Note. The initial conversion price of the Initial Note was $3.74, subject to adjustment on the six-month anniversary of the initial closing date as follows: The reset conversion price applicable to the Initial Note was to be adjusted to the lesser of (a) the then current conversion price and (b) the greater of (i) $1.44 and (ii) 110.0% of the market price of our common stock on the six-month anniversary of the initial closing date (as applicable, the “Conversion Price”). On May 10, 2012 (the six-month anniversary of the initial closing date), the conversion price applicable to the Initial Note was adjusted to $3.17, which represented 110.0% of the market price of Odyssey’s common stock. The conversion price is also subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, and similar transactions. We have agreed to pay each amortization payment in shares of our common stock, if certain conditions are met; provided, that we may, at our option, elect to pay such amortization payments in cash. The conversion rate applicable to any amortization payment that we make in shares of our common stock will be the lower of (a) the Conversion Price and (b) a price equal to 85.0% of the average for a ten-day period immediately prior to the applicable amortization date of the volume-weighted average price of our shares of common stock.

The Initial Note provides for redemption upon the occurrence of an event of default. Default conditions include non-servicing of the debt and certain other credit risk related conditions. Default conditions also include certain equity indexed events including failures to file public information documents, non-conversion or insufficient share authorizations to effect conversion and failure to obtain and maintain an effective registration statement covering the underlying common shares. The remedies to the investor for events of default include acceleration of payment at 125% of the remaining face value in certain circumstances. In the event the default redemption is not paid, the investor would have the right to elect conversion of the note at an adjusted conversion price approximating 75% of quoted market prices. A change in control would also result in a redemption requirement at 125% of the face value.

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The Notes extend no voting rights to the investors. However, the Notes extend participation rights in dividend payments, if any, made to the holders of the Company’s common or other class of stock, except our Series G Preferred Stock.

The holder of the Initial Note elected to apply some of the payments due on the principal balance of the Initial Note to the Additional Note described below. During the nine months ended September 30, 2013, we issued 2,976,583 shares of common stock as payment of $7,826,086 in outstanding principal. The principal balance of the Initial Note at September 30, 2013 was $2,173,914 which is bifurcated on our balance sheet between derivative liabilities and mortgage and loans payable.

Under the terms of the Warrant, the holder is entitled to exercise the Warrant to purchase up to 1,302,083 shares of our common stock at an initial exercise price of $4.32 per share, during the five-year period beginning on the six-month anniversary of the initial closing date; provided, that 434,027 shares of our common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant could not be exercised unless the investor purchased the Additional Note. In accordance with the terms of the warrant agreement, on May 10, 2012, the exercise price applicable to the Warrant was adjusted to $3.60 which was the lesser of (a) the then current exercise price and (b) 125.0% of the market price of our common stock on the six-month anniversary of the initial closing date. The Exercise Price is also subject to adjustment for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, and similar transactions. We are generally prohibited from issuing shares of common stock upon exercise of the Warrant if such exercise would cause us to breach our obligations under the rules or regulations of the stock market on which the common stock is traded.

In connection with the financing, we entered into a registration rights agreement pursuant to which we agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (with the “SEC”) relating to the offer and sale by the investor of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes and the exercise of the Warrant. Pursuant to the agreement, we were required to file the registration statement within six months of the initial closing date and to use best efforts for the registration statement to be declared effective 90 days thereafter (or 120 days thereafter if the registration statement is subject to review by the SEC).

Additional Note

On May 10, 2012, we issued the Additional Note in the original principal amount of $8.0 million, and the number of shares of Odyssey’s common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant increased to 1,562,500. The Additional Note bears interest at 9.0% per year and will mature on the 30-month anniversary of the initial closing date. The Additional Note amortizes in equal monthly installments commencing on the eighth-month anniversary of the initial note and may be paid in cash or Odyssey common stock. The Additional Note may be converted into Odyssey’s common stock, at the option of the holder, at any time following six months after the date of issuance. The conversion rate applicable to any amortization payment that we make in shares of our common stock will be the lower of (a) the Conversion Price and (b) a price equal to 85.0% of the average for a ten-day period immediately prior to the applicable amortization date of the volume-weighted average price of our shares of common stock. Odyssey has a right to redeem the Additional Note. The initial conversion price of the Additional Note is $3.74, subject to reset on the earlier of the date the registration statement registering the offer and sale of the common stock issuable under the notes and the warrants becomes effective and a prospectus contained therein shall be available for the resale by the holder of all of the registrable securities or the six-month anniversary of the additional closing date. The registration statement was declared effective on July 6, 2012, and there was no reset to the conversion price of the Additional Note.

On January 2, 2013, we entered into an agreement to amend the terms of the Additional Note. The installment payments due December 1, 2012, January 1, 2013 and February 1, 2013 were deferred until March 1, 2013 and the conversion price on the Additional Note was decreased from $3.74 to $3.17. We evaluated the amendment’s impact on the accounting for the Additional Note in accordance with ASC 470-50-40-6 through 12 to determine whether extinguishment accounting was appropriate. The modification had a cash flow effect on a present value basis of less than 10% and the reduction in the conversion price resulted in a change in the fair value of the embedded conversion option that was less than 10% of the carrying value of the Additional Note immediately prior to the modification. Since the amendment did not result in a substantial modification, extinguishment accounting was not applicable. The principal balance of the Additional Note at September 30, 2013 was $4,086,957 which is bifurcated on our balance sheet between derivative liabilities and mortgage and loans payable.

Accounting Considerations

We have accounted for the Initial Note, Additional Note and Warrant issued for cash as a financing transaction, wherein the net proceeds that we received were allocated to the financial instruments issued. Prior to making the accounting allocation, we evaluated the Initial Note, Additional Note and the Warrant for proper classification under ASC 480 Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”) and ASC 815 Derivatives and Hedging (“ASC 815”).

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related conversion reset price protection, the Company’s redemption privilege, and certain redemption rights that were indexed to equity risks. The conversion option and conversion reset price protection, along with the redemption features bearing risks of equity, were not clearly and closely related to the host debt agreement and required bifurcation. Current accounting principles that are also provided in ASC 815 do not permit an issuer to account separately for individual derivative terms and features that require bifurcation and liability classification. Rather, such terms and features must be and were bundled together and fair valued as a single, compound embedded derivative.

The Warrant has a term of five and one-half years and at inception, had an initial exercise price of $4.32. The exercise price is subject to adjustment for traditional recapitalization events and was reset on the sixth month anniversary of issuance to $3.60 per share. Although the warrant did not fall within the scope of ASC 480, the warrant required derivative liability accounting because the conversion price reset protection terms are not consistent with the definition for financial instruments indexed to a company’s own stock

Based on the previous conclusions, we allocated the cash proceeds first to the derivative components at their fair values (see NOTE M) with the residual allocated to the host debt contract, as follows:

The basis that was subject to allocation included the gross proceeds of $10,000,000, less costs of the investor paid out of proceeds that amounted to $45,000. We also allocated the direct financing costs of $500,000 to the note payable and the derivative components based upon the relative fair values of these financial instruments. As a result of this allocation, $246,653 was recorded in deferred costs and $253,347 was recorded as expense.

Allocation of the cash proceeds related to the Additional Financing was as follows:

The basis that was subject to allocation included the gross proceeds of $8,000,000, less costs of the investor paid out of proceeds that amounted to $5,518. We also allocated the direct financing costs of $400,000 to the note payable and the derivative components based upon the relative fair values of these financial instruments. As a result of this allocation, $317,201 was recorded in deferred costs and $82,799 was recorded as expense.

The financing basis allocated to the notes payable and the deferred asset arising from direct finance costs are subject to amortization with periodic charges to interest expense using the effective interest method. Amortization of these components included in interest expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2013 amounted to $505,646 and $1,801,479, respectively. The derivative components are subject to re-measurement to fair value at the end of each reporting period with the change reflected in income. See Note M for information about our derivatives.

NOTE J – STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

Common Stock

To date in 2013, we issued 3,174,893 shares of common stock, valued at $8,316,047, representing payment for principal and interest on our Initial Note and Additional Note as described in NOTE I

During the three-month period ended March 31, 2013, we issued 2,010,500 shares of common stock to accredited investors upon exercise of their outstanding warrants.

During 2012, we issued 1,441,013 shares of common stock, valued at $4,262,527, representing payment for principal and interest on our Initial Note and Additional Note as described in Note I.

During the three-month period ended September 30, 2012, we issued 287,500 shares of common stock to four accredited investors upon exercise of 287,500 outstanding warrants. We also issued 140,000 shares of common stock for the conversion of 1 share of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock and 8,900 shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options from the employee stock incentive plan.

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Stock-Based Compensation

We have two stock incentive plans, the 1997 Stock Incentive Plan and the 2005 Stock Incentive Plan (“Plan”). The 1997 Stock Incentive Plan expired on August 17, 2007. As of that date, options cannot be granted from that plan, but any granted and unexercised options will continue to exist until exercised or expired. The Plan provides for the grant of incentive stock options, non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights. We initially reserved 2,500,000 of our authorized but unissued shares of common stock for issuance under the Plan, and, at the time the Plan was adopted, not more than 500,000 of these shares could be used for restricted stock awards and restricted stock units. On January 16, 2008, the Board of Directors approved amendments to the Plan to add 2,500,000 shares of common stock to the Plan, to allow any number of shares to be used for restricted stock awards, to clarify certain other provisions in the Plan and to submit the amended Plan for stockholder approval. The amendments to the Plan were approved at the annual meeting of stockholders on May 7, 2008. On June 3, 2010, the stockholders approved the addition of 3,000,000 shares to the Plan. Any incentive option and non-qualified option granted under the Plan must provide for an exercise price of not less than the fair market value of the underlying shares on the date of grant, but the exercise price of any incentive option granted to an eligible employee owning more than 10% of our outstanding common stock must not be less than 110% of fair market value on the date of the grant.

Share-based compensation expense recognized during the period is based on the value of the portion of share-based payment awards that is ultimately expected to vest. As share-based compensation expense recognized in the statement of operations is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, it can be reduced for estimated forfeitures. The ASC topic Stock Compensation requires forfeitures to be estimated at the time of grant and revised, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates. The share based compensation charged against income for the three-month periods ended September 31, 2013 and 2012 was $882,933 and $380,143, respectively and for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $2,123,706 and $1,298,231, respectively.

The weighted average estimated fair value of stock options granted during the three-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 was $1.24 and $2.09, respectively. The weighted average fair value of stock options granted is determined using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model, which values options based on the stock price at the grant date, the expected life of the option, the estimated volatility of the stock, the expected dividend payments, and the risk-free interest rate over the life of the option. The Black-Scholes option valuation model was developed for estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. Because option valuation models require the use of subjective assumptions, changes in or variations from these assumptions can materially affect the fair value of the options.

NOTE K – DEFERRED REVENUE

Since 2009, we entered into several marine search services contracts associated with the Robert Frasier Marine, Ltd. projects. For each contract, revenue is recognized over the contractual period when services are performed as defined by the contract. The period of time a search project remains active varies but usually extends over several months and may be accelerated or extended depending upon operational factors. At December 31, 2012 as well as at September 30, 2013, we have a $2,835,522 service obligation on two service contracts that will be recognized as revenue over the period of time the contractual services are provided.

NOTE L – CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

We maintain our cash at one financial institution. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s standard insurance amount is $250,000 per depositor, per insured bank, for each account ownership category. The Bahamian Deposit Insurance Corporation insures funds up to $50,000 per depositor. At September 30, 2013, our consolidated uninsured cash balance was approximately $11.8 million.

Our term loans bear a variable interest rate based on LIBOR and our primary mortgage bears interest at a variable rate based on the prime rate. See NOTE I for further detail on these instruments. These instruments expose us to interest rate risk. On our primary mortgage, for an increase of every 100 basis points, our interest obligation increases by approximately $900 per month until maturity in July 2016. An increase of 100 basis points to the interest rate on our term loans increases our interest obligation, at most, by approximately $4,200 per month. An increase of 100 basis points to the interest rate on our $10 million

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project term loan increases our interest obligation, at most, by approximately $8,300 per month. See NOTE I. If an increase to the rates on these instruments occurs, it will have an adverse effect on our operating cash flows and financial condition but we believe it would not be material.

NOTE M – DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following tables summarize the components of our derivative liabilities and linked common shares as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 and the amounts that were reflected in our income related to our derivatives for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012:

In October 2010, we completed a public offering of shares of Series G Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase common stock. In April 2011, we entered into separate agreements with two holders of the Series G Preferred Stock whereby we agreed to issue warrants to purchase additional shares of common stock to the holders in consideration of the two holders agreeing to extend by six months the dates upon which the conversion option and the redemption option with respect to the shares of Series G Preferred Stock held by them became exercisable and the date upon which the redemption price of the shares of Series G Preferred Stock held by them began to increase by 1% per month. These transactions gave rise to derivative financial instruments. The Series G Convertible Preferred Stock embodied certain terms and features that both possessed all of the conditions of derivative financial instruments and were not clearly and closely related to the host preferred contract in terms of economic risks and characteristics. These terms and features consist of the embedded conversion option and the related down-round anti-dilution protection provision, the Company’s redemption privilege and the holder’s redemption privilege. Each of the redemption features also embodies the redemption premium payments. The warrants issued in connection with these transactions included down-round anti-dilution protection and, accordingly, were not afforded equity classification.

In November 2011 and May 2012, we issued and sold Senior Convertible Notes that included certain terms and conditions that were not clearly and closely related to the host debt agreement in terms of economic risks and characteristics. These terms and features consist of the embedded conversion options, certain redemption features and a conversion price reset feature. Warrants issued in connection with these transactions included reset price protection and, accordingly, were not afforded equity classification.

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Current accounting principles that are provided in ASC 815 – Derivatives and Hedging require derivative financial instruments to be classified in liabilities and carried at fair value with changes recorded in income. In addition, the standards do not permit an issuer to account separately for individual derivative terms and features embedded in hybrid financial instruments that require bifurcation and liability classification as derivative financial instruments. Rather, such terms and features must be bundled together and fair valued as a single, compound embedded derivative. We have selected the Monte Carlo Simulations valuation technique to fair value the compound embedded derivative because we believe that this technique is reflective of all significant assumption types, and ranges of assumption inputs, that market participants would likely consider in transactions involving compound embedded derivatives. Such assumptions include, among other inputs, interest risk assumptions, credit risk assumptions and redemption behaviors in addition to traditional inputs for option models such as market trading volatility and risk free rates. We have selected Binomial Lattice to fair value our warrant derivatives because we believe this technique is reflective of all significant assumption types market participants would likely consider in transactions involving freestanding warrants derivatives. The Monte Carlo Simulations technique is a level three valuation technique because it requires the development of significant internal assumptions in addition to observable market indicators.

Significant inputs and results arising from the Monte Carlo Simulations process are as follows for the compound embedded derivative that has been bifurcated from our Senior Convertible Notes and classified in liabilities:

The following table reflects the issuances of compound embedded derivatives, redemptions and changes in fair value inputs and assumptions related to the compound embedded derivatives during the periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

The fair value of the compound embedded derivative is significantly influenced by our trading market price, the price volatility in trading, redemptions, financing probabilities and the interest components of the Monte Carlo Simulation technique.

In October 2010, we also issued warrants to purchase 1,800,000 shares of our common stock in connection with a public offering of our Series G Convertible Preferred Stock, and in April 2011, we issued warrants to purchase an additional 525,000 shares of our common stock to two holders of the Series G Convertible Preferred Stock in connection with the modification of the conversion and redemption features of the shares of Series G Convertible Preferred Stock held by them. Additionally, in November 2011, we issued warrants to purchase 1,302,083 shares of our common stock in connection with the sale of Senior Convertible Notes. These warrants required liability classification as derivative financial instruments because certain down-round anti-dilution protection or price protection features included in the warrants are not consistent with the concept of equity. We applied the Binomial Lattice valuation technique in estimating the fair value of the warrants because we believe that this technique is most appropriate and reflects all of the assumptions that market participants would likely consider in transactions involving the warrants, including the potential incremental value associated with the down-round anti-dilution protections.

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The Binomial Lattice technique is a level-three valuation technique because it requires the development of significant internal assumptions in addition to observable market indicators. Significant assumptions and utilized in the Binomial Lattice process are as follows for both the issuance dates of the warrants and September 30, 2013 and 2012 and December 31, 2012:

Of the 1,302,083 common shares issuable upon exercise of the warrant issued on November 8, 2011, 434,027 of those common shares were exercisable only upon the Company’s election to require the lender to provide the additional financing. When the lender provided additional financing of $8,000,000 on May 10, 2012, the additional 434,027 of common shares became available for issuance upon exercise. Warrants indexed to an additional 260,417 were issued in conjunction with the additional financing.

The following table reflects the issuances of derivative warrants and changes in fair value inputs and assumptions related to the derivative warrants during the nine months ended September 30, 2013 and 2012.

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The fair value of all warrant derivatives is significantly influenced by our trading market price, the price volatility in trading, redemptions, financing probabilities and the risk free interest components of the Binomial Lattice technique.

NOTE N – REVENUE PARTICIPATION RIGHTS

The Company’s participating revenue rights consisted of the following at September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

We previously sold Revenue Participation Certificates (“RPCs”) that represent the right to share in our future revenues derived from the “Cambridge” project, which is now referred to as the HMS Sussex shipwreck project. We also sold RPCs related to a project formerly called the “Republic” project which we now call the “Seattle” project. The “Seattle” project refers to a shipwreck which we have not yet located. The “Cambridge” RPC units constitute restricted securities.

Each $50,000 convertible “Cambridge” RPC entitles the holder to receive a percentage of the gross revenue received by us from the “Cambridge” project, which is defined as all cash proceeds payable to us as a result of the “Cambridge” project, less any amounts paid to the British Government or their designee(s); provided, however, that all funds received by us to finance the project are excluded from gross revenue. The “Cambridge” project holders are entitled to 100% of the first $825,000 of gross revenue, 24.75% of gross revenue from $4 - 35 million, and 12.375% of gross revenue above $35 million generated by the project.

In a private placement that closed in September 2000, we sold “units” consisting of “Republic” Revenue Participation Certificates and Common Stock. Each $50,000 “unit” entitled the holder to 1% of the gross revenue generated by the “Seattle” project (formerly referred to as the “Republic” project), and 100,000 shares of Common Stock. Gross revenue is defined as all cash proceeds payable to us as a result of the “Seattle” project, excluding funds received by us to finance the project.

The participating rights balance will be amortized under the units of revenue method once management can reasonably estimate potential revenue for each of these projects. The RPCs for the “Cambridge” and “Republic” projects do not have a termination date, therefore these liabilities will be carried on the books until revenue is recognized from these projects or we permanently abandon either project.

In February 2011, we entered into a project syndication deal with Galt Resources LLC (“Galt”) for which they invested $7,512,500 representing rights to future revenues of any one project Galt selected prior to December 31, 2011. If the project is successful, Galt will recoup their investment plus three times the investment. Galt’s investment return will be paid out of project proceeds. Galt will receive 50% of project proceeds until this amount is recouped. Thereafter, they will share in additional net proceeds of the project at the rate of 1% for every million invested. Subsequently we reached an agreement permitting Galt to bifurcate their selection between two projects, the SS Gairsoppa and HMS Victory with the residual 1% on additional net proceeds assigned to the HMS Victory project only. The bifurcation resulted in $3,756,250 being allocated to each of the two projects. Therefore, Galt will receive 7.5125% of net proceeds from the HMS Victory project after they recoup their investment of $3,756,250 plus three times the investment. Galt was paid in full in the amount of $12,506,755 during the first quarter of 2013 for their remaining share of the SS Gairsoppa project investment. There are no future payments remaining to Galt for the Gairsoppa project nor will they receive any further distributions from the Gairsoppa project proceeds. Based on the timing of the proceeds earmarked for Galt, the relative corresponding amount of Galt’s revenue participation right of $3,756,250 was amortized into revenue in 2012 based upon the percent of Galt-related proceeds from the sale of silver as a percentage of total proceeds that Galt earned under the revenue participation agreement ($15 million).

NOTE O – REDEEMABLE SERIES G PREFERRED STOCK

During October 2010, we designated and issued 24 shares of our authorized preferred stock as Series G 8% Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series G Preferred”) as further discussed below. In April 2011 and October 2011, we redeemed 3 and 20 shares, respectively, from certain holders of the Series G Preferred for cash of $757,500 and $5,065,556, respectively, under the terms and conditions of the Series G Preferred Certificate of Designation. At the time of redemption, the carrying value of these shares of Series G Preferred amounted to $558,926 and $5,000,000, respectively. We recorded the difference between the redemption values paid and the carrying values amounting to $198,574 and $65,556, respectively, as a deemed dividend in paid-in capital. See NOTE M for our accounting for the associated compound embedded derivative that had been bifurcated and classified in liabilities. During July 2012, the remaining 1 share of Series G Preferred was converted into 140,000 shares of common stock. There are no cumulative dividends in arrears.

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Significant terms and conditions of the Series G Preferred are as follows:

Dividends. The holders of the Series G Preferred will generally be entitled to receive cash dividends at a rate of $20,000 per share per year (or 8%), payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing April 1, 2011. The dividends will be cumulative and shall accrue, whether or not earned or declared, from and after the date of issue.

Liquidation Preference. In the event of any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of Odyssey’s affairs, each holder of the Series G Preferred then outstanding will be entitled to receive, before any payment or distribution will be made on Odyssey’s common stock or any capital stock of Odyssey ranking junior to the Series G Preferred as to the payment of dividends or the distribution of assets, an amount per share of Series G Preferred equal to the sum of (a) $250,000 plus (b) any accrued but unpaid dividends.

Voting Rights. The holders of Series G Preferred will be entitled to one vote for each share of common stock into which the Series G Preferred is convertible and will be entitled to notice of meetings of stockholders. The holders of Series G Preferred will also be entitled to vote as a separate class with respect to certain matters. However, no holder may exercise its voting rights if doing so would result in the holder beneficially owning in excess of 9.9% of the outstanding common stock, unless waived by the holder.

Conversion Rights. At any time on or after April 15, 2011, any holder of shares of Series G Preferred may convert any or all of the shares into shares of common stock. Each share of Series G preferred will be convertible into the number of shares determined by dividing $250,000 by $1.785714, which we refer to as the conversion price. The number of shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series G Preferred is subject to adjustment in certain events, as discussed in the next paragraph.

Adjustments to Conversion Rights. If Odyssey pays a dividend or makes a distribution on its common stock in shares of common stock, subdivides its outstanding common stock into a greater number of shares, or combines its outstanding common stock into a smaller number of shares, or if there is a reorganization, or a merger or consolidation of Odyssey with or into any other entity which results in a conversion, exchange, or cancellation of the common stock, or a sale of all or substantially all of Odyssey’s assets, then the conversion rights described above will be adjusted appropriately so that each holder of Series G Preferred will receive the securities or other consideration the holder would have received if the holder’s Series G Preferred had been converted before the happening of the event. The conversion price in effect from time to time is also subject to downward adjustment if we issue or sell shares of common stock for a purchase price less than the conversion price or if we issue or sell shares convertible into or exercisable for shares of common stock with a conversion price or exercise price less than the conversion price for the Series G Preferred.

Limitations Upon Conversion Rights. No holder may convert shares of Series G Preferred if such conversion would result in the holder beneficially owning in excess of 9.9% of the outstanding common stock, unless waived by the holder. In addition, we will not issue any shares of common stock upon conversion of shares of Series G Preferred if the issuance of such shares of common stock would exceed the aggregate number of shares of common stock that we may issue upon conversion of all outstanding shares of Series G Preferred and the outstanding warrants offered hereby without breaching our obligations under the listing rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market relating to stockholder approval of certain issuances of securities.

Redemption. Odyssey has the option to redeem the Series G Preferred, in whole or in part, at any time after December 15, 2010 at a redemption price of 100% of the liquidation value. Commencing after March 31, 2011, the redemption price increases 1.0% each month without cap. Each holder will have the option to require Odyssey to redeem the Series G Preferred, in whole or in part, at any time after December 15, 2011 at a redemption price commencing at 109% of the liquidation value, which increases 1.0% each without cap such that, after December 15, 2011, the holder’s and Odyssey’s redemption prices will equal. In either case, the redemption price to be paid by Odyssey for each share of Series G Preferred will be the redemption prices referred to above plus accrued dividends. There is no sinking fund requirement for redemption of the Series G preferred stock.

On October 11, 2010, we issued (i) 20 shares of Series G Preferred, plus warrants to purchase 1,530,000 shares of our common stock for cash of $5,050,000 and (ii) 4 shares of Series G Preferred, plus warrants to purchase 270,000 shares of our common stock to settle certain promissory notes with a carrying value of $928,481. We have accounted for the Series G Preferred and warrants issued for cash as a financing transaction, wherein the net proceeds that we received was allocated to the financial instruments issued. We have accounted for the Series G Preferred and warrants issued in settlement of the promissory notes as an exchange, wherein we have recorded the financial instruments issued at their fair values and extinguished the promissory notes resulting in an extinguishment loss.

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The following table summarizes the allocation for each of these transactions as of October 11, 2010:

Prior to making the above accounting allocation, we evaluated the Series G Preferred and the warrants for proper classification under ASC 480 - Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity and ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging.

Series G Preferred:

ASC 480 generally requires liability classification for financial instruments that are certain to be redeemed, represent obligations to purchase shares of stock or represent obligations to issue a variable number of common shares. We concluded that the Series G Preferred was not within the scope of ASC 480 because none of the three conditions for liability classification was present.

ASC 815 generally requires the analysis embedded terms and features that have characteristics of derivatives to be evaluated for bifurcation and separate accounting in instances where their economic risks and characteristics are not clearly and closely related to the risks of the host contract. However, in order to perform this analysis we were first required to evaluate the economic risks and characteristics of the Series G Preferred in its entirety as being either akin to equity or akin to debt. Our evaluation concluded that the Series G was more akin to a debt-like contract largely due to the fact that the financial instrument is mandatorily redeemable for cash at the option of the holder and has a return in the form of a dividend that operates similarly with an interest rate on debt. Other features of the Series G Preferred that operate like equity, such as the conversion option and voting feature, did not afford sufficient evidence, in our view, to offset the weight of the primary debt-like features; that is, the redemption feature and the dividend feature. Accordingly, based upon this conclusion the clear and close relationship of embedded derivative features was made relative to a debt-like contract.

The material embedded derivative features consisted of the conversion option and related down-round anti-dilution protection, the Company’s redemption privilege, and the holder’s redemption privilege. The conversion option and related anti-dilution protection, bearing risks of equity, were not clearly and closely related to the debt-like Series G Preferred and required bifurcation. The redemption features, although generally bearing risks of debt, such as credit and interest risk, were not clearly and closely related to the Series G Preferred because the Series G Preferred was deemed to be issued at a substantial discount and there are scenarios, however improbable or remote, that the redemption features as designed could double the investor’s initial rate of return. Current accounting principles that are also provided in ASC 815 do not permit an issuer to account separately for individual derivative terms and features that require bifurcation and liability classification. Rather, such terms and features must be and were bundled together and fair valued as a single, compound embedded derivative.

Redeemable preferred stock represents preferred stock that is either redeemable for cash on a specific date or contingently redeemable for cash for events that are not within the control of management. Redeemable preferred stock is required to be classified outside of stockholders’ equity (in the mezzanine section). Because the Series G Preferred is redeemable at the holder’s option, we are required to record the residual from our allocation to the mezzanine section. This amount is further subject to accretion to the redemption value over the term to the earliest redemption date using the effective method. The Series G Preferred was fully accreted to its redemption value during the period from inception to April 2011.

Warrants:

The warrants issued in the financing and exchange transactions have terms of three years and an exercise price of $2.50. The contractual exercise price is subject to adjustment for both traditional recapitalization events and sales of common stock or other common stock linked contracts below the contractual exercise price. The latter is referred to as down-round anti-dilution protections. The warrants did not fall within the scope of ASC 480 under any of the three conditions referred to above. However, the warrants required derivative liability accounting because certain down-round anti-dilution protections are terms that are not consistent with the definition for financial instruments indexed to a company’s own stock.

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

The following discussion will assist in the understanding of our financial position and results of operations. The information below should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, the related notes to the financial statements and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

In addition to historical information, this discussion contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 regarding the Company’s expectations concerning its future operations, earnings and prospects. On the date the forward-looking statements are made, the statements represent the Company’s expectations, but the expectations concerning its future operations, earnings and prospects may change. The Company’s expectations involve risks and uncertainties (both favorable and unfavorable) and are based on many assumptions that the Company believes to be reasonable, but such assumptions may ultimately prove to be inaccurate or incomplete, in whole or in part. Accordingly, there can be no assurances that the Company’s expectations and the forward-looking statements will be correct. Please refer to the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for a description of risk factors that could cause actual results to differ (favorably or unfavorably) from the expectations stated in this discussion. Odyssey disclaims any obligation to update any of these forward-looking statements except as required by law.

Operational Update

Additional information regarding our announced projects may be found in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013. Only projects with material status updates since those reports were filed are discussed below. We may have other projects in various stages of planning or execution that may not be disclosed for security or legal reasons until considered appropriate by management.

We may use our owned vessel, the Odyssey Explorer, or chartered vessels to conduct operations based on availability.

HMS Victory Project

In 2008, Odyssey discovered HMS Victory (lost 1744) and is, as recognized by the owner and under maritime law, salvor-in-possession of the wreck. After a period of joint consultation between the UK Ministry of Defense (MOD) and the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and a public consultation period, the title to the HMS Victory was transferred to the Maritime Heritage Foundation in January 2012. The Foundation, a charity established to locate shipwrecks, investigate, recover and preserve artifacts to the highest archaeological standards and to promote knowledge and understanding of Britain’s maritime heritage, has now assumed responsibility for the future management of the wreck site. The Foundation has contracted with us to provide a full range of archaeological, recovery, conservation and other services.

Pursuant to an agreement with the Foundation, we have produced an extensive project design for the archaeological excavation of the site, including a complete plan for recording, documentation, conservation, publication and public education.

A report was provided to the Foundation and the UK MOD that details monitoring of the site conducted by Odyssey and Wreck Watch International between 2008 and early 2012. The report includes evidence, including photographs, of additional damage to the site since 2008 caused by human and natural forces. This report was published in June 2012 and is available here http://shipwreck.net/victorypapers.php. We also provided a revised archaeological project design, developed as a result of the impact report, to the Maritime Heritage Foundation. This revised project design has been approved by the Foundation’s Scientific Advisory Committee, chaired by marine archaeologist Dr. Margaret Rule and, submitted to the UK MOD by the Maritime Heritage Foundation. On January 31, 2013, the Maritime Heritage Foundation received a response from the MOD in which it was acknowledged there is an identified threat to the Victory site. The letter also sets forth a set of Key Management Principles to be agreed prior to undertaking additional work on the site. We have reached agreement on these management principles with the Foundation which would allow us to move forward on the project, while providing comfort to the Government and the MOD Advisory Group that proper archaeological principles will be adhered to through the course of the project. The Foundation has submitted these Management Principles as well as a report detailing the non-disturbance survey work on the site to the MOD.

The Maritime Heritage Foundation, with assistance from Odyssey and Wreck Watch International launched a website in September 2013 that includes a virtual dive trail featuring video of the Victory site, publications about the site, and a history of the project. The website is available at www.Victory1744.org

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“Gairsoppa” Project

On January 25, 2010, we were awarded the exclusive salvage contract for the cargo of the SS Gairsoppa by the United Kingdom Government (UKG) Department for Transport. The contract was awarded after a competitive bid process.

The SS Gairsoppa was a 412-foot steel-hulled British cargo ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat in February 1941 while enlisted in the service of the UKG Ministry of War Transport.

Under the recovery contract, we assumed the risk and responsibility for the search, cargo recovery, documentation, and marketing of the cargo and will retain 80% of the net salved value after first recouping all our recovery expenses. The recovered cargo remains the property of the UK government until it is monetized, at which time any initial proceeds are first applied to cover the project costs incurred by us and then any remaining proceeds are split 80/20 between us and the UK government.

Search operations began in July 2011. On September 26, 2011, we announced confirmation of the identity and location of the SS Gairsoppa approximately 300 miles southwest of Galway, Ireland, in waters approximately 4700 meters deep.

Initial recovery operations began aboard the MV Seabed Worker on June 4, 2012, and ended on September 23, 2012. During 2012 operations, a total of 1,218 silver ingots, weighing approximately 1.4 million troy ounces, were recovered from the SS Gairsoppa.

The silver bullion recovered in 2012 was refined and sold on the London Metals Exchange. The first sale occurred in September 2012 and continued thru January 2013. Over $41 million in proceeds were received. In addition, over $600,000 in gold value was extracted as a by-product during of the silver processing.

We began 2013 operations on the Gairsoppa in June 2013. On July 22, 2013, we announced the recovery of an additional 1,574 silver ingots weighing about 1,100 ounces each or almost 1.8 million troy ounces in total, settings a new record for the deepest and largest precious metal recovery from a shipwreck. Included in this recovery were 462 bars of .999 fine silver. The silver was transported to a secure facility in the United Kingdom to be analyzed and processed. The recovery from the SS Gairsoppa (2012 and 2013 operations) totals 2,792 silver ingots, or more than 99% of the insured silver reported to be aboard the Gairsoppa when she sank. To date, no uninsured silver has been located.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2013, we began to monetize the silver bullion recovered in 2013 from the Gairsoppa. The monetization of this silver is expected to be completed by the end of 2013. The refining of the silver is expected to result in the production of a small amount of gold that will likely be monetized in early 2014. During the quarter ended September 30, 2013, we monetized 630,999 ounces of silver at an average price of $24.55 per ounce for a total gross amount of $15.5 million. The first $9.2 million of these proceeds were recognized as a recoupment of our cost on the project and accordingly credited to expenses in the period with $9,199,649 credited to “Operations and research” expenses and $26,749 credited to “Marketing, general, and administrative” expenses. After the recoupment of project costs, an amount of $5.2 million was recognized as revenue in the quarter under the caption “Artifact sales and other.” We thus recognized a positive income statement impact of $14.4 million from the Gairsoppa project in the period ended September 30, 2013. Of this amount, $8.6 million was received as cash in the period and $5.8 million was shown as a receivable at September 30, 2013. The share of the silver proceeds paid to JBR for processing the silver (3%) and the UK government (20% after recoupment of project costs) are not recorded as costs in our financial statements since the silver bullion is owned by the UK government. This is also the reason why the remaining silver that was recovered in July 2013 but not yet monetized in the third quarter of 2013 is not shown as inventory on our balance sheet at September 30, 2013. The silver that was not monetized in the third quarter of 2013 (in excess of 1.1 million ounces) is expected to be monetized in the fourth quarter of 2013, with 80% of proceeds to us and 20% to the UK government, after deducting the JBR processing fee of approximately 3%. All of our proceeds in the fourth quarter of 2013 will be recorded as revenues with no cost of sales associated with these revenues.

When we landed the Gairsoppa silver recovered in July 2013, the spot price of silver was $19.53 per ounce. During the quarter-ended September 30, 2013, we entered into certain hedging instruments on silver since it typically takes several months from the date the silver is recovered for it to be monetized. This time requirement is due to the need to refine the World War II era silver ingots into the currently-traded version of .999 silver ingots suitable for trade on the London Bullion Market. The hedging instruments included a fixed-price swap for the month of October on 250,000 ounces of silver at $24.40 per ounce and a fixed-price swap for the month of November on 250,000 ounces of silver at $23.10 per ounce. None of the hedging instruments were closed out in the quarter ended September 30, 2013. Any eventual profit or loss on these financial hedges will be recognized in the fourth quarter of 2013 as “other” income or expenses.

After the completion of recovery operations this year we secured a salvage contract extension from the UKG Department for Transport. This extension grants us the right to return to the Gairsoppa shipwreck to look for further cargo. At this time we do not have an expedition scheduled for the site, however assuming that recovery economics justify additional investment, we intend to incorporate additional operations at the site as part of our future modern shipwreck commodity program.

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“Mantola” Project

We were also awarded the exclusive salvage contract for the cargo of the SS Mantola by the UKG Department for Transport. On October 10, 2011, we announced the discovery of the SS Mantola, which sank on February 9, 1917, after being torpedoed by German submarine U-81. Odyssey discovered the shipwreck approximately 2,500 meters beneath the surface of the northern Atlantic Ocean, approximately 100 miles from the SS Gairsoppa shipwreck.

In 1917, the British Ministry of War Transport paid a War Risk Insurance Claim for £110,000 (in 1917 value) for silver that was reported to be on board the Mantola when she sank. This sum would equate to more than 600,000 ounces of silver based on silver prices in 1917. In September 2011, the UK Government Department for Transport awarded Odyssey a salvage contract for the cargo of the SS Mantola. The terms and conditions are similar to the SS Gairsoppa salvage contract. Under the agreement, we will retain 80% of the net salved silver value recovered.

Operations on the Mantola were planned in conjunction with operations on the SS Gairsoppa under the umbrella of “North Atlantic Expedition.” A few days were spent on recovery efforts in 2012 and in 2013 at the Mantola site, but no silver was found during these short searches. After the completion of operations this year we secured a salvage contract extension from the UKG Department for Transport. This extension grants us the right to return to the Mantola shipwreck to look for further cargo. At this time we do not have an expedition scheduled for the site, however assuming that recovery economics justify additional investment, we intend to incorporate additional operations at the site as part of our future modern shipwreck commodity program.

Commodity Wreck Program

On September 20, 2012, we announced project approval and salvage contracts from ship owners for a multi-year commodity shipwreck program. We have negotiated salvage contracts with the ship owners that will award 90% of the net recovered cargo value to us for four separate deep-ocean shipwrecks carrying valuable commodities when they sank. There are additional valuable shipwrecks that do not require salvage agreements that can be added to the program and undertaken while we have a ship and equipment nearby.

Planning is underway to assemble the necessary ship and equipment for the exploration, assessment and recovery of these cargoes. In October 2013, we equipped the Odyssey Explorer vessel with our 6000 meter ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) tooling and handling system for a capital expenditure in 2013 of approximately $700,000, which was used to significantly enhance the capabilities of this ROV system we already owned. If the testing of the new ROV is successful in the fourth quarter of 2013, we expect to perform reconnaissance and salvage planning trips to one or more commodity shipwrecks in the first half of 2014. These reconnaissance trips are needed to determine the condition of the shipwrecks and to define the exact equipment and techniques to be used for the recovery expedition. The company has identified several of the key components necessary for mobilizing the deep ocean recovery system and is currently evaluating different options and contracts for ships to be used on this operation. The timing of the recovery work on future commodity shipwrecks depends on the availability of vessels and equipment, weather conditions and other factors. We expect to perform one to two commodity recovery products per year in the coming years with at least one recovery expedition in the second half of 2014.

Subsea Mineral Mining Exploration Projects

Neptune Minerals: We currently own 6.2 million shares of Neptune Minerals, a privately held company focused on discovering and commercializing high-value mineral deposits. To date Neptune Minerals has been successful in attracting the investment capital required to fund mineral exploration expeditions. Neptune’s capital raise, completed in December 2011, was at $12 per share of Class B common stock. Neptune Minerals completed another private placement in 2012 for approximately $17 million at $17.50 per share. Our current ownership is approximately 30%. Odyssey and Neptune are currently planning operations in some of Neptune’s highly prospective tenement areas to produce a formal resource estimate. These tenement areas include SMS (Seafloor Massive Sulfide) deposits that potentially contain copper, gold, silver, lead, and zinc. Neptune is still at the exploratory phase of these deposits.

Chatham Rock Phosphate: We currently own 9.3 million shares, or approximately 7.3%, of Chatham Rock Phosphates, Ltd (CRP.NZ), Chatham Rock Phosphate currently holds a license covering over 4,000 square kilometers off the coast of New Zealand believed to have significant seabed deposits of rock phosphate and other potentially valuable minerals. Chatham Rock Phosphate is still at the exploratory phase of these deposits.

Oceanica Resources: In February 2013, we announced our ownership interest, through Odyssey Marine Enterprises, Ltd., a wholly owned Bahamian company (“Enterprises”), in Oceanica Resources, S. de R.L., a Panamanian company (“Oceanica”). Oceanica is in the business of mineral exploration and controls exclusive permits for offshore mineral deposits in an area which is believed to feature a valuable mineral resource based on extensive exploratory activities undertaken by Oceanica’s subsidiary. Preliminary resource assessment based on extensive coring and laboratory work suggests that the mining concession, which has been granted for a 50 year period to a subsidiary of Oceanica, is a world-class resource with significant commercial and strategic value. Coring sample assay results and preliminary sample beneficiation tests indicate the resource can be feasibly and

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economically mined and processed. A draft Technical Report featuring a formal resource assessment is in process. JP Morgan is currently advising the company on options for maximizing the value of this asset. During the third quarter of 2013, we performed further work on behalf of Oceanica and its subsidiary to validate the deposits and to conduct additional geophysical, geotechnical and scientific studies. Over the coming 6 months, Oceanica’s subsidiary expects to submit requests for operating permits and to have the Technical Report completed.

We initially held 77.6 million of Oceanica’s 100.0 million outstanding shares. Subsequently, Enterprises sold and transferred to Mako Resources, LLC (“Mako”) 15.0 million shares for a purchase price of $1.00 per share or $15 million and granted Mako options to purchase an additional 15.0 million shares at the purchase price of $2.50 per share before December 31, 2013.

In June, 2013 Mako exercised an option to purchase an additional 8.0 million shares. The option exercise price of $1.25 per share, discounted from the original exercise price of $2.50 per share in order to facilitate this transaction, represents a 25% value increase over the price Mako paid for the Oceanica shares purchased in February 2013. Mako continues to hold the option to purchase an additional seven million shares of Oceanica at $2.50 per share at any time on or before December 31, 2013.

As part of our strategy for involvement with Oceanica, in parallel with the early exercise, we purchased one million shares of Oceanica from another Oceanica shareholder at $1.25 per share in a transaction that provides a one-year option to purchase an additional one million shares at $2.50 per share. This transaction also grants Odyssey voting rights on an additional three million shares of Oceanica held by such other Oceanica shareholder so long as there is no change in control of Odyssey.

The net effect of these transactions is that Odyssey will ultimately incur less dilution of its Oceanica ownership than originally anticipated under the initial stock sale and option agreement with Mako. Assuming all options are exercised and based on the total number of shares currently outstanding, Odyssey would own 49.6 percent of Oceanica with voting rights on a total of 52.6 percent of the shares.

While undergoing routine dry dock, maintenance and inspections, the Dorado Discovery upgraded equipment and capabilities including installation of additional drilling/coring tools and an advanced Reson 7150 multi-beam sonar system capable of mapping the ocean floor and analyzing targets to 6000 meters deep. During 2013, the Dorado Discovery has worked exclusively for Oceanica and Odyssey. In 2014, we expect to deploy the Dorado Discovery on survey and exploration projects in the South Pacific Ocean.

Admiralty Legal Proceedings

An admiralty arrest is a legal process in which we may seek recognition from the Court of our salvor-in-possession status for a specific shipwreck, site or cargo. It is the first legal step in establishing our rights to ownership or to a salvage award. If we are able to confirm that any entity has a potential legitimate legal claim to any materials recovered from any shipwreck site, we will provide legal notice to any and all potential claimants and pursue prompt resolutions of all claims.

“Black Swan” Arrest

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of the case by the United States Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida finding no subject matter jurisdiction under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. On February 23, 2012, Odyssey complied with the Court’s order by transferring the coins and artifacts to Spain. On April 16, 2012, Spain filed a motion with the district court for an award of fees and costs related to the case seeking over $3 million. On November 15, 2012, the district court Magistrate Judge entered a Report and Recommendation recommending that Spain be awarded fees and costs, but only those incurred after dismissal of the case from February 10, 2012 to March 20, 2012, related to the transfer of artifacts held in Gibraltar. The District Court Judge did not adopt the Report and Recommendation and on September 26, 2013 entered an Order requiring Odyssey to pay $1,072,979 to Spain for attorneys’ fees. Odyssey complied with the Order and on October 11, 2013 made the required payment to Spain. A Satisfaction of Judgment was executed and filed on October 21, 2013.

Unidentified Shipwreck (Bray Case)

On August 15, 2012, the district court dismissed this case, finding that the Plaintiff had failed to state a cause of action upon which relief could be granted. The Eleventh Circuit upheld the dismissal on March 11, 2013, and the case was closed on April 16, 2013.

Critical Accounting Policies and Changes to Accounting Policies

There have been no material changes in our critical accounting estimates since December 31, 2012, nor have we adopted any accounting policy that has or will have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Results of Operations

The dollar values discussed in the following tables, except as otherwise indicated, are approximations to the nearest $100,000 and therefore do not necessarily sum in columns or rows. For more detail refer to the Financial Statements in Part I, Item 1.

Three-months ended September 30, 2013, compared to three-months ended September 30, 2012

The explanations that follow are for the three-months ended September 30, 2013, compared to the three-months ended September 30, 2012.

Revenue

Total revenue increased by $4.6 million in 2013. In 2013, $5.2 million of revenue was recognized from the Gairsoppa project during the quarter after crediting $9.2 million to operating expenses. In 2012, $0.6 million of revenue was recognized from the monetization of Gairsoppa silver during the quarter after crediting $17.8 million to operating expenses. The remaining increase in the line item “Artifact sales and other” in 2013 is due to more sales of Republic coins in 2013. In 2013, there was no expedition charter revenue whereas in 2012 there was some expedition charter revenue associated with our subsea mineral exploration work for Chatham Rock Phosphate, Ltd. Exhibit revenue remained low in both 2013 and 2012.

No cost of sales are associated with the revenues generated from the Gairsoppa silver sales because under the terms of the agreement with the UK government, the silver is the property of the UK government and we receive 80% of the proceeds from the monetization of the silver after recouping all of our project costs. All Gairsoppa project costs including vessel-related expenses (ships’ crew, provisions, port fees and charter expenses), fuel, specialized equipment and administrative expenses associated with the 2013 Gairsoppa expedition in the second and third quarters of 2013 were fully recouped in the third quarter of 2013 (credited to operating expenses). Cost of sales for the sale of coins are recorded for the sale of each Republic coin.

Operating Expenses

Cost of sales increased by $0.1 million in 2013 versus 2012 because 353 more Republic coins were sold in 2013 than in 2012. Cost of sales for the sale of coins are recorded for the sale of each coin. No cost of sales are associated with the revenues generated from the Gairsoppa silver sales because under the terms of the agreement with the UK government, the silver is the property of the UK government and we receive 80% of the proceeds from the monetization of the silver after recouping all of its project costs. All Gairsoppa project costs associated with the 2013 Gairsoppa expedition in the second and third quarters of 2013 were fully recouped in the third quarter of 2013 (credited to operating expenses).

Marketing, general and administrative expenses were $4.7 million in 2013 as compared to $3.0 million in 2012. The increase of $1.7 million is primarily represented by an increase in legal fees for the 2013 Order to pay $1.1 million to the Spanish government for their legal fees related to the Black Swan case and $0.6 million for expenses related to extra employee-related costs.

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and monetization of silver from the Gairsoppa shipwreck in 2012. The $17.7 million represents the amount we spent on the Gairsoppa project from inception through the third quarter of 2012. In 2013, an amount of $9.2 million was credited to Operations and research to recoup expenses following the successful recovery and monetization of silver from the Gairsoppa shipwreck in 2013. The $9.2 million represents the amount we spent on the Gairsoppa project in the second and third quarters of 2013. As defined by the Gairsoppa contract, we are entitled to receive full reimbursement (recoupment) of costs directly linked to the project, such as ship charter costs, ship crew costs, provisions, port fees, and ship fuel, and transport costs. Excluding the amounts credited to expenses in 2012 and 2013, the Operations and research expenses decreased from $14.4 million in 2012 to $12.9 million in 2013 primarily due to lower charter fees for the Seabed Worker in 2013 (-3.7 million) offset by higher expenses on the mineral operations activities for Oceanica and its subsidiary in 2013.

Other Income and Expense

Other income and expense generally consists of interest income on investments offset by interest expense on our bank term and other mortgage loans and convertible notes. It also includes the change in fair value of the derivatives related to our issuance of Series G convertible preferred stock and senior convertible notes. Total other income decreased from $2.9 million in 2012 to $0.1 million in 2013, primarily as a result of the change in the fair value of the derivative financial instruments (see NOTE M). Other income in 2013 was made up primarily of $0.9 million income from the change in the fair value of derivative financial instruments ($0.3 million related to the change in the stock price volatility and $0.3 million related to the change in the probability of exercise of certain instruments and $0.3 million of other), $0.1 million income from the effect of foreign currencies, offset by $0.9 million of expenses from interest on the financial debt of the company. Other income in 2012 was made up primarily of $4.8 million income from the change in the fair value of derivative financial instruments offset by $1.9 million of expenses from interest on the financial debt of the company.

Taxes and Non-Controlling Interest

Although the company has significant tax loss carryforwards, the company was subjected to alternative minimum taxes of $0.2 million in 2013 related to the sale of subsidiary stock.

Starting in 2013, we became the controlling shareholder of Oceanica which was created in the first quarter of 2013. Our financial statements thus include the financial results of Oceanica in 2013. The losses of Oceanica corresponding to the share of Oceanica not owned by us are shown as the Non-Controlling Interest.

Nine-months ended September 30, 2013, compared to nine-months ended September 30, 2012