Rise Gold Corp. - Quarter Report: 2015 October (Form 10-Q)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended October 31, 2015
q TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Commission File Number: 000-53848
RISE RESOURCES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
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700-510 West Hastings Street Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6B 1L8 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code) | ||
(604) 687-7130 | ||
(Registrants telephone number, including area code) | ||
N/A | ||
(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 shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. [X] Yes [ ] No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Not applicable.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting Company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer q | Accelerated filer q |
Non-accelerated filer q (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). q Yes x No
As of December 15, 2015, the registrant had 25,296,993 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.
PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
The financial statements of Rise Resources Inc. (formerly Patriot Minefinders Inc.) (we, us, our, the Company, or the registrant), a Nevada corporation, included herein were prepared, without audit, pursuant to rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Because certain information and notes normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America were condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, the financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes thereto included in the audited financial statements of the Company in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended July 31, 2015.
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RISE RESOURCES INC.
(AN EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: | Page |
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Balance Sheets | 4 |
Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (loss) | 5 |
Statement of Cash Flows | 6 |
Statement of Stockholders Deficit | 7 |
Notes to Unaudited Financial Statements | 8-12 |
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RISE RESOURCES INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
AS AT
| October 31, 2015 (unaudited) | July 31, 2015 |
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ASSETS |
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Current |
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Cash | $ 3,167 | $ 18,000 |
Receivables | 5,898 | 4,941 |
Deferred financing costs (Note 7) | 64,688 | 51,948 |
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| 73,753 | 74,889 |
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Mineral property (Note 3) | 20,000 | 20,000 |
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| $ 93,753 | $ 94,889 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT |
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Current |
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Accounts and advances payable and accrued liabilities | $ 178,328 | $ 181,784 |
Loan from related parties (Note 6) | 87,733 | 87,105 |
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266,061 | 268,889 | |
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Stockholders deficit |
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Capital stock, $0.001 par value, 400,000,000 shares authorized; |
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25,296,993 (July 31, 2015 38,297,179) shares issued and outstanding (Note 7) | 914,764 | 927,764 |
Additional paid-in-capital (Note 7) | 281.402 | 268,402 |
Cumulative translation adjustment | (166,144) | (166,144) |
Deficit | (1,202,330) | (1,204,022) |
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| (172,308) | (174,000) |
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| $ 93,753 | $ 94,889 |
Nature and continuance of operations (Note 1)
Long-term receivable and contingency (Note 4)
Subsequent event (Note 9)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.
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RISE RESOURCES INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31
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| 2015 | 2014 |
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EXPENSES |
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Bad debt expense (Note 5) | $ - | $ 6,748 |
Consulting | 16,691 | 38,792 |
Filing and regulatory | 5,182 | 4,581 |
Foreign exchange | 791 | (24,558) |
Gain on settlement of payables | (30,690) | - |
General and administrative | 6,334 | 12,245 |
Professional fees | - | 1,851 |
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Income (loss) | $ 1,692 | $ (39,659) |
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Income (loss) | $ 1,692 | $ (39,659) |
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Cumulative impact of foreign exchange | - | (21,134) |
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Comprehensive income (loss) | $ 1,692 | $ (60,793) |
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Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share | $ 0.00 | $ (0.04) |
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Basic and Dilute Weighted average number of common shares outstanding | 37,873,260 | 792,500 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.
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RISE RESOURCES INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
FOR THE THREE MONTH PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31
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| 2015 | 2014 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES |
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Net income (loss) for the period | $ 1,692 | $ (39,659) |
Items not involving cash |
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Bad debt expense | - | 6,748 |
Gain on settlement of payables | (30,690) | - |
Unrealized foreign exchange | 792 | (24,371) |
Non-cash working capital item changes: |
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Receivables | (957) | (1,205) |
Prepaid expenses | - | 3,836 |
Accounts payables and accrued liabilities and |
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due to related parties | 14,330 | 63,942 |
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Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | (14,833) | 9,291 |
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES |
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Loan receivable | - | (6,748) |
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Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | - | (6,748) |
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Change in cash for the period | (14,833) | 2,543 |
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Cash, beginning of period | 18,000 | 79 |
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Cash, end of period | $ 3,167 | $ 2,622 |
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Interest | $ - | $ - |
Income taxes | - | - |
During the period ended October 31, 2015 the Company accrued $23,389 in deferred financing fees through accounts payable and accrued liabilities.
There were no significant non-cash transactions for the periods ended October 31, 2015 and 2014.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.
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RISE RESOURCES INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
| Capital Stock |
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| Number | Amount | Additional Paid-in-Capital | Cumulative Translation Adjustment | Deficit | Total |
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Balance as at July 31, 2014 | 792,500 | $ 70,107 | $ 268,402 | (49,161) | $ (1,911,931) | $ (781,422) |
Cumulative translation adjustments | - | - | - | (26.837) | - | (26.837) |
Loss for the period | - | - | - | - | (39,659) | (39,659) |
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Balance as at October 31, 2014 | 792,500 | 70,107 | 268,402 | (75,998) | (1,110,729) | (847,918) |
Shares issued for cash | 6,000,002 | 210,000 | - | - | - | 210,000 |
Shares issued for debt | 31,504,677 | 647,657 | - | - | - | 647,657 |
Cumulative translation adjustments | - | - |
| (90,146) | - | (90,146) |
Loss for the period | - | - | - | - | (93,593) | (93,593) |
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Balance as at July 31, 2015 | 38,297,179 | 927,764 | 268,402 | (166,144) | (1,204,022) | (174,000) |
Shares surrender and cancellation (Note 7) | (13,000,186) | (13,000) | 13,000 |
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Income for the period | - | - | - |
| 1,692 | 1,692 |
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Balance as at October 31, 2015 | 25,296,993 | $ 914,764 | $ 281,402 | (166,144) | $ (1,202,330) | $ (172,308) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed interim financial statements.
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RISE RESOURCES INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
1.
NATURE AND CONTINUANCE OF OPERATIONS
Atlantic Resources Inc. (the Company) was incorporated in the State of Nevada on February 9, 2007 and is in the exploration stage. On March 29, 2012, the Company merged its wholly-owned subsidiary, Patriot Minefinders Inc., a Nevada corporation, with and into the Company to effect a name change from Atlantic Resources Inc. to Patriot Minefinders Inc. On January 14, 2015, the Company merged its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rise Resources Inc., a Nevada corporation, in and to the Company to effect a name change from Patriot Minefinders Inc. to Rise Resources Inc. Rise Resources Inc. was formed solely for the purpose of effecting the change of name.
On February 16, 2015, the Company increased its authorized capital from 21,000,000 shares to 400,000,000 shares.
The Company is in the early stages of exploration and as is common with any exploration company, it raises financing for its acquisition activities. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which presumes that the Company will continue operations for the foreseeable future and will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company has earned a net income of $1,692 for the period ended October 31, 2015 and has accumulated a deficit of $1,202,330. This raises substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern. The ability of the Company to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Companys ability to raise additional capital and implement its business plan, which is typical for a start-up company. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be necessary if the Company is unable to continue as a going concern.
Management of the Company (management) is of the opinion that sufficient financing will be obtained from external financing and further share issuances to meet the Companys obligations. At October 31, 2015, the Company had a working capital deficiency of $192,308, which would not be sufficient to fund the current level of operations.
2.
BASIS OF PREPARATION
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
The accompanying unaudited condensed interim financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles of the United States of America (US GAAP) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for financial information with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Regulation S-K. Results are not necessarily indicative of results which may be achieved in the future. The unaudited condensed interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K, which contains the audited financial statements and notes thereto, together with Managements Discussion and Analysis, for the year ended July 31, 2015. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such SEC rules and regulations.
Change in Functional and Presentation Currency
The Companys expenses and overheads are now primarily being incurred in Canadian Dollars (CAD) and it is anticipated that cash flows will continue to be primarily in CAD. Accordingly, the Company determined that effective August 1, 2015, the functional currency of the Company would change from the United States Dollar (USD) to CAD.
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RISE RESOURCES INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
2.
BASIS OF PREPARATION (contd )
Change in Functional and Presentation Currency (contd )
Effective August 1, 2015, the Company also changed its presentation currency from USD to CAD. The Companys condensed interim financial statements for the period ended October 31, 2015 are the Companys first financial statements that will be presented in CAD. As a result of changing the presentation currency, all the comparative assets and liabilities were translated using the closing rate at the balance sheet date, comparative equity were translated at the exchange rates at the dates of transaction and the statements of loss were translated at the average exchange rate for the period covered. All resulting change differences are recognized in the accumulated deficit in the balance sheets equity section. A change in presentation currency is accounted for as a change in accounting policy and is applied retrospectively, as if the new presentation currency had always been the presentation currency. Consequently, the comparatives for the year ended July 31, 2015 and as at July 31, 2015 have been restated to be presented in CAD. The exchange rates applied for translation purposes were as follows:
| Date or period | Exchange rate |
| As at July 31, 2015 | 1 CAD = 0.7703 USD |
| For the year ended July 31, 2015 | 1 CAD = 0.8403 USD |
| For the three month period ended October 31, 2014 | 1 CAD = 0.9049 USD |
Recently Adopted and Recently Issued Accounting Standards
In August 2014, FASB also issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40): Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entitys Ability to Continue as a Going Concern. This ASU provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going concern uncertainties in the financial statements. The new standard requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entitys ability to continue as a going concern within one year of the date the financial statements are issued. An entity must provide certain disclosures if conditions or events raise substantial doubt about the entitys ability to continue as a going concern. The ASU applies to all entities and is effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, and interim periods thereafter, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adoption of this standard.
Other than the above, the Company has determined that other significant newly issued accounting pronouncements and are either not applicable to the Companys business or that no material effect is expected on the financial statements as a result of future adoption.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed interim financial statements in conformity with US GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant areas requiring the use of estimates include the valuation allowance applied to deferred income taxes. Actual results could differ from those estimates, and would impact future results of operations and cash flows.
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RISE RESOURCES INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
3.
MINERAL PROPERTY OPTION
Title to Mineral Properties
Title to mineral properties involves certain inherent risks due to the difficulties of determining the validity of certain mineral titles as well as the potential for problems arising from the frequently ambiguous conveying history characteristic of many mineral properties. As at October 31, 2015, the Company does not hold titles to any mineral properties.
Indata, British Columbia
On May 18, 2015, the Company entered into an option agreement with Eastfield Resources Ltd., a British Columbia company with its common shares listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ETF (Eastfield), pursuant to which Eastfield granted the Company the exclusive and irrevocable right to acquire up to a 75% interest in and to certain claims in the Indata property located in the Omineca Mining Division in British Columbia, Canada. In order to earn the initial 60% interest, the Company is required to pay Eastfield an aggregate of $350,000 ($20,000 paid) in cash and incur a minimum of $2,000,000 in aggregate exploration expenditures on the property by April 3, 2019. In order to earn the additional 15% interest, the Company is required to pay Eastfield $100,000 cash within 90 days of earning the 60% interest and incur a further $500,000 in aggregate annual exploration expenditures on the property until such time as the Company is able to complete a feasibility study on the property. As at October 31, 2015, the Company has incurred cumulative exploration expenditures of $5,000 on the Indata property.
4.
LONG-TERM RECEIVABLE AND CONTINGENCY
During the year ended July 31, 2014, the Company entered into a binding letter of intent (LOI) with Wundr Software Inc. (Wundr). Under the terms of the LOI, the Company would acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding common shares of Wundr. Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Company did not complete the transactions contemplated in the LOI, which the Company announced had expired on January 10, 2014.
On September 17, 2014, the Company learned that it was the subject, along with a number of additional defendants, of a notice of civil claim (the Claim) filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia by Wundr, under which Wundr is seeking general damages from the Company as well as damages for conspiracy to cause economic harm. None of the allegations contained in the Claim have been proven in court. Management has determined that the probability of the Claim resulting in an unfavourable outcome and financial loss to the Company is unlikely.
5.
SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND LOAN RECEIVABLE
On May 23, 2014, the Company entered into a share exchange agreement (the Share Exchange Agreement) with Juliet Press Inc., a private British Columbia, Canada corporation (Juliet), and the stockholders of Juliet (the Juliet stockholders), to acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Juliet (the Juliet Stock). Pursuant to the Share Exchange Agreement, the Company was expected to issue 175,000 shares of common stock to the Juliet stockholders in consideration for Juliet Shares, resulting in Juliet becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
During the year ended July 31, 2015, the Company advanced $6,748 (US$6,106) to Juliet as a loan, due on demand without interest. Management has assessed the collectability of the loan and recorded an allowance for doubtful accounts of $6,748 for the year ended July 31, 2015.
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RISE RESOURCES INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
5.
SHARE EXCHANGE AGREEMENT AND LOAN RECEIVABLE (contd )
On September 25, 2014, the Company, Juliet and Juliet stockholders mutually agreed in writing to terminate the Share Exchange Agreement.
6.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Key management personnel consist of the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and the Directors of the Company. The remuneration of the key management personnel is as follows:
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Consulting fees of $7,500 (2014 - $Nil) to the CEO of the Company.
As at October 31, 2015, the Company has recorded loans from related parties of $87,733 (US$67,100) (July 31, 2015 - $87,105 or US$67,100) representing advances made by two former directors and officers. The advances are due on demand without interest.
As at October 31, 2015, included in due to related parties is $19,957 (July 31, 2015 - $11,313) in accounts and advances payable and accrued liabilities to current and former officers and companies controlled by directors and officers of the Company. Of this amount, $1,208 (July 31, 2015 - $604) represents advances made by Skanderbeg Capital Partners Inc. (Skanderbeg), a company that advises the Companys management and does promotional work for the Company. Skanderbeg made payments on behalf of the Company until such time as the Company was able to complete a financing.
Included in general and administration expenses for the period ended October 31, 2015 is rent of $1,725 (2014 - $1,500) paid to Skanderbeg.
7.
CAPITAL STOCK AND ADDITIONAL PAID-IN-CAPITAL
On February 11, 2015, the Company entered into debt conversion agreements with five investors pursuant to which such investors agreed to convert an aggregate of $400,000 in debt into 20,000,000 shares of the Companys common stock at a price of $0.02 per share.
On March 31, 2015, the Company entered into debt conversion agreements with 13 investors pursuant to which such investors agreed to convert an aggregate of $206,675 in debt into 10,333,771 shares of the Companys common stock at a price of $0.02 per share. These shares were formally issued on April 9, 2015.
On April 23, 2015, the Company entered into debt conversion agreements with two investors pursuant to which such investors agreed to convert an aggregate of $40,982 in debt into 1,170,906 shares of the Companys common stock at a price of $0.035 per share.
On April 23, 2015, the Company completed a non-brokered private placement, issuing an aggregate of 6,000,002 shares of common stock to six investors at a price of $0.035 per share for gross proceeds of $210,000.
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RISE RESOURCES INC.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED OCTOBER 31, 2015
(Expressed in Canadian Dollars)
(Unaudited)
7.
CAPITAL STOCK AND ADDITIONAL PAID-IN-CAPITAL (contd )
On October 28, 2015, pursuant to a Share Surrender and Cancellation Agreement, the Company cancelled 13,000,186 shares of common stock surrendered to the Company, originally issued through the debt conversion agreements on February 11, 2015 and March 31, 2015.
On October 28, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Restriction Agreement with certain shareholders under which 9,218,777 outstanding shares of common stock will be restricted from sale and transfer upon the completion of the offering contemplated by the preliminary prospectus filed on July 30, 2015, to be released from restriction in one-sixth increments commencing on the date the common stock is listed for trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange and every six months thereafter.
As at October 31, 2015, the Company has recorded $64,688 (July 31, 2015 - $51,948) as deferred financing costs in relation to the prospectus.
8.
SEGMENTED INFORMATION
The Company has one reportable segment, being the acquisition of exploration and evaluation assets located in British Columbia, Canada.
9.
SUBSEQUENT EVENT
On November 10, 2015, the Company filed a final prospectus (preliminary prospectus filed July 30, 2015), pursuant to which the Company proposes to issue a minimum of 5,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.10 per share. In connection with the offering, the Company has agreed to pay to one agent a cash commission of 8%, issue to the agent that number of warrants equal to 8% of the number of shares sold in the offering, and pay the agent a corporate finance fee of $25,000.
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ITEM 2.
MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
SPECIAL NOTE OF CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
CERTAIN STATEMENTS IN THIS REPORT, INCLUDING STATEMENTS IN THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION, ARE WHAT ARE KNOWN AS "FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS", WHICH ARE BASICALLY STATEMENTS ABOUT THE FUTURE. FOR THAT REASON, THESE STATEMENTS INVOLVE RISK AND UNCERTAINTY SINCE NO ONE CAN ACCURATELY PREDICT THE FUTURE. WORDS SUCH AS "PLANS", "INTENDS", "WILL", "HOPES", "SEEKS", "ANTICIPATES", "EXPECTS" AND THE LIKE OFTEN IDENTIFY SUCH FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS, BUT ARE NOT THE ONLY INDICATION THAT A STATEMENT IS A FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT. SUCH FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE STATEMENTS CONCERNING OUR PLANS AND OBJECTIVES WITH RESPECT TO PRESENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS, AND STATEMENTS WHICH EXPRESS OR IMPLY THAT SUCH PRESENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS WILL OR MAY PRODUCE REVENUES, INCOME OR PROFITS. NUMEROUS FACTORS AND FUTURE EVENTS COULD CAUSE US TO CHANGE SUCH PLANS AND OBJECTIVES OR FAIL TO SUCCESSFULLY IMPLEMENT SUCH PLANS OR ACHIEVE SUCH OBJECTIVES, OR CAUSE SUCH PRESENT AND FUTURE OPERATIONS TO FAIL TO PRODUCE REVENUES, INCOME OR PROFITS. THEREFORE, THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN LIGHT OF THE DISCUSSION OF RISKS AND OTHER FACTORS CONTAINED IN THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q AND IN OUR OTHER FILINGS WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NO STATEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION SHOULD BE CONSTRUED AS A GUARANTEE OR ASSURANCE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE OR FUTURE RESULTS.
Description of Business
We are a mineral exploration company with a copper/gold property under option.
On May 18, 2015, we entered into an option agreement (the Option Agreement) with Eastfield Resources Ltd., a British Columbia company with its common shares listed for trading on the TSX Venture Exchange under the symbol ETF (Eastfield), pursuant to which Eastfield granted us the exclusive and irrevocable option to acquire up to a 75% undivided interest in and to certain mineral claims known as the Indata property located in the Omineca Mining Division in British Columbia, Canada (the Property). In order to earn the initial 60% interest, we are required to pay Eastfield an aggregate of $350,000 in cash and incur a minimum of $2,000,000 in aggregate exploration expenditures on the Property by April 3, 2019. In order to earn the additional 15% interest, we are required to pay Eastfield $100,000 within 90 days of earning the 60% interest and incur a further $500,000 in aggregate annual exploration expenditures on the Property until such time as we are able to complete a feasibility study on the Property. Upon the completion of a feasibility study, the additional 15% interest will be deemed to have been earned.
Prior to entering into the Option Agreement, we were a development stage company engaged in exploring and evaluating potential strategic transactions in multiple industries, including but not limited to mineral properties and technology.
Plan of Operations
As at October 31, 2015, we had a cash balance of $3,167, compared to a cash balance of $18,000 as of July 31, 2015.
Our plan of operations for the next 12 months is to carry out the first of a two-phase exploration program on the Property at a total cost of approximately $151,725, as follows:
Phase I: Line Cutting and Mapping
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Description | Amount |
Field supervision / mapping | 40,800 |
Field supervision room & board expenses | 19,125 |
Line cutting (including personnel costs, room & board and vehicle expenses) | 84,600 |
Contingency | 7,200 |
Total | 151,725 |
We expect to complete the second phase of the exploration program by December 31, 2016, as follows:
Phase II: Geophysical, Geochemical Survey and Drilling
Description | Amount |
Field supervision | 13,600 |
Soil sampling (including personnel costs, room & board and vehicle expenses) | 9,180 |
Sample and rock sample analysis | 20,000 |
IP-magnetics survey | 68,000 |
Geophysical contractor costs (including room & board and vehicle expenses) | 24,800 |
Reporting and drafting | 10,000 |
Drilling costs | 160,000 |
Site preparation | 10,000 |
Sample analysis | 10,000 |
Geologist / supervisor expenses | 30,000 |
Field crew expenses (including room & board, vehicle expenses and equipment expenses) | 52,000 |
Data compilation / report preparation | 10,000 |
Contingency | 5,308 |
Total | 422,888 |
In addition to the Phase I program, we anticipate spending approximately $137,500 on general operating expenses, including fees payable in connection with our filing obligations as a reporting issuer in both the United States and Canada, as follows:
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Description | Amount |
Consulting fees | 72,000 |
Professional fees | 17,500 |
Filing and regulatory expenses | 5,500 |
Rent | 12,000 |
Marketing and website development expenses | 9,000 |
General and administrative expenses | 21,500 |
Total | 137,500 |
We do not currently have sufficient funds to carry out the two-phase exploration program or cover our anticipated general operating expenses for the year, so we will require additional funding. We anticipate that additional funding will be in the form of equity financing from the sale of our common stock or from director loans. We do not have any arrangements in place for any future equity financing or loans, and if we are not successful in raising additional financing, we anticipate that we will not be able to proceed with our business plan.
During the year ended July 31, 2015, we entered into debt conversion agreements with a total of 20 investors pursuant to which such investors agreed to convert an aggregate of $647,657 in debt into 31,504,677 shares of our common stock at a price of $0.02 per share, and completed a non-brokered private placement, issuing an aggregate of 6,000,002 shares of our common stock to six investors at a price of $0.035 per share for gross proceeds of $210,000. On November 10, 2015, we filed a final prospectus with the securities regulatory authorities in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, pursuant to which we propose to issue a minimum of 5,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.10 per share.
We anticipate incurring operating losses for the foreseeable future. We base this expectation, in part, on the fact that very few mineral claims in the exploration stage ultimately develop into producing, profitable mines. Our future financial results are also uncertain due to a number of factors, some of which are outside our control. These factors include the following:
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our ability to raise additional funding;
·
the market price for any minerals that may be discovered on the Property;
·
the results of our proposed exploration program on the Property.
We have not attained profitable operations and are dependent upon obtaining financing to pursue our proposed exploration activities. For these reasons our auditors believe that there is substantial doubt that we will be able to continue as a going concern.
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Results of Operations
For the Three Months Ended October 31, 2015 and 2014
Our operating results for the three month periods ended October 31, 2015 and 2014 are summarized as follows:
|
| For the three months ended October 31, 2015 |
| For the three months ended October 31, 2014 |
Bad debt expense | $ | - | $ | 6,748 |
Consulting |
| 16,691 |
| 38,792 |
Filing and regulatory |
| 5,182 |
| 4,581 |
Foreign exchange |
| 791 |
| (24,558) |
Gain on settlement of payables |
| (30,690) |
| - |
General and administrative |
| 6,334 |
| 12,245 |
Professional fees |
| - |
| 1,851 |
Net income (loss) | $ | 1,692 | $ | (39,659) |
In general, our expenses decreased overall during the three months ended October 31, 2015 from the same period in the prior year primarily due to a drop in activity.
In particular, our consulting expenses, bad debt expenses and general and administrative expenses decreased during the current year compared to the prior year and we experienced a significant gain on the settlement of certain outstanding payables. On the other hand, our foreign exchange gain decreased as a result of switching our functional currency from the U.S. dollar to the Canadian dollar.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Working Capital
|
| At October 31, 2015 |
| At July 31, 2015 |
| Change between July 31, 2015 and October 31, 2015 |
Current Assets | $ | 73,753 | $ | 74,889 | $ | (1,136) |
Current Liabilities |
| 266,061 |
| 268,889 |
| 2,828 |
Working Capital/(Deficit) |
| (192,308) |
| (194,000) |
| 1,692 |
Cash Flows
|
| For the three months ended October 31, 2015 |
| For the three months ended October 31, 2014 |
Net Cash (used in) provided by Operating Activities | $ | (14,833) | $ | 9,291 |
Net Cash used in Investing Activities |
| - |
| (6,748) |
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash During Period |
| (14,833) |
| 2,543 |
As of October 31, 2015, we had $3,167 in cash, $73,753 in current assets, $266,061 in current liabilities, a working capital deficit of $192,308 and an accumulated deficit of $1,202,330.
During the three months ended October 31, 2015, we used $14,833 in net cash on operating activities, whereas operating activities provided net cash of $9,291 during the same period in the prior year. Investing activities used net cash of $nil and $6,748 during the three months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and we did not receive any net cash from financing activities during the three months ended October 31, 2015 and 2014.
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We expect to operate at a loss for at least the next 12 months. We have no agreements for additional financing and cannot provide any assurance that additional funding will be available to finance our operations on acceptable terms in order to enable us to carry out our business plan. There are no assurances that we will be able to complete further sales of our common stock or any other form of additional financing. If we are unable to achieve the financing necessary to continue our plan of operations, then we will not be able to carry out any exploration work on the Property and our business may fail.
Off Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources that are material to investors.
ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Not applicable.
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) defines the term disclosure controls and procedures to mean controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SECs rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuers management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. The Company maintains such a system of controls and procedures in an effort to ensure that all information which it is required to disclose in the reports it files under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified under the SECs rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to its principal executive and principal financial officers to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.
As of the end of the period covered by this Report, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and procedures. Based on this evaluation, the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of October 31, 2015 because the following material weakness in internal control over financial reporting existed as of that date:
(i)
lack of segregation of incompatible duties due to insufficient personnel.
A material weakness is a deficiency or a combination of control deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the period ended October 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
On September 17, 2014, we learned that we were the subject, along with a number of additional defendants, of a notice of civil claim (the Claim) filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia by Wundr Software Inc. (Wundr), an eBook software developer. We were formerly a party to a binding letter of intent with Wundr that was announced on November 12, 2013 (the Wundr LOI), pursuant to which we proposed to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Wundr. On January 10, 2014, we reported that the Wundr LOI had expired.
Among other things, the Claim alleges that we committed the tort of intentional interference with economic or contractual relations by virtue of our role in an alleged scheme to establish a competing business to Wundr, and that we, through our agents, breached the terms of the Wundr LOI by appropriating certain confidential information and intellectual property of Wundr for the purpose of establishing a competing business. The Claim also alleges that we are vicariously liable for the actions of our agents.
Wundr is seeking general damages from us as well as damages for conspiracy to cause economic harm. None of the allegations contained in the Claim have been proven in court, we believe that they are without merit, and we therefore intend to vigorously defend our position against Wundr.
Other than as described above, we are not aware of any material pending legal proceedings to which we are a party or of which the Property is the subject. We also know of no proceedings to which any of our directors, officers or affiliates, or any registered or beneficial holders of more than 5% of any class of our securities, or any associate of any such director, officer, affiliate or security holder are an adverse party or have a material interest adverse to us.
ITEM 1A.
RISK FACTORS.
Not required.
ITEM 2.
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.
We did not issue any equity securities that were not registered under the Securities Act during the period covered by this report on Form 10-Q.
ITEM 3.
DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.
None.
ITEM 4.
MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES
Not applicable.
ITEM 5.
OTHER INFORMATION.
None.
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ITEM 6.
EXHIBITS.
(a)
The following exhibits are filed herewith:
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS
XBRL Instance File
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Schema Linkbase Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
By: | /s/ Fred Tejada |
| Fred Tejada, Chief Executive Officer |
Date: | December 15, 2015 |
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