T-REX OIL, INC. - Quarter Report: 2007 September (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
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For
the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2007
OR
o |
TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the
transition period from _____________ to ___________________
Commission
file number: 000-51425
Rancher
Energy Corp.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nevada
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98-0422451
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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999
- 18
th
Street,
Suite 3400
Denver,
Colorado 80202
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(303)
629-1125
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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 o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated
filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check
one).
Large
accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer x
Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes
o
No x
As
of
November 7, 2007, 113,912,955 shares of Rancher Energy Corp. common stock,
$.00001 par value, were outstanding.
Rancher
Energy Corp.
Table
of
Contents
PART
I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007
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1
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Three Months ended September 30,
2007 and
2006
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2
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Six Months ended September 30, 2007
and
2006
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3
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Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity for the Six Months ended
September 30, 2007
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4
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended September 30, 2007
and
2006
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5
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Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
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7
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Item
2.
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Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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13
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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20
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Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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20
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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22
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Item
2.
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Unregistered
Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
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22
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Exhibits
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22
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25
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Item
1. Financial Statements.
Rancher
Energy Corp.
Consolidated
Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
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September
30,
2007
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March
31,
2007
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ASSETS
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Current
assets:
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$
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1,444,420
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$
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5,129,883
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Accounts
receivable
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633,029
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453,709
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Prepaid
expenses
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49,857
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-
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Total
current assets
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2,127,306
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5,583,592
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Oil
& gas properties, at cost (successful efforts method):
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Unproved
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56,998,862
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56,079,133
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Proved
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18,667,591
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18,552,188
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Less:
Accumulated depletion, depreciation, and amortization
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(966,951
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)
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(347,821
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)
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Net
oil & gas properties
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74,699,502
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74,283,500
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Other
assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $109,006 and $27,880,
respectively
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2,144,502
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1,610,939
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Total
assets
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$
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78,971,310
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$
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81,478,031
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Current
liabilities:
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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$
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1,535,611
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$
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1,542,840
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Accrued
oil & gas property costs
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291,867
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250,000
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Asset
retirement obligation
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180,260
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196,000
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Liquidated
damages pursuant to registration rights arrangement
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1,227,
626
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2,705,531
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Total
current liabilities
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3,235,364
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4,694,371
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Long-term
liabilities:
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Accrued
liabilities
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306,160
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-
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Asset
retirement obligation
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1,090,723
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1,025,567
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Total
long-term liabilities
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1,396,883
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1,025,567
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders’
equity:
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Common
stock, $0.00001 par value, 275,000,000 shares authorized,
111,608,158 and 102,041,432 shares issued and outstanding at
September 30, 2007 and March 31, 2007, respectively
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1,117
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1,021
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Additional
paid-in capital
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89,973,759
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84,985,934
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Accumulated
deficit
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(15,635,813
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)
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(9,228,862
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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74,339,063
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75,758,093
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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$
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78,971,310
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$
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81,478,031
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Rancher
Energy Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Three
Months Ended
September
30,
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2007
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2006
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Revenues:
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Oil
& gas sales
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$
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1,650,628
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$
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-
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Operating
expenses:
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Production
taxes
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201,182
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-
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Lease
operating expenses
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712,195
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-
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Depreciation,
depletion, and amortization
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368,724
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-
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Impairment
of unproved properties
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-
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395,785
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Accretion
expense
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31,618
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-
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Exploration
expense
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89,670
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-
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General
and administrative expense
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1,545,734
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395,214
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Total
operating expenses
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2,949,123
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790,999
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Loss
from operations
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(1,298,495
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)
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(790,999
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Other
income (expense):
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Liquidated
damages pursuant to registration rights arrangement
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(1,268,283
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-
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Interest
expense
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(41,941
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)
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1,644
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Write-off
of deferred financing costs
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(99,254
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Interest
and other income
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78,943
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22,120
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Total
other income (expense)
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(1,330,535
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23,764
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Net
loss
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$
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(2,629,030
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$
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(767,235
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Basic
and fully diluted net loss per share
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$
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(0.02
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$
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(0.02
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Basic
and fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding
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108,018,888
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37,598,545
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Rancher
Energy Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
(Unaudited)
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Six
Months Ended
September
30,
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2007
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2006
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Revenues:
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Oil
& gas sales
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$
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2,981,107
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$
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-
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Operating
expenses:
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Production
taxes
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362,651
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-
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Lease
operating expenses
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1,312,109
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-
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Depreciation,
depletion, and amortization
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700,256
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-
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Impairment
of unproved properties
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-
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395,785
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Accretion
expense
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77,608
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-
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Exploration
expense
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130,828
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-
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General
and administrative expense
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4,130,160
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966,282
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Total
operating expenses
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6,713,612
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1,362,067
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Loss
from operations
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(3,732,505
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(1,362,067
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Other
income (expense):
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Liquidated
damages pursuant to registration rights arrangement
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(2,645,393
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-
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Interest
expense
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(113,180
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)
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(33,000
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Write-off
of deferred financing costs
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(99,254
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)
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-
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Interest
and other income
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183,381
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23,485
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Total
other income (expense)
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(2,674,446
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(9,515
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Net
loss
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$
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(6,406,951
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$
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(1,371,582
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Basic
and fully diluted net loss per share
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$
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(0.06
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$
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(0.04
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Basic
and fully diluted weighted average shares outstanding
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105,888,646
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33,336,427
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Rancher
Energy Corp.
Consolidated
Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
(Unaudited)
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Shares
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Amount
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Additional
Paid- In Capital
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Accumulated
Deficit
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Total
Stockholders’
Equity
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Balance,
April 1, 2007
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102,041,432
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$
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1,021
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$
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84,985,934
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$
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(9,228,862
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$
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75,758,093
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Liquidated
damages and imputed interest pursuant to registration rights arrangement,
settled in shares
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7,426,772
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75
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4,235,712
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-
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4,235,787
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Stock
issued upon exercise of stock options
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1,250,000
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12
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-
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-
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12
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Restricted
stock awards
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500,000
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5
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155,095
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-
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155,100
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Common
stock exchanged for services - non-employee directors
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282,811
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3
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148,497
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-
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148,500
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Common
stock exchanged for services - non-employee
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107,143
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1
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112,499
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-
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112,500
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Stock-based
compensation
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-
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-
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570,034
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-
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570,034
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Offering
costs
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-
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-
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(234,012
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-
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(234,012
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Net
loss
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-
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-
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-
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(6,406,951
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(6,406,951
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Balance,
September 30, 2007
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111,608,158
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$
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1,117
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$
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89,973,759
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$
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(15,635,813
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)
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$
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74,339,063
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-4-
Rancher
Energy Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
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Six
Months Ended
September
30,
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||||||
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2007
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2006
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Cash
flows from operating activities:
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|||||||
Net
loss
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$
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(6,406,951
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)
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$
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(1,371,582
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)
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Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to cash used for operating
activities:
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|||||||
Depreciation,
depletion, and amortization
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700,256
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1,800
|
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Impairment
of unproved properties
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-
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395,785
|
|||||
Accretion
expense
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77,608
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-
|
|||||
Settlement
of asset retirement obligation
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(46,665
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)
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-
|
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Liquidated
damages pursuant to registration rights arrangement
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2,645,393
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-
|
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Imputed
interest expense
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112,488
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33,453
|
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Stock-based
compensation expense
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570,034
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529,375
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Restricted
stock compensation expense
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155,095
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-
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Services
exchanged for common stock - non-employee directors
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148,497
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-
|
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Services
exchanged for common stock - non-employee
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112,499
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-
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Other
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-
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2,284
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Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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|||||||
Accounts
receivable
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(179,320
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)
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-
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Prepaid
expenses
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(49,857
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)
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Other
assets
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6,416
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-
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Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
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298,930
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86,290
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Net
cash used for operating activities
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(1,855,577
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)
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(322,595
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)
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Cash
flows from investing activities:
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Capital
expenditures for oil & gas properties
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(1,466,291
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)
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(2,800,167
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)
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Proceeds
from conveyance of unproved oil & gas properties
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491,500
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-
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Increase
in other assets
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(619,144
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)
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(37,709
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)
|
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Net
cash used for investing activities
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(1,593,935
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)
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(2,837,875
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)
|
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Cash
flows from financing activities:
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|||||||
Payment
of deferred financing costs
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(1,951
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)
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-
|
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Proceeds
from issuance of convertible notes payable
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-
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150,000
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|||||
Payments
of convertible notes payable
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-
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(150,000
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)
|
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Proceeds
from notes payable converted to common stock
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-
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500,000
|
|||||
Proceeds
from sale of common stock and warrants
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-
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8,093,397
|
|||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock upon exercise of stock
options
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12
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-
|
|||||
Payment
of offering costs
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(234,012
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)
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-
|
||||
Net
cash provided by (used for) financing activities
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(235,951
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)
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8,593,397
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||||
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|||||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
(3,685,463
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)
|
5,432,926
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
5,129,883
|
46,081
|
|||||
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
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$
|
1,444,420
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$
|
5,479,007
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-5-
Rancher
Energy Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
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2007
|
2006
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Non-cash
investing and financing activities:
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|
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Payables
for purchase of oil & gas properties
|
$
|
41,867
|
$
|
603,537
|
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Asset
retirement asset and obligation
|
$
|
18,473
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Common
stock and warrants issued on payment of liquidated damages pursuant
to
registration rights arrangement
|
$
|
4,235,787
|
$
|
-
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-6-
Rancher
Energy Corp.
Notes
to
Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
Note
1—Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting
Policies
Organization
Rancher
Energy Corp. (Rancher Energy or the Company) was incorporated in Nevada on
February 4, 2004. The Company acquires, explores for, develops and produces
oil
& natural gas, concentrating on applying secondary and tertiary recovery
technology to older, historically productive fields in North
America.
Basis
of Presentation
The
accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the accounts
of
the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Rancher Energy Wyoming, LLC, a Wyoming
limited liability company that was formed on April 24, 2007. In management’s
opinion, the Company has made all adjustments, consisting of only normal
recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position,
results of operations, and cash flows. The consolidated financial statements
should be read in conjunction with financial statements included in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2007. The
accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim
financial information. They do not include all information and notes required
by
generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
statements. However, except as disclosed herein, there has been no
material change in the information disclosed in the notes to financial
statements included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year
ended March 31, 2007.
Operating results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative
of
the results that may be expected for the full year.
Other
Significant Accounting Policies
The
accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 1 to the
consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K
for
the year ended March 31, 2007, and are supplemented in the Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the six months
ended September 30, 2007. These unaudited consolidated financial statements
and
notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements
and notes included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March
31, 2007.
Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards
No. 157, Fair
Value Measurements (SFAS 157).
This statement clarifies the definition of fair value, establishes a framework
for measuring fair value, and expands the disclosures on fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. We have not determined the effect, if any, of the
adoption of this statement will have on our financial position or results of
operations.
In
February 2007, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, The
Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial
Liabilities
(SFAS 159). This statement permits entities to choose to measure many
financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. This statement
expands the use of fair value measurement and applies to entities that elect
the
fair value option. The fair value option established by this Statement permits
all entities to choose to measure eligible items at fair value at specified
election dates. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2007. We have not determined the effect, if any, of the
adoption of this statement will have on our financial position or results of
operations.
Net
Income (Loss) per Share
Basic
net
income (loss) per common share of stock is calculated by dividing net income
(loss) available to common stockholders by the basic weighted-average of common
shares outstanding during each period.
Fully-diluted
net income per common share of stock is calculated by dividing adjusted net
income by the weighted-average of fully -diluted common shares outstanding,
including the effect of other dilutive securities. The Company’s potentially
dilutive securities consist of in-the-money outstanding options and warrants
to
purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. Fully-diluted net loss per common
share does not give effect to dilutive securities as their effect would be
anti-dilutive.
-7-
The
treasury stock method is used to measure the dilutive impact of stock options
and warrants. For the three and six months ended September 30, 2007, securities
totaling 80,523,550 were excluded from fully-diluted weighted average shares
outstanding, consisting of 75,960,550 warrants and 4,763,000 options to acquire
shares of the Company’s common stock, as their effect would be
anti-dilutive.
The
following table sets forth the calculation of basic and fully-diluted loss
per
share:
For
the Three Months Ended
September
30,
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For
the Six Months Ended
September
30,
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|
2007
|
2006
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||||||
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(2,629,030
|
)
|
$
|
(767,235
|
)
|
$
|
(6,406,951
|
)
|
$
|
(1,371,582
|
)
|
|
Basic
weighted-average common shares outstanding
|
108,018,888
|
37,598,545
|
105,888,646
|
33,336,427
|
|||||||||
Basic
and fully-diluted net loss per common share
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
(0.02
|
)
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
(0.04
|
)
|
Note
2—Property Acquisitions
Cole
Creek South Field and South Glenrock B Field Acquisitions
On
December 22, 2006, the Company acquired certain oil & gas properties
including (i) a 100% working interest (79.3% net revenue interest) in the Cole
Creek South Field, which is located in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin; and (ii) a
93.6% working interest (74.5% net revenue interest) in the South Glenrock B
Field, which is also located in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin.
Big
Muddy Field Acquisition
On
January 4, 2007, the Company acquired the Big Muddy Field, which is located
in the Powder River Basin east of Casper, Wyoming.
Pro
Forma Results of Operations
The
following table reflects the pro forma results of operations for the three
and
six months ended September 30, 2006, as though the acquisitions had
occurred on April 1, 2006. The pro forma amounts include certain
adjustments, including recognition of depreciation, depletion, and amortization
based on the allocated purchase price.
The
pro
forma results do not necessarily reflect the actual results that would have
occurred had the acquisitions occurred during the period presented, nor does
it
necessarily indicate the future results of the Company and the
acquisitions.
Three
Months Ended
September
30, 2006
|
Six
Months Ended September
30, 2006
|
||||||
Revenue
|
$
|
1,576,578
|
$
|
2,780,723
|
|||
Net
loss
|
(685,571
|
)
|
(1,196,390
|
)
|
|||
Net
loss per basic and fully-diluted share
|
(0.01
|
)
|
(0.02
|
)
|
The
Company recognizes an estimated liability for future costs associated with
the
abandonment of its oil & gas properties. A liability for the fair value of
an asset retirement obligation and a corresponding increase to the carrying
value of the related long-lived asset are recorded at the time a well is
completed or acquired. The increase in carrying value is included in proved
oil
& gas properties in the balance sheets. The Company depletes the amount
added to proved oil & gas property costs and recognizes accretion expense in
connection with the discounted liability over the remaining estimated economic
lives of the respective oil & gas properties. Cash paid to settle asset
retirement obligations is included in the operating section of the Company’s
statements of cash flows.
The
Company’s estimated asset retirement obligation liability is based on historical
experience in abandoning wells, estimated economic lives, estimates as to the
cost to abandon the wells in the future, and federal and state regulatory
requirements. The liability is discounted using a credit-adjusted risk-free
rate
estimated at the time the liability is incurred or revised. The credit-adjusted
risk-free rate used to discount the Company’s abandonment liabilities was 13.1%.
Revisions to the liability are due to changes in estimated abandonment costs
and
changes in well economic lives, or if federal or state regulators enact new
requirements regarding the abandonment of wells.
-8-
The
Company did not have any oil & gas properties prior to the Cole Creek South
Field, the South Glenrock B Field, and the Big Muddy Field acquisitions
discussed in Note 2, Property Acquisitions, and, consequently, did not have
any
asset retirement obligation liability. A reconciliation of the Company’s asset
retirement obligation liability during the six months ended September 30,
2007 is as follows:
Balance,
April 1, 2007
|
$
|
1,221,567
|
||
Liabilities
incurred
|
18,473
|
|||
Liabilities
settled
|
(46,665
|
)
|
||
Accretion
expense
|
77,608
|
|||
Balance,
September 30, 2007
|
$
|
1,270,983
|
||
|
||||
Current
|
$
|
180,260
|
||
Long-term
|
1,090,723
|
|||
|
$
|
1,270,983
|
Note
4—Income Taxes
As
of
September 30, 2007, because the Company believes that it is more likely than
not
that its net deferred tax assets, consisting primarily of net operating losses,
will not be utilized in the future, the Company has fully provided for a
valuation of its net deferred tax assets.
Effective
April 1, 2007, we adopted FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of FASB Statement No.
109,
which
clarifies the financial statement recognition and disclosure requirements for
uncertain tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. Any
interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions are recorded as
interest expense and general and administrative expense, respectively. At the
time of adoption, there was no impact to the Company’s consolidated financial
statements, and as of September 30, 2007, the Company did not have any
unrecognized tax benefits, and no interest or penalties related to income tax
reporting were reflected in the consolidated balance sheet and statement of
operations. We do not expect any material changes to the unrecognized tax
positions within the next 12 months.
The
Company is subject to United States federal income tax and income tax from
multiple state jurisdictions. Currently, the Internal Revenue Service is not
reviewing any of the Company’s federal income tax returns, and agencies in
states where the Company conducts business are not reviewing any of the
Company’s state income tax returns. All tax years remain subject to examination
by tax authorities, including for the period from February 4, 2004 through
March
31, 2007.
Note
5—Common Stock
Registration
and Other Payment Arrangements
In
connection with the sale of certain Units, consisting of common stock and
warrants to acquire common stock, the Company entered into agreements that
require the transfer of consideration under registration and other payment
arrangements, if certain conditions are not met. The following is a description
of the conditions and those that have not been met as of September 30,
2007.
Under
the
terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company must pay the holders
of
the registrable securities issued in the December 2006 and January 2007 equity
private placement, liquidated damages if the registration statement that was
filed in conjunction with the private placement has not been declared effective
by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) within 150 days of the
closing of the private placement (December 21, 2006). The liquidated
damages are due on or before the day of the failure (May 20, 2007) and
every 30 days thereafter, or three business days after the failure is cured,
if
earlier. The amount due is 1% of the aggregate purchase price, or $794,000
per
month. If the Company fails to make the payments timely, interest accrues at
a
rate of 1.5% per month. All payments pursuant to the registration rights
agreement and the private placement agreement cannot exceed 24% of the aggregate
purchase price, or $19,057,000 in total. The payment may be made in cash, notes,
or shares of common stock, at the Company’s option, as long as the Company does
not have an equity condition failure. The equity condition failures are
described further below. Pursuant to the terms of the registration rights
agreement, if the Company opts to pay the liquidated damages in shares of common
stock, the number of shares issued is based on the payment amount of $794,000
divided by 90% of the volume weighted average price of the Company’s common
stock for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the payment due
date.
-9-
The
Company’s registration statement was declared effective on October 31, 2007. The
following is a summary of payments during the six months ended September 30,
2007 and in October 2007:
Payment
Date
|
90%
of Volume Weighted Average Price for 10 Days
Preceding Payment
|
Shares
Issued
|
Closing
Price at
Payment
Date
|
Value
of
Shares
Issued
|
|||||||||
May
18, 2007
|
$
|
0.85
|
933,458
|
$
|
1.04
|
$
|
970,797
|
||||||
June
19, 2007
|
$
|
0.84
|
946,819
|
$
|
0.88
|
833,201
|
|||||||
July
19, 2007
|
$
|
0.60
|
1,321,799
|
$
|
0.66
|
872,387
|
|||||||
August
17, 2007
|
$
|
0.45
|
1,757,212
|
$
|
0.41
|
720,457
|
|||||||
September
17, 2007
|
$
|
0.32
|
2,467,484
|
$
|
0.34
|
838,945
|
|||||||
7,426,772
|
$
|
4,235,787
|
|||||||||||
October
17, 2007
|
$
|
0.55
|
1,443,712
|
$
|
0.57
|
$
|
822,916
|
||||||
October
31, 2007
|
$
|
0.43
|
861,085
|
$
|
0.47
|
404,710
|
|||||||
2,304,797
|
$
|
1,227,626
|
Following
the end of the quarter ended September 30, 2007, the Company paid liquidated
damages on October 17, 2007 and October 31, 2007. In accordance with FSP
EITF 00-19-2, Accounting
for Registration Payment Arrangements,
the
Company has recorded a liability for these arrangements.
A
reconciliation of the Company’s liquidated damages pursuant to registration
rights arrangements during the six months ended September 30, 2007 is as
follows:
Balance,
April 1, 2007
|
$
|
2,705,531
|
||
Obligations
incurred
|
2,645,393
|
|||
Imputed
interest expense
|
112,489
|
|||
Common
stock issued in payment of obligations
|
(4,235,787
|
)
|
||
Balance,
September 30, 2007
|
$
|
1,227,626
|
||
|
The
liability is based on the actual amount of the payments that were settled in
shares of the Company’s common stock.
On
the
payment date, the portion of the current liability attributable to the issuance
of shares of the Company’s common stock was reclassified to stockholders’
equity.
During
the Company’s third fiscal quarter, the portion of the current liability
attributable to the issuance of shares of the Company’s common stock on October
17, 2007 and October 31, 2007 will be reclassified to stockholders’
equity.
The
Registration Rights Agreement requires that the Company must maintain
effectiveness of the registration statement, provide the information necessary
for sale of shares to be made, register a sufficient number of shares, and
maintain the listing of the shares. Lack of compliance requires the Company
to
pay the holders of the registrable securities liquidated damages under the
same
terms discussed above. As of the date of this Quarterly Report, the Company
has
not recorded any liability associated with the requirement to maintain
effectiveness of the registration statement.
Failure
to maintain the equity conditions, a description of which follows, negates
the
Company’s ability to settle the liquidated damages in shares of common stock.
The Company must ensure that:
·
|
Common
stock is designated for quotation on OTC Bulletin Board, the New
York
Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Global Select Market, the NASDAQ Global
Market,
the NASDAQ Capital Market, or the American Stock
Exchange;
|
·
|
Common
stock has not been suspended from trading, other than for two days
due to
business announcements; and
|
·
|
Delisting
or suspension has not been threatened, or is not
pending.
|
·
|
Shares
of common stock have been delivered upon conversion of Notes and
Warrants
on a timely basis;
|
·
|
Shares
may be issued in full without violating the rules and regulations
of the
exchange or market upon which they are listed or
quoted;
|
·
|
Payments
have been made within five business days of when due pursuant to
the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Convertible Notes, the Registration
Rights Agreement, the Transfer Agent Instructions, or the Warrants
(Transaction Documents);
|
-10-
·
|
There
has not been a change in control of the company, a merger of the
company
or an event of default as defined in the Notes;
and
|
There
is material compliance with the provisions, covenants, representations
or
warranties of all Transaction
Documents.
|
There
is
an equity conditions failure if, on any day during the 10 trading days prior
to
when a registration-delay payment is due, the equity conditions have not been
satisfied or waived.
Under
the
terms of the Securities Purchase Agreement, liquidated damages are due to the
holders of the securities if the Company meets the applicable listing
requirements on an approved exchange or market but the registrable shares are
not listed by December 21, 2007 on an approved exchange or market. The
liquidated damages are equal to 0.25% of the aggregate purchase price, or
$198,000, payable in cash. The payments are due on the day of the listing
failure.
Currently,
there are no equity conditions failures and we are not subject to any listing
requirements.
Note
6—Share-Based Compensation
Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) Options
During
the six months ended September 30, 2007, the Company’s CEO exercised options to
acquire 1,250,000 shares of common stock, for a cumulative exercise price of
$12.50 ($0.00001/share).
2006
Stock Incentive Plan
During
the six months ended September 30, 2007, options to purchase 40,000,
673,000 and 25,000 shares of common stock were granted to directors, employees
and a consultant, respectively. The options granted have exercise prices of
$1.02, $0.45 to $1.18 and $1.64, vest over five years, three years and one
year,
and have a maximum term of ten, five and five years, respectively. The fair
value of the options granted was estimated as of the grant date using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model with the following assumptions:
Volatility
|
76.00%
|
|
Expected
option term
|
Five
to 10 years
|
|
Risk-free
interest rate
|
4.63%
to 4.68%
|
|
Expected
dividend yield
|
0.00%
|
During
the six months ended September 30, 2007, options to purchase 1,060,000 shares
of
common stock granted to employees expired. The options had exercise prices
of
$1.18 to $3.19.
Total
estimated unrecognized compensation cost from unvested stock options as of
September 30, 2007 was approximately $1,573,083 which the Company expects to
recognize over 4.5 years. As of September 30, 2007 there were 3,013,000 options
outstanding under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and 6,987,000 options are
available for issuance.
The
expected term of options granted was estimated to be the contractual term.
The
expected volatility was based on an average of the volatility disclosed by
other
comparable companies who had similar expected option terms. The risk free rate
was based on the five-year and 10-year U.S. Treasury bond rate.
Restricted
Stock Award
On
May
22, 2007, the Company issued 400,000 shares of common stock to the four new
members, and on June 26, 2007, the Company issued 100,000 shares of common
stock
to the remaining independent Board member. Pursuant to the vesting discussed
above, of the total fair market value at the date of grant of $517,000, and
for
the six months ended September 30, 2007, $155,100 has been reflected as a charge
to general and administrative expense in the statement of operations, with
a
credit of $5 to common stock and $155,095 to additional paid-in
capital.
-11-
Common
Stock Exchanged for Services
Consulting
Agreement
On
February 2, 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with an executive search
firm to recruit additional members for its Board of Directors. Upon acceptance
and retention of the additional directors, the Company could pay a portion
of
the executive search firm’s services in shares of common stock.
On
April
20, 2007, four new members were appointed to our Board of Directors. On April
23, 2007, the Company and the executive search firm agreed to payment of a
portion of services through the issuance of 107,143 shares of common stock
at a
price of $1.05 per share, the closing price on that date. The stock issuance
was
authorized by the Board of Directors on June 27, 2007. For the six months ended
September 30, 2007, total compensation of $112,500 has been reflected as a
charge to general and administrative expense in the statement of operations,
with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in capital. .
Board
of Director Fees
On
April
20, 2007, the Board of Directors approved a resolution whereby members may
receive stock in lieu of cash for Board meeting fees, Committee meeting fees
and
Committee Chairmen fees. For the three months ended June 30, 2007, board members
elected to receive 101,713 shares of common stock in lieu of cash, valued at
$0.73 per share, the closing price of the Company’s stock on June 29, 2007.
Total compensation of $74,250 has been reflected as a charge to general and
administrative expense in the statement of operations, with a corresponding
credit to additional paid-in capital.
For
the
three months ended September 30, 2007, board members elected to receive 181,098
shares of common stock in lieu of cash, valued at $0.41 per share, the closing
price of the Company’s stock on September 28, 2007. Total compensation of
$74,250 has been reflected as a charge to general and administrative expense
in
the statement of operations, with a corresponding credit to additional paid-in
capital.
Note
7—Subsequent Events - Short Term Debt
Term
Credit Agreement
On
October 16, 2007, the Company borrowed $12,240,000 pursuant to a Term Credit
Agreement with a financial institution (the Lender), resulting in net proceeds
of $11,622,800 after the deduction of the Lender’s fees, expenses, and three
months of interest to be held in escrow. In addition, the Company incurred
approximately $390,000 in investment banking, legal, and other fees and expenses
in connection with the transaction. All amounts outstanding under the Credit
Agreement are due and payable on October 31, 2008 (Maturity Date) and bear
interest at a rate equal to the greater of (a) 12% per annum and
(b) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 6% per annum. The Company is required to
make monthly interest payments on the amounts outstanding under the Credit
Agreement, but is not required to make any principal payments until the Maturity
Date. The Company may prepay the amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement
at any time without penalty.
The
Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a first priority
security interest in its properties and assets, including all rights under
oil
& gas leases in its three producing oil fields in the Powder River Basin of
Wyoming and all of its equipment on those properties. The Company also granted
the Lender a 2% Overriding Royalty Interest (ORRI), proportionally reduced
when
the Company’s working interest is less than 100%, in all crude oil and natural
gas produced from its three Powder River Basin fields. The fair value of the
ORRI will be recorded as a discount to the note, and amortized over the term
of
the debt. As long as any of its obligations remain outstanding under the Credit
Agreement, the Company will be required to grant the same ORRI to the Lender
on
any new working interests acquired after closing. Prior to the Maturity Date,
the Company may re-acquire 50% of the ORRI granted to the Lender at a repurchase
price calculated to ensure that total payments by the Company to the Lender
of
principal, interest, ORRI revenues, and ORRI repurchase price will equal 120%
of
the loan amount.
The
Company is subject to various restrictive covenants under the Credit Agreement,
including limitations on its ability to sell properties and assets, pay
dividends, extend credit, amend material contracts, incur indebtedness,
provide guarantees, effect mergers or acquisitions (other than to change its
state of incorporation), cancel claims, create liens, create subsidiaries,
amend
its formation documents, make investments, enter into transactions with its
affiliates, and enter into swap agreements. The Company must maintain (a) a
current ratio of at least 1.0 (excluding from the calculation of current
liabilities any loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement) and (b) a
loan-to-value ratio greater than 1.0 to 1.0 for the term of the
loan.
The
Credit Agreement contains several events of default, including if, at any time
after closing, the Company’s most recent reserve report indicates that its
projected net revenue attributable to proved reserves is insufficient to fully
amortize the amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement within a 48-month
period and it is unable to demonstrate to the Lender’s reasonable satisfaction
that it would be able to satisfy such outstanding amounts through a sale of
its
assets or equity. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Credit
Agreement, the Lender may accelerate the Company’s obligations under the Credit
Agreement. Upon certain events of bankruptcy, obligations under the Credit
Agreement would automatically accelerate. In addition, at any time that an
event
of default exists under the Credit Agreement, the Company will be required
to
pay interest on all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement at a default
rate, which is equal to the then-prevailing interest rate under the Credit
Agreement plus four percent per annum.
-12-
Crude
Oil Hedging
As
required by the Credit Agreement, the Company entered into an oil hedge
agreement covering approximately 75% of its proved developed producing reserves
scheduled to be produced during a two-year period. The Company has entered
into
a Participation Cap Costless Collar with an unrelated third party with a price
floor of $65 per barrel, indexed to West Texas Intermediate NYMEX (WTI - NYMEX),
covering 75% of scheduled production in the next two years, or a total of
113,220 barrels; and a ceiling price, WTI - NYMEX, of $83.50 covering 45% of
scheduled production in the next two years, or a total of 67,935 barrels. The
price the Company receives for production is indexed to Wyoming Sweet crude
oil
posted price. The Company has not hedged the basis differential between the
NYMEX price and the Wyoming Sweet price.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The
statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not
historical are “forward-looking statements”, as that term is defined in
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Exchange Act), that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These
forward-looking statements include, among others, the following:
|
·
|
|
business
strategy;
water
availability and waterflood production targets
|
|
·
|
|
carbon
dioxide (CO2)
availability, deliverability, and tertiary production
targets;
|
·
|
construction
of a CO2
pipeline
and surface facilities;
|
||
|
·
|
|
inventories,
projects, and programs;
|
|
·
|
|
other
anticipated capital expenditures and budgets;
|
|
·
|
|
future
cash flows and borrowings;
|
|
·
|
|
the
availability and terms of financing;
|
|
·
|
|
oil
reserves;
|
|
·
|
|
reservoir
response to CO2
injection;
|
|
·
|
|
ability
to obtain permits and governmental approvals;
|
|
·
|
|
technology;
|
|
·
|
|
financial
strategy;
|
|
·
|
|
realized
oil prices;
|
|
·
|
|
production;
|
|
·
|
|
lease
operating expenses, general and administrative costs, and finding
and
development costs;
|
|
·
|
|
availability
and costs of drilling rigs and field services;
|
|
·
|
|
future
operating results; and
|
|
·
|
|
plans,
objectives, expectations, and intentions.
|
These
statements may be found under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations”, and other sections of this Quarterly
Report. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by use of terms
such
as “may”, “could”, “should”, “expect”, “plan”, “project”, “intend”,
“anticipate”, “believe”, “estimate”, “predict”, “potential”, “pursue”, “target”
or “continue”, the negative of such terms or other comparable terminology,
although some forward-looking statements may be expressed differently.
The
forward-looking statements contained in this Quarterly Report are largely based
on our expectations, which reflect estimates and assumptions made by our
management. These estimates and assumptions reflect our best judgment based
on
currently known market conditions and other factors. Although we believe such
estimates and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently uncertain and
involve a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond our control. In
addition, management’s assumptions about future events may prove to be
inaccurate. Management cautions all readers that the forward-looking statements
contained in this Quarterly Report are not guarantees of future performance,
and
we cannot assure any reader that such statements will be realized or the
forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. Actual results may differ
materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements
due to the factors listed in the “Risk Factors” section and elsewhere in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2007. All
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Quarterly Report.
We do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements
as
a result of new information, future events or otherwise. These cautionary
statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons
acting on our behalf.
-13-
Organization
Rancher
Energy is an independent energy company which explores for and develops,
produces, and markets oil & gas in North America. Prior to April 2006,
Rancher Energy, formerly known as Metalex Resources, Inc. (“Metalex”), was
engaged in the exploration of a gold prospect in British Columbia, Canada.
Metalex found no commercially exploitable deposits or reserves of gold. During
April 2006, stockholders voted to change the name to Rancher Energy Corp. Since
April 2006, we have employed a new Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating
Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Engineering, and Chief
Accounting Officer and are actively pursuing oil & gas prospects in the
Rocky Mountain region.
We
operate three fields in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, which is located in
the
Rocky Mountain region of the United States. The fields, acquired in
December 2006 and January 2007, are the South Glenrock B Field, the
Big Muddy Field, and the Cole Creek South Field. All three fields currently
produce some oil and are waterflood or CO2
tertiary
recovery candidates. We plan to substantially increase production in our fields
by using waterflood, CO
2
injection
and other enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques. To fund the acquisition of
the
three fields and our operating expenses, from June 2006 through
January 2007, we sold $89.3 million of our securities in two private
placements. In December 2006, we also entered into an agreement with the
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation to supply us with CO2
needed
to
conduct CO2
tertiary
recovery operations in our three fields.
Since
late 2006 we have added operating staff and have engaged consultants to conduct
field studies of secondary (waterflood) and tertiary( CO2
flood)
development of the three Powder River Basin fields. To date, work has focused
on
field and engineering studies to prepare for development operations. We have
also engaged an engineering firm to evaluate routes and undertake the required
front end engineering and design for the required CO2
pipeline, as well as another engineering firm to evaluate and design surface
facilities appropriate for CO2
injection.
Outlook
for the Coming Year
The
following summarizes our goals and objectives for the next twelve
months:
· |
To
utilize a portion of the funds raised in the October 2007 short term
financing to enhance production in two of our fields, to initiate
waterflood operations on one of our fields and to continue permitting
for
our CO2
pipeline
project;
|
· |
Borrow
additional funds on a long-term fixed rate basis to conduct 3-D seismic
surveys on our fields and to complete our waterflood plan on our
Big Muddy
Field;
|
· |
Continue
to seek long-term financing for our CO2
pipeline and EOR development plan for all our
fields.
|
· |
Pursue
additional asset and project opportunities that are expected to be
accretive to stockholder value.
|
Oil
&
Gas Properties Development Plans
Our
plans
for production enhancement, waterflood
and CO2 EOR
development of our oil fields are dependent on our obtaining substantial
additional funding. That funding is dependent on many factors, some of which
are
outside our control, and cannot be assured. One major factor is the level of
and
projected trends in oil prices, which we cannot protect against by hedging
at
this time.
Short
term production enhancement plan - commencing late 2007
In
October 2007, we borrowed approximately $11.6 million (after fees and expenses).
We plan to utilize these funds to:
· |
Install
down-hole pumps in six wells in our Cole Creek South Field that are
currently flowing oil wells, at an estimated cost of approximately
$1.7
million;
|
· |
Drill
two wells in our Big Muddy Field as part of the waterflood plan and
evaluation to be conducted later in the year, at a cost of approximately
$2.1 million;
|
· |
Drill
one well in our South Glenrock B Field to access oil reserves that
are
currently classified as proved undeveloped, at a cost of approximately
$1
million;
|
· |
Continue
permit process for CO2
pipeline project at a cost of approximately $0.5 million;
and
|
· |
Allocate
the remainder of the funds to working capital, general corporate
purposes,
and cash reserves.
|
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Waterflood
development plan - Big Muddy Field - commencing 1st
or 2nd
quarter of 2008
In
late
2007 or early 2008, we plan to raise approximately $50 million in a long-term
fixed rate debt financing to complete the Big Muddy Field waterflood.
Specifically, we plan utilize these funds, together with internally generated
funds from crude oil sales, to:
· |
Conduct
up to 100 square miles of 3-D seismic surveys and processing to
better
determine injection pattern locations and alignment of
the waterflood and CO2 EOR
project, at a cost of approximately $3.5
million;
|
· |
Drill,
complete and equip 70 wells as water injectors or oil producers at
a cost
of approximately $46 million; and
|
· |
Acquire
and construct waterflood surface facilities, at a cost of approximately
$11.5 million.
|
CO2 EOR
development plan - commencing 2009 to 2010
Following
the raising of additional funds, we plan to begin CO2
development operations in the Big
Muddy
Field followed by the South
Glenrock B Field
and
then the Cole Creek South Field. Capital
expenditures to
implement our CO2
EOR
plans include:
· |
Construct
a pipeline to transport CO2 from
the source to our Big Muddy Field at a cost of approximately $50
to $100
million;
|
· |
Acquire
and construct surface and compression facilities at our Big Muddy
Field to
compress, inject and recycle CO2
at
a cost of approximately $20 to $30
million;
|
· |
Drill,
complete and equip 70-80 wells as CO2
injectors or oil producers on our Big Muddy Field at a cost of
approximately $48 million.
|
Results
of Operations
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Three Months September 30,
2006
The
following is a comparative summary of our results of operations:
|
Three
Months Ended
September
30,
|
||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|||||
Oil
production (in barrels)
|
23,622
|
-
|
|||||
Oil
price (per barrel)
|
$
|
69.88
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Oil
sales
|
1,650,628
|
-
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
|||||||
Production
taxes
|
201,182
|
-
|
|||||
Lease
operating expenses
|
712,195
|
-
|
|||||
Depreciation,
depletion, and amortization
|
368,724
|
-
|
|||||
Impairment
of unproved properties
|
-
|
395,785
|
|||||
Accretion
expense
|
31,618
|
-
|
|||||
Exploration
expense
|
89,670
|
-
|
|||||
General
and administrative expense
|
1,545,734
|
395,214
|
|||||
Total
operating expenses
|
2,949,123
|
790,999
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(1,298,495
|
)
|
(790,999
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Other
income (expense):
|
|||||||
Liquidated
damages pursuant to registration rights arrangement
|
(1,268,283
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Interest
expense
|
(41,941
|
)
|
1,644
|
||||
Write-off
of deferred financing costs
|
(99,254
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Interest
and other income
|
78,943
|
22,120
|
|||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(1,330,535
|
)
|
23,764
|
||||
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(2,629,030
|
)
|
$
|
(767,235
|
)
|
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Overview.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2007, we reported a net loss of $2,629,030,
or
$(0.02) per basic and fully-diluted share, compared to a net loss of $767,235,
or $(0.02) per basic and fully-diluted share, for the corresponding three months
of 2006. On December 22, 2006, we completed our acquisition of the Cole
Creek South Field and South Glenrock B Field, and on January 4, 2007, we
completed our acquisition of the Big Muddy Field. We did not have any oil &
gas properties during the three months ended September 30, 2006. Included in
the
net loss of $2,629,030 are non-cash charges of $1,265,283 for liquidated damages
pursuant to a registration rights arrangement, and $327,001 for stock-based
compensation expense, restricted stock compensation expense, and services
exchanged for common stock to a non-employee and non-employee
directors.
Revenue,
production taxes, and lease operating expenses.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected oil & gas sales of
$1,650,628 on 23,622 barrels of oil at $69.88 per barrel, production taxes
(including ad valorem taxes) of $201,182 and lease operating expenses of
$712,195, as compared to $0, $0 and $0, respectively, for the corresponding
three months ended September 30, 2006. For the three months ended September
30, 2007, production taxes were $8.52 per barrel, and lease operating expenses
were $30.15 per barrel.
Depreciation,
depletion, and amortization.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected depreciation,
depletion, and amortization of $368,724 ($318,624 related to oil & gas
properties, and $50,100 related to other assets) as compared to $0 for the
corresponding three months ended September 30, 2006. For the three months
ended September 30, 2007, depreciation, depletion, and amortization of oil
& gas properties was $13.49 per barrel.
Impairment
expense.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2006, there was no impairment of unproved
properties, as compared to $395,785, related solely to the Burke Ranch property,
for the corresponding three months ended September 30, 2006.
Accretion
expense.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected accretion expense of
$31,618 as compared to $0 for the corresponding three months ended
September 30, 2006. We have reflected accretion of our asset retirement
obligation associated with the Cole Creek South Field, the South Glenrock B
Field, and the Big Muddy Field.
Exploration
expense.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected exploration expense of
$89,670 as compared to $0 for the corresponding three months ended
September 30, 2006. The exploration expense is attributed to geological and
geophysical work at our Cole Creek South Field, the South Glenrock B Field,
and
the Big Muddy Field.
General
and administrative expense.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected general and
administrative expenses of $1,545,734 as compared to $395,214 for the
corresponding three months ended September 30, 2006. The increase is
primarily attributed to focusing our efforts on building our oil & gas
infrastructure. For the three months ended September 30, 2007, included in
general and administrative expenses is stock-based compensation expense,
restricted stock compensation expense, and services exchanged for common stock
to a non-employee and non-employee directors that aggregate $327,001. Other
key
elements comprising the increase include salaries, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance,
audit fees, legal, and reservoir engineering. For the three months ended
September 30, 2006, included in general and administrative expenses is
stock-based compensation of $105,875.
Liquidated
damages pursuant to registration rights agreement.
In
connection with our equity private placement in December 2006 and
January 2007, we entered into a registration rights agreement and agreed to
file a registration statement to register for resale the shares of common stock.
The agreement includes provisions for payment if the registration statement
was
not declared effective by May 20, 2007, and additional payments are due if
there are additional delays in obtaining effectiveness. During the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2007, we determined that the obligation to pay the liquidated
damages was both probable and could be estimated, and we reflected three months
of estimated damages totaling $2,705,531 in that quarter.
During
the three months ended September 30, 2007, we determined that we would incur
additional damages. Consequently, we reflected two months and 14 days of damages
totaling $1,268,283 for the three months ended September 30, 2007.
Interest
expense.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected interest expense of $41,941
as compared to $(1,644) for the corresponding three months ended September
30,
2006. The increase is primarily attributed to imputed interest on the liquidated
damages pursuant to the registration rights arrangement discussed
above.
Write
off of deferred financing costs.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected $99,254 of write off of
deferred financing costs as compared to $0 for the corresponding three months
ended September 30, 2006. The write off resulted from certain unsuccessful
pursuits of debt financing.
Interest
and other income.
For the
three months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected interest and other
income of $78,943 as compared to $22,120 for the corresponding three months
ended September 30, 2006. The interest and other income included earnings
on excess cash derived from our December 2006 and January 2007 private placement
of units, consisting of common stock and warrants to acquire shares of common
stock.
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Six
Months Ended September 30, 2007 Compared to Six Months September 30,
2006
The
following is a comparative summary of our results of operations:
|
Six
Months Ended
September
30,
|
||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
|
|
|
|||||
Revenues:
|
|
|
|||||
Oil
production (in barrels)
|
46,056
|
-
|
|||||
Oil
price (per barrel)
|
$
|
64.73
|
$
|
-
|
|||
Oil
sales
|
2,981,107
|
-
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Operating
expenses:
|
|||||||
Production
taxes
|
362,651
|
-
|
|||||
Lease
operating expenses
|
1,312,109
|
-
|
|||||
Depreciation,
depletion, and amortization
|
700,256
|
-
|
|||||
Impairment
of unproved properties
|
-
|
395,785
|
|||||
Accretion
expense
|
77,608
|
-
|
|||||
Exploration
expense
|
130,828
|
-
|
|||||
General
and administrative expense
|
4,130,160
|
966,282
|
|||||
Total
operating expenses
|
6,713,612
|
1,362,067
|
|||||
|
|||||||
Loss
from operations
|
(3,732,505
|
)
|
(1,362,067
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Other
income (expense):
|
|||||||
Liquidated
damages pursuant to registration rights arrangement
|
(2,645,393
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Interest
expense
|
(113,180
|
)
|
(33,000
|
)
|
|||
Write-off
of deferred financing costs
|
(99,254
|
)
|
-
|
||||
Interest
and other income
|
183,381
|
23,485
|
|||||
Total
other income (expense)
|
(2,674,446
|
)
|
(9,515
|
)
|
|||
|
|||||||
Net
loss
|
$
|
(6,406,951
|
)
|
$
|
(1,371,582
|
)
|
Overview.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2007, we reported a net loss of $6,406,951,
or
$(0.06) per basic and fully-diluted share, compared to a net loss of $1,371,582,
or $(0.04) per basic and fully-diluted share, for the corresponding six months
of 2006. On December 22, 2006, we completed our acquisition of the Cole
Creek South Field and South Glenrock B Field, and on January 4, 2007, we
completed our acquisition of the Big Muddy Field. We did not have any oil &
gas properties during the six months ended September 30, 2006. Included in
the
net loss of $6,406,951 are non-cash charges of $2,645,393 for liquidated damages
pursuant to a registration rights arrangement, and $986,134 for stock-based
compensation expense, restricted stock compensation expense, and services
exchanged for common stock to a non-employee and non-employee
directors.
Revenue,
production taxes, and lease operating expenses.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected oil & gas sales of
$2,981,107 on 46,056 barrels of oil at $64.73 per barrel, production taxes
(including ad valorem taxes) of $362,651 and lease operating expenses of
$1,312,109, as compared to $0, $0 and $0, respectively, for the corresponding
six months ended September 30, 2006. For the six months ended September 30,
2007, production taxes were $7.87 per barrel, and lease operating expenses
were
$28.49 per barrel.
Depreciation,
depletion, and amortization.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected depreciation, depletion,
and amortization of $700,256 ($619,130 related to oil & gas properties, and
$81,126 related to other assets) as compared to $0 for the corresponding six
months ended September 30, 2006. For the six months ended
September 30, 2007, depreciation, depletion, and amortization of oil &
gas properties was $13.44 per barrel.
Impairment
expense.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2006, there was no impairment of unproved
properties, as compared to $395,785, related solely to the Burke Ranch property,
for the corresponding three months ended September 30, 2006.
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Accretion
expense.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected accretion expense of
$77,608 as compared to $0 for the corresponding six months ended
September 30, 2006. We have reflected accretion of our asset retirement
obligation associated with the Cole Creek South Field, the South Glenrock B
Field, and the Big Muddy Field.
Exploration
expense.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected exploration expense of
$130,828 as compared to $0 for the corresponding six months ended
September 30, 2006. The exploration expense is attributed to geological and
geophysical work at our Cole Creek South Field, the South Glenrock B Field,
and
the Big Muddy Field.
General
and administrative expense.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected general and
administrative expenses of $4,130,160 as compared to $966,282 for the
corresponding six months ended September 30, 2006. The increase is
primarily attributed to focusing our efforts on building our oil & gas
infrastructure. For the six months ended September 30, 2007, included in general
and administrative expenses is stock-based compensation expense, restricted
stock compensation expense, and services exchanged for common stock to a
non-employee and non-employee directors that aggregate $986,134. Other key
elements comprising the increase include salaries, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance,
audit fees, legal, and reservoir engineering. For the six months ended September
30, 2006, included in general and administrative expenses is stock-based
compensation expense of $529,375.
Liquidated
damages pursuant to registration rights agreement.
In
connection with our equity private placement in December 2006 and
January 2007, we entered into a registration rights agreement and agreed to
file a registration statement to register for resale the shares of common stock.
The agreement includes provisions for payment if the registration statementwas
not declared effective by May 20, 2007, and additional payments are due if
there are additional delays in obtaining effectiveness. During the fourth
quarter of fiscal 2007, we determined that the obligation to pay the liquidated
damages was both probable and could be estimated, and we reflected three months
of estimated damages totaling $2,705,531 in that quarter.
During
the six months ended September 30, 2007, we determined that we would incur
additional damages. Consequently, we reflected four months and 14 days of
damages totaling $2,645,393.
Interest
expense.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected interest expense of $113,180
as compared to $33,000 for the corresponding six months ended September 30,
2006. The increase is primarily attributed to imputed interest on the liquidated
damages pursuant to the registration rights arrangement discussed
above.
Write
off of deferred financing costs.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected $99,254 of write off of
deferred financing costs as compared to $0 for the corresponding six months
ended September 30, 2006. The write off resulted from certain unsuccessful
pursuits of debt financing.
Interest
and other income.
For the
six months ended September 30, 2007, we reflected interest and other income
of $183,381 as compared to $23,485 for the corresponding six months ended
September 30, 2006. The interest and other income included earnings on
excess cash derived from our December 2006 and January 2007 private placement
of
units, consisting of common stock and warrants to acquire shares of common
stock.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
As
of
September 30, 2007, we had a working capital deficiency of $1,108,058. Current
liabilities include $1,227,626 for penalty payments pursuant to the registration
rights agreement, all of which we have settled in shares of our common stock.
On
October 17, 2007 and October 31, 2007, penalty payments of $822,916 and $404,710
were paid by the issuance of stock.
We
have
revenue from production operations in our three fields. However, we
currently have negative cash flow from operating activities. Monthly oil
& gas production revenue is adequate to cover monthly field operating costs
and production taxes at the current time. Only a portion of the remaining
cash costs, which consist primarily of general and administrative expenses,
are
covered by cash flow.
Our
currently available cash sources are not sufficient to fund our planned
expenditures for the secondary and tertiary development of our three
fields. Essentially all of the necessary funding for their development is
expected to come from, and is dependent on, successful completion of a debt
financing. As of September 30, 2007, the Company was debt-free.
On
October 16, 2007, we borrowed $12,240,000 pursuant to a Term Credit Agreement
with GasRock Capital LLC (GasRock). We received net proceeds of $11,622,800
after the deduction of GasRock’s fees, expenses, and three months of interest to
be held in escrow. In addition, we incurred approximately $390,000 in investment
banking, legal, and other fees and expenses in connection with the
transaction.
All
amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement are due and payable on October
31, 2008 (Maturity Date), and bear interest at a rate equal to the greater
of
(a) 12% per annum and (b) the LIBOR rate plus 6% per annum. We are
required to make monthly interest payments on the amounts outstanding under
the
Credit Agreement but are not required to make any principal payments until
the
Maturity Date. We may prepay the amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement
at any time without penalty.
-18-
Our
obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a first priority security
interest in all of our properties and assets, including all rights under our
oil
& gas leases in our three producing oil fields in the Powder River Basin of
Wyoming and all of our equipment on those properties.
We
also
granted GasRock a 2% Overriding Royalty Interest (ORRI), proportionally reduced
when our working interest is less than 100%, in all crude oil and natural gas
produced from our three Powder River Basin fields. As long as any of our
obligations remain outstanding under the Credit Agreement, we will be required
to grant the same ORRI to GasRock on any new working interests acquired by
us
after closing. Prior to the Maturity Date, we may re-acquire 50% of the ORRI
granted to GasRock at a repurchase price calculated to ensure that total
payments by us to GasRock of principal, interest, ORRI revenues, and ORRI
repurchase price will equal 120% of the loan amount.
As
required by the Credit Agreement, we entered into an oil hedge agreement
covering approximately 75% of our proved developed producing reserves scheduled
to be produced during a two-year period. We have entered into a Participation
Cap Costless Collar with BP Corporation North America Inc. (BP) with a price
floor of $65/bbl for NYMEX light sweet crude oil on 75% of our scheduled
production and a ceiling price of $83.50 on 45% of our scheduled production.
The
price we receive for production in our three fields is indexed to Wyoming Sweet
crude oil posted price. We have not hedged the basis differential between the
NYMEX price and the Wyoming Sweet price.
We
are
subject to various restrictive covenants under the Credit Agreement, including
limitations on our ability to sell properties and assets, pay dividends, extend
credit, amend our material contracts, incur indebtedness, provide guarantees,
effect mergers or acquisitions (other than to change our state of
incorporation), cancel claims, create liens, create subsidiaries, amend our
formation documents, make investments, enter into transactions with our
affiliates, and enter into swap agreements. We must maintain (a) a current
ratio of at least 1.0 (excluding from the calculation of current liabilities
any
loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement) and (b) a loan-to-value ratio
greater than 1.0 to 1.0 for the term of the loan.
The
Credit Agreement contains several events of default, including if, at any time
after closing, our most recent reserve report indicates that our projected
net
revenue attributable to our proved reserves is insufficient to fully amortize
the amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement within a 48-month period
and
we are unable to demonstrate to GasRock’s reasonable satisfaction that we would
be able to satisfy such outstanding amounts through a sale of our assets or
equity. Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the Credit Agreement,
GasRock may accelerate our obligations under the Credit Agreement. Upon certain
events of bankruptcy, our obligations under the Credit Agreement would
automatically accelerate. In addition, at any time that an event of default
exists under the Credit Agreement, we will be required to pay interest on all
amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement at a default rate, which is
equal
to the then-prevailing interest rate under the Credit Agreement plus four
percent per annum.
Long-Term
Debt Financings
We
anticipate raising approximately $50 million
in late 2007 or early 2008, in one or more long-term debt financings, to carry
out the
waterflood program on our Big Muddy Field.
There
is
substantial potential for oil recovery via waterflood at our Big Muddy Field,
and the waterflood strategy will stand alone as a project separate and apart
from our overall CO2
flood
strategy. The waterflood development implemented on the Big Muddy Field also
is
a precursor to eventual CO2
flooding
of the field, as the work necessary to prepare the field for waterflood is
similarly needed for the comprehensive CO2 flood.
We
anticipate
that the short-term
debt financing
will be
refinanced or rolled into the long-term
debt financing.
We also
anticipate that the Big Muddy Field will be the first field targeted for our
comprehensive CO2
flood,
followed by the South Glenrock B field and then the Cole Creek South
Field.
Following
the financing for the Big Muddy Field waterflood project, we plan to raise
additional financing in 2008 to proceed with our CO2
EOR
tertiary development plans of our three fields.
Completion
of the long-term debt financings will be subject to market conditions and
Company-specific factors. Irrespective of whether long-term financing is
completed as planned, the funds from the short-term financing should be
sufficient to cover the negative cash flow from operations through the Maturity
Date of the short-term financing. Without additional funding, we would not
be
able to repay the short-term financing on the Maturity Date. Accordingly, if
the
long-term financing is not completed as planned, we will reconsider our business
plan and consider other strategic alternatives, which could include partnering
with other industry participants, property sales and a scale back of operating
plans and staffing.
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Cash
Flows
The
following is a summary of Rancher Energy’s comparative cash flows:
For
the Six Months Ended
September
30,
|
|||||||
|
2007
|
2006
|
|||||
Cash
flows from:
|
|
|
|||||
Operating
activities
|
$
|
(1,855,577
|
)
|
$
|
(322,595
|
)
|
|
Investing
activities
|
(1,593,935
|
)
|
(2,837,875
|
)
|
|||
Financing
activities
|
(235,951
|
)
|
8,593,397
|
Cash
flows used for operating activities increased primarily as a result of general
and administrative expenses incurred in connection with the expansion of the
Company’s oil & gas operations.
Cash
flows used for investing activities decreased modestly. During the six months
ended September 30, 2007 and 2006, net cash used for investing activities
included expenditures of $1,466,291 and $2,800,167 for oil & gas properties,
and $619,144 and $37,709 for other assets, respectively. Expenditures for oil
& gas properties during the six months ended September 30, 2007 were reduced
by net proceeds of $491,500 from the conveyance of certain unproved oil &
gas properties.
During
the six months ended September 30, 2007, cash flows used for financing
activities included $234,012 for offering costs associated with the registration
of certain equity securities included in our Form S-1 and subsequent amendments
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. During the six months ended
September 30, 2006, cash flows provided by financing activities included
$500,000 of proceeds from the issuance of notes payable that were converted
to
common stock, and $8,093,397 of proceeds, net of offering costs, from the sale
of common stock and warrants in connection with a Regulation S
offering.
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangements
Other
than operating leases, we do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements, and
we
do not have any unconsolidated subsidiaries.
Critical
Accounting Policies and Estimates
Critical
accounting policies and estimates are provided in Part II, Item 7, Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, to
the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2007. Additional
footnote disclosures are provided in Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
in Part I, Financial Information, Item 1, Financial Statements to this Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the six months ended September 30, 2007.
Item
3.
Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk.
Because
of our relatively low level of current oil & gas production, we are not
exposed to a great degree of market risk relating to the pricing applicable
to
our oil production. However, our ability to raise additional capital at
attractive pricing, our future revenues from oil & gas operations, our
future profitability and future rate of growth depend substantially upon the
market prices of oil and natural gas, which fluctuate widely. With increases
to
our production, exposure to this risk will become more significant. We expect
commodity price volatility to continue. As of September 30, 2007 we had not
utilized hedging contracts or derivative instruments to protect against
commodity price risk; however, in connection with our short term financing
in
October 2007, we entered into an oil hedge agreement covering approximately
75% of our proved developed producing reserves scheduled to be produced during
a
two-year period.
Terms
of future debt facilities may also require that we hedge a portion of our
expected future production.
Item
4.
Controls
and Procedures.
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
We
maintain controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required
to
be disclosed in the reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported
within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC. Evaluations
have been performed under the supervision and with the participation of our
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer,
of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls
and
procedures (as such terms are defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the
Exchange Act). We view internal control over financial reporting to be an
integral part of our disclosure control over financial reporting. Based on
the
evaluation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Accounting Officer that
there are material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting,
we concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective
as of
September 30, 2007. The weaknesses and our remediation efforts were discussed
in
our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 29, 2007. Since June 29, 2007, we
have
implemented additional remediation efforts including:
1. |
The
appointment of a Chief Accounting Officer with significant experienced
in
financial reporting:
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2. |
The
implementation of quarterly fraud assessments carried out by management
as
part of our financial closing process;
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3. |
The
appointment of an independent, experienced accounting and business
advisory firm to review public filings for completeness and to consult
on
complex or emerging accounting issues;
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4. |
The
appointment of an experienced consulting firm to assist in the development
of internal control process documentation and to conduct independent
testing of such controls and processes;
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5. |
The
implementation of a new accounting software system, with significantly
enhanced segregation of duties and formal authority
processes.
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Our
management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures will
prevent all errors and all fraud. The design of a control system must reflect
the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls
must
be considered relative to their costs. Based on the inherent limitations in
all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that
all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have
been
detected. These inherent limitations include the realties that judgments in
decision-making can be faulty and that breakdowns can occur because of simple
errors or mistakes. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management
override of the controls. The design of any system of controls also is based
in
part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events. Therefore,
a control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only
reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system
are met.
The
following changes in our internal controls over financial reporting that
occurred during the six months ended September 30, 2007 have materially
affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control
over financial reporting:
1. |
The
appointment of four new independent
directors;
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2. |
The
establishment of an Audit Committee;
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3. |
The
establishment of a Compensation
Committee;
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4. |
The
establishment of a Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee;
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5. |
The
adoption of an updated Code of Business Conduct and Ethics;
and
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6. |
The
adoption of an Insider Trading Policy,
and:
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7. |
The
appointment of a Chief Accounting
Officer.
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Because
these controls have not been tested, the operating effectiveness of these
changes has yet to be evaluated. Accordingly,
the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as
discussed above and in our Form 10-K filed with the SEC on June 29, 2007 remain
in effect as of September 30, 2007, the end of the period covered by this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
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PART
II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1A. Risk Factors.
As
a
result of the completion of our short-term debt financing in October 2007,
we
have amended the risk factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A Risk Factors” in our
Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended March 31, 2007 by
adding the two below risk factors. In addition to the other information set
forth in this report and the below risk factors, you should carefully consider
the risk factors, discussed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended,
for
the year ended March 31, 2007, which could materially affect our business,
financial condition and/or future results of operations. The risks, described
in
our Annual Report on Form 10-K and below, are not the only risks facing our
Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that
we
currently deem to be immaterial also may materially affect our business,
financial condition and/or results of operations. There have been no material
changes in our risk factors from those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form
10-K, as amended, for the year ended March 31, 2007 other than the addition
of
the two below risk factors.
Our
current cash position will not be sufficient to fund the development of the
Big
Muddy Field for waterflood operations and our three properties for
CO2
EOR
operations. We will require substantial additional funding. Our plan is to
obtain debt financing. The terms of any debt financing may restrict our future
business activities and expenditures. We do not know if additional financing
will be available at all when needed or on acceptable terms. Insufficient funds
will prevent us from implementing our secondary and tertiary recovery business
strategy.
Our
October 2007 short-term debt financing required the imposition of a mortgage
interest in favor of our lender on our three fields and a default by us of
the
financing terms could result in the foreclosure and loss of one or more of
our
fields and other assets.
We
borrowed $12 million in October 2007, which is due in October 2008, and granted
to the lender a mortgage on our interests in three fields and our other assets.
We plan to use these funds to increase oil production and for working capital.
We do not expect that our cash flow from operations or other assets will be
sufficient to repay this loan. We plan to refinance this loan and borrow
additional funds to pursue our business strategy. There is no assurance that
such funding will be available. If we are not successful in repaying this debt
within the term of the loan, or default under the terms of the loan, the lender
will be able to foreclose one or more of our three properties and other assets
and we could lose the properties.
A
foreclosure could significantly reduce or eliminate our property interests,
force us to alter our business strategy, which could involve the sale of
properties or working interests in the properties, and adversely affect our
results of operations and financial condition.
Item
2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of
Proceeds.
On
July
23, 2007, pursuant to our compensation arrangement with our non-employee
directors, we issued 101,713 shares of our common stock in the aggregate under
our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to our non-employee directors for their service
on
our Board of Directors and for attending board and committee meetings, as the
case may be. More specifically, we issued to the following directors the shares
specified: (i) William A. Anderson, 22,603 shares; (ii) Joseph P. McCoy, 25,685
shares, (iii) Patrick M. Murray, 15,411 shares, (iv) Myron M. Sheinfeld, 15,411
shares, and (v) Mark Worthey, 22,603 shares. The foregoing issuances were made
pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.
On
September 30, 2007, pursuant to our compensation arrangement with our
non-employee directors, we issued 181,098 shares of our common stock in the
aggregate under our 2006 Stock Incentive Plan to our non-employee directors
for
their service on our Board of Directors and for attending board and committee
meetings, as the case may be. More specifically, we issued to the following
directors the shares specified: (i) William A. Anderson, 40,244 shares; (ii)
Joseph P. McCoy, 45,732 shares, (iii) Patrick M. Murray, 27,439 shares, (iv)
Myron M. Sheinfeld, 27,439 shares, and (v) Mark Worthey, 40,244 shares. The
foregoing issuances were made pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities
Act.
Item
6. Exhibits.
Exhibit
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Description
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3.1
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Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation (17)
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3.2
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Articles
of Correction (22)
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3.3
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Amended
and Restated Bylaws (2)
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4.1
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Form
of Stock Certificate for Fully Paid, Non-Assessable Common Stock
of the
Company (1)
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4.2
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Form
of Unit Purchase Agreement (2)
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4.3
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Form
of Warrant Certificate (2)
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4.4
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Form
of Registration Rights Agreement, dated December 21, 2006
(3)
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Exhibit
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Description
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4.5
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Form
of Warrant to Purchase Common Stock (3)
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10.1
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Burke
Ranch Unit Purchase and Participation Agreement between Hot Springs
Resources Ltd. and PIN Petroleum Partners Ltd., dated February 6,
2006
(4)
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10.2
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Employment
Agreement between John Works and Rancher Energy Corp., dated June 1,
2006 (5)
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10.3
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Assignment
Agreement between PIN Petroleum Partners Ltd. and Rancher Energy
Corp.,
dated June 6, 2006 (5)
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10.4
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Loan
Agreement between Enerex Capital, Corp. and Rancher Energy Corp.,
dated
June 6, 2006 (5)
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10.5
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Letter
Agreement between NITEC LLC and Rancher Energy Corp., dated June 7,
2006 (5)
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10.6
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Loan
Agreement between Venture Capital First LLC and Rancher Energy Corp.,
dated June 9, 2006 (6)
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10.7
|
Exploration
and Development Agreement between Big Snowy Resources, LP and Rancher
Energy Corp., dated June 15, 2006 (5)
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10.8
|
Assignment
Agreement between PIN Petroleum Partners Ltd. and Rancher Energy
Corp.,
dated June 21, 2006 (5)
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10.9
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Purchase
and Sale Agreement between Wyoming Mineral Exploration, LLC and Rancher
Energy Corp., dated August 10, 2006 (4)
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10.10
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South
Glenrock and South Cole Creek Purchase and Sale Agreement by and
between
Nielson & Associates, Inc. and Rancher Energy Corp., dated
October 1, 2006 (7)
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10.11
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Rancher
Energy Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan
(7)
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10.12
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Rancher
Energy Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan Form of Option Agreement
(7)
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10.13
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Employment
Agreement by and between John Dobitz and Rancher Energy Corp., dated
October 2, 2006 (7)
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10.14
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Denver
Place Office Lease between Rancher Energy Corp. and Denver Place
Associates Limited Partnership, dated October 30, 2006 (8)
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10.15
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Employment
Agreement between Andrew Casazza and Rancher Energy Corp., dated
October 23, 2006 (9)
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10.16
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Finder’s
Fee Agreement between Falcon Capital and Rancher Energy Corp. (10)
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10.17
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Amendment
to Purchase and Sale Agreement between Wyoming Mineral Exploration,
LLC
and Rancher Energy Corp. (11)
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10.18
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Letter
Agreement between Certain Unit Holders and Rancher Energy Corp.,
dated
December 8, 2006 (2)
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10.19
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Letter
Agreement between Certain Option Holders and Rancher Energy Corp.,
dated
December 13,
2006
(2)
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10.20
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Product
Sale and Purchase Contract by and between Rancher Energy Corp. and
the
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, dated December 15, 2006 (12)
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10.21
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Amendment
to Purchase and Sale Agreement between Nielson & Associates, Inc. and
Rancher Energy Corp. (13)
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10.22
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Securities
Purchase Agreement by and among Rancher Energy Corp. and the Buyers
identified therein, dated December 21, 2006 (3)
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10.23
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Lock-Up
Agreement between Rancher Energy Corp. and Stockholders identified
therein, dated December 21, 2006 (3)
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10.24
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Voting
Agreement between Rancher Energy Corp. and Stockholders identified
therein, dated as of December 13, 2006 (3)
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10.25
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Form
of Convertible Note (14)
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10.26
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Employment
Agreement between Daniel Foley and Rancher Energy Corp., dated
January 12, 2007 (15)
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10.27
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First
Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement by and among Rancher Energy
Corp. and the Buyers identified therein, dated as of January 18, 2007
(16)
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10.28
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Rancher
Energy Corp. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
(19)
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10.29
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First
Amendment to Employment Agreement by and between John Works and Rancher
Energy Corp., dated March 14, 2007 (18)
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10.30
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Employment
Agreement between Richard Kurtenbach and Rancher Energy Corp., dated
August 3, 2007(20)
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10.31
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Term
Credit Agreement between Rancher Energy Corp. and GasRock Capital
LLC,
dated as of October 16, 2007 (22)
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10.32
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Term
Note made by Rancher Energy Corp. in favor of GasRock Capital LLC,
dated
October 16, 2007 (22)
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10.33
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Mortgage,
Security Agreement, Financing Statement and Assignment of Production
and
Revenues from Rancher Energy Corp. to GasRock Capital LLC, dated
as of
October 16, 2007 (22)
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Exhibit
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Description
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10.34
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Security
Agreement between Rancher Energy Corp. and GasRock Capital LLC, dated
as
of October 16, 2007 (22)
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10.35
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Conveyance
of Overriding Royalty Interest by Rancher Energy Corp. in favor of GasRock
Capital LLC, dated as of October 16, 2007 (22)
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10.36
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ISDA
Master Agreement between Rancher Energy Corp. and BP Corporation
North
America Inc., dated as of October 16, 2007 (22)
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10.37
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Restricted
Account and Securities Account Control Agreement by and among Rancher
Energy Corp., GasRock Capital LLC, and Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, dated as of October 16, 2007 (22)
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10.38
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Intercreditor
Agreement by and among Rancher Energy Corp., GasRock Capital LLC,
and BP
Corporation North America Inc., dated as of October 16, 2007 (22)
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31.1
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Certification
Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (Chief Executive Officer)
(21)
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31.2
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Certification
Pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) (Chief Accounting
Officer)
(21)
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32.1
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (21)
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32.2
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Certification
pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (21)
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(1) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Form SB-2 Registration Statement filed on
June 9, 2004 (File No.
333-116307).
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(2) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
December 18, 2006 (File No.
000-51425).
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(3) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
December 27, 2006 (File No.
000-51425).
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(4) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q/A filed on
August 28, 2006 (File No.
000-51425).
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(5) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on June 30,
2006 (File No. 000-51425).
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(6) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 21,
2006 (File No. 000-51425).
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(7) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 6,
2006 (File No. 000-51425).
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(8) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 9,
2006 (File No. 000-51425).
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(9) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
November 14, 2006 (File No.
000-51425).
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(10) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on
November 14, 2006 (File No.
000-51425).
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(11) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 4,
2006 (File No. 000-51425).
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(12) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
December 22, 2006 (File No.
000-51425).
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(13) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
December 27, 2006 (File No.
000-51425).
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(14) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 8,
2007 (File No. 000-51425).
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(15) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16,
2007 (File No. 000-51425).
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(16) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 25,
2007 (File No. 000-51425).
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(17) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 3,
2007 (File No. 000-51425).
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(18) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 20,
2007 (File No. 000-51425).
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(19) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on June 29,
2007 (File No. 000-51425).
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(20) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August
7, 2007
(File No. 000-51425
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(21) |
Incorporated
by reference from our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October
17, 2007
(File No. 000-51425).
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(22) |
Filed
herewith.
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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.
RANCHER
ENERGY CORP.
(Registrant)
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Dated:
November 8, 2007
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By: |
/s/
John Works
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John
Works
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President,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief
Financial
Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
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Dated:
November 8, 2007
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By: |
/s/
Richard Kurtenbach
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Chief
Accounting Officer
(Principal
Accounting Officer)
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