Zoned Properties, Inc. - Annual Report: 2008 (Form 10-K)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
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ANNUAL
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
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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 No. 0-50274
Vanguard
Minerals Corporation
(Name of
small business issuer in its charter)
Nevada
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Nil
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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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601
UNION STREET
TWO
UNION SQUARE 42ND FLOOR
SEATTLE,
WA
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98101
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
None
Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:
Common
Stock, $0.0001 par value
(Title of
Class)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant (l) 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 T No
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated
filer
Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated
filer (Do not check if a smaller reporting
company)
Smaller reporting company T
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No T
Revenues
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 were $0.
As at
March 31, 2009, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common
equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the last reported sales
price of such common equity was approximately $209,841.
As of
March 31, 2009, the registrant had outstanding 80,549,666 shares of common
stock, par value $0.001, of which there is only a single class.
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Description
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Risk
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Description
of Property.
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Legal
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Market
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.
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Financial
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Changes
In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure.
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ITEM
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Controls
and Procedures.
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Directors,
Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons and Corporate
Governance; Compliance With Section 16(a) of the Exchange
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Executive
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Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Stockholder Matters.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
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PART
I
SPECIAL
NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Form
10-K, press releases and certain information provided periodically in writing or
verbally by our officers or our agents contain statements which constitute
forward-looking statements. The words “may”, “would”, “could”, “will”, “expect”,
“estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “intend”, “plan”, “goal”, and similar
expressions and variations thereof are intended to specifically identify
forward-looking statements. These statements appear in a number of places in
this Form 10-K and include all statements that are not statements of historical
fact regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of us, our directors
or our officers, with respect to, among other things: (i) our liquidity and
capital resources; (ii) our financing opportunities and plans; (iii) our ability
to generate revenues; (iv) competition in our business segments; (v) market and
other trends affecting our future financial condition or results of operations;
(vi) our growth strategy and operating strategy; and (vii) the declaration
and/or payment of dividends.
Investors
and prospective investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties,
and that actual results may differ materially from those projected in the
forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. The factors that
might cause such differences include, among others, those set forth in Part I,
Item IA of this annual report on Form 10-K, entitled Risk Factors. Except as
required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any of the forward-looking
statements in this Form 10-K after the date of this report.
ITEM
1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.
OVERVIEW
We are a
development stage mineral exploration company. We do not currently
have any mineral properties under development, although we have entered into two
agreements with Coastal Uranium Holdings Ltd. to acquire its rights and options
to acquire an undivided 50% right, title and interest in certain mineral claims
in the Athabasca region.
We were
incorporated in the State of Nevada on August 25, 2003 as Mongolian Explorations
Ltd., an exploration company focused on the exploration of potentially viable
mineral deposits in Mongolia, East Asia.
On April
19, 2006, due to deteriorating political conditions in Mongolia, we opted to
exercise our termination rights with respect to our mineral leases and we ceased
our exploration operations. We immediately began searching for other business
opportunities.
By
certificate of amendment filed May 17, 2006, we changed our name from Mongolian
Explorations Ltd. to Knewtrino, Inc.
On May
24, 2006, we entered into a certain acquisition agreement with Instant Wirefree,
Inc. (“Wirefree”), whereby we acquired one hundred percent (100%) of the issued
and outstanding common stock of Wirefree in exchange for eighteen million seven
hundred thousand (18,700,000) of our common shares and a lump sum payment in the
amount of twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars ($27,500). At the time of
the acquisition Wirefree had no current operations, revenues or assets, other
than certain technology.
Since
that time, we had appointed an interim chief executive officer, Jenifer
Osterwalder, who saw us through our transition out of the mineral exploration
business and now are under the leadership of a new chief executive officer,
Vladimir Fedyunin, and we were in the process of developing a business around
cell phone enabled wireless applications. Toward that end, we acquired the
intellectual property of wireless technology start-up Instant Wirefree as
described above. Unfortunately, we were not able to make the
transition to the ultra-competitive field of cell phone wireless
applications. In June, 2007, we made the decision to abandon this
line of business and to no longer pursue commercialization of any product in the
wireless space. Instead, we have returned to our original, core focus
of mining, where the company has its roots, however, we wish to find a more
politically stable and less dangerous environment to mine in than
Mongolia. Toward that end, our Chief Executive Officer is currently
involved in exploring mining opportunities which may have a good
fit. In September, 2007, we changed our name to Vanguard
Minerals Corporation to reflect our renewed commitment to our traditional core
business of mineral exploration. In November 2007, the Company
entered into an agreement with Coastal Uranium Holdings Ltd. to acquire its
right and option to acquire an undivided 50% right, title and interest in
certain mineral claims in the Athabasca region. The option was
acquired through payment of $ 57,585 in cash as well as 2,000,000 common shares
of the Company. On April 6, 2008, we entered into another
agreement with Coastal Uranium Holdings Ltd., whereby we acquired a 50%
undivided right, title and interest to the mineral claim numbered S-110476 in
the Athabasca region of Canada in exchange for $250,000 CAD ($248,508 USD) and
4,000,000 common shares of Vanguard Minerals corporation. In
addition, we have agreed to take on the financial responsibility of Coastal to
fund development of the mineral property that is the subject of claim
S-110476.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 601 Union Street, Two Union Square,
42nd Floor, Seattle Washington 98101. Our phone number is (206)
652-3246.
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PRINCIPAL
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
We are a
development stage mineral exploration company currently engaged in the process
of evaluating mineral exploration opportunities.
PRINCIPAL
MARKETS
We intend
to compete in the market for mineral exploration and exploitation of mineral
resources.
ADVERTISING
AND MARKETING
We do not
currently market or advertise any products or services, however, we anticipate
that we may have to market any mineral products and resources discovered in the
course of our mineral exploration activities.
COMPETITION
The
mineral exploration field is filled with substantial, well-financed,
multi-national competitors, although as we have not defined the specific area of
mineral exploration in which we would compete, it is difficult for us to
indicate the names of the specific competitors in that area.
SIGNIFICANT
CUSTOMERS
As of the
date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, we are not and do not anticipate becoming dependent upon any single or
group of major customers.
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
Overview
We intend
to rely for our business on a combination of pending trademarks and trade
secrets in order to protect our intellectual property.
We cannot
be certain that the precautions we will take to safeguard pending trademarks and
trade secrets will provide meaningful protection from unauthorized use. If we
must pursue litigation in the future to enforce or otherwise protect our
intellectual property rights, or to determine the validity and scope of the
proprietary rights of others, we may not prevail and will likely have to make
substantial expenditures and divert valuable resources in the process. Moreover,
we may not have adequate remedies if our intellectual property is appropriated
or our trade secrets are disclosed.
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Trademarks
We do not
currently have any trademarks in registration.
Trade
Secrets
Whenever
we deem it important for purposes of maintaining competitive advantages, we
require parties with whom we share, or who otherwise are likely to become privy
to, our trade secrets or other confidential information to execute and deliver
to us confidentiality and/or non-disclosure agreements. Among others, this may
include employees, consultants and other advisors, each of whom we may require
to execute such an agreement upon commencement of their employment, consulting
or advisory relationships. These agreements generally provide that all
confidential information developed or made known to the individual by us during
the course of the individual’s relationship with us is to be kept confidential
and not to be disclosed to third parties except under specific
circumstances.
As of the
date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, we have not executed confidentiality and/or non-disclosure agreements with
any of our key employees, consultants or advisors.
EMPLOYEES
For the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, we had 1 full-time employee.
We intend to expand our staff over the next twelve months, including
additional hires as we identify mineral exploration opportunities.
We are
not subject to any collective bargaining agreements and believe that our
relationships with our employees are good.
ITEM
1A. RISK FACTORS.
Our
business entails a significant degree of risk and uncertainty, and an investment
in our securities should be considered highly speculative. What follows is a
general description of the material risks and uncertainties, which may adversely
affect our business, our financial condition, including liquidity and
profitability, and our results of operations, ultimately affecting the value of
an investment in shares of our common stock. In addition to other information
contained in this annual report on Form 10-K, you should carefully consider the
following cautionary statements and risk factors.
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GENERAL
BUSINESS RISKS
We
are a development stage company and based on our historical operating losses and
negative cash flows from operating activities there is uncertainty as to our
ability to continue as a going concern.
We have a
history of operating losses and negative cash flows from operating activities.
In the event that we are unable to achieve or sustain profitability or are
otherwise unable to secure external financing, we may not be able to meet our
obligations as they come due, raising substantial doubts as to our ability to
continue as a going concern. Any such inability to continue as a going concern
may result in our security holders losing their entire investment. Our financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, contemplate that we will continue as a going concern and
do not contain any adjustments that might result if we were unable to continue
as a going concern. Changes in our operating plans, our existing and anticipated
working capital needs, the acceleration or modification of our expansion plans,
lower than anticipated revenues, increased expenses, potential acquisitions or
other events will all affect our ability to continue as a going
concern.
Our
liquidity and capital resources are very limited.
Our
ability to fund working capital and anticipated capital expenditures will depend
on our future performance, which is subject to general economic conditions, our
customers, actions of our competitors and other factors that are beyond our
control. Our ability to fund operating activities is also dependent upon (i) the
extent and availability of bank and other credit facilities, (ii) our ability to
access external sources of financing, and (iii) our ability to effectively
manage our expenses in relation to revenues. There can be no assurance that our
operations and access to external sources of financing will continue to provide
resources sufficient to satisfy our liabilities arising in the ordinary course
of business.
Our
accumulated deficit makes it more difficult to borrow funds.
As of the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, and as a result of historical operating
losses from prior operations and losses accumulated during our development
stage, our working capital deficit was $150,543. Lenders generally regard an
accumulated deficit or a very low working capital surplus as a negative factor
in assessing creditworthiness, and for this reason, the extent of our
accumulated deficit coupled with our historical operating losses will negatively
impact our ability to borrow funds if and when required. Any inability to borrow
funds, or a reduction in favorability of terms upon which we are able to borrow
funds, including the amount available to us, the applicable interest rate and
the collateralization required, may affect our ability to meet our obligations
as they come due, and adversely affect on our business, financial condition, and
results of operations, raising substantial doubts as to our ability to continue
as a going concern.
From
inception, we have historically generated minimal revenues while sustaining
considerable operating losses and we anticipate incurring continued operating
losses and negative cash flows in the foreseeable future resulting in
uncertainty of future profitability and limitation on our
operations.
From
inception, we have generated minimal revenues and experienced negative cash
flows from operating losses. We anticipate continuing to incur such operating
losses and negative cash flows in the foreseeable future, and to accumulate
increasing deficits as we increase our expenditures for (i) development of our
mining properties, (ii) identification of other mining properties, (iii) sale or
other exploitation of mineral resources on developed properties, and (iv)
general business enhancements. Any increases in our operating expenses will
require us to achieve significant revenue before we can attain profitability. In
the event that we are unable to achieve profitability or raise sufficient
funding to cover our losses we may not be able to meet our obligations as they
come due, raising substantial doubts as to our ability to continue as a going
concern.
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RISKS
ASSOCIATED WITH OUR BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
We face serious competition in our
business segment from new market entrants as well as a number of established
companies with greater resources and existing customer
bases.
The
market for mineral exploration rapidly evolves and is intensely competitive as
established companies and new market entrants are regularly discovering new
deposits and developing new methods to exploit mineral
properties. Competition in our market segment is based primarily
upon:
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Capital
resources;
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Geological
and industry expertise;
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Relationships
with refiners and consumers of mineral resources;
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Successful
strategies to cope with environmental regulation and to minimize the
environmental impacts of
exploration;
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To remain
competitive in our market segment we will rely heavily upon superior mineral
property selection, hiring the most qualified exploration team and receiving the
best consultative advice on environmental strategies. However, we may not be
able to effectively compete in this intensely competitive
market. Mineral exploration is capital intensive and right now we do
not have the financial resources to compete. Even if we acquire the
financial resources, we may not be able to attract the talent necessary to
exploit our mineral resources effectively. Moreover, we believe that
as commodity prices continue to rise and industrial expansion in India and China
fuel increased worldwide demand for mineral resources, competition will
increase, additional companies will enter the field and established entrants
will expand their exploration and exploitation activities.
If
our mineral claims infringe on the rights of others, are clouded by previous
transfers or our activities cause environmental damage, lawsuits may be brought
requiring us to pay large legal expenses and judgments, lose some or all of our
exploration rights and have to curtail our activities or undertake costly
environmental remediation efforts
We are
not aware of any circumstances under which our mineral claims infringe on the
rights of others or are clouded. Infringement claims, however, could arise at
any time, whether or not meritorious, and could result in time consuming and
costly litigation or require us to enter into net mineral royalty or other
agreements. If we are found to have infringed the property rights of others, we
could be required to pay damages or even cease our exploration
activities. If we are found to have caused environmental damage, we
may be forced to pay large damages, engineer costly remediation solutions or
cease or activities. Any of these outcomes, individually or collectively, would
negatively affect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We
face substantial competition in attracting and retaining qualified senior
management and highly skilled key personnel and may be unable to develop and
grow our business if we cannot attract and retain as necessary, or if we were to
lose our existing, senior management and key personnel.
As a
development stage company, our success, to a large extent, depends upon our
ability to attract, hire and retain highly qualified and knowledgeable senior
management and key personnel who possess the skills and experience necessary to
satisfy our business and client service needs. Our ability to attract and retain
such senior management and key personnel will depend on numerous factors,
including our ability to offer salaries, benefits and professional growth
opportunities that are comparable with and competitive to those offered by more
established companies. We may be required to invest significant time and
resources in attracting and retaining, as necessary, additional senior
management and highly skilled key personnel, and many of the companies with
which we will compete for any such individuals have greater financial and other
resources, affording them the ability to undertake more extensive and aggressive
hiring campaigns, than we can. Furthermore, an important component to the
overall compensation offered to our senior management and key personnel may be
equity. If our stock prices do not appreciate over time, it may be difficult for
us to attract and retain senior management and highly skilled key personnel.
Moreover, should we lose any members of our senior management or key personnel,
we may be unable to prevent the unauthorized disclosure or use of our trade
secrets, including our technical knowledge, practices, procedures or client. The
normal running of our operations may be interrupted, and our financial condition
and results of operations negatively affected, as a result of any inability on
our part to attract or retain the services of qualified and experienced senior
management and highly skilled key personnel, any member of our existing senior
management or key personnel leaving and a suitable replacement not being found,
or should any of our former senior management or key personnel disclose our
trade secrets.
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RISKS
ASSOCIATED WITH AN INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMON STOCK
Unless
an active trading market develops for our securities, you may not be able to
sell your shares.
Although,
we are a reporting company and our common shares are listed on the OTC Bulletin
Board (owned and operated by the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.) under the symbol
“VNGM”, there is not currently an active trading market for our common stock and
an active trading market may never develop or, if it does develop, may not be
maintained. Failure to develop or maintain an active trading market will have a
generally negative effect on the price of our common stock, and you may be
unable to sell your common stock or any attempted sale of such common stock may
have the effect of lowering the market price and therefore your investment could
be a partial or complete loss.
Since
our common stock is thinly traded it is more susceptible to extreme rises or
declines in price, and you may not be able to sell your shares at or above the
price paid.
Since our
common stock is thinly traded its trading price is likely to be highly volatile
and could be subject to extreme fluctuations in response to various factors,
many of which are beyond our control, including:
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trading volume of our shares;
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number of securities analysts, market-makers and brokers following our
common stock;
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changes
in, or failure to achieve, financial estimates by securities
analysts;
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new
products introduced or announced by us or our
competitors;
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announcements
of technological innovations by us or our
competitors;
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actual
or anticipated variations in quarterly operating
results;
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conditions
or trends in our business
industries;
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announcements
by us of significant acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures
or capital commitments;
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additions
or departures of key personnel;
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sales
of our common stock; and
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general
stock market price and volume fluctuations of publicly-traded, and
particularly microcap, companies.
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You may
have difficulty reselling shares of our common stock, either at or above the
price you paid, or even at fair market value. The stock markets often experience
significant price and volume changes that are not related to the operating
performance of individual companies, and because our common stock is thinly
traded it is particularly susceptible to such changes. These broad market
changes may cause the market price of our common stock to decline regardless of
how well we perform as a company. In addition, securities class action
litigation has often been initiated following periods of volatility in the
market price of a company’s securities. A securities class action suit against
us could result in substantial legal fees, potential liabilities and the
diversion of management’s attention and resources from our business. Moreover,
and as noted below, our shares are currently traded on the OTC Bulletin Board
and, further, are subject to the penny stock regulations. Price fluctuations in
such shares are particularly volatile and subject to manipulation by
market-makers, short-sellers and option traders.
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Trading
in our common stock on the OTC Bulletin Board may be limited thereby making it
more difficult for you to resell any shares you may own.
Our
common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board (owned and operated by the Nasdaq
Stock Market, Inc.). The OTC Bulletin Board is not an exchange and, because
trading of securities on the OTC Bulletin Board is often more sporadic than the
trading of securities listed on a national exchange or on the Nasdaq National
Market, you may have difficulty reselling any of the shares of our common stock
that you may own.
Our
common stock is subject to the “penny stock” regulations, which are likely to
make it more difficult to sell.
Our
common stock is considered a “penny stock,” which generally is a stock trading
under $5.00 and not registered on a national securities exchange or quoted on
the Nasdaq National Market. The SEC has adopted rules that regulate
broker-dealer practices in connection with transactions in penny stocks. These
rules generally have the result of reducing trading in such stocks, restricting
the pool of potential investors for such stocks, and making it more difficult
for investors to sell their shares once acquired. Prior to a transaction in a
penny stock, a broker-dealer is required to:
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deliver
to a prospective investor a standardized risk disclosure document that
provides information about penny stocks and the nature and level of risks
in the penny stock market;
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provide
the prospective investor with current bid and ask quotations for the penny
stock;
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explain
to the prospective investor the compensation of the broker-dealer and its
salesperson in the transaction;
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provide
investors monthly account statements showing the market value of each
penny stock held in the their account;
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make
a special written determination that the penny stock is a suitable
investment for the purchaser and receive the purchaser’s written agreement
to the transaction.
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These
requirements may have the effect of reducing the level of trading activity in
the secondary market for a stock that is subject to the penny stock rules. Since
our common stock is subject to the penny stock rules, investors in our common
stock may find it more difficult to sell their shares.
We
do not intend to pay any common stock dividends in the foreseeable
future.
We have
never declared or paid a dividend on our common stock and, because we have very
limited resources and a substantial accumulated deficit, we do not anticipate
declaring or paying any dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.
Rather, we intend to retain earnings, if any, for the continued operation and
expansion of our business. It is unlikely, therefore, that the holders of our
common stock will have an opportunity to profit from anything other than
potential appreciation in the value of our common shares held by them. If you
require dividend income, you should not rely on an investment in our common
stock.
Future issuances of our common stock
may depress our stock price and dilute your interest.
We may
issue additional shares of our common stock in future financings or grant stock
options to our employees, officers, directors and consultants under our stock
incentive plan. Any such issuances could have the affect of depressing the
market price of our common stock and, in any case, would dilute the percentage
ownership interests in our company by our shareholders. In addition, we could
issue serial preferred stock having rights, preferences and privileges senior to
those of our common stock, including the right to receive dividends and/or
preferences upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up in excess of, or prior
to, the rights of the holders of our common stock. This could depress the value
of our common stock and could reduce or eliminate amounts that would otherwise
have been available to pay dividends on our common stock (which are unlikely in
any case) or to make distributions on liquidation.
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ITEM
2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 601 Union Street, Two Union Square,
42nd Floor, Seattle, Washington, 98101. Our telephone number is (206) 652-3246.
We lease this premises on a month-to-month basis. We also maintain an office in
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in the residence of our chief executive
officer, for which we do not pay any rent.
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
As of the
date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, there were no pending material legal proceedings to which we were a party
and we are not aware that any were contemplated. There can be no assurance,
however, that we will not be made a party to litigation in the future. Any
finding of liability imposed against us is likely to have an adverse effect on
our business, our financial condition, including liquidity and profitability,
and our results of operations.
None.
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PART
II
ITEM
5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
Our
common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board, a service provided by the
Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., under the symbol “VNGM.”
The
following table sets forth the high and low bid prices for our common stock as
reported each quarterly period within the last three fiscal years on the OTC
Bulletin Board, and as obtained from investopedia.com. The high and low prices
reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail mark-up, markdown or commission and
may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
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March
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June
30, 2006
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September
30, 2006
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December
31, 2006
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$ | 1.300 | $ | 1.020 | ||||
Fiscal
year ended 2007
|
||||||||
Quarter
ended
|
||||||||
March
31, 2007
|
$ | 1.02 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
June
30, 2007
|
$ | 0.51 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
September
30, 2007
|
$ | 0.57 | $ | 0.50 | ||||
December
31, 2007
|
$ | 0.65 | $ | 0.40 | ||||
Fiscal
year ended 2008
|
||||||||
Quarter
ended
|
||||||||
March
31, 2008
|
$ | 0.60 | $ | 0.08 | ||||
June
30, 2008
|
$ | 0.78 | $ | 0.07 | ||||
September
30, 2008
|
$ | 0.08 | $ | 0.02 | ||||
December
31, 2008
|
$ | 0.03 | $ | 0.01 | ||||
*Our common shares began trading on the OTC Bulletin Board on May, 25, 2006; thus, prior historical price information regarding shares of our common stock is unavailable. |
STOCKHOLDERS
As of
March 31, 2009, there were approximately 48 holders of record of our common
shares.
DIVIDENDS
From our
inception we have never declared or paid any cash dividends on shares of our
common stock and we do not anticipate declaring or paying any cash dividends in
the foreseeable future. The decision to declare any future cash dividends will
depend upon our results of operations, financial condition, current and
anticipated cash needs, contractual restrictions, restrictions imposed by
applicable law and other factors that our board of directors deem relevant.
Although it is our intention to utilize all available funds for the development
of our business, no restrictions are in place that would limit our ability to
pay dividends. The payment of any future cash dividends will be at the sole
discretion of our board of directors.
9
RECENT
SALES OF UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
On May
24, 2006, we issued eighteen million seven hundred thousand (18,700,000) of our
common shares to the shareholders of Wirefree in connection with a certain
acquisition agreement.
In May
2006, we issued 47,550,000 shares of common stock in settlement of promissory
notes outstanding in the amount of $213, 260.
During
the period of May through July 2006, we issued 420,000 shares of common stock as
part of a private placement for $ 420,000 and 200,000 common stock purchase
warrants at $1.50 per share without additional consideration. The
common stock purchase warrants expired unexercised on May 31, 2007.
In
November 2007, the Company issued 196,333 shares of the common stock of the
company pursuant to a private placement for $ 58,900. The company at
the same time issued 196,333 stock purchase warrants with an exercise price of $
.40 per share. All of the warrants are exercisable immediately
through November 16, 2009, were issued without additional consideration and as
at December 31, 2007 were outstanding.
In
November 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Coastal Uranium
Holdings Ltd. to acquire its right and option to acquire an undivided 50% right,
title and interest in certain mineral claims in the Athabasca
region. The option was acquired through payment of $ 57,585 in cash
as well as 2,000,000 common shares of the Company. As of December 31, 2007, the
shares had not been issued.
On April
6, 2008, we entered into another agreement with Coastal Uranium Holdings Ltd.,
whereby we acquired a 50% undivided right, title and interest to the mineral
claim numbered S-110476 in the Athabasca region of Canada in exchange for
$250,000 CAD ($248,508 USD) and 4,000,000 common shares of Vanguard Minerals
corporation. In addition, we have agreed to take on the financial
responsibility of Coastal to fund development of the mineral property that is
the subject of claim S-110476.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008 the Company issued 2,333,333 shares of the
common stock of the company pursuant to a private placement for $
70,000.
10
ITEM
7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION.
The
following discussion and analysis of our financial condition, results of
operations and liquidity should be read in conjunction with our financial
statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the related
notes appearing elsewhere in this annual report. Our financial statements have
been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
contemplate that we will continue as a going concern, and do not contain any
adjustments that might result if we were unable to continue as a going concern,
however, our independent registered public accounting firms have added
explanatory paragraphs in Note 1 of each of our financial statements for the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, raising substantial
doubt as to our ability to continue as a going concern.
CRITICAL
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Our
critical accounting policies, including the assumptions and judgments underlying
those policies, are more fully described in the notes to our financial
statements. We have consistently applied these policies in all material
respects. Investors are cautioned, however, that these policies are not
guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, and that
actual results may differ materially. Set forth below are the accounting
policies that we believe most critical to an understanding of our financial
condition, results of operations and liquidity.
Use
of Estimates
The
preparation of our financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make certain estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and
expenses reported in our financial statements and the accompanying notes. We
evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis, and make our estimates and
assumptions based on actual historical experience which we believe to be
reasonable under the circumstances at that time. Actual results may differ
materially from our current estimates.
Income Taxes
We use
the asset and liability method of accounting for our income taxes, wherein
deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax
consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial
statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using
enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which
those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled
Foreign
Currency Transactions
Our
functional currency is the United States dollar as substantially all of our
operations use this denomination. We also use the United States dollar as our
reporting currency and, accordingly, transactions undertaken in currencies other
than our functional currency are translated using the exchange rate in effect as
of the transaction date.
OVERVIEW
We are a
development stage mineral exploration company. We currently possess
certain rights to mineral claims in the Athabasca region of
Canada. We anticipate that we will begin development of this property
sometime within the 2008 fiscal year.
PLAN
OF OPERATION
We
anticipate beginning development of the Athabasca mineral property sometime
within 2009. The specific drilling and exploration program for this property has
not yet been developed, but we intend to develop this program and to execute on
the program throughout the next twelve months. We also intend to
continue evaluating other mineral properties for development, although there can
be no assurance that we will locate any such properties on terms and conditions
that would be acceptable to us. Our plans are completely dependent on obtaining
additional financing. As we have no indication currently that we can
obtain such financing, we are not certain as to when our plans will actually be
implemented.
11
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 we had $3,707 of cash on hand.
Our net
loss increased $1,366,803 from $1,390,119 for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007 to $2,756,922 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, and our working
capital surplus (deficit) decreased $135,133 from a surplus of $15,410 for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 to a deficit of $150,543 for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008. This increase in net loss is primarily
attributable to charges we have taken for mineral property costs represented by
the common shares we have issued for our mineral property rights.
Net cash
used in operating activities decreased $1,020,557, from $1,323,127 for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 to $302,570 for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2007. This decrease was primarily the result of lower cash
expenditures related to the acquisition or mineral property rights.
Net cash
provided by financing activities decreased $764,500, from $1,058,900 for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 to $294,400 for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008. Net cash provided by financing activities was attributable to
the sale of common stock and share subscriptions payable.
We do not
believe that our current financial resources are sufficient to meet our working
capital needs over the next twelve months and, accordingly, we will need to
secure additional external financing to continue our operations. We may seek to
raise additional capital though private equity or debt financings and
shareholder loans. As of the date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, we have obtained no verbal commitments
regarding further investments in our company; and, there can be no assurance
that we will be able to secure additional external financing, or, if we are able
to secure such external financing, that it will be on terms favorable, or even
acceptable, to us. If necessary, we may explore strategic alternatives,
including a merger, asset sale, joint venture or other comparable transactions.
Any inability to achieve or sustain profitability or otherwise secure external
financing or locate a strategic partner would have a material adverse effect on
our business, financial condition, and results of operations, raising
substantial doubts as to our ability to continue as a going concern, and we may
ultimately be forced to seek protection from creditors under the bankruptcy laws
or cease operations.
Our
short-term prospects are challenging considering our lack of financial
resources. In the absence of additional financing, sales of our products or
services, or locating a strategic partner willing to finance our further
development, our short-term and long-term prospects for growth are minimal over
and above incremental sales of our existing products and services.
12
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(A
DEVELOPMENT STAGE COMPANY)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
|
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Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
Balance
Sheets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007
|
F-3
|
Statements
of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, and for the
period from August 25, 2003 (Date of Incorporation) through the Year Ended
December 31, 2008
|
F-4
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, and for the
period from August 25, 2003 (Date of Incorporation) through the Year Ended
December 31, 2008
|
F-5
|
Interim
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the period from August 25, 2003
(Date of Incorporation) through December 31, 2008
|
F-6
|
Notes
to the Financial Statements
|
F-7
|
F-1
MOORE
& ASSOCIATES, CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS AND
ADVISORS
PCAOB REGISTERED
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT
REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To
the Board of Directors
Vanguard
Minerals Corporation (formerly Knewtrino, Inc)
(A
Development Stage Company)
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Vanguard Minerals Corporation
(formerly Knewtrino, Inc) (A Development Stage Company) as of December 31, 2008
and 2007, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity
(deficit) and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 and
since inception on August 25, 2003 through December 31, 2008. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on
our audits.
We
conduct our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Vanguard Minerals Corporation
(formerly Knewtrino, Inc) (A Development Stage Company) as of December 31, 2008
and 2007, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity
(deficit) and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 and
since inception on August 25, 2003 through December 31, 2008, in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
The
accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the
financial statements, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $5,455,291,
which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going
concern. Management’s plans concerning these matters are also
described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/
Moore & Associates, Chartered
Moore
& Associates, Chartered
Las
Vegas, Nevada
April 14,
2009
6490 West Desert Inn Rd, Las
Vegas, NV 89146 (702) 253-7499 Fax (702) 253-7501
F-2
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(A
Development Stage Company)
FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008
(Stated
in US Dollars)
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(formerly
Knewtrino, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
BALANCE
SHEETS
December
31, 2008 and December 31, 2007
(Stated
in US Dollars)
ASSETS
|
2008
|
2007
|
||||||
Current
Assets
|
||||||||
Cash
|
$ | 3,707 | $ | 11,877 | ||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
- | 7,293 | ||||||
Total
current assets
|
3,707 | 19,170 | ||||||
Capital assets–
Note 3
|
8,824 | 16,213 | ||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | 12,531 | $ | 35,383 | ||||
LIABILITIES
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
$ | 154,250 | $ | 34,580 | ||||
Total
current liabilities
|
154,250 | 34,580 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(DEFICIT)
|
||||||||
Capital
stock
|
||||||||
Authorized:
|
||||||||
500,000,000
common shares with par value of $0.001
|
||||||||
Issued:
|
||||||||
80,549,666
common shares (2007: 76,216,333)
|
80,549 | 76,216 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
2,454,263 | 1,388,596 | ||||||
Warrants
|
234,360 | 234,360 | ||||||
Share
subscriptions payable
|
2,544,400 | 1,000,000 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the Development Stage
|
(5,455,291 | ) | (2,698,369 | ) | ||||
Total
stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
(141,719 | ) | 803 | |||||
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity (deficit)
|
$ | 12,531 | $ | 35,383 | ||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
F-3
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(formerly
Knewtrino, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
(Stated
in US Dollars)
August
25, 2003
|
||||||||||||
(Date
of Incor-
|
||||||||||||
Portion)
to
|
||||||||||||
to
December 31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Operating
expenses
|
||||||||||||
General
and administrative- Note 4
|
$ | 33,572 | $ | 57,793 | $ | 380,484 | ||||||
Depreciation
|
7,389 | 6,654 | 15,967 | |||||||||
Mineral
property costs
|
2,635,754 | 1,057,585 | 3,849,535 | |||||||||
Product
development
|
- | 130,163 | 270,086 | |||||||||
Rent
and utilities
|
11,959 | 36,910 | 63,888 | |||||||||
Salaries
and compensation – Note 4
|
68,248 | 53,504 | 174,752 | |||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
(2,756,922 | ) | (1,342,609 | ) | (4,754,712 | ) | ||||||
Income
(loss) from operations
|
(2,756,922 | ) | (1,342,609 | ) | (4,754,712 | ) | ||||||
Foreign
exchange gain (loss)
|
- | - | 43 | |||||||||
Loss
on disposal of capital asset
|
- | (1,310 | ) | (1,310 | ) | |||||||
Fair
value of discount on private placement
|
- | - | (653,112 | ) | ||||||||
Impairment
of Instant Wirefree Technology
|
- | (46,200 | ) | (46,200 | ) | |||||||
Net
loss before income tax provision
|
(2,756,922 | ) | (1,390,119 | ) | (5,455,291 | ) | ||||||
Provision
for income tax
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
Net
loss
|
$ | (2,756,922 | ) | $ | (1,390,119 | ) | $ | ( 5,455,291 | ) | |||
Basic
loss per share
|
$ | (0.03 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | ||||||
Weighted
average number of common shares outstanding
|
80,216,333 | 76,052,722 | ||||||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
F-4
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(formerly
Knewtrino, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
(Stated
in US Dollars)
August
25, 2003
|
||||||||||||
(Date
of Incor-
|
||||||||||||
Portion)
to
|
||||||||||||
December
31,
|
||||||||||||
2008
|
2007
|
2008
|
||||||||||
Operating
Activities
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
$ | ( 2,756,922 | ) | $ | ( 1,390,119 | ) | $ | ( 5,455,291 | ) | |||
Adjustment
for non-cash items:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
|
7,389 | 6,654 | 15,967 | |||||||||
Capital
stock issued for mineral property costs
|
2,320,000 | - | 2,352,500 | |||||||||
Fair
value discount on private placement
|
- | - | 653,112 | |||||||||
Impairment
of Instant Wire technology
|
- | 46,200 | 46,200 | |||||||||
Loss
on disposal of capital asset
|
- | 1,310 | 1,310 | |||||||||
Change
in non-cash working capital balances related to
Operations
|
||||||||||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
7,293 | 2,362 | - | |||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued liabilities
|
119,670 | 10,466 | 154,250 | |||||||||
Net
cash used in operations
|
( 302,570 | ) | ( 1,323,127 | ) | (2,231,952 | ) | ||||||
Investing
Activities
|
||||||||||||
Acquisition
of capital assets
|
- | (13,030 | ) | (27,128 | ) | |||||||
Proceeds
on disposal of capital assets
|
- | 1,027 | 1,027 | |||||||||
Instant
Wirefree technology
|
- | - | (27,500 | ) | ||||||||
- | (12,003 | ) | (53,601 | ) | ||||||||
Financing
Activities
|
||||||||||||
Capital
stock issued
|
70,000 | 58,900 | 851,600 | |||||||||
Share
subscriptions payable
|
224,400 | 1,000,000 | 1,224,400 | |||||||||
Promissory
notes
|
- | - | 213,260 | |||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
294,400 | 1,058,900 | 2,289,260 | |||||||||
Increase
(decrease) in cash during the period
|
(8,170 | ) | (276,230 | ) | 3,707 | |||||||
Cash,
beginning of period
|
11,877 | 288,107 | - | |||||||||
Cash,
end of period
|
$ | 3,707 | $ | 11,877 | $ | 3,707 | ||||||
Supplemental
disclosure of cash flow information:
|
||||||||||||
Cash
paid for:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Income
taxes
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Non-cash
transactions
|
||||||||||||
Shares
issued on acquisition of Instant Wirefree, Inc.
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 18,700 | ||||||
Shares
issued to settle debt
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 213,260 | ||||||
Share
subscriptions payable on acquistion of mineral property
|
$ | 2,320,000 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | 2,320,000 | ||||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
F-5
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(formerly
Knewtrino, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
STATEMENT
OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(Stated in US
Dollars)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deficit
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Additional
|
Accumulated
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||
Common
Stock
|
Paid-in
|
During the Development | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Par Value
|
Capital and Warrants
|
Subscriptions
|
Stage
|
Total
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock issued for cash @ inception – at $0.001
|
2,700,000 | $ | 2,700 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 2,700 | |||||||||||||
Common
stock issued for mineral property costs- at $0.05 – December
2003
|
650,000 | 650 | 31,850 | - | 32,500 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | (127,977 | ) | (127,977 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2003
|
3,350,000 | $ | 3,350 | $ | 31,850 | $ | (127,977 | ) | $ | ( 92,777 | ) | |||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | (84,812 | ) | (84,812 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2004
|
3,350,000 | $ | 3,350 | $ | 31,850 | $ | (212,789 | ) | $ | ( 177,589 | ) | |||||||||||||
Common
stock issued for cash pursuant to a public offering at $.05 – September
2005
|
6,000,000 | 6,000 | 294,000 | 300,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | (85,922 | ) | (85,922 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
9,350,000 | $ | 9,350 | $ | 325,850 | $ | (298,711 | ) | $ | 36,489 | ||||||||||||||
Common
stock issued for shares of Instant Wirefree, Inc. at $. 001 – May
2006
|
18,700,000 | 18,700 | - | - | 18,700 | |||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock issued for debt at $.004 – May 2006
|
47,550,000 | 47,550 | 165,710 | - | 213,260 | |||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock and warrants issued for cash pursuant to a private
placement at $ 1.00 per share –July 2006
|
420,000 | 420 | 419,580 | - | 420,000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Fair
value discount on private placement
|
- | 653,112 | - | 653,112 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | - | (1,009,539 | ) | ( 1,009,539 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
76,020,000 | $ | 76,020 | $ | 1,564,252 | $ | - | $ | (1,308,250 | ) | $ | 332,022 | ||||||||||||
Common
stock and warrants issued for cash pursuant to a private
placement at $ 1.00 per share – November 2007
|
196,333 | 196 | 58,704 | - | 58,900 | |||||||||||||||||||
Subscriptions
payable, issued for mineral property at $.50 – November
2007
|
1,000,000 | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | - | (1,390,119 | ) | (1,390,119 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
76,216,333 | $ | 76,216 | $ | 1,622,956 | $ | 1,000,000 | $ | (2,698,369 | ) | $ | 803 | ||||||||||||
Common
stock issued for cash pursuant to a private placement at $ .03 per share
–January 2008
|
2,333,333 | 2,333 | 67,667 | 70,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock issued for share subscriptions receivable – March
2008
|
2,000,000 | 2,000 | 998,000 | (1,000,000 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Subscriptions
payable, issued for mineral property at $.58 – April 2008
|
2,320,000 | 2,320,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Subscriptions
proceeds received- April 2008
|
224,400 | 224,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | (2,756,922 | ) | (2,756,922 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
80,549,666 | $ | 80,549 | $ | 2,688,623 | $ | 2,544,400 | $ | (5,455,291 | ) | $ | (141,719 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements
F-6
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(formerly
Knewtrino, Inc.)
(A
Development Stage Company)
NOTES TO
THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December
31, 2008
(Stated
in US Dollars)
Note
1 Nature and Continuance of
Operations
The
Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada, United States of America on
August 25, 2003. The Company’s fiscal year end is December
31.
The
Company has no operations and in accordance with SFAS #7 is considered to be in
the development stage. The Company entered into a mineral license
option agreement to explore and mine two properties in Mongolia. On
April 19, 2006, the Company terminated the option agreements it previously
held.
On May 2,
2006, the Company changed its name to Knewtrino, Inc.
On May
24, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement to acquire certain technology
owned by Instant Wirefree, Inc. by acquiring 100% of the common shares of
Instant Wirefree, Inc. in exchange for cash in the amount of $ 27, 500 and
18,700,000 common shares of the Company. During the year, the Company
changed its business focus and as a result will no longer be developing the
Instant Wirefree technology. As a result, the Company has recognized an
impairment of $ 46,200 in the value of the technology asset.
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On
August 10, 2007, the Company changed its name to Vanguard Minerals
Corporation.
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The
financial statements have been prepared using generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States of America applicable for a going concern which
assumes that the Company will realize its assets and discharge its liabilities
in the ordinary course of business. At December 31, 2008, the Company
has not yet attained profitable operations and has accumulated losses of
$5,455,291 since its commencement. Its ability to continue as a going
concern is dependent upon the ability of the Company to generate profitable
operations and/or obtain the necessary financing to meet its obligations and pay
its liabilities arising from normal business operations when they come
due.
The
Company has obtained financing from share subscriptions and by loans from its
shareholders; however, there is no guarantee that additional funds from its
shareholders will be received in the future. The Company may also
solicit loans from other non-affiliated individuals; however, there is no
assurance that such loans can be negotiated or that such financing will be
available on terms favourable to the Company. The Company may also
obtain additional financing by the sale of its common stock; however, the
Company is not publicly listed nor is its stock currently quoted or traded but
there currently are plans for the sale of common stock. There can be
no assurance that such additional funding will be available on acceptable terms,
if at all.
F-7
Note
2 Significant Accounting
Policies
The
financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of
America. Because a precise determination of many assets and
liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial
statements for a period necessarily involves the use of estimates which have
been made using careful judgment. Actual results may vary from these
estimates.
The
financial statements have, in management's opinion, been properly prepared
within reasonable limits of materiality and within the framework of the
significant accounting policies summarized below:
(a)
Development Stage Company
The
Company complies with Financial Accounting Standard Board Statement No. 7 and
The Securities and Exchange Commission Act Guide 7 for its characterization of
the Company as development stage.
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(b)
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Capital
Assets
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Capital
assets are recorded at cost and are being depreciated on a straight line basis
at the following annual rates:
Computer
equipment
3 years
Furniture
and
fixtures
5 years
Leasehold
improvements 3
years
(c)
Mineral Properties
Costs of
license acquisition, exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral lease
properties are expensed as incurred.
F-8
Note
2 Significant Accounting
Policies – (cont’d)
(d) Environmental
Costs
Environmental
expenditures that relate to current operations are expensed or capitalized as
appropriate. Expenditures that relate to an existing condition caused
by past operations and which do not contribute to current or future revenue
generation, are expensed. Liabilities are recorded when environmental
assessments and/or remedial efforts are probable, and the cost can be reasonably
estimated. Generally, the timing of these accruals coincide with the
earlier of completion of a feasibility study or the Company's commitments to
plan of action based on the then known facts.
(e) Income
Taxes
The
Company uses the asset and liability method of accounting for incomes taxes
pursuant to Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“FAS”), No 109 "
Accounting for Income Taxes". Under the assets and liability method
of FAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future
tax consequences attributable to temporary differences between the financial
statements carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the
years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or
settled.
(f) Basic
Loss per Share
The
Company reports basic loss per share in accordance with the FAS No. 128,
"Earnings per Share". Basic loss per share is computed using the
weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period.
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(g)
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Foreign
Currency Translation
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The
Company’s functional currency is United States ( “U.S”) as substantially all of
the Company’s operations use this denomination. The Company uses the
United States dollar as its reporting currency for consistency with registrants
of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with the
Statement of Financial Accounting (“FAS”) No. 52.
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(h)
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Transactions
undertaken in currencies other than the functional currency of the entity
are translated using the exchange rate in effect as of the transaction
date. Any exchange gains and losses would be included in Other
Income (Expenses) on the Statement of
Operations.
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(i)
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Advertising
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The
Company follows the policy of charging the costs of advertising to expense as
incurred. The Company incurred advertising costs of $0 and $0 during
the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007 respectively.
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(j)
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Revenue
recognition
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The
Company recognizes revenue when products are fully delivered or services have
been provided and collection is reasonably assured.
Note
3 Capital
Assets
Accumulated
|
Net
Book Value
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Cost
|
Amortization
|
2008
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2007
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Computer
equipment
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$ | 16,043 | $ | 10,885 | $ | 5,158 | $ | 10,507 | ||||||||
Furniture
and fixtures
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6,568 | 3,265 | 3,303 | 4,616 | ||||||||||||
Leasehold
improvements
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2,180 | 1,817 | 363 | 1,090 | ||||||||||||
$ | 24,791 | $ | 15,967 | $ | 8,824 | $ | 16,213 |
F-9
Note
4 Related Party
Transactions
The
Company was charged the following expenses by shareholders and directors of the
Company:
August
25,
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2003
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(Date
of
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Incorporation)
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Year
ended
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to
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December
31,
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December
31,
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2008
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2007
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2008
|
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Consulting
fees
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | 34,305 | ||||||
Interest
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- | - | 7,500 | |||||||||
Office
and miscellaneous
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- | - | 1,000 | |||||||||
Salaries
and compensation
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57,874 | 44,424 | 155,298 | |||||||||
Mineral
property costs
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- | - | 2,000 | |||||||||
$ | 57,874 | $ | 44,424 | $ | 200,103 |
These
charges were measured by the exchange amount, which is the amount agreed upon by
the transacting parties.
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Included
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities is $ 7,377 (December 31, 2007:
$4,555) owed to a director of the Company with respect to unpaid salaries
and compensation.
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Note
5 Common
Stock
During
the period ended December 31, 2007, the Company changed its authorized share
capital to 500,000,000 common shares with par value of $.001 per
share.
On May
24, 2006, the Company issued 18,700,000 common shares to shareholders of Instant
Wirefree, Inc. under the terms of an acquisiton agreement.
In May
2006, the Company issued 47,550,000 shares of common stock in settlement of
promissory notes outstanding in the amount of $ 213, 260.
In May
2006, the Company issued 100,000 shares of the common stock of the company
pursuant to a private placement for $ 100,000. The company at the
same time issued 100,000 stock purchase warrants with an exercise price of $
1.50 per share. All of the warrants are exercisable immediately
through May 31, 2007, were issued without additional consideration and as at
December 31, 2007 were outstanding. The company recorded a discount of $ 99,924
to reflect the difference between the offering price and the market price on the
date the offering was entered into.
In July
2006, the Company issued 320,000 shares of the common stock of the company
pursuant to a private placement for $ 320,000. The company at the
same time issued 320,000 stock purchase warrants with an exercise price of $
1.50 per share. All of the warrants are exercisable immediately
through May 31, 2007, were issued without additional consideration and as at
December 31, 2007 were outstanding. The company recorded a discount of $ 553,188
to reflect the difference between the offering price and the market price on the
date the offering was entered into.
In
November 2007, the Company issued 196,333 shares of the common stock of the
company pursuant to a private placement for $ 58,900. The company at
the same time issued 196,333 stock purchase warrants with an exercise price of $
.40 per share. All of the warrants are exercisable immediately
through November 16, 2009, were issued without additional consideration and as
at December 31, 2008 were outstanding.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008 the Company issued 2,333,333 shares of the
common stock of the company pursuant to a private placement for $
70,000.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of the
common stock of the company pursuant to share subscriptions
payable.
F-10
Note
6 Mineral Property
Acquistion
In
November 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Coastal Uranium
Holdings Ltd. to acquire its right and option to acquire an undivided 50% right,
title and interest in certain mineral claims in the Athabasca
region. The option was acquired through payment of $ 57,585 in cash
as well as 2,000,000 common shares of the Company. As of December 31, 2007, the
shares have not been issued, but an amount of $ 1,000,000 representing the
market price of the shares on the date of the agreement has been recorded as a
share subscription payable. During the year ended December 31, 2008 the shares
were issued.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, Vanguard entered into an agreement with
Coastal Uranium Holdings Ltd. to acquire its 50% interest in mining claim S-
110476 in the Athabasca region, Canada for $ 250,000 ( Cdn) plus 4,000,000
shares of the common stock of Vanguard. In addition, Vanguard agrees to take on
the financial responsibility of Coastal Uranium Holdings Ltd. to fund
development of the mineral property.
As at
December 31, 2008, the shares had not been issued, but an amount of $ 2,320,000
representing the market price of the shares on the date of the agreement, has
been recorded as a share subscription payable.
Note
7 Deferred Tax
Assets
The
following table summarizes the significant components of the Company's deferred
tax assets:
Deferred
tax Assets
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2008
|
2007
|
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Non-capital
loss carryforward
|
$ | 937,350 | $ | 472,640 | ||||
Less: valuation
allowance
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(937,350 | ) | (472,640 | ) | ||||
$ | - | $ | - |
The
amount taken into income as deferred tax assets must reflect that portion of the
income tax loss carryforwards that is likely to be realized from future
operations. The Company has chosen to provide an allowance of 100%
against all available income tax loss carryforwards regardless of their
expiry
Note
8 Income
Taxes
No
provision for income taxes has been provided for in these financial statements
due to the net loss. At December 31, 2008, the Company has a net
operating loss carryforward which expires commencing in 2023, totaling
approximately $5,455,000 the benefit of which has not been recorded in the
financial statements.
F-11
Note
9 Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In
June 2008, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position EITF 03-6-1, Determining Whether Instruments
Granted in Share-Based Payment Transactions Are Participating Securities,
(“FSP EITF 03-6-1”). FSP EITF 03-6-1 addresses whether instruments granted in
share-based payment transactions are participating securities prior to vesting,
and therefore need to be included in the computation of earnings per share under
the two-class method as described in FASB Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards No. 128, “Earnings per Share.” FSP EITF 03-6-1 is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning on or after
December 15, 2008 and earlier adoption is prohibited. We are not required
to adopt FSP EITF 03-6-1; neither do we believe that FSP EITF 03-6-1 would have
material effect on our consolidated financial position and results of
operations if adopted.
In May
2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 163,
“Accounting for Financial Guarantee Insurance Contracts-and interpretation of
FASB Statement No. 60”. SFAS No. 163 clarifies how Statement 60
applies to financial guarantee insurance contracts, including the recognition
and measurement of premium revenue and claims liabilities. This statement also
requires expanded disclosures about financial guarantee insurance contracts.
SFAS No. 163 is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15,
2008, and interim periods within those years. SFAS No. 163 has no effect on the
Company’s financial position, statements of operations, or cash flows at this
time.
In May
2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 162,
“The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles”. SFAS No.
162 sets forth the level of authority to a given accounting pronouncement or
document by category. Where there might be conflicting guidance between two
categories, the more authoritative category will prevail. SFAS No. 162 will
become effective 60 days after the SEC approves the PCAOB’s amendments to AU
Section 411 of the AICPA Professional Standards. SFAS No. 162 has no effect on
the Company’s financial position, statements of operations, or cash flows at
this time.
In March
2008, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued SFAS No. 161,
Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities—an amendment of
FASB Statement No. 133. This standard requires companies to provide
enhanced disclosures about (a) how and why an entity uses derivative
instruments, (b) how derivative instruments and related hedged items are
accounted for under Statement 133 and its related interpretations, and (c) how
derivative instruments and related hedged items affect an entity’s financial
position, financial performance, and cash flows. This Statement is effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008, with early application encouraged. The Company has not yet
adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 161, but does not expect it to have a
material impact on its consolidated financial position, results of operations or
cash flows.
In
December 2007, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) No. 110 regarding
the use of a "simplified" method, as discussed in SAB No. 107 (SAB 107), in
developing an estimate of expected term of "plain vanilla" share options in
accordance with SFAS No. 123 (R), Share-Based Payment. In particular,
the staff indicated in SAB 107 that it will accept a company's election to use
the simplified method, regardless of whether the company has sufficient
information to make more refined estimates of expected term. At the time SAB 107
was issued, the staff believed that more detailed external information about
employee exercise behavior (e.g., employee exercise patterns by industry and/or
other categories of companies) would, over time, become readily available to
companies. Therefore, the staff stated in SAB 107 that it would not expect a
company to use the simplified method for share option grants after December 31,
2007. The staff understands that such detailed information about employee
exercise behavior may not be widely available by December 31, 2007. Accordingly,
the staff will continue to accept, under certain circumstances, the use of the
simplified method beyond December 31, 2007. The Company currently uses the
simplified method for “plain vanilla” share options and warrants, and will
assess the impact of SAB 110 for fiscal year 2009. It is not believed that this
will have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
F-12
In
December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements—an amendment of ARB No. 51. This
statement amends ARB 51 to establish accounting and reporting standards for the
noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a
subsidiary. It clarifies that a noncontrolling interest in a subsidiary is an
ownership interest in the consolidated entity that should be reported as equity
in the consolidated financial statements. Before this statement was issued,
limited guidance existed for reporting noncontrolling interests. As a result,
considerable diversity in practice existed. So-called minority interests were
reported in the consolidated statement of financial position as liabilities or
in the mezzanine section between liabilities and equity. This statement improves
comparability by eliminating that diversity. This statement is effective for
fiscal years, and interim periods within those fiscal years, beginning on or
after December 15, 2008 (that is, January 1, 2009, for entities with calendar
year-ends). Earlier adoption is prohibited. The effective date of this statement
is the same as that of the related Statement 141 (revised 2007). The Company
will adopt this Statement beginning March 1, 2009. It is not believed that this
will have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of
operations or cash flows.
In
December 2007, the FASB, issued FAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business
Combinations’. This Statement replaces FASB Statement No. 141,
Business Combinations, but retains the fundamental requirements in
Statement 141. This Statement establishes principles and
requirements for how the acquirer: (a) recognizes and measures in its financial
statements the identifiable assets acquired, the liabilities assumed, and any
noncontrolling interest in the acquiree; (b) recognizes and measures the
goodwill acquired in the business combination or a gain from a bargain purchase;
and (c) determines what information to disclose to enable users of the financial
statements to evaluate the nature and financial effects of the business
combination. This statement applies prospectively to business combinations for
which the acquisition date is on or after the beginning of the first annual
reporting period beginning on or after December 15, 2008. An entity may not
apply it before that date. The effective date of this statement is the same as
that of the related FASB Statement No. 160, Noncontrolling Interests in
Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company will adopt this
statement beginning March 1, 2009. It is not believed that this will have an
impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations
or cash flows.
In
February 2007, the FASB, issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for
Financial Assets and Liabilities—Including an Amendment of FASB Statement No.
115. This standard permits an entity to choose to measure many
financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. This option is
available to all entities. Most of the provisions in FAS 159 are elective;
however, an amendment to FAS 115 Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and
Equity Securities applies to all entities with available for sale or trading
securities. Some requirements apply differently to entities that do not report
net income. SFAS No. 159 is effective as of the beginning of an entity’s first
fiscal year that begins after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted as
of the beginning of the previous fiscal year provided that the entity makes that
choice in the first 120 days of that fiscal year and also elects to apply the
provisions of SFAS No. 157 Fair Value Measurements. The Company will
adopt SFAS No. 159 beginning March 1, 2008 and is currently evaluating the
potential impact the adoption of this pronouncement will have on its
consolidated financial statements.
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value
Measurements This statement defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles
(GAAP), and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This statement
applies under other accounting pronouncements that require or permit fair value
measurements, the Board having previously concluded in those accounting
pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement attribute.
Accordingly, this statement does not require any new fair value measurements.
However, for some entities, the application of this statement will change
current practice. This statement is effective for financial statements issued
for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within
those fiscal years. Earlier application is encouraged, provided that the
reporting entity has not yet issued financial statements for that fiscal year,
including financial statements for an interim period within that fiscal year.
The Company will adopt this statement March 1, 2008, and it is not believed that
this will have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position,
results of operations or cash flows.
F-13
There
were no previously unreported events under this Item 8 during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2008.
ITEM
9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As
required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, we carried out an evaluation of
the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and
procedures as of December 31, 2008. This evaluation was carried out
under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer
and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, as well as outside
consultants. In assessing the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting we utilized the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission as published in "Internal
Control over Financial Reporting – Guidance for Smaller Public
Companies." Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer found material weaknesses in our
disclosure controls and procedures and therefore concluded that our disclosure
controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report were
ineffective.
The
determination of ineffective internal control is based upon the lack of
separation of duties. Our entire management is comprised of one individual. It
is impossible to create a system of checks and balances with oversight in this
circumstance. It is management’s intention to bring additional people into the
management team. Once there are more members of management, responsibilities can
be divided and oversight roles created. Although the Company does not
currently have sufficient financial resources to hire additional management, the
Company hopes to have such resources, make such hires and create segregation of
duties and proper oversight within 12 months, but currently financing is not
available. The Company estimates the annual costs of such remediation
efforts in the form of additional management will be $150,000 per
year.
We
understand that remediation of disclosure controls is a continuing work in
progress due to the issuance of new standards and
promulgations. However, remediation of the material weaknesses
described above is among our highest priorities. Our management will
periodically assess the progress and sufficiency of our ongoing initiatives and
make adjustments as and when necessary. As of the date of this
report, our management believes that our efforts will remediate the material
weaknesses in internal control over financial reporting as described
above.
Notwithstanding
these material weaknesses which are described below, our management performed
additional analyses, reconciliations and other post-closing procedures and has
concluded that the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the periods
covered by and included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are fairly stated in
all material respects in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles in the U.S. for each of the periods presented herein.
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Inherent
Limitations Over Internal Controls
The
Company's internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles. The Company's internal control over
financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(i) pertain
to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Company's assets;
(ii) provide
reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit
preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles, and that the Company's receipts and expenditures are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Company's management
and directors; and
(iii) provide
reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a
material effect on the financial statements.
Management
does not expect that the Company's internal controls will prevent or detect all
errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and
operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the
objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control
system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the
benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the
inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of internal controls
can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud,
if any, have been detected. Also, any evaluation of the effectiveness of
controls in future periods are subject to the risk that those internal controls
may become inadequate because of changes in business conditions, or that the
degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may
deteriorate.
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Management's
Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our
management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over financial reporting for the company as defined in Rules 13a-15(f)
and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Our internal control over financial
reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the (i)
effectiveness and efficiency of operations, (ii) reliability of financial
reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and (iii) compliance
with applicable laws and regulations. Our internal controls framework is based
on the criteria set forth in the Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued
by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO).
Management,
consisting of our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting and Financial
Officer, is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal
control over the Company's financial reporting.
Management
assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as
of December 31, 2008, utilizing the criteria set forth by the Committee of
Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission as published in "Internal
Control over Financial Reporting – Guidance for Smaller Public
Companies." Based on the assessment by management, we determined that
our internal control over financial reporting was ineffective as of December 31,
2008.
As a
non-accelerated smaller reporting filer, management's assessment of the
effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December
31, 2008 is not required to be audited by Moore & Associates, Chartered, our
independent registered public accountant until our fiscal year ending December
31, 2009.
Changes
in Internal Control of Financial Reporting
During
the fiscal year ended there were no changes in our internal control over
financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
None.
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ITEM
10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, CONTROL PERSONS AND CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT.
The
following table sets forth our directors and executive officers and their ages
as of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008:
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
Vladimir
Fedyunin
|
36
|
Chief
Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting
Officer, President, and Director.
|
Vladimir
Fedyunin has served as our Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer, President, and Director since December 29, 2006.
In addition, from January 2006 Mr. Fedyunin has served as President of Navigator
Consulting Group, a corporate and management consultancy. Previously, he also
served as Vice-President of Navigator Consulting Group, from November 1999 to
January 2004. From January 2004 through January 2006 Mr. Fedyunin served as
President of Inter Currency Exchange Corporation, a foreign exchange brokerage
firm. From February 1993 through October 1998, he served as Executive Director
of FOX, Ltd., and, from January 1992 through February 1993, as a Marketing
General Manager for Trade House, Inc., both firms located in Zhitomir, Ukraine.
Mr. Fedyunin holds a Certificate in Business Administration from Kiev
Polytechnic Institute, and a Masters of Science in Commercial and Investment
Banking from Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and
Informatics.
FAMILY
RELATIONSHIPS
There are
no family relationships, by blood or marriage, among any of our directors or
executive officers.
INVOLVEMENT
IN CERTAIN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
During
the past five years, none of our directors, executive officers and control
persons have been involved in any of the following events:
·
|
any
bankruptcy petition filed by or against any business of which such person
was an executive officer either at the time of the bankruptcy or within
two years prior to that time;
|
·
|
any
conviction in a criminal proceeding or being subject to a pending criminal
proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor
offenses);
|
·
|
being
subject to any order, judgment, or decree, not subsequently reversed,
suspended or vacated, of any court of competent jurisdiction, permanently
or temporarily enjoining, barring, suspending or otherwise limiting his
involvement in any type of business, securities or banking activities;
and
|
·
|
being
found by a court of competent jurisdiction (in a civil action), the
Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission to have violated a federal or state securities or commodities
law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended, or
vacated.
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BOARD
OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEES
As of the
date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, we have no standing committees and our entire board of directors serves as
our audit, compensation and nominating committees. We believe that our board of
directors are capable of adequately analyzing and evaluating our financial
statements and understanding our internal controls over financial reporting, and
that retaining an independent director who would qualify as an audit committee
financial expert would be overly cost prohibitive and unwarranted given our
limited resources and operations.
As of the
date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, there have been no material changes to the procedures by which our
security holders may recommend nominees to our board of
directors.
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CODE
OF ETHICS
We have
adopted a code of business conduct and ethics applicable to each of our
directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer,
principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. A copy of our code
of business conduct and ethics is available, without charge, to any person who
so requests a copy, in writing, at: Vanguard Minerals Corporation, 601 Union
Street, Two Union Square, 42nd Floor, Seattle, Washington, 98101.
COMPLIANCE
WITH SECTION 16(A)
Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers, and
persons who own more than ten percent of a registered class of our equity
securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of
changes in ownership of our common stock and other equity securities of ours.
Officers, directors and greater than ten percent stockholders are required by
the SEC’s regulations to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms they
filed.
The
following table sets for the compliance reporting under Section 16(a) during the
last fiscal year.
Number
of
Late
Reports
|
Number
of
Transactions
Not
Timely
Reported
|
Failure
to
File
|
||||
Ivan
Bebek
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
|||
The
following table sets forth the total compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid
to our Chief Executive Officer during each of the last three completed fiscal
years. No other individuals are employed by us or have earned a total annual
salary and bonus in excess of $100,000 during any of the last three completed
fiscal years.
SUMMARY
COMPENSATION TABLE
Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
|
Bonus
|
Stock
Awards
|
Option
Awards
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation
|
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
|
All
Other Compensation
|
Total
|
|||||||||
Ivan
Bebek*
|
2005
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2006
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Jenifer
Osterwalder*
|
2006
|
$50,000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$50,000
|
|||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
||||||||||||||||||
Vladimir
Fedyunin**
|
2006
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
2007
|
$43,500
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$43,500
|
|||||||||
2008
|
$57,874
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
$57,874
|
||||||||||
*
|
Ivan
Bebek resigned as our Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial
Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, President, and a director on May
24, 2006.
|
**
|
Jenifer
Osterwalder served as our Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial
Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, President, and a director from May
24, 2006, until her resignation on December 29,
2006.
|
***
|
Vladimir
Fedyunin was appointed our Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial
Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, President, and a director on
December 29, 2006.
|
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EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENTS
As of the
date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, we have no employment agreements in place with any of our other executive
officers, directors or employees.
OUTSTANDING
EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR END
There
were no unexercised options, stock that had not vested, or equity incentive plan
awards outstanding for our Chief Executive Officer as of the end of the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008.
COMPENSATION
OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant
to authority granted under our Article II, Section 2.16 of our bylaws, directors
are entitled to such compensation as our board of directors shall from time to
time determine. For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, we did not provide
any director compensation.
SECURITIES
AUTHORIZED FOR ISSUANCE UNDER EQUITY COMPENSATION PLANS
As of the
date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008, we have not adopted an equity compensation plan.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The
following table sets forth certain information regarding the beneficial
ownership of our common stock as of March 31, 2009. The information in these
tables provides ownership information for:
·
|
each
person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than a 5% of our
common stock
|
|
·
|
each
of our directors and executive officers;
and
|
·
|
all
of our directors and executive officers as a
group.
|
Beneficial
ownership has been determined in accordance with the rules and regulations of
the SEC and includes voting or investment power with respect to our common stock
and those rights to acquire additional shares within sixty days. Unless
otherwise indicated, the persons named in the table below have sole voting and
investment power with respect to the number of shares of common stock indicated
as beneficially owned by them, except to the extent such power may be shared
with a spouse. Common stock beneficially owned and percentage ownership are
based on 80,549,666 shares of common stock currently outstanding. The
address of each person listed is care of Vanguard Minerals Corporation, 601
Union Street, Two Union Square, 42nd Floor, Seattle, Washington,
98101.
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Name
|
Amount
and
Nature
of Ownership
|
Percent
of Class*
|
||
Ivan
Bebek (1)
|
6,000,000
|
7.4%
|
(1)
|
Consists
of 6,000,000 shares of common stock directly
owned.
|
Included
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities listed on our financial statements
is $ 7,377 (with $4,555 owing on December 31, 2007) owed to the sole director of
the Company, Vladimir Fedyunin, with respect to unpaid salary and
compensation.
The
following table sets forth the aggregate amount of various professional fees
billed by our principal accountants with respect to our last two fiscal
years:
2008
|
2007
|
|||||||
Audit
fees
|
$ | 8,000 | $ | 12,600 | ||||
Audit-related
fees
|
||||||||
Tax
fees
|
||||||||
All
other fees
|
||||||||
Total
|
$ | 8,000 | $ | 12,600 |
All audit
fees are approved by our board of directors. Moore & Associates, Chartered
(Moore) were our principal accountants for the fiscal years ended December 31,
2008 and December 31, 2007 did not provide any non-audit services to
us.
Audit
Fees
Audit
fees billed for professional services rendered by Moore, during the fiscal years
ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively, for the audit of our annual
financial statements, review of the financial statements included in our
quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB, and any services provided in connection with
statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those year ended, totaled
approximately $8,000 and $12,600 respectively.
Audit-Related
Fees
Audit-related
fees billed by Moore during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively, for assurance and related services and totaled approximately $0
and $0, respectively.
Tax
Fees
Tax fees
billed by Moore during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007,
respectively, for tax compliance, tax advice and tax planning services totaled
approximately $0 and $0, respectively.
All
Other Fees
The
aggregate fees billed by Moore during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2008
and 2007, respectively, for services rendered other than the amounts set forth
above, including attendance at meetings and other miscellaneous financial
consulting work, totaled approximately $0 and $0, respectively.
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ITEM
15. EXHIBITS.
No.
|
Description
of Exhibit
|
2.1
|
Assigment
Agreement between Vanguard Minerals Corporation and Coastal Uranium
Holdings Ltd. dated November 15, 2007, incorporated by reference to the
registrants report on Form 10KSB filed on April 2, 2008.
|
2.2
|
Assigment
Agreement between Vanguard Minerals Corporation and Coastal Uranium
Holdings Ltd. dated April 8, 2007, incorporated by reference to the
registrants report on Form 10-Q filed on May 15, 2008.
|
3(i)(1)
|
Articles
of Incorporation of Vanguard Minerals Corporation dated August 25, 2003,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 on Form SB-2 filed February 13,
2004.
|
3(i)(2)
|
Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Vanguard Minerals Corporation
as described in definitive Schedule 14C filed August 24,
2007.
|
3(ii)
|
By-laws
of Vanguard Minerals Corporation dated August 26, 2003, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 on Form SB-2 filed February 13,
2004.
|
14.1
|
Code
of Ethics, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 on Form 10-K filed
March 30, 2006.
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Vanguard Minerals Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Vladimir
Fedyunin, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), dated April 15,
2009.
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Vanguard Minerals Corporation Chief Financial Officer, Vladimir
Fedyunin, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), dated April 15,
2009.
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Vanguard Minerals Corporation Chief Executive Officer, Vladimir
Fedyunin, required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of
Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350), dated
April 15, 2009.
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Vanguard Minerals Corporation Chief Financial Officer, Vladimir
Fedyunin, required by Rule 13a-14(b) or Rule 15d-14(b) and Section 1350 of
Chapter 63 of Title 18 of the United States Code (18 U.S.C. 1350), dated
April 15, 2009.
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Signatures
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused
this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
Date:
April 15, 2008
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VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
|
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By:
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/s/ Vladimir
Fedyunin
|
|
Vladimir
Fedyunin
|
||
Chief
Executive Officer &
Principal
Financial Officer
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