Zoned Properties, Inc. - Annual Report: 2009 (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, 2009.
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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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402
WEST BROADWAY
SUITE
2800
SAN
DIEGO, CA
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92101
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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, $0.001 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.
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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, 2009 were $0.
As at
March 31, 2010, 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 $217,484.
As of
March 31, 2010, the registrant had outstanding 80,549,666 shares of common
stock, par value $0.001, of which there is only a single class.
DOCUMENTS
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TABLE
OF CONTENTS
FORWARD
LOOKING
STATEMENTS
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PART
I
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ITEM
1. Description of Business.
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ITEM
1A. Risk Factors.
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ITEM
2. Description of Property.
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ITEM
3. Legal Proceedings.
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4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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PART
II
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ITEM
5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder
Matters.
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ITEM
7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of
Operation.
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8. Financial Statements.
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ITEM
9. Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosure.
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ITEM
9A. Controls and Procedures.
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ITEM
9B. Other Information.
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PART
III
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ITEM
10. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons and
Corporate Governance; Compliance With Section 16(a) of the Exchange
Act.
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ITEM
11. Executive Compensation.
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ITEM
12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters.
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ITEM
13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence.
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14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
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PART
IV
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ITEM
15. Exhibits
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Signatures
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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.
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.
In
February 2009, our President, Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer and Sole Director, Vladimir Fedyunin resigned from being a
director, President and Chief Executive Officer but remains as Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer. James Price was appointed as sole
director, President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Price is
attempting to secure the financing needed to fully develop the Company's mining
properties and also to diversify the Company's interests outside of
mining.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 402 West Broadway, Suite 2800, San
Diego, CA 92101. Our phone number is (858)525-5695.
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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 and exploring ways to diversify
ourselves outside of mining.
PRINCIPAL
MARKETS
We intend
to compete in the market for mineral exploration and exploitation of mineral
resources. We have not yet determined any other fields we may compete
in.
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. We have not yet
determined what other fields, outside of mineral exploration, we may compete
in.
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. We have
not yet determined what other fields, outside of mineral exploration, we may
compete in.
SIGNIFICANT
CUSTOMERS
As of the
date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009, 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,
2009, 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, 2009, we had 1 full-time employee and 1 part time
employee. We intend to expand our staff over the next twelve months,
including additional hires as we identify mineral exploration opportunities and
opportunities outside of mineral exploration.
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.
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.
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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, 2009, and as a result of historical operating
losses from prior operations and losses accumulated during our development
stage, our working capital deficit was $193,630. 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.
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.
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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the
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.
Further
issuances related to our 2008 receipt of financing proceeds may cause massive
dilution
In April,
2008, the Company received $224,400 in cash proceeds from a shareholder toward
the purchase of shares. The shares have not yet been
issued. Based on the share price at the time the Company received the
funds, the Company has reserved 492,336 shares for issuance related to this
transaction. Because these shares were not issued, there can be no
assurance that this reserve is adequate or that substantial dilution may not
take place when the Company finally closes this share subscription matter which
it anticipates doing this month.
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ITEM
2. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Our
principal executive offices are located at 402 West Broadway, Suite 2800, San
Diego, CA 92101. Our telephone number is (858)525-5695. We are hosted in the
offices of our chief executive officer, James Price, free of charge and without
a lease.
ITEM
3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
As of the
date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009, 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 two 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.
Period
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High
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Low
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Fiscal
year ended 2009
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Quarter
ended
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March
31, 2009
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$ | 0.0032 | $ | 0.002 | ||||
June
30, 2009
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$ | 0.016 | $ | 0.0025 | ||||
September
30, 2009
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$ | 0.01 | $ | 0.007 | ||||
December
31, 2009
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$ | 0.019 | $ | 0.0024 | ||||
Fiscal
year ended 2008
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Quarter
ended
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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, 2010, 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.
10
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.
In April,
2008, the Company received $224,400 in cash proceeds from a shareholder toward
the purchase of shares. The shares have not yet been
issued. Based on the share price at the time the Company received the
funds, the Company has reserved 492,336 shares for issuance related to this
transaction. Because these shares were not issued, there can be no
assurance that this reserve is adequate or that substantial dilution may not
take place when the Company finally closes this share subscription matter which
it anticipates doing this month.
There were no
shares issued during the year ending December 31, 2009.
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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, 2009 and 2008 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 6 and Note 1 respectively of each of our
financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008,
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.
Accounting
Basis
These
financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles of the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year.
The more significant areas requiring the use of estimates include asset
impairment, stock-based compensation, and future income tax amounts. Management
bases its estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions considered
to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual results may differ
from the estimates.
Mineral
Properties
Costs of
exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral lease properties are
expensed as occurred. Mineral property acquisition costs are capitalized
including licenses and lease payments. Although the Company has taken steps to
verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest, these procedures
do not guarantee the Company’s title. Such properties may be subject to prior
agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected
defects.
Impairment
losses are recorded on mineral properties used in operations when indicators of
impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated
by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amount.
All
mineral properties held at December 31, 2009 and 2008 have been fully
impaired.
Loss Per
Share
Net
income (loss) per common share is computed based on the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents, if not
anti-dilutive. The Company has not issued any potentially dilutive
common shares.
Basic
loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding and the treasury stock method is used to calculate diluted earnings
per share. For the years presented, this calculation proved to be
anti-dilutive.
.
Dividends
The
Company has not adopted any policy regarding payment of dividends. No
dividends have been paid during the period shown.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue when products are fully delivered or services have
been provided and collection is reasonably assured
Income
Taxes
The
Company provides for income taxes using an asset and liability approach.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences
between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities and the
tax rates in effect currently. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation
allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than
not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. No provision for income taxes is included in the statement
due to its immaterial amount, net of the allowance account, based on the
likelihood of the Company to utilize the loss carry-forward.
12
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company did not issue any stock-based payments to its employees in 2009 or 2008.
The Company uses the modified prospective method of accounting for stock-based
compensation. Under this transition method, stock compensation expense includes
compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted on or after
January 1, 2006, based on the estimated grant-date fair
value.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In May
2009, the FASB issued SFAS 165 (ASC 855-10) entitled “Subsequent
Events”. Companies are now required to disclose the date through
which subsequent events have been evaluated by management. Public entities (as
defined) must conduct the evaluation as of the date the financial statements are
issued, and provide disclosure that such date was used for this evaluation. SFAS
165 (ASC 855-10) provides that financial statements are considered “issued” when
they are widely distributed for general use and reliance in a form and format
that complies with GAAP. SFAS 165 (ASC 855-10) is effective for interim and
annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 and must be applied prospectively. The
adoption of SFAS 165 (ASC 855-10) during the year ended November 30, 2009 did
not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements as of that
date. In connection with the preparation of the accompanying financial
statements as of November 30, 2009, management evaluated subsequent events
through the date that such financial statements were issued (filed with the
SEC).
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and
the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. (“SFAS 168” or ASC
105-10) SFAS 168 (ASC 105-10) establishes the Codification as the sole source of
authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by all
nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP. SFAS 168 (ASC 105-10) was prospectively effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years ending on or after September 15,
2009 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of SFAS 168
(ASC 105-10) on July 1, 2009 did not impact the Company’s results of operations
or financial condition. The Codification did not change GAAP, however, it did
change the way GAAP is organized and presented.
As a
result, these changes impact how companies reference GAAP in their financial
statements and in their significant accounting policies. The Company implemented
the Codification in this Report by providing references to the Codification
topics alongside references to the corresponding standards.
With the
exception of the pronouncements noted above, no other accounting standards or
interpretations issued or recently adopted are expected to have a material
impact on the Company’s financial position, operations or cash
flows.
Foreign currency transactions
The
business of the Company from Canada involves incurring a substantial number of
operational transactions in Canada for which it transacts payments in Canadian
currency through a bank account maintained for that purpose. Included in such
transactions are payments for salaries, rent, consulting and many other
expenses. At the time of payment, each Canadian disbursement is translated into
the U. S. dollar equivalent amount and an exchange gain or loss on currency is
recorded at that time. As of December 31, 2009, the Canadian bank account
balance, which was the only account balance maintained in foreign currency at
that date was converted into a U. S. dollar equivalent amount.
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 substantially increase development
of this property sometime within the 2010 fiscal year if we are able to secure
financing to pay for the necessary geological surveys. If we cannot obtain
financing to complete development of the properties, we will endeavor to find a
development partner or buyer for our mineral properties and will attempt to
diversify our operations into as yet unidentified fields.
PLAN
OF OPERATION
We
anticipate beginning development of the Athabasca mineral property sometime
within 2010 or, if funding is unsuccessful, finding a partner or buyer. 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.
13
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
As of the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 we had $108 of cash on hand.
Our net
loss decreased $2,631,830 from $2,690,830 for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008 to $59,000 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009, and our working
capital deficit increased $59,000 from a deficit of $134,630 for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008 to a deficit of $193,630 for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009. 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 $281,234, from $302,570 for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008 to $21,336 for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009. 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 $276,663, from $294,400 for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 to $17,737 for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009. Net cash provided by financing activities was attributable to
an advance by an officer in 2009.
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, 2009, 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.
14
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2009
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-1
|
|
Balance
Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008
|
F-2
|
|
Statements
of Operations for the periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the
period from August 25, 2003 (inception) to December 31,
2009
|
F-3
|
|
Statement
of Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) as of December 31, 2009
|
F-4
|
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the
period from August 25, 2003 (inception) to December 31,
2009
|
F-5
|
|
Notes
to the Financial Statements
|
F-6
- F-10
|
15
Silberstein Ungar, PLLC CPAs and Business Advisors
Phone
(248) 203-0080
Fax (248)
281-0940
30600
Telegraph Road, Suite 2175
Bingham
Farms, MI 48025-4586
www.sucpas.com
Report of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the
Board of Directors of
Vanguard
Minerals Corporation
San
Diego, California
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Vanguard Minerals Corporation (the
“Company”) as of
December
31, 2009 and 2008, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’
equity (deficit), and cash flows for the periods then ended and for the period
from August 25, 2003 (inception) through December 31, 2009. 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 did not audit the financial statements for the period August 25,
2003 (Inception) through December 31, 2007. Those statements were audited by
other auditors whose report has been furnished to us, and our opinion on the
statements of operations, stockholders’ equity (deficit), and cash flows for the
period August 25, 2003 (Inception) through December 31, 2007, insofar as it
relates to the amounts for prior periods through December 31, 2007 is based
solely on the report of the other auditors.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included
consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for
designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no
such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements,
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 as of
December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the periods then ended and the period from August 25, 2003 (inception)
through December 31, 2009 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 6 to the
financial statements, the Company has limited working capital, has not yet
received revenue from sales of products or services, and has incurred losses
from operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the
Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans
with regard to these matters are described in Note 6. The accompanying financial
statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of
this uncertainty.
As
discussed in Note 7 to the financial statements, errors resulting in an
overstatement of expenses were discovered by management in 2008. Accordingly,
adjustments have been made to the December 31, 2008 financial statements to
correct the errors.
/s/ Silberstein Ungar,
PLLC
Bingham
Farms, Michigan
April 14,
2010
F-1
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
BALANCE
SHEETS
AS
OF DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
December
31,
2009
|
December
31, 2008 (Restated)
|
|||||||
ASSETS
|
||||||||
Current
assets
|
||||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
$ | 108 | $ | 3,707 | ||||
Prepaid
expenses
|
2,000 | - | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
|
2,108 | 3,707 | ||||||
Total
Assets
|
$ | 2,108 | $ | 3,707 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
|
||||||||
Liabilities
|
||||||||
Current
liabilities
|
||||||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
$ | 178,001 | $ | 138,337 | ||||
Due
to related parties
|
17,737 | - | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
|
195,738 | 138,337 | ||||||
Stockholders’
equity (deficit)
|
||||||||
Common
stock, par value $0.001, 500,000,000 shares authorized, 85,042,002 shares
issued and outstanding
|
84,598 | 84,598 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
4,994,614 | 4,994,614 | ||||||
Warrants
|
234,360 | 234,360 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the development stage
|
(5,507,202 | ) | (5,448,202 | ) | ||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
|
(193,630 | ) | (134,630 | ) | ||||
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
|
$ | 2,108 | $ | 3,707 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-2
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS
OF OPERATIONS
FOR
THE PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
PERIOD
FROM AUGUST 25, 2003 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 2009
Year
Ended
December 31, 2009
|
Period
Ended
December
31, 2008 (Restated)
|
Period
from August 25, 2003 (Inception)
To
December
31,
2009
|
||||||||||
REVENUES
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES
|
||||||||||||
General
and administrative
|
44,574 | 27,239 | 418,725 | |||||||||
Exploration
costs
|
- | 2,567,170 | 3,839,954 | |||||||||
Wages
and benefits
|
10,774 | 68,248 | 185,526 | |||||||||
Product
development
|
- | - | 270,086 | |||||||||
Rent
and Utilities
|
3,652 | 11,959 | 67,540 | |||||||||
Depreciation
|
- | - | 8,578 | |||||||||
TOTAL
OPERATING EXPENSES
|
59,000 | 2,674,616 | 4,790,409 | |||||||||
LOSS
FROM OPERATIONS
|
(59,000 | ) | 2,674,616 | (4,790,409 | ) | |||||||
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
|
- | (16,214 | ) | (716,793 | ) | |||||||
LOSS
BEFORE INCOME TAXES
|
(59,000 | ) | (2,690,830 | ) | (5,507,202 | ) | ||||||
PROVISION
FOR INCOME TAXES
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
NET
LOSS
|
$ | (59,000 | ) | $ | (2,690,830 | ) | $ | (5,507,202 | ) | |||
NET
LOSS PER SHARE: BASIC AND DILUTED
|
$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (.03 | ) | ||||||
WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING: BASIC AND DILUTED
|
85,042,002 | 85,042,002 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-3
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENT
OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) (RESTATED)
AS
OF DECEMBER 31, 2009
Common
Stock
|
Additional
|
Deficit
Accumulated During the Development
|
Total
Stockholders’
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Paid
in Capital
|
Warrants
|
Stage
|
Equity
(Deficit)
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007, as originally reported
|
76,216,333 | $ | 76,216 | $ | 2,388,596 | $ | 234,360 | $ | (2,698,368 | ) | $ | 804 | ||||||||||||
Correction
of an accounting error
|
2,000,000 | 2,000 | (2,000 | ) | - | (59,004 | ) | (59,004 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2007, as Restated
|
78,216,333 | 78,216 | 2,386,596 | 234,360 | (2,757,372 | ) | (58,200 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Issuance
of common stock for cash @ $0.03 per share
|
2,333,333 | 2,333 | 67,667 | - | - | 70,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Common
stock issued to acquire mineral interests
|
4,000,000 | 4,000 | 2,540,400 | - | - | 2,544,400 | ||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended December 31, 2008
|
- | - | - | (2,690,830 | ) | (2,690,830 | ) | |||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2008
|
84,549,666 | 84,549 | 4,994,663 | 234,360 | (5,448,202 | ) | (134,630 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the year ended December 31, 2009
|
- | - | - | - | (59,000 | ) | (59,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Balance,
December 31, 2009
|
84,549,666 | $ | 84,549 | $ | 4,994,663 | $ | 234,360 | $ | (5,507,202 | ) | $ | (193,630 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-4
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
STATEMENTS
OF CASH FLOWS
FOR
THE PERIODS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009 AND 2008
PERIOD
FROM AUGUST 25, 2003 (INCEPTION) TO DECEMBER 31, 2009
Year
Ended
December 31, 2009
|
Period
Ended
December
31, 2008 (Restated)
|
Period
from August 25, 2003 (Inception) to December 31,
2009
|
||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
$ | (59,000 | ) | $ | (2,690,830 | ) | $ | (5,507,202 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating
activities:
|
||||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
- | - | 8,578 | |||||||||
Common
stock issued for mineral property costs
|
- | 2,320,000 | 2,352,500 | |||||||||
Loss
on disposal of property and equipment
|
- | 16,214 | 17,524 | |||||||||
Fair
value discount on private placement
|
- | - | 653,112 | |||||||||
Impairment
of Instant Wirefree technology
|
- | - | 46,200 | |||||||||
(Increase)
decrease in prepaid expenses
|
(2,000 | ) | 7,293 | (2,000 | ) | |||||||
Increase
(decrease) in accounts payable & accrued expenses
|
39,664 | 44,753 | 178,001 | |||||||||
Cash
flows used in operating activities
|
(21,336 | ) | (302,570 | ) | (2,253,287 | ) | ||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||
Purchase
of property and equipment
|
- | - | (27,128 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds
from disposal of property and equipment
|
1,026 | |||||||||||
Instant
Wirefree technology
|
- | - | (27,500 | ) | ||||||||
Cash
flows used in investing activities
|
- | - | (53,602 | ) | ||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||
Advances
from related parties
|
17,737 | - | 17,737 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from issuance of common stock
|
- | 294,400 | 2,076,000 | |||||||||
Proceeds
from promissory notes
|
- | - | 213,260 | |||||||||
Cash
flows provided by financing activities
|
17,737 | 294,400 | 2,306,997 | |||||||||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH
|
(3,599 | ) | (8,170 | ) | 108 | |||||||
Cash,
beginning of the period
|
3,707 | 11,877 | - | |||||||||
Cash,
end of the period
|
$ | 108 | $ | 3,707 | $ | 108 | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
|
||||||||||||
Interest
paid
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | |||||||
Income
taxes paid
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
|
||||||||||||
Shares
issued on acquisition of Instant Wirefree Inc.
|
$ | - | $ | $ | 18,700 | |||||||
Shares
issued to settle debt
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 213,600 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-5
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2009
NOTE
1 – NATURE 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 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.
On August
10, 2007, the Company changed its name to Vanguard Minerals
Corporation.
In
November 2007, the Company entered into an agreement with Coastal Uranium
Holdings Ltd. to acquire its right and option to an undivided 50% right, title
and interest in certain mineral claims in the Athabasca region of Canada for
$58,300 (Cdn) plus 2,000,000 shares of the common stock of Vanguard. In
addition, Vanguard agreed to take on the financial responsibility of Coastal
Uranium Holdings Ltd. to fund development of the mineral property.
In April
2008, Vanguard entered into a second agreement with Coastal Uranium Holdings
Ltd. to acquire its 50% interest in mining claim S- 110476 in the Athabasca
region of Canada for $ 250,000 (Cdn) plus 4,000,000 shares of the common stock
of Vanguard. In addition, Vanguard agreed to take on the financial
responsibility of Coastal Uranium Holdings Ltd. to fund development of the
mineral property.
The
Company has not generated any revenues to date from its mineral exploration
efforts, and in accordance with SFAS #7 (ASC 915-10) is considered to be an
Exploration Stage Company.
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Accounting
Basis
These
financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in
conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles of the United States requires management to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the year.
The more significant areas requiring the use of estimates include asset
impairment, stock-based compensation, and future income tax amounts. Management
bases its estimates on historical experience and on other assumptions considered
to be reasonable under the circumstances. However, actual results may differ
from the estimates.
F-6
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2009
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Mineral
Properties
Costs of
exploration, carrying and retaining unproven mineral lease properties are
expensed as occurred. Mineral property acquisition costs are capitalized
including licenses and lease payments. Although the Company has taken steps to
verify title to mineral properties in which it has an interest, these procedures
do not guarantee the Company’s title. Such properties may be subject to prior
agreements or transfers and title may be affected by undetected
defects.
Impairment
losses are recorded on mineral properties used in operations when indicators of
impairment are present and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated
by those assets are less than the assets’ carrying amount.
All
mineral properties held at December 31, 2009 and 2008 have been fully
impaired.
Loss Per
Share
Net
income (loss) per common share is computed based on the weighted average number
of common shares outstanding and common stock equivalents, if not
anti-dilutive. The Company has not issued any potentially dilutive
common shares.
Basic
loss per share is calculated using the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding and the treasury stock method is used to calculate diluted earnings
per share. For the years presented, this calculation proved to be
anti-dilutive.
Dividends
The
Company has not adopted any policy regarding payment of dividends. No
dividends have been paid during the period shown.
Revenue
Recognition
The
Company recognizes revenue when products are fully delivered or services have
been provided and collection is reasonably assured
Income
Taxes
The
Company provides for income taxes using an asset and liability approach.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the differences
between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities and the
tax rates in effect currently. Deferred tax assets are reduced by a valuation
allowance if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more likely than
not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be
realized. No provision for income taxes is included in the statement
due to its immaterial amount, net of the allowance account, based on the
likelihood of the Company to utilize the loss carry-forward.
Stock-Based
Compensation
The
Company did not issue any stock-based payments to its employees in 2009 or 2008.
The Company uses the modified prospective method of accounting for stock-based
compensation. Under this transition method, stock compensation expense includes
compensation expense for all stock-based compensation awards granted on or after
January 1, 2006, based on the estimated grant-date fair
value.
F-7
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2009
NOTE
2 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In May
2009, the FASB issued SFAS 165 (ASC 855-10) entitled “Subsequent
Events”. Companies are now required to disclose the date through
which subsequent events have been evaluated by management. Public entities (as
defined) must conduct the evaluation as of the date the financial statements are
issued, and provide disclosure that such date was used for this evaluation. SFAS
165 (ASC 855-10) provides that financial statements are considered “issued” when
they are widely distributed for general use and reliance in a form and format
that complies with GAAP. SFAS 165 (ASC 855-10) is effective for interim and
annual periods ending after June 15, 2009 and must be applied prospectively. The
adoption of SFAS 165 (ASC 855-10) during the year ended November 30, 2009 did
not have a significant effect on the Company’s financial statements as of that
date. In connection with the preparation of the accompanying financial
statements as of November 30, 2009, management evaluated subsequent events
through the date that such financial statements were issued (filed with the
SEC).
In June
2009, the FASB issued SFAS 168, The FASB Accounting Standards Codification and
the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. (“SFAS 168” or ASC
105-10) SFAS 168 (ASC 105-10) establishes the Codification as the sole source of
authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied by all
nongovernmental entities in the preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP. SFAS 168 (ASC 105-10) was prospectively effective for
financial statements issued for fiscal years ending on or after September 15,
2009 and interim periods within those fiscal years. The adoption of SFAS 168
(ASC 105-10) on July 1, 2009 did not impact the Company’s results of operations
or financial condition. The Codification did not change GAAP, however, it did
change the way GAAP is organized and presented.
As a
result, these changes impact how companies reference GAAP in their financial
statements and in their significant accounting policies. The Company implemented
the Codification in this Report by providing references to the Codification
topics alongside references to the corresponding standards.
With the
exception of the pronouncements noted above, no other accounting standards or
interpretations issued or recently adopted are expected to have a material
impact on the Company’s financial position, operations or cash
flows.
Foreign currency transactions
The
business of the Company from Canada involves incurring a substantial number of
operational transactions in Canada for which it transacts payments in Canadian
currency through a bank account maintained for that purpose. Included in such
transactions are payments for salaries, rent, consulting and many other
expenses. At the time of payment, each Canadian disbursement is translated into
the U. S. dollar equivalent amount and an exchange gain or loss on currency is
recorded at that time. As of December 31, 2009, the Canadian bank account
balance, which was the only account balance maintained in foreign currency at
that date was converted into a U. S. dollar equivalent amount.
NOTE
3 – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The
Company has a balance owing of $17,737 to a related party. The loan is unsecured
and bears no interest. There are no specific terms of repayment with this
loan.
F-8
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2009
NOTE
4 – STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
On
November 15, 2007, the Company issued 2,000,000 shares of common stock in
connection with the acquisition of a 50% interest in two mineral
claims.
On April
6, 2008, the Company issued 4,000,000 shares of common stock in connection with
the acquisition of a third mineral claim.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company issued 2,333,333 shares of common
stock for $70,000 in connection with a private placement.
During
the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company issued 492,336 shares of common
stock for $224,400 in connection with a private
placement.
NOTE
5 – INCOME TAXES
The
provision for Federal income tax consists of the following:
December
31, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
Refundable
Federal income tax attributable to:
|
||||||||
Current
operations
|
$ | 20,000 | $ | 915,000 | ||||
Less:
valuation allowance
|
(20,000 | ) | (915,000 | ) | ||||
Net
provision for Federal income taxes
|
$ | - | $ | - |
The
cumulative tax effect at the expected rate of 34% of significant items
comprising our net deferred tax amount is as follows:
December
31, 2009
|
December
31, 2008
|
|||||||
Deferred
tax asset attributable to:
|
||||||||
Net
operating loss carryover
|
$ | 1,872,400 | $ | 1,852,400 | ||||
Less:
valuation allowance
|
(1,872,400 | ) | (1,852,400 | ) | ||||
Net
deferred tax asset
|
$ | - | $ | - |
Due to
the change in ownership provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 1986, net operating
loss carry forwards for federal income tax reporting purposes are subject to
annual limitations. Should a change in ownership occur net operating loss carry
forwards may be limited as to use in future years.
NOTE
6 – GOING CONCERN
The
Company's financial statements are prepared using the accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America applicable to a going
concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and liquidation of
liabilities in the normal course of business. However, the Company
has not begun to generate revenues, and has incurred a significant operating
loss as of December 31, 2009.
The
Company is dependent upon its ability to secure equity and/or debt financing and
there are no assurances that the Company will be successful. Without sufficient
financing, or the achievement of profitable operations, it would be unlikely for
the Company to continue as a going concern.
F-9
VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2009
NOTE
7 – CORRECTION OF ERRORS AND RESTATEMENTS
The
Company has restated its balance sheet and statement of operations at December
31, 2008 to correct errors in its accounting. Property and equipment were
disposed of with a net book value of $8,824. Correspondingly, depreciation
expense was reduced by $7,089. In addition, accrued liabilities in the amount of
$15,913 were reversed. Also, an expense paid in 2008 in the amount of $59,004
related to a prior period. The net effect of these adjustments was to increase
the December 31, 2007 accumulated deficit by $59,004 and reduce the net loss for
the year by $66,092.
The
December 31, 2008 balance sheet has been restated to correct the property and
equipment, accounts payable and accrued expenses, and stockholders’equity
(deficit).
The
December 31, 2008 statement of operations has been restated to reflect the
changes in expenses.
The
following are the before and after balances as restated:
Year Ended December 31, 2008 | ||||
Balance
Sheet
|
||||
|
||||
Property
and Equipment, net of depreciation
|
||||
Before
|
$ | 8,824 | ||
After
|
$ | 0 | ||
Current
Liabilities
|
||||
Before
|
$ | 154,250 | ||
After
|
$ | 138,337 | ||
Stockholders’
Equity
|
||||
Before
|
$ | (141,719 | ) | |
After
|
$ | (134,630 | ) | |
Statement
of Operations
|
||||
Operating
Expenses
|
||||
Before
|
$ | 2,756,922 | ||
After
|
$ | 2,733,620 | ||
Other
Income (Expense)
|
||||
Before
|
$ | 0 | ||
After
|
$ | (16,214 | ) | |
Income
(Loss) from Operations
|
||||
Before
|
$ | (2,756,922 | ) | |
After
|
$ | (2,690,830 | ) | |
Net
Income (Loss)
|
||||
Before
|
$ | (2,756,922 | ) | |
After
|
$ | (2,690,830 | ) |
NOTE
8 – SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
The
Company has analyzed its operations subsequent to December 31, 2009 through the
date these financial statements were filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.
F-10
There
were no previously unreported events under this Item 9 during the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2009. We would, however, like to note that we have
previously provided disclosure on form 8K that on August 27, 2009 the Public
Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) revoked the registration of Moore
and Associates, Chartered (“Moore”) because of violations by Moore of PCAOB
rules and auditing standards in auditing financial statements, violations of
PCAOB rules and quality control standards, violations of Section 10 B and Rule
10(b) 5 thereunder of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and non-cooperation
with a PCAOB investigation. Moore, under advice of counsel, has
declined to provide us with a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission
stating whether it agrees with the statements in this amended
8-K. Moore was the Company's previous independent
auditor. On August 9, 2009 the Company engaged Seale and Beers, CPAs
as its independent auditors but dismissed Seale and Beers, CPAs on September 22,
2009 and appointed Maddox Ungar Silberstein PLLC, now Silberstein Ungar PLLC as
its independent auditors.
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, 2009. 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.
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, 2009, 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.
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.
17
None.
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, 2009:
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
|
James
Price
|
44
|
President,
Chief Executive Officer and Sole Director
|
|
Vladimir
Fedyunin
|
36
|
Principal
Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer*.
|
*Mr.
Fedyunin resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and Sole Director as of
February 2, 2010
James
Price- President, Chief
Executive Officer and Sole Director
Mr. Price
has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since February 2,
2010. Since May of 1992, Mr. Price has functioned as President and
Chief Executive Officer of San Diego based Aero Financial, Inc., which he
founded, to provide essential support and organizational services to private and
public companies. Mr. Price received his bachelor’s degree from
Eastern Washington University and served for 3 years in the US
Army. Upon his honorable discharge, Mr. Price served as a stock
broker and office Principal for 10 years at various brokerage firms, including
Gant, Cohig and Associates, AG Edwards and Sons and Global Financial, prior to
founding Aero Financial. Mr. Price sits on the Board of
Directors for the San Diego area YMCA and is the Chairman of the Board for the I
AM Foundation.
Vladimir
Fedyunin - Principal Financial
Office and Principal Accounting Officer
Vladimir
Fedyunin has served as our Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting Officer, President, and Director since December 29,
2006. Mr. Fedyunin resigned as President, Chief Executive Officer and
Sole Director as of February 2, 2010 but remains our Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer.
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.
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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.
|
BOARD
OF DIRECTORS COMMITTEES
As of the
date of this annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2009, 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,
2009, there have been no material changes to the procedures by which our
security holders may recommend nominees to our board of directors.
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, 402 West
Broadway, Suite 2800, San Diego, CA 92101.
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
|
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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
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vladimir
Fedyunin**
|
2007
|
$ | 43,500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 43,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vladimir
Fedyunin**
|
2008
|
$ |
58,248
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 58,248 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vladimir
Fedyunin**
|
2009
|
$ |
10,774 |
- | - | - | - | - | - | $ | 10,774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chief
Executive Officer
|
*
|
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.
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***
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Vladimir
Fedyunin was appointed our Chief Executive Officer, Principal Financial
Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, President, and a director on
December 29, 2006. Mr. Fedyunin resigned as President, CEO and a director
on February 2, 2010.
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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,
2009, 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, 2009.
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, 2009, we did not provide
any director compensation.
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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
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,
2009, 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 December 31, 2009. The information in these
tables provides ownership information for:
·
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each
person known by us to be the beneficial owner of more than a 5% of our
common stock
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·
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each
of our directors and executive officers;
and
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·
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all
of our directors and executive officers as a
group.
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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, 402 West
Broadway, San Diego, CA 92101.
Name
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Amount
and
Nature
of Ownership
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Percent
of Class*
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Ivan
Bebek (1)
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6,000,000
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7.4%
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(1)
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Consists
of 6,000,000 shares of common stock directly
owned.
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Included
in accounts payable and accrued liabilities listed on our financial statements
is $ 17,737 owed to an officer of the Company, Vladimir Fedyunin.
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:
2009
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2008
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Audit
fees
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$ | 9,500 | $ | 8,000 | ||||
Audit-related
fees
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Tax
fees
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All
other fees
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Total
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$ | 9,500 | $ | 8,000 |
All audit
fees are approved by our board of directors. Moore & Associates,
Chartered (“Moore”) were our principal accountants for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2008 and until August 9, 2009. Seale and
Beers, CPAs were our independent accountants from August 9, 2009 until September
22, 2009. Maddox Ungar Silberstein, PLLC have been our independent
auditors since September 22, 2009 and are now known as Silberstein Ungar
PLLC. We were billed $8,000 by Silberstein and Ungar and $1,500 by
Seale and Beers and nothing by Moore in 2009.
Audit
Fees
Audit
fees billed for professional services rendered by Moore & Associates ,
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and the twelve months ended
December 31, 2008, respectively, for the audit of our annual consolidated
financial statements, review of the consolidated financial statements included
in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and any services provided in connection
with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those years ended,
totaled approximately $0 and $8,000, respectively.
Audit
fees billed for professional services rendered by Seale and Beers, CPAs , during
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and the twelve months ended December 31,
2008, respectively, for the audit of our annual consolidated financial
statements, review of the consolidated financial statements included in our
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and any services provided in connection with
statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those years ended, totaled
approximately $1,500 and $0, respectively.
Audit
fees billed for professional services rendered by Silberstein Ungar PLLC ,
during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 and the twelve months ended
December 31, 2008, respectively, for the audit of our annual consolidated
financial statements, review of the consolidated financial statements included
in our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and any services provided in connection
with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those years ended,
totaled approximately $8,000 and $0, respectively
Audit-Related
Fees
Audit-related
fees billed by Moore & Associates during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008 and December 31, 2009, respectively, for assurance and related services and
totaled approximately $0 and $0, respectively.
Audit-related
fees billed by Seale and Beers, CPAs during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008 and December 31, 2009, respectively, for assurance and related services and
totaled approximately $0 and $0, respectively.
Audit-related
fees billed by Silberstein Ungar PLLC during the fiscal year ended December 31,
2008 and December 31, 2009, respectively, for assurance and related services and
totaled approximately $0 and $0, respectively.
Tax
Fees
Tax fees
billed by Moore & Associates during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
and the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, respectively, for tax compliance,
tax advice and tax planning services totaled approximately $0 and $0,
respectively.
Tax fees
billed by Seale and Beers, CPAs during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
and the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, respectively, for tax compliance,
tax advice and tax planning services totaled approximately $0 and $0,
respectively.
Tax fees
billed by Silberstein Ungar PLLC during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
and the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, respectively, for tax compliance,
tax advice and tax planning services totaled approximately $0 and $0,
respectively.
All
Other Fees
There
were no fees billed by Moore & Associates during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, for services
rendered other than the amounts set forth above.
There
were no fees billed by Seale and Beers, CPAs during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, for services
rendered other than the amounts set forth above.
There
were no fees billed by Silberstein and Ungar, PLLC during the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2009 and the twelve months ended December 31, 2008, for services
rendered other than the amounts set forth above.
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ITEM
15. EXHIBITS.
No.
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Description
of Exhibit
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2.1
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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.
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2.2
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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.
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3(i)(1)
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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.
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3(i)(2)
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Certificate
of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation of Vanguard Minerals Corporation
as described in definitive Schedule 14C filed August 24,
2007.
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3(ii)
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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.
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14.1
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Code
of Ethics, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 on Form 10-K filed
March 30, 2006.
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31.1
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Certification
of Vanguard Minerals Corporation Chief Executive Officer, James Price,
required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), dated April 15,
2010.
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31.2
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Certification
of Vanguard Minerals Corporation Chief Financial Officer, Vladimir
Fedyunin, required by Rule 13a-14(a) or Rule 15d-14(a), dated April 15,
2010.
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32.1
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Certification
of Vanguard Minerals Corporation Chief Executive Officer, James Price,
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,
2010.
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32.2
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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, 2010.
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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, 2010
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VANGUARD
MINERALS CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ Vladimir
Fedyunin
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Vladimir
Fedyunin
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Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer
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By:
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/s/ James
Price
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James
Price
President,
CEO and Director
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