UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-QSB
(Mark One)
[X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2000
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period ______ to _______
Commission file number 33-00215
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION
(Name of small business issuer in its charter)
Montana 81-0305822
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
P.O. Box 643, Thompson Falls, Montana 59873
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (406) 827-3523
Check whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has
been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
YES X No
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At November 13, 2000, the registrant had outstanding 18,117,495 shares of par
value $.01 common stock.
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PART 1 FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
United States Antimony Corporation and Subsidiary
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999
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(Unaudited)
September 30, December 31,
2000 1999
ASSETS
Current assets:
Restricted cash $ 231 $ 227
Inventories 222,772 276,599
Accounts receivable,less allowance
for doubtful accounts of $30,000 and $50,000 81,507 60,205
Prepaid expenses 437
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Total current assets 304,947 337,031
Properties, plants and equipment, net 390,901 452,505
Restricted cash for reclamation bonds 154,158 178,986
Deferred financing costs, net 73,125
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Total assets $ 923,131 $ 968,522
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities:
Checks issued and payable $ 61,631 $ 45,544
Accounts payable 462,244 467,596
Accrued payroll and property taxes 313,232 263,667
Accrued payroll and other 54,788 97,751
Judgments payable 42,778 40,645
Accrued interest payable 28,407 14,640
Due to related parties 191,839 42,841
Notes payable to bank, current 148,854 160,395
Note payable to Bobby C. Hamilton, current 87,596
Accrued reclamation costs, current 220,700 256,000
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Total current liabilities 1,524,473 1,476,675
Notes payable to bank, noncurrent 222,726 165,570
Convertible debentures payable 675,000
Note payable to Bobby C. Hamilton, noncurrent 1,450,785
Accrued reclamation costs, noncurrent 58,687 58,687
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Total liabilities 2,480,886 3,151,717
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Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' deficit:
Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized;
Series A: 4,500 shares issued and outstanding 45 45
Series B: 750,000 shares issued and outstanding 7,500 7,500
Series C: 205,996 shares issued and outstanding 2,060 2,060
Common stock, $.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized;
18,117,495 and 16,900,252 shares issued and outstanding 180,827 169,003
Additional paid-in capital 14,691,747 14,289,947
Accumulated deficit (16,439,934) (16,651,750)
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Total stockholders' deficit (1,557,755) (2,183,195)
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Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit $ 923,131 $ 968,522
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
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United States Antimony Corporation and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Operations
For the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999
(Unaudited)
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Three Months Ended Nine Months Ended
September 30, September 30,
2000 1999 2000 1999
Revenues:
Sales of antimony products $1,094,721 $1,215,452 $3,458,184 $3,439,374
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Antimony production costs 989,111 933,757 2,833,154 2,640,685
Freight and delivery costs 93,718 81,976 337,695 178,156
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1,082,829 1,015,733 3,170,849 2,818,841
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Gross profit 11,892 199,719 287,335 620,533
Operating expenses:
Care, maintenance, and reclamation-Yellow Jacket 80,018 56,414 157,924 100,184
Exploration and evaluation-Yellow Jacket 397 45,595
Sales expense 58,931 162,969 253,282 226,920
General and administrative expenses 130,042 130,268 399,237 273,976
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268,991 350,048 810,443 646,675
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Other expenses (income):
Gain from accrued reclamation costs adjustment (35,000) (70,000)
Gain from accounts payable adjustment (16,440)
Accounts receivable factoring expense 22,077 27,390 71,365 79,402
Interest expense 36,725 46,028 117,964 162,100
Interest income (1,880) (3,839) (6,527) (8,486)
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56,922 34,579 182,802 146,576
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Net loss before extraordinary item (314,021) (184,908) (705,910) (172,718)
Extraordinary gain on conversion of debts 611,692 917,726 611,692
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Net income (loss) $ (314,021) $ 426,784 $ 211,816 $ 438,974
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Basic net income (loss) per share of common stock
Before extraordinary item $ (0.02) $ (0.01)$ (0.04)$ (0.01)
Extraordinary item 0.04 0.05 0.04
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Net income (loss) $ (0.02) $ 0.03 $ 0.01 $ 0.03
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Basic weighted average shares outstanding 17,943,705 14,908,808 17,497,819 13,935,968
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
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United States Antimony Corporation and Subsidiary
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2000 and 1999 (Unaudited)
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September 30, September 30,
2000 1999
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income $ 211,816 $ 438,974
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
used in operations:
Depreciation and amortization 108,375 92,643
Extraordinary gain on conversion of debts to common stock (917,726) (611,692)
Provision for doubtful accounts (20,000)
Issuance of common stock for consulting services 78,000 10,000
Issuance of stock to employees as compensation 1,050
Gain from accrued reclamation costs adjustment (70,000)
Gain from accounts payable adjustment (16,440)
Change in:
Restricted cash (4) (4)
Inventories 53,827 80,862
Accounts receivable (1,302) (79,491)
Prepaid expenses (437)
Deferred financing costs (82,500)
Accounts payable (5,352) 186,706
Restricted cash for reclamation bonds 24,828
Accrued payroll and property taxes 49,565 49,995
Accrued payroll and other (42,966) 174
Judgments payable 2,133 10,848
Accrued debenture interest payable 13,767 13,250
Due to related parties 7,755 2,813
Accrued reclamation costs (35,298) (118,585)
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Net cash used in operations (555,519) (8,897)
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Cash flows from investing activities
Purchase of plant and equipment (37,396) (66,667)
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Net cash used in investing activities (37,396) (66,667)
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Cash flows from financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and warrants 255,000
Proceeds from sale of convertible debentures 675,000
Advances from related party 141,243
Proceeds from notes payable to bank 259,484
Payments on notes payable to bank, net 45,615 (197,882)
Increase in checks issued and payable 16,087 52,559
Payments on note payable to Bobby C. Hamilton (540,030) (38,597)
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Net cash provided by financing activities 592,915 75,564
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Net change in cash 0 0
Cash, beginning of period 0 0
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Cash, end of period $ 0 $ 0
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Supplemental disclosures:
Cash paid during the period for interest $ 97,721 $ 134,313
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Noncash financing activities:
Common stock issued as settlement for debt $ 80,625
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Judgment payable converted to common stock 135,219
Debentures payable converted to common stock 335,000
Accrued debenture interest payable converted to common stock $ 347,397
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION, CONTINUED:
United States Antimony Corporation and Subsidiary
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (UNAUDITED)
1. Basis of Presentation:
The unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the
Company in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information, as well as the instructions to Form 10-QSB and
Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the
information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
for complete financial statements. In the opinion of the Company's management,
all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) considered
necessary for a fair presentation of the interim financial statements have
been included. Operating results for the nine-month period ended September 30,
2000 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for
the full year ending December 31, 2000. Certain consolidated financial
statement amounts for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999, have
been reclassified to conform to the 2000 presentation. These
reclassifications had no effect on the net income or accumulated deficit as
previously reported.
For further information refer to the financial statements and footnotes
thereto in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 1999.
2. Commitments and Contingencies:
Until 1989, the Company mined, milled and leached gold and silver in the
Yankee Fork Mining District in Custer County, Idaho. The metals were recovered
by a 150-ton per day gravity and flotation mill, and the concentrates were
leached with cyanide to produce a bullion product at the Preachers Cove mill,
which is located nine miles north of Sunbeam, Idaho on the Yankee Fork of the
Salmon River. In 1994, the U.S. Forest Service, under the provisions of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA),
designated the cyanide leach plant as a contaminated site requiring cleanup of
the cyanide solution. In 1996, the Company signed a consent decree with the
Idaho Department of Environmental Quality relating to completing the
reclamation and remediation at the Preachers Cove mill. The Company believes
the cleanup will be complete sometime by 2001.
3. Income (loss) per Common Share:
The diluted share base for the nine months ended September 30, 2000 and 1999,
excludes incremental shares relating to outstanding stock purchase warrants
and shares convertible from debentures. These shares are excluded due to
their antidilutive effect as a result of the Company's loss from continuing
operations during the first nine months of 2000 and 1999.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of
Operations and Financial Condition
General
This report contains both historical and prospective statements concerning the
Company and its operations. Prospective statements (known as "forward-looking
statements") may or may not prove true with the passage of time because of
future risks and uncertainties. The Company cannot predict what factors might
cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by prospective
statements.
Results of Operations
For the three-month period ended September 30, 2000
The Company's operations resulted in a net loss of $314,021, or $(0.02) per
share for the three-month period ended September 30, 2000 compared with a net
loss of $184,908, or $(0.01) per share for the three-month period ended
September 30, 1999.
The increase in the third quarter loss in 2000 was primarily due to the
increased cost of antimony raw materials and increased reclamation and closure
activities at the Yellow Jacket Mine during the quarter, as compared to the
same quarter of 1999.
Total revenues from antimony product sales for the third quarter of 2000 were
$1,094,721 compared with $1,215,452 for the comparable quarter of 1999, a
decrease of $120,731. Sales of antimony products during the third quarter of
2000 consisted of 1,086,618 pounds at an average sale price of $1.00 per
pound. During the third quarter of 1999, sales of antimony products consisted
of 1,290,055 pounds at an average sale price of $0.94 per pound. Gross profit
from antimony sales during the third quarter of 2000 was $11,892 compared with
gross profit of $199,719 during the third quarter of 1999. The decrease in
gross profit during the third quarter of 2000 was the result of antimony metal
prices increasing at a rate greater than antimony product price increases.
Average antimony metal prices were $1,221 per metric ton at the end of the
second quarter of 2000 compared to $1,844 per metric ton at the end of the
third quarter of 2000. Metal price increases resulted in antimony costs of
production sold of $0.90 per pound during the third quarter of 2000 as
compared to costs of production sold of $0.72 per pound during the same
quarter in 1999.
In 1996, the Company's Yellow Jacket property was put on a
care-and-maintenance status and gold production was terminated. Subsequent to
the curtailment of production at Yellow Jacket, the Company began an
underground exploration program and during 1997, 1998 and the first and third
quarters of 1999, the Company pursued exploration and core drilling activities
at Yellow Jacket. During the third quarter of 1999, due to depressed gold
prices and the absence of a significant discovery of mineralized material that
could be economically mined, the Company abandoned its exploration program and
began final reclamation and closure activities. Since the cessation of
exploration, the Company has been engaged in reclamation activities at Yellow
Jacket.
Costs related to the reclamation of Yellow Jacket were $80,018 for the
three-month period ended September 30, 2000, compared with
care-and-maintenance costs of $56,414 during the three-month period ended
September 30, 1999. The increase in costs was primarily due to increased
reclamation activity during the third quarter of 2000 as compared to the third
quarter of 1999.
Sales expense was $58,931 during the third quarter of 2000 compared with
$162,969 in the third quarter of 1999. Sales expense was lower during the
third quarter of 2000 as compared to the third quarter of 1999, due to
management's restructuring of the Company's sales staff in 2000.
General and administrative expenses were $130,042 during the third quarter of
2000 and were comparable to general and administrative expenses of $130,268
during the third quarter of 1999.
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Results of Operations, continued:
For the three-month period ended September 30, 2000, continued:
During the third quarter of 1999, the Company re-evaluated its estimate of
reclamation costs required to complete reclamation and remediation at the
Company's Preachers Cove mill site pursuant to the consent decree signed with
the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality in 1996. In connection with this
re-evaluation, the Company recognized a gain of $35,000 during the third
quarter of 1999 from the adjustment of its reclamation accrual. The Company
monitors reclamation costs on all its properties and adjusts accrued
reclamation costs as necessary to reflect the Company's best estimate of costs
required to fulfill its reclamation responsibilities to federal and state
environmental agencies. No such adjustments were required during the third
quarter of 2000.
Accounts receivable factoring expense was $22,077 during the third quarter of
2000 compared to $27,390 for the third quarter of 1999. Factoring expense
decreased during 2000 due to the negotiation of more favorable factoring
terms.
Interest expense was $36,725 during the three-month period ended September 30,
2000, compared to $46,028 for the same period in 1999. The decrease in
interest expense is primarily due to a corresponding decrease in interest
bearing obligations in the third quarter of 2000 (see Financial Condition and
Liquidity).
Interest income was $1,880 for the three-month period ended September 30,
2000, compared to $3,839 for the same period in 1999. The decrease in
interest income during the third quarter of 2000 was due to a corresponding
decrease in reclamation bonds in 2000.
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000
Net income for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000, after the
extraordinary gain on settlement of debt, was $211,816 compared to net income
after the conversion of debts to common stock during the nine-month period
ended September 30, 1999 of $483,974 (see Financial Condition and Liquidity).
The Company's operating activities generated a net loss of $705,910 for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2000 compared with a net loss of
$172,718 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 1999. The increase in
the loss from operating activities during the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2000 is due to decreased gross profit from antimony product
sales, increased reclamation costs at Yellow Jacket and increased general and
administrative expenses as compared to the first nine months of 1999.
Total revenues from antimony product sales for the first nine months of 2000
were $3,458,184 compared to $3,439,374 during the comparable period in 1999.
Sales of antimony products during the first nine months of 2000 consisted of
3,646,579 pounds at an average sale price of $0.95 per pound. During the
first nine months of 1999 sales of antimony products consisted of 3,523,476
pounds at an average sale price of $0.98 per pound. Gross profit from antimony
sales during the first nine months of 2000 was $287,335, compared with gross
profit of $620,533 during the first nine months of 1999. The decrease in
gross profit during the first nine months of 2000 compared to the same period
of 1999 is primarily due to increase in costs of production because of
significant increases in raw materials and freight rates during 2000.
Costs related to the reclamation of Yellow Jacket were $157,924 for the
nine-month period ended September 30, 2000, compared with care, maintenance
and reclamation costs of $100,184 during the nine-month period ended September
30, 1999. The increase in 2000 was primarily due to the increased reclamation
activities as compared to 1999. Costs related to exploration and evaluation
at Yellow Jacket were $45,595 for the nine-month period ended September 30,
1999, compared with no exploration costs during the nine-month period ended
September 30, 2000.
Sales expense was $253,282 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000
compared to $226,920 for the same period in 1999. The increase in sales
expense during the first nine months of 2000 as compared to the same period of
1999 was due to the sales department's operation for only six months of the
nine-month period ended September 30, 1999. Sales expenses had been shared
with a former sales affiliate during the first quarter of 1999. As of March
31, 1999 the Company began selling and marketing its antimony products
independent of any sales affiliate.
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Results of Operations, continued:
For the nine-month period ended September 30, 2000, continued:
General and administrative expenses increased $125,261 to $399,237 during the
first nine months of 2000 as compared to $273,976 during the first nine months
of 1999. The increase was primarily due to a financial consulting expense of
$78,000 in the first quarter of 2000 that was not incurred in 1999, and costs
associated with the Company's annual meeting of shareholders' and common stock
registration filing during the second and third quarters of 2000 (see
Financial Condition and Liquidity).
During the first nine months of 1999 there was a gain from the write down of
accounts payable of $16,440 and a gain of $70,000 from adjustments to accrued
reclamation costs, no such gains were recognized during 2000.
Accounts receivable factoring expense was $71,365 during the first nine months
of 2000 compared to $79,402 during the comparable period in 1999. The
decrease was due to the negotiation of more favorable factoring terms during
2000.
Interest expense was $117,964 during the nine-month period ended September 30,
2000, compared to $162,100 for the same period in 1999. The decrease in
interest expense in 2000 is primarily due to interest costs relating to
inventory purchased from a former sales affiliate during 1999 that were not
incurred in 2000 and the settlement of the Hamilton note payable during the
second quarter of 2000 (see Financial Condition and Liquidity).
Interest income was $6,527 during the nine-month period ended September 30,
2000, and was $8,486 for the same period in 1999. The decrease in interest
income is due to a corresponding decrease in reclamation bonds during 2000
compared to 1999.
Financial Condition and Liquidity
At September 30, 2000, Company assets totaled $923,131, and there was a
stockholders' deficit of $1,557,755. The stockholders' deficit decreased
$625,440 from December 31, 1999, due to the extraordinary gain on settlement
of debt (see below). In order to continue as a going concern, the Company is
dependent upon profitable operations from the antimony division and continuing
short and long-term debt financing. Without financing and profitable
operations, the Company may not be able to meet its obligations, fund
operations and continue in existence.
Cash used by operating activities during the first nine months of 2000 was
$555,519 compared with cash used of $8,897 during the first nine months of
1999. The change in cash used in operations for the first nine months of 2000
compared to the same period in 1999 was primarily due to the net loss of
$705,910 incurred during the first three quarters of 2000 from operations.
Cash used in investing activities during the first nine months of 2000 was
$37,396 compared to $66,667 used during the comparable period of 1999. During
both periods, cash used in investing activities related to the Company's
investment in antimony processing plant and equipment.
Cash provided by financing activities was $592,915 during the first nine
months of 2000 compared to $75,564 provided by financing activities during the
comparable period of 1999. The increase in cash provided from financing
activities was principally due to advances from the Company's President of
$141,243, common stock and warrant sales of $255,000 and the issuance of
$675,000 of convertible debentures during the first nine months of 2000. Cash
provided from financing activities during the first nine months of 2000 was
used to settle an outstanding debt (see below) and fund operations.
In an effort to improve the Company's financial condition, the Company's
management began negotiations during the second quarter of 2000 to settle a
debt owed the Estate of Bobby C. Hamilton (the "Estate"). The debt of
approximately $1,500,000 required minimum annual payments of principal and
interest totaling $200,000 and consumed 4% of the Company's gross revenues
from sales. As a result of management's negotiations, the Company entered
into a Settlement and Release of All Claims Agreement (the "Settlement
Agreement") with the Estate on June 23, 2000. The Settlement Agreement
extinguished the note payable to the Estate in exchange for a cash payment of
$500,000 and the issuance of 250,000 shares of the Company's common stock.
The cash payment was financed by the issuance of $600,000 of debentures
pursuant to a financing agreement with Thomson Kernaghan, Ltd. ("TK"), a
Canadian investment banker, described in detail below.
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Financial Condition and Liquidity, continued:
The Settlement Agreement mutually released both parties from any and all
obligations between them, and included the Company's indemnification of the
Estate against any liabilities and claims that may result from environmental
remediation responsibilities on the Company's Idaho gold properties. The
Settlement Agreement also required the Company to arrange the purchase of
614,000 shares of the Estate's unrestricted common stock of the Company by a
third party for $90,340.
In connection with the Settlement Agreement between the Company and the Estate,
the Company entered into a financing agreement with TK effective July 11,
2000. The financing agreement provided, among other things, for the sale of
up to $1,500,000 of the Company's convertible debentures to the investment
banker and its affiliates. In addition, TK agreed to purchase, pursuant to
the Settlement Agreement, 614,000 shares of unrestricted common stock of the
Company owned by the Estate for $90,340. The financing agreement also
provided for an initial debenture purchase of $600,000, and specified that the
proceeds from the sale be used to 1) pay the Estate $500,000 and extinguish
the note payable owed it pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, 2) pay the fees
and expenses of TK's counsel not to exceed $15,000, 3) pay TK's fee of $60,000
relating to the placement of the convertible debentures, and 4) provide
$25,000 for the Company's working capital purposes. During the third quarter
an additional $75,000 of debentures were issued to TK.
The debentures are due June 30, 2002 and accrue interest at 10% to be paid
annually on each anniversary date of the issue. The debentures are
convertible into common stock at a price per share equal to 75% of the average
of the three lowest closing bid prices per share of common stock as reported
by Bloomburg L.P. in the 20 trading days immediately preceding the closing
date of the debenture sale or the conversion date, whichever is lower, but in
any event not greater than $0.90 per share. The exercise price of the related
warrants is equal to the closing bid price as reported by Bloomburg L.P. on
the trading day immediately preceding the July 11, 2000 effective date of the
financing agreement, or $0.39 per share.
The $675,000 debentures issued to date are convertible into 2,317,597 shares
of common stock at the initial conversion price of $0.29125 per share. (If
the Company's stock price declines below $0.29125 per share and the debentures
are converted, the conversion price formula will result in a lower conversion
price and the Company will be required to issue a greater number of shares.)
In addition, the Company issued warrants to or on behalf of the debenture
purchasers ("Investors") for an aggregate of 1,394,230 shares of common stock
exercisable for $0.39 per share.
The financing agreement required that the Company execute a registration
rights agreement, binding the Company to prepare and file a registration
statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering the shares
of common stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants and upon conversion of
the debentures, and to increase the number of its authorized but outstanding
shares of common stock to accommodate the exercise of the warrants and
conversion of the debentures.
Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, the Company agreed to register
(i) the issuance of the shares of common stock to be issued upon conversion of
the debentures and upon exercise of the warrants, and (ii) the resale of those
shares by the investors. For the $675,000 debentures issued to date, the
registration rights agreement requires that the company register 150% of the
conversion shares and 100% of the warrant shares, or a total of 4,870,625
shares of common stock. If the Company issues the remaining $825,000
principal amount of debentures, the Company will be required by the
registration rights agreement to register an additional 4,777,773 shares of
common stock (representing 150% of the shares issuable upon conversion of the
additional debentures assuming a conversion price of $0.29125 per share plus
100% of the shares issuable upon exercise of related warrants).
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Financial Condition and Liquidity, continued:
During the first nine months of 2000, the Company took the following
additional actions to minimize its losses, conserve its cash flow, and improve
its financial condition:
- Renegotiated antimony product sales prices with key customers in
light of increased antimony production costs
- Restructured its sales department, reducing overall staffing expenses
- Refinanced a long-term note payable with a bank
- Negotiated an abatement of property taxes due an Idaho County
- Negotiated a reduction in the "holdback" retainage on an accounts
receivable factoring agreement
During the fourth quarter of 2000, the Company held an annual meeting of
shareholders. At this meeting an amendment to the Company's articles of
incorporation was passed that increased the authorized number of common
shares from 20,000,000 to 30,000,000. This increase in capitalization was
necessary to enable the Company to meet its commitment to issue shares of
its common stock upon the conversion of debentures or exercise of warrants.
In 1996, the Yellow Jacket operation was put on a care-and-maintenance basis
after a long history of operating losses. During the third quarter of 1999,
the Company terminated its exploration efforts at the Yellow Jacket, and began
reclamation activities. While the Yellow Jacket reclamation currently
continues to consume the Company's capital resources, cash reclamation bonds
have been released that will supplement the Company's financing needs.
While management is optimistic that the Company will be able to achieve
profitable operations and meet its financial obligations, there can be no
assurance of such.
Significant financial commitments for future periods will include:
- Servicing notes payable to bank
- Honoring the provisions of the TK Financing Agreement and associated
debentures issue
- Keeping current on property, payroll, and income tax liabilities
and accounts payable
- Fulfilling responsibilities with environmental, labor safety and
securities regulatory agencies
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PART II-OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
None
Item 2. Changes in Securities
Below is a summary of sales of unregistered securities for the quarter ended
September 30, 2000. The Registrant believes that each transaction is exempt
from registration pursuant to Sections 4(2), 4(6), and/or Rule 506 of the
Securities act of 1933. All transactions listed below, (1) did not involve a
public offering, (2) no commissions were paid, (3) no underwriters were
involved, and a (4) restrictive legend was placed on each certificate
evidencing the shares.
On August 25, 2000 the Registrant sold 257,111 shares of its common stock and
issued warrants to purchase 48,077 shares common stock to Al Dugan, a
stockholder and accredited investor, for $0.29125 per share or $75,000.
The warrants are exercisable at $0.39 per share and expire August 25, 2002.
On July 12, 2000, the Registrant sold 100,000 shares of its common stock to
Nortex Corporation, a company controlled by Al Dugan, a stockholder and
accredited investor, for $0.25 per share or $25,000.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On October 31, 2000, at an annual meeting of stockholders the following
directors were re-elected: (1)
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained
John C. Lawerence 14,657,428 6,300 14,586
Robert A. Rice 10,202,024 7,800 84,574
Leo Jackson 10,379,150 7,350 37,824
(1) Based on cumulative voting privileges of 11,859,172 shares represented
at the meeting in person or by proxy out of the 17,860,384 shares outstanding
and entitled to vote as of the record date, August 3, 2000.
Also at the annual meeting the following three proposals were approved by
the stockholders:
Proposal 2. Amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to increase the
shares of common stock authorized for issue from 20,000,000 to 30,000,000
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained
11,753,588 70,148 34,186
Proposal 3. Amend the Company's Articles of Incorporation to authorize a
variable sized board
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained
9,645,353 2,181,763 30,806
Proposal 4. Ratify the appointment of the Company's Independent Auditors for
the fiscal year ending December 31, 2000.
Votes For Votes Against Votes Abstained
9,687,003 2,137,033 33,886
Item 5. Other Information
None
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K
Exhibit 27-Financial Data Schedule
No Reports on Form 8-K were filed during the period
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(b) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
UNITED STATES ANTIMONY CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:/s/ John C. Lawrence Date: November 13, 2000
John C. Lawrence, Director and President
(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting
Officer)
