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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-SB
GENERAL FORM FOR REGISTRATION OF
SECURITIES OF SMALL BUSINESS ISSUERS
Under Section 12(b) or (g) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
PALADIN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Name of Small Business Issuer in its charter)
Nevada |
76-0519294 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3131 West Alabama, Suite 300, Houston, Texas | 77098 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Issuer's telephone number (713) 529-9394
Securities to be registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
(Title of Class)
Class A Warrants to purchase Common Stock
(Title of Class)
Class B Warrants to purchase Common Stock
(Title of Class)
PALADIN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
FORM 10-SB
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Item 1 Description of Business
Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation
Item 3. Description of Property
Item 4. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
Item 5. Directors and Executive Officers, Promoters and Control Persons
Item 6. Executive Compensation
Item 7. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Item 8. Description of Securities
PART II
Item 1. Market Price of and Dividends on the Registrant's Common Equity and Related Shareholder Matters
Item 2. Legal Proceedings
Item 3. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants
Item 4. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
Item 5 Indemnification of Directors and Officers
PART F/S Financial Statements
PART III
Item 1. Index to Exhibits
Item 2. Description of Exhibits
PART I
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
THE COMPANY
Paladin International Corporation (the "Company") is a development stage independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company. The Company was incorporated under the laws of the State of Nevada on October 4, 1996 as Paladin Resources Corporation for the purpose of acquiring producing oil and gas properties that have significant additional reserves that can ultimately be recovered through the use of modern technology. In order to be able to transact business in the State of Texas the Company caused a wholly owned subsidiary, Paladin Technology Corporation, to be formed under the laws of the State of Texas on November 3, 1997. In 1998 the Company filed to register its shares of common stock for sale to residents of the State of Texas. Before the State of Texas would permit the Company to make any such sales to its residents, the Company was required to qualify to transact business in the State of Texas. As a company with a similar name already existed in the State of Texas, the Company had to first change its name, which was changed to Paladin International Corporation effective November 16, 1998. Although the new name of the Company is Paladin International Corporation, the Company did not then have any operations outside of the States of Texas and California. On November 19, 1998 the Company received authority to transact business in the State of Texas and on December 16, 1998 the Company received permission from the Texas State Securities Board to make sales of its common stock to residents of Texas. Paladin Technology Corporation, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, continues to own and manage all of the interests of the Company in the State of Texas.
The Company currently owns producing and non-producing properties that are located in the States of California and Texas. The Company's producing properties average approximately fourteen barrels of oil per day from a total of twelve wells. Several of the Company's non-producing wells are currently being reworked and re-equipped in order to place them back in production.
In order to continue to grow, the Company must acquire producing properties or locate and develop new oil and gas reserves. Without the acquisition of producing properties or successful drilling and exploration activities, the Company's reserves and revenues will decline as reserves are depleted by production from existing properties. Subject to availability to the Company of sufficient capital, the Company plans to acquire additional producing oil and gas properties, although no funds are currently available to the Company for this purpose.
The successful acquisition and development of producing oil and gas properties requires the assessment of the possible recoverable reserves, future oil and gas prices, availability of equipment, success of current exploration and production techniques, operating costs, the existence of potential environmental and other liabilities and other factors. Such assessments are inexact and their accuracy is uncertain. Even an in depth review of a property and the available records relating thereto will not necessarily reveal all existing or potential problems or risks. Such review may not permit the Company to become sufficiently familiar with the property to be able to fully assess its deficiencies, liabilities or its capabilities. In many instances, investigations may not be made on every well and potential environmental problems are not necessarily observable even when a visual inspection is made.
The process for acquiring future producing oil and gas leases may be lengthy due to the amount of investigation, both legal and geological, that may be required before the Company is comfortable in making an offer to acquire the property. Also, investigation must be made of the compliance requirements of various applicable governmental agencies. Upon acquisition, any newly acquired property will be extensively analyzed for possible workovers or operational changes which the Company believes will increase production or reduce the costs of operation.
The Company plans to concentrate its efforts toward acquiring properties having producing oil and gas reserves that it believes have significant potential for additional exploitation through additional development and enhanced recovery using the modern technologies now available such as 3-D seismic, horizontal drilling, electronic controls and hydraulic lifting systems. The Company believes that in many cases with the use of these new technologies it is now less expensive to produce oil and gas and that oil and gas reserves that were formerly deemed uneconomical can now be produced profitably.
As is customary in the oil and gas industry, the Company may perform only a minimal title investigation before acquiring a non-producing oil and gas property. However, before acquiring a producing oil and gas property the Company generally obtains a title report from an attorney covering title to the property, or at least a major portion if the acquisition consists of a group of properties. A drill site opinion is obtained from an attorney prior to commencement of any drilling operations.
As a part of the consideration for the assignment of a property, the Company is generally required to assume the obligation to plug and abandon any wells on the property not already plugged and abandoned. Wells are plugged and abandoned when it is later determined that it is no longer economic to continue producing the well. The cost of plugging a well can run from $500 to $10,000 depending on the depth, condition of the well and the salvage value of its related equipment. The Company plans to acquire only those properties having wells that will not jeopardize its operations and that in the long run are economically worth the risk involved compared to the possible production to be acquired. In many cases, wells can be plugged and abandoned in exchange for the tubing, casing and other equipment removed during the plugging and abandoning process.
The Company's oil and gas properties are subject to customary royalty interests, possible overriding royalty interests, liens incident to operating agreements, and liens for current taxes and other burdens which the Company believes do not materially interfere with the use of such property. The property may also be subject to liens incurred for funds obtained for the acquisition of the property.
The actual drilling, reworking and production operations on oil and gas properties owned by
the Company are not undertaken by the Company, but are performed by non-affiliated third party
contractors. However, the Company through its wholly owned subsidiary, Paladin Technology
Corporation, a Texas corporation, will generally act as the operator of such properties within the State
of Texas, thereby supervising the exploration, drilling, reworking and production activities performed
by such third parties.
The operations of the Company are subject to all risks inherent in the exploration for and
production of oil and gas, including such hazards as fires, blowouts, explosions, cratering, pipe
failures, casing collapse and abnormally pressured formations. The operations of the Company are
also subject to environmental hazards including oil and saltwater spills, gas leaks, ruptures and
discharges of toxic gases and wastes. These risks and hazards could result in substantial losses to the
Company due to injury and loss of life, severe damage to and destruction of property and equipment,
pollution and other environmental damage and suspension of operations. As the owner of working
interests in oil and gas properties, the Company bears its proportionate share of the obligations and
liabilities arising out of the exploration, development and producing of its oil and gas properties.
The source and availability of raw materials is generally not a significant factor in the
operations of the Company. Such raw materials include such items as drilling and workover rigs and
other equipment, casing, tubing, drilling mud, storage tanks, pumping units and other equipment and
supplies. Such items are commonly available from a number of sources.
At the present time the Company holds no patents or trademarks
The oil and gas activities of the Company are non-seasonal, and the Company does not carry
a significant inventory of equipment or supplies for its oil and gas operations.
The oil and gas operations of the Company are not dependent upon any single or a few
customers, and the loss of any one customer would not materially affect the Company. The Company
currently markets its production to two customers, one in Texas and one in California. The
availability of oil and gas purchasers, however, is such that another buyer can readily replace any
customer. The Company receives numerous unsolicited calls from buyers offering to purchase its
production.
Government Regulation
The oil and gas industry is subject to extensive and developing federal, state and local laws and regulations
relating to the exploration for, development, production, storage, emission, marketing, transportation of oil, gas and
waste water as well as other environmental and safety matters. Legislation affecting the oil and gas industry is under
constant review for amendment and expansion, frequently increasing the regulatory burden. Numerous agencies, federal,
state and local, have issued rules and regulations applicable to the oil and gas industry, some of which carry substantial
penalties for failure to comply. Various laws and regulations require permits for drilling wells and the maintenance of
bonding requirements in order to drill and operate wells. Such rules and regulations also regulate the spacing and location
of wells, and provide requirements for drilling and casing wells, the surface use and restoration of properties on which
wells are drilled or operated, the plugging and abandoning of wells, the prevention of waste of oil and gas and the
prevention and cleanup of pollutants. These departments and agencies often require periodic reports on production from
wells and other matters. Such laws and regulations have generally become more stringent in recent years, often imposing
greater liability on an ever larger number of potentially responsible parties. The Company is also subject to laws and
regulations covering occupational safety and health matters. Because the requirements imposed by such laws and
regulations are frequently changed, the Company is unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance with their
requirements. The regulatory burden on the oil and gas industry increases its costs of doing business and, consequently,
affects its profitability.
Permits, registrations or other authorizations are required for the operation of the Company's production
facilities. These permits, registrations or authorizations are subject to revocation, modification and renewal and in some
instances payment of annual fees. Failure to obtain or maintain a required permit may result in the imposition of civil
and criminal penalties.
Some risk of costs and liabilities related to environmental, health and safety matters is inherent in the Company's
operation, as it is with other companies in the oil and gas industry. There can be no assurance that material costs or
liabilities will not be incurred by the Company.
Currently, the Company's operations are subject to regulation by the Texas Railroad Commission, The
California Department of Conservation- Division of Oil, Gas and Geothermal Resources, the Environmental
Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. The Company will maintain full
reporting and regulatory compliance with all of these agencies.
Competition
Competition for the acquisition of producing oil and gas properties and in the exploration and production of oil
and gas is intense. All phases of the oil and gas industry are highly competitive and it is a speculative business. The
Company faces competition from both major and independent oil and gas companies as well as individuals of varying
sizes that are seeking to acquire desirable producing oil and gas properties, new leases and exploration prospects. Many
of these competitors have financial, personnel and other resources that substantially exceed those available to the
Company and, therefore, have greater leverage to use in acquiring properties, prospects, personnel, consultants and in
marketing oil and gas. Producers can drive prices up or down through increases or decreases of their sales into the
market The Company must also compete with other industries that supply alternative sources of fuel and energy.
Company management has studied these problems and has based the Company's business planning on what they
believe to be a conservative prediction of oil and gas prices and opportunities.
Employees and Consultants
The Company is currently a development stage company and as such has no employees other than its Officers
and Directors. The Company currently employees independent contractors to supervise its production, development and
reworking operations. The Company may hire personnel as required by its operations and may from time to time engage
the services of geological and engineering consultants to assist in its operations. The full time Officers of the Company
are Joseph W. Petrov, President, Treasurer and a Director, and Stafford E, Andrews, Vice President, Secretary and a
Director.
Offices
The Company's principal office is located at Suite 300, 3131 West Alabama, Houston, Texas 77098. The
Company leases on a month to month basis 750 square feet of office space from Tri Stellar, Inc. (a corporation wholly
owned by Joseph W. Petrov and Stafford E. Andrews, the Company's Directors and President and Vice President,
respectively) for $2,500 per month. The lease includes the use of equipment including computers, office computer
programs, fax machine, copy machine, telephones, desks, files and fixtures and secretarial services. The lease with Tri
Stellar, Inc, is no less favorable to the Company than can be obtained from independent third parties. The Company's
telephone number is 713-529-9394,
The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Paladin Technology Corporation, owns a 2,500 square foot metal
office and storage building, together with a storage yard, located at 1305 Jiffy Blvd., Jourdanton, Texas.
ITEM 2 MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OR PLAN OF OPERATION
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The information contained in this Form 10-SB contains certain "forward looking statements" within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, which are intended to be covered by the safe harbors created thereby. "Forward looking statements" include
all statements other than statements of historical facts included in this Form 10-SB. Investors are cautioned that all
"forward looking statements" involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
expectations, including without limitation, the ability of the Company to continue it's expansion strategy, changes in
and the effects of federal, state or local laws and regulations, the Company's historical and current compliance with
existing or future laws and regulations, changes in the cost of supplies, labor and employee benefits, as well as general
market conditions, competition and pricing including fluctuations in prices received for the Company's oil and gas,
uncertainty of drilling and re-working results, reserve estimates and competition from other exploration, development
and production companies and individuals, operating hazards and abandonment costs. Although the Company believes
that the assumptions underlying the "forward looking statements" contained in this Form 10-SB are reasonable, any of
the assumptions could be inaccurate and therefore, there can be no assurance that the "forward looking statements"
contained in this Form 10-SB will prove to be accurate. In view of the significant uncertainties inherent in the "forward
looking statements" included in this Form 10-SB the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a
representation by the Company or any other person that the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved.
The Company undertakes no
obligation to update or revise "forward looking statements" to reflect changed
assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future
operating results.
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
The Company has inadequate cash
to maintain operations during the next twelve months. In order to meet its cash
requirements the Company will have to raise additional capital through
borrowings or the sale of securities. As of the date of this Form 10-SB there is
no assurance that the Company will be able raise additional capital through
either loans or the sale of securities. The Company has no pending negotiations
for loans or sales of securities and there is no assurance that the Company will
be able to raise additional capital in the future through either loans or sales
of securities. In the event the Company is unable to raise additional capital,
it may have to suspend or cease operations.
The following table sets forth
for the periods indicated the percentages of revenues represented by income
statements.
Item | Year ending December 31. | Six Months Ending June 30 | |||
Audited | Unaudited |
1998 | 1999 | 1999 | 2000 | ||
Revenues | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
Less: | |||||
Lease Operating Expense | 90.40% | 120.98% | 202.44% | 89.46% | |
Production Taxes | 8.43% | 3.40% | 5.34% | 3.00% | |
Depletion and Depreciation | 98.36% | 54.99% | 94.69% | 42.71% | |
Income (Loss) from Oil Production | (97.19)% | (179.39)% | (202.47)% | (30.68)% | |
Interest Earned | 2.56% | 1.78% | - | - | |
Rent Earned | 27.17% | 4.72% | ____-____ | ____-____ | |
Total Income (Loss) | (67.46)% | (172.87)% | (202.47)% | (30.68)% | |
Expenses | |||||
Administration | 45.34% | 66.08% | 98.89% | 73.42% | |
Amortization | .58% | .45% | .79% | .35% | |
Audit | - | - | - | 11.14% | |
Contract Services | 16.53% | .75% | 13.19% | 5.87% | |
Depreciation | 15.64% | 9.52% | 16.62% | 6.39% | |
Insurance | 2.18% | 1.24% | 2.19% | .95% | |
Interest | 43.78% | 21.88% | 34.40% | 17.11% | |
Licenses and Fees | 16.94% | 3.11% | 9.66% | - | |
Office | 12.72% | 5.81% | 8.70% | 4.44% | |
Other Expenses | 6.34% | 2.67% | 4.94% | - | |
Promotion | 5.88% | 4.41% | 6.98% | 2.76% | |
Property Taxes | - | 6.26% | 10.99% | 2.78% | |
Travel | 10.10% | 12.83% | 30.89% | 12.69% | |
Stock Transfer Fees | ____-____ | 3.15% | 10.99% | ___-____ | |
Total Expenses | 194.01% | 147.13% | 245.65% | 137.90$ | |
Net Income from Operations | (261.47% | (220.00)% | (428.55)% | (168.58)% | |
Other Income and Expense | |||||
Loss on lease Abandonment | _____-___ | 15.10% | _____-____ | ____-____ | |
Total Other Expenses | - | 15.10% | - | - | |
Net Income before Income Taxes | (261.42)% | (235.18)% | (428.55)% | (168.58)% | |
Income Tax Benefit (Expense) | 44.61% | 43.06% | |||
Net Income (Loss) | (216.86)% | (192.12)% |
1997 | 1998 | 1999 | ||
Net Production | 1,078 | 2,097 | 1,865 | |
Oil (barrels) | ||||
Average Sales Price | 12.57 | 8.88 | 20.29 | |
Oil per barrel | ||||
Average Production Cost | 3.94 | 9.56 | 20.62 |
(includes lease operating expenses, severance taxes, treatment, and other direct expenses) |
The Company owns interests in producing oil wells as
follows:
State | Gross Wells | Net Wells |
California | 11 | 10.45 |
Texas | 1 | 1 |
_____ | _____ | |
Total | 12 | 11.45 |
"Gross Wells" represents the total number of wells in
which the Company has a working interest. "Net Wells" represents the number of
"Gross Wells" multiplied by the percentage of the Company's working interest in
such well,
The following table sets forth
the Company's ownership in leaseholds. Production or the payment of shut-in
royalties generally hold the oil and gas leases in which the Company has an
interest. The leases may be surrendered at any time by the cessation of
production (and failure to commence reworking the well in order to bring it back
into production within a specified period of time, generally sixty days) or
failure to pay shut-in royalties
State | Gross Acreage | Net Acreage | |
California | 160 | 152 | |
Texas | 1,639 | 1,639 | |
_____ | _____ | ||
Total | 1,799 | 1,791 |
"Gross Acreage" represents all acres in respect to which the Company owns a working interest, "Net Acreage represents the aggregate of the working interest of the Company in the Gross Acreage.
The following table sets forth the Company's ownership in fee mineral acreage. As the owner of a fee mineral interest the Company would be the lessor of the minerals and as such would receive whatever royalty it was able to negotiate. As the fee mineral owner the Company would not incur any cost or expense in connection with any drilling, development or production attributable to the fee mineral acreage that it owns. The Company owns 100% of the fee mineral interests in the fee mineral acreage that it owns.
State | Fee Mineral Acres |
California | 1,200 |
BUSINESS
PHILOSOPHY
The Company's strategy is to
approach a number of individuals as well as owners of small privately held oil
and gas companies who have survived the downturn in the petroleum industry for
the possible acquisition of their properties. In many cases they are tired of
the ever-increasing burden of paperwork and regulations brought on by
environmental and other governmental agencies. They are too small to attract
offers from the larger oil and gas companies and realize that they can achieve
the greatest value for their production by combining their assets with those of
a company that will provide them with a public market for any securities
received by them in exchange for their properties. By consolidating these
companies and individuals through an exchange of its Common Stock, the Company
will provide them with management for their producing properties and increase
the profitability of the properties by elimination of duplicate overhead
charges.
The Company plans to increase
the amount of its yearly oil and gas production by forming drilling, exploration
and development partnerships and joint ventures with other oil and gas companies
and with individuals. The Company plans to increase the income from its existing
oil and gas properties, while continuing to acquire additional profitable
properties.
Numerous major and independent oil
companies have offered for sale, or bid, their smaller or isolated oil and gas
properties. The Company does not currently have sufficient revenue or funds
available to it to acquire such properties without raising additional capital.
The Company plans to raise additional capital through the sale of equity
securities or loans, or combinations thereof, in order to have sufficient
capital to acquire some of such properties. However, without raising additional
capital the Company will be unable to acquire additional producing oil and gas
properties (unless the owners of such properties are willing to accept the
securities of the Company in exchange for their properties), and its ability to
fully develop its existing oil and gas properties will be limited to its cash
flow. There is no assurance that the Company will be able to raise such
additional capital. At the present time the Company has not identified any
specific oil and gas property that it plans to acquire, and plans to make a
selection of prospective properties for acquisition only upon raising such
additional funds.
ITEM 3. DESCRIPTION OF
PROPERTY
Oil and Gas Properties
The
Company owns working interests in certain producing and non-producing oil and
gas properties in the States of California and Texas.
California
In July of 1997, the Company
acquired a 95% working interest in the Glide-Williams Lease in Kern County,
California that included approximately 80 mineral acres and three flowing oil
wells. The lease is located between the towns of Schafter and Wasco and
approximately one-eighth mile from the intersection of Wildwood and the
Kimberlina Highway. The 95% working interest was valued at $156,750 and was
acquired in exchange for 250,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock valued at
forty cents per share, the issuance of the Company's $50,000 promissory note and
a reduction by $6,750 of the amount owed by the seller to the Company. The
working interest acquired was subject to a first lien. securing money advanced
to the seller, Pacific Energy Resources, Inc., by a third party. The seller
retained a 5% working interest in the lease and is the operator for the
property. The three wells were drilled and completed in the 1970's by Exxon
Corporation to depths in excess of 6,000 feet and have produced continuously
since they were completed. Currently the three wells are collectively producing
approximately seven to eight barrels of oil per day. The Company has been
informed that none of these wells have been reworked, cleaned out or treated in
the past fifteen years, even though they are producing from a formation likely
to sand-up and in which paraffin can be a problem. The prior operator from whom
the Company acquired the leases and wells did not have the financial ability to
work on the wells and used the cash flow generated by the wells for other
corporate purposes, allowing the facility to deteriorate. The Company has
learned from a previous operator of the lease that in the past when these wells
were reworked or cleaned out the production for each well was increased to as
much as 40 barrels of oil per day with the amounts varying from well to well.
The storage and treatment facilities on the lease include two 1,000 barrel
storage tanks and two other 700 barrel tanks used for treating the produced oil
for sale. Since acquisition by the Company, extensive expense environmental work
on the surface and storage facilities has been completed. The operator of the
lease plans to rework these wells as funds are available from the
Company.
In September 1997 the Company acquired 100% of the fee mineral interest in 1,200 acres in Kern County, California in the vicinity of the Glide-Williams Lease, in exchange for 150,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at a deemed price of forty cents per share. These fee mineral acres are in blocks of varying sizes and are not contiguous. The mineral acres are located approximately two miles from recent deep drilling and prolific production at depths in excess of 19,000 feet in the Lost Hills area of Kern County. Due to the extreme cost of drilling wells to these depths and the abnormally high pressures that were encountered during drilling, the Company does not plan on participating in any exploratory drilling on its fee mineral acres but rather plans to lease the acreage to a financially capable third party, retaining whatever royalty interest it could negotiate.
In November 1998 the Company
acquired 95% of the working interest in the 80 acre Claflin lease in Kern
County, California in exchange for a royalty interest of the Company under
another lease in Kern County, California. and 44,000 shares of the Company's
Common Stock valued at fifty cents per share. The Claflin lease included eight
shallow producing wells and is located at the Southwest corner of the
intersection of Breckenridge Highway and Comanche Road in Bakersfield. The wells
on the lease were originally drilled in the 1960's and produced from the San
Margarita Sand at depths from 800 to 900 feet. The Company's production
facilities include two 1,000 barrel storage tanks, one 700 barrel storage tank
and, as the oil produced is "heavy oil", related storage tank heating equipment
needed to heat the oil at the time of delivery to the buyer's bulk tank truck
carriers. The eight wells each include pump jacks and related equipment for
producing the heavy oil. At the time of their acquisition in 1996 by the
operator who sold the 95% working interest to the Company, none of the wells had
produced for several years and it had to obtain a new lease. The operator
reworked the wells and had the eight wells producing at the time of their sale
to the Company. When the eight wells were producing, they produced an average of
six to seven barrels of oil per day. Currently, only three wells are producing
and the operator is in the process of performing workovers on the five
non-producers, and expects them to be back producing shortly.
Texas
The following properties are held in the name of the Company's wholly owned Texas subsidiary, Paladin Technology Corporation ("PTC").
In August of 1999 PTC acquired a 580 acre lease on the D.D. Heinen Ranch which included twelve non-producing wells. The lease was acquired for $3,400 and the issuance of 9,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock valued at 69.47 cents per share. This lease is located off Highway 97 in Atascosa County, Texas, approximately 7 miles East of Pleasanton, Texas. The wells on the lease were originally drilled to a depth of about 6,700 feet where they were completed and produced approximately 40 barrels of oil per day from the Buda formation. The wells were operated by Apache Corporation who was forced to sell the property when it encountered financial and other problems following a blowout on one of its leases in West Texas. Subsequent operators did not have the resources to maintain the lease and the wells were not kept in production and were subsequently stripped of all of their salvageable tubing, rods, pumps and other salable equipment. PTC has swabbed each of the wells and determined that oil is still present and can be economically produced upon re-equipping at least six of the wells. The Company believes that by first re-equipping the Heinen Well No. 7 it can be placed back in production and should produce approximately 12 barrels of oil per day. At this rate of production, the cost of re-equipping Heinen Well No. 7 should be recouped in approximately 18 months. The other wells on the lease have the same geological data and production capability and if the re-equipping of Heinen Well No 7 is deemed successful, the Company plans to proceed re-equipping additional wells. The Company believes that these wells provide an opportunity and have remaining undeveloped reserve potential. Horizontal wells have been successfully drilled in the vicinity of the Heinen lease and completed in the same Buda formation in which the wells on the Heinen lease were completed.
In November 1997 PTC acquired
100% of the working interest in the Dominguez thirteen and one-half acre mineral
lease in Atascosa County, Texas for 60,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock
at a deemed price of twenty-five cents per share, $5,000 cash and the assumption
of the approximate $2,000 cost for replacing the electrical line to the well.
The lease is located off Highway 173 approximately four miles West of
Jourdanton, Texas. The well was drilled in 1984 and produced from the Navarro
formation at a depth of approximately 3600 feet. Due to the economic conditions
and administrative problems various operators ceased producing the well several
times. The well was put back into production in early 1997 and was producing
approximately one to one and one half barrels of oil per day. This well is not
currently producing due to mechanical problems with the pump jack that PTC plans
to have corrected shortly.
In March 1999 the Company
purchased 1,046 acres of mineral leases in the Fairfield Oil Field in Bexar
County, Texas with 65 non-producing wells and a mobile oil production
unit. The
wells were drilled to depths of approximately 1,000 feet and produced from the
Olmos formation. Based on an engineering study of the Fairfield Oil Field these
leases still contain approximately 1,000,000 barrels of recoverable oil. The
wells will have to be re-equipped and modern production procedures applied
before any oil can be recovered.
Real Estate and Improvements
PTC owns approximately one-half
acre of land in Jourdanton, Texas. The half acre is comprised of seven
contiguous lots with the corner lot located at 1305 Jiffy Blvd. in Jourdanton.
The property includes a 2,500 square foot commercial metal building finished as
an office and storage building, with lavatories and air conditioning. The
building is located on the corner lot at the intersection of Jiffy Blvd and
Highway 97, the principal highway between Pleasanton, Texas and Jourdanton. The
property is approximately two miles from Pleasanton and was appraised in 1997
for $74,000. The remaining lots are currently used as a storage yard but could
be available for sale.
ITEM 4. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
Management
The following table sets forth the
Common Stock ownership of each person known by the Company to be the beneficial
owner of five percent or more of the Company's Common Stock, each Director
individually and all Officers and Directors of the Company as a group.
Name and
Address
of Owner |
Position or
Title |
Number of Shares and Nature of Beneficial Ownership | Percent of Common Stock | Options |
Class A Warrants |
% |
Joseph W. Petrov
5707 Indigo Houston, Texas 77096 |
President, Treasurer and a Member of the Board of Directors | 675,984 (1) |
23.43% |
50,770 |
23.85% | |
Stafford E. Andrews
6146 Sugar Hill Drive Houston, Texas 77057 |
Vice President, Secretary and a Member of the Board of Directors | 647,814 (2) |
22.45% |
50,770 |
22.93% | |
Pacific Energy Resources, Inc. (3)
Suite 300 3131 West Alabama Houston, Texas 77098 |
579,600 |
20.09% |
19.02% | |||
Sea Industries, Inc. (4)
Suite 300 3131 West Alabama Houston, Texas 77098 |
629,084 |
21.80% |
20.65% | |||
Tri Stellar, Inc. (5)
Suite 300 3131 West Alabama Houston, Texas 77098 |
178,850 |
6.19% |
45,250 |
7.36% | ||
J. Michael Curran III
11623 Briar Canyon Court Tomball, Texas 77375 |
Advisory Director | 103,200 |
3.58% |
3.38% | ||
Peter Whiteford
Suite 1404 5001 Woodway Houston, Texas 77056 |
Advisory Director | 58,900 |
2.04% |
1.93% | ||
(1) Includes shares held by Petrov Enterprises, Inc. a
corporation wholly owned by Mr. Petrov, and includes (a) a 9.5% interest in
Pacific Energy Resources, Inc.'s 579,600 shares of Common Stock, and those
shares represented by Petrov Enterprises, Inc.'s 8.91% interest in Valley
National Corporation which owns 81.08% of Pacific Energy Resources, Inc.; (b) a
22.19% interest in Fremont Industries Corporation's 52,300 shares of Common
Stock, including those shares represented by Fremont Industries Corporation's
15.49% ownership in Valley Financial Corporation; and (c) a 50% interest in Tri
Stellar, Inc.'s 178,850 shares of Common Stock. Also includes 500 shares of
Common Stock owned by Geraldine Petrov, Mr. Petrov's wife and 20,000 shares of
Common Stock owned by Mr. Petrov's adult son, Brian Petrov and his wife.
(2) Includes shares held by Sea Industries, Inc., a Texas corporation, owned 1% by Stafford E. Andrews and 16.5% each by his wife and five adult children, and includes the 629,084 shares of Common Stock owned by its wholly owned subsidiary, Sea Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation, including such subsidiary's (a) a 9.5% interest in Pacific Energy Resources, Inc.'s 579,600 shares of Common Stock, and those shares represented by Sea Industries, Inc.'s 8.91% interest in Valley National Corporation which owns 81.08% of Pacific Energy Resources, Inc.; (b) a 22.19% interest in Fremont Industries Corporation's 52,030 shares of Common Stock, including those shares represented by Fremont Industries Corporation's 15.49% ownership in Valley Financial Corporation; and (c) a 50% interest in Tri Stellar, Inc.'s 178,850 shares of Common Stock. Also includes 6,300 shares of Common Stock owned by Mark P. Andrews, an adult son of Stafford E. Andrews.
(3) Pacific Energy Resources, Inc. is owned 9.5% each by Joseph W. Petrov and Sea Industries, Inc. and their percentage ownership is reflected in the holdings shown for them in the table.
(4) Sea Industries is owned 1% by Stafford E. Andrews and 16.5% each by his wife and five adult children, and includes the 629,084 shares of Common Stock owned directly and indirectly by its wholly owned subsidiary, Sea Industries, Inc., a Nevada corporation, and his percentage ownership is reflected in the holdings shown for him in the table.
(5) Tri Stellar, Inc. is owned 50% each by Joseph W.
Petrov and Stafford E. Andrews and the holdings are also listed under their
names individually in the table
ITEM 5. DIRECTORS AND
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS AND CONTROL PERSONS
The following table identifies the
Directors and the Executive Officers of the Company:
Name | Age | Position |
Joseph W. Petrov | 72 | President, Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer and a Member of the Board of Directors |
Stafford E. Andrews | 72 | Vice President, Secretary and a Member of the Board of Directors |
J. Michael Curran III | 56 | Advisory Director |
Peter Whiteford | 69 | Advisory Director |
Name | Position | Compensation |
Joseph W. Petrov | President and Treasurer | -0- |
Stafford E. Andrews | Vice President and Secretary | -0- |
On August 25, 1997, the
Directors of the Company approved the acquisition of a producing royalty
interest valued at $100,000 from Pacific Energy Resources, Inc. in exchange for
150,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at a deemed price of forty cents
per share, the issuance of a promissory note for $35,000 and a reduction by
$5,000 of the amount owed by Pacific Energy Resources, Inc. to the Company for
money advanced to it. This royalty interest was subject to the same first lien
as the Glide-Williams Lease previously acquired by the Company and it was again
agreed that all payments made on the Company's $35,000 promissory note would be
first applied to such lien. See footnote (1). This royalty interest was later
included as a part of the consideration for the acquisition of the Claflin
lease, described below.
On September 24, 1997 the
Directors of the Company approved the acquisition of 1,200 acres of fee mineral
interest in Kern County, California, from Pacific Energy Resources, Inc. in
exchange for 150,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock at a deemed price of
forty cents per share. These fee mineral acres are located in the vicinity of
the Glide-Williams lease described above. See footnote (1).
On September 30, 1997 the
Directors of the Company approved the acquisition of a swabbing rig from
Overland Production and Exploration Company in exchange for 100,000 shares of
the Company's Common Stock at a deemed price of twenty-five cents per share.
On October 23, 1997 the
Directors of the Company approved the acquisition of 100% of the working
interest in the 306 acre W. R. Schroeder Lease in Atascosa County, Texas on
which a well had been continuously producing since 1978. This interest was
acquired for 62,500 shares (46,875 shares to Fremont Industries Corporation and
15,625 shares to Overland Production and Exploration Company) of the Company's
Common Stock valued at forty cents per share and the assumption of the $5,366.81
cost of reworking the existing well. The ownership of this property was held in
the name of the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Paladin Technology
Corporation. See footnote (2). In 1999 the well was deemed no longer
commercially productive and was conveyed back to the landowner in exchange for
the landowner's assumption of all plugging and abandonment obligations.
On November 12, 1997 the
Directors of the Company approved the acquisition of 100% of the working
interest in the Dominguez thirteen and one-half acre mineral lease in Atascosa
County, Texas for 60,000 shares (40,000 shares to Fremont Industries Corporation
and 20,000 shares to Overland Production and Exploration Company) of the
Company's Common Stock at a deemed price of twenty-five cents per share, $5,000
cash paid to Fremont Industries Corporation and the assumption of the
approximate $2,000 cost of replacing the electrical line to the well. Title to
this property is held in Paladin Technology Corporation, the Company's wholly
owned subsidiary. See footnote (2).
On November 30, 1998 the
Directors of the Company approved the acquisition of 95% of the working interest
in the Claflin lease in Kern County, California from Pacific Energy Resources,
Inc. in exchange for the Company's royalty interest under the lease operated by
Gotland Oil, Inc. (described above) and 44,000 shares of the Company's Common
Stock valued at fifty cents per share. The 80 acre Claflin lease included eight
shallow producing wells. See footnote (1).
All transactions with
affiliated parties have been and will be on terms no less favorable to the
Company than would be available from independent third parties. The Officers and
Directors of the Company have a fiduciary responsibility to the Company's
Shareholders in their dealing with and for the Company. All future loans from
the Company to it's Officers, Directors, Shareholders or affiliates of any of
them, will be approved by a majority of the independent and disinterested
Directors. Although the Company has no plans for future transactions with
affiliated parties, in the event that any should occur they will be made in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 121.6(a) of the Texas Securities Act.
(1) Pacific Energy Resources Inc. is owned 9.45% each by
Petrov Enterprises, Inc. and Sea Industries, Inc., a Nevada Corporation, and the
balance is owned by Valley Financial Corporation. Petrov Enterprises, Inc. is
wholly owned by Joseph W. Petrov. Sea Industries, a Nevada Corporation is wholly
owned by Sea Industries, Inc, a Texas Corporation. Sea Industries, Inc., a Texas
Corporation, is owned 1% by Stafford E. Andrews and 16.5% each by his wife and
five adult children. Valley Financial Corporation is owned 8.91% each by Petrov
Enterprises, Inc. and Sea Industries, Inc., a Nevada Corporation and 15.49% by
Fremont Industries Corporation. See footnote (2).
(2) Fremont Industries Corporation is owned 22.19% each
by Petrov Enterprises, Inc. and Sea Industries, Inc., a Nevada Corporation.
ITEM
8. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
COMMON STOCK
The
following is a summary of the material terms of the Company's capital stock as
set forth in its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws and is qualified in its
entirety by the provisions of the such Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws,
copies of which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
exhibits to this Form 10-SB.
The Company is authorized to issue
up to 75,.00,000 shares of Common Stock at a par value of one tenth of a cent (
$0.001) per share. As of the date of this Form 10-SB the Company had issued and
outstanding 2,885,124 shares of Common Stock. All outstanding shares of Common
Stock are legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable.
Voting Rights
Holders
of Common Stock of the Company are entitled to cast one vote for each share held
by them at all shareholder meetings (or by written consent in lieu thereof) for
all purposes. There is no provision for cumulative voting for the election of
Directors of the Company. Accordingly, the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of Common Stock present in person, or by proxy, will be able
to elect all of the Directors of the Company.
Dividends
There are no limitations or
restrictions upon the rights of the Board of Directors to declare dividends on
Common Stock out of any funds legally available therefor. Dividends, if
declared, are to be paid ratably to all holders of Common Stock. The Company has
not paid any dividends on shares of Common Stock and it is not anticipated that
any dividends will be paid in the foreseeable future. The Board of Directors may
follow a policy of retaining all or substantially all earnings to finance the
future growth of the Company. Accordingly, future dividends, if any, on shares
of Common Stock will depend upon, among other things, the Company's need for
cash to finance acquisitions, working capital and it's financial condition at
the time
Liquidation Rights
In
the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the
holders of the Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets
remaining after payment of all debts and liabilities of the Company.
Other Rights
Shares of
Common Stock have no conversion rights and carry no preemptive or other rights
to subscribe to or purchase additional shares of Common Stock. There are no
redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to shares of Common Stock.
Reports to Shareholders
If the
Company's obligation to file reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission
is suspended, the Company will no longer file such reports but it intends to
continue to furnish holders of the Common Stock with quarterly financial reports
containing un-audited financial statements and annual reports containing audited
financial statements.
Class A Warrants
As of the date of this Form 10-SB
the Company had issued and outstanding 60,234 Class A Warrants. The Class A
Warrants permit the owner thereof to purchase one share of the Company's Common
Stock at a price of $1.15 per share. The Class A Warrants expire one year from
the date of issue. The last issued Class A Warrant will expire thirty days
following February 2, 2001.
Class B Warrants
As of the
date of this Form 10-SB the Company had issued and outstanding 12,047 Class B
Warrants. The Class B Warrants were all issued to the Underwriter in connection
with the sale of the Company's Common Stock to residents of the State of Texas
pursuant to a Texas only offering. The Prospectus used for this offering was
filed with the Securities ands Exchange Commission as an exhibit to this Form
10-SB. Each Class B Warrant entitles the Underwriter to purchase one share of
the Company's Common Stock at a price of $1.07 per share until November 16, 2000
and at a price of $1.10 per share during the following year, after which they
expire.
PART II
ITEM 1. MARKET PRICE OF AND
DIVIDENDS ON THE REGISTRANT'S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED SHAREHOLDER
MATTERS
Market Information
At the present time there is no market for either the Company's Common Stock or Class A Warrants.
Holders
The Company believes that there
were approximately 88 holders of record of the Company's Common Stock as of
August 31, 2000.
Dividends
The Company has not paid any
dividends on shares of its Common Stock since inception. There are no
limitations or restrictions upon the rights of the Board of Directors to declare
dividends on Common Stock out of any funds legally available for such purpose.
Transfer Agent
The Company's transfer agent is
First National Trust Company, Inc., Suite C, 539 Capitol Hill Avenue, Reno,
Nevada 89502. The Transfer Agent's telephone number is (775) 333-2669.
ITEM
2. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
At the present time the Company is
not involved in any legal proceedings.
ITEM 3. CHANGES IN AND
DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS
None
ITEM 4. RECENT SALES OF
UNREGISTERED SECURITIES
The following table lists all
sales of unregistered securities made by the Company since March 1, 1998:
Date | Name | Shares | Consideration |
May 1, 1998 | Floyd Cannon | 800 | $ 800 | ||
May 1, 1998 | Jim E. Cannon | 800 | 800 | ||
June 30, 1998 | Gilbert Manire | 20,000 | 5,000 | ||
August 10, 1998 | Floyd Cannon | 1,600 | 800 | ||
August 10, 1998 | Jim E. Cannon | 1,600 | 800 | ||
September 23, 1998 | Floyd Cannon | 1,600 | 800 | ||
September 23, 1998 | Jim E. Cannon | 1,600 | 800 | ||
September 30, 1998 | Overland Oil Field Tool Rental, Inc. | 5,300 | 2,650 | ||
September 30, 1998 | Pacific Energy Resources, Inc. | 9,500 | 4,750 | ||
September 30, 1998 | Rudolph L. Marker | 2,600 | 1,300 | ||
December 2, 1998 | David Madruga | 3,200 | 1,600 | ||
December 22, 1998 | David Madruga | 2,800 | 700 | ||
December 22, 1998 | Luann R. Briscoe | 250 | 125 | ||
December 22, 1998 | Geraldine A. Petrov | 250 | 125 | ||
December 22, 1998 | Stafford E. Andrews | 1,000 | 500 | ||
December 22, 1998 | Joseph W. Petrov | 1,000 | 500 |
December 22, 1998 | Pacific Energy Resources, Inc. | 44,000 | Partial payment for Claflin lease |
December 30, 1998 | Floyd Cannon | 1,600 | 800 | ||
December 30, 1998 | Jim E. Cannon | 1,600 | 800 | ||
December 30, 1998 | David Madruga | 3,200 | 1,600 | ||
February 25, 1999 | David Madruga | 1,520 | 380 | ||
April 28, 1999 | David Madruga | 3,200 | 1,600 | ||
April 30, 1999 | Rudolph L. Marker | 1,200 | 600 | ||
April 30, 1999 | Overland Oil Field Tool Rental, Inc. | 4,500 | 2,250 | ||
July 21, 1999 | Floyd Cannon | 3,200 | 1,600 | ||
July 26, 1999 | David Madruga | 2,790 | 1,271 | ||
August 17, 1999 | Dan and Peggy Heinen | 9,500 | 6,600 | ||
August 17, 1999 | Floyd Cannon | 3,200 | 1,600 | ||
January 1, 2000 | Joseph W. Petrov | 1,000 | 250 | ||
January 1, 2000 | Stafford E. Andrews | 1,000 | 250 | ||
January 1, 2000 | Luann R. Briscoe | 250 | 100 | ||
January 1, 2000 | Geraldine A. Petrov | 250 | 100 | ||
January 1, 2000 | Linda Pepper Ross | 200 | 100 | ||
February 4, 2000 | William H. Dwyer III | 20,000 | 5,000 | ||
February 4, 2000 | Fremont Industries Corporation | 28,240 | 7,060 | ||
February 4, 2000 | Floyd Cannon | 1,435 | 359 | ||
February 4, 2000 | Tri Stellar, Inc. | 58,560 | 14,640 | ||
February 4, 2000 | Rudolph L. Marker | 1,800 | 900 | ||
February 18, 2000 | Mitchell Trybule | 4,000 | 1,000 | ||
February 18, 2000 | Nick Anader | 2,000 | 1,000 | ||
May 8, 2000 | Floyd Cannon | 3,200 | 1,600 | ||
June 30, 2000 | Fremont Industries Corporation | 5,300 | 1,325 | ||
June 30, 2000 | Stafford E. Andrews | 9,730 | 2,433 | ||
June 30, 2000 | Joseph W. Petrov | 18,800 | 4,700 | ||
June 30, 2000 | Rudolph L. Marker | 2,400 | 600 | ||
June 30, 2000 | Tri Stellar, Inc. | 29,790 | 7,447 |
(Unaudited)
E-6 Financial Statements as of June 30, 2000
(Unaudited)
Pursuant to the requirements of
Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
PALADIN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: September 22, 2000 By:
_________________________________
Joseph W. Petrov
President
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