COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD
10-Q, 1996-07-16
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                                    FORM 10-Q
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

[X] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
    EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996
                               -----------------------

[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
    SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ________________ to____________________

                         Commission file number 1-4668

                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
 ...............................................................................
              Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

            BERMUDA                                         NONE
 ...............................................................................
(State or other jurisdiction of                     (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                      Identification No.)

Clarendon House, Church Street, Hamilton, Bermuda           NONE
 ...............................................................................
         (Address of principal executive offices)        (Zip Code)

                                  809-295-1422
 ...............................................................................
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

 ...............................................................................
              (Former name, former address and former fiscal year,
                          if changed since last report)

     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
l934  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.
                                             ---
                                              X  Yes       No
                                             ---

     The number of shares  outstanding  of the  issuer's  single class of common
stock as of July 15, 1996 was 40,046,358.



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                         PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


                         ITEM 1. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
                             (A Bermuda Corporation)
                           A Development Stage Company

                           CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
                           (Expressed in U.S. dollars)
                                   (unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             June 30,           December 31,

                                                                               1996                 1995
                                                                               -----                ----

                                ASSETS
<S>                                                                         <C>                 <C>   
Current assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                                                  $ 5,891,244         $    247,452
  Accounts and interest receivable                                                25,927                6,836
  U.S. government securities                                                     497,969                    -
  Prepaid insurance                                                              118,159              125,342
                                                                             -----------         ------------
          Total current assets                                                 6,533,299              379,630


Unproved oil, gas and mineral properties (full cost method)                    3,707,405            3,688,568
Other                                                                             25,386               59,708
                                                                             -----------        -------------
                                                                             $10,266,090         $  4,127,906
                                                                             ===========         ============

                 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                 $      93,397       $       71,212
                                                                           -------------       --------------

Minority interests                                                                       -
                                                                                                            -

Shareholders' equity:
  Common stock, par value 12(cent) per share:
  Authorized  - 100,000,000 shares
  Outstanding - 40,046, 358 and 33,363,632 shares, respectively                4,805,563            4,003,636
  Capital in excess of par value                                              28,203,970           22,395,084
                                                                              ----------          -----------
                                                                              33,009,533           26,398,720
  Deficit accumulated during development stage                               (22,836,840)         (22,342,026)
                                                                             ------------         ------------
                                                                              10,172,693            4,056,694
                                                                              ----------        -------------
                                                                             $10,266,090        $   4,127,906
                                                                             ===========        =============
</TABLE>


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                         PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                          ITEM 1 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
                             (A Bermuda Corporation)
                           A Development Stage Company

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
                           (Expressed in U.S. dollars)
                                   (unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                   From inception
                                                   Three months ended               Six months ended               (Jan. 31, 1953)
                                                   ------------------               ----------------                              
                                                        June 30,                        June 30,                     to June 30,
                                                        --------                        --------                     -----------
                                                 1996               1995             1996              1995             1996
                                                 ----               ----             ----              ----             ----


<S>                                             <C>              <C>               <C>                <C>             <C>   

Interest and other income                       $34,344          $   4,190         $ 35,192           $  8,692        $3,069,480
                                                -------          ---------           -------           --------       ----------

Expenses:
  Legal fees and costs                          121,741             85,365          221,509            163,146         9,013,802
  Administrative expenses                        81,413             80,230          166,004            182,134         5,748,937
  Salaries                                       36,167             36,167           75,667             70,667         2,519,278
  Shareholder communications                     47,604             49,547           61,175             70,334         3,216,014
  Exploration costs                               5,628                681            5,651                681           678,754
  Lawsuit judgments                                   -                  -                -                  -         1,941,916
  Minority interests                                  -                  -                -                  -          (632,974)
  Other                                               -                  -                -                  -           364,865
  Contractual services                                  -                -                -                  -         2,155,728
                                           --------------     ---------------       -------           --------        ----------
                                                292,553            251,990          530,006            486,962        25,006,320
                                               --------          ---------          -------           --------        ----------

Net loss                                      $(258,209)         $(247,800)       $(494,814)         $(478,270)
                                              ==========         ==========       ==========         ==========

Deficit accumulated during
  development stage                                                                                                  $22,836,840

Average number of shares
  outstanding                                36,709,995         33,363,632       35,275,839         33,363,632
                                             ==========         ==========       ==========         ==========

Net loss per share                             $(.01)             $(.01)          $(.01)             $(.01)
                                               ======             ======          ======             ======
</TABLE>








<PAGE>

                         PART 1 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                         ITEM 1. - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
                             (A Bermuda Corporation)
                           A Development Stage Company
                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                           (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
                                   (unaudited)

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  From inception
                                                                  Six months ended                (Jan. 31, 1953)
                                                                       June 30,                     to June 30,

                                                             1996                 1995                 1996
                                                             -----                -----                ----
<S>                                                          <C>                  <C>               <C>    
Operating activities:
Net loss                                                     $(494,814)           $(478,270)        $(22,836,840)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss
  to net cash used for operating activities:
    Minority interest                                                -                    -             (632,974)
    Exploration and other                                            -                    -              755,974
    Net change in:
       Accounts receivable                                     (19,090)               4,125              (25,927)
       U.S. Government securities                             (497,969)                   -             (497,969)
       Prepaid insurance                                         7,183                7,708             (118,159)
       Current liabilities                                      22,185                 (119)              93,397
       Other                                                    34,321                    -              473,519
                                                           -----------      ---------------        -------------
Net cash used for operating activities                        (948,184)            (466,556)         (22,788,979
                                                           -----------           ----------         -----------

Investing activities:
  Additions to oil, gas, and mineral
    properties net of assets acquired
    for common stock                                           (18,837)                   -           (3,707,405)
  Reimbursement of lease rentals and
    other expenses                                                   -                    -            1,243,086
  Purchase of fixed assets                                           -                    -              (61,649)
                                                           ------------    ----------------        --------------
Net cash used for investing activities                         (18,837)                   -           (2,525,968)
                                                           -----------    ----------------          ------------

Financing activities:
  Cash proceeds from sale of
    common stock less expenses                               6,357,313                    -           26,343,192
  Shares issued upon exercise of
    options                                                     13,500                    -              872,999
  Sale of shares by subsidiary                                       -                    -              750,000
  Sale of subsidiary shares                                    240,000              360,000            3,240,000
                                                            ----------          -----------          -----------
Net cash provided by
  financing activities                                       6,610,813              360,000           31,206,191
                                                             ---------          -----------           ----------
Net increase (decrease) in cash
  and cash equivalents                                       5,643,792             (106,556)           5,891,244
Cash and cash equivalents at
  beginning of period                                          247,452              553,236                     -
                                                            ----------           ----------     -----------------
Cash and cash equivalents at
  end of period                                             $5,891,244           $  446,680           $5,891,244
                                                            ==========           ==========           ==========
</TABLE>


<PAGE>



                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION


                          ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD.

                                  June 30, 1996

ITEM 1   -    Financial Statements

     The information for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 1996 and
1995 is unaudited,  but includes all adjustments  which Coastal Caribbean Oils &
Minerals,  Ltd. (the "Company")  considers necessary for a fair statement of the
results of operations for those periods.  The consolidated  financial statements
include  the  Company's  63.4%  owned  subsidiary,   Coastal  Petroleum  Company
("Coastal Petroleum").

     The Company's principal assets are oil, gas, and mineral leases which total
$3,707,405  at June 30, 1996.  The Company has been and continues to be involved
in several  proceedings  which have  limited the  Company's  ability to commence
development  activities  on its  unproved  oil  and  gas  properties  or  obtain
compensation  for certain  property  rights it believes  have been  confiscated.
These  consolidated  financial  statements  do not  include any  adjustments  to
reflect the possible future effects on the  recoverability and classification of
assets or amounts and  classification  of  liabilities  that may result from the
outcome of this uncertainty.

ITEM 2   -    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
              Results of Operation

Liquidity and Capital Resources

                              Short Term Liquidity

     At June 30, 1996,  Coastal  Caribbean had working capital of  approximately
$6,300,000.  These funds are expected to be used for general corporate purposes,
including exploration and development and to continue the litigation against the
State of Florida.

     On May 29, 1996, the Company  concluded its offering of  approximately  6.7
million  shares  to its  shareholders  at $1.00  per  share.  The  offering  was
oversubscribed  and the proceeds to the Company were  approximately $6.4 million
after the expenses of the offering.



<PAGE>


                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                          ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD.

                                  June 30, 1996

ITEM 2   -    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
              Results of Operation (Cont'd)

                               Long Term Liquidity

     The Company  estimates that as much as $1,200,000 over a three-year  period
may be required in connection with the Florida  litigation.  The Company expects
that the Florida  litigation  could  continue for at least the next three years,
although the State may take actions that could  shorten or lengthen that period.
The Company is  planning a program to evaluate  the  Company's  leases  which is
estimated to cost  approximately $2 million and is subject to the outcome of the
Florida litigation.

     The  Company's  oil  and  gas   properties   are  currently   unproved  and
undeveloped.  The Company  has  applied for a drilling  permit from the State of
Florida to drill an exploratory  well in the water near  Apalachicola,  Florida.
The State of Florida  has denied the  Company's  application.  If the Company is
successful in obtaining a state drilling  permit,  then the Company must also do
the following:

     1. Obtain a federal drilling permit.

     2. Finance  drilling of the well, which is estimated to cost between $10-15
        million.

     3. Begin  drilling the well within one year of the date the state permit is
        issued.

     The  Company  does not  currently  have  assets  sufficient  to fund  these
expenditures  to drill the  exploration  well, if a permit were granted.  If oil
and/or gas is discovered in commercial  quantities,  a production  program would
require  additional  permitting  and  construction  of  production,  storage and
delivery  systems.  The  Company  may seek  additional  financing  to fund these
development expenditures.

<PAGE>


                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                          ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD.

                                  June 30, 1996

ITEM 2   -    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
              Results of Operation (Cont'd)

Results of Operations

Three month period ended June 30, 1996 vs. June 30, 1995

     The  Company  incurred a loss of $258,209  for the second  quarter of 1996,
compared to a loss of $247,800 for the 1995 quarter.

     Interest  income and other income  increased from $4,190 in 1995 to $34,344
in 1996 due to the  funds  available  for  investment  from the May 1996  rights
offering to shareholders.

     Legal fees and costs  increased 43 % to $121,741 for the second  quarter of
1996, compared to $85,365 in the prior period.  These costs increased due to (1)
the various appeals filed in connection  with the State of Florida's  opposition
to the issuance of a drilling  permit and (2) the May 6, 1996 trial to determine
whether there has been a taking of the Company's royalty interests.

     Exploration  costs  increased  from $681 to $5,628 in  connection  with the
Company's program to upgrade its unproved oil and gas properties.

Six month period ended June 30, 1996 vs. June 30, 1995

     The  Company  incurred a loss of $494,814  for the second  quarter of 1996,
compared to a loss of $478,270 for the 1995 quarter.

     Interest  income and other income  increased from $8,692 in 1995 to $35,192
in 1996 due to the  funds  available  for  investment  from the May 1996  rights
offering to shareholders.



<PAGE>


                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                          ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD.

                                  June 30, 1996

ITEM 2   -    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
              Results of Operation (Cont'd)

Results of Operations

     Legal fees and costs  increased  36% to $221,509 for the second  quarter of
1996, compared to $163,146 in the prior period. These costs increased due to (1)
the various appeals filed in connection  with the State of Florida's  opposition
to the issuance of a drilling  permit and (2) the May 6, 1996 trial to determine
whether there has been a taking of the Company's royalty interests.

     Administrative  expenses  decreased  9% to  $166,004  for the  1996  period
compared to $182,134 for the 1995 period.  The decrease is attributable to lower
administrative,  accounting  and travel  expenses  incurred  during the  current
period.

     Salary  expense  increased 7% to $75,667 from $70,667 due to an increase in
compensation levels.

     Shareholder  communications  decreased  13% to $61,175 in 1996 from $70,334
during the 1995 period.  The decrease in costs is attributable to cost reduction
measures  including  the savings from  utilizing  the recent  prospectus  as the
Company's 1995 annual report.

     Exploration  costs increased from $681 to $5,651 in 1996 in connection with
the Company's program to upgrade its unproved oil and gas properties.


<PAGE>


                         PART II - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD.

                                  June 30, 1996

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings.

     On May 10, 1996,  Florida's  First  District Court of Appeal (the "Court of
Appeal") denied the State of Florida's  motion for rehearing,  rehearing en banc
or  certification  to the  Florida  Supreme  Court with  respect to the Court of
Appeal's April 8, 1996 decision.  On that date, the Court had overturned a state
order that  required a $1.9  surety bond as a  condition  for the  issuance of a
drilling permit to Coastal Petroleum Company, a majority owned subsidiary.

     On June 7,  1996,  the  State of  Florida  filed a brief  with the  Florida
Supreme Court  claiming that the Court had  jurisdiction  to review the Court of
Appeal  decision.  On June 27, the Company  filed its brief in opposition to the
State's  claim of  jurisdiction.  The  Company  does not know  when the  Florida
Supreme Court will decide whether it will review this case.

     On June 7,  1996,  the  Company  and the  State of  Florida  filed  closing
arguments  in the  royalty  interest  taking  case.  The  Company is  awaiting a
decision on the legal issue of whether there has been a "taking" by the State of
Coastal Petroleum's royalty interest acreage property.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

     (a) On June 17, 1996, the Company held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

     (b) Directors Charles T. Collis, Benjamin W. Heath, John D. Monroe, C. Dean
Reasoner and Phillip W. Ware Were reelected for the ensuing year. The results of
the votes cast by the Company's shareholders were as follows:

                     Number of Shares Voted      Number of Shareholders Voting
Nominee                  For        Withheld           For         Withheld

Charles T. Collis    25,984,684      284,129          2,993           147
Benjamin W. Heath    25,974,309      294,504          2,998           152
John D. Monroe       25,969,522      299,291          2,991           149
C. Dean Reasoner     25,975,201      293,612          2,993           147
Phillip W. Ware      25,977,584      291,229          2,999           141



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                         PART II - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD.

                                  June 30, 1996

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (Cont'd).

     (c) The firm of Ernst & Young LLP was approved as the independent  auditors
for the fiscal year ending  December 31, 1996.  The results of the votes cast by
the Company's shareholders were as follows:

     Number of Shares Voted                    Number of Shareholders Voting
   For        Against     Abstain              For      Against       Abstain

26,027,182    108,481     133,150             2,975        48            117

Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

         (a) On April 8, 1996,  the Company filed a Report on Form 8-K to report
that on April 4, 1996,  Florida's  First District  Court of Appeal  overturned a
State of Florida order that  required a $1.9 billion  surety bond as a condition
for  the  issuance  of  a  drilling  permit  to  Coastal  Petroleum  Company,  a
majority-owned subsidiary.

         (b) On May 14, 1996,  the Company  filed a Report on Form 8-K to report
that  Florida's  First  District  Court of Appeal  denied the State of Florida's
motion for rehearing,  rehearing en banc or certification to the Florida Supreme
Court with  respect to the April 4, 1996  decision of Florida's  First  District
Court of Appeal.

         (c) On June 3, 1996,  the Company  filed a Report on Form 8-K to report
that on May 31,  1996,  the Company  announced  that the  offering of  6,672,726
shares of its common stock at $1.00 per share was oversubscribed.



<PAGE>

                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.




                                    COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS, LTD.
                                                Registrant




Date:  July 16,1996                 By  /s/ James R. Joyce
                                        James R. Joyce
                                        Treasurer and Chief Accounting and
                                        Financial Officer

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