COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD
10-Q, 1999-08-03
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                    FORM 10-Q

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

For the quarterly period ended            June 30, 1999
                               --------------------------------------

[   ]    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                    HM 11
 ................................................................................
         (Address of principal executive offices)                 (Zip Code)

                                 (441) 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 26, 1999 was 40,056,358.



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

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - Financial Statements

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


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                 June 30,          December 31,
                                                                                   1999                1998
                                                                               ------------        ------------
                                 ASSETS

Current assets:
<S>                                                                            <C>                 <C>
  Cash and cash equivalents                                                    $    955,666        $     52,480
  Accounts and interest receivable                                                   48,877              52,634
  Marketable securities                                                             356,163             828,839
  Prepaid expenses                                                                  229,296             314,280
                                                                               ------------        ------------
          Total current assets                                                    1,590,002           1,248,233
                                                                               ------------        ------------

Marketable securities                                                               400,000           1,300,000

Unproved oil, gas and mineral properties (full cost method)                       4,702,894           4,735,619

Other                                                                                27,161              27,198
                                                                               ------------        ------------
Total assets                                                                   $  6,720,057        $  7,311,050
                                                                               ============        ============

                   LIABILITIES, MINORITY INTERESTS AND
                          SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current liabilities:
  Accounts payable and accrued liabilities                                     $     53,800        $     67,299
                                                                               ------------        ------------

Minority interests                                                                        -                   -

Shareholders' equity:
  Common stock, par value $.12 per share:
  Authorized  - 250,000,000 shares
  Outstanding - 40,056,358 shares                                                 4,806,763           4,806,763
  Capital in excess of par value                                                 28,693,033          28,693,033
                                                                               ------------        ------------
                                                                                 33,499,796          33,499,796
  Deficit accumulated during development stage                                  (26,833,539)        (26,256,045)
                                                                               ------------        ------------
  Total shareholders' equity                                                      6,666,257           7,243,751
                                                                               ------------        ------------

Total liabilities, minority interests and shareholders' equity                 $  6,720,057        $  7,311,050
                                                                               ============        ============
</TABLE>


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

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - Financial Statements

                      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,
                                               1999               1998               1999                1998             1999
                                            ---------          ---------          ---------           ---------       ------------


<S>                                         <C>                <C>                <C>                 <C>             <C>
Interest and other income                   $  20,568          $  46,807          $  45,937           $  98,781       $  3,719,241
                                            ---------          ---------          ---------           ---------       ------------

Expenses:
  Legal fees and costs                         96,918            149,005            203,667             262,944         12,175,278
  Administrative expenses                     117,412            123,588            250,429             256,878          7,114,739
  Salaries                                     37,950             41,500             81,650              80,500          2,992,928
  Shareholder communications                   48,133             56,697             75,537              90,957          3,644,492
  Exploration costs                             8,832              5,480             12,148              12,961            795,808
  Lawsuit judgments                                 -                  -                  -                   -          1,941,916
  Minority interests                                -                  -                  -                   -           (632,974)
  Other                                             -                  -                  -                   -            364,865
  Contractual services                              -                  -                  -                   -          2,155,728
                                            ---------          ---------          ---------           ---------
                                              309,245            376,270            623,431             704,240         30,552,780
                                            ---------          ---------          ---------           ---------

Net loss                                    $(288,677)         $(329,463)         $(577,494)          $(605,459)
                                            ==========         ==========         ==========          ==========

Deficit accumulated during
  development stage                                                                                                   $(26,833,539)
                                                                                                                      ============
Average number of shares
  Outstanding (Basic & Diluted)            40,056,358         40,056,358         40,056,358          40,056,358
                                           ==========         ==========         ==========          ==========

Net loss per share (Basic & Diluted)         $(.01)             $(.01)             $(.01)              $(.02)
                                             ======             ======             ======              ======
</TABLE>




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

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1 - Financial Statements

                      CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
                           (Expressed in U.S. Dollars)
                                   (unaudited)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                      From inception
                                                                        Three months ended            (Jan. 31, 1953)
                                                                              June 30,                  to June 30,
                                                                       1999             1998               1999
                                                                   -----------       -----------       ------------
Operating activities:
<S>                                                                  <C>               <C>             <C>
Net loss                                                             $(577,494)        $(605,459)      $(26,833,539)
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                                               3,758           (12,912)           (48,876)
       Prepaid expenses                                                 84,984           (25,267)          (229,296)
       Current liabilities                                             (13,499)           89,790             53,800
       Other                                                                36            (1,241)           471,744
                                                                   -----------       -----------       ------------
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities                  (502,215)         (555,089)       (26,463,167)
                                                                   -----------       -----------       ------------

Investing activities:
  Additions to oil, gas, and mineral properties
    net of assets acquired for common stock                             32,725          (219,062)        (4,702,894)
  Reimbursement of lease rentals and other expenses                          -                 -          1,243,085
  Marketable securities (net)                                        1,372,676           986,249           (756,163)
  Purchase of fixed assets                                                   -                 -            (61,649)
                                                                   -----------       -----------       ------------
Net cash provided by investing activities                            1,405,401           767,187         (4,277,621)
                                                                   -----------       -----------       ------------

Financing activities:
  Cash proceeds from sale of
    common stock less expenses                                               -                 -         26,342,205
  Shares issued upon exercise of options                                     -                 -            884,249
  Sale of shares by subsidiary                                               -                 -            750,000
  Sale of subsidiary shares                                                  -                 -          3,720,000
                                                                   -----------       -----------       ------------
Net cash provided by financing activities                                    -                 -         31,696,454
                                                                   -----------       -----------       ------------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                              903,186           212,098            955,666
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                        52,480           316,333                  -
                                                                   -----------       -----------       ------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                         $   955,666       $   528,431       $    955,666
                                                                   ===========       ===========       ============
</TABLE>


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                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD.

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                                  June 30, 1999

ITEM 1   -    Financial Statements

         The  information  for the three month and six month  periods ended June
30, 1999 and 1998 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  59.25% owned  subsidiary,  Coastal
Petroleum Company ("Coastal Petroleum").

         Statements   included  in  Management's   Discussion  and  Analysis  of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations which are not historical in nature
are intended to be, and are hereby  identified as "forward  looking  statements"
for  purposes  of the  "Safe  Harbor"  Statement  under the  Private  Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Company cautions readers that forward looking
statements  are  subject to certain  risks and  uncertainties  that could  cause
actual results to differ  materially from those indicated in the forward looking
statements.  Among the risks and uncertainties are:

         1.  the uncertainty of any decision favorable to Coastal Petroleum
             in its litigation against the State of Florida;

         2.  the substantial cost of continuing the litigation;

         3.  the  uncertainty  of  obtaining  the  financing  which would be
             necessary to fund any  exploration  and  development permitted
             by the State of Florida

         The Company's  principal  assets are oil, gas, and mineral leases,  the
costs of which  total $4.7  million at June 30,  1999.  The Company has been and
continues  to be  involved  in several  legal  proceedings  against the State of
Florida  which  has  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, 1999, Coastal Caribbean had cash and marketable  securities
of approximately  $1.7 million.  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.


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                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD.

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

                                  June 30, 1999

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 $400,000 per year may be required
in connection with the Florida litigation.  The Company expects that the Florida
litigation  will  continue at least  through  1999,  although the State may take
actions that could  shorten or lengthen  that period.  The Company has suspended
its program to evaluate the Company's  leases  pending the outcome of the appeal
of the denial of its permit application to drill the St. George Island prospect.

         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 (St. George Island  prospect) in the water
near Apalachicola,  Florida. The State of Florida has resisted the issuance of a
drilling  permit.  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.       Obtain the necessary  funds to drill the well  (including  the
                  cost of the  recommended  surety),  which is estimated to cost
                  approximately $5.5 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 would be required to seek additional financing or
partners to fund these expenditures.

         The Company has  assessed its Year 2000  readiness  and it is currently
compliant.  The Year 2000 change should have no material impact on the Company's
internal operations or financial results. However, the Company will be dependent
on its  suppliers  and  potential  partners  to make  their  systems  Year  2000
compliant.  Due to the limited nature of the Company's current  operations,  the
Company does not expect that any inability of suppliers or potential partners to
be Year 2000 compliant would have a material impact on the Company.


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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, 1999 vs. June 30, 1998

         The Company incurred a loss of $289,000 for the 1999 quarter,  compared
to a loss of $329,000 for the comparable 1998 quarter.

         Interest income and other income  decreased 56% from $47,000 in 1998 to
$21,000 in 1999 because less funds were available for investment during the 1999
period and interest rates were lower.

     Legal  fees and  costs  decreased  35% to  $97,000  for the  1999  quarter,
compared to $149,000 in the 1998 quarter period. In the 1998 period, the Company
hadbeen  involved in various appeals and hearings in opposition to t issuance of
a drilling permit. During the 1999 period, the level of legal activity decreased
because  the Company  was  awaiting a decision  on the appeal of the St.  George
Island permit denial.

         Administrative  expenses  decreased  5% from  $124,000  during the 1998
period to $117,000 during the 1999 quarter.

     Salaries  decreased  9% during  the 1999  quarter to  $38,000  compared  to
$42,000 in the 1998 quarter because an employee resigned during the quarter. The
employee has not yet been replaced.

         Shareholder  communications  decreased  15%  from  $57,000  in  1998 to
$48,000 in 1999.  The  decrease  in expense  during  the period  results  from a
reduction in mailing costs to the Company's shareholders.

Six month period ended June 30, 1999 vs. June 30, 1998

         The Company  incurred a loss of $577,000 for the 1999 period,  compared
to a loss of $605,000 for the comparable 1998 period.

         Interest income and other income  decreased 54% from $99,000 in 1998 to
$46,000 in 1999 because less funds were available for investment during 1999 and
interest rates were lower.



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

         Legal fees and costs  decreased  23% to  $204,000  in the 1999  period,
compared to $263,000 in the 1998 period.  During the 1999 period,  the level of
expenditures decreased because the Company was awaiting a decision on the appeal
of its St. George Island permit denial.

         Administrative  expenses decreased 3% to $250,000 in 1999 from $257,000
in the 1998 period.

         Salaries  increased  1% to $82,000  during the 1999 period  compared to
$81,000 during the 1998 period.

         Shareholder  communications  decreased  17%  from  $91,000  in  1998 to
$76,000 in 1999.  The decrease in expense  during the 1999 period results from a
reduction in mailing costs to the Company's shareholders.

ITEM 3   -    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk

         The Company  does not have any  significant  exposure to market risk as
the only market risk  sensitive  instruments  are its  investments in marketable
securities.  At June  30,  1999,  the  carrying  value of such  investments  was
approximately  $1,630,000,  the fair value was $1,634,000 and the face value was
$1,650,000.  Since the Company expects to hold the investments to maturity,  the
maturity value should be realized.



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                     COASTAL CARIBBEAN OILS & MINERALS LTD.

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

                                  June 30, 1999

ITEM 4   -    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

         (a)  On  May  20,  1999,   the  Company  held  its  Annual  Meeting  of
Shareholders.

         (b) Directors  Benjamin W. Heath and Phillip W. Ware were reelected for
three year terms expiring at the 2002 Annual General Meeting. The results of the
votes cast by the Company's shareholders were as follows:

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

Benjamin W. Heath     28,856,331       188,376          2,781          123
Phillip W. Ware       28,859,164       185,543          2,786          118

         (c) The  firm  of  Ernst & Young  LLP  was  approved  as the  Company's
independent  auditors for the fiscal year ending  December 31, 1999. 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
   ---         -------     -------                ---       -------      -------

28,832,412     88,245      124,050               2,779         45          80

ITEM 5   -    Other Information

         In 1997,  the Company  filed 12  additional  applications  for drilling
permits.  The Company  objected to certain  requests for additional  data by the
State of Florida Department of Environmental  Protection ("DEP") and the Company
petitioned for a formal administrative  hearing to resolve the dispute which was
held during January 1999. On March 26, 1999, an administrative  law judge upheld
the DEP's requirements. The Company filed a Notice of Appeal on June 8, 1999.

         On May 12, 1999,  Florida's  First  District Court of Appeal heard oral
arguments on the Company's  appeal of the DEP's denial of a drilling  permit for
the St. George Island prospect. The court has not yet rendered a decision on the
appeal.



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ITEM 6   -    Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

         (a)      Exhibits

                  None.

         (b)      Reports on Form 8-K

                  None.


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                                   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 30, 1999                     By  /s/ James R. Joyce
                                             -----------------------------------
                                             James R. Joyce
                                             Treasurer and Chief Accounting and
                                             Financial Officer


<TABLE> <S> <C>


<ARTICLE>                                      5
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1
<CURRENCY>                                     U.S. DOLLARS

<S>                                            <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                  6-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              DEC-31-1999
<PERIOD-START>                                 JAN-01-1999
<PERIOD-END>                                   JUN-30-1999
<EXCHANGE-RATE>                                1
<CASH>                                         955,666
<SECURITIES>                                   356,163
<RECEIVABLES>                                  48,877
<ALLOWANCES>                                   0
<INVENTORY>                                    0
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                               1,590,002
<PP&E>                                         4,702,894
<DEPRECIATION>                                 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 6,720,057
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                          53,800
<BONDS>                                        0
                          0
                                    0
<COMMON>                                       4,806,763
<OTHER-SE>                                     1,859,494
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   6,720,057
<SALES>                                        0
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                               45,937
<CGS>                                          0
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                  623,431
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                               0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                               0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                             0
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                (577,494)
<INCOME-TAX>                                   0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                            (577,494)
<DISCONTINUED>                                 0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                0
<CHANGES>                                      0
<NET-INCOME>                                   (577,494)
<EPS-BASIC>                                  (0.01)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                  (0.01)



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