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EX-32.1 - STELLAR RESOURCES 10K, CERTIFICATION 906, CEO - STELLAR RESOURCES LTD | stellarexh32_1.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
x |
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended July 31, 2009
or
o | 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 0-51400
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as it appear in its charter)
NEVADA |
98-0373867 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
375 N. Stephanie Street, Suite 1411
Henderson, Nevada 89014-8909
Registrant’s telephone number including area code: (702) 574-4614(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock (0.001 par value) | OTCBB |
Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. o Yes x No
Indicate by a check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. o Yes x No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to submit and post such files). x Yes o No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment
to this Form 10-K. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. | ||||
Large accelerated filer |
o |
Accelerated filer |
o | |
Non-accelerated filer | o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | Smaller reporting company | x |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). x Yes o No
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter. As
of October 29, 2009 there were 31,060,650 issued and outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE - None
1
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
From time to time, our management or persons acting on our behalf make forward-looking statements to inform existing and potential security holders about our company. These statements may include projections and estimates concerning the timing and success of specific projects and our future backlog, revenues, income and capital spending.
Forward-looking statements are generally accompanied by words such as “estimate,” “project,” “predict,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “seek,” “will,” “should,” “goal” or other words that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are first made, which in the case
of forward-looking statements made in this report is the date of this report. Sometimes we will specifically describe a statement as being a forward-looking statement and refer to this cautionary statement. In addition, various statements that this Annual Report on Form 10-K contains, including those that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements. Those forward-looking statements appear in Item 1—“Business”
and Item 3—“Legal Proceedings” in Part I of this report; in Item 5—“Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities,” Item 7—“Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” Item 7A—“Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements we have included in Item 8 of Part
II of this report; and elsewhere in this report. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. We disclaim any obligation to update these statements, and we caution you not to rely on them unduly. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and assumptions about future events. While our management considers these expectations and assumptions to be reasonable, they are inherently subject to significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory
and other risks, contingencies and uncertainties, most of which are difficult to predict and many of which are beyond our control. These risks, contingencies and uncertainties relate to, among other matters, the following:
• general economic and business conditions and industry trends;
• risks associated with the current global crisis and its impact on capital markets and liquidity;
• the continued strength of the drilling services or production services in the geographic areas where we operate;
• levels and volatility of mineral prices;
• the highly competitive nature of our business;
• the success or failure of our acquisition strategy, including our ability to finance acquisitions and manage growth;
• our future financial performance, including availability, terms and deployment of capital;
• the continued availability of qualified personnel; and
• changes in, or our failure or inability to comply with, governmental regulations, including those relating to the environment.
We believe the items we have outlined above are important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed in a forward-looking statement contained in this report or elsewhere. We have discussed many of these factors in more detail elsewhere in this report. These factors are not necessarily all 1 the
important factors that could affect us. Unpredictable or unknown factors we have not discussed in this report could also have material adverse effects on actual results of matters that are the subject of our forward-looking statements.
We do not intend to update our description of important factors each time a potential important factor arises, except as required by applicable securities laws and regulations. We advise our security holders that they should (1) be aware that important factors not referred to above could affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and (2) use caution and common
sense when considering our forward-looking statements. Also, please read the risk factors set forth in Item 1A—“Risk Factors.”
The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 9, 1999 and is in the exploration stage of its resource property activities. Effective January 6, 2003, the Company changed its name from V.I.P.C. Com to Stellar Resources Ltd (the “Company”). The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will
continue as a going concern. This contemplates that assets will be realized and liabilities and commitments satisfied in the normal course of business.
On October 20, 2006, the Board of Directors authorized a 1 for 6 forward stock-split on the issued and outstanding common shares. The authorized number of common shares remains at 200,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001. All references in the accompanying financial statements to the number of common
shares have been restated to retroactively reflect the forward stock split.
On October 3, 2006, under a restricted stock award agreement, the Company issued 6,000,000 post-split shares of restricted common stock with a fair value of $750,000 to the Company’s President.
On October 3, 2006, pursuant to two separate share-for-debt agreements, the Company issued 1,230,876 post-split common shares in settlement of notes payable amounting to $89,006 and accrued interest of $13,567.
On December 19, 2008, the Company issued 801,294 common shares at $0.01 for aggregate proceeds of $8,103.
On March 9, 2009 the Company issued 1,619,160 common shares at $0.02 for aggregate proceeds of $32,293.
RESOURCE PROPERTIES
Fort St. John Region, British Columbia
By an agreement dated June 28, 2002 with Diamant Resources Ltd., (a company with a former director in common) the Company acquired an option to acquire a 50% interest in certain mineral claims located in the Fort St. John region of British Columbia Canada. In order to earn a 50% interest, the Company was required to pay
$3,298 (Cdn.$5,000) by June 30, 2002, $3,619 (Cdn$5,000) by June 30, 2003 and must incur certain other property expenditures. The Company decided not to pursue this property and abandoned it during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2008. All costs associated with this property have been fully impared.
Chunya mining district of Mbeya Tanzania
On September 9, 2008, the Company entered into a Farm-In Agreement with Canafra Mineral Exploration Corp., a Canadian private company, and Two Drums G & C Company Limited, a Tanzanian private company, (jointly “Canafra”), whereby the Company has the right to acquire a 50% net profit interest in the subject mineral property in Tanzania. The property consists
of three Mining and Prospecting Licenses and the Granted Mining and Prospecting Concessions comprising approximately 26 square kilometers, in the Chunya mining district of Mbeya Tanzania. The operator of the property will be Canafra.
The funding provisions are subject to the Company receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses for the subject property, which to date have not yet been received.
In order to acquire its full interest in the property the Company will advance to the operator $1,100,000 to fund exploration expenditures and provide working capital in phased payments and also issue 4,000,000 restricted common shares to the operator in stages as described below. The Company will earn its interest at a vested rate of 10% based on its funding efforts
until fully funded.
Common |
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Cash |
Stock to be |
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Consideration |
Issued |
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Phase I – Conditional upon receipt of Mining and |
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Prospecting Licenses |
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Within 30 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
$ | 60,000 | - | |||||
Within 60 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
Within 90 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
Within 120 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
Within 150 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
380,000 | - | |||||||
Phase II – Within 90 days of completion of Phase I |
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including geological work to be done by Canafra |
380,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
Phase III – Within 90 days of completion of Phase II or |
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within a mutually agreed timeframe, including |
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further geological work done by Canafra |
340,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
$ | 1,100,000 | 4,000,000 |
The Company awaits formal licensing documentation from Canafra showing that the Mining and Prospecting Licenses with the geographic coordinates are 100% owned by Canafra. The delay is as a result of Canafra experiencing certain setbacks, due to the current economic conditions, and there can be no assurances that we will be able
to obtain sufficient funding in order to complete our obligations under the agreement.
Texada Island British Columbia, Earn In Agreement
On June 15, 2009, the Company entered into a proposed Earn In Agreement with Zyrox Mining Company Ltd. (“Zyrox”), to further explore and develop Zyrox’s mineral tenures located on Texada Island, British Columbia.
Under the terms of the earn in Arrangement, Zyrox agreed to make available to the Company its 250 ton per day processing plant, historical exploration data, its bulk test permit to extract 10,000 tons, reclamation bond and intellectual property pertaining to the mineral tenures which comprise 104 mining claims totaling 3846 hectares. Zyrox also granted the Company the exclusive right to acquire
a 70% working interest in the property on or before June 15, 2010.
In order to acquire its 70% interest in the property the Company must provide $1,000,000 working capital in order to commission the production facility and commence bulk testing, explore and bulk test Zyrox’s portfolio of mining assets and commission a geological report that is 43-101 compliant.The Company has also agreed to pay Cdn$ 4,000 per month for the use of the processing plant during the
life of the agreement.
As of July 31, 2009 the Company has incurred property investigation costs amounting to US$14,270 (2008 - $nil) in relation to this agreement.
To date, the Company has not generated any revenues from operations and had a working capital deficit of $212,888 and an accumulated deficit of $1,190,833 at July 31, 2009. The Company’s continuance of operations is contingent on raising additional working capital, and on the future development of its potential resource property interests. Accordingly, these factors raise substantial
doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company is currently negotiating with several parties to provide equity financing sufficient to finance additional exploration work and provide working capital for the next twelve months. Although there is no assurance that management’s plans will be realized, management believes that the Company will be able to continue operations in the future.
The information set forth in this Item 1A should be read in conjunction with the rest of the information included in this report, including “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 the historical financial statements and related notes this report contains. While we attempt to identify, manage and mitigate risks and uncertainties
associated with our business to the extent practical under the circumstances, some level of risk and uncertainty will always be present. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently believe are immaterial also may negatively impact our business, financial condition or operating results.
Our acquisition strategy exposes us to various risks, including those relating to difficulties in identifying suitable acquisition opportunities and integrating businesses, assets and/or personnel, as well as difficulties in obtaining financing for our targeted acquisitions and the potential for increased leverage or debt service requirements
A key component of our business strategy is that, we have pursued and intend to continue to pursue acquisitions of complementary assets and businesses.
Our acquisition strategy in general and our recent acquisitions in particular, involve numerous inherent risks, including:
• unanticipated costs and assumption of liabilities and exposure to unforeseen liabilities of acquired businesses, including environmental liabilities;
• difficulties in integrating the operations and assets of the acquired business and the acquired personnel;
• limitations on our ability to properly assess and maintain an effective internal control environment over an acquired business in order to comply with applicable periodic reporting requirements;
• potential losses of key employees and customers of the acquired businesses;
• risks of entering markets in which we have limited prior experience; and
• increases in our expenses and working capital requirements. The process of integrating an acquired business may involve unforeseen costs and delays or other operational, technical and financial difficulties that may require a disproportionate amount of management attention and financial and other resources. Possible future acquisitions
may be for purchase prices significantly higher than those we paid for previous acquisitions. Our failure to achieve consolidation savings, to incorporate the acquired businesses and assets into our existing operations successfully or to minimize any unforeseen operational difficulties could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.
In addition, we may not have sufficient capital resources to complete additional acquisitions. Historically, we have funded the growth of our rig fleet through a combination of debt and equity financing. We may incur substantial additional indebtedness to finance future acquisitions and also may issue equity securities or convertible securities
in connection with such acquisitions. Debt service requirements could represent a significant burden on our results of operations and financial condition and the issuance of additional equity or convertible securities could be dilutive to our existing shareholders. Furthermore, we may not be able to obtain additional financing on satisfactory terms.
Even if we have access to the necessary capital, we may be unable to continue to identify additional suitable acquisition opportunities, negotiate acceptable terms or successfully acquire identified targets.
Not applicable.
Fort St. John Region, British Columbia
By an agreement dated June 28, 2002 with Diamant Resources Ltd., (a company with a former director in common) the Company acquired an option to acquire a 50% interest in certain mineral claims located in the Fort St. John region of British Columbia Canada. In order to earn a 50% interest, the Company was required to pay
$3,298 (Cdn$5,000) by June 30, 2002, $3,619 (Cdn$5,000) by June 30, 2003 and must incur certain other property expenditures. As of July 31, 2007, the Company decided not to pursue this property and has abandoned it during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2008. All costs associated with this property have been fully impared.
Chunya Mining District of Mbeya, Tanzania
On September 9, 2008, the Company entered into a Farm-In Agreement with Canafra Mineral Exploration Corp., a Canadian private company, and Two Drums G & C Company Limited, a Tanzanian private company, (jointly “Canafra”), whereby the Company has the right to acquire a 50% net profit interest in the subject mineral property
in Tanzania. The property consists of three Mining and Prospecting Licenses and the Granted Mining and Prospecting Concessions comprising approximately 26 square kilometers, in the Chunya mining district of Mbeya Tanzania. The operator of the property will be Canafra.
The funding provisions are subject to the Company receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses for the subject property, which to date have not yet been received.
In order to acquire its full interest in the subject property the Company will advance to the operator $1,100,000 to fund exploration expenditures and provide working capital in phased payments and also issue 4,000,000 restricted common shares to the operator in stages as described below. The Company will earn its interest at a vested rate
of 10% based on its funding efforts until fully funded.
Common |
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Cash |
Stock to be |
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Consideration |
Issued |
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Phase I – Conditional upon receipt of Mining and |
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Prospecting Licenses |
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Within 30 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
$ | 60,000 | - | |||||
Within 60 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
Within 90 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
Within 120 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
Within 150 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
380,000 | - | |||||||
Phase II – Within 90 days of completion of Phase I |
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including geological work to be done by Canafra |
380,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
Phase III – Within 90 days of completion of Phase II or |
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within a mutually agreed timeframe, including |
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further geological work done by Canafra |
340,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
$ | 1,100,000 | 4,000,000 |
The Company awaits formal licensing documentation from Canafra showing that the Mining and Prospecting Licenses with the geographic coordinates are 100% owned by Canafra. The delay is as a result of Canafra experiencing certain setbacks, due to the general economic and business industry trends and current economic conditions,
there can be no assurances that we will be able to obtain sufficient funding in order to complete our obligations under the agreement.
Texada Island British Columbia, Earn In Agreement
On June 15, 2009, the Company entered into an Earn In Agreement with Zyrox Mining Company Ltd. (“Zyrox”), to further explore and develop Zyrox’s mineral tenures located on Texada Island, British Columbia.
Under the terms of the earn in Arrangement, Zyrox agreed to make available to the Company its 250 ton per day processing plant, historical exploration data, its bulk test permit to extract 10,000 tons, reclamation bond and intellectual property pertaining to the mineral tenures which comprise 104 mining claims totaling 3846 hectares. Zyrox also granted the
Company the exclusive right to acquire a 70% working interest in the property on or before June 15, 2010.
In order to acquire its 70% interest in the property the Company must provide $1,000,000 working capital in order to commission the production facility and commence bulk testing, explore and bulk test Zyrox’s portfolio of mining assets and commission a geological report that is 43-101 compliant.The Company has also agreed to pay Cdn$4,000 per month for the use
of the processing plant during the life of the agreement. Within 30 days of receipt of a third party evaluation of the mineral interests and pilot plant, the Company will negotiate the definitive terms to acquire a 70% working interest in the property. To date this has not been completed.
We are not currently a party to any pending legal proceeding or litigation and the Claim Groups were not the subject of any pending legal proceeding. Further, our officers and directors know of no legal proceedings against us, or our property contemplated by any governmental authority.
There were no matters submitted to a vote of shareholders by the Company during this Fiscal Year.
Item 5. Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and Business Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Our common equity is registered under the Over the Counter Bulletin Board (“OTCBB Symbol “SRRL”). We have no common equity which is subject to outstanding purchase options or warrants, or securities convertible into common equity.
The following table sets forth the periods indicated the range of high and low closing bid quotations per share as reported by the over-the-counter market for the past two (2) years. These quotations represent inter-dealer prices, without retail markups, markdowns or commissions and may not necessarily represent actual transactions.
Year – 2009 |
High |
Low |
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First Quarter |
$ | 0.036 | $ | 0.010 | ||||
Second Quarter |
$ | 0.025 | $ | 0.004 | ||||
Third Quarter |
$ | 0.080 | $ | 0.020 | ||||
Fourth Quarter |
$ | 0.215 | $ | 0.050 |
Year – 2008 |
High |
Low |
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First Quarter |
$ | 0.14 | $ | 0.07 | ||||
Second Quarter |
$ | 0.08 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
Third Quarter |
$ | 0.12 | $ | 0.06 | ||||
Fourth Quarter |
$ | 0.36 | $ | 0.06 |
As of July 31, 2009, the closing price of our common stock as reported on the OTCBB was $0.07 and there were 31,060,650 shares of our common equity outstanding, held by 34 shareholders of record. Of our common stock outstanding, 7,361,200 shares are held in brokerage accounts, and therefore we are unable to give an accurate statement as to the number of shareholders.
Rule 144 Shares
Under Rule 144, as currently in effect, a person who has beneficially owned shares of a company’s common stock for at least one year is entitled to sell within any three month period a number of shares that does not exceed the greater of:
1. |
1% of the number of shares of the company’s common stock then outstanding, which in our case equals approximately 286,402 shares as of the date of this filing; or |
2. |
the average weekly trading volume of the company’s common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to the sale. |
Sales under Rule 144 are also subject to manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.
Under Rule 144 (k), a person who is not one of the Company’s affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale, and who has beneficially owned the shares proposed to be sold for at least two (2) years, is entitled to sell their shares without complying with the manner of sale, public information, volume limitation
or notice provisions of Rule 144.
As of the date of this filing, persons who are affiliates hold 7,327,254 of the 31,060,650 common shares that may be sold pursuant to Rule 144.
Dividends
We have not paid any dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. If any earnings are realized, we intend to finance the growth of our business. We cannot assure you that we will ever pay cash dividends. Whether we pay any cash dividends in the
future will depend on the financial condition, results of operations and other factors that the Board of Directors (“Board”) will consider at that time.
Recent Sale of Unregistered Security
We have had no sale of unregistered security during the year ended July 31, 2009.
Repurchase of Securities
We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during the year ended July 31, 2009.
The following information derives from our audited financial statements. You should review this information in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in Item 7 of this report and the historical financial statements and related notes this report
contains.
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009 AND 2008
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
BALANCE SHEETS
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Stellar Resources Ltd.
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Stellar Resources Ltd (an exploration stage company) as of July 31, 2009 and 2008 and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years ended July 31, 2009 and 2008 and the period from April 9, 1999 (inception) through July 31, 2009. These
financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have,
nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, these financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Stellar Resources Ltd as of July 31, 2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended July 31, 2009 and 2008 and the period from April 9, 1999 (inception) through July 31, 2009 in conformity
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, to date the Company has reported losses since inception from operations and requires additional funds to meet its obligations and fund the costs of its operations. These
factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in this regard are described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
“DMCL”
DALE MATHESON CARR-HILTON LABONTE LLP
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
Vancouver, Canada
October 29, 2009
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
BALANCE SHEETS
JULY 31 |
JULY 31 |
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2009 |
2008 |
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ASSETS |
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Current |
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Cash |
$ | 1,193 | $ | - | ||||
$ | 1,193 | $ | - | |||||
LIABILITIES |
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Current |
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Bank indebtedness |
$ | - | $ | 38 | ||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
4,314 | 4,940 | ||||||
Notes payable (Note 4) |
26,722 | 22,837 | ||||||
Due to related parties (Note 6) |
183,045 | 177,251 | ||||||
214,081 | 205,066 | |||||||
STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT |
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Capital stock (Note 5) |
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Authorized: |
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200,000,000 common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share |
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Issued and outstanding: |
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31,060,650 common shares (2008: 28,640,196 common shares) |
31,060 | 28,640 | ||||||
Additional paid-in capital |
952,142 | 914,166 | ||||||
Deferred stock compensation (Note 6) |
- | (39,700 | ) | |||||
Deficit accumulated during the exploration stage |
(1,190,833 | ) | (1,101,977 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(5,257 | ) | (6,195 | ) | ||||
(212,888 | ) | (205,066 | ) | |||||
$ | 1,193 | $ | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
CUMULATIVE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FROM APRIL 9, 1999 (INCEPTION) |
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YEARS ENDED JULY 31 |
JULY 31, |
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2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
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Expenses |
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Consulting fees |
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 27,780 | ||||||
Filing fees |
6,975 | 6,915 | 38,914 | |||||||||
Foreign exchange (gain) loss |
(122 | ) | 243 | 13,824 | ||||||||
General and administrative |
841 | 1,125 | 21,253 | |||||||||
Interest expense |
458 | 768 | 15,862 | |||||||||
Investor relations |
500 | 2,175 | 17,989 | |||||||||
Management fees - stock-based compensation (Note 6) |
39,700 | 244,750 | 750,000 | |||||||||
Professional fees |
26,234 | 29,696 | 139,886 | |||||||||
Resource property expenditures |
- | 9,066 | 150,114 | |||||||||
Property examination costs (Note 3) |
14,270 | - | 14,270 | |||||||||
Travel |
- | - | 941 | |||||||||
Net Loss |
$ | (88,856 | ) | $ | (294,738 | ) | $ | (1,190,833 | ) | |||
Basic and Diluted Net Loss Per Common Share |
$ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||||||
Weighted Average Number of Common Shares Outstanding – Basic and Diluted |
29,739,689 | 27,372,316 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 9, 1999 TO JULY 31, 2009
Deficit |
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Accumulated |
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Additional |
Share |
Deferred |
During The |
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Paid-In |
Subscriptions |
Stock |
Exploration |
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Amount |
Capital |
Received |
Compensation |
Stage |
Total |
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Issuance of common stock for cash at $0.001 per share – April 12, 1999 |
18,000,000 | $ | 18,000 | $ | (15,000 | ) | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | 3,000 | ||||||||||||||
Net loss, April 9, 1999 (inception) to July 31, 1999 |
- | - | - | - | - | (2,090 | ) | (2,090 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, July 31, 1999 |
18,000,000 | 18,000 | (15,000 | ) | - | - | (2,090 | ) | 910 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (680 | ) | (680 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, July 31, 2000 |
18,000,000 | 18,000 | (15,000 | ) | - | - | (2,770 | ) | 230 | |||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (180 | ) | (180 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, July 31, 2001 |
18,000,000 | 18,000 | (15,000 | ) | - | - | (2,950 | ) | 50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Subscriptions received |
- | - | - | 35,981 | - | - | 35,981 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (43,953 | ) | (43,953 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, July 31, 2002 |
18,000,000 | $ | 18,000 | $ | (15,000 | ) | $ | 35,981 | $ | - | $ | (46,903 | ) | $ | (7,922 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 9, 1999 TO JULY 31, 2009
Deficit |
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Subscriptions |
Stock |
Exploration |
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Amount |
Capital |
Received |
Compensation |
Stage |
Total |
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Balance, July 31, 2002 |
18,000,000 | $ | 18,000 | $ | (15,000 | ) | $ | 35,981 | $ | - | $ | (46,903 | ) | $ | (7,922 | ) | ||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash at $0.10 per share – October 2, 2002 |
2,192,856 | 2,193 | 34,354 | (35,981 | ) | - | - | 566 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash at $0.25 per share – October 2, 2002 |
722,976 | 723 | 29,401 | - | - | - | 30,124 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash at $0.25 per share – October 15, 2002 |
96,000 | 96 | 3,904 | - | - | - | 4,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash at $0.25 per share – January 9, 2003 |
120,000 | 120 | 4,880 | - | - | - | 5,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash at $0.25 per share – March 21, 2003 |
277,488 | 277 | 11,285 | - | - | - | 11,562 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (54,823 | ) | (54,823 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, July 31, 2003 |
21,409,320 | 21,409 | 68,824 | - | - | (101,726 | ) | (11,493 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (76,798 | ) | (76,798 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, July 31, 2004 |
21,409,320 | 21,409 | 68,824 | - | - | (178,524 | ) | (88,291 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Net Loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (35,127 | ) | (35,127 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance, July 31, 2005 |
21,409,320 | $ | 21,409 | $ | 68,824 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (213,651 | ) | $ | (123,418 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 9, 1999 TO JULY 31, 2009
Deficit |
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Accumulated |
Accumulated |
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Additional |
Share |
Deferred |
During The |
Other |
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Common stock |
Paid-In |
Subscriptions |
Stock |
Exploration |
Comprehensive |
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Shares |
Amount |
Capital |
Received |
Compensation |
Stage |
Loss |
Total |
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Balance, July 31, 2005 |
21,409,320 | $ | 21,409 | $ | 68,824 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (213,651 | ) | $ | - | $ | (123,418 | ) | |||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (62,279 | ) | - | (62,279 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance July 31, 2006 |
21,409,320 | 21,409 | 68,824 | - | - | (275,930 | ) | - | (185,697 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in settlement of notes payable and accrued interest at $0.0833 per share – October 3, 2006 |
1,230,876 | 1,231 | 101,342 | - | - | - | - | 102,573 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock on grant of stock award at $0.125 per share – October 4, 2006 |
6,000,000 | 6,000 | 744,000 | - | (750,000 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred compensation |
- | - | - | - | 465,550 | - | - | 465,550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
- | - | - | - | - | - | (5,034 | ) | (5,034 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (531,309 | ) | - | (531,309 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance July 31, 2007 |
28,640,196 | $ | 28,640 | $ | 914,166 | $ | - | $ | (284,450 | ) | $ | (807,239 | ) | $ | (5,034 | ) | $ | (153,917 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 9, 1999 TO JULY 31, 2009
Deficit |
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Accumulated |
Accumulated |
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Additional |
Share |
Deferred |
During The |
Other |
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Common stock |
Paid-In |
Subscriptions |
Stock |
Exploration |
Comprehensive |
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Shares |
Amount |
Capital |
Received |
Compensation |
Stage |
Loss |
Total |
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Balance July 31, 2007 |
28,640,196 | $ | 28,640 | $ | 914,166 | $ | - | $ | (284,450 | ) | $ | (807,239 | ) | $ | (5,034 | ) | $ | (153,917 | ) | |||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred compensation |
- | - | - | - | 244,750 | - | - | 244,750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
- | - | - | - | - | - | (1,161 | ) | (1,161 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (294,738 | ) | - | (294,738 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance July 31, 2008 |
28,640,196 | 28,640 | 914,166 | - | (39,700 | ) | (1,101,977 | ) | (6,195 | ) | (205,066 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash at $0.01 per share – December 19, 2008 |
801,294 | 801 | 7,302 | - | - | - | - | 8,103 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for cash at $0.02 per share – March 16, 2009 |
1,619,160 | 1,619 | 30,674 | - | - | - | - | 32,293 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred compensation |
- | - | - | - | 39,700 | - | - | 39,700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 938 | 938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss |
- | - | - | - | - | (88,856 | ) | - | (88,856 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance July 31, 2009 |
31,060,650 | $ | 31,060 | $ | 952,142 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | (1,190,833 | ) | $ | (5,257 | ) | $ | (212,888 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
CUMULATIVE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FROM APRIL 9, 1999 (INCEPTION) |
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TO |
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YEARS ENDED JULY 31, |
JULY 31, |
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2009 |
2008 |
2009 |
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities |
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Net loss |
$ | (88,856 | ) | $ | (294,738 | ) | $ | (1,190,833 | ) | |||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: |
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Realized foreign exchange losses on settlement of notes payable |
- | - | 12,523 | |||||||||
Stock-based compensation |
39,700 | 244,750 | 750,000 | |||||||||
Accrued interest |
458 | 768 | 17,850 | |||||||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: |
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Prepaid expenses |
- | 900 | - | |||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
(626 | ) | (2,761 | ) | 4,314 | |||||||
Net cash used in operating activities |
(49,324 | ) | (51,081 | ) | (406,146 | ) | ||||||
Cash Flows from Financing Activities |
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Increase (decrease) in bank indebtedness |
(38 | ) | 38 | - | ||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock |
40,396 | - | 130,629 | |||||||||
Proceeds from notes payable |
4,365 | - | 93,665 | |||||||||
Advances from related parties |
5,794 | 50,884 | 183,045 | |||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities |
50,517 | 50,922 | 407,339 | |||||||||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash |
1,193 | (159 | ) | 1,193 | ||||||||
Cash, Beginning |
- | 159 | - | |||||||||
Cash, Ending |
$ | 1,193 | $ | - | $ | 1,193 | ||||||
Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information and Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities |
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Interest paid |
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Income taxes paid |
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Common shares issued on settlement of notes payable and accrued interest |
$ | - | $ | - | $ | 102,573 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
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STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009 AND 2008
1. |
NATURE OF CONTINUED OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION |
The Company was incorporated in the State of Nevada on April 9, 1999 and is in the exploration stage of its resource property activities.
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared assuming the Company will continue as a going concern. This contemplates that assets will be realized and liabilities and commitments satisfied in the normal course of business. To date, the Company has not generated any revenues from operations and had a working capital
deficit of $212,888 and an accumulated deficit of $1,190,833 at July 31, 2009. The Company’s continuance of operations is contingent on raising additional working capital, and on the future development of its potential resource property interests. Accordingly, these factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company is currently negotiating with several parties to provide equity financing sufficient to finance all corporate operations
and provide working capital for the next twelve months. Although there is no assurance that management’s plans will be realized, management believes that the Company will be able to continue operations in the future. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue operating as a going concern.
2. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
The financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and are presented in United States dollars. Because a precise determination of many assets and liabilities is dependent upon future events, the preparation of financial statements for a
period necessarily involves the use of estimates which have been made using judgement.
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a) |
Exploration Stage Company |
The Company is an exploration stage company. The Company is devoting substantially all of its present efforts to establish a new business and has only recently commenced operations. All losses accumulated since inception have been considered as part of the Company’s exploration stage activities.
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b) |
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
For purposes of the balance sheet and statement of cash flows, the Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments purchased with maturity of three months or less to be cash and equivalents. At July 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company had no cash equivalents.
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STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009 AND 2008
2. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
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c) |
Mineral Property Costs |
The Company classified its mineral rights as tangible assets and accordingly acquisition costs are capitalized as mineral property costs. Generally accepted accounting principles require that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset
may not be recoverable. In performing the review for recoverability, the Company is to estimate the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized. Mineral exploration costs are expensed as incurred until commercially mineable deposits are determined to exist within a particular property. To date
the Company has not established any proven or probable reserves and accordingly, the Company has expensed all mineral exploration costs.
The Company recognizes liabilities associated with retirement of longlived assets in the period the liability becomes determinable, with an offsetting increase in the carrying amount of the associated assets. The increase in the carrying value of the associated asset is depreciated over the estimated useful life of the asset. The
liabilities are recorded at fair value and an accretion expense is recognized over time as the discounted cash flows are accreted to the expected settlement value. The fair value of the liabilities are measured using expected cash flows discounted at the Company’s adjusted risk free interest rate.
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d) |
Loss Per Share |
Basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of outstanding common shares during the period. Diluted loss per share gives effect to all dilutive potential common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive loss per share excludes all potential common shares if
their effect is anti-dilutive. Because the Company does not have any potentially dilutive securities, diluted loss per share is equal to basic loss per share.
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e) |
Financial Instruments |
The Company determines the estimated fair value of financial instruments using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. The carrying values of cash, accounts payable and notes payable approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturity of these instruments. Unless otherwise noted, it is
management’s opinion that the Company is not exposed to significant interest, currency or credit risks arising from these financial instruments. The fair value of the amounts due to related parties is not determinable as they have no specific repayment terms.
|
f) |
Use of Estimates and Assumptions |
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts
of revenues and expenses during the period. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. Significant areas requiring management’s estimates and assumptions are determining the fair value of transactions involving common stock and valuation of deferred tax balances.
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STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009 AND 2008
2. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
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g) |
Foreign Currency Translation |
Foreign denominated monetary assets and liabilities are translated to their United States dollar equivalents using foreign exchange rates which prevailed at the balance sheet date. Revenue and expenses are translated at average rates of exchange during the period. Related translation adjustments are reported as a
separate component of stockholders' equity, whereas gains or losses resulting from foreign currency transactions are included in results of operations.
|
h) |
Stock Based Compensation |
The Company accounts for stock based compensation arrangements using a fair value method and records such expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. The Company has not granted any stock options since inception.
|
i) |
Income Taxes |
Deferred income taxes are provided for tax effects of temporary differences between the tax basis of asset and liabilities and their reported amounts in the financial statements. The Company uses the liability method to account for income taxes, which requires deferred taxes to be recorded at the statutory rate expected to being
in effect when the taxes are paid. Valuation allowances are provided for a deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that such asset will not be realized.
Management evaluates tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. The evaluation of a tax position includes a determination of whether a tax position should be recognized in the financial statements, and such a position should only be recognized if the Company determines that it is more likely than not that the
tax position will be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities, based upon the technical merits of the position. For those tax positions that should be recognized, the measurement of a tax position is determined as being the largest amount of benefit that is greater than fifty percent likely of being realized upon ultimate settlement.
|
|
j) |
New Accounting Standards |
Recently Adopted Accounting Standards
In May 2009, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FAS No. 165 “Subsequent Events” (“FAS 165”). FAS 165 requires companies to recognize in the financial statements the effects of subsequent events that provide additional
evidence about conditions that existed at the date of the balance sheet, including the estimates inherent in the process of preparing financial statements. An entity shall disclose the date through which subsequent events have been evaluated, as well as whether that date is the date the financial statements were issued. Companies are not permitted to recognize subsequent events that provide evidence about conditions that did not exist at the date of the balance sheet but arose after the balance sheet
date and before financial statements are issued. Some non recognized subsequent events must be disclosed to keep the financial statements from being misleading. For such events a company must disclose the nature of the event, an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made. This Statement applies prospectively for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009. The adoption of FAS 165 did not have a material impact on the Company’s results
of operations and financial position.
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STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009 AND 2008
2. |
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) |
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k) |
New Accounting Standards (Continued) |
Recent Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In June 2009, the FASB issued Statement No. 167, “Amendments to FASB Interpretation No. 46(R).” Statement 167 amends the evaluation criteria to identify the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity provided by FASB Interpretation No. 46(R) “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities—An Interpretation of
ARB No. 51”. Additionally, Statement 167 requires ongoing reassessments of whether an enterprise is the primary beneficiary of the variable interest entity. The adoption of Statement 167 will have no effect on the financial position orresults of operations of the Company.
In June 2009, the FASB issued SFAS No. 168, FASB Accounting Standards Codification and the Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, a replacement of SFAS No. 162 (“Statement 168”). Statement 168 establishes the FASB Accounting Standards Codification
as the source of authoritative accounting principles recognized by the FASB to be applied in the preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Statement 168 explicitly recognizes rules and interpretive releases of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under federal securities laws as authoritative GAAP for SEC registrants. Statement 168 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years and interim periods ending after September
15, 2009. The Company will adopt Statement 168 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2010.
In June 2008, the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 07-5, Determining Whether an Instrument (or an Embedded Feature) is Indexed to an Entity’s Own Stock (“EITF 07-5”). EITF 07-5 provides that an entity should use a two step approach to evaluate whether an equity-linked financial instrument (or embedded feature)
is indexed to its own stock, including evaluating the instrument’s contingent exercise and settlement provisions. It also clarifies on the impact of foreign currency denominated strike prices and market-based employee stock option valuation instruments on the evaluation. EITF 07-5 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. The adoption of this standard will have no effect on the financial position or results of operations of the Company.
3. |
RESOURCE PROPERTIES |
Texada Island, British Columbia, Proposed Earn In Agreement
On June 15, 2009, the Company entered into an Earn In Agreement with Zyrox Mining Company Ltd. (“Zyrox”), to further explore and develop Zyrox’s mineral tenures located on Texada Island, British Columbia. Under the terms of the Earn In Agreement, Zyrox agreed to make available to the Company its 250 ton per
day processing plant, historical exploration data, its bulk test permit to extract 10,000 tons, reclamation bond and intellectual property pertaining to the mineral tenures which comprise 104 mining claims totaling 3,846 hectares. Zyrox also granted the Company the exclusive right to acquire a 70% working interest in the property on or before June 15, 2010.
In order to acquire its 70% interest in the property the Company must provide Cdn$1,000,000 working capital in order to commission the production facility and commence bulk testing, explore and bulk test Zyrox’s portfolio of mining assets and commission a geological report. The Company has also agreed to pay Cdn$4,000
per month for the use of the processing plant during the life of the agreement. Within 30 days of receipt of a third party evaluation of the mineral interests and pilot plant, the Company will negotiate the definitive terms to acquire a 70% working interest in the property.
As of July 31, 2009 the Company has incurred property investigation costs amounting to US$14,270 (2008 - $nil) in relation to this agreement.
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STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009 AND 2008
3. |
RESOURCE PROPERTIES (Continued) |
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Chunya Mining District of Mbeya Tanzania, Earn-in Agreement |
On September 9, 2008, the Company entered into a Farm-In Agreement with Canafra Mineral Exploration Corp., a Canadian private company, and Two Drums G & C Company Limited, a Tanzanian private company, (jointly “Canafra”), whereby the Company has the right to acquire a 50% interest in a mineral property in Tanzania. The
property consists of three Mining and Prospecting Licenses and the Granted Mining and Prospecting Concessions comprising approximately 26 square kilometers, in the Chunya mining district of Mbeya Tanzania. The operator of the property will be Canafra.
The funding provisions and share issuance are subject to the Company receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses for the property, which to date have not yet been received.
In order to acquire its full interest in the property the Company will advance to the operator $1,100,000 to fund exploration expenditures and provide working capital in phased payments and also issue 4,000,000 restricted common shares to Canafra in stages as described below. The Company will earn its interest at a vested rate of 10% based
on its funding efforts until fully funded.
Common |
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Cash |
Stock to be |
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Consideration |
Issued |
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Phase I – Conditional upon receipt of Mining and |
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Prospecting Licenses |
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Within 30 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
$ | 60,000 | - | |||||
Within 60 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
Within 90 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
Within 120 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
Within 150 days of receiving the Mining and Prospecting Licenses |
80,000 | - | ||||||
380,000 | - | |||||||
Phase II – Within 90 days of completion of Phase I |
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including geological work to be done by Canafra |
380,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
Phase III – Within 90 days of completion of Phase II or |
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within a mutually agreed timeframe, including |
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further geological work done by Canafra |
340,000 | 2,000,000 | ||||||
$ | 1,100,000 | 4,000,000 |
Fort St John Region of British Columbia, Canada
By an agreement dated June 28, 2002 with Diamant Resources Ltd., a company with a former director in common, the Company acquired an option to acquire a 50% interest in certain mineral claims located in the Fort St. John region of British Columbia, Canada. In order to earn a 50% interest, the Company was required to pay $3,298
(Cdn$5,000) by June 30, 2002, $3,619 (Cdn$5,000) by July 30, 2003, and must incur certain other property expenditures. As of July 31, 2007, the Company had satisfied these requirements and earned its 50% interest in all the mineral claims listed in the agreement. The Company decided not to pursue this property and abandoned it during the fiscal year ended July 31, 2008. All costs associated with this property have been fully impaired in the year ended July 31, 2008.
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STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009 AND 2008
4. |
NOTES PAYABLE |
As of July 31, 2009 the Company had received a total of $17,178 (Cdn$23,000), (2008 -$12,813 Cdn$18,000) from unrelated third parties by way of demand promissory notes bearing interest at the Bank of Canada prime rate plus 2% (2.50% as of July 31, 2009). As at July 31, 2009 $21,181 (2008: $17,586) was due on these notes, and
$5,541 (2008 - $5,251) of accrued interest is payable.
During the year ended July 31, 2009, the Company recorded foreign exchange transaction gains of $938 (2008 – loss of $1,161) in connection with these notes payable and accrued interest payable as a result of fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate.
5. |
CAPITAL STOCK |
The Company’s capitalization is 200,000,000 authorized common shares with a par value of $0.001 per share.
On December 19, 2008, the Company issued 801,294 common shares at $0.01 per share for aggregate proceeds of $8,103.
On March 9, 2009 the Company issued 1,619,160 common shares at $0.02 per share for aggregate proceeds of $32,293.
As of July 31, 2009 and 2008 the Company has no outstanding stock options or warrants.
6. |
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS |
During the year the newly appointed Company President was owed $689 (2008:- $nil) in relation to expenses incurred on behalf of the Company.
As at July 31, 2009 $182,356 (2008 - $177,251) was owed to the former Company President. These advances are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no specific terms of repayment.
On October 4, 2006, under a restricted stock award agreement, the Company issued 6,000,000 post-split shares of common stock with a fair value of $750,000 to the former Company President. These shares have a vesting provision as follows: 2,100,000 shares vested immediately, 1,950,000 shares vest on October 3, 2007 and the final
1,950,000 shares vest on October 3, 2008. The fair value of the restricted stock award amounted to $750,000 which was being charged to operations over the vesting period. The stock award was accounted for as deferred compensation whereby the fair value of the award was recorded as a component of stockholders’ deficit until vested. Pursuant to this stock award the Company recorded stock based compensation of $39,700 (2008:- $244,750) in fiscal 2009. The award was
fully vested as of October 3, 2008.
26
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
(An Exploration Stage Company)
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
JULY 31, 2009 AND 2008
7. |
INCOME TAXES |
The provision for income taxes differs from the result which would be obtained by applying the statutory income tax rate of 34% to income before income taxes. The difference results from the following items:
2008 |
2008 |
|||||||
Net loss before income taxes |
$ | (88,856 | ) | $ | (294,738 | ) | ||
Statutory tax rate |
34 | % | 34 | % | ||||
Expected tax expense (recovery) |
(30,200 | ) | (100,200 | ) | ||||
Unrecognized items for tax purposes |
13,500 | 83,200 | ||||||
Increase in valuation allowance |
16,700 | 17,000 | ||||||
Income tax provision |
$ | - | $ | - |
Significant components of the Company’s deferred income tax assets are as follows:
2009 |
2008 |
|||||||
Net operating losses |
$ | 149,956 | $ | 133,256 | ||||
Valuation allowance |
(149,956 | ) | (133,256 | ) | ||||
Net deferred tax assets |
$ | - | $ | - |
The Company has approximately $442,000 of net operating loss carry forwards which may be used to offset future taxable income that expire between 2019 and 2028.
The Company has provided a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets given that it is in the exploration stage and there is substantial uncertainty as to the Company’s ability to realize future tax benefits through utilization of operating loss carry forwards.
The Company has not filed income tax returns since inception in the United States. Inherent uncertainties arise over tax positions taken with respect to transfer pricing, related party transactions, tax credits, tax based incentives and stock based transactions. Management has considered the likelihood and significance of possible
penalties associated with its intended filing positions and has determined, based on their assessment, that such penalties, if any, would not be expected to be material.
8. |
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS |
Subsequent to July 31, 2009 the Company received loans of C$17,000 from a shareholder, which currently have no specified terms of repayment, are unsecured and bear no interest. The Company will be negotiating terms to these loans.
The Company evaluated subsequent events through the financial statements filing date of October 29, 2009.
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis Of Financial Condition and Results of Operation
Statements we make in the following discussion that express a belief, expectation or intention, as well as those that are not historical fact, are forward-looking statements that are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Our actual results, performance or achievements, or industry results, could differ materially from those we express in the following discussion
as a result of a variety of factors, including general economic and business conditions and industry trends, the continued strength or weakness of the contract land drilling industry in the geographic areas in which we operate, decisions about onshore exploration and development projects to be made by oil and gas companies, the highly competitive nature of our business, the availability, terms and deployment of capital, the availability of qualified personnel, and changes in, or our failure or inability to comply
with, government regulations, including those relating to the environment. We have discussed many of these factors in more detail elsewhere in this report, including under the headings “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” in the Introductory Note to Part I and “Risk Factors” in Item 1A. These factors are not necessarily all the important factors that could affect us. Unpredictable or unknown factors we have not discussed in this report or could also have material adverse
effect on actual results of matters that are the subject of our forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements speak only as the date on which they are made and we undertake no duty to update or revise any forward-looking statements. We advise our shareholders that they should (1) be aware that important factors not referred to above could affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and (2) use caution and common sense when considering our forward-looking statements.
The following plan of operation should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and accompanying notes and the other financial information appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report.
From inception on April 9, 1999, we have expended $139,886 on legal, audit and accounting fees; $15,862 on interest; $150,114 on resource property expenses; $14,270 on property examination costs; $27,780 on consulting fees; $21,253 on office expenses, $38,914 on filing fees, $17,989 on investor relations, $941 on travel, and $750,000 on management fees - stock-based compensation.
OVERVIEW
We have been in the pre-exploration stage since our formation on April 9, 1999, and are not operators of any mines nor are we engaged in any mineral production or sales activities. We have a minimum amount of cash and have not yet developed any producing mines. We have no history of any earnings. There is no assurance that we will be a
profitable company. We presently operate with minimum overhead costs and need to raise additional funds in the next 12 months, either in the forms of loans or issuance of equity, in order to continue our operations. We are primarily engaged in the acquisition and exploration of resource properties.
Pursuant to EITF 04-2, the Company classified its mineral rights as tangible assets and accordingly acquisition costs are capitalized as mineral property costs. Generally accepted accounting principles require that long-lived assets be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying
amount of an asset may not be recoverable. In performing the review for recoverability, the Company is to estimate the future cash flows expected to result from the use of the asset and its eventual disposition. If the sum
of the undiscounted expected future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized. Mineral exploration costs are expensed as incurred until commercially mineable deposits are determined to exist within a particular
property. To date the Company has not established any proven or probable reserves.
The Company has adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” which establishes standards for the initial measurement and subsequent accounting for obligations associated with the sale, abandonment, or other disposal of long-term tangible assets arising from the acquisition, construction
or development and for normal operations of such assets. As of July 31 2009, the Company does not have any asset retirement obligation.
We currently do not know of any research and development activities planned for the next 12 months.
We currently have no plans to purchase or sell any property or significant equipment in the next 12 months.
We do not expect any significant changes in the number of employees over the next 12 months.
21. On December 4, 2006 Michael Rezac resigned his respective position as Chief Financial Officer in the Company. However, Mr. Rezac continues to maintain his current position as Secretary of the Company. On January
12, 2009 Ms. Kathy Whyte resigned her position as President and Chief Financial Officer in the Company and Mr. Luigi Rispoli was appointed as President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. On May 8, 2008 Mr. Lee Balak was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Comparison of Twelve Months Ended July 31, 2009 and 2008
We have not generated any revenues from operations since our incorporation on April 9, 1999 through July 31, 2009. During the year ended July 31, 2009 we incurred management fees - stock based compensation of $39,700 (2008 - $244,750) as a result of the vesting of stock award granted to the president in October 2006. Professional
fees, comprising legal, accounting and audit costs decreased to $26,234 (2008 - $29,696) as a result of a decrease in accounting activity and fees. Investor relations costs decreased to $500 (2008 - $2175) as a result of ceasing the investor relations activities in November 2007. Interest expenses reduced to $458 (2008 - $768) due to the reduction in interest rates throughout the period from 7.25% to 2.5%. General and administrative expenses amounted to $841 (2008 - $1,125). We
also experienced a foreign exchange gain of $122 (2008 – loss of $243) as a result of the US dollar in general strengthening throughout the year. We incurred $nil (2008 - $9,066) in resource property maintenance expenditures. Property examination costs increased to $14,270 (2008 - $nil) as a result of preliminary due diligence on the Texada Property and rent payments for the ore processing plant. Filing fees increased slightly to $6,975 (2008 - $6,915).
Sales and Marketing Expenses: We have incurred no sales and marketing expense since the date of inception due to the fact that we are in the pre-exploration stage of our business.
Our activities have been financed from proceeds of shareholders, related or third party subscriptions and loans. We do not anticipate earning revenues until such time as we have entered into commercial production of any mineral claims. We are presently in the pre-exploration stage of our business and we can provide
no assurance that we will discover commercially exploitable levels of mineral resources on any properties, or if such resources are discovered, that we will enter into commercial production of any claims.
Net Loss
For the year ended July 31, 2009, we recorded an operating loss of $88,856, consisting of management fee - stock based compensation $39,700, filing fees of $6,975; interest expense of $458, general and administrative expenses of $841; professional fees of $26,234, resource property maintenance expenditure of $nil, property examination
costs of $14,270 investor relations of $500 and a gain on foreign exchange of $122. There can be no assurance that we will ever achieve profitability or that revenues will be generated and sustained in the future. We are dependent upon obtaining additional and future financing to pursue our exploration activities.
Comparison of Fourth Quarter Ended July 31, 2009 and 2008
During the three month period ended July 31, 2009 we incurred management fees - stock based compensation of $nil (2008 - $61,450) as a result of the stock award granted to the president in October 2006. Professional fees, comprising legal, accounting and audit costs increased to $5,603 (2008 - $4,456) as a result of a decrease
in legal fees. Investor relations costs increased to $435 (2008 credit of - $2,402) due to the Company receiving a credit in 2008 as a result of ceasing the investor relations activities in November 2007. Interest expenses reduced to $84 (2008 - $167) due to the reduction in interest rates throughout the period from 7.25% to 2.5%. General and administrative expenses amounted to $223 (2008 - $56). We also experienced a foreign exchange gain of $548 (2008 – loss
of $95) as a result of the US dollar in general strengthening throughout the year. We incurred $nil (2008 - $4,064) in resource property maintenance expenditures. Property examination costs increased to $12,635 (2008 - $nil) as a result of preliminary due diligence on the Texada Property and rent payments for the ore processing plant. Filing fees increased slightly to $2,550 (2008 - $1,149).
Liquidity and Further Capital Resources
At July 31, 2009, we had assets of $1,193 consisting of cash on hand. Total stockholders’ deficit was $212,888 at July 31, 2009. We are a pre-exploration stage company and, since inception, have experienced significant changes in liquidity, capital resources and shareholders’ equity.
The Company has relied for cash on hand upon sources internally generated from management, finance through funds made available via loans, as well as debt financing. We may consider issuing common stock to protect owners in situations where our project shows a significant upside potential due to any proven reserves. As
of July 31, 2009, we have received a total of $17,178 (Cdn$23,000) (July 31 2008 - $12,813, (Cdn$18,000) at various dates from unrelated third parties and a shareholder by way of demand promissory notes bearing interest at Bank of Canada prime rate plus 2% (2.5% as of July 31, 2009). As of July 31, 2009, $4,283 (July 31, 2008: $3,826) of interest has been accrued.
On October 3, 2006, pursuant to two separate shares-for-debt agreements, the company issued 1,230,876 common shares in settlement of notes payable totaling $89,006 of principle and accrued interest of $13,567.
On December 19, 2008, the Company issued 801,294 common shares at $0.01 for aggregate proceeds of $8,103.
On March 9, 2009 the Company issued 1,619,160 common shares at $0.02 for aggregate proceeds of $32,293.
Under a Restricted Stock Award agreement dated October 3, 2006, the Company issued 6,000,000 shares of restricted stock to the former President, Ms. Kathy Whyte. These shares had a vesting provision as follows; 2,100,000 shares vest immediately, 1,950,000 vest as of October 3, 2007 and the final 1,950,000 shares vest as of October
3, 2008.
On December 4, 2006 Michael Rezac resigned his respective position as Chief Financial Officer in the Company. However, Mr. Rezac continues to maintain his current position as Secretary of the Company. On January 12, 2009 Ms. Kathy Whyte resigned her position as President and Chief Financial Officer in the Company
and Mr. Luigi Rispoli was appointed as President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company. On May 8, 2008 Mr. Lee Balak was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
On October 20, 2006 the Company forward split its shares of common stock on a ratio of a six (6) new shares, for each one (1) old share currently held.
At July 31, 2009 the president was owed $689 (2008 - $nil) and the former president was owed $182,356 (2008 – $177,251).
Debt financing received at July 31, 2009 from unrelated third parites and a shareholder secured by Promissory Notes together with accrued interest amounted to $26,722 (Cdn$29,016). Interest is calculated on the basis of a 365 or 366 day year on the unpaid principal balance from day to day and computed from the date of the
Promissory Note until the principal amount is paid completely at Bank of Canada prime rate per annum plus two percent. These notes are payable upon demand. Part of the loans were used to complete the Company’s day to day costs associated with its business, plus out of pocket expenses and the day to day costs associated with this filing. If we are not able to get further financing, we may not be able to continue as a going concern and we may have to delay exploration or cease our operations
and liquidate our business.
Investor Relations Service Contract
The Company currently has no investor relations contract.
Item 7A. Quantative and Qualitive Disclosures About Market Risk
Not applicable
The response to this item is submitted as a separate section at the end of this report beginning on page F-1 of this Form 10-K.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
None.
Under the supervision and with the participation of management, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Section 13 or 15d under the Securities Exchange Act) as of the end of the period covered by this by this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended July
31, 2009. Based upon that evaluation, the
Principal, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective, because certain deficiencies in internal controls constituted material weaknesses
as discussed below. The material weaknesses identified did not result in the restatement of any previously reported financial statements or any other related financial disclosure, nor does management believe that it had any effect on the accuracy of the Company's financial statements for the current reporting period.
Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The financial statements, financial analyses and all other information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K was prepared by the Company's management, which is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.
The Company's internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company's internal control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that:
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company;
provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition and use or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the Company's financial statements.
There are inherent limitations in the effectiveness of any internal control, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of controls. Accordingly, even effective internal controls can provide only reasonable assurances with respect to financial statement preparation. Furthermore, due to changes in conditions, the effectiveness
of internal controls may vary over time.
Our Company, conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (1992) and Internal Control Over Financial Reporting – Guidance for Smaller Public
Companies (2006), issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, the Company's management concluded that there are certain material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting as of July 31, 2009. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the Company's annual or interim
financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.
The material weaknesses identified are as follows:
We lack segregation of duties in the period-end financial reporting process. The Company has historically had limited accounting and minimal operating revenue and, as such, all accounting and financial reporting operations have been and are currently performed by one individual on an as needed consulting basis. The consultant is the only individual
with any significant knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles. The consultant is also in
charge of the general ledger (including the preparation of routine and non-routine journal entries and journal entries involving accounting estimates), the preparation of accounting reconciliations, the selection of accounting principles, and the preparation of interim
and annual financial statements (including report combinations, consolidation entries and footnote disclosures) in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. In addition, the lack of additional staff with significant knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles has resulted in ineffective oversight and monitoring of the work performed by the Company's financial consultant. Further, the Company has been advised by its independent auditors that it has not formed an
audit committee which includes at least one person who meets the criteria of an audit committee financial expert as defined in Item 407(b)(5) of Regulation S-B. The Company is in the process of evaluating this advice and will take appropriate action to ensure that the audit committee includes at least one financial expert with the meaning of Item 407(b)(5).
We lack an effective period-end financial statement closing process. There is no formal guidance or checklist of procedures to facilitate the accounting period-end closing process. Also, general ledger accounting reconciliations, other than cash accounts, are not formally performed or documented, and, in some cases
supporting general ledger balances are not effectively maintained. In addition, analytical reviews of financial and operational results are not consistently performed on a formal basis or documented. Finally, there is no procedure currently in place for the reconciliation of the opening accounting period balance of general ledger accounts to the previous period closing balance to mitigate exposure related to the inadequate segregation of systems administration capabilities as described above.
This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm pursuant
to temporary rules of the SEC that permit the Company to provide only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has been no change in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting during fiscal year 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Report on Form 8-K was filed by the Issuer January 15, 2009, May 12, 2009 and June 19, 2009 respectively.
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The following table sets forth the name, age and position of each director and executive officer of Stellar:
Dates |
Name |
Age |
Position |
Apr. 12, 09 to |
Luigi Rispoli |
52 |
President, |
Present |
Chief Financial Officer | ||
May 8, 09 |
Lee Balak |
52 |
Chief Executive |
Present |
Officer and Director | ||
June 02 to |
Michael Rezac |
35 |
Secretary and Director |
Present |
|||
Oct. 4, 06 to |
Kathy Whyte |
53 |
Resigned former President, Chief |
January 12, 09 |
|
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer |
Luigi Rispoli
Mr. Rispoli, our President and Chief Financial Officer, director, and an exceptional investor, has provided loyal support to the Issuer for quite a number of years. Mr. Rispoli has shown great dedication and has stepped up further being very instrumental with his direct and key decisions being made to improve the future
of the Issuer.
Lee Balak
As a businessman, Mr. Balak brings to the Issuer over 30 years experience within the public markets sector. Throughout his career, Mr. Balak has worked in various capacities from founder to CEO. Mr. Balak has specialized experience on projects located within Asia, Africa and Central and South America, and has had great success
in dealing with the governments in those areas.
Mr. Balak has been involved with companies through their permitting process and in the commissioning of production with various facilities in the precious metals sector.
Michael Rezac
Michael Rezac, a director, helped provide support since our formation in April 1999, and took his position as a director in June 2002. Even though Mr. Rezac lacks the professional training or technical credentials in the exploration, development and operations of mines, he has been the “key” to most of our accomplishments
to date, which is due to his efforts and ability to help raise the majority of our working capital. He will serve as director until the next annual meeting of our shareholders where he can either sit for re-election or until his successor has been duly elected and qualified, or until his resignation or removal. At present, we have no employment contract in place with Mr. Rezac. He anticipates spending no fewer than four hours per week of his time to help with the progression of our business.
Since 1998 till present, Mr. Rezac worked and continues to work, as a cabinet installer for Eric Sadie. From October 2001 to present, Mr. Rezac became a director and officer of a privately held Canadian mineral exploration company, Diamant Resources Ltd.
Kathy Whyte
Ms. Whyte, resigned her positions of President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and a director on January 12, 2009.
Ms. Whyte helped administer the Company from inception as a self-employed Corporate Administrator. From 1998 to the present, she has been self-employed and works in the corporate administrative field for various entities. Through the earlier part of her career, her education streaming both from England and Canada from
1977 to 1996, she has worked as a legal secretary for various legal related firms: Pattinson & Brewer in London, England; Cowan, Lipson & Rumney, London, England; Tupper & Adams in Canada; Legal Freelance Centre in Canada; Ferguson Gifford in Canada; Jones McCloy Peterson in Canada.
Summary Compensation Table
The table below summarizes all compensation awarded to, earned by, or paid to our executive officers by any person for all services rendered in all capacities to us for the last three fiscal years to July 31, 2009.
ANNUAL COMPENSATION | ||||||||
Name |
Title |
Year |
Salary
$ |
Bonus
$ |
Other
Annual
Comp.
$ |
Restricted
Stock
Award
# Shares |
Options/LTIP
SAR
payouts
$ |
All
Other
Comp.
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
| |||
Luigi Rispoli |
President /CFO |
2009 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Lee Balak |
CEO |
2009 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
K Whyte |
Past President |
2009 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
CEO/CFO |
2008 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil | |
Sec./ Tres. |
2007 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
6,000,000 |
Nil |
Nil | |
M Rezac |
Past Sec. |
2007 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Past Treasurer |
2006 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil | |
2005 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil | ||
A Reid |
Past Pres. |
|||||||
& CE0 |
2007 |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
Long-Term Incentive Awards
The Company presently has no long-term incentive award program. On October 3, 2006, under a restricted stock award agreement, the Company issued 6,000,000 post-split shares of restricted common stock with a fair value of $750,000 to the Company’s President. Stock-based compensation expenses recognized during
the year ended July 30, 2009 totaled $39,700 (2008 - $244,750
Fringe Benefits and Pre-requisites
The company presently provides no fringe benefits to any Director.
As at July 31, 2009, none of our officers or directors had received any additional form of compensation for services rendered on our behalf other than what has been reported above, nor has any form of compensation accrued to any officer or director for such services. Although there is no current plan in existence, it is possible
that we will adopt a plan to pay or accrue compensation to our officers and directors for services rendered. The Board of Directors have recommended the adoption of a Restricted Option Award in an effort to attract, retain, and reward quality executives, employees, and other persons who provide services to the Company, which will enable such persons to acquire or increase interest in the Company in order to strengthen the mutuality of interests between such persons and the Company’s shareowners, and providing
such persons with annual and long-term performance incentives to expend their maximum efforts in the creation of share owner value.
Employment Consulting Agreements
We have no employment/consulting contracts or compensatory plan or any arrangement with an executive officer or director other than has been reported above. Our directors currently do not receive any cash compensation for their services as members of the board of directors, save and except as mentioned in the “Summary Compensation
Table” above. There is no compensation committee, and no compensation policies have been adopted.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Shareholder Matters.
The following table sets forth, as of July 31, 2009, our outstanding common stock owned of record or beneficially by each executive officer and director and by each person who owned of record, or was known by us to own beneficially, more than 5% of our common stock, and the shareholdings of all executive officers and directors as a group. Each person
has sole voting and investment power with respect to the shares shown.
Title of Class |
Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |
Amount of Beneficial Ownership |
Percent of Class |
||||||
Common Stock |
Luigi Rispoli |
1,479,624 | 4.76 | % | |||||
Chief Financial Officer and Director |
|||||||||
322 – 411 East Hastings Street |
|||||||||
Burnaby, BC. V5T 6T7 |
|||||||||
Common Stock |
Michael Rezac |
724,830 | 2.33 | % | |||||
Secretary/Treasurer and Director |
|||||||||
201 - 454 West 12th Street |
|||||||||
Vancouver, BC V6R 2T3 |
|||||||||
Common Stock |
Lee Balak |
||||||||
Chief Executive Officer |
nil |
0.00 | % | ||||||
15 Oceanview Road |
|||||||||
Lions Bay, BC V0N 2E0 |
|||||||||
Common Stock |
Kathy Whyte |
6,000,000 | 9.83 | % | |||||
Former Chief Executive Officer |
|||||||||
151 – 10090 – 152nd Street, #401 |
|||||||||
Surrey, B.C. V3R 8X8 |
|||||||||
Common Stock |
All Officers and Directors as a Group Consists of 4 People |
8,204,454 | 26.41 | % |
The percent of class is based on 31,060,050 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of July 31, 2009.
Description of Securities
General
Our authorized capital stock consists of 200,000,000 shares of common stock at a par value of $0.001 per share.
Common Stock
As of July 31, 2009, there were 31,060,050 shares of our common stock issued and outstanding held by 34 stockholders of record.
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters submitted to a stockholder’s vote. Holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights. Therefore, holders of a majority of the shares of common stock voting for the election of directors can elect all of the directors. Holders
of our common stock representing a majority of the voting power of our capital stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, represented in person or by proxy, are necessary to constitute a quorum at any meeting of our stockholders. A Vote by the holders of a majority of our outstanding shares are required to effectuate certain fundamental corporate changes such as liquidation, merger or an amendment to our articles of incorporation.
Holders of common stock are entitled to share in all dividends that the board of directors, in its discretion, declares from legally available funds. In the event of a liquidation, dissolution or winding up, each outstanding share entitles its holder to participate pro rata in all assets that remain after payment of liabilities
and after providing for each class of stock, if any, having preference over the common stock. Holders of our common stock have no pre-emptive rights, no conversion rights and there are no redemption provisions applicable to our common stock.
Dividend Policy
We have never declared or paid any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain future earnings, if any, to finance the expansion of our business. As a result, we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future.
Share Purchase Warrants
We have not issued and do not have outstanding any warrants to purchase shares of our common stock.
Options
We have not issued and do not have outstanding any options to purchase shares of our common stock.
Convertible Securities
We have not issued and do not have outstanding any securities convertible into shares of our common stock or any rights convertible or exchangeable into shares of our common stock.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
During the year ended July 31, 2009, a director incurred expenses on behalf of the Company totaling $689 (July 31, 2008; - $nil). At July 31, 2009, $689 (July 31, 2008; - $nil) was owing to this director.
During the year ended July 31, 2009 the former President advanced funds to the Company totaling $5,105 (July 31, 2008: - $50,884). At July 31, 2009, an amount of $182,356 (July 31, 2008: - $177,251) was owing to this former director. These advances are unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no specific terms
of repayment.
On October 4, 2006, under a restricted stock award agreement, the Company issued 6,000,000 post-split shares of restricted common stock with a fair value of $750,000 to the Company’s President. These shares have a vesting provision as follows: 2,100,000 shares vested immediately, 1,950,000 shares vest on October 3, 2007
and the final 1,950,000 shares vest on October 3, 2008. The fair value of the restricted stock award which amounted to $750,000 is being amortized on a straight line basis over the vesting period.
The restricted stock award has been accounted for as deferred compensation whereby the fair value of the award is recorded as a reduction of stockholders’ deficit until earned by the award holder. At such time, the appropriate amounts will be charged to operations.
Pursuant to this restricted stock award the Company recorded stock based compensation of $39,700 (2008 - $244,750), and the remaining unearned amount has been recorded as management fees stock based compensation.
Subsequent Events
None.
Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton LaBonte, LLP (“DMCHL”) has billed us aggregate audit and audit related fees of approximately $17,800 for the year ended July 31, 2009.
We understand the need for DMCHL to maintain objectivity and independence in its audit of our financial statements. To minimize relationships that could appear to impair the objectivity of DMCHL, Management has restricted the non-audit services that DMCHL may provide to us and has determined that we would obtain these non-audit
services from DMCHL only when the services offered by DMCHL are more effective or economical than services available from other service providers.
Management has pre-approved all non-audit work performed by DMCHL to undertake to provide assurances of accuracy on matters not required by laws or regulations.
The aggregate fees billed for professional services by DMCHL in 2009 and 2008 for services were:
Type of Fees |
2009 |
2008 |
||||||
Audit fees |
$ | 10,000 | $ | 10,000 | ||||
Audit related fees |
7,800 | 8,700 | ||||||
Tax fees |
- | - | ||||||
All other fees |
- | - | ||||||
Total |
$ | 17,800 | $ | 18,700 |
In the above table, in accordance with the SEC’s definitions and rules, “audit fees” are fees the company paid DMCHL for professional services for the financial statements included in the audit of our financial reporting and the review of our quarterly financial statements included in our Form 10K’s as well as for
services that are normally provided by accounting firms in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements.
EXHIBIT
NUMBER |
DESCRIPTION |
3.1 | Articles of Incorporation(1) |
3.2 | By-Laws(1) |
10.1 | Option Agreement(1) |
31.1 | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.1 | Certification of Officer |
31.2 | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
32.2 | Certification of Officer |
(1) |
Incorporated by reference from our registration statement on Form SB-2 effectively filed with the commission on February 20, 2004, File No. 333-103364. |
SIGNATURES
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, the registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
STELLAR RESOURCES LTD.
By: /s/ Luigi Rispoli
Luigi Rispoli,
President and Chief Financial Officer
Date: October 29, 2009
In accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ Luigi Rispoli
Luigi Rispoli,
President, Chief Financial Officer and Director
Date: October 29, 2009
By: /s/ Lee Balak
Lee Balak, Chief executive Officer and Director
Date: October 29, 2009
By: /s/ Michael Rezac
Michael Rezac, Secretary and Director
Date: October 29, 2009
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