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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-K
(Mark
One)
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x
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ANNUAL
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
OR
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o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
transition period from to
______
Commission
file number 333-143352
ATLANTIC
GREEN POWER HOLDING COMPANY
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 20-8901634 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
Bayport
One, Suite 455,
8025
BlackHorse Pike
West Atlantic City,
NJ
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08232 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (609) 241-6027 |
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act: | None |
Securities registered under 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. Yes oNo x
Indicate
by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes x No o
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. Yes
x
No o
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 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit
and post such
files). Yes o No
o
Indicate
by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of
Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best
of the 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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated
filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated file
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o
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Accelerated
filer
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o
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Non-accelerated
filer
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o
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Smaller
reporting company
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x
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Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o No
x
As of
March 26, 2010, the aggregate market value of the Registrant’s common stock held
by non-affiliates was approximately $215,818. The value is based on
the sales price of the registered common stock sold in 2008, as adjusted to
account for the 5.05-to-1 forward stock split in January 2010. For
the purposes of this computation only, all executive officers, directors and
beneficial owners of more than 10% of the outstanding shares of the Registrant’s
common stock are assumed to be affiliates of the Registrant.
As of
March 26, 2010, 43,199,750 shares of the Registrant’s common stock were
outstanding.
ii
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain
information included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and other filings of the
Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”),
and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as
well as information communicated orally or in writing between the dates of such
filings, contains or may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning
of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Such
statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from expected results.
In some
cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as
“may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue” or the negative of such terms
or other comparable terminology. Although the Registrant believes that the
expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained herein are
reasonable, the Registrant cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity,
performance or achievements. Moreover, neither the Registrant, nor any other
person, assumes responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of such
statements. The Registrant is under no duty to update any of the forward-looking
statements contained herein after the date of this Annual Report on Form
10-K.
iii
ATLANTIC
GREEN POWER HOLDING COMPANY
INDEX TO FORM
10-K
PART
I
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PAGE
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Item
1.
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Business
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1
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Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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5
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Item
1B.
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Unresolved
Staff Comments
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5
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Item
2.
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Properties
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5
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Item
3.
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Legal
Proceedings
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6
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Item
4.
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(Removed
and Reserved)
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6
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PART
II
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Item 5. |
Market
for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Shareholder Matters and
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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6
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Item
6.
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Selected
Financial Data
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6
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Item 7. |
Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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7
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Item
7A.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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9
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Item
8.
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Financial
Statements and Supplementary Data
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9
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Item 9. |
Changes
in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
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9
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Item
9A.
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Controls
and Procedures
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9
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Item
9B.
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Other
Information
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10
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PART
III
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Item
10.
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Directors,
Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
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11
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Item
11.
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Executive
Compensation
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12
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Item 12. |
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related
Shareholder Matters
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14
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Item
13.
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Certain
Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence
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15
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Item
14.
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Principal
Accountant Fees and Services
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PART
IV
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Item
15.
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Exhibits
and Financial Statement Schedules
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16
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Signatures
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iv
PART
I
Item
1. Business
Background
Atlantic
Green Power Holding Company (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of
Delaware on October 31, 2006 under the name “Lodestar Mining,
Incorporated.” From its inception until February 3, 2010, the Company
was an exploration stage company with plans to search for mineral deposits or
reserves.
On
January 29, 2010, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Exchange
with Atlantic Green Power Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (“Atlantic”),
pursuant to which each issued and outstanding share of common stock of Atlantic
was exchanged for one share of the Company’s common stock, par value $.000001
per share. The transaction described in the preceding sentence is
hereafter referred to as the “Share Exchange.” As of February 3, 2010,
the Effective Date of the Share Exchange, the Company acquired all of the issued
and outstanding shares of common stock of Atlantic and thereafter changed its
corporate name to “Atlantic Green Power Holding Company.” As a result
of the Share Exchange, Atlantic became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company
and the Company ceased its prior operations, the acquisition and exploration of
mineral resources, to focus on Atlantic’s renewable energy business of locating
and developing utility-scale solar energy generation projects in the
Mid-Atlantic United States.
Overview
Atlantic’s
business strategy is to develop utility-scale solar energy generation projects
in the Mid-Atlantic United States. Atlantic is currently in the
process of obtaining the local zoning board approvals and other permits
necessary to develop a utility-scale solar farm on a 700-acre tract in
Pittsgrove, New Jersey. Atlantic’s primary business activities to
date have focused on locating and acquiring rights to one or more suitable
parcels of land for the solar farm and securing sufficient financing to enable
Atlantic to lease the necessary land for the solar farm and commence the
regulatory and land use approval process necessary for the operation of the
solar farm on the leased property. To date, Atlantic has not
generated any revenue and has not commenced any revenue-generating
activities. In the future, Atlantic may explore the possibility of
generating electricity from wind energy on either the Pittsgrove property or
other properties, although Atlantic does not currently have any plans to develop
wind energy or acquire any other properties.
Background
of Renewable Energy Industry
Renewable
energy is produced using resources that are naturally replenished, such as
sunlight, wind, geothermal heat and tides. Technologies that produce
energy from renewable sources are commonly referred to as “green” or “clean” as
they produce few pollutants, if any, that negatively impact the
environment. Comparatively, fossil fuels such as coal, natural gas
and oil are exhaustible and release greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and
other pollutants into the atmosphere during energy production. In
addition, reliance on fossil fuels as a source of energy increases exposure to
supply shortages and price volatility as many oil-producing countries are
situated in unstable regions of the world. As a result, the
development and implementation of renewable energy technologies has grown
rapidly in the United States and abroad in the last several
years. Certain European countries in particular have made significant
progress toward relying on energy produced from renewable sources for a
significant portion of their energy needs.
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The
Company, through the operation of Atlantic, intends to generate and sell
electricity produced from solar energy and may, at a future date, generate and
sell electricity produced from wind energy.
Solar
Energy. The
conversion of solar energy from sunlight into electricity is referred to as the
photovoltaic effect. Solar photovoltaic cells packaged together in
weather-resistant solar panels absorb the energy from sunlight and convert the
energy into direct current electricity, which is channeled through electrical
contact points attached to the panels. An inverter connected to the solar panels
converts the direct current electricity channeled from the solar panels into
alternating current electricity, which then transfers to the local utility grid.
Although the cost of solar panels has declined with recent advances in
technology, the installation of solar panels nevertheless represents a
significant cost associated with the generation and sale of solar energy.
However, after installation, solar arrays (groups of interconnected solar
panels) are typically inexpensive to maintain relative to other energy-producing
technologies.
Wind
Energy. Wind
turbines convert the kinetic energy of wind into electricity through the use of
generators housed in the turbines. Electricity generated from the turbines is
transferred through cables from each turbine to a collection point, where it is
then transferred to a substation for voltage set-up and delivery into the
electric utility transmission network. The success of a wind farm, or a group of
wind turbines, depends on the profile of wind resources at the site of the
farm.
Electricity
generated from solar panels and wind turbines can then be sold and transferred
to local utility companies and other retail energy suppliers. See “Access to
Transmission Lines” below.
Pittsgrove
Solar Farm
Effective
November 30, 2009, Atlantic entered into a Ground Lease Agreement (the “Lease”)
with Edward Stella, Jr., an executive officer and director of the Company, for
certain undeveloped parcels of property in Pittsgrove, New Jersey aggregating
approximately 700 acres (the “Property”), on which the Company intends to
construct a solar farm. The Lease was negotiated between the parties
at arm’s length and the amount of rent payable under the Lease is believed to be
equal to fair market value.
The Lease
is for a term of twenty-five years, and provided Atlantic is not in default
under the Lease, Atlantic has the option to extend the Lease for four additional
periods of five years each. The Lease authorizes Atlantic to develop
and operate a renewable energy system on the Property. Base rent
under the Lease is $1,300,000 per year payable in equal monthly installments,
which shall be phased-in as construction on the Property is completed and
electricity is generated from the facilities located thereon. Until
Atlantic is required to pay the full monthly amount of the base rent, Atlantic
is required to compensate Mr. Stella for the loss of farming contract revenue
due to the Lease on an annual basis, which shall not exceed $90,000 in any
year. In addition, Mr. Stella is permitted to use those portions of
the Property on which construction has not yet commenced for farming purposes,
and is permitted a right of access through the Property in order to access other
parcels not leased to Atlantic.
In the
event that Atlantic is not able to obtain all regulatory approvals necessary to
begin construction of the solar farm on the Property before the expiration of
the eighteen month period following execution of the Lease (the “Approval
Period”), Atlantic shall have the option to terminate the
Lease. Atlantic shall have the right to extend the Approval Period
(i) for two additional consecutive periods of six months in exchange for a
payment of $50,000 for each such six month extension, and (ii) after the
expiration of both six month extension periods, for successive periods of three
months in exchange for a payment of $25,000 for each such three month
period. Upon Atlantic’s receipt of the requisite regulatory approvals
for the construction and operation of the solar farm, Atlantic shall pay to Mr.
Stella the sum of $7,500,000, which shall not off-set amounts otherwise owed in
rent.
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Atlantic
is granted an option to purchase the Property at any time before the eighth
anniversary of the Lease for a purchase price of $29,000,000, subject to certain
credits for amounts previously paid under the Lease. Atlantic is also
granted a right of first refusal with respect to the Property if Mr. Stella
receives a bona fide offer to purchase the Property.
Access
to Transmission Lines
In order
to sell electricity generated at the Pittsgrove solar farm, we will need to
obtain access to the electric grid to transmit electricity to be sold to our
customers. The electric grid that serves New Jersey and several
surrounding states is managed by the federally-regulated regional transmission
organization PJM Interconnection, LLC (“PJM”). PJM is an independent
organization of over five hundred power generators, transmission owners,
electricity distributors, power marketers and large energy consumers that is
responsible for independently managing the regional transmission system and
wholesale electricity market. Electricity that is generated by a
generating facility, such as the Pittsgrove solar farm, is transmitted to the
PJM interconnection grid and is available for purchase by wholesale and retail
entities that are licensed to transact on the PJM grid. Atlantic’s
application to PJM for access to the interconnection grid has been accepted, and
the parties are in the process of conducting the necessary studies to determine
the optimal interconnection points to the grid.
Government
Regulation
The
Company will potentially be subject to government regulation at the federal,
state and local levels.
Under
the Federal Power Act (the “FPA”), the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (the
“FERC”) has exclusive rate-making jurisdiction over wholesale sales of
electricity and transmission in interstate commerce. The FPA subjects
“public utilities” within the meaning of the act to, among other things, rate
and corporate regulation by the FERC. In particular, sellers of
electricity at wholesale in interstate commerce and transmitters of electricity
in interstate commerce are regulated by the FERC with respect to: the review of
the terms and conditions of wholesale electricity sales and transmission of
electricity; the need to obtain advance approval of certain dispositions of
public utility facilities, mergers, purchases of securities of other public
utilities, acquisitions of existing generation facilities and changes in
upstream ownership interests; the regulation of their borrowing and securities
issuances and assumption of liabilities; and the review of interlocking
directorates.
To date,
the Company, through the operation of Atlantic, has not made any sales of
electricity, nor has it generated any electricity, and therefore the Company is
not currently subject to the provisions of the FPA. In the event that
the Company, through the operation of Atlantic, makes any wholesale sales or
transmissions of electricity in interstate commerce, it will potentially be
subject to the provisions of the FPA and the regulation of the
FERC.
The
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 2005 (the “PUHCA”) provides, in relevant
part, that any entity that owns, controls or holds power to vote 10% or more of
the outstanding voting securities of a “public utility company” or a company
that is a “holding company” of a public utility company or public utility
holding company, is subject to certain regulations granting the FERC access to
books and records and oversight over certain affiliate transactions. A “public
utility company” is an “electric utility company” that owns or operates
facilities used for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electric
energy for sale. Certain exemptions are available for entities that
are holding companies solely by virtue of their ownership of “qualifying
facilities” under the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (the “PURPA”) and
for exempt wholesale generators. It is expected that Atlantic will
meet the definition of “public utility company,” and, as a result, the Company
will be subject to the provisions of the PUHCA.
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The
Company will be subject to regulation by the New Jersey Board of Public
Utilities, which has historically had broad authority to regulate both the rates
charged by and the financial activities of electric utilities that sell
electricity at retail, and a number of other matters related to electric
utilities. New Jersey state law may also impose certain regulatory
and reporting requirements on owners and operators of generation
facilities.
In
addition, the Company will be required to obtain approvals from the local zoning
board and other permits before construction on the Pittsgrove solar farm can
begin.
Government
Incentives
Both
federal and state governments have enacted measures to encourage the development
and deployment of renewable energy technologies. Such measures
include renewable portfolio standards, renewable energy certificates, production
tax credits, investment tax credits and accelerated tax
depreciation.
Renewable
portfolio standards (“RPS”) are programs that require electric utilities and
other retail energy suppliers to produce or purchase a certain percentage of
their annual electricity consumption from renewable energy
sources. New Jersey is among the states that have adopted RPS
programs. The New Jersey RPS program provides that 22.5% of
electricity supplied by electric power suppliers to retail customers must
consist of electricity generated from renewable sources by 2021, and that 2.12%
(or approximately 1,500 MW) must consist of electricity generated from solar
energy.
A
renewable energy certificate (“REC”) is an intangible, tradable instrument that
represents the attributes associated with one Mega Watt hour of energy produced
from a renewable energy source. State governments, including New
Jersey, use RECs to monitor compliance with RPS programs. Many RPS
programs impose an “alternative compliance payment” upon energy suppliers that
fail to meet renewable energy requirements under the program. Energy
suppliers can purchase RECs as evidence of having purchased renewable energy to
avoid alternative compliance payments. RECs effectively serve as a
production subsidy for energy produced from renewable sources.
The
federal production tax credit provides a tax credit of 2.1 cents per
kilowatt-hour of energy generated from wind for a ten year period beginning on
the date that a wind turbine is placed into operation. The production
tax credit was extended by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009
and is now scheduled to expire on December 31, 2012.
In lieu
of the production tax credit, wind turbine operators can elect to receive an
investment tax credit of 30% for facilities placed in operation in 2009 and
2010, and for facilities placed in operation before 2013 if construction begins
before the end of 2010. The investment tax credit is eligible for
conversion to a grant from the United States Department of the
Treasury.
Finally,
wind farm assets are deemed to have a five-year depreciable life, a
significantly shorter period than the fifteen to twenty-five-year depreciable
life of many non-renewable energy assets. The shortened useful life
for wind farm assets can result in a significantly accelerated realization of
tax depreciation for wind farm operators compared to operators of other
energy-producing facilities.
Competition
Large
utility companies, which rely primarily on traditional, non-renewable energy
sources such as coal, hydro natural gas an nuclear power, dominate the energy
production industry in the United States. Electricity produced from
renewable sources, including solar and wind energies, faces competition from
these other traditional, non-renewable sources as the producers of electricity
from renewable sources seek for their sources to be accepted as a viable,
cost-effective alternative to traditional, non-renewable energy
sources. It is expected that the primary competition for the
renewable energy industry will continue to come from coal and other
non-renewable energy sources.
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In
addition to competition from non-renewable energy sources, the Company will face
competition from other renewable energy suppliers, including from those
suppliers with operations located in New Jersey and in surrounding
states. It is expected that competition within the renewable energy
industry will intensify in the next several years as more companies enter the
market and commence operations.
Suppliers
The
Company will rely on third party suppliers to supply solar panels and other
equipment required to construct the infrastructure of the Pittsgrove solar
farm. Solar energy used to generate electricity is
naturally-occurring, but availability will be subject to meteorological and
atmospheric conditions.
Distribution
of Products
It is
anticipated that the Company will sell electricity generated from the Pittsgrove
solar farm to a public utility located in the State of New
Jersey. The Company also plans to sell RECs to energy
suppliers. However, a definitive plan of distribution has not been
determined as of the date of this report.
Employees
As of
March 26, 2010, the Company had six employees, including its three executive
officers, Robert Demos, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, R. Scott
Byrne, Chief Operating Officer, Secretary, and Treasurer, and Edward Stella,
Jr., Vice President of Project Development. All of the Company’s
employees are based at its corporate headquarters in West Atlantic City, New
Jersey.
Item
1A. Risk
Factors
The
Company is a smaller reporting company and is therefore not required to provide
this information.
Item
1B. Unresolved Staff
Comments
Not
applicable.
Item
2. Properties
The
principal offices of the Company are located at Bayport One, Suite 455, 8025
Black Horse Pike, West Atlantic City, New Jersey, where Atlantic leases
approximately 1,488 square feet of commercial office space. In
addition, Atlantic leases from Edward Stella, Jr., an executive officer and
director of the Company, certain parcels of undeveloped land located in
Pittsgrove, New Jersey aggregating approximately 700 acres. Atlantic
intends to develop, construct and operate a solar farm on the
property. See “Description of Business – Pittsgrove Solar Farm” above
for more information on the Pittsgrove, New Jersey Lease.
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Item
3. Legal
Proceedings
None.
Item
4. (Removed and
Reserved)
Item
5. Market for Registrant’s
Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity
Securities
The
Company’s common stock is listed for quotation on the OTC Bulletin Board under
the symbol AGPH. Prior to the assignment of the current symbol on
March 3, 2010, the Company’s common stock was listed for quotation under the
symbol LDST. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, no
active public trading market for shares of the common stock
existed.
The
NASDAQ OTC Bulletin Board is generally considered to be a less active and
efficient market than the NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or any
national exchange and will not provide investors with the liquidity that the
NASDAQ Global Market, the NASDAQ Capital Market or a national exchange would
offer.
As of
March 26, 2010, there were 43,199,750 shares of the Company’s common stock
outstanding and approximately 40 holders of the common stock.
The
Company did not pay any dividends on shares of the common stock in the last two
fiscal years, and the Company does not anticipate that it will pay any dividends
in the foreseeable future.
Upon the
consummation of the Share Exchange on February 3, 2010, the Company issued an
aggregate of 38,099,250 shares of its common stock in exchange for all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Atlantic common stock in reliance upon the
exemption from registration provided under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act
and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder.
Item
6. Selected Financial
Data
The
Company is a smaller reporting company and is therefore not required to provide
this information.
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Item
7.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations
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The
following discussion and analysis is intended t provide information about the
Company’s financial condition and results of operations for the years ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008. The following information should be read
together with the Company’s audited financial statements for the years ended
December 31, 2009 and 2008 and related notes appearing elsewhere in this
report.
Overview
The
Company was incorporated in the State of Delaware on October 31, 2006 under the
name “Lodestar Mining, Incorporated.” From its inception until
January 28, 2010, the Company was an exploration stage company with plans to
search for mineral deposits or reserves.
On
February 3, 2010, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding shares
of common stock of Atlantic pursuant to the Share Exchange, and Atlantic became
a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company issued an aggregate of
38,099,250 shares of common stock to the former shareholders of Atlantic, and
the Company changed its corporate name to “Atlantic Green Power Holding
Company.” As a result of the Share Exchange, the Company ceased its prior
operations and commenced the operation of Atlantic as its sole line of business.
Atlantic is a renewable energy company primarily focused on the location and
development of utility-scale solar energy generation projects in the
Mid-Atlantic United States, including the development of a utility-scale solar
farm in Pittsgrove, New Jersey.
Please
see the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 4, 2010 for information about
Atlantic’s financial condition and results of operations for the period
commencing September 17, 2009 (date of inception) through November 30,
2009.
Development
Stage Company
From
inception until the Effective Date of the Share Exchange, the Company was an
exploration stage company. Since the Effective Date of the Share
Exchange, the Company is considered a development stage company in accordance
with the guidance contained in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
Topic No. 915, “Development Stage Entities.” The Company is still
devoting substantially all of its efforts on establishing the business and its
planned principal operations have not commenced. All losses
accumulated since inception have been considered as part of the Company’s
development stage activities.
Currency
Translation
For
subsidiaries outside the United States that prepare financial statements in
currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the Company translates income and expense
amounts at average exchange rates for the year, translates assets and
liabilities at year-end exchange rates and equity at historical
rates. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company’s
functional currency was the Canadian dollar, even though the Company reported
its currency in the U.S. dollar. The Company recorded these translation
adjustments as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses
from foreign currency transactions are included in other income (expense) in the
results of operations.
The
Company’s financial statements have been prepared using U.S.
dollars. However, the transactions that took place during the year
required the use of Canadian currency. The Canadian dollars listed on
the December 31, 2009 Balance Sheet were converted at the conversion rate on
December 31, 2009, which was .9523 U.S. dollar for 1 Canadian
dollar. The Canadian dollars listed on the Statements of Operations
for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were converted at an average rate
for the period which was .88 and .98 U.S. dollar, respectively, for 1 Canadian
dollar. The net effect of the conversion resulted in a foreign
currency translation loss of $10,932, which is recorded as other
comprehensive income in the Statement of Operations for the year ended December
31, 2009.
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Results
of Operations
For
the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008
Net Income
(Loss). For the year ended December 31, 2009, our net income
from operations was $141,632 as compared to a net loss from operations of
$220,280 for the year ended December 31, 2008. This $361,912, or
262%, increase in net income was primarily attributable to the gain on the
release of a mining expense payable of $154,186 in 2009 and no mineral property
costs in 2009 as compared to mineral property costs of $206,866 in
2008.
Revenues. We did
not have any revenues for the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008.
Expenses. Total
operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were $12,554
and $220,280, respectively. Operating expenses for the year ended
December 31, 2009 consisted of $10,077 in professional fees and $2,477 in
general and administrative expenses, as compared to operating expenses for the
year ended December 31, 2008 consisting of $206,866 in mineral property costs,
$9,000 in professional fees and $4,414 in general and administrative
expenses. The $207,226, or 94%, reduction in operating expenses was
primarily attributable to the absence of mineral property costs in
2009.
Interest Income. We
did not have any interest income for the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008.
Income Taxes. No
income tax provision has been made for the years ended December 31, 2009 and
2008.
Foreign Currency
Transaction. For the year ended December 31, 2009, there was a
foreign exchange rate loss of $10,932, as compared to a foreign rate gain of
$18,857 in the prior year. The loss recorded for 2009 is as a result
of currency translation between the U.S. dollar and the Canadian
dollar.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
On
February 3, 2010, the Company consummated the Share Exchange with
Atlantic. As a result of the Share Exchange, the Company changed its
business focus from the acquisition and exploration of mineral resources to the
location and development of utility-scale solar energy generation projects in
the Mid-Atlantic United States, including the development of a utility-scale
solar farm in Pittsgrove, New Jersey.
As of
March 18, 2010, the Company’s cash position was approximately
$730,388. The Company anticipates that its cash position is
sufficient to fund current operations and obtain the local zoning board
approvals and other permits necessary to develop the Pittsgrove solar
farm. However, without any additional financing, the Company will not
be able to commence construction of the solar farm. Depending upon
the results of the Company’s approval and permitting process with the local
zoning board and other regulatory bodies, the Company anticipates it will seek
additional capital through debt or equity financings. If the Company
is unable to secure additional capital, it will explore strategic alternatives,
including, but not limited to, partnering with another energy supplier or other
company for purposes of developing the Pittsgrove solar farm. Any
additional equity financing may result in substantial dilution to the
Company’s stockholders.
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The
Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities and
commitments in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. Since
inception, the Company has not generated any revenue and accumulated losses
aggregating to $97,012. In addition, the Company may not have
sufficient working capital to meet operating needs for the next twelve months as
described above. All of these factors raise substantial doubt about
the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
The
officers and directors of the Company have not, as of the date of this filing,
loaned any funds to the Company. There are no formal commitments or
arrangements to advance or loan funds to the Company or repay any such advances
or loans.
Item
7A. Quantitative and Qualitative
Disclosures About Market Risk
The
Company is a smaller reporting company and is therefore not required to provide
this information.
Item
8. Financial Statements and
Supplementary Data
The
financial statements and supplementary data of the Company required by this item
are submitted under a separate section of this report. Reference is
made to the Index of Financial Statements contained on page F-1
herein.
Item
9.
|
Changes in and
Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
Disclosure
|
Not
applicable.
Item
9A. Controls and
Procedures
As
required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, as of the end of the period
covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company carried out an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures. This evaluation was carried out
under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management,
including the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, who concluded
that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to
provide reasonable assurance that: (i) information required to be
disclosed by the Company in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is
accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding
required disclosure by the Company; and (ii) information required to be
disclosed in reports that filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded,
processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in
Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.
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There has
been no significant change in the Company’s internal controls during the last
fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to
materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
Disclosure
controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to
ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports filed
or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and
reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.
Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and
procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the
Company’s reports filed under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated
to management, including the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, to
allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Management’s
Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The
management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining
adequate internal control over financial reporting. The Company’s
internal control system is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance to
the Company’s management and board of directors regarding the preparation and
fair presentation of published financial statements.
Management
assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2009. In making this assessment, we used the
criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (COSO). Based on the
assessment, management concluded that the Company did not maintain effective
controls over financial statement disclosure. Specifically, controls were not
designed and in place to ensure that all disclosures required are addressed in
the Company’s financial statements. In addition, the Company lacked sufficient
accounting staff and the performance of the principal accounting functions were
conducted by one officer. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company’s
President and Chief Executive Officer also served as the Company’s Chief
Financial Officer. Also, for the year ended December 31, 2009, all of the
Company’s financial reporting was carried out by one individual, and the Company
did not have an audit committee. This lack of accounting staff results in a lack
of segregation of duties and accounting technical expertise necessary for an
effective system of internal control. Accordingly, management has determined
that this control deficiency constituted a material weakness.
Item
9B. Other
Information
None.
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Item
10. Directors, Executive
Officers and Corporate Governance
Directors
and Executive Officers
The name,
age and positions held with the Company of each person who served as a member of
the board of directors or executive officer of the Company as of
December 31, 2009. Each director serves as a director of the Company
until the next annual meeting of stockholders of the Company and until his or
her successor is duly elected and qualified. Each executive officer
serves in his or her office(s) until such time as his or her successor is
appointed by the board.
Name
|
Age
|
Position
|
Ian
McKinnon
|
62
|
Chief
Executive Officer and Director
|
Becky
McKinnon
|
62
|
Secretary
|
William
Love
|
50
|
Director
|
There are
no family relationships among the directors and executive officers of the
Company, except for Ian McKinnon and Becky McKinnon, who are husband and
wife. None of the directors of the Company are directors of any
company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the
Exchange Act or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act
or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company
Act of 1940, as amended.
Biographical
Information
Ian McKinnon served as Chief
Executive Officer and as a director of the Company from November 10, 2006 to
February 3, 2010, when he resigned as an officer and director as part of the
Share Exchange. He has served as President of TCOW Inc. since 2005,
which a principal place of business of 400 Steeprock Drive, Toronto, ON Canada
M3J 2X1. Mr. McKinnon holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economics
from Princeton University and a Master of Business Administration from Columbia
University. He has had a long and varied career in the investment banking
business where he researched, analyzed and financed a great many small
capitalization companies. During 2009, Mr. McKinnon devoted
approximately 10% of his business activities to the Company’s
business.
Becky McKinnon served as
Secretary of the Company from November 10, 2006 to February 3, 2010, when she
resigned as an officer as part of the Share Exchange. She is
currently Executive Chairman of TCOW Inc., which has a principal place of
business of 400 Steeprock Drive, Toronto, ON Canada M3J 2X1. She held
the position of President at TCOW Inc. from 1985 to 2005. Ms.
McKinnon received a Bachelor of Arts from Wellesley College and a Bachelor of
Education from the University of Toronto. Ms. McKinnon has been
involved with numerous associations and charitable
foundations. During 2009, she devoted approximately 10% of her
business activities to the Company’s business.
William Love served as a
director of the Company from November 10, 2006 to February 3, 2010, when he
resigned as a director as part of the Share Exchange. He is currently
Vice-President, Business Development, Corporate Finance Specialist and Geologist
with Sage Gold, Inc., a mineral exploration company with an address of 365 Bay
Street, Suite 500 Toronto, Ontario. Mr. Love worked on field programs
throughout Canada for four summers during his undergraduate program at Lakehead
University, Thunder Bay, Canada, where Mr. Love obtained a Bachelor of
Science, with honors, in geology. Mr. Love has spent the last fifteen
years as a geologist and has been involved in mineral exploration in Canada as
well as a venture capitalist and a corporate finance specialist in a variety of
resource and technology companies. During 2009, Mr. Love devoted
approximately 10% of his business activities to the Company’s
business.
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On
February 3, 2010, the Effective Date of the Share Exchange, all of the executive
officers and directors of the Company resigned, and new executive officers and
directors were elected. Please see the Company’s current report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 4, 2010 for information about the
Company’s current officers and directors.
Section
16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
The
Company does not have any class of equity securities registered under Section 12
of the Exchange Act. Therefore, the executive officers, directors and
10% stockholders of the Company are not required to file reports under Section
16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Code
of Ethics
The
Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to the Company’s executive
officers. A copy of the Company’s Code of Ethics is filed herewith as
Exhibit 14.1. The Company will provide, without charge, a copy of the
Code of Ethics to any person upon request, which should be directed to
Stockholder Relations, Atlantic Green Power Holding Company, Bayport One, Suite
455, 8025 West Black Horse Pike, West Atlantic City, New Jersey
08232.
Audit
Committee
The
Company does not currently have a separately-designated audit committee of the
board of directors. Rather, the entire board of directors performs
the functions typically performed by an audit committee. No member of
the current board of directors qualifies as an audit committee financial
expert.
Item
11. Executive
Compensation
The
following table sets forth information concerning all compensation paid by the
Company to its principal executive officer for services in all capacities to the
Company for each of the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. Ian
McKinnon was the principal executive officer of the Company during this period
and served as its Chief Executive Officer. No executive officer of
the Company received compensation in excess of $100,000 during this
period.
SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
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Name
and Principal Position
|
Year
|
Salary
($)
|
Bonus
($)
|
Stock
Awards ($)
|
Option
Awards ($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
|
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings ($)
|
All
Other Compensation ($)
|
Total
($)
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ian
McKinnon,
|
2009
|
$ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | ||||||||||||||||
Chief Executive | 2008 | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | ||||||||||||||||
Officer |
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Outstanding
Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End
The
Company did not have any outstanding equity awards as of December 31,
2009.
Employment
Agreements
The
Company has not entered into an employment agreement with any of its executive
officers.
Director
Compensation
The
following table sets forth information concerning the compensation paid by the
Company to its directors for each of the years ended December 31,
2009:
Name
(1)
|
Fees
Earned or Paid in Cash
($)
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
Option
Awards
($)
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan Compensation ($)
|
Nonqualified
Deferred Compensation Earnings
($)
|
All
Other Compensation
($)
|
Total
($)
|
|||||||||||||||||||||
William
Love
|
$ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- | $ | -- |
|
(1)
|
See
the Summary Compensation Table above for information regarding
compensation paid to Ian McKinnon in connection with his membership on the
board of directors of the Company.
|
Risk
Management
The
Company did not pay any compensation to its executive officers in the years
ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, during which time the Company was an
exploration stage company. Subsequent to February 3, 2010, the
effective date of the Share Exchange, only Robert Demos, Jr., the current
President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, receives any compensation
from the Company, which consists of a fixed salary. As a result, the
Company does not believe that its compensation policies and practices are
reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company.
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Item
12.
|
Security Ownership of
Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
|
Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
The
following table sets forth information regarding the number of shares of the
Company’s common stock beneficially owned on March 26, 2010, subsequent to the
consummation of the Share Exchange, by each person who is known by the Company
to beneficially own 5% or more of the Company’s common stock, each of the
Company’s directors and executive officers, and all of the Company’s directors
and executive officers, as a group. Except as otherwise indicated,
each stockholder set forth below maintains a business address at the Company’s
headquarters at Bayport One, Suite 455, 8025 Black Horse Pike, West Atlantic
City, New Jersey, 08232.
Name
of Beneficial Owner
|
No.
of Shares (1)
|
Percentage
of Shares Outstanding
|
Robert
Demos, Jr. (2) (3) (4)
|
9,300,000
|
21.53%
|
Edward
Stella, Jr. (2) (5)
|
10,100,000
|
23.28%
|
R.
Scott Byrne (2) (6)
|
2,000,000
|
4.63%
|
Frank
D’Agostino, Jr. (7) (8)
|
3,800,000
|
8.80%
|
Darin
Myman (9)
|
3,525,000
|
8.16%
|
All
Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (3 Persons)
(4)
|
21,400,000
|
49.54%
|
(1)
|
In
accordance with Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, a person is deemed to be
the beneficial owner, for purposes of this table, of any shares of the
Company’s common stock if he or she has voting or investment power with
respect to such shares. This includes shares (a) subject to options
exercisable within 60 days, and (b)(1) owned by a spouse, (2) owned by
other immediate family members, or (3) held in trust or held in retirement
accounts or funds for the benefit of the named individuals, over which
shares the person named in the table may possess voting and/or investment
power.
|
(2)
|
Such
person was elected to the board of directors of the Company on February 3,
2010, the Effective Date of the Share
Exchange.
|
(3)
|
Mr.
Demos was elected as the Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
Executive Officer of the Company on February 3, 2010, the Effective Date
of the Share Exchange.
|
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(4)
|
Includes
200,000 shares held by Mr. Demos as custodian for his sons under the
Uniform Transfers to Minors Act. Mr. Demos disclaims beneficial
ownership of these shares.
|
(5)
|
Mr.
Stella was elected as the Vice President of Project Development of the
Company on February 3, 2010, the Effective Date of the Share
Exchange.
|
(6)
|
Mr.
Byrne was elected as the Chief Operating Officer, Secretary and Treasurer
of the Company on February 3, 2010, the Effective Date of the Share
Exchange.
|
(7)
|
Mr.
D’Agostino maintains a mailing address at 3 Dividing Drive, Marlton, New
Jersey 08053.
|
(8)
|
Includes
1,500,000 shares held by FJD Holdings, LLC, of which Mr. D’Agostino is a
principal. Mr. D’Agostino disclaims beneficial ownership of
such shares except to the extent of his interest in FJD Holdings,
LLC.
|
(9)
|
Mr.
Myman maintains a mailing address at 157 Broad Street, Suite 109, Red
Bank, New Jersey 07701.
|
Securities
Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans
The
Company did not have any securities authorized for issuance under any equity
compensation plans as of December 31, 2009.
Item
13. Certain Relationships and
Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Transactions
with Related Parties
Effective
November 30, 2009, Atlantic entered into the Lease with Edward Stella, Jr. for
certain parcels of undeveloped land located in Pittsgrove, New Jersey
aggregating approximately 700 acres. Mr. Stella was elected as Vice
President of Project Development and as a director of the Company on February 3,
2010, the Effective Date of the Share Exchange. The Company intends
to use this property as the site of its 100-Mega Watt solar farm. The
Lease is for a term of twenty-five years with an annual base rent of $1.3
million, which will be phased-in as construction of the solar farm facilities
progresses as provided in the Lease. Atlantic has the option to
extend the Lease for four successive periods of five years each beyond the
initial twenty-five year term. See “Description of Business –
Pittsgrove Solar Farm.”
Director
Independence
For the
year ended December 31, 2009, only William Love qualified as an “independent
director” under the NASDAQ Rules.
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Item
14. Principal Accounting Fees
and Services
Audit
Fees
The
Company paid a total of $14,700 in 2009 and $9,000 in 2008 to M&K CPAs, PLLC
for audit services, which included work related to the annual audit and
quarterly reviews rendered in 2009 and 2008, respectively.
Audit-Related
Fees
The
Company did not pay any audit related fees to M&K CPAs, PLLC during 2009 and
2008.
Tax
Fees
The
Company did no pay any fees for income tax consultation, including income tax
compliance, tax advice and tax planning during 2009 and 2008.
All
Other Fees
The
Company did not pay any other fees for any other services during 2009 or
2008.
Policy
on Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services
The board
of directors is responsible for appointing, setting compensation and overseeing
the work of the independent registered public accounting firm. The
board approves, in advance, all audit and permissible non-audit services to be
performed by the independent registered public accounting firm. Such
approval process ensures that the independent registered public accounting firm
does not provide any non-audit services to the Company that are prohibited by
law or regulation.
During the year ended December 31,
2009, 100% of the audit related fees, tax related fees and other fees set forth
above were approved by the board of directors.
Item
15. Exhibits, Financial
Statement Schedules
(a) Exhibits
Reference
is made to the Index of Exhibits beginning on page E-1 herein.
(b) Financial Statement
Schedules
Reference
is made to the Index of Consolidated Financial Statements on page F-1
herein. No schedules are included with the consolidated financial
statements because the required information is inapplicable or is presented in
the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
ATLANTIC GREEN POWER HOLDING COMPANY | |||
Date: March
31, 2010
|
By:
|
/s/ Robert Demos, Jr. | |
Robert Demos, Jr. | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer | |||
KNOW ALL
MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Robert Demos, Jr. his or her true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent for him or her and in his or her name, place an
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Annual
Report on Form 10-K, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and
about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as they might or could
do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
In
accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Registrant has
caused this report to be signed by the following persons in the capacities and
on the dates stated.
Signatures
|
Title
|
Date
|
/s/
Robert Demos, Jr.
|
President
and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and
Director
|
March
31, 2010
|
Robert
Demos, Jr.
|
||
/s/
R. Scott Byrne
|
Chief
Operating Officer, Secretary, Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer) and
Director
|
March
31, 2010
|
R.
Scott Byrne
|
||
/s/
Edward Stella, Jr.
|
Vice
President of Project Development and Director
|
March
31, 2010
|
Edward
Stella, Jr.
|
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
|
Exhibit No.
|
Description
|
2.1
|
Agreement
and Plan of Exchange by and among the Company, Atlantic Green Power
Corporation and Ian McKinnon, dated January 29, 2010 (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
February 4, 2010).
|
2.2
|
Stock
Purchase Agreement by and between the Company and Ian McKinnon, dated
January 29, 2010 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.2 to the
Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 4,
2010).
|
3.1
|
Amended
and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
February 4, 2010).
|
3.2
|
Amended
and Restated By-laws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on February 4,
2010).
|
10.1
|
Mineral
Claim Option Agreement between the Company and Claim Lake Nickel, Inc.
dated March 13, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Registration Statement on Form SB-2 filed with the SEC on May
30, 2007).
|
10.2
|
Amendment
#1 to Mineral Claim Option Agreement between the Company and Claim Lake
Nickel, Inc. dated March 13, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15,
2009).
|
10.3
|
Amendment
#2 to Mineral Claim Option Agreement between the Company and Claim Lake
Nickel, Inc. dated March 13, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on April 15,
2009).
|
10.4
|
Atlantic
Green Power Holding Company Equity Incentive Plan (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on
February 4, 2010).
|
10.5
|
Ground
Lease Agreement between Edward Stella, Jr. and Atlantic Green Power
Corporation, effective November 30, 2009.
|
14.1
|
Code
of Ethics of the Company.
|
21.1
|
Subsidiaries
of the Company.
|
31.1
|
Section
302 Certification of Principal Executive Officer.
|
31.2
|
Section
302 Certification of Principal Financial Officer.
|
32.1
|
Certification
of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.
|
32.2
|
Certification
of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section
1350.
|
E-1
ATLANTIC
GREEN POWER HOLDING COMPANY
FORMERLY
LODESTAR MINING, INCORPORATED
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
INDEX
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Page
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|
Financial
Statements:
|
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
|
F-2
|
Balance
Sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008
|
F-3
|
Statements
of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the
Period from October 31, 2006 (Inception) through December 31,
2009
|
F-4
|
Statements
of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit) for the Period from October
31, 2006 (Inception) through December 31, 2009
|
F-5
|
Statements
of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the
Period from October 31, 2006 (Inception) through December 31,
2009
|
F-6
|
Notes
to Financial Statements
|
F-7
|
F-1
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the
Directors of
Atlantic
Green Power Holding Company
(formerly
Lodestar Mining, Incorporated)
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
We have
audited the accompanying balance sheets of Atlantic Green Power Holding Company
(an exploration stage company) as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the related
statements of operations, changes in stockholders' deficit, and cash flows for
the years then ended and the period from October 31, 2006 (inception) through
December 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 audit.
We
conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan
and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about 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 audit 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, assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Atlantic Green Power Holding
Company as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the results of its operations,
changes in stockholders' deficit and cash flows for the periods described above
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, the Company suffered a net loss from operations and has a net
capital deficiency, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue
as a going concern. Management's plans regarding those matters also are
described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/
M&K CPAS, PLLC
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Houston,
Texas
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www.mkacpas.com
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March
26, 2010
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F-2
ATLANTIC
GREEN POWER HOLDING COMPANY
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FORMERLY
LODESTAR MINING, INCORPORATED
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(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
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Balance
Sheets
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As
of December 31, 2009 and 2008
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ASSETS
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December
31,
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2009
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2,008 | |||||||
CURRENT
ASSETS
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Cash
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$ | - | $ | 9,806 | ||||
Total
current assets
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- | 9,806 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | - | $ | 9,806 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
|
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CURRENT
LIABILITIES
|
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Mining
expense payable
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$ | - | $ | 142,974 | ||||
Accrued
expense
|
233 | 4,434 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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233 | 147,408 | ||||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES
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233 | 147,408 | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS'
DEFICIT
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Preferred
stock, $0.000001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and
outstanding at
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December
31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
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- | - | ||||||
Common
stock, $0.000001 par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 20,250,500
shares issued and
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outstanding
at December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively
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20 | 20 | ||||||
Additional
paid in capital
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96,759 | 90,090 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated during the exploration stage
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(104,937 | ) | (246,569 | ) | ||||
Accumulated
other comprehensive income
|
7,925 | 18,857 | ||||||
Total stockholders' deficit | (233 | ) | (137,602 | ) | ||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
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$ | - | $ | 9,806 | ||||
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-3
ATLANTIC
GREEN POWER HOLDING COMPANY
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FORMERLY
LODESTAR MINING, INCORPORATED
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(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
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Statements
of Operations
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For
the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the Period
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From
October 31, 2006 (Inception) Through December 31, 2009
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October
31,
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2006
(Inception)
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Years
Ended
|
Through
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December
31,
|
December
31,
|
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2009
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2008
|
2009
|
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REVENUE
|
$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
COST
OF REVENUES
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
GROSS
PROFIT
|
- | - | - | |||||||||
OPERATING
EXPENSES
|
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Mineral
property costs
|
- | 206,866 | 211,866 | |||||||||
Professional
fees
|
10,077 | 9,000 | 40,077 | |||||||||
General
and administrative
|
2,477 | 4,414 | 7,180 | |||||||||
Total
operating expenses
|
12,554 | 220,280 | 259,123 | |||||||||
OTHER
INCOME (EXPENSE)
|
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Gain
on release of mining expense payable
|
154,186 | - | 154,186 | |||||||||
NET
INCOME (LOSS)
|
$ | 141,632 | $ | (220,280 | ) | $ | (104,937 | ) | ||||
(LOSS)
GAIN ON FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSLATION
|
(10,932 | ) | 18,857 | 7,925 | ||||||||
TOTAL
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
|
$ | 130,700 | $ | (201,423 | ) | $ | (97,012 | ) | ||||
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WEIGHTED
AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES
|
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OUTSTANDING
- BASIC AND DILUTED
|
20,250,500 | 17,821,672 | ||||||||||
NET
INCOME (LOSS) PER SHARE
|
$ | 0.01 | $ | (0.01 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-4
ATLANTIC
GREEN POWER HOLDING COMPANY
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FORMERLY
LODESTAR MINING, INCORPORATED
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(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
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Statements
of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Deficit)
|
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For
the Period October 31, 2006 (Inception) Through December 31,
2009
|
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Deficit
|
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Accumulated
|
Accumulated
|
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Additional
|
During
the
|
Other
|
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Common
Stock
|
Paid-In
|
Subscriptions
|
Exploration
|
Comprehensive
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shares
|
Amount
|
Capital
|
Receivable
|
Stage
|
Income
|
Total
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
- October 31, 2006
|
- | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||||||
Common
shares issued to founder
|
15,150,000 | 15 | 29,985 | (30,000 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
- December 31, 2006
|
15,150,000 | 15 | 29,985 | (30,000 | ) | - | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
Cash
received for subscriptions receivable
|
- | - | - | 30,000 | - | - | 30,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Contributed
capital by stockholders
|
- | - | 10,000 | - | - | - | 10,000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | - | (26,289 | ) | - | (26,289 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance
- December 31, 2007
|
15,150,000 | 15 | 39,985 | - | (26,289 | ) | - | 13,711 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Subscription
shares issued
|
5,100,500 | 5 | 50,105 | - | - | - | 50,110 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net
loss for the period
|
- | - | - | - | (220,280 | ) | - | (220,280 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation income
|
- | - | - | - | - | 18,857 | 18,857 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance
- December 31, 2008
|
20,250,500 | 20 | 90,090 | - | (246,569 | ) | 18,857 | (137,602 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Contributed
capital by stockholders
|
- | - | 6,669 | - | - | - | 6,669 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Net
income for the period
|
- | - | - | - | 141,632 | - | 141,632 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign
currency translation loss
|
- | - | - | - | - | (10,932 | ) | (10,932 | ) | |||||||||||||||||||
Balance
- December 31, 2009
|
20,250,500 | $ | 20 | $ | 96,759 | $ | - | $ | (104,937 | ) | $ | 7,925 | $ | (233 | ) |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-5
ATLANTIC
GREEN POWER HOLDING COMPANY
|
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FORMERLY
LODESTAR MINING, INCORPORATED
|
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(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
|
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Statements
of Cash Flow
|
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For
the Years Ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, and the Period from October
31, 2006
|
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(Inception)
Through December 31, 2009
|
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October
31, 2006
|
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Years
Ended
|
(Inception)
Through
|
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December
31,
|
December 31,
|
|||||||||||
2009
|
2008
|
2009
|
||||||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Net
income (loss)
|
$ | 141,632 | $ | (220,280 | ) | $ | (104,937 | ) | ||||
Increase
(decrease) of mining payable
|
(142,974 | ) | 142,974 | - | ||||||||
Increase
(decrease) of accrued expenses
|
(4,201 | ) | 4,434 | 233 | ||||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
|
(5,543 | ) | (72,872 | ) | (104,704 | ) | ||||||
CASH
FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
|
||||||||||||
Issuance
of stock for cash and subscriptions receivable
|
- | 50,110 | 80,110 | |||||||||
Contribution
of capital
|
6,669 | - | 16,669 | |||||||||
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
6,669 | 50,110 | 96,779 | |||||||||
EFFECTS
OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE
|
(10,932 | ) | 18,857 | 7,925 | ||||||||
NET
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
|
(9,806 | ) | (3,905 | ) | - | |||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - BEGINNING OF PERIOD
|
9,806 | 13,711 | - | |||||||||
CASH
AND CASH EQUIVALENTS - END OF PERIOD
|
$ | - | $ | 9,806 | $ | - |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
statements.
F-6
ATLANTIC
GREEN POWER HOLDING COMPANY
FORMERLY
LODESTAR MINING, INCORPORATED
(AN
EXPLORATION STAGE COMPANY)
NOTES
TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2009
NOTE
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ORGANIZATION AND BASIS
OF PRESENTATION
|
Lodestar
Mining, Incorporated (the “Company”) was incorporated in the State of Delaware
on October 31, 2006. On January 29, 2010, the Company entered into an
Agreement and Plan of Exchange (the “Exchange Agreement”) with Atlantic Green
Power Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (“Atlantic”), pursuant to which each
issued and outstanding share of Atlantic’s common stock was exchanged for one
share of the Company’s common stock (the “Share Exchange”). The Share
Exchange was consummated on February 3, 2010. On February 4, 2010,
the Company filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
“Amended and Restated Certificate”) with the Secretary of State of the State of
Delaware pursuant to which, among other things, the Company changed
its corporate name to Atlantic Green Power Holding Company.
As a
result of the Share Exchange, Atlantic became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company and the Company ceased its prior operations, the acquisition and
exploration of mineral resources, to focus on Atlantic’s renewable energy
business of locating and developing utility-scale solar energy generation
projects in the Mid-Atlantic United States. Through Atlantic, the
Company is currently in the process of obtaining the local zoning board
approvals and other permits necessary to develop a utility-scale solar farm on a
700-acre tract in Pittsgrove, New Jersey.
In
January 2010, the Company consummated a 5.05 to 1 forward stock split (the
“Stock Split”) pursuant to which each stockholder of the Company received an
additional 4.05 shares of common stock in the form of a stock dividend for each
share of common stock held by such stockholder. Immediately following
the Stock Split, there were 20,250,500 shares of the Company’s common stock
issued and outstanding. All prior period amounts have been
retroactively adjusted to reflect the Stock Split.
Development Stage
Company
From
inception until the Effective Date of the Share Exchange, the Company was an
exploration stage company. Since the Effective Date of the Share
Exchange, the Company is considered a development stage company in accordance
with the guidance contained in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”)
Topic No. 915, “Development
Stage Entities.” The Company is still devoting substantially
all of its efforts on establishing its business and its planned principal
operations have not commenced. All losses accumulated since inception
have been considered as part of the Company’s development stage
activities.
Going
Concern
The
Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis,
which contemplates the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities and
commitments in the normal course of business for the foreseeable future. Since
inception, the Company has not generated any revenues and has accumulated losses
aggregating to $97,012. In addition, the Company may not have
sufficient working capital to meet all of its operating needs for the next
twelve months as described below. All of these factors raise
substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going
concern.
F-7
On
February 3, 2010, the Company consummated the Share Exchange with
Atlantic. As a result of the Share Exchange, the Company changed its
business focus from the acquisition and exploration of mineral resources to the
location and development of utility-scale solar energy generation projects in
the Mid-Atlantic United States, including the development of a utility-scale
solar farm in Pittsgrove, New Jersey. As of March 18, 2010, the
Company’s cash position was approximately $730,388. The Company
anticipates that its cash position is sufficient to fund current operations and
obtain the local zoning board approvals and other permits necessary to develop
the Pittsgrove solar farm. However, without any additional financing,
the Company will not be able to commence construction of the solar
farm. Depending upon the results of the Company’s approval and
permitting process with the local zoning board and other regulatory bodies, the
Company anticipates it will seek additional capital through debt or equity
financings. If the Company is unable to secure additional capital, it
will explore strategic alternatives, including, but not limited to, partnering
with another energy supplier or other company for purposes of developing the
Pittsgrove solar farm. Any additional equity financing may result
in substantial dilution to the Company’s stockholders.
NOTE
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SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
|
Use of
Estimates
The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and
assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and
disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting
period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Currency
Translation
For
subsidiaries outside the United States that prepare financial statements in
currencies other than the U.S. dollar, the Company translates income and expense
amounts at average exchange rates for the year, translates assets and
liabilities at year-end exchange rates and equity at historical
rates. For the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, the Company’s
functional currency was the Canadian dollar, even though the Company reported
its currency in the U.S. dollar. The Company recorded these translation
adjustments as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Gains and losses
from foreign currency transactions are included in other income (expense) in the
results of operations.
The
Company’s financial statements have been prepared using U.S.
dollars. However, the transactions that took place during the year
required the use of Canadian currency. The Canadian dollars listed on
the December 31, 2009 Balance Sheet were converted at the conversion rate on
December 31, 2009, which was .9523 U.S. dollar for 1 Canadian
dollar. The Canadian dollars listed on the Statements of Operations
for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were converted at an average rate
for the period which was .88 and .98 U.S. dollar, respectively, for 1 Canadian
dollar. The net effect of the conversion resulted in a foreign
currency translation loss of $10,932, which is recorded as other
comprehensive income in the Statement of Operations for the year ended December
31, 2009.
F-8
Cash and Cash
Equivalents
The
Company considers all highly liquid debt instruments and other short-term
investments with a maturity of three months or less, when purchased, to be cash
equivalents.
The
Company maintains cash and cash equivalent balances at one financial institution
that is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation up to
$250,000.
Fixed
Assets
Fixed
assets are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is
provided using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the
related assets (five years for the computer equipment). Costs of maintenance and
repairs are charged to expense as incurred.
Recoverability of Long-Lived
Assets
The
Company reviews the recoverability of its long-lived assets on a periodic basis
whenever events and changes in circumstances have occurred which may indicate a
possible impairment. The assessment for potential impairment is based primarily
on the Company’s ability to recover the carrying value of its long-lived assets
from expected future cash flows from its operations on an undiscounted basis. If
such assets are determined to be impaired, the impairment recognized is the
amount by which the carrying value of the assets exceeds the fair value of the
assets. Fixed assets to be disposed of by sale are carried at the lower of the
then current carrying value or fair value less estimated costs to
sell.
Mineral Property
Costs
Since the
Company’s formation on October 31, 2006 until February 3, 2010, the Company had
been in the exploration stage. The Company did not enter into its
first mineral claim option agreement until March 13, 2007. As of
December 31, 2009, the Company had not realized any revenues from its planned
operations. Mineral property acquisition, exploration and development
costs are expensed as incurred until such time as economic reserves are
quantified. To date the Company has not established any proven or
probable reserves on its mineral properties. The Company has adopted
the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) guidelines which establish
standards for the initial measurement and subsequent accounting for obligations
associated with the sale, abandonment, or other disposal of long-lived tangible
assets arising from the acquisition, construction or development and for normal
operations of such assets. The adoption of this standard has had no material
impact on the Company’s financial position statements. As of December
31, 2009, any potential costs relating to the retirement of the Company’s
mineral property interests were not yet determinable.
On
February 3, 2010, upon the consummation of the Share Exchange, the Company
ceased its prior operations, the acquisition and exploration of mineral
resources, to focus on Atlantic’s renewable energy business of locating and
developing utility-scale solar energy generation projects in the Mid-Atlantic
United States.
F-9
Fair Value of Financial
Instruments
The
carrying amount reported in the balance sheet for cash and cash equivalents,
accounts payable, accrued expenses, and related party advances approximate fair
value because of the immediate or short-term maturity of these financial
instruments. The Company does not utilize derivative instruments.
Income
Taxes
The
Company accounts for income taxes utilizing the liability method of
accounting. Under the liability method, deferred taxes are determined
based on differences between financial statement and tax bases of assets and
liabilities at enacted tax rates in effect in years in which differences are
expected to reverse. Valuation allowances are established, when
necessary, to reduce deferred tax assets to amounts that are expected to be
realized.
Earnings (Loss) Per Share of
Common Stock
The
Company follows FASB ASC Topic No. 260, “Earnings Per Share” (“ASC
260”). ASC 260 requires the reporting of both basic and diluted
earnings (loss) per share. Basic earnings (loss) per share is
computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common stockholders by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the
period. The calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share reflects
the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to
issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock. In accordance
with ASC 260, any anti-dilutive effects on net earnings (loss) per share are
excluded. For the periods ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, there
were no common stock equivalents.
For the
years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008, there were no potentially dilutive
securities outstanding.
Recent Accounting
Pronouncements
In June
2009, FASB issued ASC Topic No. 105. “Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles” (“ASC 105”). ASC 105 has become the single source
authoritative nongovernmental GAAP, superseding existing FASB, American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Emerging Issues Task Force
standards and related accounting literature. ASC No. 105 reorganized
the thousands of GAAP pronouncements into roughly 90 accounting topics and
displays them using a consistent structure. Also included is relevant
Securities and Exchange Commission guidance organized using the same topical
structure in separate sections. The Company adopted ASC 105 on July
1, 2009. The adoption of ASC 105 did not have an impact on the
Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
On
April 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASC Topic No. 825-10-65, “Financial Instruments – Overall –
Transition and Open Effective Date Information” (“ASC 825-10-65”). ASC
825-10-65 amends ASC 825-10 to require disclosures about fair value of financial
instruments in interim financial statements as well as in annual financial
statements and also amends ASC 270-10 to require those disclosures in all
interim financial statements. The adoption of ASC 825-10-65 did not have a
material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial
condition.
F-10
On
April 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASC Topic No. 855, “Subsequent Events” (“ASC
855”). ASC 855 establishes general standards of accounting for and
disclosure of events that occur after the balance sheet date but before
financial statements are issued or are available to be issued. It requires
the disclosure of the date through which an entity has evaluated subsequent
events and the basis for that date – that is, whether that date represents the
date the financial statements were issued or were available to be
issued. This disclosure should alert all users of financial statements that
an entity has not evaluated subsequent events after that date in the set of
financial statements being presented. The adoption of ASC 855 did not have a
material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial
condition.
On
July 1, 2009, the Company adopted ASU Topic No. 2009-05, “Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures (Topic 820)” (“ASU 2009-05”). ASU 2009-05 provided amendments
to ASC 820-10, “Fair Value
Measurements and Disclosures – Overall,” for the fair value measurement
of liabilities. ASU 2009-05 provides clarification that in circumstances in
which a quoted price in an active market for the identical liability is not
available, a reporting entity is required to measure fair value using certain
techniques. ASU 2009-05 also clarifies that when estimating the fair value of a
liability, a reporting entity is not required to include a separate input or
adjustment to other inputs relating to the existence of a restriction that
prevents the transfer of a liability. ASU 2009-05 further clarifies that both a
quoted price in an active market for the identical liability at the measurement
date and the quoted price for the identical liability when traded as an asset in
an active market when no adjustments to the quoted price of the asset are
required are Level 1 fair value measurements. The adoption of ASU 2009-05 did
not have a material impact on the Company’s results of operations or financial
condition.
In
October 2009, the FASB issued ASU Topic No. 2009-13, “Multiple-Deliverable Revenue
Arrangements (amendments to ASC 605, Revenue Recognition)” (“ASU
2009-13”). ASU 2009-13 requires entities to allocate revenue in an
arrangement using estimated selling prices of the delivered goods and services
based on a selling price hierarchy. The amendments eliminate the residual method
of revenue allocation and require revenue to be allocated using the relative
selling price method. ASU 2009-13 should be applied on a prospective
basis for revenue arrangements entered into or materially modified in fiscal
years beginning on or after June 15, 2010, with early adoption permitted.
The Company does not expect adoption of ASU 2009-13 to have a material impact on
the Company’s results of operations or financial condition.
NOTE
3-
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MINERAL
PROPERTIES
|
As of
December 31, 2006, the Company had no ownership in any properties.
On March
13, 2007, the Company entered into a Mineral Claim Option Agreement (the “Option
Agreement”) with Claim Lake Nickel Inc., a corporation incorporated pursuant to
the laws of the Province of Ontario (“Claim Lake Nickel”). Pursuant
to the Option Agreement, the Company has the sole, exclusive, immediate and
irrevocable option to acquire a ten percent (10%) legal and beneficial interest
in certain mineral dispositions owned by Claim Lake Nickel in Zavitz Township in
Ontario, Canada.
F-11
The
Company paid $5,000 (CAD) under the Option Agreement for its option rights,
which was made in U.S. dollars on March 13, 2007 at a conversion rate of 1 USD =
1.1584 CAD. The Company had the right to exercise the option by
making exploration and development expenditures in relation to the mineral
dispositions as follows: (a) $50,000 (CAD) by the first anniversary
date of the Option Agreement; (b) $75,000 (CAD) by the second anniversary date
of the Option Agreement; and (c) $100,000 (CAD) by the third anniversary date of
the Option Agreement. The Company also could accelerate its
expenditures on the mineral dispositions and these expenditures would then be
credited toward subsequent anniversary work commitments. The Option
Agreement also provided that the Company’s exploration and development
expenditures include an administrative fee equal to fifteen percent (15%) of all
direct costs incurred by the Company in conducting exploration and development,
including, but without limitation, salaries and benefits.
As of
December 31, 2008, Atlantic paid $50,000 to Claim Lake Nickel for mineral
dispositions, and recorded the remaining $175,000 (CAD) as a liability in its
financial statements.
On
October 31, 2009, Atlantic released Claim Lake Nickel from any rights arising
from the Option Agreement and recorded the $175,000 (CAD) as gain on release of
mining payable in its financial statements.
NOTE
4-
|
STOCKHOLDERS’
EQUITY
|
The
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, as amended and restated on February
4, 2010, authorizes two classes of stock: (a) preferred stock –
20,000,000 shares authorized at a par value of $0.000001 per share; and (b)
common stock – 1,000,000,000 shares authorized at a par value of $0.000001 per
share.
The
Company has not issued any shares of preferred stock to date.
In
November 2006, the Company issued 15,150,000 shares of common stock to its
founder at $0.002 per share. The proceeds of $30,000 were reflected
originally as a subscription receivable, and all of this amount has been
paid. The Company registered 10,100,000 shares of common stock to be
offered at $0.0099 per share. In April 2008 through September 2008,
the Company issued 5,100,500 shares of common stock at $0.0099 per share for a
total of $50,500 (Canadian dollars). As of December 31, 2009, the
Company had 20,250,500 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding. These numbers of shares and dollar amounts have been
adjusted, where appropriate, to reflect the Stock Split.
The
Company has not issued any options or warrants through December 31,
2009.
NOTE
5-
|
PROVISION FOR INCOME
TAXES
|
Deferred
income taxes are determined using the liability method for the temporary
differences between the financial reporting basis and income tax basis of the
Company’s assets and liabilities. Deferred income taxes are measured
based on the tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences
are included in the Company’s tax return. Deferred tax assets and
liabilities are recognized based on anticipated future tax consequences
attributable to differences between financial statement carrying amounts of
assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.
F-12
As of
December 31, 2009, there is no provision for income taxes, current or
deferred.
2009
|
2008
|
|||||||
Net
operating losses
|
$ | 35,679 | $ | 83,833 | ||||
Valuation
allowance
|
(35,679 | ) | (83,833 | ) | ||||
$ | - | $ | - | |||||
At
December 31, 2009, the Company had net operating loss carryforward in the amount
of $104,937 available to offset future taxable income through
2029. The Company established valuation allowances equal to the full
amount of the deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of the utilization of
the operating losses in future periods.
A
reconciliation of the Company’s effective tax rate as a percentage of income
before taxes and federal statutory rate for the period ended December 31, 2009
and 2008 is summarized below.
Federal
statutory rate
|
(34.0)%
|
|
State
income taxes, net of federal benefits
|
0.0
|
|
Valuation
allowance
|
34.0
|
|
0%
|
||
NOTE
6- RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Effective
November 30, 2009, Atlantic entered into a Ground Lease Agreement (the “Lease”)
with Edward Stella, Jr., a director of Atlantic, who was elected as a director
and appointed as Vice President of Project Development of the Company in
connection with the consummation of the Share Exchange on February 3,
2010. The Lease was negotiated between the parties at arms’
length. The Lease permits Atlantic to construct and operate a solar
farm on the leased premises and is for an initial term of twenty-five years with
an annual base rent of $1.3 million, which will be phased-in as construction of
the solar farm facilities progresses as provided in the
Lease. Atlantic has the option to extend the Lease for four
successive period of five years each beyond the initial term.
During
the year ended December 31, 2009, a stockholder contributed $6,669 to the
Company which was used for operating expenses. The amount is included in
additional paid in capital.
NOTE
7-
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SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
|
In
January 2010, the Company consummated a 5.05 to 1 forward Stock Split pursuant
to which each stockholder of the Company received an additional 4.05 shares of
common stock in the form of a stock dividend for each share of common stock held
by such stockholder. Immediately following the Stock Split, there
were 20,250,500 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and
outstanding.
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On
January 29, 2010, subsequent to the Stock Split, the Company entered into the
Exchange Agreement with Atlantic, and on February 3, 2010, the Share Exchange
was consummated, pursuant to which each share of Atlantic’s common stock was
exchanged for one share of the Company’s common stock and Atlantic became a
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The Company issued a total of
38,099,250 shares of its common stock to the former shareholders of Atlantic
pursuant to the Share Exchange, and immediately following the Share Exchange
there were 43,199,750 shares of common stock issued and
outstanding.
Also on
January 29, 2010, the Company entered into the Stock Purchase Agreement with Ian
McKinnon, the majority stockholder of the Company, pursuant to which the Company
purchased for $250,000 all of Mr. McKinnon’s shares of the Company’s common
stock, a total of 15,150,000 shares, and immediately retired such
shares.
In
addition, on January 29, 2010, the Company adopted an Equity Incentive Plan (the
“Equity Incentive Plan”) under which the Company has reserved 10,000,000 shares
of its common stock for issuance.
On
February 4, 2010, the Company filed the Amended and Restated Certificate with
the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to which, among other
things, the Company changed its corporate name to Atlantic Green Power Holding
Company.
On
February 5, 2010, the Company granted a nonqualified option to purchase 200,000
shares of its common stock under the Equity Incentive Plan to Rania Pontikos, an
employee of the Company. The exercise price of the nonqualified
option is $.25 per share, and the shares subject thereto vest as
follows: 16,666 shares vest on February 5, 2010, and 16,666 shares
vest on the first day of each month commencing March 1, 2010, with the final
16,674 shares vesting on January 1, 2011. The nonqualified option
expires on February 4, 2015.
On March 8, 2010, the Company granted a
nonqualified option to purchase 20,000 shares of its common stock under the
Equity Incentive Plan to Daniel Schohl, an employee of the
Company. The exercise price of the nonqualified option is $.25 per
share, and the shares subject thereto vest as follows: 10,000 shares
vest on March 8, 2011, and 10,000 shares vest on August 8, 2011. The
nonqualified option expires on March 7, 2015.
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