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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________to
__________
Commission File Number 000-30095
WESCORP ENERGY INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware | 98-0447716 |
State or Other Jurisdiction of | (I.R.S. Employer |
Incorporation or Organization | Identification No.) |
Suite 770, 435 4th
Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P
3A8
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(403) 206-3990
Issuers Telephone Number
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered |
None | None |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of each class | Name of each exchange on which registered |
Common Stock, $.0001 Par Value | OTC Bulletin Board |
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes __ No 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 __ No X
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 __
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes __ No __
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, to the best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [X]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer ____ | Accelerated filer _____ |
Non-accelerated filer ____(Do not check if a small reporting company) | Small Reporting Company__X__ |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined by Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes__ No X
The aggregate market value of the voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant at the close of business on June 30, 2009, was $24,875,828. Without asserting that any director or executive officer of the registrant, or the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the registrants common stock, is an affiliate, the shares of which they are the beneficial owners have been deemed to be owned by affiliates solely for this calculation.
There were 97,320,842 shares of registrants common stock outstanding as of April 1, 2010.
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FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the Annual Report) contains predictions, projections and other statements about the future that are intended to be forward-looking statements (collectively, forward-looking statements). Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. In assessing forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report, readers are urged to read carefully all cautionary statements including those contained in other sections of this Annual Report. Among said risks and uncertainties are the following risks:
- there may not be adequate capital to fund our business;
- our water remediation technologies may not receive sufficient market demand or be commercially successful;
- our water remediation technology may be replaced in the market by a more technically advanced process;
- the Ellycrack technology may not be technically effective or cost effective in the markets targeted by management;
- we may not be able to adequately protect our intellectual property, which may affect the realizable value of our investment;
- we may not successfully identify or complete any other suitable acquisitions;
- sales of Raider Chemical product may fall below sustainable levels and may force a discontinuation of activities;
- our primary customers are energy-related, which tend to be cyclical and therefore any downturns in this cyclical industry could adversely affect operations;
- the energy-related industry that we service is heavily regulated (including CO2 related issues) and the costs associated with such regulated industries increases the costs of doing business;
- management may not be able to integrate any technologies acquired;
- management may not be able to carry out its business plan and to manage its growth effectively and efficiently;
- management may not be able to effectively deal with current and future competitive forces in the market;
- we may not be able to manage any foreign exchange risk adequately;
- we could face significant liabilities in connection with our technology and operations, which if incurred beyond any insurance limits, could adversely affect our business and financial condition;
- the current American and world financial markets and credit situation may make it difficult or impossible to adequately finance the ongoing capital and operating requirements for the Company;
- our need for additional capital may harm our financial condition or limit our ability to fund acquisitions; and
- if acquisitions are completed, they may be unsuccessful for technical, economic or other reasons.
Any of the factors listed above and other factors contained in this Annual Report could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results implied by these or any other forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. We cannot assure you that our future results will meet our expectations. Additional statements concerning important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations are disclosed in the Risk Factors section and elsewhere in this Annual Report. In addition, the words believe, may, will, when, estimate, continue, anticipate, intend, expect and similar expressions, as they relate to the Company, our business or our management, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. All written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf subsequent to the date of this Annual Report are expressly qualified in their entirety by the foregoing risks and those set forth in the Risk Factors section below.
Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made.
CURRENCIES
All amounts expressed herein are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise indicated. Amounts expressed in Canadian dollars are preceded by the symbol CAD.
PART I
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS.
GENERAL
Wescorp Energy Inc. (referred to herein as we, us, our,
Wescorp, the Company or our Company) is an oil and gas operations solution
and engineering company committed to acquiring, developing and commercializing
technologies that are
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designed to improve the management, environmental and economic performance of field operations for oil and gas producers and to provide solutions to help them overcome the tough operational challenges they face. To this end, our primary business strategy is to acquire, fund and develop new systems and technologies in our field through investments in companies or products for which early stage product development has been completed, and to provide consulting services with respect to these systems and technologies. We prefer investments for which we can control the intellectual property of technologies that have emerged from research and initial development and are essentially market-ready. We also acquire companies with one or more technology products being developed that can benefit from the financial, technical and business development experience of our management to bring those products to market in a meaningful manner after they have been fully developed. Among other strategies, we may attempt to license or form third-party commercial partnerships based on these acquired technologies. Our corporate offices are located at Suite 770, 435 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3A8, and the telephone number there is (403) 206-3990. Our website is http://www.wescorpenergy.com.
In short, our goal is to generate enhanced capital appreciation for our shareholders by continuing to acquire, develop, and commercialize timely effective product solutions or strategic investment opportunities for energy-related applications that generate real returns with above-average cash flow and margins. To this end, during parts of 2009 we operated through five strategic Business Units, or SBUs, including; (i) our subsidiary, Flowstar Technologies Inc. (Flowstar); (ii) our joint venture with Ellycrack; (iii) our subsidiary, Wescorp Services, Inc. (WSI) operating Wescorp Navigator; (iv) our subsidiary Total Fluid Solutions Inc. (Total Fluid); and (v) our subsidiary Raider Chemical Corporation (Raider). We shut down operations and costs in WSI on September 1st 2009 and divested ourselves from Ellycrack September 16, 2009 and from Flowstar on January 4, 2010. A short synopsis of each business unit and our recent business activities follows.
Total Fluid Solutions Inc. and Raider Chemical Corporation
On December 18, 2007, Wescorp Technologies Ltd, our wholly-owned subsidiary, acquired from FEP Services, Inc. (FEP), certain rights to three different water remediation technologies and assets that we used to create two new Strategic Business Units -Total Fluid Solutions Inc. and Raider Chemical Corporation. (The rights owned by Total Fluid Solutions, Inc. are for North America.) As noted above in the section on our SBUs, the three technologies address remediating three separate contaminates in oilfield water as the result of the exploration for, and production of, oil and gas, in particular, solids and hydrocarbon.
In consideration for the acquisition of these assets and technologies, Wescorp Technologies assumed liabilities of approximately $240,000 and delivered to FEP (i) a two-year promissory note in the face amount of $2,665,000; (ii) 13,900,000 restricted shares of common stock of Wescorp Energy; and (iii) 470,143 shares of common stock of Oilsands Quest Inc. (Oilsands). Also in connection with this acquisition, Wescorp Technologies entered into a license agreement with a third party and a consulting agreement with each of Messrs. Bowhay and McCaw to provide various consulting services. Under the consulting agreements, Wescorp Technologies agreed to pay consulting fees and deliver 100,000 restricted shares of Wescorp common stock to each of Messrs. Bowhay and McCaw.
Total Fluid H2OMaxx
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Total Fluid Solutions Inc., owns the world-wide rights to certain oil-water separation technology in the oil and gas field. The Canadian patent rights expire in March 2011. A provisional patent application for additional technology in the same area has been filed, for which we would have the world-wide oil and gas rights for the technology. We also own all of the intellectual property rights for a solids-oil separation technology that is not patented, but is held as a trade secret. With these technologies, we hope to be able to remediate two of the main contaminates (solids, hydrocarbon) in oilfield water as the result of exploration for, and production of, oil and gas.
The technology to remove solids from the oilfield water uses a proprietary, environmentally friendly, chemical process to separate drilling solids from the water and hydrocarbon mixtures, which are found in the water as a result of drilling the wells. The solids are cleaned to a standard that allows them to be used in construction. The technology to remove hydrocarbons from the oilfield water uses a patented aeration process that is expected to reduce the hydrocarbon content from the conventional 5,000 to 30,000 parts per million range to less than 10 parts per million. The third technology, to remove salt from the oilfield water, uses a low-energy process of flash distillation to separate the salts from the water.
We intend to use these technologies independently or in conjunction with each other or other water remediation technologies in order to address the critical water issues facing the oil and gas industry today.
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Wescorp has signed a Letter of Intent with Cancen Oil Canada Corporation (an oilfield waste management and processing company based in Western Canada) to install 12 units, at Cancens expense, on their sites and calls for a certain split of the increased operating profit on the Cancen sites utilizing Wescorps technology.
Raider Chemical Corporation
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Raider Chemical Corporation, designs and manufactures specialized chemicals used in the cementing and stimulation services area, within the oil and gas industry. Raider is currently making sales in Canada, the United States and Russia.
Flowstar Technologies Inc.
In June 2003, we entered into an agreement to purchase 100% of the outstanding shares of two companies, Flowstar and Flowray, which was subsequently amended in January 2004. On March 31, 2004, Wescorp, through our Alberta subsidiary, 1049265 Alberta Ltd., completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Flowstar and Flowray. Flowstar and Flowray were legally amalgamated on December 31, 2004 into one company that continued under the name Flowstar Technologies Inc.
As part of the acquisition of Flowstar, the Company concluded the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Vasjar Trading Ltd. (Vasjar) on August 19, 2004. Vasjar in turn owns five Barbadian subsidiaries including 100% of the outstanding shares of Quadra. Vasjars wholly-owned subsidiary Quadra owns the rights to the technology related to the DCR system described below. Flowstar, Flowray, Vasjar and its subsidiaries (Flowstar Group) are involved in the natural gas flow measurement and service industry in North America.
Flowstars principal product was an electronic gas flow measurement and well monitoring system that had proven to be very effective in several applications, including those for:
- Coal bed methane production low pressure well monitoring and gas metering;
- Wet gas production as stand-alone units without heated shelters or added infrastructure;
- Plunger lifts to monitor and measure highly variable gas flows;
- Test separators eliminating the need to change orifice plates; and
- Fuel gas to measure gas consumption of pipeline compressors.
On January 5, 2010, Flowstar was sold to a full-service engineering firm based in Calgary Alberta, Canada.
Ellycrack
During 2003 and 2004, we purchased 259,000 shares of Ellycrack AS, a private technology research and development company based in Norway. In September 2004, we purchased an additional 400,000 treasury shares of Ellycrack by issuing 300,000 shares of Wescorp common stock to Ellycrack resulting in our equity interest in Ellycrack rising to 12.90% . In January 2006, we purchased an additional 65,000 shares of Ellycrack bringing our current equity interest in Ellycrack to approximately 13%.
Also in 2004, we entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a 50/50 joint venture (JV) with Ellycrack. The terms and conditions outlined within the MOU provide that the joint venture agreement will include a 50% interest for Wescorp in the worldwide rights to use and benefit from the commercial application of Ellycracks VISCOSITOR technology and intellectual property.
The VISCOSITOR is a low energy (low cost) heavy oil upgrading process that is self sustained by fuel produced by the process itself. This technology primarily upgrades the quality of heavy oil by producing lighter, more valuable synthetic grades of crude oil which dramatically improves the economics of heavy-oil production and transportation projects. It also has various environmental benefits, is a low cost alternative for small and mid-sized heavy oil field production and provides enhanced economies of scale for larger heavy oil production and processing projects. All research and development for the VISCOSITOR was carried out in cooperation with Norways biggest research organization, SINTEF ENERGY RESEARCH A/S at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondheim, Norway. Subsequent improvements to optimize the process were contributed by Wescorp, Ellycrack and an engineering firm engaged to provide design and engineering services to the pending joint-venture.
Primary principals and benefits of this technology include, but
are not limited to:
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- Converting kinetic energy to required temperatures at the molecular level to crack heavy oil requires lower ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure to significantly reduce capital and energy costs.
- Colliding atomized oil and active steam with fluidized sand at high velocity to crack oil without additional catalysts or hydrogenation output remains stable and does not re-polymerize to retain value-added without further processing.
- Generating coke by-product from cracking as the primary fuel for all unit operations process requires very little energy input and generates significantly more energy than is required to potentially drive onsite electricity or steam co-generating capacity.
- Raising the API of processed oil from 6° to 28° in a single pass and over 30° with medium grade feedstock raising significantly the value of processed oil and reducing heavy oil differentials of pricing relative to world benchmarks.
On September 16, 2009 we restructured the terms of our joint agreement. Under the terms of the new agreement, Ellycrack will have full legal ownership of the VISCOSITOR technology, including its designs, work projects and the 50 barrel-per-day VISCOSITOR test unit that is currently located in western Canada. In return, Ellycrack AS will deliver 725,000 shares of Ellycrack to Wescorp for nominal consideration and Ellycrack will credit Wescorp as having satisfied its obligation to Ellycrack of approximately $160,000. Wescorp will become the largest single shareholder of Ellycrack with ownership of 23.72% on a fully diluted basis. Wescorp also has been granted the option to participate in all future Ellycrack share issuances thus allowing Wescorp to maintain its ownership percentage in Ellycrack AS.
WSI - Wescorp Navigator
On September 11, 2007, we effectively completed an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the Merger Agreement) with Strategic Decisions Sciences USA Inc. (SDS). Scott Shemwell was the sole shareholder of SDS, and is now our Chief Operating Officer. The transaction was structured as a merger of SDS into Wescorp in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the Merger), with Wescorp remaining as the surviving entity following the Merger. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, all shares of SDS common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger were converted into, and exchanged for, the right to receive 2,000,000 shares of our common stock.
The technology developed by SDS is operating as Wescorp Services Inc., a subsidiary of Wescorp. It is a Houston-based engineering business focused on providing process-driven consulting services to help oil and gas operators improve the management, economics, and environmental performance of field operations. As part of our acquisition of SDS, we acquired its NAVIGATOR Process Management Solution, a collaborative solution that manages the interactions of people, processes, and equipment in complex oil and gas field operations.
On September 1, 2009, we shut down operations of this business unit in order to eliminate future costs related to it.
Corporate History
On August 11, 1998, we were formed as a Delaware corporation with the name Unique Bagel Co., Inc. and operated in the business of developing, producing and marketing a line of bagels and other bread products. On January 10, 2001, we changed our name to CTI Diversified Holdings, Inc. and changed our business to providing North American IT, ISP, and ASP products and services for introduction and distribution into the Asian e-security, e-business and e-financial markets as well as providing consulting services for IT security. Effective December 22, 2003, we changed our name to Wescorp Energy Inc. and adopted a new business plan to incorporate the business and technologies of Flowstar and Flowray.
OUR REVISED BUSINESS PLAN
Our goal is to realize enhanced capital appreciation for our stockholders by acquiring, developing, and commercializing technologies that are designed to improve the management, environmental and economic performance of field operations for energy producers. Within this framework, the Companys focus will be on water and environmental remediation, including related areas such as oil/water separation and recovery. With the current uncertainty in the financial markets and the world-wide energy industry in general, Management understands that it must be proactive in ensuring effective and efficient business operations. Therefore, non-producing divisions will be regularly reviewed for current and forecasted profitability. Those divisions that are not forecasted to reach profitability will be under consideration for divestiture.
Although there can be no assurance of future success, our
business plan is to invest primarily in companies or products where early stage
product development has been completed, and to provide consulting services with
respect to these systems and technologies. Early stage product development
generally means any basic research surrounding a potential product or service
and the development of working prototypes. This strategy may enable us to
minimize risks associated with early stage start-ups and reduce
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both the time frame and amount of capital required for commercialization of proposed products, with the goal of maximizing any potential return to our stockholders. We will generally seek to acquire a controlling or majority equity position to fully participate in the target companys strategic business plan and corporate governance. We will contribute our managements business expertise to assist in the further development of the target companys business and operations. We believe that a combination of our managements business and technical skills in conjunction with the targets technology development skills will maximize the probability of potential success. As this is a business plan in development, it is subject to modification and may be revised at any time.
In order to finance the operations in 2009, equity financing was arranged consisting of the following:
- The issuance of stock for consideration of $684,336 relating to a private placement for 1,710,840 units at a price of $0.40 per unit. Each unit includes one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of our common stock for $0.60 per share prior to the end of the 24-month period following the date of issuing the units;
- The issuance of stock for consideration of $265,000 relating to a private placement for 1,060,000 units at a price of $0.25 per unit. Each unit includes one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of our common stock for $0.50 per share prior to the end of the 24-month period following the date of issuing the units; and
- The receipt of funds in the amount of $386,648 relating to a private placement for 1,546,592 units at a price of $0.25 per unit. Each unit includes one share of our common stock and a warrant to purchase one share of our common stock for $0.50 per share prior to the end of the 24-month period following the date of issuing the units. These units were not issued until after the year ended December 31, 2009.
In the year ended December 31, 2009, we also incurred $850,490 from new notes payable in order to help fund 2009 operations.
In the near future, we intend to raise additional capital by selling new equity, and incurring short-term and/or long-term debt to finance the following:
- The business development and expansion of the water remediation technologies acquired in December 2007 (Total Fluid/H2 Omaxx and Raider);
- The potential acquisition of possible new technologies and businesses related to our existing SBUs, with the intent that they would add value to our overall business almost immediately upon closing; and
- Any negative cash flow resulting from operations.
Our current and future opportunities for success depend to a great extent on the continued employment of and performance by senior management and key personnel at potential target companies. As we continue to grow, the demands and skill sets of our senior management will change. As needed, new executives will be hired with the skill sets and experience required to enhance those areas which require specialized expertise. In addition, we will be seeking to add new directors to our board that bring significant industry knowledge and expertise in the fields we are expanding into, including water/oil separation, water quality and water and environmental remediation.
Over the past year we have developed a business plan and strategy to develop and expand our operations. If it occurs, the growth we are seeking in connection with this plan will likely place considerable operational, managerial and financial strain on our Company. To enhance our ability to succeed with our new business plan, we intend to proactively adhere to the following:
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Continue to improve, upgrade and expand business infrastructure supporting operations Regular financial and business reviews will be conducted of divisional operations to assess current and forecasted profitability. Management will attempt to identify divisions that are not anticipated to reach profitable performance within what Management expects to be a reasonable period of time. For those divisions, the Company will consider all alternative strategies to correct the situation, including possible divestiture. |
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Continue to hire, train, and retain key management within Wescorp, our subsidiaries and any target companies we may acquire. New staff and management (including board members) will be chosen based on their suitability under the revised business plan. |
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Continue to advance commercialization development programs to generate positive cash flow and earnings as soon as is practically possible We are actively assessing value-added acquisition candidates at or near revenue generation that extend our reach into large high-growth and focused market segments. |
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Maintain adequate financial resources As noted above, we intend to raise additional capital in 2010 to fund planned expansion, technology development and acquisition initiatives being considered. We are currently qualifying investors and other sources of capital available to Wescorp to provide that funding as needed. |
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DIRECTOR AND OFFICER CHANGES
Mr. John Anderson resigned as Director and Secretary Treasurer as of May 15, 2009 and Mr. Terry Mereniuk resigned as Director and Chief Financial Officer as of August 01, 2009. Mr. Mark Norris stepped down as Chairman but remained as a Director and Mr. Robert Power became a Director and was elected as the Executive Chairman of the Board as of January 6, 2010.
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Our business plan consists of four fundamental elements:
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Invest primarily in companies or products where early stage product development has been completed (where early stage product development means any basic research surrounding a potential product or service and the development of working prototypes), and provide consulting services with respect to these technologies. This strategy is intended to avoid the risks associated with early stage startups, to reduce both the time frame and amount of capital required for commercialization of proposed products, and to increase the probability and amount of any potential return to our stockholders. |
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Attempt to acquire a controlling or majority equity position to fully participate in the target companys strategic business plan and corporate governance. |
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Focus on our new core business area, which will be water and environmental remediation, included the related areas such as oil/water separation and recovery, with an emphasis on reducing the cost of operations in all divisions, including overhead. |
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And finally, contribute our finance, technical and management experience to assist in the further development of a target companys business and operations. We believe that combining our business and technical skills with the technology development skills of target companies will increase the probability of potential success for all related parties. |
We probably also will incur some costs related to environmental compliance given our focus and activities within the oil and gas industry, which is highly regulated. We have not yet fully assessed what those costs may be or any operational impact that compliance may have on our business
Total Fluid Solutions H2Omaxx
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Total Fluid Solutions, owns the world-wide rights to certain oil-water separation technology in the oil and gas field. The Canadian patent rights expire in March 2011. A provisional patent application for additional technology in the same area has been filed, for which we would have the world-wide oil and gas rights for this technology. We also own all of the intellectual property rights for a solids-oil separation technology that is not patented, but is held as a trade secret. With these technologies, we hope to be able to remediate two of the main contaminants (solids, hydrocarbon) in oilfield water as the result of exploration for, and production of, oil and gas.
The technology to remove solids from the oilfield water uses a proprietary, environmentally friendly, chemical process to separate drilling solids from the water and hydrocarbon mixtures, which are found in the water as a result of drilling the wells. The solids are cleaned to a standard that allows them to be used in construction. The technology to remove hydrocarbons from the oilfield water uses a patented aeration process that is expected to reduce the hydrocarbon content from the conventional range of 5,000 to 30,000 parts per million to less than 10 parts per million. The third technology, to remove salt from the oilfield water, uses a low-energy process of flash distillation to separate the salts from the water.
We intend to use these technologies independently or in
conjunction with each other or other water remediation technologies in order to
address the critical water issues facing the oil and gas industry today.
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Wescorp has had extensive discussions with interested parties regarding a world-wide strategic marketing and distribution alliance for the H2Omaxx technology in the oil and gas sector. A Letter of Intent for a Worldwide Exclusive Licensing Agreement to market and manufacture the H2Omaxx technology was signed with Weatherford International Inc. The parties currently are negotiating the Agreement.
Wescorp has signed a Letter of Intent with Cancen Oil Canada Corporation (an oilfield waste management and processing company based in Western Canada) to install 12 units, at Cancens expense, on their sites and calls for a certain split of the increased operating profit on the Cancen sites utilizing Wescorps technology.
Raider Chemical Corporation
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Raider Chemical Corporation, designs and manufactures specialized chemicals used in the cementing and stimulation services area, within the oil and gas industry. Raider is currently making sales in Canada, and the United States.
ACQUISITIONS
A. Acquisition of Intellectual Property and Other Assets from FEP Services Inc.; Business of Total Fluid Solutions and Raider Chemical Corporation
On December 18, 2007, the Company effectively completed an agreement to purchase assets and intellectual property from FEP. Under the terms of the agreement, our wholly-owned subsidiary, Wescorp Technologies, assumed liabilities of approximately CAD $240,000 and delivered to FEP (i) a two-year promissory note in the face amount of CAD $2,665,000; (ii) 13,900,000 restricted shares of common stock of Wescorp Energy; and (iii) 470,143 shares of common stock of Oilsands at an agreed value of $2,192,277. Also in connection with the Asset Purchase Agreement, Wescorp Technologies entered into a license agreement with a third party and a consulting agreement with each of Messrs. Bowhay and McCaw to provide various consulting services.
Total Fluid Solutions Inc. H2OMaxx
We intend to use these technologies independently or in conjunction with each other or other water remediation technologies in order to address the critical water issues facing the oil and gas industry today. Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Total Fluid Solutions Inc. (Total Fluid), owns the world-wide rights to certain oil-water separation technology in the oil and gas field. The Canadian patent rights expire in March 2011. We have filed a provisional patent application for the world-wide oil and gas rights for additional technology in the same area. We also own all of the intellectual property rights for a solids-oil separation technology that is not patented, but is held as a trade secret. With these technologies, we hope to be able to remediate two of the main contaminants (solids, hydrocarbon) in oilfield water as the result of exploration for, and production of oil and gas.
The technology to remove solids from the oilfield water uses a proprietary, environmentally friendly, chemical process to separate drilling solids from the water and hydrocarbon mixtures, which are found in the water as a result of drilling the wells. The solids are cleaned to a standard that allows them to be used in construction. The technology to remove hydrocarbons from the oilfield water uses a patented aeration process that is expected to reduce the hydrocarbon content from the conventional range of 5,000 to 30,000 parts per million to less than 10 parts per million.
The third technology, to remove salt from the oilfield water, uses a low-energy process of flash distillation to separate the salts from the water.
The Total Fluid field testing has been completed at our industry-sponsored production facility, involving 120 oil and gas wells. During the last phase of our test period, we maintained over 90% uptime, with minimal interruptions. Our operational results have provided valuable data to our industry sponsors, allowing them to recommend technical improvements to our equipment, resulting in savings in operating costs. These independent third-party verified results showed that the H2Omaxx unit reduced the hydrocarboncontent in water down to below 10 parts per million.
We believe that all indications are that our technology is sound and that the market opportunity is vast. We continue to work with the University of Calgary and the Canadian Environmental Technology Advancement Corporation on proving scalability and validating the technologys use in other areas of applications.
Since the beginning of the second quarter, we have demonstrated our unit to over 100 investors, clients, industry experts, and government officials. It is hoped that these demonstrations will lead to future sales opportunities of the unit. We have signed our first sales order for one unit with options for up to an additional 255 units over the next five years.
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Wescorp has had extensive discussions with interested parties regarding a world-wide strategic marketing and distribution alliance for the H2Omaxx technology in the oil and gas sector. A Letter of Intent for a Worldwide Exclusive Licensing Agreement to market and manufacture the H20maxx technology was signed with Weatherford International Inc. The parties currently are negotiating the Agreement.
Wescorp has [signed a Letter of Intent] with Cancen Oil Canada Corporation (an oilfield waste management and processing company based in Western Canada) to install 12 units, at Cancens expense, on their sites. Increased profit will be shared between the two companies. Wescorp and Cancen have a contract that calls for a certain split of the increased operating profit on the Cancen sites utilizing Wescorps technology.
Raider Chemical Corporation
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Raider Chemical Corporation (Raider), designs and manufactures specialized chemicals used in the cementing and stimulation services area, within the oil and gas industry. Raider is currently making sales in Canada, and the United States.
B. Acquisition and Business of Flowstar and Flowray
Terms of Acquisition of Flowstar and Flowray
On March 31, 2004, Wescorp, through our Alberta subsidiary 1049265 Alberta Ltd., completed the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Flowstar and Flowray in consideration of cash payments to the selling shareholders totaling approximately $414,074 (CAD $550,000) pursuant to the share purchase and subscription agreement dated June 9, 2003, as amended effective January 14, 2004. On January 5, 2010, we sold this business to a full-service engineering firm based in Calgary, Alberta.
Related Agreements to Acquire 100% of Vasjar Trading Ltd.
Wescorp also entered into share purchase agreements dated effective January 14, 2004 pursuant to which Wescorp acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of Vasjar Trading Ltd. (Vasjar). Vasjar in turn owns 100% of the outstanding shares of Quadra, a Barbados corporation. Pursuant to an agreement dated effective as of August 30, 2003, Flowray had transferred to Quadra all of its intellectual property rights, including rights to the technology related to the DCR 900 system described below, in consideration of a promissory note in the principal amount of CAD $604,500 without interest. Flowstar and Flowray were legally amalgamated on December 31, 2004 into one company that continued under the name Flowstar Technologies Inc.
In consideration of the purchase of all the outstanding shares of Vasjar from its two shareholder entities (that each owned 50% of Vasjars outstanding shares), Wescorp issued shares (and will issue additional shares), all of which are required to be registered for resale upon delivery, to each of the two shareholders of Vasjar in equal amounts as follows:
- Tranche 1: an aggregate of 2,400,000 shares of common stock of the Company (1,200,000 shares to each of the two shareholders) on April 28, 2004; and
- Tranche 2: an aggregate of 2,080,000 additional shares of common stock of the Company (1,040,000 additional shares to each of the two shareholders) to be issued in stages as follows:
Stage One. On or before April 1, 2005, the Company was required to issue 480,000 additional shares based on sales achieved in the 2004 calendar year (240,000 shares to each shareholder).
Stage Two. On or before April 1, 2006, the Company was required to issue 800,000 additional shares based on sales achieved in the 2005 calendar year (400,000 shares to each shareholder).
Stage Three. On or before April 1, 2007, Wescorp was required to issue 800,000 additional shares based on sales achieved in the 2006 calendar year.
We were not able to deliver
free-trading shares on April 1, 2005, and under the Vasjar purchase agreements
we were required to pay an additional 48,000 Wescorp shares for each month that
the shares were not delivered, covering the months April through September 2005.
In September 2005, a third party acquired the interests of the former Vasjar
shareholders in connection with the share delivery requirements of Tranche 2,
Stage One. As a result, we owed shares under Tranche 2, Stage One to the third
party.
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On November 22, 2006, we entered into a letter agreement with the third party (the Third Party Letter Agreement), pursuant to which we agreed to pay the third party 1,000,000 shares of our common stock to fulfill the Tranche 2, Stage One debt requirements that the third party acquired from the former Vasjar shareholders. These shares were delivered to, and accepted by, the third party on November 22, 2006.
On April 1, 2006, we were not able to deliver free-trading shares called for under Tranche 2, Stage Two, and thus we were required to pay the former Vasjar shareholders an additional 80,000 Wescorp common shares for each month that the shares were not delivered. In February 2007, the third party acquired the interests of the former Vasjar shareholders in connection with the share delivery requirements of Tranche 2, Stage Two. As a result, the Company owed the shares under Tranche 2, Stage Two to a third party. By December 18, 2007, Wescorp issued 3,654,750 common shares to the third party.
If any of the Wescorp shares to be issued to the former Vasjar shareholders have not been delivered for a period of 182 days after the applicable due date, the former Vasjar shareholders may at their option terminate the share purchase agreements, without notice or prior opportunity to cure. The former Vasjar shareholders did not exercise these rights, and they sold to a third party their rights, including their rights to receive shares and/or penalty shares from the Company under both Stage One and Stage Two. We have also received a written waiver from the third party waiving and canceling any termination rights that the third party may have as a result of his purchase of certain rights under the Vasjar purchase agreements. In addition, we pledged to the former Vasjar shareholders all the Vasjar shares as security to guarantee Wescorps performance under the share purchase agreements.
Although the Registration Statement covering the shares became effective in January 2008, we did not deliver the Vasjar shares at that time because we were involved in discussions with the former Vasjar shareholders concerning the possibility of reaching a mutually acceptable agreement regarding the number of free-trading shares for the Company to deliver under Tranche 2, Stage Three. As of April 12, 2010, we still had not reached a mutually acceptable agreement concerning these matters. Under the terms of the agreement, without taking into account the Companys position that the number of shares should be smaller, the former Vasjar shareholders would be entitled to an additional 80,000 Wescorp common shares for each month that the shares are not delivered, incurred a penalty of 10% of the delinquent number of shares, but in the Companys belief, subject to a limitation on the total number of shares issuable. Because we were unable to deliver these shares, plus the penalty shares, by October 1, 2007, the former Vasjar shareholders currently have the right to terminate their respective share purchase agreements with us. If they do so, we would no longer own Vasjar or its subsidiary, Quadra, including the intellectual property rights owned by Quadra.
Business of Flowstar and Flowray
Flowstar and Flowray were both incorporated in Alberta, Canada. Flowray developed a new system for measuring the flow of natural gas at the wellhead known as the Digital Chart Recorder, or DCR. The DCR system consists of a turbine -based flow measurement signal generating device, temperature and pressure probes, and a flow computer, which performs all of the corrected flow calculations for natural gas production and regulatory reporting. In 2003, this system received approval from the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) and also received independent verification of accuracy from Southwest Research Institute in Houston, Texas.
Flowstar successfully field-tested the product in 2003. Units were commercially sold beginning in 2003, and were installed in various customer applications.
By a License Agreement dated December 6, 2001, Flowray granted Flowstar the non-exclusive worldwide license to use Flowrays technology relating to certain flow meters and to manufacture, market, and sell products derived from the technology, including three major product lines used in measuring and recording natural gas flow. Flowstar also represents and distributes independent third party products, and seeks to position itself to be a leading supplier of flow measurement equipment to the petroleum industry.
Flowstar and Flowray were legally amalgamated on December 31, 2004 into one company that continued under the name Flowstar Technologies Inc. All obligations, rights, benefits and responsibilities of each of the predecessor companies continue in the newly amalgamated company. Flowstar is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wescorp.
Prior to the December 31, 2004 amalgamation with Flowstar,
Flowray transferred all of its intellectual property rights and technology to
Quadra as discussed above. Flowstar now has the exclusive license to use the
technology within Canada. With the Vasjar acquisition complete (subject to
Vasjars right to terminate the acquisition agreement), Quadra is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of Wescorp as well. The intellectual property assets include a U.S.
provisional patent application filed on or about March 3, 2003 for the
technology used in the DCR-900 system. Quadra also holds the intellectual
property for liquid-based totalizers, and Windows -based gas flow calculation
software, all of which Flowstar markets. Flowstar also markets a line of liquid
turbines for which there is no intellectual property, as the patents expired
long ago.
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On March 21, 2003, we entered into a Letter of Intent with an independent private Canadian company (Licensee), whereby we granted the Licensee the right of first refusal to engineer, supply or manufacture the proprietary chip-set for the Flowstar DCR product line according to Flowstars specifications. The Licensee has agreed to manufacture the DCR chip-set for the cost of materials plus labor costs and a management fee (adjusted for inflation annually). An additional fee is payable by Flowstar to the Licensee for each unit sold using the technology, wherever it is made. Details of the Licensees technology will be provided to a mutually agreeable trust agent, to be held in escrow and not disclosed to Flowstar, except in certain specific circumstances, designed to protect Flowstar.
The Licensee has also been granted an irrevocable, exclusive license to use Flowstars technology related to differential pressure orifice plate system flow measurement in oil field production well testing. The license will permit the Licensee to manufacture, market, and sell flow measurement products, or sub-license or assign these rights, in markets other than turbine -based flow measurement. The term of this license will continue for the life of Flowstars patent. Flowstar also granted the Licensee a non-exclusive distributorship for the DCR product line.
Quadra has no other assets except for the intellectual property transferred to Quadra by Flowray. With the acquisition of Vasjar concluded (subject to Vasjars right to terminate the acquisition agreement), Wescorp, through its subsidiaries and the subsidiaries of its subsidiaries, now indirectly owns all the proprietary technology originally owned by Flowray related to the DCR 900 system and other products.
Management determined that the recoverability of the carrying value of the technology was uncertain, and accordingly recorded an impairment in the remaining carrying value of the technology in 2007.
Flowstar evolved into more of a total gas measurement solutions provider and engaged customers in project-based applications by integrating hardware sales with IFMWorks. Diversification of Flowstars sales was also achieved by selling into the retrofit/upgrade market as well as the new metering market.
On January 5, 2010, Flowstar was sold to a full-service engineering firm based in Calgary Alberta, Canada.
C. Acquisition and Business of Ellycrack AS
Pursuant to a letter of intent dated February 10, 2004, Ellycrack AS (Ellycrack), of Florø, Norway, had granted Wescorp, or its subsidiary, options to acquire three separate exclusive territorial licenses in Canada, the United States and Mexico to make, use, copy, develop and exploit Ellycracks technology and intellectual property and to design, manufacture, market and sell products or systems derived from or utilizing Ellycracks technology or sublicense others to do the same in each territory.
However, on September 28, 2004, Ellycrack and the Company signed the MOU to form a 50% / 50% Joint Venture to make, use, copy, develop and exploit Ellycrack's technology and intellectual property and to design, manufacture, market and sell products or systems derived from or utilizing Ellycrack's technology or sublicense others to do the same on a world-wide basis.
The principal features of the MOU are to cancel the options to purchase licenses in Canada, the United States and Mexico and to replace them with an obligation to build and operate a pilot plant in Canada to determine the overall economics of the technology and, subject to the viability of these economics, to market the technology on a worldwide basis. For further details see our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 28, 2004.
In addition to our interest through the MOU described above, the Company has purchased an aggregate of 724,000 shares of Ellycrack representing approximately 13% of Ellycrack's outstanding shares.
Ellycrack has developed what is believed to be a cost effective technology in which heavy oil can be upgraded to lighter more commercially saleable oil via a low-energy mechanical cracking process which can be located directly in a field environment. By upgrading heavy oil in the field, oil companies can eliminate on-site storage tanks as well as the cost associated with transporting heavy oil great distances to centralized upgraders. As a result, the upgraded heavy oil can be transported directly to a refinery.
Since Wescorps business relationship with Ellycrack A/S
started, Ellycrack has reported improved results in experiments with its test
rig. These experiments have been conducted by the prestigious Norwegian
research center SINTEF. Demonstration tests for several major oil companies were
done at Wescorps expense. This resulted in current negotiations by Ellycrack
with two major companies to conduct further testing in Canada at their expense.
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In accordance with the MOU with Ellycrack, Wescorp has been working with Ellycrack on plans to develop a pilot plant. During the third quarter of 2005, we made various improvements to core technology within the Ellycrack process in order to optimize it for the pilot plant and subsequent commercial applications. As a result of those improvements, we scheduled tests for several major energy producers who have requested a demonstration of the Ellycrack process for possible consideration within their field operations as a commercial application. Those improvements and tests were very successful, resulting in a significant increase in the process upper limit of API upgrading. To date, we have hired a major engineering firm to prepare the design for a 50 to 200 barrel-per-day pilot plant utilizing the Ellycrack technology. This design was completed in the first quarter of 2006. We have also hired an engineer to act as project manager for pilot plant fabrication and to oversee Ellycrack-related operations.
We moved the VISCOSITOR test rig from a research center at Trondheim, Norway to Canada in order to develop the technology under world-class Canadian heavy oil expertise for the commercialization effort. The aim was to automate the test rig as an approximately 20-50 BOPD pilot plant, and prove out longer term operation before seeking markets for the technology.
Since arriving in Canada, the test rig was reassembled and modified at a fabrication shop in Manitoba to meet Canadian Electrical Code and other standards. Then the unit was moved to a Canadian research center for installation. Upon completion of installation, it was to be subjected to a staged test program. The unit was to be operated to duplicate conditions in Norway in order to validate proper operation.
On September 16, 2009 we restructured the terms of our joint agreement. Under the terms of the new agreement, Ellycrack will have full legal ownership of the VISCOSITOR technology, including its designs, work projects and the 50 barrel-per-day VISCOSITOR test unit that is currently located in western Canada. In return, Ellycrack AS will deliver 725,000 shares of Ellycrack to Wescorp for nominal consideration and Ellycrack will credit Wescorp as having satisfied its obligation to Ellycrack of approximately $160,000. Wescorp will become the largest single shareholder of Ellycrack with ownership of 23.72% on a fully diluted basis. Wescorp also has been granted the option to participate in all future Ellycrack share issuances thus allowing Wescorp to maintain its ownership percentage in Ellycrack AS.
D. Acquisition of Strategic Decision Sciences USA Inc. and Business of Wescorp Services (USA) Inc.
As described above, on September 11, 2007, we acquired Strategic Decision Sciences USA Inc. (SDS), a Houston-based engineering firm focused on providing process-driven consulting and services to help oil and gas operators improve the management, economics and environmental performance of field operations. As part of our acquisition of SDS, we acquired its NAVIGATOR Process Management Solution, a collaborative solution that manages the interactions of people, processes and equipment in complex oil and gas field operations.
There is some additional documentation required for the completion of the first phase of the NAVIGATOR project, originally announced March 5, 2008, with a Canadian heavy oil company. Revenue will be recorded upon the acceptance of the documentation. This project is ongoing, but due to the current economic climate, the project has been put on hold.
On September 1, 2009, we shut down operations of this business unit in order to eliminate future costs related to it.
COMPETITION
Raider Chemical Corporation
Competition to provide chemicals used in the cementing and stimulation services area, within the oil and gas industry in North America includes the following companies with a brief comparative assessment:
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Synerchem International Inc. - Synerchem is a Calgary-based supplier of chemical specialties for oilfield services including drilling, cementing and fracturing. It offers specialty liquid or dry chemical blends combined with technical support services. | |
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Diversity Technologies Corp. - Diversity Technologies Corp. (DiCorp) is a leading distributor of specialty chemicals serving the energy, mining, food processing, and small-bore drilling industries in Canada. | |
3. |
Brenntag Canada - Brenntag Canada offers supply chain management and logistics services to a wide range of major markets from coast to coast, in addition to providing a high level of product application and handling assistance. Some of the industries served include: Oil and Gas, Pulp and Paper, Water Care, Mining, Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical and Personal Care, Coatings, Adhesives and Sealants. |
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Total Fluid Solutions Inc.
Classes and
competitors in the produced water separation are:
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Primary Heat Retention or Free Water Knock Out: The Cameron Group offers this technology through their company Petreco Wemco offers both heat treaters and free water knock out systems. This is typically the first stage of separating hydrocarbon from water. In this type of system both heat and time are used to start the separation process which typically results in getting the oil to water ratio to a minimum of 500-20,000 parts per million (ppm). | |
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Solids handling: The Varco Company, through their solid control equipment division Brant. Brant handles: Shale Shakers, Degassers, Gumbo Removers, Hydro cyclones, De-silters, De-sanders, Centrifuges, Vortex Dryers, and Decanters. This equipment is designed to mechanically remove and handle suspended solids in produced water. Companies like Brant focus on suspended solids and are unable to remove dissolved hydrocarbons. | |
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Induced Gas Floatation (IGF), and Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF): is offered by companies like Komline-Sanderson, Industrial Wastewater Services, Leau Claire Systems Inc, Monosep Corp., and Natco Processes Equipment. This type of aeration has been used in the process of oil water separation for years. IGF/DAF is a process for the removal of fine suspended material from an aqueous suspension. The term "flotation" indicates something floated on or at the surface of a liquid. IGF/DAF provides the needed energy for effective flotation in the form of extremely fine air bubbles, which become attached to the suspended material to be removed. This technology typically gets the oil/water ration down to 50- 100 ppm. | |
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Hydro cyclone or Centrifuge: Companies like the Welco Expediting Ltd., and Process Group offer technologies to recover liquid hydrocarbons from oily water streams. The cyclones or centrifuges are usually installed in a pressure vessel in a cluster, with an adequate number of units to match the water flow rate. | |
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Membrane or Filtration: Companies like GE Zeon, Siemens, and Viola offer a variety of membrane elements, cartridge filters including micro filtration, ultra filtration, nano filtration, and reverse osmosis. This technology is used at the very high end for industries like municipal water, food, beverage, and pharmaceuticals applications and is not typically necessary for the oil and gas industry. |
Overview and Summary
There can be no assurance that we will be successful in meeting any competition for any existing or new future products or services we may acquire or develop, or that we can successfully differentiate our products and services.
EMPLOYEES
As of April 5, 2010, we had five full-time employees (down from 18 at this same time last year), plus our executive officers (Robert Power, our Executive Chairman, Mr. Douglas Biles, our President and CEO, and Dr. Scott Shemwell, our COO).
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Total Fluid Solutions Inc., owns a North American patent for certain oil-water separation technology. We are in the process of filing a provisional patent application for additional technology which we have developed in the same area. We also own all of the intellectual property rights for a solids-oil separation technology that is not patented, but is held as a trade secret. We intend to use these technologies independently or in conjunction with each other or other water remediation technologies in order to address the critical water issues facing the oil and gas industry today.
Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Raider Chemical Corporation, designs and manufactures specialized chemicals used in the cementing and stimulation services area, within the oil and gas industry. It does not own or use any proprietary technology in its processes. However, it does possess a formula for the manufacture of the primary chemical product that it sells. This formula is a trade secret and is not patented.
Given the nature of our business plan, it is likely that any
potential target companies will directly hold intellectual property, which may
consist of patents, licenses, copyrights, industrial designs, drawings, or other
proprietary rights to the product or service
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REGULATORY
We are subject to certain labor, environmental and safety regulatory matters related to the businesses operated by Total Fluid Solutions Inc., Raider Chemical Corporation, and Wescorp Services Inc. due to the various legal and regulatory guidelines affecting the sale and service of oil and gas products and services in the U.S., Canada, and elsewhere. As the new subsidiaries involve extensive field operations, our personnel will be subject to standardized safety regulations.
In addition, any other potential acquisition of a target company or interest in a target in the oil and gas industry or in any related industry will be subject to the same and possibly additional rules and regulations.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and amendments to reports filed or furnished pursuant to Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, are available on our website at www.wescorpenergy.com as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such reports with, or furnish those reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
You should carefully consider each of the following risk factors and all of the other information provided in this prospectus and attached hereto before purchasing our common stock. The risks described below are those we currently believe may materially affect us. Our future development is and will continue to be dependent upon a number of factors. You should carefully consider the following information, as well as the more detailed information concerning our Company contained elsewhere in this prospectus, before making any investment. An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk, and should be considered only by persons who can afford to lose the entire amount of their investment.
The Raider Chemical business involves mixing various chemicals to make up their finished product that is sold. It is possible that there could be a mix-up of the chemicals, and it is further possible that these chemicals could be flammable or hazardous or otherwise dangerous. However, Management feels that the risk of this is negligible, given the nature of the chemicals used. It is further mitigated by the experience of the staff, and the safety procedures implemented.
Risk factors relating to our Company, business plan, operations and financial condition.
Expansion of our operations will require significant capital expenditures for which we may be unable to provide sufficient financing. Our need for additional capital may harm our financial condition.
We will be required to make substantial capital expenditures beyond our existing capital resources to continue our development and operational plans. Historically, we have relied, and continue to rely, on external sources of financing to meet our capital requirements to implement our corporate development and investment strategies. We have, in the past, relied upon equity and debt capital as our principal source of funding. In the event we do not achieve positive cash flow, we will need to obtain future funding through debt and equity markets or through project participation arrangements with third parties, but we cannot assure you that we will be able to obtain additional funding when it is required and whether it will be available on commercially acceptable terms. If we fail to obtain the funding that we need when it is required, we may have to forego or delay potentially valuable opportunities, which may significantly affect our financial condition and ability to effectively implement the proposed business plans.
If we are not able to successfully identify and complete acquisitions or successfully integrate any new or previous acquisitions, it could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Our business strategy includes the acquisition of technologies and businesses that complement or augment our existing products and services. Promising acquisitions are difficult to identify and complete for a number of reasons, including competition among prospective buyers, finding the right sellers to fit our needs and the need for regulatory approvals. We may not be able to identify and successfully complete transactions. Any acquisition we may complete may be made at a substantial premium over the fair value of the net assets of the acquired company. Further, we may not be able to integrate any acquired businesses successfully into our existing business, make the acquired businesses profitable, or realize anticipated cost savings or synergies, if any, from these acquisitions, which could adversely affect our business.
We have a limited operating history and have incurred losses
since we began operating. We must generate greater revenue to achieve
profitability.
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We commenced our current operations in 2004 and have incurred losses before and since we began our operations. Our current cash flows alone are insufficient to fund our business plan, necessitating further growth and funding for implementation. We may be unable to achieve the needed growth to attain profitability and may fail to obtain the funding that we need when it is required. An investment in our securities is subject to all of the risks involved in a newly established business venture, including unanticipated problems, delays, expenses and other difficulties. The further development of our business plan will require substantial capital expenditures. Our future financial results will depend primarily on our ability to locate profitable assets and business opportunities, which in turn will be dependent on our ability to manage those activities profitably, on the market for our products and on general economic conditions. There can be no assurance that we will achieve or sustain profitability or positive cash flows from our operating activities.
If we are not able to protect our intellectual property, it could have a material adverse effect on our business.
Third parties may claim that we infringe their intellectual property, and we could suffer significant litigation or licensing expense as a result. Part of our current business plan is to increase our emphasis on obtaining patent and trade secret protection for significant new technologies, products, and processes because of the length of time and expense associated with bringing new products through the development process and into the marketplace. Our success depends in part on our ability to develop patentable products and obtain and enforce patent protection for our products in Canada, the United States and other countries. We currently own one U.S. patent, and we intend to file additional applications, as appropriate, for patents covering our products. Patents may not be issued for any pending or future patent applications owned by or licensed to us, and the claims allowed under any issued patents may not be sufficiently broad to protect our technology. Any issued patents owned by or licensed to us may be challenged, invalidated, or circumvented, and the rights under these patents may not provide us with competitive advantages. In addition, competitors may design around our technology or develop competing technologies. Intellectual property rights may also be unavailable or limited in some foreign countries, which could make it easier for competitors to capture increased market position. We could incur substantial costs to defend ourselves in suits brought against us or in suits in which we may assert our patent rights against others. An unfavorable outcome of any such litigation could materially adversely affect our business and results of operations.
We also rely on trade secrets and proprietary know-how with which we seek to protect our products, in part, by confidentiality agreements with our collaborators, employees, and consultants. These agreements may be breached, and we may not have adequate remedies for any breach. In addition, our trade secrets may otherwise become known or be independently developed by our competitors.
Third parties may assert claims against us to the effect that we are infringing on their intellectual property rights. We could incur substantial costs and diversion of management resources in defending these claims, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. In addition, parties making these claims could secure a judgment awarding substantial damages, as well as injunctive or other equitable relief, which could effectively block our ability to make, use, sell, distribute, or market our products and services in Canada, the United States or abroad. In the event that a claim relating to intellectual property is asserted against us, or third parties not affiliated with us hold pending or issued patents that relate to our products or technology, we may seek licenses to such intellectual property or challenge those patents. However, we may be unable to obtain these licenses on commercially reasonable terms, if at all, and our challenge of the patents may be unsuccessful. Our failure to obtain the necessary licenses or other rights could prevent the sale, manufacture, or distribution of our products and, therefore, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
We intend to experience rapid growth. If this happens and we are not able to manage this growth successfully, this inability to manage the growth could adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
Rapid growth places a significant strain on our financial, operational, and managerial resources. While we engage in strategic and operational planning to adequately manage anticipated growth, there can be no assurance that we will be able to implement and subsequently improve operations and financial systems successfully and in a timely manner to fully manage our growth. There can be no assurance that we will be able to manage our growth and any inability to successfully manage growth could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, and results of operation.
We must continue to develop or acquire new products, adapt to rapid and significant technological change, and respond to introductions of new products in order to be competitive.
Our growth strategy includes significant investment in and
expenditures for product development. We sell our products primarily in energy
or energy-related industries that are characterized by rapid and significant
technological changes, frequent new product and service introductions and
enhancements and evolving industry standards. Without the timely introduction of
new products, services and enhancements, our products and services may become
technologically obsolete over time, in which case our revenue and operating
results would suffer.
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In addition, our competitors may adapt more quickly to new technologies and changes in customers requirements than we can. The products that we are currently developing, or those we will develop in the future, may not be technologically feasible, or accepted by the marketplace, and our products or technologies could become uncompetitive or obsolete.
Our success depends in part on the performance of our executive management and key personnel.
The success of our Company is in part dependent on the performance of executive management and key personnel in the areas of finance, product development, sales, and marketing. Moreover, our anticipated growth will require us to recruit and hire additional new managerial personnel. There is intense competition for qualified personnel and there can be no assurance that we will be able to attract and retain qualified personnel to execute our business plan. The failure to attract or the loss of any qualified personnel could adversely affect the success of our business for the period of time required to recruit any replacement.
The market for our products is highly competitive, and we may not be able to keep up with the development and technology advancements of our competitors.
The markets for our products and services are expected to remain highly competitive. While we believe our products are unique and have adequate patent protection for the underlying technologies, or unique trade secrets, there can be no assurance that competitors will not emerge in the near to medium term with comparable products or technologies. There are a number of large companies involved in the same businesses as Wescorp, but with larger more established sales and marketing organizations, technical staff and financial resources. We intend to establish marketing and distribution partnerships or alliances with several of these companies but there can be no assurance that such alliances will be formed.
We primarily sell products and services to companies in energy or energy-related industries, which tend to be extremely cyclical; downturns in those industries would adversely affect our results of operations.
The growth and profitability of our business depends primarily on sales to energy and energy-related industries that are subject to cyclical downturns. Slowdowns in these industries would adversely affect sales by our businesses, which in turn would adversely affect our revenues and results of operations. In particular, our products are primarily sold into the oil and gas industry that historically has realized significant shifts in activity and spending due to fluctuations in commodity prices. Our revenues are primarily dependent upon spending by oil and gas producers; therefore a reduction in spending by producers can have a materially adverse effect on our business, financial conditions, and results of operations.
The industries in which we primarily sell our products are heavily regulated and costs associated with such regulation could reduce our profitability.
Federal, state, and local authorities extensively regulate the oil and gas industry, which is the primary industry in which we sell our products and offer our services. Legislation and regulations affecting the industry are under constant review for amendment or expansion. State and local authorities regulate various aspects of oil and gas drilling and production activities that ultimately affect how customers use our products and how we develop and market our products. The overall regulatory burden on the industry increases the cost of doing business, which, in turn, decreases profitability.
Our international sales are also subject to rules and regulations promulgated by regulatory bodies within foreign jurisdictions, and there can be no assurance that such foreign regulatory bodies will not adopt laws or regulatory requirements that could adversely affect our Company.
As a corporation operating in more than one country, we are exposed to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, which could adversely affect our cash flows and results of operations.
Our current reporting currency is the United States dollar; however, the functional currency for much of our business is the Canadian dollar. We do not use derivative instruments to mitigate the effects of foreign exchange changes between the recording date of accounts receivable and accounts payable denominated in Canadian dollars and the settlement date of those transactions. These transactions are short-term in nature and therefore the effect of the foreign exchange changes has not been significant in the past. We can not predict, however, if foreign exchange rate fluctuations could have a more significant impact on our financial condition in the future.
In addition, we currently intend to continue expanding our
presence in international markets. International revenues are subject to the
risk that fluctuations in exchange rates could adversely affect product demand
and the profitability in U.S. dollars of products and services provided by us in
international markets, where payment for our products and services is made in
the local currency. In
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addition, reported sales made in non-U.S. currencies, when translated into U.S. dollars for financial reporting purposes, will fluctuate due to exchange rate movement. Should our international sales grow, exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates could have a larger effect on our financial results.
Declining economic conditions could negatively impact our business.
Our operations are affected by local, national and worldwide economic conditions. The consequences of a potential or prolonged recession may include a lower level of economic activity and uncertainty regarding energy prices and the capital and commodity markets. A lower level of economic activity might result in a decline in energy consumption, which may adversely affect our revenues and future growth. Instability in the financial markets, as a result of recession or otherwise, also may affect the cost of capital and our ability to raise capital.
We could face significant liabilities in connection with our technology and business operations, which if incurred beyond any insurance limits, would adversely affect our business and financial condition.
We are subject to a variety of potential liabilities connected to our technology development and business operations, such as potential liabilities related to environmental risks. Although we have obtained insurance against certain of these risks, no assurance can be given that such insurance will be adequate to cover related liabilities or will be available in the future or, if available, that premiums will be commercially justifiable. If we were to incur any substantial liability and related damages were not covered by our insurance or exceeded policy limits, or if we were to incur such liability at a time when we are not able to obtain liability insurance, our business, financial conditions and results of operations could be materially adversely affected.
Information in this document regarding our future plans reflects our current intent and is subject to change.
We describe our current business plans and strategies in this document. Whether we ultimately implement our plans will depend on availability and cost of capital; acquisition of additional products and technologies; integration of purchased products and technologies into our business; and key personnel. You should understand that our plans regarding our business might change.
Changes to taxation and royalty guidelines
If local and regional governments change the way they tax or otherwise levy charges on the extraction of natural resources, or the tax on profits from business involving natural resources, it could affect the overall level of activity in the industry, and consequently affect Wescorps revenues and profits.
Changes may occur with local government energy regulations
If local governments change the laws or regulations that govern how natural resources are measured and accounted for, it could cause our technology to become out of compliance for use in its intended market. Product upgrades, engineering, and redesign may be required to become compliant again.
Changes to national electrical standards for the US and Canada could change.
If the electrical standards in the US and Canada change, it could cause our technology to become out of compliance for use in its intended market. Product upgrades, engineering, and redesign may be required to become compliant again.
Risks related to our common stock.
Our common stock is illiquid, so investors may not be able to sell any significant number of shares of our stock at prevailing market prices.
The average daily trading volume of our common stock was approximately 174,207 shares per day over the 90-day period ended April 1, 2010. If limited trading in our stock continues, it may be difficult for investors to sell their shares in the public market at any given time at prevailing prices.
As of December 31, 2009, approximately 27,417,925 shares of
common stock that are currently outstanding are considered restricted
securities as that term is defined under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities Act. Though not currently registered, these
restricted securities may be sold in the future, in compliance with Rule 144
promulgated under the
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Securities Act or pursuant to a future registration statement. Rule 144 provides that a person holding restricted securities for a period of one year or more may sell those securities in accordance with the volume limitations and other conditions of the rule. Sales made pursuant to Rule 144, or pursuant to a registration statement filed under the Securities Act, could result in significant downward pressure on the market price for our common stock.
Our common stock is classified as penny stock, and it continues to be extremely illiquid, so investors may not be able to sell as much stock as they want at prevailing market prices.
Our Common Stock is currently generally classified as a penny stock. Penny stocks generally include equity securities with a price of less than $5.00 that trade on the over-the-counter market. As a result, an investor may find it more difficult to dispose of or obtain accurate quotations as to the price of the securities that are classified as penny stocks. The penny stock rules adopted by the Commission under the Exchange Act subject the sale of the shares of penny stock issuers to regulations that impose sales practice requirements on broker-dealers, causing many broker-dealers to not trade penny stocks or to only offer the stocks to sophisticated investors that meet specified net worth or net income criteria identified by the Commission. These regulations contribute to the lack of liquidity of penny stocks.
Our Board of Directors can cause us to issue preferred stock with rights that are preferential to, and could cause a decrease in the value of, our common stock.
Our Board of Directors approved the Companys issuance of up to 50 million shares of preferred stock without action by our stockholders. Rights or preferences could include, among other things:
- The establishment of dividends which must be paid prior to declaring or paying dividends or other distributions to our common stockholders;
- Greater or preferential liquidation rights which could negatively affect the rights of common stockholders; and
- The right to convert the preferred stock at a rate or price which would have a dilutive effect on the outstanding shares of common stock.
In addition, any preferred stock that is issued may have rights, including as to dividends, liquidation preferences and voting, that are superior to those of holders of common stock.
We have not anticipated and do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock.
We have not paid any cash dividends to date with respect to our common stock. We do not anticipate paying dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future since we will use all of our earnings, if any, to finance expansion of our operations. We are authorized to issue preferred stock, however, and may in the future pay dividends on our preferred stock that may be issued.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Principal Business Offices
Our offices are located at Suite 770, 435 4 Avenue SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3A8, and 8711 50 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6E 5H4,. In our Edmonton office, we occupy approximately 7,756 square feet of office space on a term expiring November 2012 at a monthly rent of approximately $8,370 (CAD $8,762). The Calgary office consists of 2,204 square feet on a term expiring June 30, 2011 at a monthly rent of approximately $5,810 (CAD $6,081). We also occupy approximately 10,800 square feet of manufacturing and warehouse space in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on a term expiring August 2014 at a monthly rent of approximately $8,880 (CAD $9,293) per month. As we proceed with the further implementation of our business plan, additional commercial lease arrangements may be required.
Equipment consists primarily of assets required to operate the businesses Total Fluid, and Raider. These assets include office equipment, tools, furniture and fixtures, computer hardware and software. These assets are in sufficient condition for the purposes for which they are used. We only have computer hardware and software required for the operation of our offices.
ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
None.
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ITEM 4. [REMOVED AND RESERVED]
PART II
ITEM 5. MARKET FOR COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES
On December 29, 2000, our common shares began trading on the
NASD Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (OTCBB) under the symbol
UNQB. In March 2001, our trading symbol changed to CDHI as a result of our
corporate name change to CTI Diversified Holdings, Inc. Effective December 22,
2003, our trading symbol changed to WSCE when we adopted the name Wescorp
Energy Inc.. The following table sets forth the high and low bid prices for our
common stock as reported by the OTCBB for each of the fiscal quarters in 2008
and 2009.
OTCBB | ||||||||||||
High (1) | Low(1) | Close(1) | Volume | |||||||||
2008 | ||||||||||||
First Quarter | $ | 0.50 | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.42 | 6,850,274 | |||||
Second Quarter | $ | 0.44 | $ | 0.35 | $ | 0.39 | 8,273,102 | |||||
Third Quarter | $ | 0.48 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.34 | 9,540,864 | |||||
Fourth Quarter | $ | 0.49 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.37 | 8,671,124 | |||||
2009 | ||||||||||||
First Quarter | $ | 0.39 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.33 | 6,189,253 | |||||
Second Quarter | $ | 0.37 | $ | 0.27 | $ | 0.28 | 8,540,491 | |||||
Third Quarter | $ | 0.33 | $ | 0.22 | $ | 0.27 | 12,003,025 | |||||
Fourth Quarter | $ | 0.41 | $ | 0.25 | $ | 0.29 | 17,493,378 |
(1) These quotations reflect inter-dealer prices, without retail markup, markdown, or commissions, and may not reflect actual transactions.
On April 1, 2010, there were 97,320,842 common shares outstanding. On April 1, 2010, there were approximately 1,950 holders of record of our common stock.
We have not distributed any cash dividends on our common stock and although not an established policy, we do not intend to do so in the foreseeable future. Our Board of Directors will determine any future dividend policy in light of conditions then existing, taking into consideration our earnings, financial condition and capital requirements. There can be no assurance that we will pay cash dividends in the future, or if we do so, the amount or frequency thereof.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
In December 2009, we received funds for 1,060,000 units, at a price of $0.25 per unit, for total proceeds of $265,000. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one common stock warrant. One warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.50 per share at any time until the second anniversary. The units were issued to non-US residents outside the United States in reliance upon the exemption from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This issuance qualified for exemption from registration because (i) the securities were sold to non-U.S. investors in an offshore transaction (as defined under Regulation S); (ii) the Company did not use any directed selling efforts (as defined under Regulation S) in the United States; (iii) offering restrictions (as defined under Regulation S) were implemented by the Company; and (iv) the investors received and will receive upon execution of any warrant restricted securities that include all applicable legends and are subject to resale limitations in accordance with Regulation S. The Company is required to pay a 10% commission in conjunction with this private placement in the form of 106,000 units that have the same terms and conditions as those issued in the private placement.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued
1,000,000 shares of common stock for total proceeds of $305,550. These shares
were issued for consulting fees at values ranging from $0.243 to $0.351 per
share. The shares were issued to six consultants as private transactions under
Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. These issuances qualified for this exemption
from registration because (i) each of the consultants is an accredited investor;
(ii) the Company did not engage in any general solicitation or advertising to
market the securities; (iii) the consultants were provided the opportunity to
ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the issuance; (iv)
the securities were issued to a person with knowledge and experience in
financial and
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business matters so that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company; and (v) the consultants received restricted securities.
On December 31, 2009, in connection with a settlement agreement, the Company issued 4,500,000 shares of common stock at a price of $0.265 per share for total proceeds of $1,192,500 to settle an outstanding debenture payable. The shares were issued to non-US residents outside the United States in reliance upon the exemption from registration under Regulation S of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. This issuance qualified for exemption from registration because (i) the securities were sold to non-U.S. investors in an offshore transaction (as defined under Regulation S); (ii) the Company did not use any directed selling efforts (as defined under Regulation S) in the United States; (iii) offering restrictions (as defined under Regulation S) were implemented by the Company; and (iv) the investors received and will receive upon execution of any warrant restricted securities that include all applicable legends and are subject to resale limitations in accordance with Regulation S.
On December 22, 2009, the Company issued 453,285 shares of common stock, valued at $0.2475 per share, to settle certain amounts payable pursuant to an employment contract for total proceeds of $112,188. The shares were issued to one individual as a private transaction under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. These issuances qualified for this exemption from registration because (i) the individual is an accredited investor; (ii) the Company did not engage in any general solicitation or advertising to market the securities; (iii) the individual was provided the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the issuance; (iv) the securities were issued to a person with knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company; and (v) the individual received restricted securities.
On January 21, 2009, we issued 600,000 warrants, valued at $108,900, to our debenture holders in exchange for their agreement to extend the due date of their respective debt instruments. These warrants are exercisable at $0.40 per share and vested January 21, 2009. These warrants will expire on January 21, 2011. The warrants were issued to debenture holders as a private transaction under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. These issuances qualified for this exemption from registration because (i) the individual is an accredited investor; (ii) the Company did not engage in any general solicitation or advertising to market the securities; (iii) the individual was provided the opportunity to ask questions and receive answers from the Company regarding the issuance; (iv) the securities were issued to a person with knowledge and experience in financial and business matters so that he is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of an investment in the Company; and (v) the debenture holders received restricted securities.
ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
Not applicable.
ITEM 7. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. This discussion contains forward-looking statements reflecting our current expectations and estimates and assumptions concerning events and financial trends that may affect our future operating results or financial position. Actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from those contained in these forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including those discussed in the Forward-Looking Statements set forth above.
Overview
We are an oil and gas operations solution and engineering company committed to acquiring, developing and commercializing technologies that are designed to improve the management, environmental and economic performance of field operations for oil and gas producers and to provide solutions to help them overcome the tough operational challenges they face. To this end, our primary business strategy is to acquire, fund and develop new systems and technologies in our field through investments in companies or products for which early stage product development has been completed, and to provide consulting services with respect to these systems and technologies. We prefer investments for which we can control the intellectual property of technologies that have emerged from research and initial development and are essentially market-ready. We also acquire companies with one or more technology products being developed that can benefit from the financial, technical and business development experience of our management to bring those products to market in a meaningful manner after they have been fully developed. Among other strategies, we may attempt to license or form third-party commercial partnerships based on these acquired technologies. Our corporate offices are located at Suite 770, 435 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3A8, and the telephone number there is (403) 206-3990. Our website is http://www.wescorpenergy.com.
In short, our goal is to generate enhanced capital appreciation
for our shareholders by continuing to acquire, develop, and commercialize timely
effective product solutions or strategic investment opportunities for
energy-related applications that generate
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real returns with above-average cash flow and margins. To this end, during parts of 2009 we operated through five strategic Business Units, or SBUs, including; (i) our subsidiary, Flowstar Technologies Inc. (Flowstar); (ii) our joint venture with Ellycrack; (iii) our subsidiary, Wescorp Services, Inc. (WSI) operating Wescorp Navigator; (iv) our subsidiary Total Fluid Solutions Inc. (Total Fluid); and (v) our subsidiary Raider Chemical Corporation (Raider). We shut down operations of WSI on September 1, 2009, and divested ourselves from Ellycrack on September 16, 2009, and Flowstar on January 5, 2010.
Company Background
In 2004 and 2005, the Company recorded its first operating revenue from the acquired operating businesses of Flowstar Technologies Inc., Flowray and their affiliated companies.
Up until December 31, 2007, our sole source of revenue was from our subsidiary, Flowstar Technologies Inc., which produces advanced natural gas and gas liquids measurement devices based on a proprietary electronic flow meters and advanced turbine measurement technology. On January 5, 2010, Flowstar was sold to a full-service engineering firm based in Calgary Alberta, Canada.
From January 2008, Wescorp commenced earning revenue from the sale of oilfield chemicals and related products from its Raider Chemical Corporation business unit.
It is anticipated the Total Fluid business unit will commence generating revenue in the second quarter of 2010.
Plan of Operation for the Next Twelve Months
Results for 2009 were not as strong as hoped due to the downturn in Canadian gas drilling and exploration. Sales by Flowstar during the year ended December 31, 2009 decreased by approximately $1,933,000 from 2008 and the gross profit margin on those sales decreased by almost 17%. Management made the decision to sell off the division and on January 5, 2010, Flowstar was sold to a full-service engineering firm based in Calgary Alberta, Canada.
The Raider division has shown encouraging sales commencing in December 2009.
Field testing of the Total Fluid unit was completed in the fourth quarter of 2008. Wescorp has signed a Letter of Intent with Cancen Oil Canada Corporation (an oilfield waste management and processing company based in Western Canada) to install 12 units, at Cancens expense, on their sites. Wescorp and Cancen have a contract that calls for a certain split of the increased operating profit on the Cancen sites utilizing Wescorps technology.
Until a unit sale is finalized and the option to purchase additional units is exercised, there will be no revenue recognized from Total Fluid.
The Company as a whole has yet to reach profitability, and we experienced negative cash flows during the year ended December 31, 2009. If we continue to experience negative cash flows, then we will have to continue to fund our operations by the issuance of new equity and/or the assumption of debt. There is no assurance that we will be able to obtain the needed funding at a reasonable cost or at all.
Cash will be required to fund the purchase of sufficient inventory to meet projected sales figures and to finance trade accounts receivable that will result from those sales. Consequently, forecasting our total cash requirement is difficult at this time due to the contingent nature of the timing and volume of sales we expect over that same period. In the near future, we intend to raise additional capital by selling new equity, or incurring debt.
Our future operations and expansion are dependent on identifying and securing additional long-term or permanent equity financing; identifying potential sources of short and/or long-term debt financing; enjoying the continued support of creditors and shareholders; and ultimately achieving profitability in all facets of our operations. Given current market conditions, there can be no assurances that we will be successful in these regards, which would significantly affect our ability to execute our business plan. We will continue to evaluate projected expenditures relative to available cash and seek additional means to finance operations to meet our internal and external growth as new capital is required.
Over the next 12 months, we also plan to closely monitor and
implement solutions to successfully manage our proposed future growth. This will
include:
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1. |
Retaining key management and employees with an emphasis on providing proper training and ongoing professional development to assist us in staying current with the latest advancements and developments that affect our target markets and industries, and our core focus of water and environmental remediation. |
2. |
Identifying further potential markets for our current products and those under development to obtain additional revenue that generates enhanced profits, positive cash flows, and shareholder value. |
3. |
Identifying and acquiring additional business opportunities within our core focus that further enhance revenue, profitability, cash flow, business potential, and/or shareholder value within highly-leveraged high growth energy- related markets. |
4. |
Maintaining adequate financial resources. Continually monitoring costs to ensure effective use of financial resources. |
We anticipate that the only major business expenditures in the next 12 months are the costs of developing and marketing the next in the series of environmental remediation technologies acquired in late 2007. However, there may be some small purchases of office equipment and shop equipment as required.
As of April 1, 2010 Wescorps corporate employee count was five. Additionally, there may be services that Wescorp will contract out for, given the specialized nature of the business of Total Fluid Solutions. We anticipate that the specific nature of our capital assets, research and development, and employees could change as a result of any operating business that we may acquire.
Summary Financial Information Fiscal Years 2008 2009 -Adjusted for Discontinued Operations
The following table sets forth selected financial data of the Company as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2009. The 2008 and 2009 results have been derived from the Companys audited consolidated financial statements, which appear elsewhere in this Annual Report. The following unaudited summary financial information, in the opinion of management, has been prepared on the same basis as the audited financial statements and contains all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations for such periods. The table sets forth, in U.S. dollars, the selected financial data as prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (U.S. GAAP).
The results for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any future period. The financial data should be read in conjunction with the Financial Statements of the Company and Notes thereto included elsewhere in our Form 10-K.
Year ended December 31, | ||||||
Statement of Operations | 2009 | 2008 | ||||
Revenue | $ | 863,942 | $ | 1,006,261 | ||
Operating expenses | 4,220,052 | 6,650,258 | ||||
Loss from operations | (3,901,003 | ) | (6,322,143 | ) | ||
Other loss | (2,231,424 | ) | (1,605,863 | ) | ||
Loss from continuing operations | (6,132,427 | ) | (7,928,006 | ) | ||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (922,493 | ) | (331,016 | ) | ||
Net loss for the year | (7,054,920 | ) | (8,259,022 | ) | ||
Weighted average shares | 89,924,090 | 78,966,351 | ||||
Outstanding | ||||||
Loss from continuing operations per share | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) |
Net loss per share | $ | (0.08 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) |
Year ended December 31, | ||||||
Balance Sheet | 2009 | 2008 | ||||
Total assets | $ | 1,003,740 | $ | 2,997,507 | ||
Current liabilities | 10,541,496 | 11,010,940 | ||||
Long term liabilities | 1,663,422 | 16,708 | ||||
Total stockholders deficit | (11,201,178 | ) | (8,030,141 | ) |
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Results from Operations 2009 Compared to 2008 -Adjusted for Discontinued Operations
Revenues
Revenues decreased by $142,319, or 14%, to $863,942 for the year ended December 31, 2009 from $1,006,261 for the year ended December 31, 2008. Problems continue to be caused by reductions in well licensing, drilling activities, and capital spending, which continue to affect the Canadian natural gas industry. The average 2009 WTI oil prices and Nymex natural gas prices declined approximately 53% and 38% respectively from 2008 levels. Accordingly both well licensing and well completions are down for oil and gas wells in 2009 when compared to 2008.
Also contributing to the decrease in revenue is the decline in the Canadian dollar relative to the US dollar. The average exchange rate of the Canadian dollar for the US dollar decreased by approximately 6.8% for the year ended December 31, 2009 when compared with the exchange rate for same period in 2008. As virtually all revenue is from sales to customers in Canada, the decrease in the exchange rate had a significant impact on revenue for the year ended December 31, 2009.
Cost of Sales
As a percentage of revenues, 2009 cost of sales decreased to 63.1% versus 67.4% for the year ended December 31, 2008. A significant portion of the inventory is purchased from suppliers in the U.S.A. and the cost of these goods has been lower when compared to the prior year due to the period when the purchases were made and the change in the exchange rate as described below. In 2009 approximately 58% of the goods sold were acquired in the fourth quarter of 2009 and 45% of the goods sold were acquired in the corresponding period of 2008. The average exchange rate of the Canadian dollar for the US dollar increased by approximately 14.5% for the three months ended December 31, 2009 when compared with the exchange rate for same period in 2008.
Expenses
Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 show a decrease of $2,430,206 over 2008. The largest decreases in our operating expenses were in interest accreted on financial statements; wages and benefits; research and development; wages stock based; consulting stock based; advertising and investor relations; interest, finance, and bank charges; and directors fees as explained below.
To account for the issuance of the Company’s $400,000 non-convertible debentures that include attached warrants in the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2007, a beneficial conversion feature of $100,000 was recorded as a debt discount and was amortized over the life of the debenture. An additional $109,465 was recorded as a debt discount related to debentures issued in 2008. As a result, $201,165 in interest accretion related to the debt discounts was charged to operations in the year ended December 31, 2008. In December 2007, an unsecured note (“FEP Note”), in the amount of approximately $2,696,980 (CAD $2,665,000), bearing no interest, was issued. The fair value of this note was computed as $2,183,635 using an imputed interest rate of 18.0%, which was assumed to represent the incremental borrowing rate of the Company. This resulted in $513,345 being recorded as a debt discount, which was amortized over the life of the note. During the year ended December 31, 2008, amortization of $402,911 related to the debt discount was recorded. Total costs for the accretion of interest related to financial instruments incurred in the year ended December 31, 2008 was $604,076. [During the year ended December 31, 2009, 600,000 new warrants valued at $108,900 were issued to debenture holders in exchange for their agreement to extend the due date of their debt instruments. This amount was charged to operations for year ended December 31, 2009.
Wages and benefits decreased to $874,413 during the year ended December 31, 2009 versus $1,327,488 during the year ended December 31, 2008, a decrease of $453,075. As most of the employees are paid in Canadian dollars, the Company realized a significant decrease in payroll costs due to the decrease in the Canadian dollar when compared to the US dollar as described above. Further savings can be attributed to not replacing employees who left the Company and the laying off of employees. Our Chief Operating Officer stopped receiving compensation effective August 31, 2009. In addition, commencing in October 2008 our Chief Financial Officer, who resigned in August 2009, was no longer receiving any compensation.
Costs for research and development dropped in the year ended December 31, 2009 to $140,406 compared to the $518,458 incurred in the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease can be attributed to a reduction in the costs incurred to develop the H2Omaxx technology of Total Fluid as most of the development of this technology was completed in 2008.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, 500,000 options to
purchase common shares pursuant to employment agreements for executive officers
vested and were valued at $197,100. In the same period for 2008, 1,382,385
options to purchase common shares
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pursuant to employment agreements for executive officers vested and were valued at $493,200. Most of the decrease in the valuation of the stock options can be attributable to the lower number of stock options that vested in 2009 versus those that vested in 2008. Thus, the Company had a decrease of $296,100 in stock-based wages during the year ended December 31, 2009 when compared to the year ended December 31, 2008.
On December 31, 2008, 1,000,000 warrants with an exercise price of $0.15 per warrant were scheduled to expire. The expiration date on these warrants was extended to June 30, 2009. Due to the extension of the expiration date of these warrants a charge in the amount of $233,000 to reflect the fair value of the warrants was recorded as consulting stock based in the statement of operations during the year ended December 31, 2008 with no comparable expense in the year ended December 31, 2009.
Advertising and investor relations expenses decreased by $170,169 to $411,510 for the year ended December 31, 2009 versus $581,679 reported for the year ended December 31, 2008. This decrease is a direct result of significant costs that were incurred in 2008, particularly in the first quarter, for brand imaging and extensive promotion of the Wescorp Navigator product offerings that were not incurred in 2009. This includes the issuing of shares valued at $174,600 pursuant to consulting contracts for investor relations services in the year ended December 31, 2008, with no corresponding expense being incurred in the comparable 2009 period.
We incurred interest, finance and bank charges of $422,496 for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to $529,255 incurred during the year ended December 31, 2008. Most of the decrease can be attributed to the reduction in interest-bearing debt from $4,044,880 at December 31, 2008, to $2,586,555 at December 31, 2009. Most of the reduction in debt is a result of the settlement of the $2,250,000 convertible debenture in exchange for 4,500,000 common shares of the Company on September 15, 2009. In addition, financing fees of $25,689 were incurred in the year ended December 31, 2009, versus the $73,618 incurred in the year ended December 31, 2008.
The Company decided to compensate outside directors in the form of shares commencing on April 1, 2006. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company had three outside directors being compensated with shares. Total directors fees incurred for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $53,992. The Company had three outside directors during the year ended December 31, 2008. Two of these directors were compensated for the year in the form of shares that resulted in $40,550 in directors fees being expensed for the year ended December 31, 2008. The third director was not originally being compensated with directors fees. During 2008, it was agreed that he would be compensated in shares for his past five years as well as the current year of service as a director. As a result an additional $111,000 was incurred in directors fees in the 2008 year end. The balance of directors fees in the amount of $8,389 for the year ended December 31, 2008 was incurred in relation to the Barbadian subsidiaries of the Company. In addition, fees for outside directors for the year ended December 31, 2009, are lower than what was incurred in the same period for 2008 as there has been a slight decrease in the market price of the Companys shares during the year ended December 31, 2009, when compared to the same period in 2008.
Travel expenses during the year ended December 31, 2009, decreased by $99,775 versus the year ended December 31, 2008, a direct result of reduced marketing of Wescorp Navigator, and Wescorp in international markets. As a greater portion of the travel expenses in the current period were incurred in Canadian dollars instead of US dollars, some additional savings were also realized by the reduction in the exchange rate for the Canadian dollar. These savings were offset by a slight increase in travel expenses for Total Fluid in the amount of $3,446 in the year ended December 31, 2009, versus the same period for 2008. This increase in costs was directly related to the set up of the H2Omaxx unit in Kansas and to ensure it was operating adequately. Travel costs for Total Fluid increased to $85,676 in the year ended December 31, 2009 versus the $82,230 incurred in the same period for 2008.
Office expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $348,898 compared to $436,868 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The decrease of $87,970 is a direct result of the decreased cost of rental space for the office in Houston, Texas, and decreased spending for the operations of Wescorp Navigator. There have also been reductions in cellular telephone charges, and software license fees. As a greater portion of the office expenses in the current period were incurred in Canadian dollars instead of US dollars, some additional savings were also realized by the reduction in the exchange rate for the Canadian dollar.
Legal and accounting costs for the year ended December 31, 2009 were $260,659, which was a decrease of $70,295 when compared to 2008. The decrease in 2009 is directly related to decreased audit fees and lower legal fees required for compliance with various regulatory filings, and for due diligence work undertaken with respect to potential business acquisitions and other contracts. These decreases were offset by partially higher costs related to SOX 404 compliance.
Depreciation and amortization expense for the year ended
December 31, 2009 was $208,814 versus $248,375 for the year ended December 31,
2008, a decrease of $39,561. This decrease was a direct result of having fully
depreciated property and equipment as
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at December 31, 2008 that were still being utilized by the Company in the year ended December 31, 2009. The value of property and equipment that was not fully depreciated at December 31, 2008 was higher than at December 31, 2009.
The above decreases in costs and expenses were partially offset by the following increases in costs and expenses.
Consulting fees incurred in the current year in the amount of $639,916 were $48,494 higher than the $591,422 incurred in 2008. The increase is can be attributed to the exercise of cashless warrants issued for consulting services that were valued at $136,850 during the year ended December 31, 2009. No similar transaction was incurred in the same period for 2008. Included in the costs for consulting in the year ended December 31, 2009 was $265,050 for the value of shares issued pursuant to consulting agreements. Only $106,200 in corresponding costs for consulting fees paid with shares were incurred in the year ended December 31, 2008.
The increases were offset by having fewer contracts with consultants in the year ended December 31, 2009 when compared to 2008. The costs associated with the new consulting contracts that did not exist in the year ended December 31, 2008 were for lower amounts than those that have terminated since December 31, 2008.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, 1,275,000 options to purchase common shares pursuant to investor relations agreements vested and were valued at $262,200. In the same period for 2008, 1,100,000 options to purchase common shares pursuant to investor relations agreements vested and were valued at $226,600. Thus, the Company had an increase of $45,100 in stock-based advertising and investor relations costs during the year ended December 31, 2009 when compared to year ended December 31, 2008.
Insurance expense for the year ended December 31, 2009 was $88,211 compared to $ 76,132 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The decrease is due to a reduction in our premium for our comprehensive insurance partially offset by a slight increase in our directors and officers liability insurance.
Other Income and Expenses
For the year ended December 31, 2009, other expenses have increased by $648,061 from 2008.
We did not deliver free-trading shares called for under Tranche 2, Stage Three of the agreement to acquire Vasjar. Under the terms of the agreement, we are required to pay the former Vasjar shareholders additional Wescorp common shares for the year ended December 31, 2009. This resulted in an estimated accrual of $3,261,762 being recorded for the year ended December 31, 2009, and $1,416,476 for the year ended December 31, 2008, which reflects the increase in shares needed to be delivered and the closing trading price of Wescorp shares as at December 31, 2009.
The foreign currency loss of $110,471 for the year ended December 31, 2009 is a direct result of the Canadian dollar being stronger than the U.S. dollar at December 31, 2009 when compared to December 31, 2008. Many payables are denominated in Canadian dollars and as that currency strengthens exchange losses result when payables are settled. The foreign currency gain of $41,755 for the year ended December 31, 2008 is a direct result of the timing as to when the Canadian dollar weakened against the U.S. dollar during the year. The Canadian dollar dropped significantly in the fourth quarter of 2008. Many payables are denominated in Canadian dollars and as that currency weakens exchange gains result when payables are settled. Wescorp had a short-tem investment, redeemed in June 2008, of approximately $1,472,000 denominated in Canadian dollars which decreased in value as the Canadian dollar weakened against the U.S. dollar. At the date the short-term investment was redeemed the exchange rate had decreased slightly from the rate in effect at December 31, 2007. Some of the gains incurred in 2008 were offset, by the exchange loss incurred when the short-term investment was settled.
Another charge that contributed significantly to the “other expense” for the year ended December 31, 2009 was the impairment in the value of the equipment used in the water remediation business unit in the amount of $381,706. This write down was necessary as the equipment used in the water remediation business unit has not demonstrated that the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows for these assets is greater than the carrying amount of the assets. The impairment loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the assets over the estimated fair value of the assets. No comparable expense was incurred in the year ended December 31, 2008.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, it was determined that
the subscriptions receivable in the amount of $22,500 was not collectable.
Accordingly this amount has been written off and charged as an expense in the
year ended December 31, 2009. No comparable expense was incurred in the year
ended December 31, 2008.
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The gain on the settlement of debt in the amount of $1,522,515 incurred in the year ended December 31, 2009, is the result of two transactions. On September 16, 2009, a settlement agreement was reached with Ellycrack A/S. As part of this agreement net debt in the amount of $213,855 relating to payables and accrued liabilities was deemed to be paid for nil consideration and resulted in a gain on the settlement of debt. On September 15, 2009, the Company settled the $2,250,000 principal balance of a debenture in exchange for 4,500,000 common shares of the Company. At the date of this transaction the closing market price of these shares was $0.265 per share. The value of the shares at the settlement date was $1,192,500 and as a result a gain on the settlement of debt in the amount of $1,057,500 was realized during the period. In addition, the accrued interest on the $2,250,000 debenture in the amount of $512,260 was forgiven in exchange for 2,250,000 warrants which were valued at $261,100 which resulted in a gain of the settlement of debt in the amount of $251,160. During 2008, an agreement was reached with 788691 Alberta Ltd. where it was agreed that the total outstanding balance related to this agreement for consulting fees was $100,000 for which 250,000 units as described above would be issued to settle this balance. On December 19, 2008, 225,000 units were issued. As a result of the Company has recorded a gain on the settlement of debt in the amount of $290,000 in the Statement of Operations to reflect the reduction in the over-accrual for consulting fees incurred in prior years.
An additional charge that contributed significantly to the other expense for the year ended December 31, 2008 was the impairment in the value of the Companys investment in Ellycrack AS in the amount of $538,186. This write down was necessary as management has not been able to obtain satisfactory evidence to support the carrying value of the investment.
During the year ended December 31, 2008, $68,540 was expensed as a write down of other receivables. This write down was necessary as management has not been able to obtain satisfactory evidence to support the collectability of this receivable.
Interest income for the year ended December 31, 2008 is directly related to the short-term investment made in June 2007. This short-term investment was redeemed in June of 2008; therefore no corresponding interest income was earned in the same period for 2009.
The gain on the disposal of investment in the amount of $37,838 for the year ended December 31, 2008 is the direct result of disposing of 4.5% of the investment in Tarblaster AS.
Loss from Discontinued Operations
During year ended December 31, 2009 the Company determined to leave the natural gas flow measurement business to focus on developing its drilling related products and related services business, and its water remediation technology. In January 2010, the Company sold a substantial portion of its assets related to the natural gas flow measurement business to a non-related full service engineering firm based in Calgary, Alberta Canada. The Company had sold its natural gas flow measurement systems through its subsidiary Flowstar. After taxes, the Company had a loss from discontinued operations of $922,493 in the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $331,016 for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company has reclassified the operating results of this business unit as discontinued operations as they are material to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Net Loss
The decrease in the net loss for the year ended December 31, 2009 to $7,077,420 compared to a net loss of $8,259,022 for the same period during 2008 is due to the net effect of the decrease of $2,430,206 in operating expenses, partially offset by the decrease in gross profit of $9,066, the increase of $648,061 in other expenses, and the increase in the loss from discontinued operations of $591,477, as explained above.
Liquidity and Capital Resources 2009 Compared to 2008
From inception, we have been dependent on investment capital and debt financing as our primary sources of liquidity. Prior to our acquisition of Flowstar in 2004, we had not generated any revenue or income from our operations. We had an accumulated deficit at December 31, 2009 of $54,192,678.
Our cash position at December 31, 2009 decreased to $118,286 from the $429,171 balance we had at December 31, 2008.
We used cash in operations of $2,608,992 in 2009 compared to
$3,136,092 during 2008. Most of this amount relates to the operating loss
adjusted for non-cash items totaling $2,910,702 for the year ended December 31,
2009 (2008 -$3,980,708). Changes in operating assets and liabilities are
explained below.
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We also had a net outflow of cash of $2,950 from investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2009, compared to a net inflow of cash of $1,438,161 for the year ended December 31, 2008. Cash of $2,950 was utilized to purchase plant and equipment (December 31, 2008 $72,547). During the year ended December 31, 2007, an investment in a short-term interest bearing deposit in the amount of $1,472,223 was made. This investment was disposed of in the year ended December 31, 2008 for proceeds of $1,472,223. Other cash inflows in 2008 were from proceeds in the amount of $38,485 from the disposition of 4.5% of the investment in Tarblaster AS.
The net cash used in operating and investing activities was funded with $2,299,596 from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2009 (December 31, 2008 $1,981,222). The cash flow from financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2009 was primarily a result of:
- The issuance of stock in the amount of consideration equal to $939,231, as compared to $2,090,634 for 2008;
- No cash was received on the exercise of warrants for which shares were not yet issued in 2009, as compared to $89,152 for 2008; and
- Proceeds received from a private placement prior to issuing shares in the amount of $386,648, as compared to $77,664 proceeds for 2008.
In the year ended December 31, 2009, we incurred debt of $671,594 from new notes payable, as compared to $1,205,982 received in 2008.
In the year ended December 31, 2008, we incurred debt of:
- $460,000 on the issuance of debentures payable;
- $30,027 in interest owed to a company controlled by a director of Wescorp; and
- 100,000 from a note payable owed to a director of Wescorp in 2008.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company had to repay debentures in the amount of $100,000 (2008 – $488,519). In the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company had to repay notes payable in the amount of $1,555,756. The Company also incurred $25,000 in private placement issuance costs during the year ended December 31, 2008.
At the end of fiscal 2009, we had current assets totaling $927,696 compared to $2,236,580 at the end of fiscal 2008. This decrease is a direct result of decreases in cash and current assets of discontinued operations, offset by increases in accounts receivable, and minor increases in inventories, and prepaid expenses. The current assets of discontinued operations reflect the write-down the specific assets related to this sale to their estimated fair value less cost to sell at December 30, 2009. Accounts receivable balances have increased due to greater sales activity in December 2009 by Raider when compared to the same month in 2008.
Our investment in equipment at the end of fiscal 2009 decreased to $33,888 compared to $621,458 in 2008. This decrease is primarily due to the impairment in the value of the equipment used in the water remediation business unit in the amount of $381,706. In addition, the Company made a substantial decrease in its investment in property and equipment in the year ended December 31, 2009. Additional equipment acquired during the year ended December 31, 2008 was only $2,950 while $72,547 was invested in equipment for the year ended December 31, 2008.
The balance in equipment of discontinued operations at December 31, 2009 has decreased to $12,564 from the $109,877 at December 31, 2008 as these assets have been adjusted to their estimated fair value less cost to sell at December 30, 2009.
The Company had $10,541,496 in current liabilities at the end of fiscal 2009 compared to $11,010,940 at the end of fiscal 2008. A large portion of this decrease is due to the settlement of a convertible debenture in the amount of $2,250,000 in exchange for 4,500,000 common shares of the Company. Decreases in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the amount of $322,423, and the current portion of notes payable in the amount of $679,262 have also decreased this balance. Additional penalties related to the penalty shares issuable pursuant to the Vasjar agreement in the amount of $3,261,762 are included in penalty share obligation. The cumulative penalty share obligation at the end of fiscal 2009 is estimated at $5,388,236 and represents a non-financial obligation of the Company. The fair value of the original 800,000 shares owed for the agreement payable has been determined to be $232,000, a reduction of $64,000 from the amount included in the balance at December 31, 2008. During the current year, debentures in the amount of $100,000 were repaid. Since a significant portion of the debentures are denominated in Canadian dollars the value of those debentures in United States dollars has increased by $24,308 compared to their balance at December 31, 2008 due to the increase in the exchange rate for the Canadian dollar.
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We had long-term liabilities of $1,663,422 at the end of fiscal 2009 compared to $16,708 at the end of fiscal 2008. This increase is due to the renegotiation of $1,537,688 in notes payable so that the terms of these notes made them long-term liabilities. During the year ended December 31, 2009, $7,851 relating to the notes payable of discontinued operations was repaid.
OFF BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
The Company does not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
The financial statements required by this Item begin on Page F-1 of this Form 10-K, and include:
- the report of independent registered public accounting firm;
- consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2009 and 2008;
- consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders' deficit and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008; and
- notes to the consolidated financial statements.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Wescorp Energy Inc.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Wescorp Energy Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the related consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform an audit to obtain reasonable assurance whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, these consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Wescorp Energy Inc. as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
The accompanying consolidated 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 has not generated profits since inception, has incurred losses in developing its business, and further losses are anticipated. The Company requires additional funds to meet its obligations and the costs of its operations. These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans in this regard are described in Note 1. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
/s/ DMCL
DALE MATHESON CARR-HILTON LABONTE LLP
CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS
Vancouver, Canada
April 12, 2010
WESCORP ENERGY INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, | December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||
ASSETS | ||||||
CURRENT ASSETS | ||||||
Cash | $ | 118,286 | $ | 429,171 | ||
Accounts receivable | 258,739 | 163,251 | ||||
Inventories | 51,285 | 48,307 | ||||
Prepaid expenses | 14,345 | 10,829 | ||||
Current assets of discontinued operations | 485,041 | 1,585,022 | ||||
TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS | 927,696 | 2,236,580 | ||||
EQUIPMENT | 33,888 | 621,458 | ||||
EQUIPMENT, DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | 12,564 | 109,877 | ||||
OTHER ASSETS | ||||||
Investments | 29,592 | 29,592 | ||||
TOTAL ASSETS | $ | 1,003,740 | $ | 2,997,507 | ||
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | ||||||
CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||||||
Accounts payable | $ | 1,125,493 | $ | 1,154,148 | ||
Accrued liabilities | 716,965 | 1,010,733 | ||||
Current portion of notes payable | 600,445 | 1,279,707 | ||||
Penalty share obligation | 5,388,236 | 2,190,474 | ||||
Due to related parties | 101,397 | 201,397 | ||||
Related party note payable | 1,924,681 | 1,924,681 | ||||
Convertible debentures | 90,000 | 2,340,000 | ||||
Debentures payable | 217,213 | 292,905 | ||||
Current liabilities of discontinued operations | 385,923 | 625,752 | ||||
TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES | 10,550,353 | 11,010,940 | ||||
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | ||||||
Notes payable, net of current portion | 1,537,688 | - | ||||
Due to related parties | 116,877 | - | ||||
Notes payable of discontinued operations, net of current portion | - | 7,851 | ||||
TOTAL LONG-TERM LIABILITIES | 1,654,565 | 16,708 | ||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY (DEFICIT) | ||||||
Preferred stock, 50,000,000 shares authorized, par value; no shares issued | $ | 0.0001 | ||||
Common stock, 250,000,000 shares authorized, $0.0001 par value; 97,220,842 and 88,152,557 shares issued and outstanding, respectively |
9,722 |
8,815 |
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Additional paid-in capital | 41,800,107 | 38,745,266 | ||||
Deferred compensation | (33,543 | ) | (57,418 | ) | ||
Private placement and warrant subscriptions | 922,333 | 188,664 | ||||
Subscription receivable | - | (22,500 | ) | |||
Shares issuable | 230,957 | 166,462 | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 84,424 | 78,328 | ||||
Accumulated deficit | (54,215,178 | ) | (47,137,758 | ) | ||
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT | (11,201,178 | ) | (8,030,141 | ) | ||
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND | ||||||
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY | $ | 1,003,740 | $ | 2,997,507 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WESCORP ENERGY INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Year Ended December 31, | ||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||
REVENUES | $ | 863,942 | $ | 1,006,261 | ||
COST OF SALES | 544,893 | 678,146 | ||||
GROSS PROFIT | 319,049 | 328,115 | ||||
EXPENSES | ||||||
Wages and benefits | 874,413 | 1,327,488 | ||||
Wages stock based | 197,100 | 493,200 | ||||
Consulting | 639,916 | 591,422 | ||||
Consulting stock based | - | 233,000 | ||||
Research and development | 140,406 | 518,458 | ||||
Office | 348,898 | 436,868 | ||||
Advertising and investor relations | 411,510 | 581,679 | ||||
Advertising and investor relations - stock based | 271,700 | 226,600 | ||||
Travel | 193,037 | 292,812 | ||||
Legal and accounting | 260,659 | 330,954 | ||||
Insurance | 88,211 | 76,132 | ||||
Depreciation and amortization | 208,814 | 248,375 | ||||
Interest, finance and bank charges | 422,496 | 529,255 | ||||
Directors fees | 53,992 | 159,939 | ||||
Interest accreted on financial instruments | 108,900 | 604,076 | ||||
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES | 4,220,052 | 6,650,258 | ||||
LOSS FROM OPERATIONS | (3,901,003 | ) | (6,322,143 | ) | ||
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE) | ||||||
Penalty for late delivery of shares | (3,261,762 | ) | (1,416,476 | ) | ||
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | (110,471 | ) | 41,755 | |||
Interest and other income | - | 47,746 | ||||
Gain on settlement of debt | 1,522,515 | 290,000 | ||||
Loss on impairment in value of equipment | (381,706 | ) | - | |||
Gain on disposal of investments | - | 37,838 | ||||
Loss on impairment in value of investment | - | (538,186 | ) | |||
Write down of subscriptions receivable | (22,500 | ) | - | |||
Write down of other receivables | - | (68,540 | ) | |||
TOTAL OTHER EXPENSE | (2,253,924 | ) | (1,605,863 | ) | ||
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS | (6,154,927 | ) | (7,928,006 | ) | ||
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS, net of tax | (922,493 | ) | (331,016 | ) | ||
NET LOSS | $ | (7,077,420 | ) | $ | (8,259,022 | ) |
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) | ||||||
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | (57,904 | ) | 127,137 | |||
Unrealized gain on financial instruments | 64,000 | 56,000 | ||||
6,096 | 183,137 | |||||
OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME LOSS | $ | (7,071,324 | ) | $ | (8,075,885 | ) |
LOSS FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS PER SHARE (BASIC AND DILUTED) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.10 | ) |
LOSS FROM DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS PER SHARE (BASIC AND DILUTED) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | - | |
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING - BASIC AND DILUTED | 89,924,090 | 78,966,351 |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WESCORP ENERGY INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Funds | Accumulated | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Common Stock | Additional | Received | Other | Stockholders' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | Paid-in | Deferred | Shares | Subscription | for Exercise | Accumulated | Comprehensive | Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
of Shares | Amount | Capital | Compensation | Issuable | Receivable | of Warrants | Deficit | Income (Loss) | (Deficit) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2007 | 75,238,223 | $ | 7,521 | $ | 32,388,025 | $ | (98,301 | ) | $ | 1,250,000 | $ | (22,500 | ) | $ | 221,889 | $ | (38,878,733 | ) | $ | (104,809 | ) | $ | (5,236,908 | ) | ||||||
Common stock issued for private placement at $0.50 per unit | 2,500,000 | 250 | 1,249,750 | - | (1,250,000 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for private placement at $0.40 per unit | 5,226,584 | 523 | 2,087,149 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2,087,672 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for consulting fees at $0.36 per share | 100,000 | 10 | 35,990 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for investor relation fees at $0.396 per share | 100,000 | 10 | 39,590 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 39,600 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for investor relation fees at $0.36 per share | 375,000 | 38 | 134,962 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 135,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of common stock issued for financing fees at $0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
per share | 125,000 | 13 | 62,487 | - | - | - | (62,500 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for consulting fees at $0.351 per share | 200,000 | 20 | 70,180 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 70,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for director's fees at $0.28 per share | 50,000 | 5 | 13,995 | (3,500 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | 10,500 | |||||||||||||||||||
Shares to be issued for director's fees at $0.37 per share | - | - | - | - | 111,000 | - | - | - | - | 111,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred share compensation | - | - | - | 44,383 | - | - | - | - | - | 44,383 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued to settle wages payable at $0.2176 per share | 377,203 | 38 | 82,041 | - | - | - | (82,079 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued to settle debt at $0.40 per share | 2,385,547 | 239 | 953,980 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 954,219 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued to settle amounts owing to related parties | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
at $0.40 per share | 1,475,000 | 148 | 589,852 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 590,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of warrants attached to debt issued in year | - | - | 109,465 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 109,465 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | - | 952,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 952,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds received from exercise of warrants prior to issuance | - | - | - | - | - | - | 89,152 | - | - | 89,152 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds received from private placement prior to issuance | - | - | - | - | 77,664 | - | - | - | - | 77,664 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financing fees on private placement | - | - | (25,000 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | - | (25,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 127,137 | 127,137 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on adjustment of agreement payable to fair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
market value | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 56,000 | 56,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (8,259,025 | ) | - | (8,259,025 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2008 | 88,152,557 | 8,815 | 38,745,266 | (57,418 | ) | 188,664 | (22,500 | ) | 166,462 | (47,137,758 | ) | 78,328 | (8,030,141 | ) | ||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for private placement at $0.40 per unit | 2,005,000 | 201 | 791,694 | - | (77,664 | ) | - | - | - | - | 714,231 | |||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for private placement at $0.25 per unit | 1,060,000 | 106 | 264,894 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 265,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for consulting fees at $0.351 per share | 400,000 | 40 | 140,360 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 140,400 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for consulting fees at $0.342 per share | 100,000 | 10 | 34,190 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 34,200 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for consulting fees at $0.243 per share | 50,000 | 5 | 12,145 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12,150 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for consulting fees at $0.261 per share | 300,000 | 30 | 78,270 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 78,300 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for consulting fees at $0.27 per share | 150,000 | 15 | 40,485 | - | - | - | (29,667 | ) | - | - | 10,833 | |||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued for director's fees at $0.29 per share | 50,000 | 5 | 14,495 | (3,625 | ) | - | - | - | - | - | 10,875 | |||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued to settle debt at $0.265 per share | 4,500,000 | 450 | 1,192,050 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,192,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Common stock issued to settle wages payable at $0.2475 per share | 453,285 | 45 | 112,143 | - | - | - | (112,188 | ) | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred share compensation | - | - | - | 27,500 | - | - | - | - | - | 27,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fair value of warrants attached to debt issued in year | - | - | 108,900 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 108,900 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | - | - | 468,800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 468,800 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds received from exercise of warrants prior to issuance | - | - | - | - | - | - | 206,350 | - | - | 206,350 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proceeds received from private placement prior to issuance | - | - | - | - | 386,648 | - | - | - | - | 386,648 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Financing fees on private placement | - | - | (464,685 | ) | - | 424,685 | - | - | - | - | (40,000 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Gain on settlement of debt exchanged for warrants | - | - | 261,100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 261,100 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Write down of subscriptions receivable | - | - | - | - | - | 22,500 | - | - | - | 22,500 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation gain | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (57,904 | ) | (57,904 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Unrealized gain on adjustment of agreement payable to fair | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
market value | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 64,000 | 64,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Net loss | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | (7,077,420 | ) | - | (7,077,420 | ) | ||||||||||||||||||
Balance, December 31, 2009 | $ | 97,220,842 | $ | 9,722 | $ | 41,800,107 | $ | (33,543 | ) | $ | 922,333 | $ | - | $ | 230,957 | $ | (54,215,178 | ) | $ | 84,424 | $ | (11,201,178 | ) |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WESCORP ENERGY INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,077,420 | ) | $ | (8,259,022 | ) |
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities: | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 208,814 | 248,375 | ||||
Stock-based compensation | 468,800 | 952,800 | ||||
Interest accreted on financial instruments | 108,900 | 604,076 | ||||
Write down of other receivables | - | 68,540 | ||||
Gain on disposal of investment | - | (37,838 | ) | |||
Loss on impairment in value of investment | - | 538,186 | ||||
Loss on impairment in value of equipment | 381,706 | - | ||||
Fair value of common stock issued for services | 286,758 | 402,300 | ||||
Gain on settlement of debt | (1,522,515 | ) | (290,000 | ) | ||
Amortization of deferred share compensation | 27,500 | 44,383 | ||||
Penalty for late delivery of shares | 3,261,762 | 1,416,476 | ||||
Write down of subscriptions receivable | 22,500 | - | ||||
Loss from discontinued operations | 922,493 | 331,016 | ||||
Changes in operating assets and liabilities: | ||||||
Accounts receivable | (95,488 | ) | (83,428 | ) | ||
Inventories | (2,978 | ) | (48,308 | ) | ||
Prepaid expenses | (3,516 | ) | 28,675 | |||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | 805,815 | 947,677 | ||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (2,206,869 | ) | (3,136,092 | ) | ||
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Increase in short-term investment | - | 1,472,223 | ||||
Purchase of equipment | (2,950 | ) | (72,547 | ) | ||
Proceeds from disposition of investment | - | 38,485 | ||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (2,950 | ) | 1,438,161 | |||
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Payments on notes payable | - | (1,555,756 | ) | |||
Proceeds from notes payable | 671,599 | 1,205,982 | ||||
Proceeds from debentures payable | - | 460,000 | ||||
Repayments on debentures payable | (100,000 | ) | (488,519 | ) | ||
Increase in amounts due to related parties | - | 130,027 | ||||
Proceeds received from exercise of warrants prior to issuing shares | - | 89,152 | ||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | 939,231 | 2,087,672 | ||||
Proceeds received from private placement | 386,648 | 77,664 | ||||
Private placement issuance costs | - | (25,000 | ) | |||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 1,897,473 | 1,981,222 | ||||
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED BY) DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS | 15,840 | (256,726 | ) | |||
Effect of exchange rates | (14,379 | ) | (53,266 | ) | ||
Net decrease in cash | (310,885 | ) | (26,701 | ) | ||
Cash, beginning | 429,171 | 455,872 | ||||
Cash, ending | $ | 118,286 | $ | 429,171 | ||
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW DISCLOSURES: | ||||||
Cash paid for: | ||||||
Interest | $ | 63,073 | $ | 471,270 | ||
Income taxes | $ | - | $ | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WESCORP ENERGY INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH
FLOWS (Continued)
Years Ended December 31, | ||||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | ||||||
Shares issued to settle accounts payable | $ | 112,188 | $ | 82,079 | ||
Common stock issued to settle converitble debentures | $ | 1,192,500 | $ | - | ||
Common stock issued to settle debt | $ | - | $ | 954,219 | ||
Common stock issued to settle related party balances | $ | - | $ | 590,000 | ||
Private placement issuance costs | $ | 474,790 | $ | - |
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WESCORP ENERGY INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2009
NOTE 1 NATURE OF OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
Wescorp Energy Inc. (the Company) was incorporated in Delaware on August 11, 1998. The Company acquires, develops, and commercializes technologies that are designed to improve the management and environmental and economic performance of field operations for energy producers. The Companys business model is to acquire, fund and develop new systems and technologies in this field through investments in companies or products where early stage product development has been completed.
Flowstar Technologies Inc. and Flowray Inc. (collectively called Flowstar) are involved in the development and marketing of products for the petroleum and gas industries. Flowstar has generated revenues from the sale of electronic metering systems, related accessories, and service of the systems but has not realized profitable operations to date.. On January 5, 2010, the Company discontinued its Flowstar operations and sold certain assets related to this business (See Note 13). Accordingly, the operations of Flowstar have been disclosed as discontinued operations for 2009 and 2008.
The Company is also in the business of cementing and stimulation of chemical products through its subsidiary Raider Chemical Corporation . This is the Companys only continuing source of revenue in 2010.
On January 5, 2010, the Company discontinued its Flowstar operations and sold certain assets related to this business (See Note 13).
Going Concern
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared under the assumption that the Company will continue on a going concern basis and that it will be able to realize assets and discharge liabilities in the normal course of business. As reported in the accompanying financial statements, the Company has an accumulated deficit of $54,215,178 and a working capital deficiency of $9,622,657 through December 31, 2009. The financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability, secured creditor realizations and classification of recorded assets, or the amounts and classification of liabilities, and the penalty share obligation that might be necessary in the event the Company cannot continue as a going concern.
The Companys continuance as a going concern is dependent upon its ability to continue to raise financing to fund ongoing losses until the Company generates sufficient revenue to achieve profitable operations in the future. Management believes the Company will attain these goals by expanding its revenue base, seeking additional capital from new equity or debt securities offerings that will provide funds needed to increase liquidity, fund internal growth and fully implement its business plan. The Companys continuance as a going concern is also dependent settlement of their debt obligations in default (See Notes 8 and 11) and the Companys penalty share obligation (See Note 7).
Through the next fiscal year, management estimates that significant additional funding is necessary to continue operations, expand markets for the Companys chemical business, and create and further advance the water remediation technologies acquired in December 2007. The timing and amount of capital requirements, including the ability to raise capital, will depend on a number of factors, including demand for products and services and the availability of opportunities for international expansion through affiliations and other business relationships, and in particular settlement of obligations noted above.
Subsequent Events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of these audited consolidated financial statements. During this period, the Company did not have any material recognizable subsequent events.
NOTE 2 SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of Presentation
These consolidated financial statements and related notes are presented in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and are expressed in United States dollars. These financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting year. The Company regularly evaluates estimates and assumptions. The Company bases its estimates and assumptions on current facts, historical experience and various other factors it believes to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities and the accrual of costs and expenses that are not readily apparent from other sources.
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The actual results experienced by the Company may differ materially and adversely from the Companys estimates. To the extent there are material differences between the estimates and the actual results, future results of operations will be affected. The most significant estimates with regard to these financial statements relate to determining the useful lives of equipment and intangible assets, fair values of investment and technology rights, fair value of financial instruments, stock-based transactions, penalty share obligation and deferred income tax rates.
Concentration of Cash and Credit Risk
The Company maintains its cash in commercial accounts at major Canadian and U.S. financial institutions. At times, amounts maintained exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured limits.
Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentration of credit risk, consist primarily of trade receivables. On a periodic basis, the Company evaluates its accounts receivable and considers the need for an allowance for doubtful accounts, based on past and expected collections, and current credit conditions.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, sales to two customers accounted for 87% and 12% of sales, respectively. During the year ended December 31, 2008, sales to one customer accounted for 99% of sales.
Inventories
Inventories consist of raw materials and finished goods which are stated at the lower of cost, determined on a weighted average basis, and net realizable value.
Equipment
Equipment is initially stated at cost. Depreciation is provided using the straight-line method. Leasehold improvements are amortized using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of the asset or the term of the lease, whichever is shorter. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Replacements and betterments are capitalized.
The Company evaluates the recoverability of equipment when changes in events or circumstances indicate that such assets might be impaired. The Company determines impairment by comparing the undiscounted future cash flows estimated to be generated by these assets to their respective carrying amounts. Management has determined that an impairment of tools and equipment in the amount of $381,706 has occurred as of December 31, 2009.
Assets Held for Sale.
In January 2010, the Company entered into an agreement to sell specific assets of Flowstar and accordingly the Company has presented the results of operations for the Flowstar business unit as discontinued operations.
The Company classifies an asset as held for sale in the period during which each of the following conditions are met: (a) management has committed to a plan to sell the asset; (b) the asset is available for immediate sale in its present condition; (c) an active search for a buyer has been initiated; (d) completion of the sale of the asset within one year is probable; (e) the asset is being marketed at a reasonable price; and (f) no significant changes to the plan of sale are expected.
Revenue and Cost Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when the customer has accepted delivery of the product, has agreed it meets their requirements, when no significant contractual obligations for completion remain, and collection is reasonably assured. Revenue is reported net of a provision for estimated product returns. All amounts billed to customers related to shipping and handling are classified as revenues. The Company sells its products directly, using in-house sales employees. Cost of sales is primarily made up of direct product costs, shipping, and handling.
Product Warranties
The Company sells the majority of its products with one-year unconditional repair or replacement warranties. Warranty expense is included in cost of sales. Management does not consider the Company to be at significant risk for warranty claims.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are determined using the liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes that date of enactment. In addition, a valuation allowance is established to reduce any deferred tax asset for which it is determined that it is more likely than not that some portion of the deferred tax asset will not be realized.
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Loss per Share
Loss per share is computed by dividing net income available to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding for the period. Loss per share reflects the potential dilution of securities that could share in the earnings of an entity similar to fully diluted earnings per share. Although there were common stock options and warrants outstanding at December 31, 2009 and 2008, they were not included in the calculation of loss per share because they are anti-dilutive.
Stock-Based Compensation
The Company records compensation expense in the financial statements for share based payments using the Black-Scholes fair value method at the time at grant.
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The estimated fair values for financial instruments are determined at discrete points in time based on relevant market information. These estimates involve uncertainties and cannot be determined with precision. The estimated fair value of cash, accounts receivable, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, notes payable, due to related parties and debentures approximates their carrying value due to their short-term nature, unless otherwise stated.
Foreign Currency Translation
The Companys reporting currency is the United States dollar. The Companys functional currency for its operating subsidiaries is the Canadian dollar. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into United States dollars at rates of exchange in effect at the balance sheet date. Gains or losses are included in results of operations for the year. Non-monetary assets, and liabilities, denominated in foreign currencies are translated at rates of exchange in effect at the date of the transaction. Items recorded in revenue and expenses arising from transactions are translated at an average exchange rate for the year.
Long-Lived assets
In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets", the carrying value of intangible assets and other long-lived assets is reviewed on a regular basis for the existence of facts or circumstances that may suggest impairment. The Company recognizes impairment when the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows is less than the carrying amount of the asset. Impairment losses, if any, are measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the asset over its estimated fair value.
Reclassifications
Certain amounts from prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
The Company has reviewed recently issued accounting pronouncements and plans to adopt those that are applicable to it. It does not expect the adoption of these pronouncements to have a material impact on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
NOTE 3 INVENTORIES
The components of inventory at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Finished goods | $ | 11,848 | $ | 2,106 | ||
Raw materials | 39,437 | 46,201 | ||||
$ | 51,285 | $ | 48,307 |
NOTE 4 EQUIPMENT
Equipment consisted of the following as at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Computer hardware | $ | 31,812 | $ | 31,812 | ||
Computer software | 66,042 | 66,042 | ||||
Office equipment | 7,228 | 7,228 | ||||
Tools and equipment | 157,002 | 783,803 | ||||
262,084 | 888,885 | |||||
Less: accumulated depreciation | 228,196 | 267,427 | ||||
$ | 33,888 | $ | 621,458 |
Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $208,814 and $248,375, respectively. Loss on impairment in value of equipment for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 was $381,706 and $nil, respectively.
NOTE 5 INVESTMENTS
The components of investments which are carried at cost at December 31, 2009 and 2008 were as follows:
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Eureka Oil AS | $ | 15,840 | $ | 15,840 | ||
Tarblaster AS | 13,752 | 14,399 | ||||
$ | 29,592 | $ | 29,592 |
Investment in Ellycrack AS
At December 31, 2008, the Companys investment in Ellycrack AS was fully impaired resulting in an impairment loss on the investment in the amount of $538,186 for the year ended December 31, 2008.
Investment in Tarblaster AS
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company sold 40,500 shares of Tarblaster AS for proceeds of $38,485.
NOTE 6 NOTES PAYABLE
The following comprise the Companys short-term notes payable at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Notes payable Interest at 0.0%, unsecured, due on demand | $ | 22,475 | $ | 22,475 | ||
Note payable Interest at 10.0%, unsecured, due on demand (a) | 423,380 | 910,578 | ||||
Note payable Interest at 14.0%, unsecured, due September 15, 2011 (b) | - | 300,000 | ||||
Note payable Interest at 0.0%, unsecured, due on demand | 54,590 | 46,654 | ||||
Note payable Interest at 14.0%, unsecured, due on demand (c) | 100,000 | - | ||||
$ | 600,445 | $ | 1,279,707 |
The following comprise the Companys long-term notes payable at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Note payable Interest at 14.0%, unsecured, due September 15, 2011 (b) | $ | 330,723 | $ | - | ||
Note payable Interest at 10.0%, unsecured, due September 15, 2011 (a) | 1,206,965 | - | ||||
$ | 1,537,688 | $ | - |
(a) | During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company received net proceeds in the amount of $582,172. $1,058,792 of this amount, plus $148,173 in accrued interest, was converted to long term notes payable. |
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(b) | During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company converted $300,000, plus $30,723 in accrued interest, to long term notes payable. |
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(c) | During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company received $100,000 in proceeds in exchange for issuing a note receivable. |
NOTE 7 PENALTY SHARE OBLIGATION
In connection with the acquisition of Flowstar, the Company concluded the acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of Vasjar Trading Ltd. (Vasjar), a British Virgin Islands company. The purchase called for the Company to issue 2,400,000 common shares, and an additional minimum 2,080,000 common shares issued over three years (480,000 on or before April 1, 2005, 800,000 on or before April 1, 2006, and 800,000 on or before April 1, 2007).
On April 1, 2007, the Company was not able to deliver 800,000 free-trading shares called for under the purchase agreement to acquire Vasjar, and thus the Company is obligated to issue the former Vasjar shareholders an additional 10% penalty common shares of the Company, compounded monthly, for each month that the free-trading shares are not delivered resulting in a charge to operations for the fair value of these penalty common shares. To date, no shares have been issued and the Company has been unable to reach a mutually acceptable settlement with the Vasjar shareholders.
The penalty common shares under this stage resulted in a charge to operations of $3,261,762 for the year ended December 31, 2009 (2008-$1,416,476). As at December 31, 2009, the Company has recorded an estimated aggregate of 18,580,124 in common shares valued at $5,388,236. The cumulative amount accrued for the obligation has been recorded based on the quoted market price at December 31, 2009 multiplied by the aggregate share amount. The obligation does not represent a financial instrument and fair value has not been determined.
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There is a measurement uncertainty as to the actual value of this obligation as it is impacted by the market price of the common shares. Accordingly, the actual loss from the Vasjar purchase agreement is contingent upon future events which cannot be reasonably measured at this time.
NOTE 8 DEBENTURES
Convertible debentures
The following comprise the convertible debentures at December 31, 2009 and 2008:
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Convertible debenture (a) | $ | - | $ | 2,250,000 | ||
Convertible debenture - Interest at 14% (b) | 90,000 | 90,000 | ||||
$ | 90,000 | $ | 2,340,000 |
(a) | On September 15, 2009, the Company settled the $2,250,000 convertible debenture in exchange for 4,500,000 common shares of the Company. The fair value of the shares issued was $1,192,500 and as a result there was a gain on the settlement of debt in the amount of $1,057,500. In addition, the convertible debenture holder agreed to waive the balance of accrued interest in the amount of $512,260 in exchange for 2,250,000 warrants of the Company. Each warrant allows the holder to purchase common shares of the Company at a price of $1.00 per share and expire September 15, 2012. The warrants have a fair value of $261,100. As a result of this transaction an additional gain on the settlement of debt in the amount of $251,160 was recorded. The valuation of the warrants described above was based on a Black-Scholes calculation using a risk free interest rate of 3%, expected dividend yield of nil, and expected stock price volatility of 111%. |
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(b) | The short-term convertible debenture, in the amount of $90,000, bears interest at 14% and is in default. The debenture is secured by the inventories and accounts receivable of Flowstar (See Note 13). |
Debentures
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Debentures, Interest at 14%, denominated in CDN dollars | $ | 167,213 | $ | 142,905 | ||
Debentures, Interest at 14%, denominated in US dollars | 50,000 | 150,000 | ||||
$ | 217,213 | $ | 292,905 |
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company paid back $100,000 in US dollar denominated debentures. As at December 31, 2009, the debentures are in default and secured by the inventories and accounts receivable of Flowstar (See Note 15).
NOTE 9 SHARE CAPITAL
2009 Stock Transactions
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued 2,005,000 units at a price of $0.40 per unit for total proceeds of $801,900 pursuant to a private placement. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant. One share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.60 for a period of two years from the date the units are issued. The Company is required to pay a 10% commission in conjunction with this private placement in the form of 200,500 units that have the same terms and conditions as those issued in the private placement.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued 1,060,000 units at a price of $0.25 per unit for proceeds of $265,000 pursuant to a private placement. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant. One share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.50 for a period of two years.
In conjunction with the private placements, the Company is obligated to issue 1,224,213 common shares with a fair value of $464,685. At December 31, 2009, 100,000 common shares and been issued and the remainder were classified as obligation to issue shares on the balance sheet.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued 1,000,000 common shares to settle obligations totaling $305,550 incurred pursuant to the terms of six consulting agreements.
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued 4,500,000 common shares valued at 1,192,500 to settle a convertible debenture in the amount of $2,250,000. In addition, the convertible debenture holder agreed to waive the balance of accrued interest in the amount of $512,260 in exchange for 2,250,000 warrants of the Company with a fair value of $261,100. Each warrant allows the holder to purchase common shares of the Company at a price of $1.00 per share and expire September 15, 2012.
Additional equity transactions during the year ended December 31, 2009 include the issuance of 453,285 common shares to settle certain amounts payable pursuant to an employment contract totaling $112,188, and the issuance of 50,000 common shares valued at $14,500 to compensate a director.
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2008 Stock Transactions
In September 2007, the Company received proceeds of $1,250,000 relating to a private placement of 2,500,000 units at a price of $0.50 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant. One share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $1.75 per share for a period of 3 years. On January 18, 2008, 2,500,000 units of unregistered common stock were issued in relation to this private placement. The Company paid a 10% commission in conjunction with this private placement in the form of 125,000 units that have the same terms and conditions as those issued in the private placement.
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company issued 5,226,584 units at a price of $0.40 per unit for total proceeds of $2,090,634 pursuant to a private placement. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant. One share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.60 for a period of two years.
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Company issued 300,000 common shares to settle obligations totaling $106,800.
On December 19, 2008, the Company issued 2,385,547 units valued at $954,219 to partially settle an outstanding liability. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant. One share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.60 for a period of two years.
On December 19, 2008, the Company issued 1,475,000 units at a price of $0.40 per unit to settle obligations totaling $590,000 owed to corporations controlled by a director of the Company. The obligations are comprised of a note payable in the amount of $500,000 and accrued consulting fees of $90,000. Each unit consists of one common share and one share purchase warrant. One share purchase warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.60 per share for a period of two years.
Additional equity transactions during the year ended December 31, 2008 include the issuance of 377,203 shares of common stock to settle certain amounts payable pursuant to an employment contract totaling $82,079, the issuance of 475,000 shares common shares valued at $174,600 issued to consultants for investor relations services, and the issuance of 50,000 common shares valued at $14,000 to compensate a director of the Company in the form of directors fees.
Warrants
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued an additional 600,000 share purchase warrants in order to extend the term of Debentures which came due in the year ended December 31, 2008. One warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share at a price of $0.40 per share for two years from the date of issue of the warrant. During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued a combined total of 5,915,000 (2008 - 12,632,131) warrants to purchase common shares. Changes in the number of warrants outstanding are summarized as follows:
December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 | |||||||||||
Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||||
Average | Average | |||||||||||
Exercise | Exercise | |||||||||||
Warrants | Price | Warrants | Price | |||||||||
Warrants, beginning of year | 24,153,582 | $ | 0.76 | 11,521,451 | $ | 0.68 | ||||||
Granted | 5,915,000 | 0.71 | 12,632,131 | 0.83 | ||||||||
Expired | (11,521,451 | ) | 0.67 | - | - | |||||||
Warrants, end of year | 18,547,131 | $ | 0.79 | 24,153,582 | $ | 0.76 |
The weighted average life of the warrants is 1.3 years (2008 1.5 years).
The fair value of the warrants issued during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model incorporating the following weighted average assumptions:
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Risk free interest rate | 3.0% | 4.0% | ||||
Expected dividend yield | Nil | Nil | ||||
Expected stock price volatility | 111% | 111% | ||||
Weighted average grant date fair value per warrant | $ | 0.13 | $ | 0.16 |
Options
During the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company entered into an investor relations consulting services agreement. As part of this agreement the consultant was granted 500,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company at $0.40 which are exercisable for five years. 125,000 vest on the date of the agreement and 125,000 vest annually for the following four years.
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On December 15, 2009, the Company granted 50,000 options to purchase common shares of the Company at $0.30 which are exercisable for a period of two years.
Changes in the number of stock options outstanding are summarized as follows:
December 31, 2009 | December 31, 2008 | |||||||||||
Weighted | Weighted | |||||||||||
Average | Average | |||||||||||
Exercise | Exercise | |||||||||||
Options | Price | Options | Price | |||||||||
Outstanding, beginning of year | 7,070,286 | $ | 0.49 | 5,117,249 | $ | 0.53 | ||||||
Vested | 1,775,000 | 0.42 | 2,482,385 | 0.44 | ||||||||
Expired/Cancelled | (3,920,005 | ) | 0.55 | (529,348 | ) | 0.49 | ||||||
Outstanding, end of year | 4,925,281 | $ | 0.45 | 7,070,286 | $ | 0.49 |
The weighted average remaining life of the options is 3.1 years (2008 2.7 years).
The fair value of stock option grants during the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 were calculated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model incorporating the following weighted average assumptions:
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Risk free interest rate | 3.0% | 4.0% | ||||
Expected dividend yield | Nil | Nil | ||||
Expected stock price volatility | 111% | 111% | ||||
Weighted average grant date fair value per option | $ | 0.26 | $ | 0.29 |
The Black-Scholes option pricing model was developed for use in estimating the fair value of traded options that have no vesting restrictions and are fully transferable. Stock options and the warrants attached to the units issued by the Company are non-transferable. Option pricing models require the input of subjective assumptions including expected share price volatility. The fair value estimate can vary materially as a result of changes in the assumptions.
NOTE 10 COMMITMENTS
Operating Leases
The Company has long-term leases relating to office, vehicles, equipment, and manufacturing space.
Annual future aggregate minimum payments under operating leases and commitments for the next five years are as follows:
Years ending December 31, | |||
2010 | $ | 306,330 | |
2011 | 269,096 | ||
2012 | 206,350 | ||
2013 | 106,560 | ||
2014 | 71,040 | ||
$ | 959,376 |
NOTE 11 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Related Party Transactions
Summary of related party transactions as follows for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Due to Related Party (a) (b) | $ | 101,397 | $ | 201,397 | ||
Related Party Note Payable, Interest at 0%, Due on demand, Unsecured | $ | 1,924,681 | $ | 1,924,681 | ||
Due to Related Party (Long Term) Interest at 14%, unsecured, Due September 15, 2011 (b) | $ | 116,877 | $ | - |
(a) | As at December 31, 2009, $101,397 in accrued interest owing to a company by a director. |
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(b) | During the year ended December 31, 2009, $100,000 in principal and $16,877 in interest was converted to a long-term promissory note. |
Related party transactions are recorded at the exchange amount being the amount of the consideration as agreed to by the parties.
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NOTE 12 INCOME TAXES
The provision for income taxes differs from the amount that would have resulted in applying the combined federal statutory tax rate as follows:
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Loss before discontinued operations | $ | ( 6,154,926 | ) | $ | (7,419,408 | ) |
Statutory income tax rate | 35% | 35% | ||||
Expected in tax recovery at statutory income tax rates | $ | (2,154,223 | ) | $ | (2,596,793 | ) |
Non-deductible expenses | 1,289,065 | 903 | ||||
Other reconciling items | (218,427 | ) | 1,056,515 | |||
Effect of discontinued operations | (322,872 | ) | - | |||
Difference in foreign tax rates | 280,339 | 1,498,631 | ||||
Change in valuation allowance | 1,126,118 | 41,607 | ||||
Income tax recovery | $ | - | $ | - |
Temporary differences that give rise to the following deferred income tax assets and liabilities at are:
December 31, | December 31, | |||||
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities) | ||||||
Canadian non-capital loss carryforwards | $ | 1,394,701 | $ | 603,009 | ||
US net operating loss carryforwards | 6,557,382 | 5,837,035 | ||||
US reserves | 379,346 | 401,746 | ||||
Equipment, Canada | 35,157 | 227,091 | ||||
Equipment, US | (430 | ) | (6,019 | ) | ||
8,366,156 | 7,062,862 | |||||
Valuation allowance | (8,366,156 | ) | (7,062,862 | ) | ||
$ | - | $ | - |
The Company has the approximately $18,000,000 of US federal operating loss carry forwards that may be offset against future taxable income. These losses expire as follows:
2027 | $ | 15,000,000 | |
2028 | 1,700,000 | ||
2029 | 1,300,000 | ||
$ | 18,000,000 |
The Company also has approximately $5,400,000 of Canadian tax losses. The Canadian losses can be carried forward 20 years.
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NOTE 13 DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
During fiscal 2009 the Company determined to leave the electronic metering business to focus on developing its drilling related products and related services business, and its water remediation technology. On January 5, 2010, the Company sold a substantial portion of its assets related to the electronic metering business to a non-related full service engineering firm based in Calgary, Alberta Canada. The Company had operated its electronic metering systems business through its subsidiary Flowstar.
The following table summaries the operating results of the discontinued operations for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008:
2009 | 2008 | ||||||
Revenue | $ | 1,557,822 | $ | 3,490,693 | |||
Cost of sales | 1,216,975 | 2,011,647 | |||||
340,847 | 1,479,046 | ||||||
Expenses | 1,263,340 | 1,810,062 | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations | $ | (922,493 | ) | $ | (331,016 | ) |
Included in the expenses above is a loss in the amount of $304,210 to write-down the specific assets related to this sale to their estimated fair value less cost to sell at December 31, 2009.
The following table sets forth the assets and liabilities of the discontinued operations.
2009 | 2008 | |||||
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts | $ | 362,459 | $ | 828,854 | ||
Inventories | 69,426 | 573,046 | ||||
Prepaids | 53,156 | 183,122 | ||||
Current assets of discontinued operations | 485,041 | 1,585,022 | ||||
Equipment of discontinued operations, net of accumulated depreciation | 12,564 | 109,877 | ||||
Total assets of discontinued operations | $ | 497,605 | $ | 1,694,899 | ||
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities | $ | 376,737 | $ | 606,052 | ||
Current portion of notes payable | 9,186 | 19,700 | ||||
Current liabilities of discontinued operations | 385,923 | 625,752 | ||||
Notes payable, net of current portion of discontinued operations | - | 7,851 | ||||
Total liabilities of discontinued operations | $ | 385,923 | $ | 633,603 |
The inventory has been pledged as security for the short-term debentures (See Note 8).
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE
None.
ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The management of the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of the Companys Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), conducted an evaluation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) or 15d-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report in ensuring that material information required to be disclosed is included in the reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Managements Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is a process to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our companys financial reporting for external purposes in accordance with United States accounting principles generally accepted. Our internal control over financial reporting includes (i) maintaining records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of our assets; (ii) providing reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary for preparation of our financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (iii) providing reasonable assurance that receipts and expenditures are made in accordance with authorizations of management and our directors; and (iv) providing reasonable assurance that unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements would be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not provide absolute assurance that a misstatement of our financial statements would be prevented or detected.
In order to evaluate the effectiveness of internal control over
financial reporting as required by Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act,
management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control
over financial reporting based on the framework and criteria established in
Internal Control Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring
Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). This evaluation included
review of the documentation of controls, evaluation of the design effectiveness
of controls, testing of the operating effectiveness of controls and a conclusion
on this evaluation. Based upon that evaluation, we have concluded that, as at
December 31, 2009, internal controls and procedures were
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not effective to detect the inappropriate application of US GAAP rules as described below. This was due to deficiencies that existed in the design or operation of our internal control over financial reporting that adversely affected our internal controls and that may be considered to be material weaknesses.
The matters involving internal controls and procedures that the Companys management considered to be material weaknesses under the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board were: (1) lack of a functioning audit committee and lack of a majority of independent directors on the Companys board of directors, resulting in ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; (2) inadequate segregation of duties consistent with control objectives; (3) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of US GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (4) ineffective controls over period end financial disclosure and reporting processes.
The aforementioned material weaknesses were identified by the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Principal Accounting Officer in connection with the audit of our financial statements as of December 31, 2009 and these findings were reported to our management and board of directors. Management of the Company believes that the material weaknesses set forth in (2), (3), and (4) above did not affect the Companys financial results. However, management believes that the lack of a functioning audit committee and a lack of a majority of independent directors on the Companys board of directors resulting in the ineffective oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures can result in material deficiencies in the Companys determination of its financial statements for future years.
We are committed to improving our financial organization. As part of this, we will create a position to segregate duties consistent with control objectives and will increase our personnel resources and technical accounting expertise within the accounting function when funds are available to the Company by doing the following: i) appointing one or more independent directors to our board of directors who shall additionally be appointed to the audit committee of the Company resulting in a fully functioning audit committee who will undertake the oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures; and ii) preparing and implementing sufficient written policies and checklists which will set forth procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of US GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements.
Management believes that the appointment of one or more independent directors, who shall be appointed to a fully functioning audit committee, will remedy the lack of a functioning audit committee and a lack of a majority of independent directors on the Companys board. In addition, management believes that preparing and implementing sufficient written policies and checklists will remedy the following material weaknesses: (i) insufficient written policies and procedures for accounting and financial reporting with respect to the requirements and application of the US GAAP and SEC disclosure requirements; and (ii) ineffective controls over period end financial close and reporting processes.
Further, management believes that the hiring of additional personnel who have the technical expertise and knowledge will result in the proper segregation of duties and provide more checks and balances within the department. Additional personnel will also provide the cross training needed to support the Company if personnel turn-over issues within the department occur. This, coupled with the appointment of additional independent directors will greatly decrease any control and procedure issues that the Company may encounter in the future.
We will continue to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and procedures and our internal controls over financial reporting on an ongoing basis and are committed to taking further action and implementing additional enhancements or improvements, as necessary and as funds allow. This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Companys registered public accounting firm pursuant to the temporary rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There was no change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during the Companys last fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2009 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting.
ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION
Not applicable.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The following table sets forth the names, ages and positions of the current directors and executive officers of the Company. Each director shall serve as a director until he resigns or his successor is duly elected or appointed. A description of each individuals business background follows.
Name | Age | Position |
Doug Biles | 63 | Director, President and CEO |
Scott Shemwell | 61 | Chief Operating Officer |
Alfred Comeau | 63 | Director |
Robert Nicolay | 54 | Director |
Mark Norris | 48 | Director |
Robert Power | 48 | Director, Executive Chairman |
Mr. Doug Biles, P. Eng.
Doug Biles has served as a director and our President and Chief Executive Officer since May 28, 2004. Mr. Biles has over 40 years of technical, operational and management experience within the upstream hydrocarbon industry. Previously Mr. Biles held positions of director, President, CEO and Chairman of companies in both the public and private sector, including international divisions of Kerr McGee. Prior to joining Wescorp, Doug was semi-retired overseeing various private investment interests. In particular, from 1999 to 2004, Mr. Biles served as the Chairman of the Chinook Group, which consists of three private companies which supplied venture capital, professional operational and senior management personnel, and technical expertise to high risk petroleum and mineral projects in the Former Soviet Union, the Middle East, Africa and South and Central America. Prior to that, Mr. Biles was the CEO of a public company which obtained oil and gas leases in the Former Soviet Union and brought them into production. The company was ultimately sold.
Mr. Biles holds a B.Sc. in Biochemistry and a B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Calgary and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta and the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
Mr. Biles was elected to the Board due to his over 40 years of technical, operational and management experience within the upstream hydrocarbon industry.
Dr. Scott Shemwell
Dr. Scott Shemwell was appointed as our Chief Operating Officer in October 2006. Dr. Shemwell has over 25 years experience in the turnaround and transformation process for global S&P 500 organizations as well as start-up and professional service firms. Dr. Shemwells specific experience includes executive management, information management, mergers and acquisitions, change management and international business. Prior to joining Wescorp, from [month/year] to [month/year], Dr. Shemwell was a senior advisor to major energy companies where he emphasized lean energy concepts and was the President of Strategic Decision Sciences, LLC, a consulting company specializing in business analytics and risk mitigation. From 2001 to 2003, Dr. Shemwell directed Oracles Energy Practice as Vice President, in which role he was responsible for driving the strategic direction and business development efforts for the firms global energy and chemical business sectors. Dr. Shemwell also was the business unit head for Halliburton Energy Services IT Produce Service/Line as well as other senior positions from 1989 to 1997 during which Dr. Shemwell was involved with more than $5 billion in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Notably, he was the Chairman of Halliburton Energy Services Landmark Graphics Acquisition Team in 1996. Dr. Shemwell also served as Senior Field Engineer for Schlumberger and as Managing Director for the Solutions Group (Energy Division) of EDS/MCI Systemhouse from 1997 to 1999.
Dr. Shemwell holds a Doctorate of Business Administration from
Nova Southeastern University in 1996, a Master of Business Administration from
Houston Baptist University in 1981 and a Bachelor of Science (Major in Physics)
from North Georgia College in 1970. He has been an adjunct professor at a
Houston area university MBA program where he taught finance and international
finance.
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Mr. Alfred Comeau P. Eng.
Mr. Comeau has served as a director since March 5, 2003. From 1976 to 2002, Mr. Comeau was the President and CEO of AHC Holdings Inc. (AHC), a private company owned by himself and his spouse. AHC, through its predecessor corporation, A. Comeau & Associates Ltd., was an electrical engineering firm with over 100 employees, specializing in the design and installation of electrical and instrumentation control systems for various processing plants in the petroleum and petrochemical industries. In April 2002, he sold his interest in the company to a large public entity focused in the petroleum industry.
Mr. Comeau received his B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta in 1969 and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta.
Mr. Comeau was elected to the Board due to his 26 years experience as the President and CEO of AHC Holdings Inc. (AHC), a private company.
Mr. Robert M. Nicolay
Mr. Nicolay was elected to the Board on May 1, 2006. Mr. Nicolay is President and CEO of Oak Point Consulting Group Ltd., an Alberta-based firm providing technology and project management and financing advisory services to domestic and international clients. Prior to this, Mr. Nicolay was Vice-President, Business Development for Pengrowth Corporation, one of Canadas premier oil and natural gas energy trusts. He is also President of Aurora Borealis Management, an Alberta-based firm providing corporate governance, energy investment, operations analysis and strategic development and execution advisory services for public, private and government energy corporations. Mr. Nicolay was formerly the President and CEO of the Calgary Olympic Development Association, a not-for-profit society providing facilities and venues for Olympic and high performance athletes to train, develop, and compete.
Mr. Nicolay started his career in Calgary where he held positions in Finance and Accounting with Gulf Canada Resources and with Amoco Canada Petroleum. From 1999 to 2005, he was President and CEO of ENMAX Corporation, an electric utility owned by the City of Calgary, Alberta, which he transformed into a vertically integrated corporation participating in electricity generation, transmission and distribution; and electricity and natural gas trading, wholesaling, and retailing. Prior to joining ENMAX in February 1999, Mr. Nicolay held several key positions at The City of Medicine Hat. He was Chief Administrative Officer of The City of Medicine Hat (Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer) and CEO of The Citys wholly owned oil and gas subsidiary corporation (650591 Alberta Ltd.) from 1995 to 1998; Commissioner of Public Services from 1992 to 1995; Manager of Financial Planning and Budget from 1989 to 1992; and, Manager of Utilities Finance from 1982 to 1989.
Mr. Nicolay currently is a director of General Magnetic Inc., governor of the Calgary Petroleum Club, and director for the Alberta Worker's Compensation Board.
Mr. Nicolay received a Master of Business Administration (with Honors) in 1995, a Banff School of Advanced Management (Resident) Diploma in 1987, and a Bachelor of Commerce in 1980. In 2005 he received the Institute-Certified (Corporate) Director Designation (ICD.D) through the Institute of Corporate Directors, the Rotman School of Management (University of Toronto) and the Haskayne Business School (University of Calgary).
Mr. Nicolay was elected to the Board due to his extensive financial and senior management experience.
Mr. Mark Norris
Mark Norris was appointed as a Director on March 7, 2007, and as Chairman on June 24, 2008. Since 2004, he has served as President of Mark Norris Consulting Ltd, an Alberta based political and public policy think tank. From 2001 to 2004, he was the Minister of Economic Development in the Alberta Government. Prior to this, he owned and operated several successful businesses in Alberta. Mr. Norris was elected to the Board due to experience in both the government and private industry.
Mr. Robert Power
Robert Power was appointed as a Director and as Chairman on January 6, 2010.
Mr. Power brings corporate leadership and a broad range of
experience in energy, environment, law, and business. Mr. Power is the Board
Chair of EuroMax Resources (TSXV) and a previous board member of Adriana
Resources (TSXV) and Board Chair and
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board member of Silk Road Resources (TSXV). He recently completed a 5 year term as Co-Chair of Blakes National Energy Law Group. Blakes is one of Canadas oldest, largest, and most successful international law firms.
Mr. Power is ranked by the international periodical, Chambers Global in the number 1 tier of lawyers internationally, and is described as an extraordinary manager and deal maker; he provides a brilliant mixture of business and legal advice. Annually, Mr. Power is recognized in The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, and is described by the National Post as a globally respected lawyer. The Lexpert-Thomson Findlaw Guide recognizes Mr. Power as one of the Leading 100 Canada/US Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada (2005).
Mr. Power has worked on five continents, and has a wide range of business, political and finance contacts. He has successfully acted as an international facilitator and negotiator for the International Organization for Standardization and has also contributed to the National Standards Council and the Canadian Standards Association national standards development process.
Mr. Power was the Board Chair and President of Canadas largest foundation (the Ontario Trillium Foundation) where he and his team grew it from 12 to 100 employees, granting $100M a year, and winning several international awards. Mr. Power is a member of Young President's Organization (YPO), an international senior executive network.
Mr. Power is now focused exclusively on corporate leadership and value creation.
Mr. Power was elected to the Board due to his corporate leadership and broad range of experience in energy, environment, law, and business.
Audit Committee
On April 24, 2003, we adopted Terms of Reference and an Audit Committee Charter for our Company. At present our Audit Committee consists of the entire Board.
Presently, we do not have an independent audit committee expert on our Board of Directors. At the present time, the Board of Directors has not decided to engage an individual with such qualifications.
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Family Relationships
There is no family relationship between any director, executive, or person nominated or chosen by us to become a director or executive officer of our Company.
Compensation Committee
The Board of Directors has not delegated a Compensation Committee and has not yet determined the members of any Compensation Committee. The Company plans to identify potential candidates who have not been an officer or employee of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company, or have any relations with the Company that would require disclosure under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.
It is intended that the Compensation Committee will ultimately set the compensation for executive officers and establish compensation policies for the Companys Chief Executive Officer and all other executive officers of the Company. Certain decisions of the Compensation Committee will be subject to approval of the Companys Board of Directors. At this time, duties of a Compensation Committee are performed by the entire Board of Directors.
Code of Ethics
The Company endeavors to adhere to provide assurances to outside investors and interested parties that the Companys officers, directors and principal financial officer adhere to a reasonably responsible code of ethics. On November 20, 2006, we adopted a Code of Ethics, which applies to all officers, directors, and employees of the Company. The Company shall provide any person without charge, a copy of our Code of Ethics, which may be requested by contacting Douglas Biles at (403) 206-3990.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), requires the Companys directors, executive officers and holders of more than 10% of the Companys common stock to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership of common stock and other equity securities of the Company. The Company believes that during the year ended December 31, 2009, its officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of the Companys common stock complied with all Section 16(a) filing requirements. In making these statements, the Company has relied solely upon its review of copies of the Section 16(a) reports filed for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 on behalf of the Companys directors, officers, and holders of more than 10% of the Companys common stock; except for the Form 4 for Mr. Nicolay filed on November 2, 2009 covered one late report and two late transactions.
ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
The following table sets forth information with respect to the annual and long-term compensation for the last two fiscal years for our President and Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers, including former executive officers and executive officers of our wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2009, and 2008.
Summary Compensation Table
Nonqualified | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Non-Equity | Deferred | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name and | Stock | Option | Incentive Plan | Compensation | All Other | |||||||||||||||||||||
Principal | Awards | Awards | Compensation | Earnings | Compensation | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Year | Salary ($) | Bonus ($) | ($) | ($)(3) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | |||||||||||||||||
Doug Biles, President, Chief Executive Officer (1) |
2009 2008 |
$ $ |
166,766 169,938 |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
161,600 161,600 |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
328,366 331,538 |
|||||||||
Scott Shemwell, COO |
2009 2008 |
$ $ |
96,000 145,500 |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- 134,900 |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
96,000 280,400 |
|||||||||
Terry Mereniuk, CFO (2) |
2009 2008 |
$ $ |
- 52,506 |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- - |
$ $ |
- 52,506 |
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(1) |
Mr. Biles, President, and CEO received a salary for the period January 1, 2009 to December 31, 2009 in the amount of CAD $189,571, which was translated at an average rate of exchange for the period of 0.8797. He also received a salary for the period January 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008 in the amount of CAD $180,000, which was translated at an average rate of exchange for the period of 0.9441. |
(2) |
Mr. Mereniuk, CFO, received a salary for the year ended December 31, 2008 in the amount of CAD $55,615 translated at an average rate of exchange for the year of 0.9441. |
(3) |
The estimated fair value of any option or common stock granted was determined in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. |
Employment Agreement with our Chief Executive Officer
On September 7, 2007, we entered into an employment agreement with Douglas E. Biles (the Biles Employment Agreement), effective September 1, 2007. Pursuant to the Biles Employment Agreement, Mr. Biles will continue to be employed as our Chief Executive Officer for a two-year period commencing on September 1, 2007 and ending on August 31, 2009. The Biles Employment Agreement was automatically extended for a two-year period ending on August 31, 2010, the Biles Employment Agreement shall automatically be extended for a further two-year period unless Mr. Biles or the Company serves written notice at least ninety days prior to the end of the original two-year period. Mr. Biles will be entitled to a gross annual salary of CAD $180,000 or such other amount as shall from time to time be agreed upon between the parties.
In connection with the Biles Employment Agreement, the Corporation also agreed to execute a stock option agreement granting Mr. Biles 1,200,000 shares of Wescorp common stock, of which 400,000 shares vested immediately upon execution of the Biles Employment Agreement, and 400,000 shares will vest on the first and second anniversary dates of the Biles Employment Agreement. The exercise price of these options is $0.501 per share, which was the closing market price of the shares on the NASD Over the Counter Bulletin Board as of September 7, 2007. These options shall expire five years following the vesting date.
In the event Mr. Biles is terminated without cause or we serve notice to Mr. Biles that we do not wish to renew the Biles Employment Agreement, then we will pay Mr. Biles an amount equal to two times his highest annual base salary and bonus, if any, for the past three years of his employment with us. We further agreed to pay Mr. Biles an additional amount equal to two times his highest annual base salary for the past three years of his employment with us upon termination without cause or notice by us that we do not wish to renew the Biles Employment Agreement as compensation for the loss of opportunity to obtain additional stock options.
Employment Agreement with our Chief Operating Officer
On September 7, 2007, we entered into an employment agreement with Scott M. Shemwell (the “Shemwell Employment Agreement”), effective September 1, 2007. Pursuant to the Shemwell Employment Agreement, Mr. Shemwell was employed as our Chief Operating Officer for a two-year period commencing on September 1, 2007 and ending on August 31, 2009. The Shemwell Employment Agreement was not extended for a further two-year period. Under the Shemwell Employment Agreement, Mr. Shemwell was entitled to a gross annual salary of $144,000 per annum or such other amount as shall from time to time be agreed upon between the parties.
In connection with the Shemwell Employment Agreement, we also agreed to execute a stock option agreement granting Mr. Shemwell 1,000,000 shares of Wescorp common stock, of which 334,000 shares vested immediately upon execution of the Shemwell Employment Agreement, and 333,000 shares will vest on the first and second anniversary dates of the Shemwell Employment Agreement. The exercise price of these options is $0.501 per share, which was the closing market price of the shares on the NASD Over the Counter Bulletin Board as of September 7, 2007. These options shall expire five years following the vesting date.
In the event Mr. Shemwell is terminated without cause or we
serve notice to Mr. Shemwell that we do not wish to renew the Shemwell
Employment Agreement, then we will pay Mr. Shemwell an amount equal to two times
his highest annual base salary and bonus, if any, for the past three years of
his employment with us. We further agreed to pay Mr. Shemwell an additional
amount equal to two times his highest annual base salary for the past three
years of his employment with us upon termination without cause or notice by us
that we do not wish to renew the Shemwell Employment Agreement as compensation
for the loss of opportunity to obtain additional stock options.
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Outstanding Equity Awards
DECEMBER 31, 2009 OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT FISCAL YEAR-END TABLE
Option Awards | Stock Awards | ||||||||
Equity | |||||||||
Incentive | |||||||||
Plan | Equity | ||||||||
Awards: | Incentive | ||||||||
Equity | Number | Plan | |||||||
Incentive | Number | of | Awards: | ||||||
Plan | of | Market | Unearned | Market or | |||||
Awards: | Shares | Value of | Shares, | Payout Value | |||||
Number of | Number of | Number of | or | Shares or | Units | of Unearned | |||
Securities | Securities | Securities | Units of | Units of | or Other | Shares, Units | |||
Underlying | Underlying | Underlying | Stock | Stock | Rights | or Other | |||
Unexercised | Unexercised | Unexercised | Option | That | That | That | Rights That | ||
Options | Options | Unearned | Exercise | Option | Have Not | Have Not | Have Not | Have Not | |
(#) | (#) | Options | Price | Expiration | Vested | Vested | Vested | Vested | |
Name | Exercisable | Unexercisable | (#) | ($) | Date | (#) | ($) | (#) | ($) |
Doug Biles | 43,478 | - | - | 0.69 | 31-Mar-10 | - | - | - | - |
Doug Biles | 62,500 | - | - | 0.48 | 30-Jun-10 | - | - | - | - |
Doug Biles | 50,847 | - | - | 0.59 | 30-Sep-10 | - | - | - | - |
Doug Biles | 65,217 | - | - | 0.46 | 31-Dec-10 | - | - | - | - |
Doug Biles | 68,182 | - | - | 0.44 | 31-Mar-11 | - | - | - | - |
Doug Biles | 65,217 | - | - | 0.46 | 30-Jun-11 | - | - | - | - |
Doug Biles | 45,455 | - | - | 0.44 | 30-Sep-11 | - | - | - | - |
Doug Biles | 400,000 | - | - | 0.50 | 30-Sep-12 | - | - | - | - |
Doug Biles | 400,000 | - | - | 0.50 | 30-Sep-13 | - | - | - | - |
Doug Biles | 400,000 | - | - | 0.50 | 30-Sep-14 | - | - | - | - |
Dave LeMoine | 59,524 | - | - | 0.42 | 31-Mar-10 | - | - | - | - |
Dave LeMoine | 250,000 | - | - | 0.501 | 11-Apr-10 | - | - | - | - |
Dave LeMoine | 64,103 | - | - | 0.39 | 30-Jun-10 | - | - | - | - |
Dave LeMoine | 75,758 | - | - | 0.33 | 31-Dec-10 | - | - | - | - |
Compensation of Directors
DECEMBER 31, 2009 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE
Change | |||||||||||||||||||||
in Pension | |||||||||||||||||||||
Value and | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fees | Nonqualified | ||||||||||||||||||||
Earned or | Non-Equity | Deferred | |||||||||||||||||||
Paid in | Stock | Option | Incentive Plan | Compensation | All Other | ||||||||||||||||
Cash | Awards | Awards | Compensation | Earnings | Compensation | Total | |||||||||||||||
Name | ($) | ($)(1) | ($)(1) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ($) | ||||||||||||||
Alfred Comeau | - | $ | - | - | - | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||
Robert Nicolay | - | $ | 14,375 | - | - | - | $ | - | $ | 14,375 | |||||||||||
Doug Biles (3) | - | $ | - | $ | 161,600 | - | - | $ | - | $ | 161,600 | ||||||||||
Mark Norris | - | $ | 58,200 | - | - | - | $ | 52,782(2) | $ | 110,982 | |||||||||||
Robert Power | - | $ | - | - | - | - | $ | - | $ | - | |||||||||||
John Anderson | - | $ | - | - | - | - | $ | 136,850 | $ | 136,850 | |||||||||||
Terry Mereniuk | - | $ | 78,300 | - | - | - | $ | - | $ | 78,300 |
(1) |
Amounts set forth in this column reflect the amounts expensed by the Company in the year, pursuant to FAS 123R. |
(2) |
Mark Norris received CAD $60,000 in consulting fees, translated at an average rate of exchange for the year of 0.8797, in the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 for services performed for the company. |
(3) |
Doug Biles had 1,600,896 total options outstanding at the year-end, all of which were vested. |
We do not regularly compensate directors who are also officers
for their time spent in their capacity as directors. Compensation for members of
the Board who are not officers of the Company is in the form of 50,000 shares
per annum for their time spent on our behalf. All directors are entitled to
receive reimbursement for out of pocket expenses incurred for attendance at our
Board of Directors meetings.
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Pension and Retirement Plans
Currently, we do not offer any annuity, pension or retirement benefits to be paid to any of our officers, directors or employees, in the event of retirement. Except as discussed above with respect to our employment agreements, there are also no compensatory plans or arrangements with respect to any individual named above that result or will result from the resignation, retirement or any other termination of employment with our Company, or from a change in the control of our Company.
Director Independence
Our common stock trades on the OTC Bulletin Board. As such, we are not currently subject to corporate governance standards of listed companies, which require, among other things, that a majority of the board of directors be independent. The Board affirmatively determines the independence of each Director and nominee for election as a Director; however, the Board has not yet adopted an independence standard or policy. The Board is currently investigating the different policies and intends to adopt an independence policy in the near future. At this time, the Board has determined that each of the following non-employee Directors is independent and has no relationship with the Company, except as a Director and stockholder of the Company: Robert Nicolay and Mark Norris.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS.
The following table sets forth certain information, as of April 5, 2010 with respect to any person (including any “group”, as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) who is known to the Company to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent (5%) of any class of the Company’s voting securities, and as to those shares of the Company’s equity securities beneficially owned by each director, executive officer and all directors and executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise specified in the table below, such information, other than information with respect to the directors and officers of the Company, is based on a review of statements filed, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) pursuant to Sections 13 (d), 13 (f), and 13 (g) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Company’s Common Stock. As of April 1, 2010, there were 97,320,842 shares of Common Stock outstanding.
The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by each person is determined under the rules of the Commission and the information is not necessarily indicative of beneficial ownership for any other purpose. Under such rules, beneficial ownership includes any shares as to which such person has sole or shared voting power or investment power and also any shares which the individual has the right to acquire within 60 days after the date hereof, through the exercise of any stock option, warrant or other right. Unless otherwise indicated, each person has sole investment and voting power (or shares such power with his or her spouse) with respect to the shares set forth in the following table. The inclusion herein of any shares deemed beneficially owned does not constitute an admission of beneficial ownership of those shares.
The table also shows the number of shares beneficially owned as of April 1, 2010 by each of the individual directors and executive officers and by all directors and executive officers as a group. All options and warrants are convertible into shares of common stock.
Beneficial Ownership Table
(Officers &
Directors)
Amount and Nature of | % of Class | ||
Name and address | Principal Position | Beneficial Owner | |
Doug Biles (1) (2) | President & CEO, Director | 2,018,227 | 2.04% |
Alfred Comeau (1) | Director | 2,775,000 | 2.81% |
Scott Shemwell (1)(3) | Chief Operating Officer | 2,100,000 | 2.12% |
Robert Nicolay (1) | Director | 100,000 | 0.10% |
Mark Norris (1) | Director | 300,000 | 0.30% |
Officers and Directors as a Group (1)(2) | 7,293,227 | 7.37% | |
J&T Bank And Trust, Inc., as trustee for Abuelo Trust and Epitihia Trust Park Avenue Tower 65 East 55th Street New York, New York 10022 (3) (4) | 27,202,982 | 21.85% |
(1) |
The address for all of our Directors and Officers is Suite 770, 435 4th Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 3A8. | |
(2) |
The amount includes 1,600,896 of options to purchase common shares granted to Mr. Biles and exercisable within 60 days of April 1, 2010. | |
(3) | Epitihia Trust and Abuelo Trust each share voting power over 13,601,491 shares, respectively. As the trustee of both Abuelo and Epitihia, J&T Bank And Trust, Inc. may be deemed to beneficially own the 27,202,982 shares beneficially owned in the aggregate by Abuelo and Epitihia. |
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(4) | Information obtained solely from a Schedule 13D/A dated April 8, 2010. Although the Company acknowledges that J&T Bank And Trust, Inc. beneficially owns more than 5%, the Company believes that the Schedule 13D/A dated April 8, 2010 does not accurately reflect the beneficial ownership of Epitihia Trust, Abuelo Trust and J&T Bank And Trust, Inc. as the trustee of Abuelo and Epitihia. The Company also believes that the disputed shares have not been issued to Epitihia Trust, Abuelo Trust or J&T Bank And Trust, Inc., as trustee. |
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
Number of securities to be | Weighted average | Number of securities | |
Plan Category | issued on exercise of | exercise price of | remaining available |
outstanding options, | outstanding options, | for future issuance | |
warrants and rights | warrants and rights | ||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | None | None | None |
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | 25,617,417 (1) (2) (3) | $0.71 per share | N/A |
Total | 25,617,417 (1) (2) (3) | $0.71 per share | N/A |
Notes:
(1) |
On September 7, 2007, we entered into an employment agreement with Douglas E. Biles (the Biles Employment Agreement), effective September 1, 2007. Pursuant to the Biles Employment Agreement, Mr. Biles will continue to be employed as our Chief Executive Officer for a two-year period commencing on September 1, 2007 and ending on August 31, 2009. The Biles Employment Agreement shall automatically be extended for a further two-year period unless Mr. Biles or the Corporation serves written notice at least ninety days prior to the end of the original two-year period. Mr. Biles will be entitled to a gross annual salary of CAD $180,000 or such other amount as shall from time to time be agreed upon between the parties. |
In connection with the Biles Employment Agreement, the Corporation also agreed to execute a stock option agreement granting Mr. Biles 1,200,000 shares of Wescorp common stock, of which 400,000 shares vested immediately upon execution of the Biles Employment Agreement, and 400,000 shares will vest on the first and second anniversary dates of the Biles Employment Agreement. The exercise price of these options is $0.501 per share, which was the closing market price of the shares on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board as of September 7, 2007. These options shall expire five years following the vesting date. | |
(2) |
On September 7, 2007, we entered into an employment agreement with Scott M. Shemwell (the Shemwell Employment Agreement), effective September 1, 2007. Pursuant to the Shemwell Employment Agreement, Mr. Shemwell will continue to be employed as our Chief Operating Officer for a two-year period commencing on September 1, 2007 and ending on August 31, 2009. The Shemwell Employment Agreement shall automatically be extended for a further two-year period unless Mr. Shemwell or the Company serves written notice at least ninety days prior to the end of the original two- year period. Mr. Shemwell will be entitled to a gross annual salary of $144,000 per annum or such other amount as shall from time to time be agreed upon between the parties. |
In connection with the Shemwell Employment Agreement, we also agreed to execute a stock option agreement granting Mr. Shemwell 1,000,000 shares of Wescorp common stock, of which 334,000 shares vested immediately upon execution of the Shemwell Employment Agreement, and 333,000 shares will vest on the first and second anniversary dates of the Shemwell Employment Agreement. The exercise price of these options is $0.501 per share, which was the closing market price of the shares on the Over The Counter Bulletin Board as of September 7, 2007. These options shall expire five years following the vesting date. These options were canceled in the fourth quarter of 2009 | |
(3) |
Although not an executive officer, as part of Mr. Dave LeMoines two year employment contract with the Company (October 2006 though October 2008), for becoming Vice-President of New Business, Mr. LeMoine was entitled to a stock option for 1,000,000 shares at an exercise price of $0.501 per share. This stock option agreement vested 250,000 shares on October 1, 2006, and vests 250,000 shares April 1, 2007; 250,000 shares October 1, 2007; and 250,000 shares April 1, 2008. The expiry date for each of these options is two years following each respective vesting date. (b) His monthly salary is CAD $15,000 per month. The contract was extended under the same terms and agreements until October 2010. |
The above does not include shares to be issued in conjunction
with the Vasjar, or Ellycrack acquisitions (See Business), although said parties
or affiliates may also act as service providers after said acquisitions are
affected. Also not included are conversions of debt for shares by persons who
were service providers for other than goods or services. In addition, management
and the Board of Directors expect to implement an employee stock incentive plan
in 2010. The exact details have not yet been determined.
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ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE.
Related Person Transactions
The Company has entered into a month-to-month agreement with 788691 Alberta Ltd., under which 788691 Alberta Ltd. provides consulting services to the Company at a rate of $20,000 per month. 788691 Alberta Ltd. is a private company beneficially owned and controlled by Alfred Comeau, a director of the Company. During 2008, an agreement was reached with 788691 Alberta Ltd. where it was determined that the total outstanding balance related to this agreement was $100,000 for which 250,000 units at a price of $0.40 per unit would be issued to settle this balance. Each unit consists of one share of our common stock and one common stock warrant. One warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share of Wescorp at a price of $0.60 per share at any time up to 4:00 p.m. local time in Calgary, Alberta on the date that is twenty four months from the date the units are issued. On December 19, 2008, 225,000 units were issued.
On June 20, 2006, the Company entered into an agreement with AHC, under which AHC would lend the Company $500,000. AHC is a private company beneficially owned and controlled by Alfred Comeau, a director of the Company, and his spouse. The loan is structured as a promissory note that is unsecured, bears interest at the rate of 8% per annum, and is due on demand. On December 19, 2008, the Company issued 1,250,000 units at a price of $0.40 per unit to settle the principal balance of the note. Each unit consists of one share of common stock and one common stock warrant. One warrant entitles the holder to purchase one additional common share at a price of $0.60 per share at any time up to 4:00 p.m. local time in Calgary, Alberta on the date that is 24 months from the date the units are issued.
On September 15, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with Douglas Biles, a director of the Company, to change the due date of a promissory note in the amount of $100,000. The original loan was structured as a promissory note that was unsecured, bore interest at the rate of 14% per annum, and was due on demand. Under the terms of the agreement the due date of the note has been changed to September 15, 2011 while all the other terms of the original note remain the same in the new note. In addition, the outstanding balance of accrued interest as of September 15, 2009 in the amount of $16,877 is included in the new promissory note
The Company has not implemented a formal written policy concerning the review of related party transactions, but compiles information about transactions between the Company and its directors and officers, their immediate family members, and their affiliated entities, including the nature of each transaction and the amount involved. The Board of Directors annually reviews and evaluates this information, with respect to directors, as part of its assessment of each directors independence.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES
On February 9, 2006, management engaged Dale Matheson Carr-Hilton LaBonte Chartered Accountants (DMCL) to serve as the Company's independent registered public accountants for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2005.
The aggregate fees billed by the firm for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the Company's principal accountants for the years indicated have been:
AUDIT- | ||||||||||||
RELATED | ||||||||||||
AUDIT FEES | FEES | TAX FEES | ALL OTHER FEES | |||||||||
2008 | $ | 120,689 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
2009 | $ | 117,000 | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||
(estimated) |
The only services performed by our auditors have been for audit services and review of filings where such review is required. Audit fees for 2008 and 2009 include services provided by DMCL for the review of the filings for the 10-QSBs and 10-Qs for those years. We do not intend to utilize our current auditors for certain tax-related services in 2009.
The Board of Directors, acting in the capacity of the Audit
Committee, had to pre-approve the Company's use of the Company's independent
accountants for any non-audit services. All services of our auditors are
approved by our whole Board and are subject to review by our whole
Board.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
Pursuant to Rule 601 of Regulation SB, the following exhibits are included herein or incorporated by reference.
Exhibit | |
Number | Description |
2.1 |
Share Purchase and Subscription Agreement dated June 9, 2003 among the Company, 1049265 Alberta Ltd., Flowray, Flowstar, New Millennium Acquisitions Ltd. ("New Millennium") and Gregory Burghardt. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.2 |
Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 14, 2004 between the Company and the Trustee of the Epitihia Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.3 |
Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 14, 2004 between the Company and the Trustee of the Abuelo Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.4 |
Share Purchase and Subscription Amending Agreement dated January 14, 2004 among the Company, 1049265 Alberta Ltd., Flowray, Flowstar, New Millennium and Gregory Burghardt. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8- K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.5 |
Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 14, 2004 between the Company and Epitihia Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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2.6 |
Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 14, 2004 between the Company and Abuelo Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.7 |
Share Purchase Option Agreement dated February 10, 2004 between the Company and Olav Ellingsen (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 9, 2004, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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2.8 |
Amending Agreement dated as of June 16, 2004 between the Company and the Trustee of the Epitihia Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on August 26, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.9 |
Amending Agreement dated as of June 16, 2004 between the Company and the Trustee of the Abuelo Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on August 26, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.10 |
Form of Subscription Agreement dated March 15, 2005 by and between Wescorp and the Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 21, 2005, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.11 |
Form of Subscription Agreement dated April 28, 2005 between and Wescorp and the Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 29, 2005, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.12 |
Form of Subscription Agreement between the Company and the United States Resident Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 24, 2006, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.13 |
Form of Subscription Agreement between the Company and the Non-United States Resident Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 24, 2006, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.14 |
Purchase Agreement dated March 23, 2007 between the Company and 306538 Alberta Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-k filed with the Commission on March 27, 2007, File No. 000-30095.) |
2.15 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company and Strategic Decision Sciences, USA, Inc. dated as of September 5, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2007.) |
3.1 |
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed February 17, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A filed with the Commission on May 13, 2004, File No. 000- 30095.) |
3.2 |
Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Annual Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 15, 2009, File No. 000- 30095.) |
4.1 |
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated March 15, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 21, 2005, File No. 000- 30095.) |
4.2 |
Certificate for 14% Secured Convertible Debenture dated April 28, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 29, 2005, File No. 000- 30095.) |
4.3 |
Form of Common Stock Purchase dated April 28, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 29, 2005, File No. 000-30095.) |
4.4 |
Addendum dated February 6, 2003 to that certain Loan Agreement dated January 28, 2003 between the Company and AHC Holdings Ltd. containing Stock Purchase Warrant (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 28, 2003, File No. 000- 30095.) |
4.5 |
Form of Warrant issued to the United States Resident Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 24, 2006, File No. 000- 30095.) |
4.6 |
Form of Warrant issued to the Non-United States Resident Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 24, 2006, File No. 000- 30095.) |
4.7 |
Form of Debenture Certificate 14% Redeemable Secured Debenture issued to Non-United States Residents (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 20, 2008.) |
4.8 |
Form of Warrant issued to Non-United States Residents (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 20, 2008.) |
4.9 |
Form of Warrant (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009.) |
10.1 |
Hypothecation Agreement dated as of July 6, 2004 between the Company, the Trustee of the Epitihia Trust and Yearwood & Boyce. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on August 26, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
10.2 |
Hypothecation Agreement dated as of July 6, 2004 between the Company, the Trustee of the Abuelo Trust and Yearwood & Boyce. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on August 26, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
10.3 |
License Agreement dated and effective December 1, 2001 between Flowray and Flowstar Technologies, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
10.4 |
Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of September 21, 2004 between the Company and Ellycrack AS (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2004.) |
10.5 |
** Employment Agreement dated as of September 1, 2007 by and among the Company and Douglas Biles (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2007.) |
10.6 |
** Employment Agreement dated as of September 1, 2007 between the Company and Scott Shemwell (Incorporated by |
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reference to Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2007.) | |
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10.7 |
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2007, by and among Wescorp Technologies Ltd., FEP Services Inc., Kyle Plante and Norman Plante (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2007.) |
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10.8 |
Agreement between Ellycrack AS and Wescorp Energy Inc. effective as of September 16, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on October 9, 2009.) |
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14.1 |
Code of Ethics (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission on April 11, 2007, File No. 000-30095.) |
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21.1 |
Schedule of Subsidiaries of the Company (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10- KSB filed with the Commission on May 15, 2008, File No. 000-30095.) |
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Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
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Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 | |
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* Filed herewith.
** Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
WESCORP ENERGY INC. | |
By: /s/ Douglas Biles | |
Douglas Biles, Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
Date: April 14, 2010 |
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
By: /s/ Blaine Miciak | |
Blaine Miciak, Controller | |
Date: April 14, 2010 | |
By: /s/ Alfred Comeau | |
Alfred Comeau, Director | |
Date: April 14, 2010 | |
By: /s/ Mark Norris | |
Mark Norris, Director | |
Date: April 14, 2010 | |
By: /s/ Robert Nicolay | |
Robert Nicolay, Director | |
Date: April 14, 2010 | |
By: /s/ Robert Power | |
Robert Power, Director | |
Date: April 14, 2010 |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | |
Number | Description |
2.1 |
Share Purchase and Subscription Agreement dated June 9, 2003 among the Company, 1049265 Alberta Ltd., Flowray, Flowstar, New Millennium Acquisitions Ltd. ("New Millennium") and Gregory Burghardt. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.2 |
Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 14, 2004 between the Company and the Trustee of the Epitihia Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.3 |
Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 14, 2004 between the Company and the Trustee of the Abuelo Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.4 |
Share Purchase and Subscription Amending Agreement dated January 14, 2004 among the Company, 1049265 Alberta Ltd., Flowray, Flowstar, New Millennium and Gregory Burghardt. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8- K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.5 |
Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 14, 2004 between the Company and Epitihia Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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2.6 |
Share Purchase Agreement dated as of January 14, 2004 between the Company and Abuelo Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.7 |
Share Purchase Option Agreement dated February 10, 2004 between the Company and Olav Ellingsen (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 9, 2004, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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2.8 |
Amending Agreement dated as of June 16, 2004 between the Company and the Trustee of the Epitihia Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on August 26, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.9 |
Amending Agreement dated as of June 16, 2004 between the Company and the Trustee of the Abuelo Trust. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on August 26, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.10 |
Form of Subscription Agreement dated March 15, 2005 by and between Wescorp and the Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 21, 2005, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.11 |
Form of Subscription Agreement dated April 28, 2005 between and Wescorp and the Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 29, 2005, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.12 |
Form of Subscription Agreement between the Company and the United States Resident Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 24, 2006, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.13 |
Form of Subscription Agreement between the Company and the Non-United States Resident Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 24, 2006, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.14 |
Purchase Agreement dated March 23, 2007 between the Company and 306538 Alberta Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-k filed with the Commission on March 27, 2007, File No. 000-30095.) |
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2.15 |
Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company and Strategic Decision Sciences, USA, Inc. dated as of September 5, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on September 11, 2007.) |
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3.1 |
Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed February 17, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A filed with the Commission on May 13, 2004, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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3.2 |
Amended and Restated Bylaws (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Annual Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 15, 2009, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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4.1 |
Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated March 15, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on March 21, 2005, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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4.2 |
Certificate for 14% Secured Convertible Debenture dated April 28, 2005 (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 29, 2005, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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4.3 |
Form of Common Stock Purchase dated April 28, 2005. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 29, 2005, File No. 000-30095.) |
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4.4 |
Addendum dated February 6, 2003 to that certain Loan Agreement dated January 28, 2003 between the Company and AHC Holdings Ltd. containing Stock Purchase Warrant (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on April 28, 2003, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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4.5 |
Form of Warrant issued to the United States Resident Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 24, 2006, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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4.6 |
Form of Warrant issued to the Non-United States Resident Purchaser named therein. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on December 24, 2006, File No. 000- 30095.) |
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4.7 |
Form of Debenture Certificate 14% Redeemable Secured Debenture issued to Non-United States Residents (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 20, 2008.) |
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4.8 |
Form of Warrant issued to Non-United States Residents (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on February 20, 2008.) |
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4.9 |
Form of Warrant (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on May 7, 2009.) |
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10.1 |
Hypothecation Agreement dated as of July 6, 2004 between the Company, the Trustee of the Epitihia Trust and Yearwood & Boyce. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on August 26, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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Hypothecation Agreement dated as of July 6, 2004 between the Company, the Trustee of the Abuelo Trust and Yearwood & Boyce. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB filed with the Commission on August 26, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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10.3 |
License Agreement dated and effective December 1, 2001 between Flowray and Flowstar Technologies, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the Commission on May 12, 2004, File No. 000-30095.) |
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10.4 |
Memorandum of Understanding, dated as of September 21, 2004 between the Company and Ellycrack AS (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2004.) |
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Employment Agreement dated as of September 1, 2007 by and among the Company and Douglas Biles (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2007.) |
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Employment Agreement dated as of September 1, 2007 between the Company and Scott Shemwell (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on September 21, 2007.) |
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10.7 |
Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2007, by and among Wescorp Technologies Ltd., FEP Services |
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Inc., Kyle Plante and Norman Plante (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on December 21, 2007.) | |
10.8 | Agreement between Ellycrack AS and Wescorp Energy Inc. effective as of September 16, 2009. (Incorporated by reference to Form 8-K filed on October 9, 2009.) |
14.1 | Code of Ethics (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed with the Commission on April 11, 2007, File No. 000-30095.) |
21.1 | Schedule of Subsidiaries of the Company (Incorporated by reference to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10- KSB filed with the Commission on May 15, 2008, File No. 000-30095.) |
31.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
31.2 * | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
32.1* | Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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Filed herewith. |
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Management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements. |
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