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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K/A
[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 |
Commission File Number: 0 - 24836
PETROALGAE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
33-0301060 (IRS Employer Identification No.) | |
1901 S. Harbor City Blvd., Suite 300 Melbourne, FL |
32901 | |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: 321-409-7500
Securities registered under Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities registered under to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
(Title of Class)
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 15(d) of the Exchange Act. YES ¨ NO x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 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: (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 if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in the definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. ¨
Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2).
Large Accelerated Filer ¨ | Accelerated Filer ¨ | Non-accelerated filer ¨ | Smaller reporting x company |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YES ¨ NO x
The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter was approximately $22,291,905.
The number of shares outstanding of the registrants common stock as of October 27, 2010 was 106,920,730 shares of common stock, all of one class.
Explanatory Note
We originally filed our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (the Form 10-K) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on March 31, 2010.
We subsequently filed an amendment to the Form 10-K with the SEC on August 6, 2010.
We are filing this Amendment No. 2 to the Form 10-K (Amendment No. 2) with the SEC for the purpose of revising the disclosure under Item 9A(T). Controls and Procedures.
PART II
ITEM 9A(T). CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Such system of controls and procedures were designed to obtain reasonable assurance of achieving their control objective. In light of the adjustments explained and presented in this Form 10-K/A, our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, has determined that as of December 31, 2009, the PetroAlgae Inc.s (the Company) disclosure controls and procedures were not effective at a reasonable assurance level.
Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Managements Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(f) and Rule 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act. The Companys internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Companys principal executive officer and principal financial officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the (i) effectiveness and efficiency of operations, (ii) reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Companys financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), and (iii) compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, we conducted an evaluation 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. Based on that evaluation, management concluded that its internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2009.
Due to the early stage of the Companys development and the limited funds available to it, the Company has a small number of accounting personnel that process and report on certain financial transactions that present a relatively high degree of technical accounting complexity. The Company believes that the material errors that were identified and corrected in its 2009 Form 10-K/A occurred and were not detected until recently due to the following material weaknesses in internal controls, which are being remediated as indicated below:
| The Companys accounting staff was small and did not include personnel with the requisite technical expertise to evaluate complex transactions the Company replaced the accounting department head with a Certified Public Accountant who has 25 years experience handling complex transactions and public reporting requirements. Other staffing changes will be made as deemed necessary. |
| Communication between management and the accounting staff regarding certain complex transactions and changes in the business appears to have been inadequate we have established stronger lines of communication and documentation procedures to ensure that the substance of all transactions are fully understood and properly reported. |
| The Company did not have a rigorous policy or procedure for establishing the value of equity and equity-linked securities when issued to employees or others for non-cash consideration we have established a framework and detailed process of fair value estimation for such securities that is consistent with GAAP rules that will be followed in all future transactions. |
The remediation of material weaknesses and other deficiencies in internal controls is a continuing work in progress due to the issuance of new accounting standards and changes in our business. However, remediation of known weaknesses is among our highest priorities. Our management will periodically assess the progress and sufficiency of our ongoing initiatives and make adjustments as and when necessary. As of the date of this report, our management believes that the ongoing increase in our accounting resources will permit us to remediate all material weaknesses and significant deficiencies in internal control over financial reporting.
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Notwithstanding the aforementioned material weaknesses, our management performed additional analyses, reconciliations and other procedures to determine that, after giving effect to the adjustments made in this Form 10-K/A, the Companys consolidated financial statements for the periods covered by and included in this annual report are fairly stated in all material respects in accordance with GAAP for each of the periods presented herein.
This annual report does not include an attestation report of the Companys registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Managements report was not subject to attestation by the Companys registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only managements report in this annual report.
Changes in Internal Controls
During our most recent fiscal quarter, there has not been any change in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Inherent Limitations Over Internal Controls
The Companys internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. The Companys internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:
(i) | pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the Companys assets; |
(ii) | provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that the Companys receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Companys management and directors; and |
(iii) | provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the Companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. |
Our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, does not expect that the Companys internal controls will prevent or detect all errors and all fraud. A control system, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of internal controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Also, any evaluation of the effectiveness of controls in future periods is subject to the risk that those internal controls may become inadequate because of changes in business conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
15(a)(3) Exhibits. These exhibits are available upon request. Requests should be directed to the Investor Relations Department at PetroAlgae Inc., 1901 S. Harbor City Blvd., Suite 300, Melbourne, FL 32901, telephone: 321-409-7500, email: investorrelations@petroalgae.com.
31.1 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by the Principal Executive Officer | |
31.2 | Rule 13a-14(a) Certification by the Principal Financial Officer | |
32.1 | Certification by the Principal Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 | |
32.2 | Certification by the Principal 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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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the 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.
Date: October 28, 2010
PETROALGAE INC. | ||
By: |
/s/ David P. Szostak | |
Name: |
David P. Szostak | |
Title: |
Chief Financial Officer |
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