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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
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QUARTERLY
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
quarterly period ended September 30, 2010
OR
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
transition period from _______ to _______
Commission
File Number: 333-140148
LORETO
RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Small Business Issuer as Specified in its Charter)
Nevada
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20-5308449
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(State of
Incorporation)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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1266
1st Street, Suite 4
Sarasota,
FL 34236
(941)
365-5081
(Address
of principal executive offices and telephone number)
Indicate
whether the issuer (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 o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§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 o No o
Indicate
by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See
the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller
reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check
One):
Large
accelerated filer o
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Accelerated
filer o
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Non-accelerated
filer o
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Smaller
reporting company x
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(Do
not check if a smaller
Reporting
company)
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Indicate
by a check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes x No
o
There
were 70,298,322 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of
November 15, 2010.
LORETO
CORPORATION
INDEX
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Page
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Part
I Financial Information
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3
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Item 1
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Financial Statements |
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3
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Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) |
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3
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Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) |
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4
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) |
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5
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) |
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6
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Item 2
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Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations |
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10
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Item 4
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Controls and Procedures |
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12
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Part
II Other Information
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14
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Item 6
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Exhibits |
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14
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Signatures
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15
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Exhibits
– Certifications of the Principal Executive Officer and the
Principal Financial Officer
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Exhibits
– Certifications of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial
Officer
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2
PART
I
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
ITEM
1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The
financial statements of Loreto Resources Corporation (the “Company”) required to
be filed with this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q were prepared by management and
commence on the following page, together with the related Notes. In the opinion
of management, these financial statements fairly present the financial condition
of the Company, but should be read in conjunction with the financial statements
of the Company for the period ended December 31, 2009, previously filed on Form
10-K with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).
LORETO
RESOURCES CORPORATION
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(An
Exploration Stage Company)
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Consolidated
Balance Sheets
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Unaudited
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As
of
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As
of
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September
30, 2010
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December
31, 2009
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ASSETS
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Current
Assets
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Cash
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$ | 1,126 | $ | 148,013 | ||||
Due
from related party
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10,818 | - | ||||||
Prepaid
expenses
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24,714 | 61,644 | ||||||
Total
Current Assets
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36,658 | 209,657 | ||||||
Non-Current
Assets
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Deposits
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6,011 | 5,628 | ||||||
TOTAL
ASSETS
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$ | 42,669 | $ | 215,285 | ||||
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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Current
Liabilities
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Accounts
payable
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$ | 143,605 | $ | 82,374 | ||||
Accounts
payable - related party
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- | 83,332 | ||||||
Advances
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7,819 | - | ||||||
Insurance
financing
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- | 31,282 | ||||||
Total
Current Liabilities
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151,424 | 196,988 | ||||||
Total
Liabilities
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151,424 | 196,988 | ||||||
Stockholders’
Equity (Deficit):
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Preferred
stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares
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authorized;
0 shares issued and outstanding as of
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September
30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
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- | - | ||||||
Common
stock, $.001 par value, 300,000,000 shares
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authorized;
70,100,000 shares issued and outstanding
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||||||||
as
of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009
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70,100 | 70,100 | ||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
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3,538,460 | 2,737,245 | ||||||
Deficit
accumulated during exploration stage
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(3,717,315 | ) | (2,789,048 | ) | ||||
Total
Stockholders’ Equity (Deficit)
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(108,755 | ) | 18,297 | |||||
TOTAL
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)
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$ | 42,669 | $ | 215,285 |
See
accompanying notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
3
LORETO
RESOURCES CORPORATION
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(An
Exploration Stage Company)
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Consolidated
Statements of Operations
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Unaudited
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June
28, 2006
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Three
Months
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Three
Months
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Nine
Months
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Nine
Months
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(Inception)
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Ended
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Ended
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Ended
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Ended
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through
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September
30,
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September
30,
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September
30,
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September
30,
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September
30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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2009
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2010
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Revenues
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Revenues
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||||||
Total
revenues
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- | - | - | - | - | |||||||||||||||
Operating
costs
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General
and administrative expenses
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75,525 | 575,606 | 965,339 | 1,650,854 | 3,763,481 | |||||||||||||||
Loss
from operations
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(75,525 | ) | (575,606 | ) | (965,339 | ) | (1,650,854 | ) | (3,763,481 | ) | ||||||||||
Other
income (expense):
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Interest
income
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- | 537 | 61 | 3,618 | 10,042 | |||||||||||||||
Interest
expense
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(1 | ) | - | (787 | ) | - | (1,674 | ) | ||||||||||||
Gain
on forgiveness of debt
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21,577 | - | 37,798 | - | 37,798 | |||||||||||||||
Total
other income
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21,576 | 537 | 37,072 | 3,618 | 46,166 | |||||||||||||||
Net
loss
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$ | (53,949 | ) | $ | (575,069 | ) | $ | (928,267 | ) | $ | (1,647,236 | ) | $ | (3,717,315 | ) | |||||
Loss
per share - basic and diluted
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$ | (0.00 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | ||||||||
Weighted
average number of
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common
shares outstanding -
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basic
and diluted
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70,100,000 | 70,100,000 | 70,100,000 | 70,100,000 |
See
accompanying notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
4
LORETO
RESOURCES CORPORATION
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(An
Exploration Stage Company)
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Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
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Unaudited
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June 28, 2006
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Nine
Months
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Nine
Months
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(Inception)
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Ended
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Ended
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through
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September 30,
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September 30,
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September
30,
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2010
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2009
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2010
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Cash
Flows from Operating Activities
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Net
loss
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$ | (928,267 | ) | $ | (1,647,236 | ) | $ | (3,717,315 | ) | |||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net cash
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used
in operating activities:
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Stock
option expense
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640,826 | 429,296 | 1,372,158 | |||||||||
Common
stock issued for services
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- | - | 4,500 | |||||||||
Gain
on forgiveness of debt
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(37,798 | ) | - | (37,798 | ) | |||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities:
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Prepaid
expenses and deposits
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36,547 | 41,168 | 14,868 | |||||||||
Accounts
payable
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99,029 | 48,603 | 181,403 | |||||||||
Accounts
payable - related party
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70,512 | - | 153,844 | |||||||||
Due
from related party
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(10,818 | ) | - | (10,818 | ) | |||||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(129,969 | ) | (1,128,169 | ) | (2,039,158 | ) | ||||||
Cash
Flows from Financing Activities
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Loan
from stockholder
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- | - | 13,200 | |||||||||
Cash
advances
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7,819 | - | 7,819 | |||||||||
Capital
contributions
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6,545 | - | 6,545 | |||||||||
Issuance
of common stock, net of offering costs
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- | - | 2,058,313 | |||||||||
Repayment
of insurance financing
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(31,282 | ) | - | (45,593 | ) | |||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
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(16,918 | ) | - | 2,040,284 | ||||||||
Net
Increase (Decrease) in Cash
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(146,887 | ) | (1,128,169 | ) | 1,126 | |||||||
Cash
at Beginning of Period
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148,013 | 1,517,269 | - | |||||||||
Cash
at End of Period
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$ | 1,126 | $ | 389,100 | $ | 1,126 | ||||||
Supplemental
Disclosures of Cash Flow Information
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Cash
paid during year for:
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Interest
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Income
taxes
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | - | ||||||
Non-Cash
Investing and Financing Activities
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Debt
forgiveness by related party
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$ | 153,844 | $ | - | $ | 153,844 | ||||||
Forgiveness
of debt by stockholder
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$ | - | $ | - | $ | 13,200 |
See
accompanying notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
5
LORETO
RESOURCES CORPORATION
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTE
1. ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Loreto
Resources Corporation (“Loreto” or the “Company”) was incorporated on June 28,
2006 in Nevada under the name Loreto Corporation. The Company pursued its
original business plan to create, market, and sell greeting cards to wholesalers
and retail customers in shopping malls in its own planned retail shops. However,
in 2008 the Company decided to redirect its business focus and strategy toward
identifying and pursuing business opportunities in the mining sector in South
America, more specifically in Peru. Recently, the Company changed its focus
again and is now looking for quality investment opportunities not necessarily in
the mining sector or in South America. The Company is in the
development stage in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board
Accounting Standards Codification Topic No. 915, “Accounting and Reporting by
Development Stage Enterprises”.
NOTE
2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
The
accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements of Loreto
Resources Corporation have been prepared in accordance with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America and the rules of
the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and should be read in
conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto
contained in the Company’s latest Annual Report filed with the SEC on Form
10-K. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal
recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of financial position
and the results of operations for the interim periods presented have been
reflected herein. The results of operations for interim periods are
not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full
year. Notes to the consolidated financial statements which would
substantially duplicate the disclosure contained in the audited consolidated
financial statements for the most recent fiscal year, 2009, as reported in Form
10-K, have been omitted.
a. Stock
Splits
b. Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
The
Company does not expect that the adoption of recently issued accounting
pronouncements will have a material impact on its financial position, results of
operations, or cash flows.
6
LORETO
RESOURCES CORPORATION
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2010
(Unaudited)
NOTE
3. GOING CONCERN
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2010, Loreto has not generated any revenue,
and therefore, has been unable to generate cash flows sufficient to support its
operations and has been dependent on equity financing. In addition to negative
cash flows from operations, Loreto has experienced recurring net losses, and has
an accumulated deficit of approximately $3.7 million.
These
factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a
going concern. The consolidated financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might be necessary if Loreto is unable to continue as a going
concern.
NOTE
4. ADVANCES
In July
and August 2010, a third party advanced the Company a total of $7,819 for
working capital purposes. These cash advances are non-interest bearing, and were
later paid back to the third party on November 3, 2010 from the proceeds of the
private placement offering (the “Offering”). [See Note 8]
NOTE
5. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The
Company’s chief executive officer agreed to defer receipt of his salary from
September 2009 until his employment agreement was terminated on May 5, 2010, at
which time the related accrued salaries amounting to $153,844 was written off
and a contribution to capital was recorded. FASB ASC 470-50-40-2 states
“extinguishment transactions between related entities may be in essence capital
transactions.”
Starting
in November 2009, Li3 Energy, Inc., a company in which Loreto’s chief executive
officer and interim financial officer function in the same capacity (“related
party company”), started utilizing the administrative personnel and office space
of Loreto, which has an office located in Lima, Peru. As such, certain net
common costs initially paid by Loreto for the nine months ended September 30,
2010 and 2009, were allocable to the related party company, as
follows:
Nine
Months Ended
September
30,
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2010
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2009
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Administrative
salaries
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$
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2,380
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$
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-
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Utilities
and maintenance expenses
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8,438
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-
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$
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10,818
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$
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-
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7
LORETO
RESOURCES CORPORATION
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2010
(Unaudited)
The
related receivable due from the related party company arising from these common
costs, amounting to $10,818, is shown as a due from related party in the
consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2010.
NOTE
6. VENDOR RELEASE AND SETTLEMENTS
During
June and August 2010, the Company entered into release and settlement agreements
with certain third party vendors. As per those agreements, the liabilities were
either paid or written off. Two third party vendors were paid a total of
$20,000. The amount of $2,800 was paid to the Company’s former interim chief
financial officer for past services performed. Payable amounts totaling $37,798
related to accounting and financial services were written off, and a gain was
recorded. The amount totaling $6,545 was paid directly by the Company’s chief
executive officer, and considered a contribution to capital.
On
September 30, 2010, the Company reached a settlement agreement with its legal
counsel, whereby the legal counsel agreed to forego payment of $49,580 in legal
fees due for the 2009 fiscal year upon delivery of 198,322 restricted shares of
the Company’s common stock. The restricted shares are valued at $0.25 per share.
As of September 30, 2010, the legal counsel had not been issued the shares, and
per the agreement the related payable for legal fees had not been
relieved.
Stock
option activity summary is presented in the table below:
Number of
Shares
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Weighted-
average
Exercise
Price
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Weighted-
average
Remaining
Contractual
Term (years)
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Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
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Outstanding
at December 31, 2009
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6,960,000
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$
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0.25
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8.63
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$
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—
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Granted
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Exercised
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Expired /
Forfeited
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6,960,000
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0.25
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—
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—
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Outstanding
at September 30, 2010
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—
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—
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—
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—
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Exercisable
at September 30, 2010
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—
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—
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—
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—
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No
options were granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2010. On
May 5, 2010, the Company’s chief executive officer’s stock option agreement was
terminated. As such, 6,200,000 options were cancelled. During May and June 2010,
the remaining stock option agreements were terminated, resulting in the
cancellation of 760,000 options. During the nine months ended September 30,
2010, the Company recognized stock-based compensation expense of $640,826
related to stock options.
8
LORETO
RESOURCES CORPORATION
(An
Exploration Stage Company)
Notes
to Consolidated Financial Statements
September
30, 2010
(Unaudited)
There are
no warrants outstanding at September 30, 2010.
NOTE
8. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
On
November 2, 2010, the Company completed the initial closing of a private
placement offering of its 10% Convertible Promissory Notes. In the initial
closing of the offering, the Company sold $121,885 in principal amount of the
notes.
On November 11, 2010, the 198,322 shares related to the settlement
agreement with the Company's legal counsel [Note 6] were issued.
9
ITEM
2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This
report includes a number of forward looking statements that reflect our current
views with respect to future events and financial performance. Forward looking
statements are often identified by words like: believe, expect, estimate,
anticipate, intend, project and similar expressions, or words which, by their
nature, refer to future events. You should not place undue certainty on these
forward looking statements, which apply only as of the date of this quarterly
report. These forward looking statements are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from
historical results or our predictions.
OVERVIEW
AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Loreto
Resources Corporation is an exploration stage, growth oriented resource company
recently focused on the acquisition, development and production of significant
base and precious metals deposits.
During
the year ended December 31, 2009, we entered into a number of letters of intent
relating to the acquisition of various mining properties in Peru and other South
American countries. We were seeking, at that time, development and
production-stage zinc, copper, gold and silver mining assets. For commercial
reasons, we decided not to pursue any of the acquisitions proposed in those
letters.
We
recently changed our focus and are now primarily seeking quality assets and
investment opportunities. During the quarter ended September 30,
2010, we closed our office in Lima, Peru.
On
January 15, 20101 our
Board of Directors declared an additional 2 for 1 forward stock split in the
form of a dividend. The record date for the stock dividend was
January 25, 2010, the payment date was January 28, 2010 and the “Ex” date was
January 29, 2010.
We have
begun identifying and investigating investment opportunities, but we have not
yet finalized decisions to pursue any particular project.
Effective
May 5, 2010, we entered into a written agreement with Luis Saenz (the
“Termination Agreement”) pursuant to which Mr. Saenz’s employment agreement with
us dated July 21, 2008 (the “Employment Agreement”) was terminated. Pursuant to
the terms of the Termination Agreement, Mr. Saenz released us from any and all
obligations to him relating to the Employment Agreement, including, but not
limited to, any and all rights and claims to compensation, bonuses and expense
reimbursements. Mr. Saenz also agreed to terminate his option agreement with us
dated July 21, 2008 and has relinquished all rights originally granted under
that agreement. Mr. Saenz will remain as our President and Chief Executive
Officer and a director.
Additionally,
during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we reached settlements with all
of our creditors in connection with outstanding bills relating to our former
proposed mining operations, and we terminated option agreements that we had in
place with a number of consultants. We also reached a settlement agreement with
Gottbetter & Partners, LLP, our legal counsel (“G&P”), whereby G&P
agreed to forego payment of $49,580.49 in legal fees due for the 2009 fiscal
year in exchange for and upon receipt of 198,322 restricted shares of our common
stock (valued at $0.25 per share). Those shares were issued to
G&P on November 11, 2010.
1. As further
discussed in our Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
January 28, 2010.
10
During
the three months ended September 30, 2010, we did not generate any revenue and
therefore we have been unable to generate cash flows sufficient to support our
operations and we have been dependent on equity financing. In addition to
negative cash flow from operations, we have experienced recurring net losses,
and have an accumulated deficit of approximately $3.7 million. These factors
raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern. Our
consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might be
necessary if we are unable to continue as a going concern.
RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2010 and Three Months Ended September 30,
2009
We are
still in our exploration stage and have generated no revenues to
date.
We
incurred general and administrative expenses of $75,525 and $575,606 for the
three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These expenses
consisted of legal and other professional fees and operating costs incurred in
connection with the day to day operation of our business and the preparation and
filing of our periodic reports.
Our net
loss for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $(53,949) and
$(575,069), respectively.
We have
generated no revenues and our net operating loss from inception through
September 30, 2010 was $(3,717,315).
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2010 and Nine Months Ended September 30,
2009
We
incurred general and administrative expenses of $965,339 and $1,650,854 for the
nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively. These expenses
consisted of legal and other professional fees and operating costs incurred in
connection with the day to day operation of our business and the preparation and
filing of our periodic reports.
Our net
loss for nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 was $(928,267) and
$(1,647,236), respectively.
The
change from the 2009 to the 2010 three and nine month periods reflect our
increased costs incurred as a result of ramping up our business and exploration
related expenditures incurred in connection with our review and analysis of
prospective South American mining operation investment opportunities in fiscal
2009 offset by a decrease in costs as a result of our winding down of our
planned South American mining exploration business in fiscal 2010 as well as
stock-based compensation.
11
LIQUIDITY
AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Our cash
and cash equivalents balance at September 30, 2010 was $1,126 as compared to
$148,013 at December 31, 2009.
On
September 17, 2008 we completed the Private Placement of our Common Stock for
net proceeds to us of $1,980,313. We have been using the proceeds of the Private
Placement for working capital purposes.
We
presently do not have any available credit, bank financing or other external
sources of liquidity, and the net proceeds from the Private Placement have been
depleted. Due to our brief history and historical operating losses, our
operations have not been a source of liquidity. We believe that, at our current
level of operation, we do not have sufficient cash to meet our expenses for the
next three months. We expect that we will need to obtain additional capital in
order to maintain our public company regulatory requirements and execute our
business plan, build our operations and become profitable. In order to obtain
capital, we may need to sell additional shares of our Common Stock or debt
securities, or borrow funds from private lenders or banking institutions. We
have not made any decisions with respect to any such financing. There
can be no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining additional funding
in amounts or on terms acceptable to us, if at all. If we are unable to raise
additional funding as necessary, we may have to suspend our operations
temporarily or cease operations entirely.
SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
On
November 2, 2010, we completed the initial closing of a private placement
offering (the “Offering”) of an aggregate of $150,000 principal amount of our
10% Convertible Promissory Notes (the “Notes”). In the initial closing of the
Offering, we sold $121,885.30 of the Notes.
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ARRANGEMENTS
We have
no off-balance sheet arrangements.
Evaluation
of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures
designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the
reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange
Act”) is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its
principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing
similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required
disclosure. It should be noted that the design of any system of controls is
based in part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events,
and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its
stated goals under all potential future conditions, regardless of how
remote.
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The
management of Loreto Resources Corporation is responsible for establishing and
maintaining an adequate system of internal control over financial reporting (as
defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with
the participation of our senior management, consisting of Luis F. Saenz, our
Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an
evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure
controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Exchange Act as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation
Date”). Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and interim chief
financial officer concluded, as of the Evaluation Date, that our disclosure
controls and procedures were not effective because of the identification of what
might be deemed a material weakness in our internal control over financial
reporting which is identified below.
Our
internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide
reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the
preparation of financial statements for external purposes of accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States. Because of its
inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent
or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be
effective can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their control
objectives. In evaluating the effectiveness of our internal control over
financial reporting, our management used the criteria set forth by the Committee
of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework. Based
on this evaluation, our sole officer concluded that, during the period covered
by this quarterly report, our internal controls over financial reporting were
not operating effectively. Management did not identify any material weaknesses
in our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2010;
however, it has identified the following deficiencies that, when aggregated, may
possibly be viewed as a material weakness in our internal control over financial
reporting as of that date:
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We
do not have an audit committee. While we are not currently obligated to
have an audit committee, including a member who is an “audit committee
financial expert,” as defined in Item 407 of Regulation S-K, under
applicable regulations or listing standards; however, it is management’s
view that such a committee is an important internal control over financial
reporting, the lack of which may result in ineffective oversight in the
establishment and monitoring of internal controls and
procedures.
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2.
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We
did not maintain proper segregation of duties for the preparation of our
financial statements. We currently only have one officer overseeing all
transactions. This has resulted in several deficiencies including the lack
of control over preparation of financial statements, and proper
application of accounting
policies:
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Management
believes that the material weaknesses set forth the two items above did not have
an effect on our financial results. However, management believes that the lack
of a functioning audit committee and the lack of a majority of outside Directors
on our Board of Directors results in ineffective oversight in the establishment
and monitoring of required internal controls and procedures, which could result
in a material misstatement in our financial statements in future
periods.
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Management’s
Remediation Initiatives
In an
effort to remediate the identified material weaknesses and other deficiencies
and enhance our internal controls, we plan to initiate the following series of
measures once we have the financial resources to do so:
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 us. And, we plan to appoint
one or more outside directors to our board of directors who shall be appointed
to an audit committee resulting in a fully functioning audit committee who will
undertake the oversight in the establishment and monitoring of required internal
controls and procedures such as reviewing and approving estimates and
assumptions made by management when funds are available to us.
Management
believes that the appointment of one or more outside Directors, who shall be
appointed to a fully functioning audit committee, would remedy the lack of a
functioning audit committee and a lack of a majority of outside directors on our
Board.
Changes
in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting
There was
no change in our internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during
the period covered by this report, which has materially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial
reporting.
PART
II OTHER
INFORMATION
ITEM
6. EXHIBITS
The
following exhibits are included with this quarterly report.
Exhibit
Number
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31.1/31.2
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Certification
of Principal Executive Officer and Interim Principal Financial Officer,
pursuant to SEC Rules 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a), adopted pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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32.1/32.2
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer, pursuant
to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
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* This
certification is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” with the SEC
for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the
liability of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by
reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except
to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by
reference.
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SIGNATURES
In
accordance with the requirements of the Exchange Act, the registrant caused this
report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
Loreto
Resources Corporation
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Date: November
15, 2010
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By
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/s/ Luis F. Saenz | |
Luis
F. Saenz, President, Principal
Executive
Officer and Interim
Principal
Financial Officer
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