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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

x
ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010

o
TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________.

Commission file number: 333-90272

TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DELAWARE
 
56-1940918
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
99 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, NY
 
10016
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 286-9197

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act: None

Securities registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   o Yes   x No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.   x Yes   o No

Indicated 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 90 past days.   x Yes   o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).   o Yes   o No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
 
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
 
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes o No x

The aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity of the issuer held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2010 was $3,608,512.

As of March 6, 2011, we had 126,126,684 shares of common stock issued and outstanding.

Documents Incorporated by Reference:  None.


 
 

 

TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

   
Page
     
PART I
   
     
Item 1.
Business
3
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
5
Item 1B.
Unresolved Staff Comments
5
Item 2.
Properties
5
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
5
Item 4.
(Removed and Reserved)
5
     
PART II
   
     
Item 5.
Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
6
Item 6.
Selected Financial Data
8
Item 7.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
8
Item 7A.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
15
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
15
Item 9.
Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
35
Item 9A.
Controls and Procedures
35
Item 9B.
Other Information
36
     
PART III
   
     
Item 10.
Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
37
Item 11.
Executive Compensation
39
Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
42
Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
46
Item 14.
Principal Accountant Fees and Services
48
Item 15.
Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
49
     
Signatures
 
51


 
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PART I

ITEM 1.  BUSINESS

General Overview

Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. is a Delaware corporation that provides mapping and analytic services to exploration, drilling and mining companies, using an integrated approach with proprietary attributes to gather, manage and interpret geologic and satellite data to improve the assessment of natural resources.

We began our current business operations on May 19, 2005, when we acquired the business of Terra Insight Corporation.  We maintain our executive offices at 99 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10016, telephone number:  212-286-9197.  We maintain a web site at www.terrainsight.com.

Organization History

Our company was originally incorporated with the name as CompuPrint, Inc. on September 15, 1995 in the State of North Carolina.  In 2003, CompuPrint sold all of its operations and assets in exchange for forgiveness of debt, after which it had no material operations and was searching for new business opportunities.

In May 2005, CompuPrint transferred all of its assets and liabilities to CompuPrint Ventures, Inc. in exchange for all of the equity of CompuPrint Ventures.  Immediately following the transfer, CompuPrint transferred all of its equity of CompuPrint Ventures to David Allison, the sole officer, director and controlling shareholder of CompuPrint, in exchange for his 13,086,360 shares of common stock of CompuPrint, which were then cancelled, and for the release by Mr. Allison of all rights to any amounts advanced or otherwise loaned by him to CompuPrint.

On May 19, 2005, CompuPrint entered into an Agreement and Plan of Reorganization with Terra Insight Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its shareholders.  In a transaction viewed as a reverse acquisition, CompuPrint issued 35,029,980 shares of common stock, constituting approximately 90% of its outstanding common stock, in exchange for all of the equity of Terra Insight Corporation.

On November 13, 2006, we reincorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware by means of merger of CompuPrint into Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc.

We have not been subject to bankruptcy, receivership or any similar proceedings.

Our Business

We provide mapping and analytic services to exploration, drilling and mining companies, using an integrated approach with proprietary attributes to gather, manage and interpret geologic and satellite data to improve the assessment of natural resources. The proprietary analytic technology utilizes a broad range of available geological information, together with satellite and aerial photographs, supplementing other geological exploration work, such as thematic processing of recent remote Earth sensing data, making it possible to optimize the exploration process, including acquisition of seismic or other geophysical data. These efforts can be directed to various uses, and are used with regard to exploration projects covering a wide range of natural resources. The mapping services consist of an analysis of a specified geographic area to predict where natural resources, such as oil, mineral ores, water, or diamonds are likely to exist, so that assessment can be made of the commercial prospects of exploring, drilling or mining in a specified area. The mapping services and the analysis of the geographic area are accomplished using mathematical techniques to process the information gathered. The mapping services do not replace traditional exploration techniques, but rather are intended to supplement and optimize the traditional geological exploration.


 
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Products and Services

We provide information, consulting services and reports that include geological maps of a defined geographic territory and our analyses and assessment of the likelihood of the existence of a targeted-for natural resource in a specifically requested territory, so that our customers can assess the commercial prospects of exploring, drilling or mining in a specified area.  We provide our services for a cash fee, on a per service transaction basis to our customers. Our services are not available to the general public.

Going forward, we intend, if financing permits, to farmin to other parties drilling projects based on a review of the farmin package and the results of our satellite-based sub-terrain prospecting (“STeP”) technology and other technologies we utilize or seek to acquire.  The goal is to improve the value of our technology as a predictive tool and to generate reserves.  We may also seek to invest in, arrange for, or contribute capital to, such exploration projects.

Sales and Marketing

To date, our customers have been those with whom our executives had a prior relationship or those referred to us by consultants.  We do not have an in-house sales or marketing team.  We seek customers on an individual basis.

Competitive Business Conditions

We believe the principal competitive factors in our business are the accuracy of information we provide to customers and price.  Although we do not believe that we have a direct competitor for our particular service offering, we do face significant competition within the natural resource exploration service industry.

We compete against major natural resource exploration and production companies that conduct their geological and exploration analysis in-house, and other independent geological and information companies, consultants and service providers.  This includes companies and consultants that provide software for visualizing, analyzing and modeling sub-surface structures, that provide geology maps and databases, and that perform geological interpretation and assessment services.

Dependence on Major Customers

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, we derived all of our revenue from four and three customers, respectively.

Intellectual Property and Other Arrangements

On April 27, 2009, we entered into an agreement with The Institute of Geoinformational Analysis of the Earth (the “Institute”) pursuant to which our exclusive license and service arrangements with the Institute, each dated as of December 15, 2008, were terminated and pursuant to which we acquired certain technologies of the Institute which related to our analysis services.  The Institute is a Lichtenstein corporation which specializes in the development and application of remote sensing and geographic information technologies. The Institute is owned and operated by Ivan Raylyan, who serves as our Director of Technology.

We rely heavily on intellectual property, including the intellectual property provided by third parties in connection with our services. We regard licenses and other intellectual property as valuable assets and use intellectual property laws, as well as license and confidentiality agreements with our employees, certain customers, dealers, and others, to protect our rights.  In addition, we have sought to exercise reasonable measures to protect our intellectual property rights and we intend to enforce these rights when we become aware of any potential or actual violation or misuse.  Intellectual property licensed from or provided by third parties in connection with our analysis services have been a vital component of our service offerings.


 
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Government Regulation and Compliance with Environmental Laws

We are not aware of any federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations affecting our service business as presently conducted.

We did not believe that existing or pending climate change legislation materially adversely affects our service business; however, it may increase operating costs and costs of compliance in the event that we engage in exploration activities for oil or other natural resources.  At December 31, 2010, we were not involved in exploration activities for oil or other natural resources.  In the future, we may seek to be involved in such activities for which we may become required to make the expenditures necessary to comply with applicable health and safety, environmental and other regulations.  Oil and gas and mining operations are subject to various United States federal, state and local governmental regulations.  Matters subject to regulation include discharge permits for drilling operations, drilling and abandonment bonds, reports concerning operations, the spacing of wells, and pooling of properties and taxation.  From time to time, regulatory agencies have imposed price controls and limitations on production by restricting the rate of flow of oil and gas wells below actual production capacity in order to conserve supplies of oil and gas.  The production, handling, storage, transportation and disposal of oil and gas, by-products thereof, and other substances and materials produced or used in connection with oil and gas operations are also subject to regulation under federal, state, provincial and local laws and regulations relating primarily to the protection of human health and the environment.  In fiscal 2010, we did not incur expenditures related to complying with these laws, and for remediation of existing environmental contamination.  The requirements imposed by such laws and regulations are frequently changed and subject to interpretation, and we are unable to predict the ultimate cost of compliance with these requirements or their effect on our operations.

Employees

As of December 31, 2010, we had 19 employees, of which 7 persons were full time employees.


ITEM 1A.  RISK FACTORS

Not required.


ITEM 1B.  UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

Not applicable.


ITEM 2.  PROPERTIES

We lease our executive office facilities in New York, New York, on a month-to-month basis, currently at the rate of $2,500 per month.

In July 2009, we obtained office facilities in Moscow, Russia, which we utilize as a technology office, on a month-to-month basis at the rate of $633 per month.

We believe that our present office facilities are suitable for our present needs; however, we may increase or decrease the size of our office facilities, depending on our financial condition.


ITEM 3.  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Not applicable.


ITEM 4.  (RESERVED AND REMOVED)

 
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PART II

ITEM 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
                 AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

Our common stock is quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol “TEGR.”  The following table sets forth, for the fiscal periods indicated, the high and low bid prices per share of common stock as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board. The quotations reflect inter dealer prices, without retail mark-up, mark-down or commissions and may not represent actual transactions.

Fiscal Year 2009
 
High
 
Low
Quarter ending March 31, 2009
 
             $0.049
 
                $0.01
Quarter ending June 30, 2009
 
             $0.10
 
                $0.005
Quarter ending September 30, 2009
 
             $0.10
 
                $0.04
Quarter ending December 31, 2009
 
             $0.10
 
                $0.022

Fiscal Year 2010
 
High
 
Low
Quarter ending March 31, 2010
 
             $0.14
 
                $0.05
Quarter ending June 30, 2010
 
             $0.105
 
                $0.035
Quarter ending September 30, 2010
 
             $0.09
 
                $0.03
Quarter ending December 31, 2010
 
             $0.07
 
                $0.04

Holders

As of December 31, 2010, we had 103 record holders of our common stock.  The number of record holders does not include beneficial owners of common stock whose shares are held in the names of various security brokers, dealers, and registered clearing agencies.

Dividends

We have never declared any cash dividends on our common stock. Future cash dividends on the common stock, if any, will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and will depend on our future operations and earnings, capital requirements and surplus, general financial condition, contractual restrictions, and other factors that the Board of Directors may consider important. The Board of Directors does not intend to declare or pay cash dividends in the foreseeable future. It is the current policy to retain all earnings, if any, to support future growth and expansion.

Transfer Agent

The transfer agent for our common stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company.

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

Each of the issuance and sale of securities described below was deemed to be exempt from registration under the Securities Act in reliance on Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving a public offering. No advertising or general solicitation was employed in offering the securities. Each purchaser is a sophisticated investor (as described in Rule 506(b)(2)(ii) of Regulation D) or an accredited investor (as defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D), and each received adequate information about the Company or had access to such information, through employment or other relationships, to such information.


 
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In the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company sold to several accredited investors an aggregate of 7.94 units of the Company’s securities, with each unit consisting of 200,000 shares of common stock and warrants, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share, to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock, for gross proceeds of $79,400.  For each unit sold, the Company paid placement agent fees of 8% of the unit purchase price and warrants, exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share, to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock.  The Company applied the net proceeds to its working capital.

In December 2010, in accordance with the terms of an October 22, 2009 consulting agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to pay half of the fees due to the consultant through the issuance of shares of common stock, based on the average market bid price during the 30 day period preceding the applicable invoice date, the Company issued to McLan Accounting Services LLC 145,487 shares of common stock in exchange for $6,000 in financial and accounting services.

In the three months ended December 31, 2010, pursuant to a consulting agreement with Arista Capital Group, LLC effective as of July 1, 2010 until March 2011, the Company issued to the consultant an aggregate of 147,000 options, exercisable for five years at prices ranging from $0.047 to $0.06 per share.  Pursuant to the consulting arrangement, the consultant was entitled to, on a monthly basis, options to purchase 49,000 to 49,500 shares of common stock, exercisable for five years and with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to issuance.  In the three months ended March 31, 2011, the Company issued an additional 147,000 options, exercisable at prices ranging from $0.03 to $0.04 per share, under the consulting arrangement.

In the three months ended December 31, 2010, pursuant to a one-year consulting agreement with The Virtual E.A., Inc. effective as of June 1, 2010 and as subsequently amended, the Company issued to the consultant an aggregate of 6,000 options, exercisable for five years at prices ranging from $0.047 to $0.06 per share.  Pursuant to the consulting arrangement, the consultant is entitled to, on a monthly basis, options to purchase 2,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for five years and with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to issuance.  In the three months ended March 2011, the Company issued an additional 6,000 options, exercisable at prices ranging from $0.03 to $0.04 per share, and in April 2011, the Company issued an additional 2,000 options exercisable at $0.05 per share.

On October 27, 2010, the Company granted stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.03 per share, to several employees and a consultant, as follows:  Alexandre Agaian, President, 5,000,000 options; Dmitry Vilbaum, Chief Executive Officer, 5,000,000 options; Susan Fox, 100,000 options; Kenneth Oh, 500,000 options, and Dan Brecher, 500,000 options.

On December 1, 2010, pursuant to a short-term consulting agreement with James Reardon for business consulting services, the Company issued to the consultant 1,400,000 options, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share.

In January 2011, the Company sold to several accredited investors an aggregate of 0.5 units of the Company’s securities, with each unit consisting of 200,000 shares of common stock and warrants, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share, to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock, for gross proceeds of $5,000.  For each unit sold, the Company paid placement agent fees of 8% of the unit purchase price and warrants, exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share, to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock.  The Company applied the net proceeds to its working capital.

On January 1, 2011, the Company entered into a one-year consulting agreement with Ivan Raylyan.  Pursuant to the consulting arrangement, on January 1, 2011, the Company issued to the consultant 100,000 options, exercisable for five years at $0.04 per share, and, commencing with February 1, 2011, the consultant is entitled to, on a monthly basis, options to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for five years and with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to issuance.  In February and March 2011, the Company issued an additional 100,000 options, exercisable at prices ranging from $0.03 to $0.035 per share, and in April 2011, the Company issued an additional 50,000 options exercisable at $0.05 per share.


 
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On January 3, 2011, the Company granted stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.04 per share, to two employees, as follows:  Alexandre Agaian, President, 2,000,000 options; and Dmitry Vilbaum, Chief Executive Officer, 2,000,000 options.

On January 3, 2011, the Company granted to two consultants, an aggregate of 1,000,000 stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.04 per share.

On March 3, 2011, the Company sold for $250 an option to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share.

On March 7, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement for financing of a prospective exploration project, pursuant to which the Company issued a warrant to purchase 10,000,000 shares, exercisable for five years at $0.05 and a warrant to purchase 10,000,000 shares, exercisable, subject to exercisability upon attainment of a license for prospective exploration project, for five years at $0.05 per share.  The Company agreed to file a registration statement covering the shares underlying the warrants and may incur penalty if the registration statement is not effective within six months.  The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis if the warrant shares are unable to be sold in reliance on an effective registration statement and carry full ratchet anti-dilution protection.  The Company issued 20,000,000 shares in escrow in support of the exercise of the warrants.


ITEM 6.  SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Not applicable.



ITEM 7.  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
                 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

“Forward-Looking” Information

These management discussion and analysis contain forward-looking statements and information that are based on our management’s beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to our management.  These forward-looking statements are based on many assumptions and factors, and are subject to many conditions, including our continuing ability to obtain additional financing, ability to attract new customers, competitive pricing for our services, any change in our business model from providing services to natural resources exploration companies to engaging in exploration activities, and demand for our products, which depends upon the condition of the oil and gas and natural resources industries.  Except for the historical information contained in this report, all forward-looking information are estimates by our management and are subject to various risks, uncertainties and other factors that may be beyond our control and may cause results to differ from our management’s current expectations, which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.

The following discussion of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes included in Item 8, “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

INTRODUCTORY NOTE

Operating Entities

Our business operations, prior to fiscal 2009, were conducted primarily through wholly-owned operating subsidiaries, Terra Insight Corporation through August 2009, and Terra Insight Services, Inc. since September 2008.


 
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Our Operations and Plans

During fiscal 2009 and fiscal 2010, we focused on identifying new technologies for potential acquisition, marketing and promotion of services, and on obtaining additional investment capital to restart our service and exploration efforts, to restructure our operations to reduce our operating costs, and to create case studies demonstrating the value of our proprietary satellite-based sub-terrain prospecting (“STeP”) technology for locating natural resources.  We intend to demonstrate the value of our STeP technology by pursuing a fee for service business model with exploration companies, which may include seeking royalties on the exploration project, as well as a farm-in strategy of investing in drilling projects when our STeP technology concurs with the available seismic studies on the projects.  Our goal is to demonstrate a success rate which is better than industry averages and thereby establish the value of our technology while generating minerals and hydrocarbon reserves and internally generating cash flow to support our cost of operations.  We need substantial additional capital to conduct or participate in oil exploration activities.  We continue to seek joint ventures or partners for exploration activities, including examining, drilling, operating and financing of such activities.  We will determine our plans for such exploration activities, including farm-ins, based on our ability to fund such projects.

Our source of revenue have been from providing mapping and analytic services to exploration, drilling and mining companies.  In fiscal 2010, we provided analysis services to four customers pursuant to which we generated $266,932 in revenues.

Current Status of Operations

We have incurred large operating losses and have a large working capital deficit of approximately $0.92 million at December 31, 2010.  As of December 31, 2010, we had cash of approximately $61,000.  These factors raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.

While we generated approximately $6 million in revenues since 2005, due to significant capital expenditures requisite for drilling and mining operations, our revenues from our service business has not been sufficient to support our operational expenses and proposed business activities.  Since 2005 through fiscal 2010, we have supported our operations primarily through the sale of preferred stock, common stock, and convertible debentures, and non-controlling interests in drilling limited partnerships, including sales of common stock of $670,000 in fiscal 2009 and $1,034,720 in fiscal 2010.

Our ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on our ability to obtain new capital and generate revenue from service operations. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining additional funding or, in the event we are successful in obtaining additional funding, that the terms of such funding will be on terms advantageous to us.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Several of our accounting policies involve significant judgments and uncertainties.  The policies with the greatest potential effect on our results of operations and financial position are our ability to estimate the degree of impairment to unproved oil and gas properties.  For accounts receivable, we estimate the net collectibility, considering both historical and anticipated trends as well as the financial condition of the customer.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is recognized when the survey is delivered to the customer and collectibility of the fee is reasonably assured.  Amounts received in advance of performance and/or completion of such services are recorded as deferred revenue.

Accounts Receivable

For accounts receivable, if any, we estimate the net collectibility, considering both historical and anticipated trends as well as the financial condition of the customer.


 
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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Revenues

During fiscal 2010, revenues from services decreased by $1,413,528 to $721,219 from $2,134,747 in fiscal 2009.  We rendered mapping services pursuant to minor service contracts with four and three customers during fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2009, respectively.  During 2010, we are primarily in negotiations with international mineral and oil companies and foreign natural resource agencies to render services.  Generally, our services on a cash basis are pursuant to individual contracts for specific services to be performed over a short time frame, and are not a recurring source of revenues.  The decrease in revenue during fiscal 2010 arose principally from our seeking to perform services for an ownership or royalty interest in projects or leaseholds rather than for a cash service fee, while we were engaged in one significant services contract in fiscal 2009.  In addition, in fiscal 2010, we were concentrating on seeking potential joint venture partners in exploiting our technology and other opportunities presented to us.

We anticipate that, subject to global economic conditions and willingness of potential clients to expand capital on exploration activities, during the next twelve months, if we achieve our capital raising goals, we will be engaged in joint ventures and internal resource projects. The purpose of focusing on internal resource projects is to generate reserves and to establish that the technology can increase the success rate in oil, gas and other mineral exploration projects. There can be no assurance that if we obtain the needed financing we will be successful in establishing the efficacy of our technology. We will also seek to find potential joint venture partners with whom the technology can be used to gain participation interests in projects as well as fee for service revenue. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in finding such joint venture partners.  Until we negotiate and enter into definitive agreements for ownership or royalty interests as compensation, we have no basis for predicting when or how much revenue could be generated from such ownership or royalty interests, or from the exploitation of our land leases, if and when drilling is commenced. Negotiations in connection with ownership or royalty positions often take longer than the negotiations for fee for service arrangements.

Current economic conditions may cause a decline in business and in exploration related spending which could adversely affect our business and financial performance.  Our business and operating results are impacted by the health of exploration companies, domestic and international, engaged in oil and gas and other exploration activities.  Our business and financial performance may be adversely affected by current and future economic conditions, such as a reduction in research and development and other spending by exploration companies.

Cost of Revenues

Costs associated with revenue for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $346,982 and $1,355,000, respectively.  Historically, our cost of revenues has consisted primarily of payments to the Institute for analysis services.  Our fees payable to the Institute under our prior arrangement with the Institute were subject to negotiation on a per project basis and accordingly our costs varied on a project basis.  On April 27, 2009, we terminated our license and services arrangement with the Institute and acquired certain of its technologies that we have utilized in our operations.  Based on our historical activities, we anticipate that our costs of revenue will ordinarily be approximately 60% of revenue.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 decreased by $1,208,589, or 37%, to $2,087,347 from $3,295,936 in fiscal 2009.  Operating expenses for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 as a percentage of revenue were approximately 289% and 154%, respectively.


 
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Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2010 consisted primarily of professional of approximately $840,000, employee salaries and benefits of approximately $549,000, stock based compensation of approximately $636,000, rent expenses of $58,700, and travel expenses of approximately $85,000.  Operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2009 consisted primarily of professional fees of approximately $598,000, employee salaries and benefits of approximately $535,300, stock based compensation of $1,257,000, rent expenses of $40,000, travel expenses of approximately $68,000, and bad debt expense of $544,100.  The majority of the professional fees result from legal and accounting fees, and from the engagement of various consultants to assist us in marketing our business.

Our operating expenses decreased during fiscal 2010 in comparison to fiscal 2009 because we were engaged in more significant service projects in fiscal 2009.  This has decreased compensation expenses.

If we are successful in raising new capital or generating substantial service projects, we would expect our operating expenses to increase as we would have the capital to engage in various oil and gas and mining exploration projects.  The increase in operating expenses could result from the hiring of geologists and other oil and gas professionals to assist us in carrying out the farm-in aspect of our business strategy.  Travel related expenses could increase in the future, as many of our customers, and prospective customers and projects, and the territories for which our services are requested or utilized, are located in western United States and in foreign countries.  Further, if sufficient funding were available, we would contemplate opening a Houston service center which would decrease travel related expenses but would increase office expenses significantly.

Our employee compensation expenses may increase if we are successful in raising new capital.  The increase could result from the hiring of geologists, consultants and other oil and gas professionals to assist the Company in carrying out the farm-in aspect of our business strategy.  Travel related expenses could increase in the future, as many of our customers, and prospective customers and projects, and the territories for which our services are requested or utilized, are located in western United States and in foreign countries.  Alternatively, if sufficient funding were available, we would contemplate opening a Houston office which would decrease travel and entertainment expenses but would increase office expenses significantly.

Interest Expense

In fiscal 2010 and 2009, we had net interest expense of approximately $121,000 and $51,000, respectively.  The increase in net interest expense is primarily due to an increase in interest expenses associated with loans.

Net Loss

The net losses for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were $1,769,856 and $2,765,879, respectively.  The decrease in net loss during the year ended December 31, 2010 compared to the year ended December 31, 2009 principally resulted from a decrease in compensation expense and bad debt expense, offset by an increase in selling, general and administrative expenses.  For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, our net loss per common share (basic and diluted) attributable to common shareholders was $0.01 and $0.03, respectively.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our primary sources of liquidity have been proceeds generated by the sale of our common stock, convertible debentures, and preferred stock to private investors, short-term loans, and sales of non-controlling interests in limited partnerships.  During the year ended December 31, 2010, our cash increased by $43,165.  Of the increase in cash, $574,935 was used in operating activities, $1,261 was used in investing activities, and $620,368 was provided by financing activities.


 
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Current economic conditions may cause a decline in business and consumer spending which could adversely affect our business and financial performance.  Our operating results are impacted by the health of the North American economy as well as economies worldwide. Our business and financial performance may be adversely affected by current and future economic conditions, such as a reduction in the availability of credit, financial market volatility, recession, and the reluctance of potential clients to engage in exploration activities in light of recent economic conditions.  Additionally, we may experience difficulties in scaling our operations to react to such economic pressures.

Operating Activities

Cash flows from operating activities resulted in deficit cash flows of $575,942 for the year ended December 31, 2010, as compared with deficit cash flows of $1,403,928 for the year ended December 31, 2009.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, cash flows from operating activities resulted in deficit cash flows of $575,942, primarily due to a net loss of $1,764,170 plus non-cash charges of $1,134,257, adjustments for an increase in accounts receivable of $57,613, a decrease in other assets of $3,162, a decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $83,425, and an increase in customer deposits of $111,900.  The most significant drivers behind our non-cash working capital were charges for stock based compensation of $958,278.

For the year ended December 31, 2009, cash flows from operating activities resulted in deficit cash flows of $1,403,928, primarily due to a net loss of $2,765,879, plus non-cash charges of $2,352,680, adjustments for a decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $599,888, an increase in accounts receivable of $549,811, an increase in other assets of $3,170, an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $390,074, and an increase in a promissory note payable of $28,190. The most significant drivers behind the increase in our non-cash working capital were charges for stock based compensation of $1,566,163.

Investing Activities

For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, cash flows from investing activities resulted in a deficit of $1,261 and $981, respectively.

Depending on our available funds and other business needs, it is our intention to engage in fee for service activities, and engage in a farm-in strategy during the next twelve months in which we make small investments in the exploration projects of others.  There is no assurance we will have the financing to pursue this strategy or if pursued that it will be successful in developing reserves of hydrocarbons.

Financing Activities

For the year ended December 31, 2010, cash provided by financing activities was $620,368, consisting of $884,186 from the sales of units of common stock and warrants to several investors, and loans in the amount of $668,500 and repayments in the amount of $932,318.  For the year ended December 31, 2009, cash provided by financing activities was $667,850 from the sales of common stock and units of common stock and warrants to several investors, and proceeds from $55,000 related to borrowings on debt from related parties and a non-cash reduction on loans in the amount of $100,000 due to conversion of the debt into shares of common stock and warrants.

Future Needs

Our management has concerns as to the ability of our company to continue as a going concern in the absence of raising additional equity capital, debt financing or obtaining significant new fee for service business.  We believe that our available cash is inadequate to support our month-to-month obligations for the next twelve months. Establishing ownership or other interests in natural resource exploration projects will require significant capital resources.


 
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Our current business plan for fiscal 2010 calls for us to perform our exploration technology services to other companies and to farm-in on eight to twelve prospects.  This business plan calls for our company to raise approximately $7.1 million in the next twelve months.  If we are unable to raise such funding, we will not be able to act on our business plan as we currently intend.  To the extent we raise a lesser amount, we will only be able to act on our business plan on a limited basis.

Under our business model, we do not anticipate incurring significant research and development expenditures during the next twelve months; however, subject to available capital, we may seek to acquire certain innovative exploration technologies and build geochemical facilities.

We do not anticipate the sale of any significant property, plant or equipment during the next twelve months.  Depending on our future business prospects and the growth of our business, and the need for additional employees, we may seek to lease new executive office facilities or to open offices in Texas.

As of December 31, 2010, we had 19 employees (including employees of corporate subsidiaries), of which 6 persons worked on a full-time basis.  In July 2009, we retained the services of 13 persons in connection with the establishment of an office in Moscow.  In July 2009, in order to conserve capital, we began to pay our employees based in New York on an infrequent basis, with amounts owed being paid subject to available cash flow.  Our future employment plans are uncertain given our working capital deficit and lack of revenues and are subject to available working capital.

We are seeking to raise approximately $7.1 million to pursue development efforts during the next twelve months.  We plan to use this money to engage in several farm-in projects.  It is our intention to sell securities and incur debt when the terms of such transactions are deemed favorable to us and as necessary to fund our current and projected cash needs.  While we have raised capital to meet our working capital and financing needs in the past, additional financing is required in order to meet our current and projected cash flow deficits from operations and farm-in on oil and gas properties to create a holding of eight to twelve natural resource interests in U.S. oil and gas prospects.  We are seeking financing, which may take the form of equity, convertible debt or debt, in order to provide the necessary working capital.

There can be no assurance that we will be successful in obtaining such funding or, in the event we are successful, that the terms of such funding will be on terms advantageous to us.  Any additional equity financing may be dilutive to stockholders and such additional equity securities may have rights, preferences or privileges that are senior to those of our existing authorized shares of common or preferred stock. Furthermore, debt financing, if available, will require payment of interest and may involve restrictive covenants that could impose limitations on our operating flexibility. However, if we are not successful in generating sufficient liquidity from operations or in raising sufficient capital resources, on terms acceptable to us, this will have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, liquidity and financial condition, and we will have to delay our planned or proposed operations and development and continue to conduct activities on a limited scale.

INFLATION

We do not expect inflation to have a significant impact on our business in the future.

SEASONALITY

We do not expect seasonal aspects to have a significant impact on our business in the future.

OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENT

To date, we do not maintain off-balance sheet arrangements nor do we participate in non-exchange traded contracts requiring fair value accounting treatment.


 
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GOING CONCERN MATTERS

The reports of the independent registered public accounting firms on our December 31, 2010 and 2009 financial statements included in our Annual Reports for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 stated that our recurring losses from operations and net capital deficiency, raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern.  If we are unable to raise new investment capital, we will have to discontinue operations or cease to exist, which would be detrimental to the value of our common and preferred stock. We can make no assurances that our business operations will develop and provide us with significant cash to continue operations.

We have a working capital deficiency as a result of our large operational losses.  We have been and are seeking financing, which may take the form of equity, convertible debt or debt, in order to provide the necessary working capital. There is no guarantee that we will be successful in consummating a financing transaction.  Further, in the event we obtain an offer of private or public funding, there is no assurance that such funding would be on terms favorable to us.  The failure to obtain such funding will threaten our ability to continue as a going concern.

Our ability to continue as a going concern is subject to our ability to develop profitable operations, and, in the absence of revenues from operations, to our ability to raise additional equity or debt capital and to develop profitable operations. We continue to experience net operating losses. During fiscal years 2010 and 2009, we focused on restructuring our operations to reduce operating costs and in seeking capital.

The primary issues management will focus on in the immediate future to address the going concern issues include: seeking institutional investors for debt or equity investments in our Company, and initiating negotiations to secure short term financing through promissory notes or other debt instruments on an as needed basis.

To improve our liquidity, our management has been actively pursuing additional financing through discussions with investment bankers, venture capital firms and private investors. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in our efforts to secure additional financing.

In fiscal 2009 and 2010, we focused on obtaining additional investment capital to restart our service and exploration efforts, and to create case studies demonstrating the value of the STeP technology. We plan to continue such efforts during the next twelve months, subject to the receipt of adequate financing.  We intend to demonstrate the value of our licensed technology by pursuing (i) a fee for service business model with exploration companies, which may include seeking royalties on the exploration project and (ii) a farm-in strategy of investing in drilling projects when our STeP technology concurs with the available seismic studies on the projects.  Our goal is to demonstrate success rates which are better than industry averages and thereby establish the value of our technology while generating hydrocarbon reserves and internally generating cash flow to support our cost of operations.

Our goal continues to be to enter into agreements whereby we provide our services, such as providing site locations and depth locations, to natural resource exploration companies in exchange for royalties or ownership rights, and fees, with regard to a specific natural resource exploration property.  We may also seek to finance or otherwise participate in the efforts to recover natural resources from such properties.  While we have oil exploration experience, we need substantial additional capital to conduct oil exploration activities alone.  We continue to seek joint ventures to develop our operations, including examining, drilling, operating and financing such activities.  We will determine our plan for our existing leases and for future leases we acquire based on our ability to fund such projects.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

The Company does not expect any recent accounting pronouncements to have a material impact to its financial position or result of operations.


 
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ITEM 7A.  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Not applicable.


ITEM 8.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Consolidated Financial Statements
 
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
16
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009
17
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
18
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
19
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
20
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
21
   

 
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


To the Board of Directors
Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc.
New York, New York

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years then ended.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatements. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 and the consolidated results of their operations and their 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 consolidated financial statements, the Company has negative working capital and suffered recurring losses from operations, which raises substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Management’s plans regarding those matters are described in Note 1. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.


/s/ MaloneBailey, LLP
www.malonebailey.com
Houston, Texas


April 14, 2011



 
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TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
December 31
   
December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
ASSETS
           
             
CURRENT ASSETS
           
   Cash
  $ 61,107     $ 17,942  
   Accounts Receivable, Net
    63,319       5,706  
   Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
    114       112  
          TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS
    124,540       23,760  
                 
OTHER ASSETS
               
   Property and Equipment, Net of Accumulated Depreciation
     of $40,680 and $18,951, respectively
    39,791       60,259  
   Other Assets
          3,164  
      39,791       63,423  
                 
TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 164,331     $ 87,183  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
               
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES
               
   Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
  $ 508,068     $ 262,378  
   Stock-Based Liability
    79,947       329,115  
   Short Term Debt
    238,792       222,110  
   Loans Payable – Related Parties
    105,765       386,265  
   Deferred Income
    111,900        
          TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES
    1,044,472       1,199,868  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
               
   Preferred Stock: $.0001 Par Value,
       Shares Authorized 25,000,000
       Shares Issued and Outstanding:  0 at
       December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
           
   Common Stock; $.0001 Par Value
       Shares Authorized 500,000,000
       Shares Issued and Outstanding: 126,026,684 and 102,943,338 at
       December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively
    12,603       10,295  
   Additional Paid In Capital
    24,536,226       22,541,820  
   Accumulated Deficit
    (25,428,970 )     (23,664,800 )
                 
          TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
    (880,141 )     (1,112,685 )
                 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
  $ 164,331     $ 87,183  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
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TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
             
REVENUES
  $ 726,905     $ 2,134,747  
                 
COST OF REVENUES
    (346,982 )     (1,355,000 )
                 
GROSS PROFIT
    379,923       779,747  
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES
               
                 
Selling, General and Administrative
    942,499       908,523  
Compensation Expense
    1,118,896       1,843,313  
Bad Debt Expense
          544,100  
      Total Operating Expenses
    2,061,395       3,295,936  
                 
OPERATING LOSS BEFORE OTHER INCOME
    (1,681,472 )     (2,516,189 )
                 
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
               
                 
Gain on Sale of Subsidiary
          209,115  
Interest Income
    6,759       320  
Interest Expense
    (128,031 )     (51,083 )
Other Expense
    (8,244 )     1,473  
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt
    46,818       (409,515 )
      TOTAL OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
    (82,698 )     (249,690 )
                 
                 
NET LOSS
  $ (1,764,170 )   $ (2,765,879 )
                 
NET LOSS PER COMMON SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED
  $ (0.01 )   $ (0.03 )
                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE PER COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING – BASIC
   AND DILUTED
    119,154,153       87,221,831  
                 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 
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TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS’ DEFICIT
FOR THE TWO YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2010

                                           
                           
Additional
         
Total
 
   
Preferred Stock
   
Common Stock
   
Paid-in
   
Accumulated
   
Shareholders’
 
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Shares
   
Amount
   
Capital
   
Deficit
   
Deficit
 
                                           
BALANCE -
DECEMBER 31, 2008
    5,000,000     $ 500       58,358,338     $ 5,836     $ 19,802,251     $ (20,898,921 )   $ (1,090,334 )
                                                         
Conversion of preferred stock
    (5,000,000 )     (500 )     5,000,000       500                    
Sale of common stock for cash, net of offering costs
                33,400,000       3,340       664,510             667,850  
Common stock issued for settlement of debt
                3,400,000       340       509,175             509,515  
Stock issued to consultants for services
                2,785,000       279       183,221             183,500  
Stock options issued to employees for services
                            1,257,222             1,257,222  
Stock warrants issued to consultants for services
                            125,441             125,441  
Net loss
                                  (2,765,879 )     (2,765,878 )
                                                         
BALANCE -
DECEMBER 31, 2009
        $       102,943,338     $ 10,295     $ 22,541,820     $ (23,664,800 )   $ (1,112,685 )
                                                         
Sale of common stock for cash, net of offering costs
                20,694,400       2,069       882,117             884,186  
Stock issued to consultants for services
                1,638,946       164       103,836             104,000  
Stock issued for interest expense
                750,000       75       50,175       -       50,250  
Stock options and warrants issued to employees and consultants for services
                            958,278             958,278  
Net loss
                                  (1,764,170 )     (1,764,170 )
                                                         
BALANCE -
DECEMBER 31, 2010
        $       126,026,684     $ 12,603     $ 24,536,226     $ (25,428,970 )   $ (880,141 )

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


 
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TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
   
Year Ended December 31,
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
           
      Net loss
  $ (1,764,170 )   $ (2,765,879 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
               
      Non Cash Items:
               
         Gain on Sale of Subsidiaries
          (209,115 )
         Depreciation
    21,729       42,017  
         Stock Options and Warrants Issued for Services
    958,278       1,566,163  
         (Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
    (46,818 )     409,515  
         Bad Debt Expense
          544,100  
         Stock Issued for Services
    104,000        
         Stock Issued for Interest
    50,250        
      Changes in Operating Assets and Liabilities:
               
         Accounts Receivable
    (57,613 )     (549,811 )
         Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
    (2 )     599,888  
         Other Assets
    3,164       (3,170 )
         Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
    (36,607 )     390,074  
         Accrued Legal Settlement
          28,190  
         Stock Based Liability
    79,947        
         Customer Deposits
    111,900       (1,455,900 )
      NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITES
    (575,942 )     (1,403,928 )
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
            Proceeds from sale of Terra Insight Corporation
          100  
            Cash paid for purchase of fixed assets
    (1,261 )     (1,081 )
      NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES
    (1,261 )     (981 )
                 
NET CASH  FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
            Issuance of Common Stock for cash, net of offering costs
    884,186       667,850  
            Borrowings on Debt
          55,000  
            Loans payable to Third Parties
    663,500        
            Payments on Loans from Third Parties
    (882,108 )      
            Loans payable to Officers
    5,000        
            Payments on Loans from Officers
    (50,210 )      
      NET CASH PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES
    620,368       722,850  
                 
                 
NET INCREASE/(DECREASE) IN CASH
    43,165       (682,059 )
                 
CASH - BEGINNING OF YEAR
    17,942       700,001  
                 
CASH – END OF YEAR
  $ 61,107     $ 17,942  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION:
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 128,031     $ 53,036  
Cash paid for income taxes
  $ 10,221     $ 6,925  
                 
NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
               
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock
  $     $ 500  
Common stock and warrants issued for settlement of debt
  $     $ 100,000  

See notes to consolidated financial statements.


 
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TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.           NATURE OF BUSINESS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The consolidated balance sheets of Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. (“Terra”), a Delaware corporation, and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statements of operations, stockholders’ deficit and cash flows for the years then ended have been prepared by the Company, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary to summarize fairly the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

Principal Business Activities

The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Terra Insight Services, Inc., a New York corporation, provides mapping, surveying, and analytical services to exploration, drilling, and mining companies.  Prior to September 2008, the Company offered similar services through Terra Insight Corporation, a Delaware corporation.  The Company interprets geologic and satellite data to improve the assessment of natural resources. The Company provides these services (1) to its customers for a cash fee and (2) pursuant to joint venture arrangements in exchange for oil or mineral rights, licenses for oil and mineral rights, or royalties and working interests in exploration projects.  Prior to April 27, 2009, the Company provided these services to its customers utilizing services provided to the Company through an outsourcing relationship with the Institute of Geoinformational Analysis of the Earth (the “Institute”), an entity controlled by a former officer and director of the Company who currently provides consulting services to the Company and serves as our Director of Technology.

Terra is a Delaware corporation organized on August 31, 2006 for purposes of the Company’s reincorporation.  Effective November 13, 2006, CompuPrint, Inc., a North Carolina corporation was reincorporated in Delaware, pursuant to a Plan and Agreement of Merger, dated as of November 3, 2006, by merging into its wholly-owned subsidiary, Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc.

Terra Insight Technologies Corporation (“TITC”) is a wholly-owned Delaware corporation formed on August 24, 2006.  TITC was inactive through December 31, 2010.

Terra Insight Services, Inc. (“TISI”), formerly Terra Resource Technologies, Inc., is a wholly-owned New York corporation formed on December 5, 2007.  TISI was inactive prior to September 2008.

Terra Services, LLC (“Terra Moscow”) is a company formed under the laws of the Russian Federation on April 23, 2009.  On July 5, 2009, the Company acquired a 90% in Terra Moscow for $300.  The Company utilizes the Moscow-based company for technology and analysis purposes.  For 2010 and 2009, the non-controlling interest was not allocated any of the losses of the subsidiary.

Terra Tasmania Resources Pty Ltd. (“Terra Tasmania”) is a company formed under the laws of Australia on November 12, 2009.  The Company has a 42.7% equity interest in Terra Tasmania.  During 2010 and 2009, the Company had no equity method income or loss from its investment in Terra Tasmania.

On February 3, 2010, the Company formed Terra Diversified Drilling, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, of which the Company is the sole member.  The company is presently inactive.

On December 16, 2009, the Company sold to a third party its 100% ownership of Terra Insight Corporation for  a 2% overriding royalty interest in all oil, gas, and any and all other hydrocarbon or non-hydrocarbon substances, and revenues therefrom, which may be produced, extracted, saved and/or sold or result from certain lands within the States of Texas and Nevada as to which the Company performed certain analysis and $100 in cash.

 
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TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Terra Insight Corporation (“TIC”) is a Delaware corporation formed on January 7, 2005, which the Company acquired on May 19, 2005 in a reverse acquisition transaction.

Terra Resources, Inc. (“TRI”) is a Delaware corporation, formed on April 4, 2005, wholly-owned by TIC.

Tierra Nevada Exploration Partners, LP (“Tierra Nevada”) is a Delaware limited partnership formed on July 6, 2005, with TRI as the general partner.

TexTerra Exploration Partners, LP (“TexTerra”) is a Delaware limited partnership formed on January 4, 2006, with TRI as the general partner.

Terra Resources Operations Co., Inc. (“TRO”) is a Texas corporation formed on March 20, 2006, wholly-owned by TRI.  TRO has been inactive since inception.

Going Concern

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern.  The Company has incurred substantial losses from operations, sustained substantial cash outflows from operating activities, and has both a significant working capital deficiency and accumulated deficit at December 31, 2010 and 2009.  The above factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.  The Company’s continued existence depends on its ability to obtain additional equity and/or debt financing to fund its operations and ultimately to achieve profitable operations.  The Company is attempting to raise additional financing and has initiated a cost reduction strategy.  Given the Company’s tight cash position, its ability to continue as a going concern is dependent on the Company (1) raising additional equity or debt financing or (2) the Company obtaining sufficient fee revenue from service business to support the operations of the Company.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be successful in either effort.

2.           SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Terra and its wholly owned subsidiaries, TISI, TITC and Terra Moscow.  Also included are the accounts of TIC, TRI, and TROC through December 16, 2009.  Also included are the accounts of TNEP and TexTerra through December 16, 2009, drilling partnerships in which a significant stockholder had an economic interest.  All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers cash on hand, demand deposits in banks, and repurchase agreements with original maturities of three months or less as cash equivalents for the purpose of the Statement of Cash Flows.

Revenue Recognition

Service revenue is recognized when the survey is delivered to the customer and collectibility of the fee is reasonably assured.  Amounts received in advance of performance and/or completions of such services are recorded as deferred revenue.


 
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Oil and Gas Properties, Unproved, Full Cost Method

The Company accounts for its oil and natural gas producing activities using the full cost method of accounting. Under this method, subject to a limitation based on estimated value, all costs incurred in the acquisition, exploration, and development of proved oil and natural gas properties, including internal costs directly associated with acquisition, exploration, and development activities, the costs of abandoned properties, dry holes, geophysical costs, and annual lease rentals are capitalized within a cost center on a country by country basis.  Costs of production and general and administrative corporate costs unrelated to acquisition, exploration, and development activities are expensed as incurred.

Costs associated with unevaluated properties are capitalized as oil and natural gas properties but are excluded from the amortization base during the evaluation period. When the Company determines whether the property has proved recoverable reserves or not, or if there is an impairment, the costs are transferred into the amortization base and thereby become subject to amortization.  The Company evaluates unevaluated properties for impairment at least annually.

Capitalized costs included in the amortization base are depleted using the units of production method based on proved reserves.  Depletion is calculated using the capitalized costs included in the amortization base, including estimated asset retirement costs, plus the estimated future expenditures to be incurred in developing proved reserves, net of estimated salvage values.

The net book value of all capitalized oil and natural gas properties within a cost center, less related deferred income taxes, is subject to a full cost ceiling limitation which is calculated quarterly.  Under the ceiling limitation, costs may not exceed an aggregate of the present value of future net revenues attributable to proved oil and natural gas reserves discounted at 10 percent using current prices, plus the lower of cost or market value of unproved properties included in the amortization base, plus the cost of unevaluated properties, less any associated tax effects.  Any excess of the net book value, less related deferred tax benefits, over the ceiling is written off as expense. Impairment expense recorded in one period may not be reversed in a subsequent period even though higher oil and gas prices may have increased the ceiling applicable to the subsequent period.
 
 
Sales or other dispositions of oil and natural gas properties are accounted for as adjustments to capitalized costs, with no gain or loss recorded unless the ratio of cost to proved reserves would significantly change.

Asset Retirement Obligation

Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 410, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations requires that the fair value of an asset retirement cost, and corresponding liability, should be recorded as part of the cost of the related long-lived asset and subsequently allocated to expense using a systematic and rational method. The Company will record an asset retirement obligation to reflect the Company’s legal obligations related to future plugging and abandonment of its oil and natural gas wells and gas gathering systems. The Company will estimate the expected cash flow associated with the obligation and discounted the amount using a credit-adjusted, risk-free interest rate. At least annually, the Company reassesses the obligation to determine whether a change in the estimated obligation is necessary. The Company evaluates whether there are indicators that suggest the estimated cash flows underlying the obligation have materially changed. Should those indicators suggest the estimated obligation may have materially changed on an interim basis (quarterly), the Company will accordingly update its assessment. Additional retirement obligations increase the liability associated with new oil and natural gas wells and gas gathering systems as these obligations are incurred.


 
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Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are reported as amounts expected to be collected, net of allowance for non-collection due to the financial position of customers. It is the Company’s policy to regularly review accounts receivable for specific accounts past due and set up an allowance when collection is uncertain.  As of both December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had an allowance for doubtful accounts of $544,100.

Credit Risk

Financial instruments which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash and accounts receivable. The Company places its cash with high quality financial institutions and limits the amount of credit exposure to any single financial institution or instrument. As to accounts receivable, the Company performs credit evaluations of customers before services are rendered and generally requires no collateral.

Significant Customers

The Company derived all of its revenue for 2010 and 2009 from four and three customers, respectively.

Property, Equipment and Depreciation

Other property and equipment, consisting of office and transportation equipment, are stated at cost. Depreciation is computed utilizing the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets.

Income Taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. Deferred income tax provisions are based on the changes to the respective assets and liabilities from period to period. A valuation allowance is recorded to reduce deferred tax assets when uncertainty regarding realization of the deferred tax assets exists.

Stock-Based Compensation

ASC 718, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation" established financial accounting and reporting standards for stock-based employee compensation plans. It defines a fair value based method of accounting for an employee stock option or similar equity instrument. The Company accounts for compensation cost for stock option plans and share-based payments to employees in accordance with ASC 718. The Company accounts for share based payments to non-employees in accordance with ASC 505-50 “Accounting for Equity Instruments Issued to Non-Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services”.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

Basic earnings (loss) per share is computed by dividing net income (loss) available to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year.  Dilutive earnings per share reflect, in periods in which they have a dilutive effect, the effect of the common shares issuable upon exercise of stock options.  For 2010 and 2009, the effect of stock options has been excluded from the dilutive calculation, as the impact of the stock options would be anti-dilutive.


 
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Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, if any, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Financial instruments are recorded at fair value in accordance with the standard for “Fair Value Measurements codified within ASC 820”, which defines fair values, establishes a three level valuation hierarchy for disclosures of fair value measurement and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements:

·  
Level 1 – inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical asset or liabilities in active markets.
·  
Level 2 – inputs to the valuation methodology include closing prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the assets and liabilities, either directly, for substantially the full term of the financial instruments.
·  
Level 3 – inputs to the valuation methodology are observable and significant to the fair value.

The Company measured its stock-based liability on a recurring basis using level 3 inputs.  The fair value of the stock-based liability was $79,947 and $0 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications of prior period information have been made to conform with the current period’s presentation.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The Company does not expect any recently issued accounting pronouncements to have a significant impact on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flow.

3.           PREFERRED STOCK

The Company is authorized to issue up to 25,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock.  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is convertible into one common share.  Upon conversion, exchange or other transaction with the Company of more than 50% of the originally issued Series A Preferred Stock, such that less than 50% of the originally issued Series A Preferred Stock becomes outstanding at any time, the remaining outstanding Series A Preferred Stock was to automatically convert into common shares.  Each share of Series A Preferred Stock was entitled to three votes for each common share issuable upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.  For so long as at least 50% of the Series A Preferred Stock originally issued pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement remained outstanding, the holders of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock had the exclusive right to elect a majority of the board of directors.

On March 27, 2009, the sole preferred stockholder converted its 5,000,000 preferred shares into 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and exchanged its 20,000,000 preferred stock purchase warrants  into 20,000,000 common stock purchase warrants that are exercisable until March 27, 2012 at $0.05 per share. There are no preferred shares or warrants outstanding at December 31, 2010 or 2009.

 
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4.           COMMON STOCK

Sale of Common Stock

On March 27, 2009, the Company sold to Dmitry Vilbaum, an officer and a director of the Company, and an entity controlled by Dr. Alexandre Agaian, an officer and a director of the Company, an aggregate of 20,000,000 common shares and 20,000,000 common stock purchase warrants, exercisable until March 27, 2012 at $0.05 per share, for the aggregate price of $200,000.

On March 27, 2009, the Company sold to Sergey Sulgin 10,000,000 common shares and 10,000,000 common stock purchase warrants, exercisable until March 27, 2012 at $0.05 per share, for $300,000.

On September 30, 2009, the Company sold to Outrigger Investments, Inc., formerly Arista Capital Group, Inc., 2,000,000 common shares and 4,000,000 common stock purchase warrants, exercisable until September 30, 2012 at $0.05 per share, for $100,000.

In November 2009, the Company sold 400,000 common shares and also warrants exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share to purchase another 400,000 common shares for $20,000.   The placement agent is entitled to placement agent fees of 8% of the purchase price and warrants exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share to purchase 20,000 common shares.

In December 2009, the Company sold 1,000,000 common shares and also warrants exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share to purchase another 1,000,000 common shares for $50,000.  The placement agent is entitled to placement agent fees of 8% of the purchase price and warrants exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share to purchase 20,000 common shares.

During 2009, the Company paid $2,150 in offering costs in connection with the above transactions.

In the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company sold 103.472 units of the Company’s securities, with each unit consisting of 200,000 common shares and warrants, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share, to purchase another 200,000 common shares, for gross proceeds of $1,034,720.  In connection with the sale of 97.472 units, the Company paid the placement agent fees of 8% of the unit purchase price and warrants, exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share, to purchase 10,000 common shares for each unit sold.

During 2010, the Company paid $150,534 in offering costs in connection with the transactions.

5.           STOCK BASED COMPENSATION

The Company’s 2005 Stock Incentive Plan was adopted in 2006.  The plan provides for various types of awards, including stock options, stock awards, and stock appreciation rights performance and growth of the Company, and to align employee interests with those of the Company’s stockholders denominated in shares of the Company’s common stock to employees, officers, non-employee directors and agents of the Company.  The purposes of the plan are to attract and retain such persons by providing competitive compensation opportunities, to provide incentives for those who contribute to the long-term performance and the growth of the Company, and to align employee interests with those of the Company’s stockholders.  The Plan is administered by the Board of Directors.

In accordance with the standard “Share-Based Payment,” rules codified within ASC 718, the Company has accounted for its employee stock options and other stock options issued to outside consultants under the “modified prospective“ method in which compensation cost is recognized beginning with the effective date (a) based on the requirements of the standard for all share-based payments granted after the effective date

 
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and (b) based on the requirements of the standard for all awards granted to employees prior to the effective date of the standard that remain unvested on the effective date. Accordingly, the fair market value for these options was estimated at the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option-pricing model based on the following assumptions:

     
December 31,
2010
 
December 31,
2009
 
Risk-free rate
 
1.24%
 
1.16%-2.03%
 
Dividend yield
 
0.00%
 
0.00%
 
Volatility factor
 
259%-275%
 
242%-284%
 
Expected term
 
3-5 years
 
2-5 years

Where applicable, the Company utilizes the simplified method from SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 107 for calculation of the expected term.

The Company grants stock options and warrants to employees and outside consultants.  The following tables summarize information about the stock option and warrant transactions, including warrants issued pursuant to financing transactions, for the indicated periods.  As of December 31, 2010, the options and warrants outstanding had an intrinsic value of $111,650.

     
Number of
Options/Warrants
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
 
 
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2008
    46,965,000     $ 0.25  
 
      Granted
    56,300,000       0.06  
 
      Exercised
           
 
      Cancelled/forfeited
    (5,000,000 )     (0.46 )
 
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2009
    98,265,000     $ 0.09  
 
      Granted
    42,815,120       0.05  
 
      Exercised
           
 
      Cancelled/forfeited
    (1,500,000 )     (0.34 )
 
Balance outstanding at December 31, 2010
    139,580,120     $ 0.07  

The stock options and warrants outstanding and exercisable at December 31, 2010 and 2009 were in the following exercise price ranges:

       
At December 31, 2010
 
       
Outstanding
   
Exercisable
 
 
Range of
Exercise
Prices
   
Number of
Options/Warrants
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Years of
Contractual
Life
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Number of
Options/Warrants
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
  $ 0.00 – 0.049       11,802,000       4.8     $ 0.03       11,802,000     $ 0.03  
  $ 0.05 – 0.10       107,263,120       2.4     $ 0.06       107,263,120     $ 0.06  
  $ 0.11 – 0.15       50,000       2.3     $ 0.11       50,000     $ 0.11  
  $ 0.16 – 0.20       10,000,000       1.5     $ 0.16       10,000,000     $ 0.16  
  $ 0.21 – 0.49       10,450,000       1.7     $ 0.22       10,450,000     $ 0.22  
  $ 0.50 – 0.80       15,000       0.2     $ 0.50       15,000     $ 0.50  
            139,580,120       2.5     $ 0.07       139,580,120     $ 0.07  


 
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At December 31, 2009
 
       
Outstanding
   
Exercisable
 
 
Range of
Exercise
Prices
   
Number of
Options/Warrants
   
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Years of
Contractual
Life
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
   
Number of
Options/Warrants
   
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
 
  $ 0.00 – 0.049       100,000       3.9     $ 0.03       100,000     $ 0.03  
  $ 0.05 – 0.10       76,200,000       2.7     $ 0.06       76,200,000     $ 0.06  
  $ 0.11 – 0.15       1,000,000       0.4     $ 0.11       1,000,000     $ 0.11  
  $ 0.16 – 0.20       10,000,000       2.5     $ 0.16       9,000,000     $ 0.16  
  $ 0.21 – 0.49       10,450,000       2.7     $ 0.22       10,450,000     $ 0.22  
  $ 0.50 – 0.80       515,000       0.5     $ 0.79       515,000     $ 0.79  
            98,265,000       2.6     $ 0.09       97,265,000     $ 0.09  

Options to Officers and Employees

During 2009, the Company granted stock options to two employees to purchase up to 9,000,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for three years at $0.10 per share.  The stock options vested on October 29, 2009.  The fair value of the options was $733,609, all of which was expensed during 2009.

In the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company granted to employees an aggregate of 2,250,000 stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.10 per share.  The stock options were fully vested at the grant date and have a combined value of $201,737 and were fully expensed.

In the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company granted to two employees an aggregate of 2,000,000 stock appreciation rights, exercisable for five years at $0.10 per share. The stock appreciation rights were fully vested at the grant date. The stock appreciation rights are revalued at the end of each reporting period as required by ASC-718 at which time the liability and compensation expense are adjusted.  No shares of the Company’s common stock will be issued pursuant to the exercise of the stock appreciation rights and the associated liability is included in accounts payable.  As of December 31, 2010, the rights have a combined value of $79,947.

In the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company granted to employees an aggregate of 10,600,000 stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.03 per share.  The stock options were fully vested at the grant date and have a combined value of $317,206 and were fully expensed.

Consultants

On December 17, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement pursuant to which it issued the consultant 550,000 common shares valued at $27,500 which was expensed in 2009.

On October 22, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with a financial and accounting consultant, pursuant to which the Company issued to the consultant 60,000 common shares valued at $3,000 which was expensed in 2009.

On August 12, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement for business development and advisory services pursuant to which it issued the consultant 1,100,000 common shares valued at $110,000 which was expensed in 2009.


 
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In April 2009, the Company issued to a consultant 1,000,000 common shares valued at $40,000 and warrants to purchase 1,000,000 common shares valued at $38,753, exercisable until April 27, 2012 at $0.05 per share, in consideration of the termination of a license and services agreement.  The fair value of the options was expensed during 2009.

On March 27, 2008, the Company entered into a consulting agreement, dated as of March 10, 2008, with a consultant pursuant to which the Company issued 825,000 common shares with a fair value of $101,250 in connection with services for 2008 and another 75,000 shares valued at $3,000 for 2009 services.

During December 31, 2009, the Company issued stock options to a consultant to purchase up to 50,000 common shares valued at $2,475, exercisable for three years at $0.027 per share.  The fair value of the options was expensed during 2009.

On August 20, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement pursuant to which the Company issued stock options to purchase 900,000 common shares, exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share, subject to vesting in 50% increments on each of October 15, 2009 and November 1, 2009.  Under the consulting arrangement, as amended on December 1, 2009, for each month of additional services, the Company agreed to issue to the consultant another 50,000 options, exercisable at the market price of the Company’s common stock at the time of issuance.  During the three months ended December 31, 2009, the Company issued stock options to the consultant to purchase 150,000 common shares and exercisable for five years at prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.10 per share.  The fair value of these options of $46,346 was expensed during 2009.

In April 2009, the Company issued stock options for consulting services to a director, Roman Rozenberg, to purchase 3,000,000 common shares, exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share.  The total grant date fair value of $27,773 was expensed during the year ended December 31, 2009.

In May 2008, the Company granted stock options to a consultant to purchase 1,000,000 common shares, exercisable for two years at $0.11 per share.  These options vested in 2008 and 2009.  The total grant date fair value of the options was $82,393.  $10,093 and $72,300 was charged to operations during 2009 and 2008, respectively.

In the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company issued to a consultant 162,611 common shares valued at $6,000 for financial and accounting services.

In the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company granted to consultants stock options and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,145,000 common shares with a total value of $99,249.  The stock options and warrants were fully vested at the grant date and were fully expensed with the exception of 545,000 warrants issued as offering costs with a total value of $50,972.

In the three months ended March 31, 2010, the Company amortized $11,115 of stock based compensation related to stock options issued to an officer in a prior year.

In the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company issued to a consultant 30,848 common shares valued at $3,000 for financial and accounting services.

In the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company granted to consultants stock options and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,009,450 common shares with a total value of $64,003.  The stock options and warrants were fully vested at the grant date and were fully expensed with the exception of 395,450 warrants issued as offering costs with a total value $18,024.


 
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In the three months ended June 30, 2010, the Company fully amortized $3,704 of stock based compensation related to stock options issued to an officer in a prior year.

In the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company issued to consultants 1,300,000 common shares valued at $89,000 for financial and business services.

In the three months ended September 30, 2010, the Company granted to consultants stock options and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 4,478,870 common shares with a total value of $212,846.  The stock options and warrants were fully vested at the grant date and were fully expensed with the exception of 24,870 warrants issued as offering costs with a total value $1,465.

In the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company issued to a consultant 145,487 common shares valued at $6,000 for financial and accounting services.

In the three months ended December 31, 2010, the Company granted to consultants stock options and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 2,637,400 common shares with a total value of $109,841.  The stock options and warrants were fully vested at the grant date and were fully expensed with the exception of 84,400 warrants issued as offering costs with a total value $3,302.

Common Stock and Warrants Issued for Settlement of Debt

On November 25, 2009, the Company issued 3,400,000 common shares, and also warrants exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share to purchase 6,800,000 common shares in connection with the conversions of debt of $100,000 owed by the Company to Dan Brecher and his retirement plan.  The fair value of the stock and warrants issued exceeded the carrying value of the debt by $409,175 and accordingly a loss on debt extinguishment was recognized during 2009.

6.           PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

Property and equipment are stated at cost and consisted of the following:

     
Estimated
Useful
Lives – Years
   
December 31,
2010
   
December 31,
2009
 
 
Computer Equipment
    5     $ 57,893     $ 57,901  
 
Computer Software
    3       1,786       517  
 
Furniture & Fixtures
    7       20,792       20,792  
                80,471       79,210  
 
Less accumulated depreciation
            (40,680 )     (18,951 )
              $ 39,791     $ 60,259  

Depreciation expense for 2010 and 2009 was $21,729 and $42,017, respectively.

7.           INCOME TAXES

At December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $30,994,000 and $30,183,000 which expire in 2021 through 2029.  The difference between income tax expense at the statutory tax rate and the effective rate is due to the valuation allowance noted below.


 
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The following summarizes the approximate deferred tax assets:

     
At December 31,
2009
   
At December 31,
2009
 
 
Deferred tax assets
           
 
Net operating losses
  $ 10,536,000     $ 10,262,000  
 
Valuation allowance
    (10,536,000 )     (10,262,000 )
 
Net deferred tax asset
  $     $  

Internal Revenue Section 382 restricts the ability to use these carryforwards whenever an ownership change as defined occurs.  The Company incurred such an ownership change in 2007 as a result of the sale of its convertible preferred stock.

8.           RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Transactions with the Institute

In 2005, the Company licensed, under a 32-year license agreement certain mapping technology from the Institute.  The Institute is owned and operated by Ivan Raylyan.  The parties also entered into a services agreement in 2005 for consulting and advisory services including analysis, surveying, and mapping as well as recommendations related to the utilization of the Institute’s mapping technologies.

On April 27, 2009, these license and service arrangements with the Institute were terminated and the Company acquired certain technologies which related to the Company’s analysis services.  Payment was 1,000,000 common shares and warrants to purchase another 1,000,000 common shares, exercisable until April 27, 2012 at $0.05 per share.

Consulting Agreement

On April 1, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Roman Rozenberg, for a term of one year, pursuant to which the Company issued him warrants to purchase 3,000,000 common shares, exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share.  On March 27, 2009, Mr. Rozenberg was appointed to the Board of Directors.  The consulting agreement was unrelated to services as a Board member.

Loans

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company owed officers $0 and $44,888, respectively, from advances in prior years.  During 2010, the Company received $5,000 in additional advances and repaid the entire balance of $49,888 to the two officers.

As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company owed Ivan Raylyan $105,765 and $106,087, respectively for advances previously received in 2007.  The advances are non-interest bearing, unsecured and due on demand.  $322 was repaid on these advances during 2010.

During 2007, Dan Brecher, who at the time of the loan was an affiliate of the Company, lent the Company $295,322.  The loans was unsecured, non-interest bearing and due June 1, 2008.  On November 25, 2009, the Company issued to Mr. Brecher 3,400,000 common shares and warrants, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share, to purchase 6,800,000 common shares in exchange for the conversion of $100,000 of debt, and that the remaining debt shall bear interest at 9% per annum. The debt to Mr. Brecher has been reclassified as “Short Term Debt”.  As of December 31, 2010 and 2009, the Company owed $195,322 and $195,322, respectively, related to the loans.  

 
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9.           COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Employment Agreement

On April 23, 2008, the Company entered into a three year employment agreement with an officer.  The executive is entitled to: an annual salary of $150,000; an annual performance based bonus equal to 5% of the Company’s consolidated net profit, except if terminated for cause.  If the Company terminates the executive’s employment for any reason other than for cause, the Company is to pay the executive four months of salary as severance.  The Company granted to the executive stock options to purchase 3,000,000 common shares, vesting over a three year period and exercisable for three years from vesting at $0.165 per share.  On January 3, 2011, the Board of Directors approved resolutions increasing the annual base salary to $200,000 per year, effective January 8, 2011.

On August 29, 2008, the Company entered into a three year employment agreement, dated as of July 21, 2008, with an officer.  The employment agreement provides for: a base salary of $200,000 per year for the first year, and $240,000 per year for the next two years; a sign-on bonus of $20,000; family health insurance with premiums not exceeding $14,000 per year; an automobile allowance not to exceed $12,000 per year; twelve sick days per year; three weeks vacation per year; ten holidays; participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan or such other plan as the Company may adopt; a business cell phone; certain reimbursement for business travel; and eligibility for performance-based bonuses.  The Company also granted stock options to the employee to purchase up to 5,000,000 common shares at prices from $.20 - $.90 per share.  On March 27, 2009, the employee elected to forfeit such stock options resulting in $451,698 compensation expense during 2009.

Consulting Agreement

On August 20, 2009, the Company hired Outrigger Investments, Inc. for business consulting services on a month to month basis through June 2010.  As compensation for an initial term, the Company issued to the consultant stock options to purchase 900,000 common shares.  As compensation for each subsequent month, the Company agreed to issue stock options to purchase 50,000 common shares per month, exercisable for five years with an exercise price not less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock at the time of issuance.

On December 8, 2009, the Company hired Ivan Raylyan for consulting services on a monthly basis until up to December 8, 2010.  As compensation, on a monthly basis, the Company issued to the consultant stock options to purchase 50,000 common shares, exercisable for three years at not less than the market price of the Company’s common stock at the time of issuance.

On July 1, 2010, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Arista Capital Group, LLC for business consulting services for a one year period.  As compensation for each month of services, the Company agreed to issue stock options to purchase 49,500 common shares, exercisable for five years with an exercise price not less than the fair market value of the Company’s common stock at the time of issuance.  The arrangement was amended to reduce the monthly issuance to 49,000 options effective as of October 1, 2010.

Operating Leases

The Company leases office space in New York City.  Since September 2008, rent has been $2,500 per month.  The Company does not have a written lease.

The Company leases office space in Moscow, Russia.  Rent is $633 per month.  The Company does not have a written lease.

 
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TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

10.           PROMISSORY NOTES PAYABLE

In March 2008, the Company settled a lawsuit with Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations Inc. by canceling 1,000,000 common shares and issuing a promissory note due July 31, 2009 for $178,920 together with 12% interest from October 4, 2007.  An additional $41,390 was added to the note during 2009. On November 6, 2009, the Company restructured the loan.  During 2010 and 2009, the Company paid $207,110 and $13,200 with no remaining balance.

In November 2009, the Company borrowed $15,000 from a third party.  The loan was repaid in January of 2010.

In August 2010, the Company borrowed $600,000 from a third party, non-interest bearing and due in 65 days. The Company issued 600,000 shares with a fair value of $42,000 and paid a $25,000 fee.  The loan was repaid in October 2010.

In September 2010, the Company borrowed $60,000 from a third party, non-interest bearing and due on December 31, 2010. The Company issued 150,000 shares with a fair value of $8,250 and paid a $30,000 fee.  The loan was repaid during 2010.

11.           SALE OF TERRA INSIGHT CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

On December 16, 2009, the Company sold to a third party its 100% ownership of TIC for  a 2% overriding royalty interest in all oil, gas, and any and all other hydrocarbon or non-hydrocarbon substances, and revenues therefrom, which may be produced, extracted, saved and/or sold or result from certain lands within the States of Texas and Nevada as to which the Company performed certain analysis and $100 in cash  As a result, the third party acquired control of TIC and all of its assets, business and liabilities, including ownership of its direct and indirect subsidiaries.

TIC’s assets and liabilities consisted of oil and gas properties, property, plant & equipment, and various accounts payable and accrued expenses.  The Company recognized a gain on sale of subsidiary of $209,115 during 2009.

12.           SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In January 2011, the Company sold to several investors an aggregate of 0.5 units of the Company’s securities, with each unit consisting of 200,000 common shares and warrants, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share, to purchase 200,000 common shares, for gross proceeds of $5,000.  For each unit sold, the Company paid placement agent fees of 8% of the unit purchase price and warrants, exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share, to purchase 10,000 common shares.

In the three months ended March 2011, pursuant to a consulting agreement with Arista Capital Group, LLC effective as of July 1, 2010, the Company issued 147,000 options, exercisable for five years at prices ranging from $0.03 to $0.04 per share.

In the three months ended March 2011, pursuant to a one-year consulting agreement with The Virtual E.A., Inc. effective as of June 1, 2010, the Company issued 6,000 options, exercisable for five years at prices ranging from $0.03 to $0.04 per share, and in April 2011, the Company issued an additional 2,000 options exercisable at $0.05 per share. .


 
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TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

On January 1, 2011, the Company entered into a one-year consulting agreement with Ivan Raylyan.  The Company issued to the consultant 100,000 options, exercisable for five years at $0.04 per share and, commencing with February 1, 2011, the consultant is entitled to, on a monthly basis, options to purchase 50,000 common shares, exercisable for five years and with an exercise price equal to the closing price on the last trading day prior to issuance.  In February and March 2011, the Company issued an additional 100,000 options, exercisable for five years at prices ranging from $0.03 to $0.035 per share, and in April 2011, the Company issued an additional 50,000 options exercisable at $0.05 per share.

On January 3, 2011, the Company granted stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.04 per share, to two employees, as follows:  Alexandre Agaian, President, 2,000,000 options; and Dmitry Vilbaum, Chief Executive Officer, 2,000,000 options.

On January 3, 2011, the Company granted to two consultants, an aggregate of 1,000,000 stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.04 per share.

On March 3, 2011, the Company sold for $250 an option to purchase 250,000 common shares, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share.

On March 7, 2011, the Company entered into an agreement for financing of a prospective exploration project and issued warrants to purchase 10,000,000 shares, exercisable for five years at $0.05 and a warrant to purchase 10,000,000 shares, exercisable, subject to exercisability upon attainment of a license for prospective exploration project, for five years at $0.05 per share.  The Company agreed to file a registration statement covering the shares underlying the warrants and may incur penalty if the registration statement is not effective within six months.  The warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis if the warrant shares are unable to be sold in reliance on an effective registration statement and carry full ratchet anti-dilution protection.  The Company issued 20,000,000 shares in escrow in support of the exercise of the warrants.

 
 
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ITEM 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND
                 FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

On January 20, 2010, the Company was notified that the audit practice of Kempisty & Company Certified Public Accountants, P.C., the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm, was combined with MaloneBailey, LLP effective as of January 1, 2010.  On January 20, 2010, Kempisty & Company resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company, and, with the approval of the Company’s Board of Directors, MaloneBailey was engaged as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm.  There were no disagreements with Kempisty & Company of the type described in paragraph (a)(1)(iv) or any reportable event as described in paragraph (a)(1)(v) of Item 304 of Regulation S-K.

ITEM 9A.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) as of the end of the period ended December 31, 2010.  Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that, because of the material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting described below, our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting.  The Company’s 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 in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.  The Company’s internal controls over financial reporting include policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect transactions and dispositions of assets; (2) provide reasonable assurances that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and the directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’ assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.  Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010.  In its evaluation, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework.

Based on our assessment and the criteria described above, management has concluded that, as of December 31, 2010, our internal control over financial reporting was not effective. We have noted the following deficiencies in our control environment: deficiencies in the staffing of our financial accounting department. The number of qualified accounting personnel with experience in public company SEC reporting and GAAP is limited.  This weakness does not enable us to maintain adequate controls over our financial accounting and reporting processes regarding the accounting for non-routine and non-systematic transactions.  Specifically, accounting adjustments were proposed by our auditors as of December 31, 2009, related to stock option valuations, the allowance for accounts receivable, extinguishment of debt and disposition of assets.  There is a risk that a material misstatement of the financial statements could be caused, or at least not be detected in a timely manner, by this shortage of qualified resources.


 
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This annual report does not include an attestation report of our independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. We were not required to have, nor have we engaged our independent registered public accounting firm to perform, an audit on our internal control over financial reporting pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit us to provide only management’s report in this annual report.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by Rule 13a-15(d) or Rule 15d-15(d) under the Exchange Act, that occurred during the quarter ended December 31, 2010 to which this report relates that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on Controls

Management does not expect that our disclosure controls and procedures or our internal control over financial reporting will prevent or detect all error and fraud. Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met. Further, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been detected.

ITEM 9B.  OTHER INFORMATION

Not applicable.


 
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PART III

ITEM 10.  DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, PROMOTERS, CONTROL PERSONS AND
                   CORPORATE GOVERNANCE; COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 16(A) OF THE
                   EXCHANGE ACT

Our Directors and Executive Officers

The following table sets forth our directors and executive officers as of January 1, 2011.

Name
 
Age
 
Position
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
42
 
Chief Executive Officer and a Director
Dr. Alexandre Agaian
 
59
 
President, Principal Financial Officer and Chairman of the Board
Sergey Sulgin
 
37
 
Director
Roman Rozenberg
 
48
 
Director

Dmitry Vilbaum, Chief Executive Officer and a Director
Dmitry Vilbaum has served as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of the Company since July 10, 2007. Previously, Mr. Vilbaum served as its President from July 10, 2007 to July 21, 2008, and as its Chief Operating Officer from June 13, 2005 to July 10, 2007.  He also serves or has served in the following capacities with respect to the Company’s subsidiaries: as a Director of Terra Tasmania Resources Pty Ltd. since November 2009; as Chief Executive Officer and President of Terra Insight Services, Inc. (“TISI”) since December 6, 2007 and as its Treasurer since July 24, 2008; as a Director of TISI from December 6, 2007 to July 24, 2008.  He also served in the following capacities with respect to former affiliated entities of the Company: as Chief Executive Officer, President, and as a Director of Terra Insight Corporation (“TIC”), from July 10, 2007 to July 24, 2008; as Chief Operating Officer of TIC from December 29, 2005 to July 10, 2007; as Chief Executive Officer  and President of Terra Resources, Inc. (“TRI”) from July 10, 2007 until June 1, 2009; as Treasurer of TRI from July 24, 2008 until June 1, 2009; as a Director of TRI from July 10, 2007 to July 24, 2008; as Chief Operating Officer of TRI from December 29, 2005 to July 10, 2007; as Chief Executive Officer and President of Terra Insight Technologies Corporation (“TITC”) from July 10, 2007 to July 24, 2008; as a Director of TITC from July 10, 2007 to July 24, 2008; as Chief Operating Officer of TITC from August 24, 2006 to July 10, 2007; as Chief Executive Officer, President and as a Director of Terra Resource Operations Co., Inc. (“TROC”) from July 10, 2007 until June 1, 2009; as Chief Operating Officer of TROC from March 20, 2006 to July 10, 2007; and as Director of NamTerra Mineral Resources (Proprietary) Limited (“NamTerra”) from January 17, 2006 until June 20, 2008.  From June 2005 to March 2006, Mr. Vilbaum was employed by Law Offices of Dan Brecher on a part-time basis.  From March 2001 to June 2005, Mr. Vilbaum was employed by Deutsche Bank where he held various positions in the bank’s information technology division.  From January 1996 through March of 2001, Mr. Vilbaum served as the president of Anyent, Inc., a consulting company providing information technology services to major Wall Street corporations, such as Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Newbridge Securities, Deloitte & Touche LLP, as well as technology companies, such as Compaq and MatchBlade Technologies. Mr. Vilbaum received a Bachelor of Engineering degree in 1995 from the City University of New York.

Dr. Alexandre Agaian, President and Principal Financial Officer, and Chairman
Dr. Agaian has served as President of the Company since July 21, 2008, as Principal Financial Officer and as a member of the board of directors since July 24, 2008, and as Chairman since April 24, 2009.  Since November 2009, he also serves as a Director of Terra Tasmania Resources Pty Ltd., the Company’s subsidiary.  He also served in the following capacities with respect to former affiliated entities of the Company: as Chief Executive Officer, President and Treasurer of TIC from July 24, 2008 to June 1, 2009; as a Director of TRI from July 24, 2008 to June 1, 2009; as a Director and Treasurer of TITC from July 24, 2008 to December 2009; and as a Director of TISI from July 24, 2008 to March 2010.  In May 2007, Dr Agaian co-founded Helios Petroleum Holding, AG, a Swiss company developing and operating mini-refineries in Russia, and serves as its President and as a member of its Board of Directors.  From 2005 to 2007, Dr. Agaian, through his private consulting company, Balance Capital, LLC, participated in structuring several oil and gold projects in Kazakhstan and Ukraine.  From May 2003 to July 2005, Dr. Agaian served as President and Chief Executive Officer of BMB Munai, Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production company.  Dr. Agaian was one of the founders and member of the Board of Directors of BMB Munai. 

 
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In 1994, Dr. Agaian founded ANBI Corporation, a New Jersey corporation with business interests and relationships in Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.  In 1989, Dr. Agaian co-founded the All-Russian Association of Commercial Banks, a non-commercial organization in the former Soviet Union, and served as Vice President until 1992.  In 1988, Dr. Agaian founded the USSR’s first commercial bank, The Innovation Bank of Saint-Petersburg, and served as its Chief Executive Officer until 1994.  In 1993, Dr. Agaian was elected as a Corresponding Member of the Engineering Academy of St. Petersburg (Russia).  From 1985 to 1988, Dr. Agaian served as Chief Information Officer at the Bank for Industry and Construction.  From 1973 until 1985, Dr. Agaian performed scientific work at different research centers and institutes in Tbilissi, Moscow and Leningrad.  Dr. Agaian graduated from the State University of Tbilissi (Georgia, former USSR) in 1973, summa cum laude, with a degree in applied cybernetics.  He received a Ph.D. in 1980 from The Academy of Science in Moscow in the field of computer networking.

Sergey Sulgin, Director
Sergey Sulgin became a director on March 27, 2009. Since 2003, he has been principal executive of GMCS, a technology company in Russia. He is also the Chairman of Compulink, a technology company in Russia. From 1999 to 2003, he served as Business Development Director at GMCS. Since 2005, Mr. Sulgin was an employee of Terra Insight Corp., a Florida corporation. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Development and Localization Director at the Russia representative office of Baan Company. From 1996 to 1997, he was a Program Manager with Epicor (Platinum Software Russia). From 1995 to 1996, he served as Project Manager for Epicor. From 1993 to 1995, he served as a consultant to TengizShevrOil (Chevron-Kazakhstan Government Joint Venture) in Kazakhstan. Mr. Sulgin received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995 from Lomonosov Moscow State University.

Roman Rozenberg, Director
Roman Rozenberg became a director on March 27, 2009. Since April 1, 2009, he has served as a consultant to the Company.  Since June 2010, Mr. Rozenberg has been engaged in independent business and technical development activities, and recently formed Simpaticus, Inc., a New York corporation engaged in the development of technology products for use with cellular phones.  From June 2007 to May 2010, Mr. Rozenberg was President of Simbiotel, a Cypress telecommunication company that provides innovative software and communication services for mobile phones in GSM networks. Mr. Rozenberg previously served as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer from May 19, 2005 to July 10, 2007, as President from September 30, 2006 to July 10, 2007, and as a director from May 19, 2005 to July 10, 2007.   From January 7, 2005 to July 10, 2007, Mr. Rozenberg served as Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Company’s former subsidiary, Terra Insight Corporation. From March 2004 through January 2005, Mr. Rozenberg served as Vice President of TelcoEnergy, Inc. From February 2002 through March 2004, Mr. Rozenberg served as Chief Executive Officer of Syntaz, Inc. He served as President and Chief Technology Officer of Machblade Technologies from 2002 to 2004. From September 1999 through February 2002, Mr. Rozenberg served as President and Chief Technology Officer of Biolink Technologies International, Inc. From 1997 to 1998, he served as Managing Director, CIS operations for Baan Company, N.V., the leading Dutch software developer. Prior to that he was with Price Waterhouse Coopers from 1995 to 1997 in the position of Senior Manager where he advised number of large Russian companies including Gazprom on vast array of business issues. Mr. Rozenberg received a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering in 1986 and a Masters of Sciences degree in Information Systems Engineering in 1989 from Polytechnic University (formerly known as Polytechnic Institute of New York).

Additional Information about Officers and Directors

Our executive officers or directors are not associated with another by family relationships.  None of our directors or officers serves or has served as a director of another reporting company within the past five years. Based solely in reliance on representations made by our officers and directors, during the past ten years, none of the following occurred with respect to such persons: (1) no petition under the Federal bankruptcy laws or any state insolvency law was filed by or against, or a receiver, fiscal agent or similar officer was appointed by a court for the business or property of such persons, or any partnership in which he or she was a general partner or any corporation or business association of which he or she was an executive officer at or within two years before the time of such filing; (2) no such persons were convicted in a criminal proceeding or are a named subject of a pending criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations and other minor offenses); (3) no such persons were the subject of any order, judgment or decree, not subsequently reversed, suspended or vacated, of any court of any competent jurisdiction, permanently or temporarily enjoining, or of any federal or state authority barring, suspending or otherwise limiting, their

 
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involvement in any type of business practice, or in securities or banking or other financial institution activities; and (4) no such persons were found by a court of competent jurisdiction in a civil action or by the SEC or by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any federal or state securities or commodities law, and the judgment has not been reversed, suspended or vacated.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance

Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, requires executive officers, directors, and persons who beneficially own more than ten percent of any class of equity securities of a company registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission initial reports of beneficial ownership and reports of changes in beneficial ownership.  Such persons are also required by Securities and Exchange Commission regulations to furnish the company with copies of all such Section 16(a) forms filed by such person.  As of the year ended December 31, 2010, we did not have any class of equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

Code of Ethics

We have not implemented a code of ethics applicable to our directors, officers and employees.  Since the commencement of our present business operations, we have had a small number of employees since inception, many of whom are or were officers and officers simultaneously.  We expect to adopt a code of ethics during calendar year 2011.

Board of Directors, Committees and Meetings

Our directors are to be elected annually and to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are elected and qualified. Our Board of Directors does not currently maintain a separately-designated standing audit, nominating, or compensation committee, or other similar committee, of the Board of Directors, and we do not have audit, nominating, or compensation committee, or other similar charter. Members of our Board of Directors are responsible for matters typically performed by such audit, nominating, compensation or other similar committees. No person serving on our Board of Directors qualifies as a financial expert. As all of our Board members are officers or nominees of a substantial stockholder who may not be deemed independent, we have not established separate Board committees.

ITEM 11.  EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Summary Compensation Table

The following table sets forth for the year ended December 31, 2010 the compensation reportable for the Named Executive Officers, as determined by SEC rules.  “Named Executive Officers” are the Company’s (i) Chief Executive Officer and (ii) Chief Financial Officer.

Name and Principal Position
 
Year
 
Salary
($)(a)
 
Bonus
($)
 
Option
Awards
($)(b)(c)(d)
(e)(f)(g)(h)
 
All Other
Compensation
($)(i)
 
Total
($)
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
2010
 
150,000
 
 
239,287
 
 
389,287
   Chief Executive Officer
 
2009
 
150,000
 
 
366,805
 
 
516,805
Dr. Alexandre Agaian
 
2010
 
240,000
 
 
239,287
 
12,000
 
491,287
   President and Principal Financial Officer
 
2009
 
217,363
 
 
(84,893)
 
12,000
 
132,470

(a)
For fiscal 2010, the amount reported as salary includes the following accrued salary to be paid in fiscal 2011:  $57,692 for Mr. Vilbaum and $110,769 for Mr. Agaian.  For fiscal 2009, the amount reported as salary includes the following amounts paid in fiscal 2010: $51,923 for Mr. Vilbaum and $58,901 for Mr. Agaian.
(b)
Represents the stock-based compensation recognized in accordance with ASC 718. Option awards are valued at the fair value on the grant date using a Black-Scholes model. Assumptions made in the valuation of option awards are discussed in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements.

 
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(c)
On April 23, 2008, we granted to Mr. Vilbaum three million stock options, exercisable at $0.165 per share. Stock options to purchase one million shares vested on April 23, 2008 and expire on April 22, 2011. Stock options to purchase an additional one million shares vested on April 23, 2009 and expire on April 22, 2012. Options to purchase a further one million shares are to vest on April 23, 2010 and expire on April 22, 2013.  The total grant date fair value of those options was $438,835.
(d)
On September 29, 2009, the Company granted to each of Dmitry Vilbaum and Dr. Alexandre Agaian stock options to purchase 4,500,000 shares of common stock, exercisable until September 29, 2012 at $0.10 per share.  The stock options vested on October 29, 2009.  For each, the total grant date fair value of such options was $366,805.
(e)
On January 20, 2010, the Company granted to each of Mr. Vilbaum and Mr. Agaian one million stock stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.10 per share. For each, the total grant date fair value of such options was $59,374.
(f)
On January 20, 2010, the Company granted to each of Mr. Vilbaum and Mr. Agaian one million stock stock appreciation rights, exercisable for five years at $0.10 per share. The stock appreciation rights were fully vested at the grant date.  For each, the total grant date fair value of such options was $89,661.
(g)
On October 27, 2010, the Company granted to each of Mr. Vilbaum and Mr. Agaian stock options to purchase five million shares of common stock, exercisable until October 27, 2015 at $0.03 per share.  For each, the total grant date fair value of such options was $149,626.
(h)
In 2008, we granted to Mr. Agaian 5 million stock options, which remained subject to vesting and exercisability conditions as follows:  two million stock options, exercisable for four years at $0.20 per share, to vest upon receipt by the Company of third party financing (in debt or equity) in the amount of at least $10 million during the first year of the employment term; one million stock options, exercisable for four years at $0.40 per share, to vest on July 21, 2009; one million stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.60 per share, to vest on July 21, 2010; and one million stock options, exercisable for six years at $0.90 per share, to vest on July 21, 2011.  The total grant date fair value of such options was $658,736.  On March 27, 2009, Dr. Agaian elected to forfeit the five million stock options granted to him.  An amount of $451,698 was recorded in fiscal 2009 in connection with the forfeiture.
(i)
This column reports the total amount of perquisites and other benefits provided, if such total amount exceed $10,000. For Mr. Agaian, the amount refers to an allowance, for the lease and related expenses of an automobile, not to exceed $12,000 per year.

In general, compensation payable to a named executive officer consists of a base salary.  We had written employment agreements with our Chief Executive Officer and President during our 2010 fiscal year.  In addition, we have granted stock options to a named executive officer from time to time as determined by the Board of Directors.  In fiscal 2009 and 2010, in order to conserve cash and postponement of payment of salary, we have granted stock options to a named executive officer.  Our compensation system has generally not been tied to performance based conditions other than the passage of time.  Mr. Agaian’s employment agreement provides for eligibility for a performance-based bonus upon achievement of performance targets and thresholds to be established by the Board of Directors, however, the Board has not yet adopted the criteria for such bonus.

Employment Agreement with CEO

On April 23, 2008, the Company entered into an employment agreement with Dmitry Vilbaum, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective April 23, 2008. The employment term expires in April 2011. Mr. Vilbaum is entitled to: an annual salary at the rate of $150,000; an annual performance based bonus in an amount equal to 5% of the Company’s consolidated net profit, except if terminated for cause; and is also entitled to other bonuses, performance-based or otherwise, and an annual increase in salary, as the Company’s Board of Directors may determine in its discretion. Also, under the employment agreement, Mr. Vilbaum is entitled to medical and dental insurance, twelve sick days per year, three weeks vacation, and participation in employee benefit plans that the Company may adopt. In connection with the employment agreement, on April 23, 2008, the Company granted to Mr. Vilbaum stock options to purchase three million shares of the Company’s common stock, vesting over a three year period and exercisable for three years from vesting at $0.165 per share. The Company may earlier terminate the employment of Mr. Vilbaum under the employment agreement for the following reasons: (a) death; (b) because of physical injury or illness if Mr. Vilbaum is unable to materially perform his duties; (c) upon two months’ prior written notice, if determined by majority vote of the Company’s Board of Directors at a duly constituted meeting; or

 
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(d) for reasons of cause, as such term is defined in the employment agreement. If the Company terminates Mr. Vilbaum’s employment for any reason other than for cause, the Company is to pay him four months of salary as severance.  On January 3, 2011, the Board of Directors approved resolutions increasing the annual base salary of Dmitry Vilbaum to the rate of $200,000 per year, effective January 8, 2011.

Employment Agreement with President

On August 29, 2008, the Company entered into employment agreement, dated as of July 21, 2008, with Dr. Alexandre Agaian.  The employment term expires in July 2011.  The employment agreement provides for:  a base salary at the rate of $200,000 per year for the first year, and at a rate of $240,000 per year for the next two years; a sign-on bonus of $20,000; family health insurance with premiums not exceeding $14,000 per year; an automobile allowance not to exceed $12,000 per year; twelve sick days per year; three weeks vacation per year; ten holidays; participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan or such other plan as the Company may adopt; a business cell phone; certain reimbursement for business travel; eligibility for a performance-based bonus upon achievement of performance targets and thresholds to be established by the Board of Directors, such as achievement of certain market price, business performance, or other criteria, determined by the Board of Directors in its reasonable discretion, for which he would be entitled to a bonus of 100% of his base salary upon achievement of 100%-120% of the performance target, and a bonus of up to, in the discretion of the Board of the Directors, 200% of his base salary, for achievement of more than 120% of the performance target.  In connection with the employment agreement, he received a grant of stock options to purchase five million shares of the Company’s common stock, subject to vesting and exercisability conditions, at prices of $0.20 to $0.60 per share for four to six years.   Effective March 27, 2009, Dr. Agaian elected to forfeit the five million stock options.  The employment agreement may be earlier terminated for the following reasons: (a) death; (b) because of physical injury or illness, upon 30 days’ prior written notice, if Dr. Agaian is unable to materially perform his duties for a continuous period of 120 days with no expectation of return within a reasonable time; (c) upon three months’ prior written notice, at the option of either Dr. Agaian or the Company, without cause, in which event the Company shall have the right to require Dr. Agaian not to perform any services for the Company until the termination becomes effective, subject to payment to the salary for three months; or (d) for reasons of cause, as such term is defined in the employment agreement. If the Company terminates Dr. Agaian’s employment for any reason other than for cause, all fringe benefits provided for in the employment agreement shall continue for three months from the effective date of termination and stock options are to vest on the next anniversary date following the date of termination shall become vested.

Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End

The following table sets forth information concerning outstanding option awards held by the named executive officers as at December 31, 2010.  We have not granted stock awards to a named executive officer.

   
Option Awards
Name
 
Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#)
exercisable
 
Number of securities underlying unexercised options (#)
unexercisable
 
Equity incentive plan awards:
Number of securities underlying unexercised
unearned options (#)
 
Option exercise price ($)
 
Option expiration date
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
250,000
 
 
 
0.21
 
9/24/2011
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
0.16
 
8/12/2012
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
1,000,000
 
 
 
0.22
 
9/30/2012
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
1,000,000
 
 
 
0.165
 
4/23/2011
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
1,000,000
 
 
 
0.165
 
4/23/2012
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
1,000,000
 
 
 
0.165
 
4/23/2013
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
4,500,000
 
 
 
0.10
 
9/29/2012
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
1,000,000
 
 
 
0.10
 
1/20/2015
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
 
 
1,000,000
 
0.10
 
1/20/2015
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
0.03
 
10/27/2015
Dr. Alexandre Agaian
 
4,500,000
 
 
 
0.10
 
9/29/2012
Dr. Alexandre Agaian
 
1,000,000
 
 
 
0.10
 
1/20/2015
Dr. Alexandre Agaian
 
 
 
1,000,000
 
0.10
 
1/20/2015
Dr. Alexandre Agaian
 
5,000,000
 
 
 
0.03
 
10/27/2015


 
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Stock Incentive Plan

Our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan provides for various types of awards, including stock options, stock awards, and stock appreciation rights, denominated in shares of our common stock to our employees, officers, non-employee directors and agents, and those of our participating subsidiaries. The purposes of the plan are to attract and retain such persons by providing competitive compensation opportunities, to provide incentives for those who contribute to the long-term performance and growth of our company, and to align employee interests with those of our shareholders.  The plan is administered by the Board of Directors.  The plan prohibits the repricing of awards.  The maximum aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be granted under the plan is five million shares, subject to an evergreen provision, provided that not more than one million shares may be issued as awards of incentive stock options.  The evergreen provision provides that for a period of nine years from the adoption date of the plan, the aggregate number of shares of common stock that is available for issuance under the plan shall automatically be increased by that number of shares equal to five percent of our outstanding shares, on a diluted basis, or such lesser number of shares as determined by the Board of Directors.  Unless terminated earlier by the Board of Directors, the plan will terminate on December 28, 2015. As of December 31, 2010, no shares have been issued under the plan and there were two million stock appreciation rights outstanding under the plan.

Director Compensation

In fiscal year 2010, we did not compensate directors for their services on the Board of Directors.

ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND
                   RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Security Ownership

The tables below set forth information, as of February 17, 2011, concerning the shares of our common stock beneficially owned by our Named Executive Officers, by each director, and by such persons as a group, and by each person whom we know beneficially own more than five percent of our of common stock.  This information was determined in accordance with Rule 13(d)-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and is based upon the information provided by the persons listed below.

All persons named in the table below, except as indicated by the footnotes to the tables, have the sole voting and dispositive power with respect to common stock that they beneficially own, based on information available to the Company. In computing the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, we deemed outstanding shares that are acquirable within 60 days upon exercise of options and warrants.

   
Shares Beneficially Owned
   
Common
 
Additional shares
 
% of
Name of Beneficial Owner (a)
 
Stock
 
acquirable within 60 days
 
Class
Officers and Directors
           
   Dmitry Vilbaum (b)(c)(d)
 
10,000,000
 
31,750,000
 
26.4
   Dr. Alexandre Agaian (b)(c)
 
10,000,000
 
22,500,000
 
21.9
   Sergey Sulgin (b)
 
10,000,000
 
10,000,000
 
14.7
   Roman Rozenberg (e)
 
1,532,998
 
3,000,000
 
3.5
   All officers and directors as a group (4 persons)
 
31,532,998
 
67,250,000
 
51.1
5% Security Holders
           
   Esterna Ltd. (f)
 
35,275,483
 
21,000,000
 
38.2
   Dan Brecher (g)
 
5,476,499
 
12,350,000
 
12.9
   James Reardon (h)
 
5,768,000
 
11,638,300
 
12.7

(a)
Unless otherwise indicated, the address of each person is c/o Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc., 99 Park Avenue, 16th Floor, New York, New York 10016  As of February 17, 2011, we had 126,126,684 shares outstanding.  The table does not include, nor give effect to, stock appreciation rights.

 
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(b)
Includes warrants to purchase 10,000,000 shares of common stock, exercisable until March 27, 2012 at $0.05 per share.
(c)
Includes stock options to purchase 4,500,000 shares of common stock at $0.10 per share until September 29, 2012, 1,000,000 shares at $0.10 per share until January 20, 2015, 5,000,000 shares at $0.03 per share until October 27, 2015, and 2,000,000 shares at $0.04 per share until January 3, 2016.
(d)
Includes stock options to purchase shares of common stock as follows:  1,000,000 shares at $0.165 per share until April 23, 2011; 250,000 shares at $0.21 per share until September 24, 2011; 1,000,000 shares at $0.165 until April 23, 2012; 1,000,000 shares at $0.165 until April 23, 2013; 5,000,000 shares at $0.16 per share until August 12, 2012; and 1,000,000 shares at $0.22 per share until September 30, 2012.
(e)
Includes warrants to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $0.05 per share until April 1, 2012.
(f)
Its address is 50 Agias Zonis Street, CY 3090 Limassol, Cyprus.  The person with voting and dispositive powers over the shares are Mikhail Gamzin and Evgeny Roytman.  Includes warrants to purchase 20,000,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $0.05 per share until March 27, 2012, and warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares, exercisable at $0.05 per share until April 27, 2012.
(g)
Address is c/o 99 Park Ave, New York, NY 10016.  Includes securities held through his retirement plans and accounts.  For purposes hereof, includes 150,000 shares held by a trust of which he is a trustee but not a beneficiary and he disclaims any beneficiary ownership of such shares. Includes warrants to purchase 6,800,000 shares of common stock, exercisable at $0.05 per share until November 24, 2014.  Includes stock options to purchase 4,500,000 shares of common stock at $0.22 per share until September 30, 2012, 50,000 shares at $0.10 per share until January 20, 2015, 500,000 shares at $0.03 per share until October 27, 2015, and 500,000 shares at $0.04 per share until January 3, 2016.
(h)
Address is c/o 115 Old Kings Highway South, Suite 150, Darien, CT 06820.  For purposes hereof, includes securities beneficially owned by his spouse and entities controlled by him or his spouse, including Outrigger Investments, Inc., and Arista Capital Group, LLC.  Includes warrants, exercisable at $0.05 per share, to purchase:  4,000,000 shares until September 30, 2012; 226,800 shares until March 26, 2013; 200,000 shares until March 15, 2015; 168,000 shares until October 27, 2015; and 400,000 shares until November 2, 2015.  Includes stock options to purchase shares of common stock as follows:  900,000 shares at $0.05 per share until August 20, 2014; an aggregate of 150,000 shares at prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.10 per share and expiring on various dates between October 1, 2014 and December 1, 2014; 3,500,000 shares at $0.05 per share until September 28, 2015; and an aggregate of 2,142,500 shares at prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.10 per share and expiring on various dates between January 1, 2015 and January 1, 2016.

Changes in Control

We do not have any arrangements and are not aware of any arrangement that may result in a change in control.

Securities Authorized for Issuance under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table set forth outstanding securities authorized for issuance under equity compensation plans as of December 31, 2010.

Plan Category
 
Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights
 
Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights
 
Number of securities remaining available for future issuance
Equity compensation plans
   approved by securities holders
 
2,000,000
(a)
$0.10
 
3,000,000
Equity compensation plans not
   approved by security holders
 
56,685,720
 
$0.11
 
Total
 
58,685,720
 
$0.11
 
3,000,000

(a)   Refers to stock appreciation rights to be settled in cash.


 
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Plans in the Shareholder Approved Category

Our 2005 Stock Incentive Plan provides for various types of awards, including stock options, stock awards, and stock appreciation rights, denominated in shares of our common stock to our employees, officers, non-employee directors and agents, and those of our participating subsidiaries. The plan provides for the issuance of up to 5,000,000 shares of our common stock, subject to an evergreen provision, pursuant to awards granted under the plan.  To date, only the following types of awards have been granted under the plan:  (i) nonincentive stock options, all of which were terminated by its terms; and (ii) stock appreciation rights.  A nonincentive stock option entitles the holder to purchase a share of our common stock for a period of five years from grant at a purchase price no less than the fair market value of the common stock on the day of grant.  A stock appreciation right entitles the holder to a payment in cash, equal to the difference between a base price established at the date of grant of the stock appreciation right and the fair market value of the underlying stock at exercise.  As of December 31, 2010, no shares have been issued under the plan and two million stock appreciation rights were outstanding under the plan.

Plans Not in the Shareholder Approved Category

On March 7, 2006, we issued to Norman Sheresky, a legal consultant, stock options to purchase 15,000 shares of our common stock. The stock options are exercisable until March 6, 2011 at $0.50 per share.

On September 25, 2006, we granted stock options to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock, exercisable until September 24, 2011 at $0.21 per share, to each of Ivan Raylyan and Dmitry Vilbaum.

On October 27, 2006, we granted to Eric M. Weiss, who was then our Chief Financial Officer, stock warrants to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock, exercisable until October 26, 2011 at $0.22 per share.

On August 13, 2007, we granted to Dmitry Vilbaum, our Chief Executive Officer, stock options to 5,000,000 purchase shares of our common stock, exercisable until August 12, 2012 at $0.16 per share.

On August 13, 2007, we granted to Ivan Raylyan, stock options to 1,000,000 purchase shares of our common stock, exercisable until August 12, 2012 at $0.16 per share.

On August 13, 2007, we granted to three consultants, Victor Andreev, Denis Negoda, and Igor Chirkin, stock options to purchase an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares of our common stock, exercisable until August 12, 2012 at $0.16 per share.

On October 1, 2007, we granted to employees stock options to purchase an aggregate of 9,200,000 shares of our common stock, exercisable until September 30, 2012 at $0.22 per share, as follows:  1,000,000 options to Dmitry Vilbaum; 2,500,000 options to Ivan Raylyan; 4,500,000 options to Dan Brecher; 1,000,000 options to Ken Oh; 100,000 options to Kim Reilly; and 100,000 options to Susan Fox.

On October 1, 2007, we granted to Victor Andreev, a consultant, stock options to purchase 500,000 shares of our common stock, exercisable until September 30, 2012 at $0.22 per share.

On April 23, 2008, we granted to Dmitry Vilbaum, 3,000,000 stock options, exercisable at $0.165 per share. Stock options to purchase one million shares expire on each of April 22, 2011, 2012 and 2013.

On April 1, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Roman Rozenberg, pursuant to which the Company issued him warrants to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock, exercisable until April 1, 2012 at $0.05 per share.

On April 27, 2009, the Company issued to a consultant warrants to purchase 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, exercisable until April 27, 2012 at $0.05 per share, in connection with the termination of a license and services agreement.


 
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On August 20, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting agreement, as subsequently amended, with Outrigger Investments, Inc., pursuant to which the Company issued stock options to purchase:  900,000 shares at $0.05 per share until August 20, 2014; 150,000 shares at prices ranging from $0.04 to $.10 per share until various dates between October 2014 and December 2014; and 300,000 shares at prices ranging from $0.06 to $0.10 per share until varies dates between January 2015 and June 2015.

On September 29, 2009, the Company granted to each of Dmitry Vilbaum and Dr. Alexandre Agaian, stock options to purchase 4,500,000 shares of common stock, exercisable until September 29, 2012 at $0.10 per share.

On December 8, 2009, the Company entered into a consulting arrangement with Ivan Raylyan, as subsequently amended, pursuant to which the Company issued stock options to purchase:  50,000 shares at $0.027 per share until December 7, 2012; 600,000 shares at prices ranging from $0.047 to $0.11 per share until various dates in 2013.  .
 
 
Pursuant to a consulting arrangement with Paramount Recruiting Inc. for human resources services, on February 1, 2010, the Company issued to the consultant warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share.  On April 1, 2010, the Company issued to the consultant additional warrants to purchase 10,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share.

On January 20, 2010, the Company granted to several employees and consultants stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.10 per share, to the following individuals:  Alexandre Agaian, 1,000,000 options; Dmitry Vilbaum, 1,000,000 options; Susan Fox, 50,000 options; Kenneth Oh, 200,000 options; Dan Brecher, 100,000 options; and Robert Green, 100,000 options.

On June 1, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement for consulting services, as amended, through June 30, 2011.  Pursuant to the consulting agreement, in June 2010, the Company issued to the consultant stock options to purchase an aggregate of 6,000 common shares, exercisable for five years at $0.07 per share, and the Company agreed to issue on a monthly basis additional options to purchase 2,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for five years and with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to issuance.  Between July 2010 and December 2010, the Company issued an aggregate of 12,000  options, exercisable at prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.06 per share, under the consulting arrangement.

On June 1, 2010, the Company entered into an agreement for consulting services.  Pursuant to the consulting agreement, in June 2010, the Company issued to the consultant stock options to purchase 298,000 common shares, exercisable for five years at $0.07 per share, and in July 2010, the Company issued to the consultant stock options to purchase 49,500 common stock, exercisable for five years at $0.04 per share.

Pursuant to a consulting agreement with Outrigger Investments, Inc., for services from July 1, 2010 to October 28, 2010. the Company issued to the consultant options to purchase 3,500,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share, in the three months ended September 30, 2010, and an additional 100,000 options, exercisable for five years at $0.04 per share, in October 2010.

On July 1, 2010, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Arista Capital Group, LLC for services for a period of one year.  Pursuant to the consulting agreement, the consultant is entitled to, on a monthly basis, options to purchase 49,500 shares of common stock, exercisable for five years and with an exercise price equal to the closing price of the Company's common stock on the last trading day prior to issuance.  Effective October 1, 2009, the number of options was reduced to 49,000 options.  In the six months ended December 31, 2010, the Company issued an aggregate of 295,500 options, exercisable at prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.06 per share, under the consulting arrangement.  In October and November 2010, the Company issued an additional 98,000 options, exercisable at prices ranging from $0.04 to $0.06 per share, under the consulting arrangement.

On August 6, 2010, in connection with an analysis services project, the Company issued to three consultants options to purchase an aggregate of 600,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share.

On October 15, 2010, the Company issued 300,000 options to a consultant, exercisable for five years at $0.04 per share.


 
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On October 27, 2010, the Company granted stock options, exercisable for five years at $0.03 per share, to several employees and a consultant, as follows:  Alexandre Agaian, President, 5,000,000 options; Dmitry Vilbaum, Chief Executive Officer, 5,000,000 options; Susan Fox, 100,000 options; Kenneth Oh, 500,000 options, and Dan Brecher, 500,000 options.

On December 1, 2010, pursuant to an agreement with James Reardon for consulting services, the Company issued to the consultant 1,400,000 options, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share.

In the year ended December 31, 2010, in connection with the sale of securities pursuant to a private placement, the Company issued to the placement agent warrants, exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share, to purchase 1,049,720 shares of common stock.

ITEM 13.  CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR
                   INDEPENDENCE

Agreements with the Institute

On April 27, 2009, we entered into an agreement with the Institute pursuant to which our exclusive license and service arrangements with the Institute, each dated as of December 15, 2008, were terminated and pursuant to which we acquired certain technologies of the Institute which related to our analysis services.  The Institute is a Lichtenstein corporation which specializes in the development and application of remote sensing and geographic information technologies. The Institute is owned and operated by Ivan Raylyan.

On December 15, 2008, we had entered agreements with the Institute pursuant to which we had an exclusive, worldwide renewable license for a 30-year term from December 2008 for the commercial use of all of the technology of the Institute.  In connection with the license, we also had a services agreement with the Institute for a 30-year term from December 15, 2008, to render services to us, and to refer all inquiries for commercial contract services to us.  Pursuant to the license, the Institute was entitled to compensation certain project payments generated from the use of the Institute’s technology in an amount to be determined on orders for our services, provided that such project payments shall not exceed 10% over the Institute’s costs.  Under the license, we had an exclusive option to purchase from the Institute its mapping technology, to terminate on the earlier of June 30, 2012 or the termination of the license agreement.  Pursuant to the services agreements, the Institute was entitled to a service fee in an amount to be determined on orders for our services, provided that the Institute shall not charge a fee at the rate of more than 10% over its cost.

Prior to December 15, 2008, our former subsidiary, Terra Insight Corporation, held an exclusive, worldwide renewable license from the Institute for a 32-year term from 2005.  Under the former license, we were required to pay the Institute an annual license fee of $600,000, subject to certain deferrals and credits, under the license agreement until we have achieved certain milestones, upon which the payments were to increase.  In July 2006, the license terms were amended to defer payment of the annual license fee for calendar year 2007 until calendar year 2008, provided that certain revenue targets were achieved, and make the fee payable at the rate of no more than $300,000 per year,.  In December 2007, the license terms were further modified to waive the annual license fees payable with respect to calendar years 2007 and 2008.

In connection with the former license, prior to December 15, 2008, Terra Insight Corporation, had a services agreement with the Institute, for a 32-year term from 2005, to render services to us, and to refer all inquiries for commercial contract services to us. Under the former services agreement, the Institute was to perform certain contract services for us at the rate of (i) no more than 40% to 60% of its published rates, depending on the nature of the requested services, or (ii) no more than 10% over cost, with minimum annual services fees totaling $500,000, subject to certain deferrals and credits.  In July 2006, the service agreement terms were amended to defer payment of the annual service fee for calendar year 2007 until calendar year 2008, provided that certain revenue targets are achieved, and make the fee payable at the rate of no more than $300,000 per year.  In December 2007, the service fee terms were further modified to waive the annual services fees payable with respect to calendar years 2007 and 2008.


 
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Transactions with Directors and Officers

In 2007, an officer loaned the Company an aggregate of $4,888 and was repaid in the three months ended March 31, 2010.  Another officer loaned the Company an aggregate of $40,000 in the three months ended December 31, 2009 and was repaid in the three months ended March 31, 2010, and lent an additional $5,000 in the three months ended September 30, 2010 and was repaid in the three months ended December 31, 2010.  The loans were unsecured and non-interest bearing and had no specific repayment terms.

As of December 31, 2007, two persons, Dan Brecher and Ivan Raylyan, who at the time of the loans were affiliates of the Company, had lent the Company monies in the amounts of $295,322 and $106,087, and a former related party loaned $39,968 to the Company.  The loans were unsecured, non-interest bearing and have no specific repayment terms.  In December 2007, each of Mr. Brecher and Mr. Raylyan agreed to defer the repayment of monies advanced by him to the Company until the earlier of June 1, 2008 or such time that monies become available, out of future monies either raised by the Company and its affiliated entities or monies received as revenue at the rate of 8% of such monies raised or received until fully repaid.  On November 25, 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with Mr. Brecher pursuant to which the Company issued 3,400,000 shares of common stock and warrants, exercisable for five years at $0.05 per share, to purchase 6,800,000 shares of common stock in connection with the conversions of an aggregate of $100,000 of debt, and agreed that the remaining debt shall bear interest at 9% per annum.

On April 1, 2009, we entered into a consulting agreement with Roman Rozenberg, a new director, pursuant to which we issued him warrants to purchase 3,000,000 shares of common stock, exercisable for three years at $0.05 per share.

On March 27, 2009, we sold to each of Dmitry Vilbaum, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, and an entity controlled by Dr. Alexandre Agaian, the Company’s President, the following securities:  10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and 10,000,000 common stock purchase warrants that are exercisable until March 27, 2012 at $0.05 per share, for the price of $100,000.

Transactions involving Esterna Ltd. and Other Parties

On December 27, 2007, we entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with Esterna Ltd., pursuant to which it purchased 5,000,000 shares of Series A preferred stock, and warrants to purchase 20,000,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock for the aggregate purchase price of $1 million.  In connection with the transaction, Mikhail Gamzin and Evgeny Roytman joined the Company’s Board of Directors on April 23, 2008, and on July 24, 2008, a nominee of Esterna, Dmitry Moiseev, was appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors.

In April 2008, River Universal Trading Limited consummated a transaction with Ivan Raylyan, whereby Mr. Raylyan acquired a 50% interest in River Universal Trading Limited in consideration of his transfer of 28,775,483 shares of the Company’s common stock to River Universal Trading Limited. In connection with the transaction, Mr. Raylyan joined Messrs. Gamzin and Roytman on the Boards of Directors of River Universal Trading Limited and Esterna Ltd.  In April 2009, River Universal Trading Limited transferred its ownership of the Company’s securities to Esterna.

On March 27, 2009, Sergey Sulgin purchased 10,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and 10,000,000 common stock purchase warrants that are exercisable until March 27, 2012 at $0.05 per share, for the aggregate price of $300,000.  In connection with the transaction, two director nominees of Esterna, Evgeny Roytman and Dmitri Moiseyev, resigned, and two nominees of the investor, Sergey Sulgin and Roman Rozenberg, were appointed to serve on the Company’s Board of Directors. In connection therewith, each of the Company’s two principal officers, Alexandre Agaian and Dmitry Vilbaum, were required to make an equity investment of $100,000 for 10,000,000 shares of common stock and 10,000,000 common stock purchase warrants, and Esterna converted its 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s preferred stock into 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock and exchanged its 20,000,000 preferred stock purchase warrants that are exercisable until December 27, 2009 at $0.30 per share into 20,000,000 common stock purchase warrants that are exercisable until March 27, 2012 at $0.05 per share.  On September 10, 2009, Mikhail Gazmin resigned from our Board of Directors.

 
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Esterna, River Universal Trading Limited, Sergey Sulgin, Balance Capital LLC, an entity owned by Alexandre Agaian, and Dmitry Vilbaum are parties to an agreement, effective as of March 27, 2008 for a period of up to three years, pursuant to which the parties agreed, among other things, subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement, to vote for: a director nominee of Esterna as long as Esterna is the owner, directly or indirectly, of at least 25% of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote on the election of directors; two director nominees of Sulgin as long as Sulgin is the owner, directly or indirectly, of at least 8,500,000 shares, subject to adjustment, of the Company’s common stock entitled to vote on the election of directors; Agaian as a director as long as he is an executive officer of the Company; and Vilbaum as a director as long as Vilbaum is an executive officer of the Company.

Director Independence

Our Board currently consists of four members, each of whom, other than our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Vilbaum, and our President, Dr. Agaian, are independent directors.  For purposes of determining independence, we are applying the independence standards of the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC.  Reference is made to Item 10 of Part III of this Report on Form 10-K for additional information about our Board and Board Committees, including their composition.

ITEM 14.  PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Audit Fees

Fees for audit services provided by MaloneBailey, LLP, our current principal independent registered public accounting firm, for 2010 and 2009 were $75,000 and $65,000, respectively.  Fees for audit services provided by Kempisty & Company, Certified Public Accountants, P.C., our former principal independent registered public accounting firm, for 2009 was $60,000.  Audit fees consist of the aggregate fees billed for the audits of our annual financial statements, reviews of our interim financial statements, and services that are normally provided in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years.

Audit-Related Fees

None.

Tax Fees

None.

All Other Fees

None.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures

Our Board of Directors has a policy that requires pre-approval of all audit, audit-related, tax services, and other services, including non-audit services, performed by our independent registered public accounting firm.  All services performed by our current and former principal independent registered public accounting firms in our fiscal years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 were pre-approved. We do not have a separate audit committee of the Board of Directors.


 
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ITEM 15.  EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(a)           List of documents filed as a part of this report:

(1)           Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2010 and 2009
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(2)           Index to Financial Statement Schedules

Not required.

(3)           Index to Exhibits

Exhibit
 
Description
3(i)(1)
 
Certificate of Incorporation of Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(1) of Form 8-K, filed on November 15, 2006)
3(i)(2)
 
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(2) of Form 8-K, filed on November 15, 2006)
3(i)(3)
 
Certificate of Designation (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) of Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2008)
3(i)(4)
 
Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i)(1) of Form 8-K, filed on January 4, 2011)
3(ii)(1)
 
Bylaws of Terra Energy & Resource Technologies, Inc., as amended December 27, 2007 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) of Form 8-K filed on January 4, 2008)
10.1
 
Assignment Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2010)
10.2
 
Terra Insight Corporation Stock Purchase Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2010)
10.3
 
Assignment Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 of Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2010)
10.4+
 
Employment Agreement with Dmitry Vilbaum (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K, filed on April 28, 2008)
10.5+
 
Employment Agreement with Alexandre Agaian (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K, filed on September 2, 2008)
10.6+
 
Letter modification to Alexandre Agaian employment agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2009)
10.7+
 
2005 Stock Incentive Plan, as Restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K, filed on November 15, 2006)
10.8*+
 
Form of Stock Options (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 of Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2010)
10.9*+
 
Form of Stock Appreciation Rights (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2010)
10.10
 
Form of Securities Purchase Agreement with officers (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2009)
10.11
 
Exchange Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2009)
10.12
 
Securities Purchase Agreement with investor (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2009)

 
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10.13
 
Form of warrant issued March 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2009)
10.14
 
Agreement regarding voting matters (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 of Form 10-K filed on April 15, 2009)
10.15
 
Form of Consulting Agreement with Roman Rozenberg (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of Form 8-K filed on April 2, 2009)
10.16
 
Form of Subscription Agreement, September 2009 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 10-Q filed on November 23, 2009)
10.17
 
Form of Exchange Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2010)
10.18
 
Form of 2009 Subscription Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2010)
10.19
 
Form of 2010 Subscription Agreement (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2010)
10.20
 
Form of Subscription Agreement for Units (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 of Form 10-K filed on April 14, 2010)
11
 
Statement re: computation of per share earnings is hereby incorporated by reference to Part II, Item 8 of this report
16.1
 
Letter on change in certifying accountant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16.1 of Form 8-K filed on January 21, 2010)
21*
 
Subsidiaries of the Registrant
31.1*
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
31.2*
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Securities Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
32.1*
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350
32.2*
 
Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350

*  Filed herewith
+  Represents executive compensation plan or agreement


 
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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.

 
TERRA ENERGY & RESOURCE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
 
By:
/s/ Dmitry Vilbaum
 
   
Dmitry Vilbaum
 
   
Chief Executive Officer
 
       
 
Dated:
April 15, 2011
 
       

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

Signature
 
Title
 
Date
         
/s/ Dmitry Vilbaum
 
Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
April 15, 2011
Dmitry Vilbaum
       
         
/s/ Dr. Alexandre Agaian
 
President, Principal Financial Officer and Director
 
April 15, 2011
Dr. Alexandre Agaian
       
         
/s/ Roman Rozenberg
 
Director
 
April 15, 2011
Roman Rozenberg
       
         
/s/ Sergey Sulgin
 
Director
 
April 15, 2011
Sergey Sulgin
       


 
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