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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

GeoMet Announces Financial and Operating Results
for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2015

 

Houston, Texas— May 1, 2015—GeoMet, Inc. (OTC: GMET; OTC: GMETP) (“GeoMet” or the “Company”) today announced its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

 

Financial and Operating Results

 

On May 12, 2014, GeoMet closed the sale of substantially all of its remaining assets (the “Asset Sale”). As a result of the Asset Sale, all operating activities are presented as discontinued operations in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014.

 

As of March 31, 2015, our primary asset as a public “shell company” is cash in the amount of $22.1 million. On a go forward basis, we will continue to incur general and administrative expenses necessary to sustain a public registrant and professional fees while assessing corporate transaction/merger opportunities.

 

Quarter Ended March 31, 2015

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, GeoMet reported a net loss available to common stockholders of $2.2 million, or $0.05 per fully diluted share. Included in net loss available to common stockholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 were non-cash charges of $0.9 million for accretion of preferred stock and $0.6 million for paid-in-kind (“PIK”) dividends paid on preferred stock. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, GeoMet reported a net loss available to common stockholders of $0.4 million, or $0.01 per fully diluted share. Included in net loss available to common stockholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2014 were non-cash charges of $0.6 million for accretion of preferred stock and $0.6 million for PIK dividends paid on preferred stock.

 

For the quarter ended March 31, 2015, GeoMet reported no income from discontinued operations. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, GeoMet reported income from discontinued operations of $2.0 million, or $0.05 per fully diluted share.

 

Forward-Looking Statements Notice

 

This press release may contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Except for statements of historical facts, all statements included in the document, including those preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believe,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “target,” “goal,” “plans,” “objective,” “should” or similar expressions or variations on such words, are forward-looking statements.  These forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks, trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. In particular, careful consideration should be given to cautionary statements made in the various reports the Company has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Additional information concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements is contained from time to time in the Company’s SEC filings, which may be obtained by contacting the Company or the SEC. These filings are also available through the Company’s web site at http://www.geometinc.com or through the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering and Analysis Retrieval System (EDGAR) at http://www.sec.gov.  GeoMet undertakes no duty to update or revise these forward-looking statements.

 

For more information please contact William A. Wiederkehr, Jr., Treasurer and Secretary, at (713) 600-4310 or wwiederkehr@geometcbm.com.

 



 

GEOMET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

Quarter Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

$

 

$

113,817

 

General and administrative

 

756,780

 

1,029,604

 

Total operating expenses

 

756,780

 

1,143,421

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

6,760

 

(18,534

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes from continuing operations

 

(750,020

)

(1,161,955

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

6,250

 

6,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

(756,270

)

(1,168,205

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

2,017,061

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(756,270

)

$

848,856

 

Accretion of discount on Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

(897,773

)

(644,744

)

Paid-in-kind dividends on Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

(551,268

)

(599,875

)

Cash dividends paid on Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

(469

)

(568

)

Net loss available to common stockholders

 

$

(2,205,780

)

$

(396,331

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share—basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share from continuing operations

 

$

(0.05

)

$

(0.06

)

Income per common share from discontinued operations

 

 

0.05

 

Net loss per common share—basic and diluted

 

$

(0.05

)

$

(0.01

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

40,523,805

 

40,514,097

 

 



 

GEOMET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

March 31,
2015

 

December
31, 2014

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

22,098,603

 

$

22,894,405

 

Other current assets

 

79,567

 

148,302

 

Total current assets

 

22,178,170

 

23,042,707

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

22,178,170

 

$

23,042,707

 

LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes payable

 

$

2,543

 

$

2,543

 

Other current liabilities

 

167,552

 

275,350

 

Total current liabilities

 

170,095

 

277,893

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

170,095

 

277,893

 

Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

50,125,262

 

48,676,221

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

(28,117,187

)

(25,911,407

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

$

22,178,170

 

$

23,042,707

 

 



 

GEOMET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

$

(795,333

)

$

909,696

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

91,714

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(469

)

(1,550,568

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(795,802

)

(549,158

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

22,894,405

 

8,108,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

22,098,603

 

$

7,559,114