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Exhibit 99.1

 

 

GeoMet Announces Financial and Operating Results
for the Quarter and Six Months ended June 30, 2015 and
Payment of a Cash Dividend on its Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

Houston, Texas— August 13, 2015—GeoMet, Inc. (OTC: GMET; OTC: GMETP) (“GeoMet” or the “Company”) today announced its financial and operating results for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015 and payment of a cash dividend on its Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock.

 

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 each of the quarter and six month periods ended June, 2015 and 2014.

 

As of June 30, 2015, our primary asset as a public “shell company” is cash in the amount of $22.6 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 strategic opportunities.

 

Quarter Ended June 30, 2015

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2015, GeoMet reported a net loss available to common stockholders of $2.2 million, or $0.06 per fully diluted common share. Included in net loss available to common stockholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2015 were non-cash charges of $1.0 million for accretion of preferred stock and $0.6 million for paid-in-kind (“PIK”) dividends paid on preferred stock.

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2014, GeoMet reported net income available to common stockholders of $57.7 million, or $1.42 per fully diluted common share. Included in net income available to common stockholders for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 were non-cash charges of $0.7 million for accretion of preferred stock and $0.6 million for PIK dividends paid on preferred stock.

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2015, GeoMet reported no income from discontinued operations.

 

For the quarter ended June 30, 2014, GeoMet reported income from discontinued operations of $60.3 million, net of tax of $0.7 million, or $1.49 per fully diluted common share. Included in income from discontinued operations was a $61.8 million gain resulting from the Asset Sale.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2015

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, GeoMet reported a net loss available to common stockholders of $4.5 million, or $0.11 per fully diluted common share. Included in net loss available to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2015 were non-cash charges of $1.9 million for accretion of preferred stock and $1.1 million for PIK dividends paid on preferred stock.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, GeoMet reported net income available to common stockholders of $57.3 million, or $1.41 per fully diluted common share. Included in net income available to common stockholders for the six months ended June 30, 2014 were non-cash charges of $1.3 million for accretion of preferred stock and $1.2 million for PIK dividends paid on preferred stock.

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2015, GeoMet reported no income from discontinued operations.

 



 

For the six months ended June 30, 2014, GeoMet reported income from discontinued operations of $62.3 million, net of tax of $0.7 million, or $1.54 per fully diluted common share. Included in income from discontinued operations was a $61.8 million gain resulting from the Asset Sale.

 

Declaration of Cash Dividend on Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

On August 13, 2015, GeoMet’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend to its preferred stockholders, covering the period July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015, to be paid in cash. The dividend has been calculated at an annual rate of 9.6%. The dividend of $0.24 per share will be paid on September 30, 2015 to preferred stockholders of record on September 15, 2015. In the aggregate, it is estimated that approximately $1.7 million will be paid in connection with this dividend.

 

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)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

2015

 

2014

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

$

 

$

 

$

 

$

113,817

 

General and administrative

 

700,146

 

917,519

 

1,456,926

 

1,947,123

 

Lease termination costs

 

 

427,722

 

 

427,722

 

Total operating expenses

 

700,146

 

1,345,241

 

1,456,926

 

2,488,662

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

 

41,736

 

(1,669

)

48,496

 

(20,203

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes from continuing operations

 

(658,410

)

(1,346,910

)

(1,408,430

)

(2,508,865

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income tax expense

 

6,250

 

6,250

 

12,500

 

12,500

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

 

(664,660

)

(1,353,160

)

(1,420,930

)

(2,521,365

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

60,327,228

 

 

62,344,289

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(664,660

)

$

58,974,068

 

$

(1,420,930

)

$

59,822,924

 

Accretion of Preferred Stock

 

(994,269

)

(705,165

)

(1,892,042

)

(1,349,909

)

Paid-in-kind dividends on Preferred Stock

 

(590,368

)

(552,915

)

(1,141,636

)

(1,152,790

)

Cash dividends paid on Preferred Stock

 

(438

)

(490

)

(907

)

(1,058

)

Net (loss) income available to common stockholders

 

$

(2,249,735

)

$

57,715,498

 

$

(4,455,515

)

$

57,319,167

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income per common share—basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share from continuing operations

 

$

(0.06

)

$

(0.07

)

$

(0.11

)

$

(0.13

)

Net income per common share from discontinued operations

 

 

1.49

 

 

1.54

 

Net (loss) income per common share—basic

 

$

(0.06

)

$

1.42

 

$

(0.11

)

$

1.41

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average number of common shares:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

40,513,373

 

40,515,020

 

40,513,373

 

40,514,561

 

 



 

GEOMET, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)

 

 

 

June 30,
2015

 

December
31, 2014

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

21,594,220

 

$

22,894,405

 

Other current assets

 

10,832

 

148,302

 

Total current assets

 

21,605,052

 

23,042,707

 

TOTAL ASSETS

 

$

21,605,052

 

$

23,042,707

 

LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Income taxes payable

 

$

2,543

 

$

2,543

 

Other current liabilities

 

259,532

 

275,350

 

Total current liabilities

 

262,075

 

277,893

 

TOTAL LIABILITIES

 

262,075

 

277,893

 

Series A Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock

 

51,709,899

 

48,676,221

 

Total stockholders’ deficit

 

(30,366,922

)

(25,911,407

)

TOTAL LIABILITIES, MEZZANINE AND STOCKHOLDERS’ DEFICIT

 

$

21,605,052

 

$

23,042,707

 

 



 

GEOMET, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30,

 

 

 

2015

 

2014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

$

(1,299,278

)

$

(7,020,576

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

95,442,170

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

(907

)

(71,551,058

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

(1,300,185

)

16,870,536

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

22,894,405

 

8,108,272

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

21,594,220

 

$

24,978,808